Always There Release at Simon Says Stamp!

Hello Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the Simon Says Stamp! "Always There" product release!!! They asked me to join them this month and sent me the "With Sympathy" stamp set to play with. I was so honored to be asked to be a part of this release.

I started off by stamping the branch image from the "With Sympathy" stamp set with Simon Says Stamp! Raindrop Pawsitively Saturated Ink. I have slowly been collecting all of their inks and this was the first time I used this color. It is so dramatic!!! 

I then used white Jelly Roll pen to add some white detailing inside the stamped images. It looks so good with the dark green.

I adhered my stamped panel over an A2 card green card base which just happened to match the Raindrop ink. Sometimes being a hoarder pays off!!!

I added an embossed sentiment from "With Sympathy" and used a few jewels from the SSS Cool Tones Pawsitively Dazzling Gems set to finish my card off. I LOVE how this came out and will be duplicating this card in other colors for my stash.

Hop on over to Simon Says Stamp! to see more of the new release. There are a TON of great examples from the designers.

Thats all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

A NEW Challenge-Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #637

Hello Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #637 is a COLOR challenge-PEACHES and CREAM.

Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #637:

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I LOVED making this card! Why? Because I used a background panel that I had stenciled YEARS ago from my stash!!! It made the card making process so easy!!!

The products I used were from The Greetery. I kind of stretched the peaches and cream color for this. I used vanilla cardstock for the back of my die cut sentiment, as well as the panel under the peaches.

These products go together but alas, are retired. This card was so fun to create!!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #637, head on over to the BLOG. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

Thank You Cards-Teacher Appreciation Day!

Hey Friends!

I am popping in with three cards I created this weekend for three teachers I work with in honor of Teacher Appreciation Day. I bought little these adorable little hydrangea flowers and matched the colors for each of my cards.

I used Simon Says Stamp Flower Frame Embossing Folder and Simon Says Stamp THANKS Wafer Die for all my cards. I also used Diamond Stickles on all the flower centers on the embossed flowers, as well as some Clear Sparkle Pen on my sentiments.

I used Simon Says Stamp! Ink for all of my cards. I am slowly building up my collection.

I am entering this card into this weeks Tic Tac Toe Challenge #291. I used the center down-die cut, embossing, and layers. The card front is over the card base, that is a layer, right? I could have entered it into the top line too. 

My second card is a pink version of the above card. 

The inks I used for this card are Simon Says Stamp! Bubble Gum and Sweet Dye Ink. I even inked up the sentiment that is in the middle of the dark pink to match the background. 

I am adding this to the following challenges-As You See It Challenge #371, The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #40-Moodboard or anything goes and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Mother's Day Feminine.

My last card is more of a shell pink color. It was the first card I created and the Thanks is not perfectly straight. 

I have to say that this one is my favorite!! I used Simon Says Stamp! Shell and Salmon Ink. 

I am entering this card in this weeks The Paper Player Challenge #784. It is a mood board and feminine theme. I was inspired by the pinky flowers. 

Well, that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS week!!

Nora

A Tea-rrific Birthday

Hello my Friends!!

Today I am popping in with a card I created for some challenges. I had fun using Simon Says Stamp Best-Teas and the sentiment is from the SSS Tea-rrific Birthday set.

The layout was inspired by this week's Freshly Made Sketches #732, Seize the Birthday Challenge #324-Anything Goes and this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Bright and Cheerful.

I used Copic Markers to color in all my stamped images. The pattern paper was in my stash, border and all.

The white panel was embossed with the Linen embossing folder by Spellbinders. 

I LOVE how this card came out and had so much fun putting it together. 

That is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a fabulous Sunday!!

Nora

New Challenge Over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #636

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #636 is a THEME challenge. Create a project using the theme-TRAVEL. 

Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #636:

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I made a choice to NOT use the colors from the challenge badge for my card. I looked up vintage airplanes and used color inspiration from a google photo.

I pulled out a die from Spellbinder’s May 2023 Small Die of the Month-Flyby Greetings for the airplane, sentiment, white and vellum clouds on my card.

The “stenciled” clouds were done by a handmade stencil using a post it note. I cut it with some various sized scallops and then overlaid it onto the cardstock, moving it as I added ink. I then die cut it with a Loft to Layer: Soft Ridges die from Papertrey Ink. I then layered everything together. I am really trying to make my cards flatter as I spent so much money this year at Christmas on special stamps!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #636, head on over to the BLOG.I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora