Frosty Nordic Tree

I have made a Christmas card in blue, with a pretty new Simon Says Stamp die from their Sugar n Spice release...

This Nordic Tree die is so pretty!  I opted to use three shades of blue to create the tree, also using the darkest blue for the background.  I die cut the white panel that the tree would sit on, and embossed it with a snowfall embossing folder.  I then adhered three Splash drops onto the panel to mimic snow.  I framed the tree in silver and popped up on the blue panel and card, the background one that I opted to emboss with an old Papertrey Ink impression plate(one of my favorite!  Here's a close up...

The weather here in Virginia has officially turned a lot cooler, highs in low 60's...onward Christmas!  Hope you are having a great start to this new week!Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Candy Cane Joy

I have made a Christmas card with a  couple fun new Simon Says Stamp dies, from their Sugar and Spice release...

I thought this candy cane die was so cool... and paired with the Joy and Cheer die, a perfect combo!  I die cut and layered both the canes and sentiment.  I made the card just a tad bigger than an A2, as I wanted a border around the candy canes.  I have an envelope maker, so making a special sized envelope will be easy!  Here's a close up...

I love making Christmas cards early...it makes it so easy for sending out early!  Hope you are having a great week...almost the weekend!  Please take care!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Fall Thanks

I have made a Fall colored thank you card with a wonderful new Simon Says Stamp embossing folder, from their new Sugar and Spice release!...

This card came together with amazing ease and brought me such happiness!  I DID mist the cardstock with water before running through my Big Shot.  This embossing folder embosses deeply, the letters and words, and without misting, the cardstock has a tendency to rip a bit at the deepest embossing points.  Misting with water makes the cardstock more supple when it goes through the machine, and thus no tears.  I do use a very thick cardstock, so it might not happen of as much, if you are using a thinner cardstock. It might be best to try out with a small piece of cardstock before using a full size piece of cardstock.  I then went through my cardstock scraps (and a few full size pieced papers), to find some pretty Fall colored papers.  I cut them in strips, and adhered them together on a thinner piece of paper.  I die cut them with the background of the Fancy Thank You die, and then adhered a die cut and layered sentiment to the colored background.  I popped the sentiment up, on the embossed panel, that I had glued to the card,  Here's a clsose up... 

This card was such fun...and wound up being a thank you card for someone who helped me with some very difficult computer problems!!  I hope you are enjoying this new release..this  is such a versatile embossing folder...you could make the background of the thank you all kinds of color for seasons, or holidays, occasions of all kinds...I love it!!  Please take care!!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Sugar and Spice Blog Hop - Day 2!

I am so thrilled to be a part of today's Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop, celebrating their newest release, Sugar and Spice, over at the Simon Blog!  I chose one of the wonderful and super Christmassy new dies, Intimate Bottle Brush Tree die, to make a couple Christmas cards!

This first card, I used Simon silver and gold glittered paper, die cut, I adhered the two pieces of the tree together, layering the bottom layer with an extra layer, to make them stand out just a bit, on the card.  

I used a sentiment from a Simon stamp set from a previous release, and popped up the panel on the card. 

 Here's a close up...

The second card, I used the same tree, with a different color theme...

I used some Simon pastel glitter papers, along with a light purple one.  I had also die cut the small trees, but opted to use a rainbow of just the large ones...except I couldn't figure out a layout on an A2 card...until I thought of a mini slimline!  PERFECT for all five trees.  THEN...the sentiment and IT'S placement??  I found a sentiment I loved for all these pretty trees, and thought of the label die I could use, only trouble was, the sentiment was two layers of wording, not a single long line like I wanted for the base of the trees.  SO...I tried masking and stamping MANY times, the results always looking terrible. I then did what I learned from Jennifer McGuire, and will never forget...she cut some of her sentiment stamps...so...I cut my sentiment stamp.  I lined it up, stamped it, and voila...it was the perfect length as my lined sentiment for the base of the trees. I loved the sentiment label die, too...went so well for this sentiment!  This size card is PERFECT for a money gift for Christmas...just FYI...

Here'a a close up....

Okay...I had SO much fun making my cards!!  As I always like to say...my fun was above, your fun is below!

Simon is generously giving a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from our comment sections, so the more hop blogs you comment on, the more chances you will have to win!  Winners will be chosen and posted on the Simon Blog on Wednesday, October 15th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 15th, to see if you are a winner!!  If you are a winner, you can email Simon to claim your prize!

The list of participants in today's hop are listed below...

• Simon Says Stamp Blog 
• Nichol Spohr
• Caly Person
•              Suzy Plantamura            
• Amy Rysavy
• Sandi MacIver
• Emily Midgett
•                                 Lisa Addesa<-----You are Here
• Emma Williams
• Lea Lawson
• Kath Stewart
• Laura Williams
• Hanh Nguyen
• Nicki Baxley
• Susan Valle

Just to let you know...as you read in the title of this post, this is day 2 of 2 blog hops, celebrating this release!  SO...there was another blog hop yesterday...and that gives you not only more projects with wonderful inspiration, but also more chances to win one of the $25 coupons from Simon!  Hope you will hop along and join the fun and inspiration, today, and check out yesterday's hop at the Simon Blog! ALSO...don't forget the offer in the banner at the top of the post!  You will automatically receive the not yet released Warm Thoughts stamp set with any purchase of products from the Sugar and Spice release !   The offer is only good until the end of the day tomorrow, October 12th, while supplies last.  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!

