Blooming Beauties

I have made a couple cards witrh a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder/stencil set, combined with new rectangle and sentiment dies, from their newest Always There release!...

This set is so pretty!  It has dies for the flowers, as well, but I chose to simply emboss, then brush color onto the embossed flowers.   The stencils also have some of the leaves, which I also think is so pretty!  I then brushed the darker purple ink onto a piece of cardstock, and then die cut the sentiment from it, so it matched the color of the card.  I stamped a smaller sentiment with the same ink, then cut it out. Here's a close up...

The second card was one that I simply used the stencils, to make a much simpler look!...

I used the same colors as the first one, then added some colored enamel dots(I color them with a marker with the same color as the flowers).  I framed the flowers with a new rounded rectangle die from the new release, which I used two of the dies, taped together and then when die cut, I layered them.  

Here's a close up...

This release is so much fun!!  And this set is beautiful...with so many possibilities!!  Hope you are having a great midweek day!!  Please take care!!  Thanks for taking a look, today!!  Hugs!!  Lisa

Beautiful Day!

I've made a card using one of the new Simon Says Stamp stamp/die sets from their newest 

Always There release!...

This was the same little  stamp set given as a gift with a purchase, from the last release, but now has a die to go along with the beautiful wreath!  I think this wreath stamp is so pretty...LOVE it even more die cut!!  The die cut cuts the wreath so intricately, and I think that is sweet!  I colored the leaves and berries, then  coated the berries with Glossy Accents...twice for some pop of the berries.  I popped the wreath on a panel and then on a card, the panel textured, with a stamped sentiment from the little set.  Here's a close up...

I also stamped one of the sentiments onto the inside of the card...

Hope you have a great start to the coming week, tomorrow...a beautiful day!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

                 

Always There Blog Hop~Day 2!

I am so happy to be a part of today's Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop~Day 2 at the Simon Blog, celebrating their newest release,  Always There!  I have used one sentiment die three different ways, with stripes being the common thread to them all! I LOVE this sentiment die...the font, the size, it is truly as it's title says, Timeless!...

This first one was simply the sentiment die cut and layered from white cardstock, then adhered to a die cut and layered diagonally striped background.  I added a couple enamel dots, and adhered to a textured panel.  Here's a close up...

The second one, I chose more "manly" colors of stripes.  

I took the top panel, and die cut the border of the "thanks" from it, then popped it up over the vertical stripes which had been adhered to the card.  I then adhered the white die cut and layered sentiment into the "window", over the stripes.  Here's a close up...

The third and last one, was made with a combination of the first and second....a striped border AND a window...

Truth be told...this thanks was actually on another card, but I wasn't happy with it, so I took it off, and decided to put it on a new card. This is what it looked like...

You'll have to wait for another post, to see what I wind up doing with the pretty hearts😌, but I had to do something different with all the stripes with that sentiment(too busy).  I wanted to keep the little heart in the sentiment, so I made it a thanks with love(the "with love" sentiment has an apostrophe, but when trimming the sentiment for the card, I cut it off, rather than mask it and not stamp it), card.  I popped up the sentiments over a heart window, with a pink background that went with the heart in the thanks.  I like the new version so much better...makes me happy...how 'bout you??  Here's a close up...

Okay...these cards were so much fun to make...love this "Thanks" die!!  The fact that it is so versatile is wonderful...the possiblities for it's use are endless!!

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Barbara Tarayao

Emily Midgett

Nichol Spohr

Nicky Meek

Tina Smith

Heather Ruwe

Keisha Charles

                                              Lisa Addesa<<<<<You are Here😊

Sandi MacIver

Miriam Prantner

Alberto Gava

Caryn Davies

Kath Stewart

Carly Minner

Natasha Polite

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 more projects with wonderful inspiration!  Hope you check out that hop at the Simon Blog,  and be inspired! ALSO...don't forget the offer in the banner at the top of the post!  You will automatically receive the *not yet released* Hot Mess stamp set, when you make any purchase from the Always There release!  The offer is only good until the end of the day on May 31st, while supplies last, so don't wait!  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa

With Sympathy

I have made a card with one of the very pretty new Simon Says Stamp stamp/die sets, from their newest release, Always There!...

