To Love Release!

There is a new release out today, over at Simon Says Stamp....To Love!!  It is filled with all things love and will be perfect for the upcoming Valentine's Day!!  I have made a card with one of the new embossing folders and a sentiment die from a new die set!...

I embossed the folder on a piece of white cardstock.  I also die cut six hearts with the heart dies that come with the embossing folder.  I then ran the hearts through the embossing folder, to give them dimension.  I brushed color on the hearts and then layered them.  I adhered them to exact heart positioned on the embossed images, and added a die cut and layered sentiment in a kind of crazy way, like the hearts.  Here's a close up...

This is a really sweet release...more to come!!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Warmest Wishes

I have used the CZ Design Warmest Wishes stamp set, from the Simon Says Stamp DieCember® release (as well as being featured in the December Card Kit) , along with the CZ Design Joyeux Noel die to make a Christmas card... 

I stamped the leaves, there are two leaf stamps, so I stamped them twice each.  I stamped the berries, two stamps of these, as well.  I added a die cut and layered sentiment from glossy cardstock, added some enamel dots, and popped up on a red embossed piece of glossy cardstock.  Here's a close up...

Simple stamping...such fun! A little stamping...a little bling...a little shine!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Whirl Fancy Leaf of Love

I have made a card that could be for Christmas...or after...made with a new die and sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp DieCember® release!

I die cut the leaves from white cardstock, and brushed on ink.  I die cut and layered the hearts.  Unfortunately...some of the larger hearts are from a larger set of Simon heart dies, which no longer appears available, I am sorry.  It was called Large Holiday Shapes, but I am pretty sure you can find other heart dies that will have 6 different sizes!  I die cut the top layer from red glossy matte cardstock.  I embossed the background after stamping the sentiment, and popped up the panel on a card.  Here's a close up...

Such fun, and who couldn't use a card to let them know they are loved?!  You could make the leaves white with the red hearts...for Valentine's Day?!  I think the possibilites are endless!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Postage Collage Cover

I have made a couple cards with the cool new Simon Says Stamp Postage Collage C0ver die set, from their DieCember® release...

This card took a bit of doing, as I had to find snowflakes of the relative same size that fit in the rectangles of the die cut!  I layered the collage cover, as well as the snowflakes.  I adhered them to a scrap piece of pierced  cardstock that I had brushed ink onto.  I added a layered sentiment, die cut from gold matte for the top layer, and a vellum background.  Here's a close up...

The second card...to show the diversity of this cool die...

I used the die on a piece of patterned paper, and layered, using the rectangles from the first card for the layers!  I die cut and layered the sentiment and adhered all the pieces onto the card.  Here's a close up...

I had so much fun making these cards...the possibilities are endless!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Grand Pixie Snowflake

I have made a Christmas card with a beautiful new Simon Says Stamp die from their DieCember® release!...

I die cut and layered this beauty, then used some sparkle embossing powder, to give the snowflake a little snowy look!  I did the same with the CZ Design sentiment die, and then adhered both to a panel made from a printed piece of paper, that I think looked like it would fit a snowflake!  Here's a closeup...

This card would be great for Christmas, but is also good for winter wishes, through the winter!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Whirl Bay Leaves

I have made a couple cards with the beautiful new Simon Says Stamp die from their DieCember® release...one a Christmas card, and the other...well, you'll see...

For this first one, I die cut the leaves from white cardstock, and brushed green inks on the leaves.  I added die cut flowers from another of the new die sets, also die cut from white cardstock, and colored with brushed on ink. I added enamel accents for the centers, and glossy accents for the dots between the leaves.  I added a die cut and layered CZ Design die from silver matte cardstock.  Here's a close up...

The second one....well...I have some thoughts...

When I originally made this card...from two whirl leaves, with brushed on color, I made it in the middle of November, when the leaves were in full Fall color, and before Thanksgiving.  I was not thinking that the DieCember® release would be coming out a couple days AFTER Thanksgiving, and in December...with Christmas on the mind.  So...above, you see the Fall/Thanksgiving version of the card.  THEN...I was talking to my daughter about my card, she had the idea to spritz some snow on the leaves.  I had never done that(that I can remember), and with a toothbrush, but I thought I would give it a try...

I'm not sure I love it, as I wish I had done some larger splatters, but I didn't hate it either.  I thought it fair for a first try.  I used another CZ Design sentiment, in gold matte, with the background of the sentiment in vellum.  Here's a close up....

I wonder which you like better??  If this card had come out in November...the first one would have been the only one I would have shown, but I think it so nice to think you can have so many looks with this beautiful die!!  NOTE:  I had to redo this post, as the original HTML messed up the layout of my blog.   Hope your December is not too crazy...deep breaths...deep breaths!!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

DieCember® Party!

There's a party going on over at Simon Says Stamp's Blog today!   Simon Says Stamp is celebrating their awesome yearly December release, DieCember®!!  This is the release and month to celebrate dies and die cutting!  

I have used two of the wonderful new dies from this amazing release, to make a Christmas card, as well as a birthday card!!  Dies with wonderful diversity!!...

I have used the Jolly Birdie and Rustic Nest from the new release, along with an embossing folder and die cut stamped sentiment from older releases.  I stamped the bird from white cardstock and colored him with markers, coloring to make him a bluebird.  I adhered him into the nest, and adhered to the embossed panel, with the stamped and die cut sentiment!   I then dotted the nest with white enamel accents, and sprinkled some sparkling snow glitter on the nest,   Here's a close up...

The second one, I made simply into a birthday card...

I used a CZ Design die for the happy birthday.  I die cut it in glossy black cardstock, and layered it.  I colored the bird the same as the first (I love bluebirds!), and added an older sentiment under the bird and nest, to tie it all together.  Here's a close up...

This is a party, and all the artists at the party are listed on the Simon Blog, so make sure you check out the Blog, to see who's at the party and where they are (blog, Facebook, Instagram...),  join the fun, and be a part of the party!!

Don't forget about the offer in the banner above.  If you spend $100 or more on DieCember® release products, you will receive our exclusive Fancy Ornaments embossing folder and die set for free! The free gift will be automatically added to your  cart once you meet the dollar amount requirement. It’s a retail value of $24.99!  The offer will only last until the end of today, December 1st or while supplies last, so don't wait! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog, and party on!! Hugs!! Lisa

Tall Pointsettia

I used the very pretty Simon Says Stamp Tall Pointsettia die, from their Festive Fun release, to make a card just for the love of it...

Very simply done, I die cut the pointsettia from white cardstock, and brushed on ink.  I bent the petals and leaves a bit for some dimension, and adhered to a card with a sentiment stamped (that I LOVE), and a layered frame.  Here's a close up...

Hoping you all had a Happy Thanksgiving...on to Christmas...with Thanksgiving so late, it's on to Christmas quickly!!  Please take care!

Thank you for stopping by, today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Pointsettia Swag

I have made a Christmas card with a Simon Says Stamp stamp/die set from their Festive Fun Release!

I stamped, die cut, then colored the poinsettia flower and berries.  I added some yellow Tonic yellow drops in the center of flower, then popped it up on a card that had a stamped sentiment  and a thin layered frame.  Here's a close up...

For those of you in the states, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!  See you on the weekend!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Snowflake Ornament Card

I have made a Christmas card with a pretty die from Simon Says Stamp's Festive Fun release!...

I layered the snowflake with four layers of white cardstock.  I layered two of them back to back, then the last two layers back to back as well.  My intent was to make the snowflake an ornament to hang on the tree.  I added some silver thread, and adhered it to a striped card stocked panel.  I added a layered sentiment  and done!  Here's a close up...

I hope you are not too stressed, for those of you in the states, getting ready for Thanksgiving!  I have two of my wonderful sisters and their significant others here for the holiday, and it will be fun!  Family is chaos, but wonderful chaos!!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Rainbow of Mushrooms

I have made a card using a cute die from the Simon Says Stamp Festive Fun release...