Sugar and Spice Release!

There's a new release, today, at Simon Says Stamp...Sugar and Spice!  I have used a beautiful new leaf die, along with sentiments from a Simon set released last October, to make a Christmas card to start off this wonderful new release!...

I die cut the leaf die and colored by brushing ink onto the leaves.  I masked off the berries, and colored them with a red marker, after coloring the leaves.  I then dotted the berries with Glossy Accents to give them a little gloss and berry look.  I layered each of them, then adhered them to a panel that I had embossed with a Simon embossing folder.  I then popped it up on a silver panel adhered to a card.  I stamped the sentiments, embossed with silver, die cut, layered, and popped them up in the wreath of leaves.  Here's a close up...

I hope you will check out the new release over at Simon!  There are also two blog hops, tomorrow, October 8th, and Saturday, the 9th, over at the Simon Blog...hope you will hop along...and get inspired, big time!!  Please take care!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Ferris Wheel on World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day!!

I have made a card using a sweet and fun new die from Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember® release...

I don't know about you, but some of my best childhood memories were riding on a ferris wheel.  Maybe someone out there is from Western NY or a little beyond...Fantasy Island in Grand Island, or Roseland in Canandaigua...two of my favorite places to go when I was little.  So...this die really was one that I just HAD to make a card with!  I happened to find a sentiment in my vast stash, that went perfectly with this cutie, and my ferris wheel card was complete.  Here's a close up...

Hope you've been able to get creative, today...no matter where you are, or what you're doing!  Please take care!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Enchanted Blooms

 There's a new STAMPtember® Rainbow Splash release out, over at Simon Says Stamp, today!  I have made a thank you card, using one of the sweet and oh so pretty new stamp/die sets, along with a little stencil from the release, for the background...

I stamped, die cut, colored, and layered the pretty flowers and leaves.  I added a partially  brushed on inked stencil and a sentiment fromt the stamp set.  I also added some Rainbow Splash enamel dots for some bling.  I popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

Hope you will check out the new release over at the Simon website...a wonderful collection of stamps/dies...and accessories, to make some wonderful clean and simple cards!!  Have a wonderful day...please take care! Thanks for stopping by, today!  Hugs...Lisa

Pumpkin Blessings Birthday

I have made a birthday card with a sweet Fall Simon Says Stamp stamp/die/stencil set, from their STAMPtember® release...

I stamped the pumpkin/sunflower filled banner, then used the coordinating stencils to brush on color.  I then die cut the banner and layered.   I adhered to a panel that I had embossed with a new birthday embossing folder, also from this new release!  I popped up the whole panel onto the card, to finish.  

Here's a close up...

Stencils combined with stamps and dies...happiness...the combo is so me!!  Hope your Sunday is super!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Block Presents

A clean and simple Christmas card made with a wonderful new Simon Says Stamp die from their STAMPtember® release...

I die cut the presents and bow a couple time in white and the top layer from silver matte cardstock. I then die cut the various presents from glitter cardstock, and pieced them into the stacked die cut.  I stamped a sentiment from a wonderful  newer CZ Design stamp/die set, and embossed in silver.  Here's a close up...

Hope you are enjoying STAMPtember® as much as I am!!  Hope, also, that you have an amazing weekend...please take care! Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Highland Cow Birthday

I used a beautiful/adorable new Simon Says Stamp stamp/die set, from their STAMPtember® release, to make a birthday card...

I don't know about you, but I think Highland cows are adorable... the little babies are especially cute, but the grown ones are adorable, as well.  I'm not sure if it's all the hair, or their faces, but they look SO sweet, and huggable!  I used one of the stamps, the largest in the set, to stamp, color, die cut and layer.  I then stamped sentiments from the set, and die cut and layered them both.  I used an old Papertrey Ink impression plate for the small lined background, while framing the cow and sentiments with a piece of black cardstock.  

Here's a close up...

Hope you are having fun with STAMPtember®...it's an incredible time to check out new stamps from not only Simon, but from A LOT of other wonderful stamp companies in the industry, a new one released every day!  Please take care...thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my card!  Lisa

  

Sunflower Dance Birthday

I used a pretty little Simon Says Stamp stamp/die set, from their STAMPtember® release, to make a birthday card!...

I stamped, die cut, colored, and layered the sunflower, and stamped and die cut the sentiment.  I embossed the panel I used behind the flower.  One note...the definition of the lettering on the embossing folder is so defined, and my cardstock so thick, that I needed to lightly spray the cardstock with water, to keep it from tearing upon embossing.  Even with the spraying, it was STILL a bit disturbed, but nothing like embossing it without spraying.  I finished the card, by adding some very old enamel dots(Doodlebug).  

Here's a close up...

I am having such fun with these new STAMPtember® stamp/die sets!  I hope your Sunday is super!

Thanks so much, for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Poppin' Corn Birthday

I have made a birthday card with a fun die set, from Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember® release...

I die cut the pieces of the popcorn box and layered, then adhered them together.  I die cut the pieces of popcorn from a cream colored cardstock, then layered and curled with my fingers...just  a wee bit.  I decided to make this box of popcorn a "front" for a hidden gift card...yes, an interactive card!...

Below are a couple pics of how I made it...

I adhered a smaller than the card piece of cardstock to a long strip of cardstock.  I then placed the gift card (the one above is what what in my purse, until I purchased the one you actually see in the card) onto the paper and adhered the strip to it with a glue dot.  Then I made a hole in the panel that would sit above the card.  I used the popcorn box with the popcorn assembled, as a template, as to how wide the hole would be, as I wanted it to be large enough for the gift card, but not be seen when the card was put together ...

I then popped up the card panel on the back of the panel, above, all around the where the gift card,would sit,  to hold it in place.  Then I popped up the popcorn box on the card, as well, so that the gift card would have room to move once out of the back.  I hope this all makes sense.  I kind of winged it...but pretty easy to do!  Here's a video of me moving the highest piece of popcorn, to show the gift card.  I didn't want to markup the front of the card, or mark the popcorn, so I would have a note on the inside to pull up on the piece of popcorn for a surprise...kinda fun that you don't even know that it's moveable, until you read the card!!...

I almost forgot...I made up the sentiment and printed it on my printer.  If I had to do it over, I would have made the letters bold, but knew I had to have a sentiment that went with this box of popcorn, and nothing I had really "went".  Hope you are having a great weekend...please take care!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

  

Keep Swimming!

I've used another of the wonderful dies from Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember® release, to make a card with some cute encouragement for a friend!

I think this ducky is so stinkin' cute!!  I paired her/him with an older Simon wave die as well as Simon sentiment stamp with it's die.  I stamped, layered and popped up the sentiment, as well as the ducky and the waves that I adhered together,  before popping them up on the panel.  I added some enamel dots for the idea of water...the one in the back for the duck's splashing while swimming...😊!  I framed the whole thing with the navy cardstock I used for the water, then popped up the whole panel.  Here's a close up...

Hope you will have a great weekend!  If you haven't already, but even if you have, hope you will check cdout Simon Says Stamp,both the store and blog  to see the latest new and limited collab stamp and stamp/die sets, givewaways, amd fun...so very cool!!  Please take care!!  Thanks so much for hanging out with me for a few...Hugs!!  Lisa

Bright Flower Trio Birthday

I have made a birthday card with a cute flower die set from Echo Park, along with a sentiment stamp/die set from Simon Says Stamp!...

When I saw this flower die set on Simon's website, Bright Flower Trio, by Echo Park, I KNEW I not only  had to have them, but that I wanted to make them into daisies!  What I didn't know, at the time, was that I would also change the direction of the leaves, after die cutting them.  Below is the online picture...

What do you think of my choice?  I DO love that the stems are one piece...the stem and the LONG leaf parts.  What is cool is that I scored the leaves and bent them a bit, then adhered the stem/leaf part over the bent leaf like the picture shows...thought it looked kind of cool slightly bent.  I also just slightly bent the petals of the flowers, for dimension, like the leaves.  I used a pretty Simon Says sentiment stamp/die,  and popped it up, with the stems tucked beneath it.   I used some very old enamel dots for interest, and an old Papertrey Ink impression plate for the background(love using and using up the classics!).  

 Here's a close up...

I had so much fun with this set...will always love any opportunity to make a card of daisies!!  Hope you are having a great end to this first week in September...almost FALL!!  YAY!!  Please take care!

Thanks so much, for stopping by my blog, today!!  Lisa

Fall Wreath Birthday

Today, I have created a card in honor of the Founder and Owner of Simon Says Stamp's birthday...

Happy, Happy Birthday, Heidi Crowl!!

This card was made with a beautiful new wreath die, along with some identical separate leaf dies as are in the wreath, both from Simon Says Stamp's new STAMPtember® release!  I thought it sooo cool that the leaves could go over the one dimension wreath, and give the leaves and wreath a two dimension look!  Okay...it was a tiny bit of extra work, for not only did I have to adhere each individual leaf onto the wreath, but had to color each individually, so that no two of the same colors of leaves were next to one another.  But...I LOVE how they look!!  I added a gold embossed, die cut, and layered happy birthday sentiment in the center of the wreath, and some enamel dots for bling. I adhered to a panel, that was framed in gold and an A2 sized red panel on the card.   Here's a close up...

I hope you are enjoying the STAMPtember® festivities...there will be something going on everyday.  Please check out the Simon Blog HERE, to see the offer for her birthday, today!!  Hope you are having a great mid week day...please take care!  

Thanks  so very much, for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa