Simon Says Stamp’s Monday and Wednesday Challenge to use a new product

Simon Says Stamp’s Monday and Wednesday Challenges are both to use a new product. I went a bit crazy with buying myself crafty Christmas presents. One of my favorite new items is the beautiful Memory Box Collage die set that includes the Evergreen Sky, Lamplight Tree, Tall Fir, and Small Pine Tree dies. It makes for such a pretty winter scene! Card supplies are listed in the photo caption. Hope you can start 2021 off right and get some crafty time in!

I used the Memory Box’s Evergreen Sky Collage, Lamplight Tree Collage, Tall Fir Collage, and Small Pine Tree Collage dies to make this dimensional card. I originally cut all of the layers from white cardstock but wanted more drama so ended up coloring the layers with Copics. The benefit with doing it this way is that I could the range of color saturation but still use a consistent color tint. I assembled the layers with foam tape to get more dimension, sprinkled pearlescent watercolor over assembled product. The last step was to die cut a banner from black cardstock using Simon Says Small Folded Banners die and stamp the warmest wishes sentiment from Papertrey’s Cup of Cheer stamp set.

Gina K’s January Monthly Mix Challenge

Gina K’s January Monthly Mix Challenge is to “Put your red dress on” and use red as the dominant color and make a celebratory card. I was struggling with using red and not have it feel like a Christmas card. I ended up pulling out my Inspiring Poppies stamp set to make a set of three birthday cards. I love how the sentiment from Gina K’s Wealth of Wishes worked perfectly with the poppy image. I wanted them to feel different even though I was using the same Gina K stamp sets. I’m going in the order that I crafted them and you can see that they get more toward the clean and simple look after coloring so many poppies. Supplies used in the card are noted in the photo caption. Hope your 2021 is starting off with some time to craft!

The card was made by stamping the poppy image from Gina K’s Inspiring Poppies stamp set multiple times across the card front and coloring them with Copics. I then stamped the birthday sentiment from Gina K’s Wealth of Wishes stamp set on the card base and heat embossed it with firecracker red embossing powder. I added a strip of red foil cardstock along the bottom of the card front before attaching it with dimensional foam tape to the card base. The last step was to color the poppies with a layer of clear Wink of Stella.

The card was made by stamping the poppy image from Gina K’s Inspiring Poppies stamp set multiple times across the bottom of the card base and coloring them with Luminance colored pencils. I then cut the plain white card front at an angle and stamped the birthday sentiment from Gina K’s Wealth of Wishes stamp set across the angled portion. I added a strip of black cardstock along the angled card front before attaching it with dimensional foam tape to the card base. The last step was to color the poppies with a layer of clear Wink of Stella and adding gems for some sparkle.

I stamped a single image of the poppies from Gina K’s Inspiring Poppies stamp set on the card base and colored them with Copics. I stamped the birthday sentiment from Gina K’s Wealth of Wishes stamp set on white cardstock and created a sentiment strip attached it to the card base with dimensional foam tape. The last step was to color the poppies with a layer of clear Wink of Stella and adding gems for some sparkle.

Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Challenge and Simon Says Stamp’s Wednesday Challenge combined

I made two cards that combine the themes for Simon Says Stamp’s Wednesday Challenge – Christmas Critters with Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Challenge – Ice Cold. The first one came together quickly since I was using die cuts and patterned papers to create the card. The glittered hillside die cuts add lots of icy sparkle. The second card used the same type of icy hillsides but with a Yeti for the Christmas Critter. Hope you get some time to craft during the holiday season! Supplies for the cards are listed in the captions.

The background is sheet from Papertrey’s Holiday Folk Paper Pack and the tree and bear were fussy cut from sheets of the same paper pack. The sparkly hillside die cuts were created using Papertrey’s In the Meadow Collection dies on adhesive sheets that are coated with a layer of coarse glitter. The Merry Christmas sentiment was created with Papertrey’s Christmas Cheer stamp and die set.

I love this happy Yeti image! Those teeth and that face just make me smile and we all need more reasons to smile! The Yeti image and sentiment are from My Favorite Things Beast Friends stamp set. The Yeti is colored using Copic markers. The trees are from a Craft Smart rubber stamp from Michaels. The glittered hillside adhesive sheets were created using Papertrey’s In the Meadow Collection dies.

Simon Says Monday Challenge – Starry Night

I made two Christmas cards for Simon Says Monday Challenge – Starry Night.  I’ve been wanting to use the pretty winter sky die from Simon Says Stamp along with the Penny Black snowman die.  You can’t tell from the photos but both cards have glitter paper sparkling through the starry sky.  I made the first card, focusing on the pretty, sparkly sky.  The second card focuses on the adorable snowman.  Supplies are listed below.  Happy crafting!.

