Christmas Bunny

I have made a Christmas card with a sweet Simon Says Stamp bunny die, from their Joy for You release!

I die cut and colored the bunny and layered him.  I chose to give him some "landscaping", so I die cut a snow mound, snow, and a Christmas tree, and adhered them all to the panel.  I popped it up on a card that I had also embsosed with the same old snow embossing folder that I used for behind the bunny.  

Here's a close up...

I think this bunny is so adorable...had so much fun putting this card together!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Joy for You Blog Hop~Day 1!

I am so honored and thrilled to be a part of today's Simon Says Stamp blog hop, over at the Simon Blog, celebrating their newest release, Joy for You!  I have used one of the beautiful new dies from this release, in a couple slightly different ways, to make a couple Christmas cards to share with you, today!...

This first card I used the wreath in it's simplist form.  I started with a white die cut , and brushed on a soft green ink.  I used the little berry dies, and die cut the berries from red cardstock.  I dotted them with glossy accents to give them more the look of berries.  I stamped a sentiment with versamark and silver embossed.  Here's a close up...

The second one, made from the same die...

Truth be told, this card was a makeover.  I have the original card under the close up, below.  I die cut all the leaves, brushed on color to the leaves, then attached them and layered and glossy accented berries to the leaves.  I had three sets of three berries on three leaves with the original, and know the rule of "threes", but just kept thinking that it looked kind of "bare" up next to the ribbon.  So...I took all the leaves off the wreath, die cut and glossy accented three more berries, and gave the wreath four sets of berries, as I reattached all the leaves.  This is just one of the things I love about cardmaking...you can take things apart and rebuild or redo...most times. Here's a close up.  

Here's the original.  Even after  making the card as I thought it should be, I still kind of like this one(so does my daughter)...what do you think??  The leaves jusst didn't make for five sets of berries, so it was either three or four...

Okay...as I always like to say, I had SO much fun making my cards..I have been in such a wreath making mood, these days...such fun!  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, please check the Simon Blog after the hops, 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 
Nina-Marie Trapani
Barbara Tarayao
Emily Midgett
Nicky Meek
Sandi MacIver
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Heather Ruwe
                                Lisa Addesa<------You are Here!
Miriam Prantner
Lea Lawson
Barb Engler
Maura Hibbitts
Caryn Davies
Kim Taylor

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 exclusive and*not yet released* The Joy of Snow stamp set, when you make any purchase from the Joy for You release/collection!  The offer is only good until the end of the day on November 8th, while supplies last, so don't wait!  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa

Joy for You Release!

There's a new release out, over at Simon Says Stamp...Joy for You!  I have made a card with one of the wonderful new dies...full of snowflakes!!

I die cut the snowflakes three time, the top layer a full card size cardstock, then cut down.  The bottom two layers are basically the snowflakes with a little border...just for layering.  I stamped and embossed the sentiment, then layered the snowflakes from  underneath.  I then popped up the panel on the card with a piece of cardstock, that I had brushed blue ink on, then dotted with a white gel pen.  Here's a close up...

There will be two blog hops, tomorrow(the 6th) and Saturday(the 7th) over at the Simon Blog...hope you will join in and hop along!  There will be wonderful inspiration, as well as giveaways!  See you tomorrow!!  Hope you have a wonderful day!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Christmas Ornaments

I have made a Christmas card with a pretty Simon Says Stamp stamp and die set from their 

Sending Cheer release...

I stamped all three ornaments with two shades of inks, and then the middles with versamark and silver embossing powder...wanted to give then a little shine...bling!  I layered them, then adhered them to a light gray, embossed panel, with silver twine behind them, to simulate hanging.  I added stamped, embossed, die cut, and layered the sentiment, and popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

Thought these ornaments were not only pretty, but fun in their design, as well...such fun to make!!  Hope you are having a great week!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Meandering Blooms

I've made a card with a small and sweet Simon Says Stamp stamp and die set from Simon's Sending Cheer release!...

I simply stamped the leaves and then the flowers, then die cut.  I layered them...and just sayin'...I love this die, as it die cuts intricately!  I put two of the sentiments from the set next to one another, and stamped on a panel.  I adhered the flowers and used some enamel dots to give the flowers some bling.  I popped up the panel on the card...here's a close up...

These flowers are super sweet...LOVE the simplicity of this card...such fun!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Cozy Snowmen

I've made a wintery card with some sweet snowmen from a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder/die/stencil set, from their Sending Cheer release!...

I thought these snowman were so cute!  I chose to use two shades of green and two shade of red to color their hats and scarves.  I dotted their eyes with black, and then layered them.  I adhered them to a panel on a card that I had embossed with an old snow embossing folder.  I adhered them onto a white piece of cardstock that I had die cut with a hill die(even though you really can't see it)...wanted to make it look like they were standing on snow.  I added a stamped, die cut, and layered sentiment from another Simon set.   Here's a close up...

Okay...this was so much fun, and I personally love snowmen...my favorite part of winter, so loved making these little ones!  Hope you are having a great start to this first week of November!!!  Please take care...and please vote!!
 Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Iconic Christmas

I used a Simon Says Stamp Christmas stamp and die set, from their Sending Cheer release, to make a "sweet" Christmas card...

My visiting daughter wanted an opportunity to color with markers, so I gave her the candy images, and she made the beautiful carndy you see on this card!!  I simply die cut and layered them, and colored the Santa.  I adhered them all to a card and panel that I had embossed with diagonal stripes from an old impression plate, and stamped one of the sentiments from the set and gold embossed.  Here's a close up...

The images from this set truly are iconic...what fun to stamp...and color them...any and all of them make for a sweet Christmas card!  Please take care...thanks for visiting my blog today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Berry Vines Christmas Cards

I have made a couple Christmas cards, using a pretty new Simon Says Stamp embossing folder, along with holly stamps and dies, from Simon's Sending Cheer release!  I also used a couple wonderful Simon sentiment dies, as well!

I stamped and die cut the holly leaves and berries, then colored and layered.  I decided to use a sentiment die from an earlier release, and die cut from gold cardstock, and layered.  I adhered both to the embossed panel, and then popped up on a gold paneled card.  Here's a close up...

The second one, is much like the first...

I used holly and berries from another stamp/die set, and another beautiful sentiment die...done much the same way as the first.  This one is simply framed with gold cardstock, and popped up on a red paneled card.  Here's a close up...

Christmas is now, October 26th, officially less than two months away!  Hope your week is starting off wonderfully!!  Please take care!!  Thank you for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Cozy and Bright

I made a couple Christmas cards with a sweet Simon Says Stamp stamp/die set from their 

Sending Cheer release!

I stamped, die cut, colored and layered the tree.  I adhered it to a panel with a gold embossed sentiment from the set, and framed it with gold matte cardstock.  I popped it up on a paneled card that I had embossed with an old PTI impression plate.  The star at the top, I brushed on glitter.  I added gold enamel dots where the ornaments were shown in the stamped image.  Here's a close up...

The second one was done much like the first...

The only difference is that I framed the panel with red instead of gold, and used the other side of the PTI impression plate for the background.  Here's a close up...

Simply done fun!!   Hope you are having a super Sunday!  The weather has turned sharply cold and is very windy here...rained most of yesterday...the kind of day to get under the covers and take a nap!  Will make it a fun one, no matter what the weather holds!  Please take care!  

Thanks for visiting my blog today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Fall Tree Thank You

I have made a Fall themed thank you card with a sweet Simon Says Stamp stamp and die set from their Sending Cheer release!... 

I just loved this sweet tree from this stamp set! The name of the set is Winter Woodlands, but when I saw this tree I thought Fall?!   The set has sweet animals, as well, but I chose to simply use the tree and the stamp of a pile of leaves for my card.  I stamped, die cut, colored and layered the tree.   I stamped, the pile of leaves on the card panel and colored.  I adhered the tree onto the panel, and then popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

Happy Saturday...hope your weekend is going great!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Leafy Arch Wreath

I have made a card for Fall with a new Simon Says Stamp embossing folder and stencil set, from their new  Sending Cheer release!...

