Moments in Time Blog Hop~Day 2!

I am thrilled to be a part of Simon Says Stamp's Day 2 Blog Hop at the Simon Blog...celebrating their newest release, Moments in Time!  I have used a couple of the wonderful new dies on the first card, and the same daisy, as well as a new stamp set on the second...such fun!!

I LOVE daises, and this new daisy die is beautiful!  I die cut and colored the center, then added some green to the green die cut stem and shading to the petals.  When I saw this die, I knew that I wanted to pair it up with black and white polka dotted paper, and I found what I believe to be my very last scrap...just big enough to put on the end of the card.  I used one of the pretty stitched border dies, and popped up the panel over the piece of black patterned paper.  I added a stamped, die cut, and layered sentiment.  Ahhhh....happiness!!  Here's a close up...

THEN...I realized that in my box of goodies from Simon (I often go straight to the dies, first)there was  a really wonderful stamp for making dotted paper...a swiss dot stamp!!!!...Now I can MAKE my own patterned paper...and I did!!...

I rubbed my black cardstock with a magic powder bag to get rid of static, put the stamp in my MISTI so it would stamp perfectly, and stamped with versamark then white embossed.  I LOVE that these dots are so close together...what a wonderful stamp!!  What I love about making my own black and white polka dotted paper, is that the black background to the dots is true black...most patterned paper is not dark black...just look at the difference between the first card and the second.  I still love the first card, but love the black of the second.  I opted to make the card a 5x5, because I wanted the heart to be centered(the heart was die cut with a Simon heart die that appears to be disontinued).  Did you know that the special postage stamps you might use for hand processing cards that are thick, delicate of have bling, at the post office, are good for square cards, too?! Just FYI.  Here's 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, June 4th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 4th, 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
Suzy Plantamura
Nichol Spohr
Amy Rysavy
                              Lisa Addesa<----You are Here!
Debby Hughes
Emily Midgett
Yana Smakula
Cheiron Brandon
Tina Smith
Sandi MacIver
Alberto Gava
Karin Åkesdotter
Kulbir Kirkland
Samantha Pfrimmer

Just to let you know...as you read in the title of this post, this is day2 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 Best Fishes stamp set with any purchase of products from the Moments in Time release !   The offer is only good until the end of the day tomorrow, June 1st, while supplies last.  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa 

Moments in Time Release!

There's a new release over at Simon Says Stamp...Moments in Time!  I have used one of the cute new stamp/die sets, and a couple of the new sentiment dies, to make a birthday card!...

The Birthday Dragons stamp/die set is filled with adorable dragons, and the one I chose to use on my card "looked" like he might be hugging, so I decided to use the new giggle happy birthday sentiment die AND the giggle hug die for this little dragon!!  I stamped, die cut, colored and layered the dragon, as well as die cutting and layering the sentiments.  I adhered them all to the card...no panels, no layers...simply added a few enamel dots...happiness!  Here's a close up...

This new release is filled with some wonderful products, and there will be two blog hops at the Simon Blog, to celebrate them all on the next two days, tomorrow, and Saturday!  I hope you will join us for the celebrations, find inspiration, as well as possibly win a gift certificate to shop at Simon!  I can't wait...see you Saturday!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Lilac Birthday

I used a beautiful Simon Says Stamp embossing folder/die from their You Are My Favorite release, to make a birthday card!

I die cut, then embossed the lilac stem.  I then colored the flowers and leaves with my markers.  I layered it and adhered it to a small panel, so the edges would cascade over them.  I added a stamped and die cut sentiment, and added some enamel dots, that, as I often do, ran a purple marker over the clear dots, to give them a little of the flowers' color.  I used a very old Sizzix embossing folder, to give my background colored panel some sweet dimension, then popped up the flower panel on the purple one, and the purple one to the card.  Here's a close up...

There will be a new release coming out, over at Simon, tomorrow...hope you will check back to see what's new!  Thank you so much, for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Tiny Sweet Daisies

I used the adorable Simon Says Stamp Sweet Tiny Flowers die set, from their You Are My Favorite release, to make a birthday card...

If you don't know me by now, I LOVE daisies!  So...I used one of the tiny flowers from this set, to make a set of daisies for my birthday card!  I adhered them in a row on a small panel, and added a popped up sentiment made into a strip with a thin black frame around it(it's hard to see the frame on the right side, with the angle of the pic...sorry).  I also framed the flowers the same way,then popped the panel on a diagonally striped embossed panel(a very old PTI impression plate).  I topped the flowers each with a yellow enamel dot(these have a little glitter, love the shine!).  Here's a close up...

