Thursday, May 27, 2021

New Graduation Dies!


I'm back today with more news from Stamp Simply!  


We have new dies for our graduation sets!  Yay!  Right in time for the upcoming season!


I love how sharp that contrasting die-cut sentiment looks! 


This "The Sky is the Limit" sentiment is one of my favorites and always makes me think of the moment that they all throw their caps into the air!  Such elation!  (The sky background was sponged with pale blue ink and a scallop edged circle used as a mask).


The diploma die cut looks great with a few added details, and it's really easy to do!  I added shading with some Copic greys and then sketched in a few lines (using the embossing as guidelines) with an HB pencil...so if you make a mistake you can just erase 'em and try again!

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Remember, blog hop prize winners will be announced this evening on the Stamp Simply blog, so watch for that!
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Sunday, May 23, 2021

Grand Opening Blog Hop!


WELCOME to the GRAND OPENING of STAMP SIMPLY'S new location!

Enjoy 20% OFF storewide with a FREE SHIPPING option and this fun Blog Hop with 9 stops and fabulous prizes at each stop.

We hope you can HOP along with us!

If the winner at any stop has already purchased the prize being offered, other sets of an equal value may be selected.

To be in the running, just COMMENT at each stop.

Comments will be accepted through 7 am EST Wednesday, 5/26.

Winners will be randomly selected and announced on Thursday evening, 5/27.

Please feel free to get acquainted with our NEW STOREFRONT and enjoy 20% OFF storewide with a FREE SHIPPING option.


The prize combo that will be given to the winner drawn from my blog includes this stamp bundle and fun pad of paper!


Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Coffee or Tea? Bundle


Echo Park Coffee and Friends - 6x6

And now for my projects!  

One of the things that I love about our sets is how well they work together, and that is particularly true of our coffee/tea-themed sets!  


I used a combination of Stamp Simply stamp/die bundles and Spellbinders basic shapes dies to create an easel card and coordinating K-cup gift.  


A strip of paper with a single pearl is enough to hold the easel open for tabletop display.  The scalloped edge that is barely visible here is actually part of what hopefully looks like coffee-shop awning when the card is fully opened.  


Love the sentiment that is inside!


Here's a close-up view of all the layers on the front of the card. The cup was die-cut from one of the paper pad's printed rectangles and that stamp fit inside just perfectly!


Here's the little K-cup holder on its own.  

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

Wishing You Sunny Days!


Hello again!  Here's a bright and simple "Sunny Days" card made with a combination of stamp sets and dies that will hopefully bring a ray of sunshine to a friend who's under the weather.  


The flower was colored with Copic markers, die cut with a matching die, and popped up on dimensional adhesive.


I love the way the quatrefoil pattern, cut with another die, adds more interest and makes everything feel so fresh and bright!


Inside is super-simple, with another sentiment from our typewritten series.  (For someone who has been battling an extended illness, "Hope you're feeling better" might be more compassionate and appropriate than "Get well soon.")


All items available at the NEW Stamp Simply!

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Surprise! New Store!

 

Check out the NEW STAMPLY SIMPLY here!

Our new store has been in the works behind the scenes for quite some time, so we are super excited to finally share this news with you!  You'll find all of the details on the Stamp Simply blog, including a special discount code for your purchase.  


I absolutely LOVE these beautiful papers from Craft Consortium.  Papers this lovely don't require much extra time or effort to arrive at a beautiful finished card.  Just a simple focal image and sentiment and maybe a little sparkle, and voila`!  Your card is finished!  

I chose a purple coneflower stamp colored with Copic markers, and on a whim added in some of the shades of blue and turquoise that are part of the background papers.  Elegant and serene.    


A few splatters of diluted Delicata ink on both the background paper and the flower help to make the design feel more cohesive (just adding to the gold splatters that were already printed on the paper!) 


Our fishtail banner die is my favorite!  So perfect for a clean and simple design like this one.


Here's the inside...that same beautiful watercolor-look paper and just a splash of sparkly gold shimmer here too.

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Thursday, May 6, 2021

Lazy Birthday Morning Cuppa Joe!


Tuesday was my neighbor's birthday.  He grew up in Puerto Rico where his grandpa owned a coffee farm, so I often make coffee-themed cards for his birthday.  

This designer paper from the quite lovely and feminine Blossom pad reminded me of men's silk PJs with a monogrammed pocket, so I was inspired to cut out a collar, placket and a pocket embossed with a sentiment.  Edging everything in white (like white piping on a sewn garment) helps the design features to stand out more rather than disappearing against that intricate background.