I embossed the wreath, then colored the leaves with the four stencils...brushing on four different colored inks.  I then ran the wreath through my Big Shot one more time to redefine the details of each leaf.  I added a die cut and layered sentiment, brushing on the same dark red ink of the leaves for the background of the sentiment.  I added some enamel dots, then popped the panel up on a card with a dark red panel.  Here's a close up...

Love the colors of Fall, and this wreath just made it easy to put them on a card!!  Hope you are having a fantastic Friday!  Please take care...and thanks for stopping by my blog!! Hugs!! Lisa

Sending Cheer 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,  Sending Cheer! I have used one of the beautiful new die and stencil sets, to make two cards to send cheer for a birthday and the Fall season!...

I took the picture above after I had just made my card...Here's an updated, more "formal" picture...

I loved this wreath the minute I saw it!  I did use it a little differently than perhaps it was designed for,  but that's what's so wonderful about it!!  I first used the stencil, and brushed on the color for the wreath. Then I used the die that cuts out the whole wreath, and die cut the wreath.  I then took the wreath, and adhered it to the detailed wreath, as I wanted the detail in the leaves, that only the detailed wreath could give.  Only thing was, I didn't want to cut each individual leaf...so, I embossed the wreath.  I ran it through my Big Shot with my embossing pads.  Now, with the leaves embossed and having detail, I used the detailed frame, to make two frames to adhere over the top of my wreath.  I used the general die, once more, to make another die cut wreath to layer on the bottom of the wreath.  Now, I die cut the flowers, colored, and adhered to the wreath.  I framed it, and colored the outside piece the same as the flowers.  I adhered it to a panel with a stamped and silver embossed sentiment.  I added some colored enamel dots, and here's a close up...

The second one was done like the first, with differernt colored leaves, different flowers, and a different occasion....

I chose the sunflowers for this card, with darker leaves for the wreath.  I also used a  label slide stamp and die for the sentiment .  Here's a close up...

Okay...as I always like to say, I had SO much fun making my cards...love this wreath stencil and it's dies... they are SO wonderful!!  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, so make sure you check the Simon Blog to see if you are a winner!!  You will find out how to redeem your prize when the winners are posted!

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Emily Midgett

Sandi MacIver

Nichol Spohr

Tina Smith

  Keisha Charles   

Barbara Tarayao

Alberto Gava

                                     Lisa Addesa<-----You are Here!

Heather Ruwe

Kath Stewart

Kim Hamilton

Rosemary Dennis

Nora Noll

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* Hedge Hugs stamp set, when you make any purchase from the Sending Cheer release!  The offer is only good until the end of the day on October 11th while supplies last, so don't wait!  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa

Sending Cheer Release!

There's a brand new release out, over at Simon Says Stamp, today...Sending Cheer!!  I have chosen to begin the celebration of this new release, by showcasing a beautiful set of leaf dies...

Feeling in the Fall mood, here in Virginia...the temperatures have been MUCH cooler(thank goodness as my AC failed and my daughter and granddaughter are visiting.  We did "adventure sleep" in the downstairs den to keep from having to go upstairs where it was very warm, for three nights.  It is fixed, now, and so thankful as it will be in the mid 80's today!).  BUT for a tree owner, of two VERY large trees, Fall also comes with falling leaves...

Most of these were raked by my loving daughters this last week...so thankful for them, both!!  I don't have trees that give you beautiful leaves in the Fall, but made the leaves of my card colored leaves that I WISH were the colors of my trees leaves!  These leaf dies are so pretty!  I die cut in white and brushed on color to each leaf.  I adhered them to a panel that I had stamped and gold embossed a sentiment from a recently released Simon set, from STAMPtember®.  I rounded the corners of the panel with punch, and added some enamel dots that I colored with markers, to kind of match the leaves.  Here's a close up...

There will be blog hops tomorrow and Saturday, celebrating this wonderful new release...I so hope you will check them out, over at the Simon Blog...you will be inspired...and I don't know about you, but I can always use some inspiration, AND there's free giveaways...it will be "hopping"!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! Hugs!! Lisa