Darling Duckies

I have made a card with an adorable embossing folder/die/stencil set from Simon Says Stamp's latest Shine On release!...

These little duckies are so stinkin' cute, and there are so many of them.  I got the idea to make this a missing you card, only when I spotted the sentiment that is on the card...fro, a stamp set also from the release...then everything fell into place.  I also used a part of a cover die, also from the same release, for the water.  I may have colored my ducks in a challenging way, though.  I die cut and embossed the ducks, then taped them to each stencil to color...a bit challenging, but the outcome was plentiful.  I have enough ducks to do another project, but for now, this card!  I stamped the sentiment after brushing on blue ink to make the sky for the background.  I liked how there were ducks that faced both ways, to face the sentiment!  I layered the duckies, and then adhered them behind the waves.  The panel is popped up on the card.  Here's a close up...

These duckies were so stinkin' cute and so much fun to create with!!  Hope you are having a great start to your week!  Please take care!Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Dancing Meadows

I used a pretty new cover plate die from Simon Says Stamp, and their newest release, Shine On, to make a couple cards with it's pretty flowers and leaves...

This first one, the flowers are single flowers, and four leaf clusters.  I die cut all of them from white cardstock, and colored with a purple and a green marker.  I dotted each of the flowers with white enamel accents dots.  I also added a die cut and layered sentiment, along with some enamel dots.  I popped up the panel onto a card.  Here's a close up...

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

This one has flowers on stems, and stand alone leaves, along with a larger flower.  Again, I colored the flowers and leaves, but chose to leave the flower white, except for it's center.  I again, gave each center of each flower a dot of enamel accent, as well as a die cut and layered sentiment.  I forgot to say, I colored the cardstock for the sentiment with the same ink as the flowers on both cards, then die cut the sentiment from the colored cardstock.  I colored white enamel dots, on this card, with the purple marker to make them purple, and then they match with the flowers and sentiment, perfectly, too!   I framed it all with a die cut and layered frame.   Here's a close up...

I hope you had a great 4th of July...I enjoyed time with my children and their families!  A bit cooler temperatures would be nice, it is SO hot, but having my daughter visiting...indoors or out, is of little matter...the time together is everything!  Oh, and SO thankful for AC!!  Please take care!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Artful Palette Christmas

I have made a couple cards with a cool and fun new set of stencils from Simon Says Stamp, and their new Shine On release!...

This stencil set, Artful Palette Christmas, has Christmas in it's name, and being that it's July 1st...Christmas in July...I thought it perfect to use this stencil for a July Christmas card.  I used two shades of red and one green, and used a couple of the stencils as they were designed, then added some extra circles in random, and needed spots, to fill in the emptier spaces.  I added a stamped, silver embossed, and layered sentiment, and some silver enamel dots.  I then finished by popping up the panel on a card.  

Here's a close up...

Then I used the circles for a birthday card...

This was made with three shades of blue, and then a silver embossed and layered sentiment.  I used the same enamel dots for this one as for the first.  I was going for a "guy" card, as this will be for my daughter's fiance.  Here's a close up...

Such great fun!  These cards were so much fun to make!  Christmas in July, I'm watching lots of Hallmark movies...I have so many Christmas favorites!  Hope you have a great rest of your week.  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Leafy Greens

I have made a couple cards with a beautiful new Simon Says Stamp stencil from their newest release, Shine On!...

This embossing folder's leaves are so pretty!  I sprayed some adhesive on the back of the stencil before using, as it has alot of detail, and so the stencil is intricate.  For the best results in brushing on ink, it helps to have the stencil steady, so the spray I used is listed below...it's a huge help!  I used two colors of green, the field, a lighter green for the first go round, then the stems and the base of the leaves with a darker green, kale.  I cut the leaves into two pieces, using the larger one for my first card, the smaller piece for my second card.   

I die cut the sentiment from silver cardstock and layered, then popped the panel up on a card.  Here's a close up...

The second card...

I used a sympathy sentiment for this card...thought the leaves went perfectly with a sympathy card!  I used two enamel dots to add some dimension.  Here's a close up...

I hope you are having a great week...tomorrow is already July!!  Wow, how this year is flying...it's also the start of Christmas in July?!  You may see some Christmas cards, here!  Please take care!  

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

Shine On Blog Hop~Day 1!

I am so thrilled to be a part of Simon Says Stamp's Hop, today, over at the Simon Says Stamp Blog, celebrating their newest release, Shine On!  Along with a wonderful and uber talented group of designers, today is a day to showcase all the wonderful new Simon products from this new release!  I have used one of the new flower dies...yes, my favorite, a daisy, and made a couple CAS birthday cards to share with you, today!...

For both my cards, I chose to frame them...I'm liking frames these days, and Simon is making so many wonderful frames, so making cards with frames is a no brainer!  This first one, the frame is, along with the daisy die, from the new release, too!  I used two of the frame dies, adhered together with removable tape, die cut three frames, and layered them together.  I die cut the daisy, and colored the stem by brushing on a couple green colored inks.  I used a yellow ink for the center, then adhered the whole thing to a light gray texured, and  die cut panel and card, the same shape as the frame.  This die set is for A7 sized cards, but the size I die cut for the card, fits PERFECTLY into an A2 envelope!  Here's a close up...

The second one is white on white...even simpler than the first...super CAS...and makes me super and simply happy!...

I used a frame die from the last Simon release,  Always There !  I die cut it, like the earlier, from two frames taped together.  I adhered three together for depth.  The sentiments are from two different stamp sets...so important, and a bit challenging, at times, to find one that has the right font and fits in the space perfectly...but I did!!  Here's a close up...

Okay...as I always like to say, I had SO much fun making my cards...I just love  daisies!!  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 

Barbara Tarayao

Emily Midgett

Keisha Charles

Nichol Spohr

Sandi MacIver

Tina Smith

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

Heather Ruwe

Miriam Prantner

Alberto Gava

Lorraine Aquilina

Jessica Vasher

Betsy Green

Brenda Noelke

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 *not yet released* Deco Blossoms stamp set, when you make any purchase from the Shine On release/collection!  The offer is only good until the end of the day on June 28th, while supplies last, so don't wait!  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa

Shine On Release!

Today is release day over at Simon Says Stamp...celebrating Simon's newest release, Shine On!  I have made a birthday card, with one of their cool new dies, a cover die...HAPPY...

I die cut the "HAPPY" from white cardstock, and layered.  I decided to use a rainbow of colors for the background of the letters...using an old impression plate to give each piece stripes.  I then finished with a die cut and layered "birthday" sentiment!  Here's a close up...

There will be two blog hops at the Simon Blog, celebrating this release, tomorrow, June 26th, and a second on Saturday, the 27th...hope you will hop along and get inspired!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Happy World Giraffe Day!

My mom was an avid giraffe lover...to put it mildly!  I now have many of her giraffes all around my home.  I recently discovered that there is a World Giraffe Day, so I will take the opportunity, every June 24th, to celebrate this beautiful animal...and my mom.  I have used the newest very cute Simon Says Stamp giraffe die, from their Always There release, to make a card of encouragement, and was hoping for a little bit of humor, as well...

I die cut and colored some parts of the giraffe with markers, then layered.  I poppped it up on a panel that I had brushed pastel blue ink onto a cloud stencil and then put a piece of die cut grass. I added a stamped sentiment, and then popped up the whole panel on a card.  Here's a close up...

I hope your day is going along well...there will be a new release tomorrow at Simon, hope, too, you will check it out!  Please take care!  Thank you for visiting me today!! And again, Happy World Giraffe Day!! Hugs!! Lisa

Fiesta Çircles

I made a birthday card with a fun set of Simon Says Stamp dies, from their Always There release...

I looked up "fiesta colors", and these were one of the many choices that showed up.  I played with a number of shades, and settled on the ones on this card.  I layered each twice for some depth. I cut them in half, to fit on the card, and I adhered them together.  I then added an enamel dot to each layer.  I am really loving enamel dots, recently.  Had gotten away from them, but love that they add just a little bit of bling and dimension to the card.  Love, too, that I have SO many colors of dots...these were all from colored sets(I didn't have to color any with markers).  I added a happy birthday sentiment to the blue background, and popped up the whole thing on a black paneled card.  Here's a close up...

I don't know about your week, and where you live, but we got some MUCH needed rain today(could use a lot more, but will take what we can get!)...so it's been a great start to my week...hoping yours is going good, too!  Please take care!  Huge Hugs...thank you so much for stopping by my blog, today!!  Lisa

Sunblush Flowers

I have made a shaped birthday card, using a new frame die along with a beautiful new flower die set, both from Simon Says Stamp's latest Always There release...

I am in a frame mode, lately, so I used the hexagon die to actually make a frame for my flowers.  I made the card the same hexagonal shape, by die cutting it a bit above the fold of the card, thus leaving the fold for the card.  The only thing that needed to be done for this shaped card, was that I needed to cut a small piece off the bottom of the back of the card, so it would stand. Here's a pic of the back, so you can see the top and the bottom...

I layered the bottom layer of petals twice, as well as the leaves and centers.  I love to layer and love how it looks...what can I say?  Here's a close up...

So much fun...I don't try orange for flowers, too often, but loved the softer orange of the Melon...kind of Sunblush(the name of the flowers...hehe)?!  

Please take care!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Luna Flower

I made a card using a beautiful new Simon Says Stamp flower die, from their new Always There release!...

This is called a Luna flower, and I'm thinking a Luna flower is not a dark pink, but I purposefully did not look, rather, looked at all my wonderful inks, and chose a dark pink color, something different from my usual, but I kind of fell in love!  I layered the petals as well as the stem, then adhered the flower inside a layered die cut frame, made from two rectangle dies taped together to make a frame.  The sentiment is from an older set, stamped, die cut, and layered.  Here's a close up...

I love Simon flower dies, and this one is no exception!  Hope all is well where you are...please take care!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Drawn Hearts and Timless Love

This is a card I made from a couple fun and pretty dies from Simon Says Stamp's Always There releases!...

I had originally made this as a thank you card, then literally took it apart and redid! This is what it originally looked like...

It was just too busy.  I took the dark brown strip out from behind the heart die cuts, and replaced it with a tan strip.  Yes, there are colored cardstock strips behind each row of hearts.  This die also comes with a stencil and would be so cool for making inked color behind the die cuts, rather than cardstock strips...but either way...so cool and also so versatile!!   I also used the Timeless Love sentiment die...in the same line as the thanks sentiment, except with a white background this time.  I added a die cut heart from the background die, layered, and adhered it into the "o".  I used a sentiment from a sentiment stamp set, also from the new release, for underneath the die cut sentiment.  I added some enamel dots, and popped up the panel on the 5x5 card.  Here's a close up...

Hope you are having a great start to your week...and hope, too, you get to be creative today!!  

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

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