I used a combination of sentiments inside and out from our coffee sets and birthday sets.  Even though the fonts are not the same, they harmonize well together.

It's so much fun to truly personalize a hand-made card!  

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

A Fresh Hello!


It's been so warm and summery lately, and absolutely beautiful with lots of flowers and bright sunshine!  Couldn't resist some fresh summer sunshine colors for a Stamp Simply happy birthday card!   


It's the simple things, right?!  ☺️ 

A single brightly colored lemon forms the focal point with a little medallion-style sentiment atop layers of pretty floral and polkadot papers.  


More of that pretty floral inside, with a sentiment in a beautiful script.  

Easy peasy lemon-squeezy! 

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

Old Glory!


I love stamping and sharing patriotic cards!  My dad was a WWII veteran, my brother flew F-14 Tomcats for the Navy, and my husband is USN retired, so our family has an acute awareness of what it means to serve this great nation.  And yes, even with all of its tension and strife, to me it is still the greatest country on earth!   God Bless America!  (If you're not American, I hope you feel this way about your country too!)


I love this image of our country and flag from Stamp Simply's set, Old Glory!  I think it is beautiful, and it is also fun to color!  Here I used Copic markers, with splashes of diluted gold Delicata ink and also diluted white acrylic paint.  The vivid colors of the Grunge background papers really make those splashes pop!  


Here's a shot of the Old Glory sentiment which was stamped first with stamped off Memento Rich Cocoa ink before being stamped again with Delicata Golden Glitz.  I find that doing it that way helps to make the text more crisp and legible, although it is still quite difficult to get a good photo of it!  (It might have been quite nice stamped and embossed in white! Maybe I'll try that next time!)  


The inside repeats the same papers/colors, using the fishtail banner die for a medal/military feel.  This sentiment is from a companion set that comes in the trio bundle with Old Glory and the matching dies.

Since this will go to a male service member, I chose to keep the embellishments fairly low-key (my guys don't like lots of frills and fanciness!)

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

Blessings from God


Hello again!  For today's Stamp Simply project I'm sharing a Christian card that would be perfect for confirmation, baptism, or just about any special occasion.

This gorgeous Graphic 45 floral is actually from the Woodland Friends collection, and definitely has a beautiful, lush "Garden of Eden" feel!  


The golds and soft pinks of the paper were calling to be paired with a sheet of yellow-gold Craft Consortium Bloom and Wild that was just laying there on my desk!  I used a little Ripe Persimmon distress ink to bring in those peachy pink tones, sponging the ink through the openings of the Cross die and also onto the stamen of the flower.


Pairing those lighter colors against the dark green from Grunge Festive Tones really makes them look bright and beautiful.  Light and Life!  I added just a light touch of clear Wink of Stella to the raised embossing of the Cross.  So elegant!


Here's the inside.  I love this sentiment, which is such a wonderful prayer that is appropriate for any special day!

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

Pretty Pink Blossoms


Hi everyone!  I hope you're having a wonderful week!  We got our second Covid vaccines this week, and now we're looking forward to the weekend! 

My fiber arts friend, Karen, spun up a beautiful skein of pink and green yarn which inspired me to reach for those same colors for today's Stamp Simply project for a girlfriend's upcoming birthday.


I used sentiments from three different stamp sets for this card. The leaf is actually from an Autumn stamp set, but who says it can't be used for Spring as well?!  I cut several of the same die and glued them together and then popped the whole thing up on dimensional adhesives.


If you look closely, you can see splashes and splatters of diluted clear glitter Wink of Stella.  This was done inside and out because who doesn't love some glitter on a girlie card!?!    

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

I Love You to the Moon and Back!


Tuesday night when I went to bed there was a giant full moon shining brightly into the bedroom window.  Next day, up in my stamp studio, I came across this beautiful designer paper from the Amy Design Amazing Owls pad, and decided to make this simple, shimmering celestial card.  


This was another instance of the paper being too pretty to cover up, so I went for a go-to CAS layout, the perfect accompanying sentiment, and a few shimmery splashes and splatters of silver ink.  


A single silver rhinestone and a silver metallic cord bow are the only embellishments on the card front.  


Inside there is another beautiful designer print, a wonderful sentiment, more splashes and splatters, and a single wooden heart (turned silver by a smoosh onto the silver ink pad).  

We saw Moonstruck again not long ago!  I love that movie!  The music is so awesome and there are so many great lines in it!  A great big low-hanging moon always makes me feel as though God is looking down from Heaven, watching over me.  I love that thought and I'm always glad for the reminder!  

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