I thought this stamp of beautiful leaves was so pretty...as well as it's die.  The die is very intricate, which makes the die cut leaves even prettier than just simply stamped.  I layered the leaves, then adhered them to a textured panel, stamped with one of the sentiments from the set.  I added some enamel dots...which coincidentally were the exact same color as the ink....Simon ink and Concord and 9th dots...sweet!! Simply done, but that's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it!!😄  Here's a close up...

Hoping you are having a great start to your weekend...hope you will check out the two blog hops celebrating this new release, over at the Simon Blog...one today, the other tomorrow(I'll be a part of tomorrow's hop!).  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Always There Release!

I am so thrilled to be sharing a card made with a stamp/stencil set from Simon Says Stamp's new release, Always There!

This stamp set is SOOOO pretty!!  And...if you know me at all...it has a coordinating stencil set, that makes coloring the flower so much fun!!  This card is simple, but I think it's simply pretty!  I stamped the flower and sentiment, then brushed on the color to the flowers.  I popped the panel on a card...here's a close up...

Happiness!!  Real Happiness!!  This release has so many wonderful products, and there will be two blog hops, one tomorrow, and a second one on Saturday, over at the Simon Blog, that will showcase all those wonderful products..hoping you will hop along!!  Hope you enjoy this release as much as I am!!  Please take care!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Poppy Field

I made a birthday card with a beautiful stamp/stencil set from Simon Says Stamp!  

I thought these flowers were so pretty!  The only problem I had with this set, was figuring out where to make the cut of the finished flowers, to fit on the card.  I wanted to use ALL the flowers, but even with a 5x5 card, I would have STILL have to had cut some of a flower or two off...so this is how I settled on it.  I know I've said this before, but I LOVE stencils!  They are MY kind of coloring!  Anyhow...I brushed on color to the flowers and the stems/leaves, then added a stamp/die cut/layered sentiment.  Here's a close up...

This was SO much fun!!  Hope you have been having a great week...May has literally FLOWN BY!!  Please take care!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Artsy Butterflies

I have made a couple cards with the Simon Says Stamp Artsy Butterflies stamp/die/stencil set, along with a couple Simon sentiments!...

This set of butterfly stamps is SO pretty!!  Artsy is a perfect description of them, no two are alike...and they are not your typical butterflies in their design.  I LOVED having gotten the stencils for them...made coloring them so much fun and so easy!  This first one, simply done, I brushed ink onto two butterflies, then adhered them to an embossed panel with a stamped/die cut/ and layered.  I added some enamel dots that I had colored with a blue marker, then popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...  

The second card,  used all six of the full flying butterflies, on a slimline card, and colored them in rainbow style...

I colored each of them, then scored them down each of their "middles", folded them a bit, then added some sticky foam and sticky dots under their wings and body, respectively, then added them to a slimline panel.  I'm so sorry, but I used SO many inks on these...two of each color, and changed some, added a third to one, so I have not put all the inks below.  Just know, that two shades of any similar Simon color (two of the three they come in), will be perfect!!  I colored some more enamel dots, framed the panel with black cardstock, then adhered to a card with a birthday sentiment stamped on it.  I found a purple envelope in my stash that went with the color of the butterflies, and done!  Here's a close up...

The possibilities of this set are HUGE!!  I love butterflies, but am drawn to the artsy nature of these guys, that would make me choose them first, should I need/want a butterfly for a card!  Hope you have had a great weekend!  I trimmed my front bushes this morning, and made banana muffins just a little bit ago...all in all, a great end to my weekend!  Please take care!

Thank you for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Long Stem Florals

I have made a couple cards using the beautiful stamp/die/stencil set from Simon Says Stamp!

These long stem florals are soooo pretty!  I used all four of the flowers...the first three on this first card.  I stamped, die cut, and colored the flowers, then layered.  I adhered them to the card panel, and added a stamped, die cut, and layered the sentiment.  I was almost going to make it a thank you card, but I liked the longer thinking of you sentiment, that went over the edges, rather than the shorter Thank You...but both are wonderful!   Here's a close up...

The second one, the last of the four flowers, solo...

I did the same as the first flowers, and opted to used the stencil as a background for the flower.  I brushed on ink, then adhered the flower to the panel.  I used white enamel dots for some bling, but colored them with the purple marker that I used for the flower.  I love to have dots that match whatever I have colored, and have found that coloring the dots is a wonderful way to get exact colors!  Here's a close up...

This set is so much fun to create with, beautiful and artsy flowers!!  Hope you have had a great week...the weekend is almost here!  Hope you have a fun one, please take care!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Silvery Birthday!

I have made a birthday card with a sweet Simon Says Stamp background stamp and sentiment die...

I knew that I wanted to use the birthday background with a large birthday sentiment.  The only thing I wasn't sure of, is what ink I wanted to stamp it with, and what paper I wanted to stamp it on.  I chose a piece of pretty patterned paper, and then had the idea, seeing as I had decided on a silver sentiment, to use silver ink to stamp the background words.  The words turned out light, but somewhat shiny(although hard to photograph their shine), and just light enough to see, but not overpower the sentiment.  I did use Rainbow Splash silver ink, but since making my card, discovered it's no longer available, so I have put links to two other silver inks, below!  I die cut and layered the sentiment, and added newly purchased(JUST came the day I made this!) silver enamel dots!  Here's a close up...  

Simple in design...but took alot of thought...had fun, and like how it turned out, if I do say so myself!  Hope you are having  a great week!  Please take care!Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Everlasting Flowers Birthday

I have made a birthday card with a very pretty Simon Says Stamp embossing folder and sentiment die, the folder from their latest In My Heart release...

I used the debossed side of the embossed cardstock, to color the flowers(I made them tulips), with three colors of red and one of green, then brushed my black ink pad over the debossed flowers.  This is fun, because messy doesn't matter...you can color outside the lines with no worries.  I WILL suggest, highly advise, though...AFTER you have colored the flowers, before you brush it with black ink, emboss it once more.  I did it without reembossing, and the black was on the flowers a bit.  My thinking is, that once you color it, the ink wets the cardstock, and kind of takes away from the embossing.  I did notice a much crisper look to the flowers after reembossing, and NO black ink on the flowers like the first one...just sayin'!  I added a die cut and layered sentiment, and adhered to the card.  Here's a close up...

These kind of cards are so much fun!!      The last day of April...onward to May...moving through this year so fast!! I hope you are doing well...please take care!Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Impressionistic Flower

I have used a beautiful Simon Says Stamp stencil/die/sentiment set, from their In My Heart release, to make a card filled with love,

This is an impressionistic flower stencil, the design is so unique, and beautiful!  I used three shades of purple to brush ink onto the cardstock. I die cut and layered the flower, then die cut and layered the sentiment.  I popped the flower and panel onto a 5x5 card, that I had brushed the darkest shade of purple onto and then embossed(I used a Spellbinders embossing folderE3D-039...sadly, it appears to be discontinued).  Here's a close up...

This was so much fun!  Hope your week will be wonderful!  Please take care!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Leafy Thank You

I have made a thank you card with a stencil set and CZ Design sentiment die from Simon Says Stamp and their In My Heart release!...

I chose to make the leaves from this stencil three shades of green, going from light green to darker then dark, across the card.  I added the brown middles and then a brown die cut and layered thank you.  Very simple, but great for a quickly needed thank you!  Here's a close up...

I hope you are having a great weekend!  I have my daughter and granddaughter visiting, and love the wonderful chaos that ensues when my other daughter and her two come over, as well.  They will be leaving on Tuesday, so trying to savor every moment with them!  Please take care!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Stay True to You

I have used a cool stamp/die set by Simon Says Stamp, and their In My Heart release, to make a card of encouragement!...

I had a thought to make the rainbow colored backgrounds for the words, but with white embossing powder.  At the last minute, I changed the words to black, and never looked back or doubted my decision.  I then die cut and layered each word, and chose to put them on an 8x3 card.  I made a panel for them all to sit on, but wasn't happy with all the white in the background...I know, not my normal thought, but this card needed some color.  SO...I cut strips of each color from the words, and put a very small strip of black between each.  I spaced the words to fit their color strip.  I adhered the strips of colored paper, which were adhered to cardstock, onto the card, then popped up the panel of words on the card.  

Here's a close up...

This card took some thought, and a couple changes along the way, but was so much fun to make!  I hope you're having a great start to your week...please take care!Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa