Happily Ever After

Just got a new Impression Obsession die...Heart Stems, the possibilities seemed endless, so I had to have it...so perfect for a wedding card...

I die cut twice with glossy paper and colored the heart portions with poppy parade, real red and melon mambo markers.  I placed a pop up dot(or piece of one) behind each heart and randomly placed them on the card.  I gathered all the stems and adhered a piece of scor tape over all the stems (hidden underneath the banner).  I cut all the stems to one level and stamped the Simon Says sentiment on the die cut banner, also by SSS on the same glossy paper.   Here's a close up...

  All on black bazzill for some texture...super simple:)!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Berkshire Leaves 2

This is my second post using the new Simon Says Stamp Berkshire Leaf Border Outline and background dies and a few pics showing you HOW...

I cut two pieces to the panel...the darker panel larger than the lighter.  I used Eclipse tape and ran a strip down the back of the two panels to keep them together...

 I die cut the background die with a thin white paper and then placed it over the area where the two panels meet, on the FRONT...  I taped it down on top and bottom with more eclipse tape, placed the die over the white die cut paper, and ran it through my Big Shot...

This is what it looked like after die cutting...

BEFORE I moved the cut panels from each other, I put a wide piece of eclipse tape over the cuts to keep them from moving while I trimmed the card on the top and bottom(easier to do AFTER than before. so you can see where you want to cut.  I flipped it over and cut from the back, but you could put a shorter piece of tape on the panels that don't cover the top and bottom of the panels and just the centers and cut from the front)...

After trimming on top and bottom, remove wide tape...

This is showing you the actual border outline die extending over the top and bottom...

I then flipped it over, and using some Scor tape(a tape that will HOLD)...I taped small pieces up and down both sides of the die, adhering it to the colored panels...

Then popped up on white card (removing all the protective sides of the tape before putting pop up dots on the panel).  Here's a close up of the die against the card...

FUN!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Pink Jeweled Birthday Flowers

Made a card like this for my sister's birthday...a simple birthday card with flowers...

with some tiny rhinestones to adorn them.  The flowers AND sentiment are from Avery Elle...the paper is Rustic White from Papertrey ink...thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Berkshire Leaves

On to my next new Simon Says Stamp die from the Summer Release...the Berkshire Leaf Border outline die and it's background die....SO pretty!!  I love to experiment and try dies in different ways, so these are the first two cards of more to come, showing you how you can use this die...

 I die cut the outline border twice with Papertrey ink white paper, and used the bottom 3 of the 7 leaf die on the green card, and the top 3 leaves on the orange/mustard/red card, adhering the 2 layers together.  I then die cut the background leaf border die with glossy paper(stampin up) and sponged the bottom three leaves with old olive, certainly celery and always artichoke.  I like to put the lightest color in the middle to make sure it doesn't get lost on the card.  Here's a close up of the glossy look of the leaves...

The other card's leaves were sponged with pumpkin pie, more mustard and ruby red.   SO...two cards from one die.  I cut apart a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Inside and Out Sayings set, and stamped below each set of leaves, and clear embossed.  I popped the leaves up on card and rounded bottom corners.

Super CAS...but LOVE the white!!  I made these based on the CAS(E) this Sketch #33, the challenge this week, but just couldn't make the panel behind the image as in the sketch work...so these cards are missing a sketch element, so just made them for fun!!  You could make these 3 leaves and layout with different colors and sentiments...FUN!!   Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Flowery Raised Thanks

I attribute JJ Bolton to creating a beautiful and wonderful way to make cards with large die cut sentiments where the stamped card panel and the die cut letters' stamping match on the stamped panel.
I decided to try my hand at achieving the same affect in perhaps...an easier way?....one that simply uses one stamped image instead of two...

I first stamped the panel with flowers from Simon Says Stamps Flower Friends stamp set, then with some Papertrey Ink die cut letters taped to the panel, I began to individually die cut them (Headline Alphabet Dies...I could not link it on the bottom....having problems with Papertrey lately!)...

Then I used some Scor Tape and taped the BACK of the stamped panel (YES, I made a mistake and the back of the panel was stamped, as well, so there are 3 flowers on the back where I taped), so when the letters are layered, they will be adhered to the tape THROUGH the panel to the back....

I layered the letters with a couple layers of chipboard for depth.

I took off the "t" to show you that the letters are part of the panel...

OH...and I swiped the edges of the card with Pale Tomato, to match the flowers...the card now matches the stamped panel:)!

And with this picture as well, you can see, with a close up, that the letters are cut into the panel, making it much easier to make this "kind" of card...easier for me and maybe for you, than matching up two panels and all the letters...and for me, it's all about the "easy":):)!!

What do you think?  Would love to know your thoughts!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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