DieCember® Blog Hop~Day 1!

I am thrilled to be a part of today's Simon Says Stamp blog hop, over at the Simon Blog, celebrating Simon's DieCember® release!  Diecember® is a trademarked yearly release, celebrating, for the 13th year, now, dies and diecutting!  When I started making cards, many many years ago, there were no dies, and cutting out and around stamped images with scissors was the only way to showcase a flower, a sentiment, or any image!  We've come a long way,  since then!!  Such incredible fun!!  

I have used three of the new Stitching dies, the Penguin, Birdie, and Snowman, to make Christmas gift adornments, and then use those adornments for the Christmas tree!...

What was wonderful, going back to the many, many years I have been in this craft, I have accumulated lots of colored pieces of felt, and having done lots of cross stitching, I have pretty much every color of floss!  These were perfect for making all these cute little guys!!  I die cut all the pieces of felt, and sewed and stuffed each of them.  I will say, I glued all the pieces that went on each of them, first, as it's much easier to glue and let dry first, rather than when they are stuffed and rounded.  Here goes with the parade...

The penguin has arms, which I sewed inside the fronts and backs of  his body.  Here he is hanging on my tree, so you can see how he looks...

Then there's the snowman...

He has a red scarf, which I chose to contine to the back of the snowman, as he will be hangin on a tree, so I wanted him to look like he was complete all the way around...  

Here's the "man" on the tree...

Then there is the birdie...              

                             

I tried to find a brown felt for this guy, but I didn't want a dark brown, so his colors are what I had.  I gave him a back and front, as well, so the top is 4 layers thick...but I wanted him to be whole in case he spins on the tree...

Here's the birdie on the tree...

Okay...I had SO much fun making my ladorable little adornments/ornaments!!  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, December 10th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 10th, 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 

Heather Hoffman
Barbara Tarayao
Cathy Zielske
Jennifer McGuire
Emily Midgett
Amy Rysavy
Heather Ruwe
                             Lisa Addesa<----You are Here
Miriam Prantner
Cheiron Brandon
Kath Stewart
Caryn Davies
Bonnie Crane
Rosemary Dennis

Heejung Hunsberger 

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* Bundled Snowman die set, when you make any purchase from the DieCember® collection!(I placed an order yesterday...can't wait to get that adorable snowman!!)  The offer is only good until the end of the day on December 7th, while supplies last, so don't wait!  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa 

DieCember® Release!

It's December, and that means that over at Simon Says Stamp, it's DieCember®!  This is the 13th year of celebrating die cutting!  I can remember when there were simply stamps to make cards.  I hand cut flowers...and often didn't do a great job, but I loved the look of a stand alone flower.  Now, dies cut pretty much everything...and intricately, at that!  I LOVE dies!!!  I have used one of Simon's new dies, a background die, to make a birthday card!...

This Forest Background is so cool.  My daughter saw it and had the same thought I did, make it a masculine birthday card!  So, I used 6 different green inks(the Artichoke and Kale I used together), and a pastel blue for the sky, and brushed on ink to all the white die cut pieces.  I decided to use a silver sentiment...a CZ Design sentiment die, die cut and layered, and after I put it one the card, changed the white border to silver, to match the sentiment!  Here's a close up...

This was so much fun!  I think the possibilities are many, with this die.  You could make a rainbow of colors, or dot the greens with snow, for winter...just for a couple.  There will be two blog hops, celebrating this wonderful new release, tomorrow, Friday, the 5th, and Saturday, the 6th, over at the Simon Blog....hoping you will "hop" along!!  But until then, check out the new release below!  Please take care!  

Than you so much for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Christmas Birdies

I have made a Christmas card with an adorable  Simon Says Stamp die set from their And Everything Nice release!

I LOVE these little birds!!  I chose to make a Christmas card with these birdies having my son, Noah, and me as the birds!  I die cut all the pieces at one time, then put the whole thing together at one time...much easier and more fun!  I adhered the birds and all the accessories onto a stamped and embossed panel, then popped it up on the card!  Here's a close up...

SO much fun!!  Can't wait for these birdies to celebrate the next holiday or season!

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

Snowflake Rosette

I have used the beautiful new Tim Holtz Sizzix DieCember® 2025 exclusive die to make a Christmas ornament!...

To make this beautiful 3D snowflake, you die cut the die from the set, three times.  Bend/fold it back and forth then glue the ends of each die cut to each other.  I used a smaller circle die than the one enclosed, to glue all the middle ends together, to the circle, on both sides.  I pushed all the pieces together, towards the center, as I put the glued circle on the ends...a few steps to the end, but so worth the effort!!  I put a container over the snowflake centers to allow them to dry, then adhered the fancy die cut center on each side of the snowflake, covering the circle.  I used the new Simon Says Stamp Lightweight cardstock to make my snowflake...this die requires lots of folding, and this lightweight cardstock is not only pretty, but folds effortlessly, and that is wonderful!  Then...there's what this beauty looks like on my tree...

Then with the lights on, and the Christmas lights shine through it...

I am in love!!!!  I am going to make more to put on presents, for my family's trees!! The banner at the beginning of my post says it all...purchase $30 of Tim Holtz products, and you will receive this beautiful die free!!   DieCember® will be coming out on Thursday..., with two blog hops to follow...more die cutting to come!!

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

Magical Mistletoe

I have a sweet and simple Christmas card to share with you, today!  I have made it with a beautiful die from Simon Says Stamp's And Everything Nice release...

I die cut the leaves from green  cardstock, and brushed some darker green ink onto the centers of the stem and leaves for shading, and added two layers of glossy accents to the berries, to give them a berry look.  I made my berries red, though I believe that mistletoe berries are white, but wanted them to really stand out, and with all the white of my card, thought white would not be the best color for berries.  I stamped and gold embossed a pretty sentiment to the side of the stem and popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

I will never tire of simplicity...this card makes me truly happy!  I love being able to take a beautiful and simple die, and have that "be" my card...thank you Simon!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Lovefilled Trees

I hope, for those of you in the states, you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  With family in town for the last week, and one sister still here, due to planes that never got here to take her home, due to bad weather in other parts of the country, I have been absent from posting on my blog!  I have made a love filled Christmas card to share with you today, though, made with a CZ Design die from the Simon Says Stamp And Everything Nice release!

I die cut the die several times from white cardstock.  I then layered the trees and covered with a top layer, die cut from cute, heartfilled pattterned paper.  I added a sentiment that I thought went perfectly with my hearted trees.  Here's a close up...

What great fun!! I had so much fun with this card...the design possiblities are endless!  I will have another card to share with you, tomorrow...stay tuned!  Please take care!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Festive Merriment

I have used another of the sweet stamp/die sets from Simon Says Stamp's And Everything Nice release, to make a multi use mini slimline Christmas card...

I thought this mistletoe kind of leaves and berries was so adorable!  I opted to make my berries red(so they would show up, better), dotted them with glossy accents to make them "look" like berries.  I dotted the bow's center with an enamel pearl, and then used a CZ Design sentiment, stamped with versamark and gold embossed.  I popped up the panel on a piece of gold cardstock that I embossed with stripes from an old and much loved PTI impression plate.  Here's a close up...

I said this was a multi purpose card...you can simply send it as a card...or it's the PERFECT size card for a Christmas money gift...

This was actually one of the first things I made when I first got the products for this amazing release...I just loved it, and still do!  Hope you have a great weekend...will have at least one more card before family arrives on Sunday!

Thank you for visiting my blog and this post, today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Frosty Trees

I have used a couple really pretty dies from Simon Says Stamp's And Everything Nice release, to make a Christmas card...

The Frosty Trees are really pretty!  I chose to use both sets of tree dies for my card.  I used  a trio of inks to colors them.  I shaded the trees to all have the same colors at the same places, then layered them and adhered them to an embossed panel.  I added a torn piece of cardstock over their bases, for snow, and added a stamped and embossed sentiment,  I popped the panel up on a card and done.  Here's a closeup...