I have some tulips from this set on my desk...they are a bit smaller than this flower, so I'm trying to find a way to showcase them...hope I can make a card with them soon!  Hope you have a great day!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa 

               

Golden Thank Yous

I have made a simple thank you card with a really pretty Simon Says Stamp sentiment stamp, from a stamp/die set from their You Are My Favorite release!

I used my MISTI to position my sentiment stamp on my piece of patterned paper, then stamped it with Versamark three times(don't forget to rub area to be stamped with anti static bag before stamping).  After each time, I would emboss with gold powder.  Then I moved the paper down and stamped the second and third sentiments.  Using the MISTI is a must for this type of stamping, as the sentiment will be in the same place on the paper every time...perfect placement!  I popped up the panel on a gold paneled card.  Here's a close up...

I am always needing thank you cards, and thought the gold brought some elegance to a simple thank you!  Hope your week is starting our with a creative spark!  Having fun in my craftroom, of late!  There's a release coming out this Thursday...hope you will check back then!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Blossoms Birthday

I made a birthday card with a  beautiful Simon Says Stamp stamp/die/stencil set, the stamp/stencil set released in the April Card Kit, the dies released with the other two in the Rain or Shine release!...

I stamped, die cut, colored, and layered the flowers.  I adhered them to a panel with a stamped sentiment from another set...it just fit perfectly with my layout.  I then tied some thin twine around the panel, and added a few enamel dots that I had swiped with a pink marker, to give then a little color that went with the flowers.  I popped them up on a panel that I had embossed with a very old PTI impression plate(Tin Types).  Here's a close up...

I had such fun putting this card together...love how a number of small elements can be so nice for a card, and yet still leave the card with a simplistic feel.  Hope you are having a super Sunday...the weather here in VA is glorious!!!  Thank you so much for stopping by, today!!  Hugs!!  Lisa

Mandala Blossom

  I used a new stamp/die/stencil set from Simon Says Stamp's You Are My Favorite release to make a thank you card!...

I thought this set was SO much fun...loved that the stamp covered the entire card, but especially because there was a stencil set, that helped me to sort of shade color all the flowers and leaves!!  I am no colorer, so this was fun!  One problem...I'm not great at picking out colors, so it took several tries before I was happy with my results.  Picking colors, and sloppy stenciling...I got a lot of some colors where they weren't supposed to be, so this is my third attempt...third time's the charm!  I will admit to you...under the "Thanks for everything" sentiment, is an inking error, so the sentiment is covering it up...I do love the ability in card making, to cover up your mistakes!!  I just let you know that, to say you don't have to be perfect, just creative, when you're not.  I used some clear dots for accents, and used a marker to give them a touch of color, and make them "go" with the flowers.  I layered the flowers with the other two "mistakes" and adhered to a popped up panel.  I used vellum for the sentiment, as I wanted a little see through to the flowers(but enough cover up of my mistake).  I DI used black embossing for a little shiny and added dimension on my card.  Here's a close up...

This month has flown by....it has been a beautiful Spring here in VA...so enjoying every day.  Hope you will get your creative on...have a wonderful Friday and weekend!!

Thanks for coming by, today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Sunflower Birthdays

I have used some sweet Lawn Fawn sunflower dies, and a Memory Box sentiment die  to make a couple birthday cards...

This first one, I die cut and "kind of" brushed some ink on all three of the colored elements...although it just shows on the leaves.  I added a die cut and layered sentiment , and popped up the panel over some cut strips, using the same papers as the flower and sentiment.  Here's a close up...

The second one, I used the same sentiment , but a border of little sunflowers, along with a Simon Says Stamp sunflower filled embossing folder ...

I die cut and layered the row of sunflowers, adding the die cut and layered senetiment.  I adhered them to a couple panels that I adhered together, then ran through my Big Shot with a sunflower embossing folder.  Here's a close up of this one...

Sunflowers are a favorite flower of one of my daughters, and she's having a birthday in a week, so at least one of these will be going to her!  Hope your weekend was wonderful, and that this coming week will be inspiring!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Beautiful and Curious

I made a card with the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Beautiful and Curious stamp/die set...

I stamped, die cut, colored and layered the bouquet of flowers.  I then used another stamp from the set, and made a speckled background with an ink color closest to the ink markers used on the flowers.  I added a sentiment from the set and popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

I have been cleaning my craft room and making a card here and there...chaos does not make for creativity...it does feel good to be getting things in order!  Hope you are having a great weekend...enjoying the wonderful weather, here, today...and Sunday will be even nicer...can't wait!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Tulip Love

I have made a couple cards with the beautiful tulips from the new Simon Says Stamp I Love You a Bunch stamp/die set, and the new A2 Rectangle dies, from their You Are My Favorite release...

Both cards are CAS, and both are made with the same stamps, and rectangles...but both just a little differently...

This first one, I simply stamped and colored on a die cut rectangle.  I then layered it once, and then a couple more times with larger die cut rectangles, that were also layered a second time.  

Here's a close up...  

The second one, same stamped image, but die cutting with both the flower and the rectangle...

I die cut the flowers, and then taped two of the rectangles together and die cut them 4x for layering.  I layered the flowers, as well.  I then adhered them to the card that I had positioned and stamped the sentiment.  Here's a close up...

Oh, simplicity...makes my heart happy!!  Hope your week is going along wonderfully...please take care!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Poised Primula

I used one of the beautiful new Simon Says Stamp flower die sets, as well as the new rectangle die set, both from their new You Are My Favorite release, to make a birthday card!...

I used a piece of purple cardstock, yellow, as well as a piece of green cardstock, to make the flowers, middles, and stem/leaves.  I did, as I often do, lately, used a purple and green ink with a brush, to brush on some ink for accent/depth.  I adhered to a panel that I had cut from the new rectangle dies.  Then, I decided to frame the pretty flowers, so I used two of those dies, taped together. and die cut several, to make a layered frame.  I added an older sentiment under the frame, and done!  Here's a close up...

Simple in it's design, but if you know me, that's my favorite!  I love the simplicity of these flowers, and though I made less flowers, I doubled the petals on each flower...happiness!  Hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Duck Trio

I have made a card with an adorable set of duck dies, from Simon Says Stamp's newest release, You Are My Favorite!...

I thought these ducks were so stinkin' cute!  I found a sentiment from a recent Simon release, that I thought went perfect with these ducks, and just had to figure out a layout for them...and then it hit me, stack them up on top of one another!    So...I adhered them on a panel with the sentiment at the bottom, and the ducks layered on top of one another.  Oh, and I liked their wings sticking out a bit, so I put some foam tape underneath the wing areas, which gave them a slight pop out!  I thought the sentiment had a dual meaning "quack" and "up" as they were ducks, and they went up as they stood on top of each other.  Here's a close up...

I hope you are having a great week...this was lots of fun...hope you are finding ways to have some fun these days.  Please take care!!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Mosaic Petals Mother's Day

I have made a Mother's Day card with a pretty new Simon Says Stamp stencil set, sentiment die, and Mother's Day sentiment stamp set...all from their newest You Are My Favorite release!...

This stencil set comes with 5 stencils, the various rows of flowers on 4 of the 5 stencils.  This means that you could make all the flowers different colors...and I might try that, yet, but I opted to make them all yellow with brown middles...like a sunflower, or a black eyed susan.  In any event, they are all the same color.  I added a die cut and layered sentiment and a stamped and cut out sentiment stamp.  I framed the panel with a piece of brown cardstock, and popped up the panel on the card. 

 Here's a close up...

Creating with stencils is so much fun!!  Hope you have had a great weekend!

Thank you so much, for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

You Are My Favorite Blog Hop~Day 1!

I am so thrilled to be a part of today's blog hop, over at the Simon Blog, celebrating Simon Says Stamp's newest release, You Are My Favorite!  With Mother's Day coming up in May, this release has some wonderful Mother's day and "Spring is Here" stamps/dies/embossing folders and accessories, that will make creating for all the upcoming special days, so fun and memorable!!

I have used one of the beautiful new stamp/die sets, and made a couple cards to share with you today!

The Big Botanicals set was the first set I opened when I received the new products from this new release...I just LOVE red tulips and lavender colored hyacinth...these stamps were so pretty, they really spoke to me!!  I stamped, die cut, colored, layered and adhered them to the cards panel.  I chose a mini slimline card for the hyacinth, as it's a bit longer of a flower.  I also chose to simply use the genus name stamps on the panels and forgo a larger specific sentiment, so these cards could be for any time or occasion.  I popped the panels up on each card, and used clear enamel dots for each card.  Here's each card and a close up...

and a close up...

and the hyacinth card...

...and a close up...ee

Okay...I had SO much fun making my 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, April 30th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 30th, 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
Barbara Tarayao
Heather Hoffman
Keisha Charles
                                 Lisa Addesa<------You are Here!
Emily Midgett
Emma Williams
Mindy Eggen
Bobbi Lemanski
Lorraine Aquilina
Rachel Alvarado
Barb Engler
Nicki Baxley
Dana Joy
Mary Reiner

 Just to let you know...as you read in the title of this post, this is day 1 of 2 blog hops, celebrating this release!  SO...there will be another blog hop tomorrow...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! ALSO...don't forget the offer in the banner at the top of the post!  You will automatically receive the Sunny Fern emboss and cut folder, when you spend $30 or more of You Are My Favorite release products !   The offer is only good until the end of the day on March 27th, while supplies last.  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa