SSS "Sending Cheer" Blog Hop Day 2

Happy Saturday Crafty Friends!!

Today I am popping in with a project that I created for Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp! Blog Hop for the "Sending Cheer" release. You should have come here from Rosemary Dennis. I happen to be the last person on the hop but if you get lost, hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Blog. I also have the COMPLETE list for today's hop below.

Instead of a card, I wanted to create a little treat bag using the Happy Howloween stamp set.

front view

I started off by embossing a piece of black cardstock with the SSS Shimmering Star embossing folder. I then used the SSS Rounded Tags Die to cut two tags out of my embossed panel.

front view

I creased a small piece of black cardstock and adhered it to the bottom to "fold" the two tags together. I used silver Stickles and my fingers to spread sparkle over the top of the embossed stars.

Back View

When the sparkles were dry, I adhered a piece of old dictionary paper that I covered in Vintage Photo Distress Ink to both sides. I added a "sky" circle that was created using Distress Ink and Distress Mica Spray.

Back View

I then added the Happy Howloween images to both sides. I am one of those people that feels that both sides of a treat bag should be decorated!!! 

I put the treat inside a little black and white bag and punched a hole in it. I added it to inside of the tags and tied it all together with a ribbon. I added a tag to the front that I stamped a sentiment from the Happy Howloween stamp set. I LOVE how this came out!!!

When you shop from the "Sending Cheer" collection, you have a chance for a FREE stamp set with purchase (while supplies last). Hop on over to Simon Says Stamp to see all the awesome products that are being released. I already have a shopping card full!! For even MORE inspiration, please head to the Simon Says Stamp Blog for DAY 1 of the Blog Hop. The list for TODAY'S HOP is below:

• Simon Says Stamp Blog 
• Nina-Marie Trapani
• Emily Midgett
• Sandi MacIver
• Nichol Spohr
• Tina Smith
• Keisha Charles
• Barbara Tarayao
• Alberto Gava
• Lisa Addesa
• Heather Ruwe
• Kath Stewart
• Kim Hamilton
• Rosemary Dennis
• Nora Noll

Want a chance to win a $25 coupon to Simon Says Stamp? Be sure to comment on every BLOG on the hop to enter into a random drawing. One name will be picked from every blog!!!

This has turned out to be a longer post than I wanted. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

Sunday Cardmaking

Hey Crafty Friends!

It has been raining cats and dogs here in the Northeast so I had some time in my craft room to pass the time. I actually created FIVE cards, which is unheard of as I am a sloooooow card maker. I am only going to post three today and hopefully the other two tomorrow. 

The first card I created was inspired by THREE challenges. The sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #755, the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #302 and the Bouquet from Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #45.

Below are the three challenge badges I used as inspiration for my card. For the TTC #302, I used the middle down-die cuts/free/embossing wet or dry.

 

All of the flowers were die cut from cardstock scraps. The pail is die cut from a piece of pattern paper that has been in my stash for YEARS. It was a tiny scrap that I was able to cut two pails out of and I am sad that it is gone.

The embossing folder is the Exposed Brick from Stampin Up!. The border is from The Greetery.

The sentiment is from my stash. Not sure who it is from and I don't feel like digging to find out. 

My second card was inspired by three challenges. The first is the sketch from this weeks Paper Players #805, the Inkspirational Challenge #377 and The Card Concept #229.

On the Inkspirational Challenge, I used the sunflower cupcake as the inspiration.

The flowers are all from Spellbinders and the sentiment is from Concord and 9th.

I inked the edges of all the paper with Old Paper Distress Ink. The pattern papers are from Arden Studios and 49 & Market.

My third card was inspired by the As You See It Challenge #382 and The 52 Christmas Card Throwdown-embossing.

The prompt for the As You See It Challenge scared me as I have only made about three Christmas Cards so far. This one was the fourth. Yikes!!

I used Rosie's Studio Sleigh Bells Ring paper and ephemera for my card. I loved this pack as much of the images have gold embossing on them.

I added some gold Stickles on the tree for some sparkle and Glossy Accents on the little flower on the package.

The gold frame is from my stash. I wish this card was as easy to make as it looks. I always have a hard time layering my ephemera without it looking too much.

Well, that is all from me tonight. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a great week!

Nora

Some Challenge Cards

Hello Crafty Friends!!

Just popping in with two cards for some challenges. These cards were created with this month's Fantastic Simon Says Stamp IG Hop. 

I used the August Simon Says Stamp! Simply Shabby 2026 Card Kit for my cards. I LOVED using the SSS Morning Glory Vibes embossing folder for both cards.

For my first card, I colored the flowers in blue. I have wanted to do a blue and white theme for a while and this folder was PERFECT for this color theme. I combined Copic Markers and colored pencils to color them in.

The sentiment is from the SSS Simply Shabby 6" by 8" stamp/die set that came with the kit. The blue paper was die cut using teh A7 Notched Rectangles die.

The butterfly was punched using an OLD Martha Stewart punch. I think this is one of my favorite cards I have created in a LONG time.

I am entering this into the Just Us Girls #840 Challenge-BOLD. I think this card is bold, right? I am also entering this into the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #45-Anything Goes.

The next card was inspired by the All Sorts Challenge #858-Sympathy/Thinking of You/Get Well.