I die cut all the cute mushrooms from white cardstock, and colored the stems and backside of the mushrooms with a tan ink.  I die cut the top of the mushrooms with colored cardstock and dotted the colored mushrooms with a gel pen.  I used a  Simon sentiment stamp that I thought went perfectly with the colored mushrooms!  I used the card panel to make a border for the mushrooms.  Here's a close up...

A start to the week...a rainbow of color!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Christmas Star

I have made a Christmas card with a pretty Simon Says Stamp die, from their Festive Fun release!...

I die cut the arched star four times from white cardstock.  I layered the first two after placing adhesive all over the bottom layer, and attaching the second layer(minus all the pieces) on top of the first layer.  I die cut the die from three shades of yellow, and two shades of brown.  I placed the pieces into their spaces( the adhesive was already on the first layer.  I then adhered the last two layers together, then adhered to the first two.  I die cut an arch from another Simon die onto the top panel of the card.   I had added a sentiment just below the arch, from a stamp set also from this release, and popped up the panel onto the card. I then positioned and adhered the star die cut into the window.  Here's a close up...

Simplicity...I simply love it!!  Hope you have had a great weekend! I hope, too, that you're making some time to craft...it is good for the soul!!  Please take care.  

Thank youfor making time to visit me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Gingermas House

I have used a cute new little Simon Says Stamp stamp/die set, from the Simon's Festive Fun release, to make a Christmas card...

I used the stamp and the die for this set, stamping and die cutting the gingerbread house.  I colored with markers, then dotted the tiny white circles around the top rainbow window, and around the door and window, with Glossy Accents, and the snow on the roof and chimney with Enamel Accents.  I had SUCH fun with this card!  I am not a "colorer", but I gave the coloring a try and it was fun!!  I popped the card up over a die cut hill and an embossed snowfilled background.  Here's a closeup...

I hope you are having a great weekend!  Have been busy in my craftroom....maybe another card tomorrow!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Fesive Fun Blog Hop~Day 1!

I am thrilled to be a part of today's Simon Says Stamp's Blog Hop over at the Simon Blog, celebrating their newest release, Festive Fun!  This new release is the perfect way to begin getting ready for the holidays and season that is quicky coming up!  I have chosen two of the new dies, a CZ Design sentiment die,  and an embossing folder, to make two Christmas cards!

I die cut the leaves and berries from white cardstock.  I colored the leaves by brushing on different colors of green until I got the color of leaves I liked.  I used the dies from the set, for the berries, and die cut them in red.  I used Glossy Accents to dot the leaves with shine.  I die cut the sentiment from gold cardstock and layered.  Here's a close up...

The second card, I used another of the beautiful leaves and berries type die set, and used the same sentiment...

This Abundant Leaf die is a card covering size die, but looking at it covering a card, I liked the idea of it being a "part" of the card, not the whole card.  So...I opted to make my card a 5x7 and pop up and adhere the whole die cut panel on a larger card, then have the sentiment below it.  Here's a close up...

Okay...I had SO much fun with these two cards!!  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, November 13th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 13th, 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 

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Jennifer McGuire

Suzy Plantamura

Amy Rysavy

Emily Midgett

Debby Hughes

                                   Lisa Addesa<------You are HERE!

Miriam Prantner

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Kim Hamilton

Jean Doeringsfeld

Carly Minner

Bobbi Lemanski

Lea Lawson

A couple notes before I end my post...Wanted to let you know...as you read in the title of this post, this is day 1 of 2 blog hops, celebrating this release!  There will be another blog hop tomorrow...and that gives you not only more projects with wonderful inspiration, but also more chances to win a $25 coupon from Simon if you leave comments!  

ALSO...don't forget the wonderful offer in the heading of this post...A free Simon exclusive Cozy Together stamp/die set with a purchase of $100 or more of Festive Fun products!!  The set will automatically be added to your cart!  Do remember, though, that the offer is only good until the end of the day on Novermber 10th, or while supplies last, so don't wait!   Hope you will keep hopping along and join the fun and inspiration for the rest of the hop!  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs! 

 Lisa