Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE Release

Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be sharing four projects featuring products from the Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE release.

My first card showcases the Marilyn Full Card die–elegant and on-trend! I used the die to create an A2-sized overlay and adhered it on top of a cardstock panel, which I had colored with Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide inks. I used the Big Thanks dies to create the sentiment.

My next project combines a Playful Messages sentiment with images stamped with the previously released Fingerprint Doodles set.

My next card is all about the sunshine! I die-cut the You Are My Sunshine sentiment from cardstock which I had colored with Distress Oxide inks in S queezed Lemonade and Spiced Marmalade. I stamped an image from the Spring Flower Burst stamp set in black ink on either side of a masked portion (there is a coordinating die set for this stamp set as well). I adhered the sentiment in the area I had masked.

For my final card, I used the Star Stream die to add interest on the background of a friendship, encouragement, or graduation card (with a masculine feel), on which I included a Seeing Stars sentiment with die-cut pieces cut with the Space Journey set from cardstock in the Rainbow Pack.

Looking for more inspiration? Check out the Sending Sunshine Gallery. Additionally, head to the Simon Says Stamp Blog for two days of blog hopping on Thursday and Friday!

Supplies:

Freshly Made Sketches 336 – Die-cuts and Patterned Paper

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS, summer-themed, friendship card which I am entering into the Freshly Made Sketches 336 challenge.

This card combines my fondness for die-cuts and for patterned paper.

It took awhile to come up with a combination of papers that would allow the white chair to stand out and support the theme. I cut the chair and flip flops with the Impression Obsession Single Beach Chair die. The sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink Flipping Out stamp set.

Taylored Expressions – Cactus Die-Cuts

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS, Southwest-themed, apology card combining a variety of Taylored Expressions supplies.

Here’s how I created the card: I cut Sugar Cube cardstock with the largest die in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets and applied Dreamweaver Embossing Paste through the Chevron Arrow Stencil. I set the panel with wet embossing paste aside to dry. I cut the cactus and their containers with dies in the Sitting Pretty Accessories set from Sugar Cube cardstock and colored them with Copic Markers. I like the look that coloring with Copic markers gives to die-cuts, especially for the variation it provides. I assembled the plants and containers.

I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment from the Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo set on Poppy Seed cardstock with TE Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. Once the stenciled panel was dry, I added the sentiment and cacti to the panel with foam adhesive. The card base was created from Toffee cardstock.

Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo [ TE ]	Sitting Pretty Accessories [ TE ]	Chevron Arrow Stencil [ TE ]
Stitched Rectangle Stacklets [ TE ]	TE Fine Detail Embossing Powder – White [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Poppy Seed [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube [ TE ]	Copic Markers [ TE ]
Dreamweaver Embossing Paste – White [ TE ]	VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L – 3D Foam… [ TE ]

Simon Says Stamp – Die-cut Punny Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS punny card, which I have had sitting out on my work table for a couple of days and just needed to assemble, featuring the Simon Says Stamp Picture Book Love Bear.

I paired the bear with die-cut bees, created with an older Memory Box die set, with an appropriate sentiment from the Messages for Everyday stamp set, which I heat-embossed on a strip of Black Licorice cardstock.

The background is cut from Sea Glass cardstock with a Lil’ Inker square die. It is a blue that works well with kraft cardstock, and I will be stocking up on this shade given how much I like to build scenes with blue skies.

“Mary Poppins”-inspired Mother’s Day card

Hello! Today I am sharing a Mother’s Day created with products from the Carta Bella – Practically Perfect collection (which is “Mary Poppins”-inspired) and cardstock supplied by Paper-Garden.ca. They are having a Mother’s Day card challenge in which I am participating.

I dry-embossed the cardstock supplied by Paper-Garden.ca with the Carta Bella – Practically Perfect collection Butterfly Garden stencil and cut it with a Mama Elephant scallop die. I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Mama Elephant Lovely Mums set on a strip of white cardstock, which I adhered to the dry-embossed background. I then added pieces of ephemera and chipboard from the Carta Bella – Practically Perfect collection.

This card came together quickly! It’s not like most cards that I make, but I just couldn’t resist the fun “Mary Poppins”-inspired supplies. (Although my mother is no longer alive, she was a big “Mary Poppins” fan and “practically perfect in every way.”) If you are interested in participating in the card challenge, you can find the full details and signup on this page.