For this card I colored in the flowers with yellow Copic colors and the leaves with green shades of Copic markers.

The sympathy sentiment is from the With Sympathy stamp set. The butterfly was punched from a scrap of pattern paper.

Well, that is all from me this evening. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day.

Nora

Simon Says Stamp! Stamptember with Memory Box

Happy Stamptember Crafty Friends!

Today I am popping in with THREE projects I created with the Memory Box collaboration with Simon Says Stamp! If this is your first Stamptember, companies create EXCLUSIVE products with Simon Says Stamp! and when they are sold out, they are GONE!!

 

For my first card, I used the Memory Box Stay Cozy stamp set to stamp and emboss white snowflakes on an A2, white card front. I then used three colors of Distress Ink to ink blend the bottom half of my card.

Next I stamped the penguin, the deer, the present and the ornament from the stamp set on white cardstock. I colored them in using Copic Markers and used the matching Stay Cozy Dies to cut the images out.

I adhered them over a white oval, using foam adhesive to pop up certain card elements.

I stamped a sentiment from the Stay Cozy set in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I used foam adhesive to pop it up below my little critters. I finished off my card with using some Diamond Stickles on the fur of hats, a clear sparkle pen over the top of the scarves and adhering some clear gems randomly around my animals. 

On my second project, I stamped the snowman, the ornament and the present from the Stay Cozy set onto white cardstock and colored the images in with Copic markers. I used some Diamond Stickles on the fur of the hat and white gel pen for accents on the scarf, ornament and present. I used the matching dies to cut them out and adhered them to a circle die cut. 

I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment on black cardstock and cut it out. I adhered it below the snowman using foam adhesive.

I then dug through my scraps to find pattern paper that would match some of the colors from my snowman. I adhered the papers to create a border on the left of an A2, top folding, white card front. I also used foam adhesive to adhere my snowman focal point.

I wanted some embellishments around my the circle and the snowflake stamps from the Stay Cozy set were the perfect accent!! I stamped and heat embossed them in white. I used Simon Says Stamp! Pawsitively Saturated Sprout ink over the top and adhered the flakes around the snowman. I added two gems and my card was done. 

For my last project, I created a tag.

I stamped, die cut and colored in my Stay Cozy images. I adhered my little deer over the top of a distressed tag. 

I tied a red ribbon at the top with some twine that matched the colors I used on my critter. My last step was to adhere some gems randomly around the deer. 

This set was SO FUN to use and the images are just adorable. Hop on over to Simon Says Stamp! to get the Stay Cozy set from Memory Box while supplies last.

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

Nora

Simon Says Stamp! Stamptember Strike Up the Fun Day 3

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is DAY THREE of Stamptember over at Simon Says Stamp! I am posting my last card I created using the Strike Up the Fun stamp set. This card is my favorite of all the cards I made with this stamp set.

I started off the card by stamping and coloring in a cupcake from the stamp set. I cut it out and set it aside as I wasn't sure what I wanted to  use for my background. I was playing around with the Simon Says Stamp! Nested Domed Arches Frames that I had used to cut colored cardstock that would coordinate with my cupcake. I started layering the different sized frames and the frame negatives on my desk for fun. I decided that I would use them to make a pattern on my white card base.

Once all the arches were adhered the way I wanted, I needed something plain to make my cupcake stand out. I die cut a square and glued it to the card front on a diagonal. 

I stamped the sentiment, use foam adhesive to make the cupcake POP, randomly adhered some yellow sequins from my stash around the cupcake and my card was done. I LOVE how it came out. 

That is all from me today. Please hop on over to Simon Says Stamp! to see what the stamp of the day is today and to see the Stamptember release of SSS products. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

Stamptember with Simon Says Stamp! Strike Up the Fun!!!

Happy Stamptember Day Two Crafty Friends!!

I am popping in today with two additional projects that I created using the new Simon Says Stamp! Strike Up the Fun stamp set. 

For my first card, I started off by stamping a teal piece of cardstock with some of the small images in the Strike Up the Fun stamp set. I distressed the edges of the cardstock and adhered it to an A2, top folding, white card base.

I then stamped three different cupcakes from the set, using a mask to cluster the images together, and colored my cakes in with Copic Markers. I cut them out and used foam adhesive to adhere the cupcakes onto my card front to give them some dimension. I put some festive "sprinkles" on the top of each using a combination of Stickles and Nuvo Drops.

I stamped a sentiment from the Strike Up the Fun stamp set and cut it into a rectangle. I dragged a black ink pad along the edges so the sentiment would pop off the card. My last step was to adhere some teal sprinkles randomly across the card.

My second card is a simple card. I decided to use only one cupcake on the card and use a repeated sentiment for a different look.

I used the Simon Says Stamp! Shimmering Starfall embossing folder on white cardstock and ink blended Morning Pawsitively Saturated Ink over the top for my blue panel.

I wanted the cupcake to be the star of the show so the background is a light pink A2, top folding card base.

Simon Says Stamp Moonflower sequins were randomly adhered to my card for the finishing touch.

To kick off Stamptember, I have a code for my crafty friends to use to get something free with purchase with your Simon Says Stamp order!! Who doesn't love something free?

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

Nora