Card 1 Supplies:

• Cardstock:  White, Watercolor; White glitter paper (Heidi Swapp)
• Ink:  Versamark
• Stamps:  Season to Sparkle (Memory Box)
• Dies:  Soft Snowfall die (Simon Says Stamp)
• Accessories:  Mission watercolors

Card 2 Supplies:

• Cardstock:  White; Watercolor; silver and white glitter paper (Heidi Swapp)
• Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)
• Stamps:  Christmas Cheer (Avery Elle)
• Dies:  Soft Snowfall die (Simon Says Stamp); Snowman Joy die (Penny Black)
• Accessories:  Copics; Dylusions spray

 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Animal Antics

I made several Halloween cards for this week’s Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Animal Antics.  Love the expressions for the animals in this Art Impression stamp set!  I kept this clean and simple but added some glossy accents to the eyes that give it an extra sparkle.   Supplies are listed below.  Happy crafting!

Supplies:

• Cardstock:  White, Lawn Fawn patterned paper pad; Brights Watercolor Wash patterned paper pad (My Favorite Things)
• Stamps: Howl-oween (Art Impressions)
• Ink: Extreme Black (My Favorite Things); Aqua Mist (Papertrey)
• Accessories:  Copics; Glossy Accents (Ranger)

 

Simon Says Stamptember – Art Impressions

I’m catching up on some fun Stamptember challenges that Simon Says is having this month.  This challenge is to create a card using Art Impressions products to celebrate their Stamptember set.  I kept this clean and simple but added some wink of Stella that gives it an extra sparkle.   Supplies are listed below.  Happy crafting!

Supplies:

• Cardstock:  White, Lawn Fawn patterned paper pad
• Stamps: Howl-oween (Art Impressions)
• Ink: Extreme Black (My Favorite Things)
• Accessories:  Copics; Glossy Accents (Ranger)

 

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #400, Card 2, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

I  am combining this card for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Any Thing Goes and My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #400 The MFT inspiration sketch is shown below.  I again used my washi tape to do the vertical bands for the card.  I opted for a winter card with snowflake washi tape for this card and Polar Pals stamp set from My Favorite Things.  Supplies are listed below.

Supplies:

• Cardstock:  White (Neenah)
• Stamps: Polar Pals (My Favorite Things)
• Dies: Ice-berg Die-namics (My Favorite Things)
• Accessories: Copics; Clear Wink of Stella (Zig); Washi tapes

 

 

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #400, Simon Says Monday Challenge – Fall/Autumn, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

I am combining several challenges for this card including  My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #400 , Simon Says Monday Challenge – Fall/Autumn, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes.  The MFT inspiration sketch is shown below.  I felt inspired to use washi tape for this sketch and ended up making two cards for the challenge.  This is the first card using several different Halloween washi tapes.  Love this Birdie Brown image from My Favorite Things.  She’s so cute in her Halloween hat and cape.  I used the sentiment in one of the washi tapes for the sentiment banner.  Supplies are listed below.

Supplies:

• Cardstock:  White (Neenah)
• Stamps: Witch Way Is the Candy? (My Favorite Things)
• Accessories: Copics; Clear Wink of Stella (Zig); Various washi tapes

 

 

My Favorite Things: Color Challenge 99 and My Favorite Things Summer School Session 2 – Focal Point Card

I love My Favorite Things Viking stamp.  He’s so darn cute.  I started to color him for My Favorite Things Summer School Session 2 Focal Point challenge and realized I was using the colors from My Favorite Things Color Challenge 99.  Two challenges with one card….I like that when it works out that way.  My Norwegian side of the family is getting together next weekend so this card is for them.   Hope you have a great start to the week!  Supplies are listed below.

Supplies:

• Cardstock:  White (Neenah); White 110 lb Cardstock (Recollections);
• Stamps: Viking (My Favorite Things)
• Ink:  Black (Hero Arts); Onyx Black (Versafine)
• Accessories: Copics; Polychromos colored pencils (Faber-Castell); Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)

My Favorite Things: Color Challenge 99

How about a dog card for My Favorite Things Color Challenge 99?  I did a cat card earlier this week and decided to do a dog one yesterday.  I love the adorable line of dogs along with the sentiment.  The dogs are just too cute!  I decided not to color the dogs since I really wanted the hydrant to pop.  The hydrant also got a coat of glossy accents.  Hope you get a chance to get crafty this weekend!  Supplies are listed below.

Supplies:

• Cardstock:  White 110 lb Cardstock (Recollections); True Black (Recollections)
• Stamps: You Make My Tail Wag (My Favorite Things); Lucky Dog (My Favorite Things)
• Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine); Versamark
• Accessories: R29, R59 (Copics); White embossing powder (Ranger)