Hope you are doing well, as we draw closer to Thanksgiving, for those of you living in the states!  My sisters will be coming to visit for the holidays, so it will be a fun family feast!  Please take care!  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and visiting with me!! Hugs!! Lisa

Retro Wreath

I have used one of the new Simon Says Stamp sweet stamp/die/stencil sets, from their new And Everything Nice release, to make a Christmas  card...

This retro wreath is so much fun!  I stamped and then colored the wreath, with the stencil and four colors of green inks.  Having the stencils makes it so easy to color the wreath!  I die cut and then layered the wreath.  I added a stamped, die cut and colored bow, and then sentiments in the middle of the wreath, and below it.  I popped up the white panel on a green embossed panel, using a very old Papertrey Ink Impression Plate.  Here's a close up of the card...

This set is so much fun to create with...the possibilities are endless...I just made one for Christmas...especially with all the wonderful sentiments that are in the set...it's great for all occasions!!  Hopee you are having a great day!! Take care!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

And Everything Nice Blog Hop~Day 1!

I am so thrilled to be a part of today's Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop, celebrating their newest release...And Everything Nice, over at the Simon Blog!  This release has so many wonderful stamps, dies, stencils, embossing folders, new inks and so much more...wonderful new products to celebrate Christmas and beyond!!  I have used two of the new dies, wonderul cover dies, to make two Christmas cards, to share with you for today's hop...

The first card uses a cover plate with pretty pointsettias!  I die cut the flowers with red cardstock, then brushed on a darker red, to give them some shading.  I did the same with the leaves.   I die cut the centers from deep yellow cardstock, and then ran them through the big shot with some burlap over them...for some dimension.  I added a stamped sentiment across the middle.  I also layered the frame several times to give it some depth.  Here's a close up...

The second card is a sentiment cover...

I die cut the cover plate once from silver for the top layer, then a few times more from white cardstock.  I also die cut from orange, pink, and yellow(I looked up what the colors of joy were, and that's what it had as the colors of joy).  I then taped the different colored pieces with removable tape, to one of the white outlines, and ran them through my Big Shot, with an old impression plate, to give them stripes.  I adhered all the layers, and added a stamped and silver embossed sentiment....a set of CZ Design sentiments that I used for both cards.  Here's a close up...

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, November 12th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 12th, 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 

Nichol Spohr

Suzy Plantamura

Emily Midgett

Amy Rysavy

Sandi MacIver

Lisa Addesa

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Kim Hamilton

Nicky Meek

Bobbi Lemanski

Barb Engler

Lea Lawson

Alberto Gava

Michelle Langley

Celes Gonzalo

 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* Christmas Candle stamp set, when you make any purchase of And Everything Nice release products !   The offer is only good until the end of the day on November 9th, while supplies last, so don't wait!  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa 

And Everything Nice Release

There's a wonderful new release out, over at Simon Says Stamp...And Everything Nice!  It's filled with wonderful stamping products, guaranteed to make the holidays sparkle with happiness!  I have made a card using one of the sweet new stamp/die sets from this release, to make a Christmas card...

I stamped, die cut, and colored this cute little snowman with markers.  I layered him, and adhered him to a small framed panel that I had embossed with a snow embossing folder(I use this ALOT...LOVE !!)  I stamped and die cut the sentiment and put that and the snowman panel on a full card panel that I had embossed with an old and much loved Papertrey Ink Impression Plate.  Here's a close up...

This release is filled with so much fun!!  I hope you will check it out, over at the Simon site!  There are also two blog hops to celebrate this release, tomorrow and Saturday...hope you will join in the fun and hop along for some wonderful inspiration, over at the Simon Blog!!  Please take care!! Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Holly Cluster

I have made a Christmas card with a  beautiful Simon Says Stamp die from their Sugar and Spice release...

I die cut the leaves and berries from a green cardstock, and brushed some darker green ink onto the leaves for some intensity.  I added some red berries to the leaves, and dotted them with Glossy Accents. I adhered the vine to a panel I had embossed with a Simon snowfall embossing folder.  I added a stamped and silver embossed sentiment that I had popped up over the leaves.  Here's a close up...

Hope you are having a great day...I'm raking lots of leaves, today!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa