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STAMPTEMBER has begun!

September 2, 2025

Hey everyone. STAMPtember has begun! If you are like me, you’re pretty stoked right now. Let’s jump into the cards I made.

For my first cad, I used the new Mail Call die cut. There is a sweet little mailbox and envelope in this set. To make my coloring easy, I started with colored cardstock for the mailbox and added in some shading. The envelope was die cut out of white paper and then ink blended with red.

Next I used the new Postage Rectangle dies for the background. Frist die cutting it in white paper and ink blending a happy yellow around the edges. The sentiment is from the CZ Easy Strips You Got This stamp set.

Card number two I used the new Stitched Flowers embossing folder. This embossing folder is so pretty. For a bit of added color, I lightly ran a teal ink pad over the flowers. Next I pulled out that Postage Rectangle dies again and die cut the flowers out. For some added depth I layered this piece on top of dark brown cardstock. The sentiment is also from the CZ Easy Strips You Got This stamp set. Last I added teal enamel dots to the center of each flower.

To wrap things up, my last card is featuring the new Block Presents die cut! This die cut is so pretty and can be used in so many gift giving ways. I paired it with the Thread Plaid embossing folder and a little bit of gold splatter. And the sentiment is from the new Shiny Baubles stamp set.

So how did I do? Are you inspired? Let’s get into shopping happiness. When you spend $100 over at Simon Says Stamp, you will receive this adorable Gingerbread Joy stamp and die set.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy shopping!

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Celebration!!!

September 2, 2024

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Hey everyone. I’m so excited to be a part of the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember celebration. This is Simon Says Stamp 15th stamp timber and like always it is amazing. There are so many products in this release that I know you will fall in love with.

For my projects today, I am using the new Big Holiday Words stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. This stamp said has so many great sentiments for your holiday cards and more. Let’s look into what I created today.

I am in need of making some holiday gift tags for the upcoming holiday season and this was the perfect opportunity to use these large sentiments. To start off, I die cut out several star shapes using my Infinity Star Diecuts from Hero Arts. Since I know I will need different sizes. I used one larger size and one smaller size die. Now it was time to add color.

Using my blending brushes, I lightly blended the largest die cut with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated ink in Sangria using more ink towards one side and fading it out as it went across the star. For my next star, I used Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated ink in Sage and repeated the same blending technique.

Once my ink blending was complete, I can both images through my die cutting machine using the Simon Says Stamp Filament Snowflakes Embossing Folder. To create a really cool look, I only embossed half of the star. This really can make the difference when you are creating. After the embossing was complete. I stamped a sentiment from the Big Holiday Wishes on each of the stars using black ink.

Next, I used a small hole punch to add an opening for my gold thread. And to finish off the card, I add a few gold star embellishments.

I absolutely LOVE how these tags came out and will definitely be creating more. If you would like to get more inspiration using Simon Says Stamp products, click here.

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Thanks for joining us for the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember celebration! I hope you enjoy all the inspiration we have for you this month.

Stamptember Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp

September 19, 2020

Hey everyone. Today the Stamptember Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp collaboration stamp is available. I’m so super excited to share this stamp set with you. Let’s take a look at my card.

This stamp is called Park Scene and I would love to be able to stroll a park during the fall. When my son lived in New York City, we walked Central Park during the early fall and it was sooo beautiful. The changing color of the leaves, the cool breeze…oh my heart was happy.

I kept my card very simple. I stamped and colored the large tree three times and fussy cut them out. For the background I sponged on a hill in Green Hills and the sky in Soft Sky inks. Next I stamped the little biker in Nest ink as if she was riding along the grass.

This panel was adhered to a dove card panel. I glued two of the trees directly to the background and popped up the center tree. For added interest, I pulled out my gold metallic ink and stylus to make gold dots within the tree and a border around the card. The sentiment was also stamped in Nest Ink. That completed my card for today.

You can head on over to the Simon Says Stamp store and Hero Arts to pick up your stamp set. Remember once this Stamptember Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp collaboration stamp is sold out it’s gone forever! Have a great day everyone.

Picket Fence and Simon Says Stamp Happy Water

September 8, 2020

Hey everyone. I’m super excited to share the Picket Fence and Simon Says Stamp Happy Water stamp set. I’m a lover of a great cocktail so I was all over this stamp set.

I stamped my image in black ink and colored in the drinks with Copic markers. This was such a fun image to color selecting which cocktail I was in the mood for. Martini? Crown and Coke? Pimm’s Cup? Oh so hard to choose. LOL

To add some color behind my image, I pulled out a yellow Copic marker and did some quick shading. This made the cocktails really stand out. I couldn’t decide which background color I wanted to use so I decided to pair a teal and pink color combo. To finish off the card I added some Nuvo drops in coordinating colors. Happy Water in any color is good for me. Don’t forget a glass of happy water makes you a great stamper. LOL Don’t forget to head on over to Simon Says Stamp and be inspired all month long with Stamptember releases. My wallet is not speaking to me right now. 😂

Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

STAMPtember is HERE!!

September 2, 2020

STAMPtember is here…STAMPtember is here! I LOVE this time of year. Simon Says Stamp Stamptember is the most exciting release that I wait for each year. Full of sooo many beautiful products and collaborations. This year I have the opportunity to join in with the design team and share card inspiration with you.

Let’s start with my first card. For this card I used the Deco Square stencil with an assortment of brown inks from Simon Says Stamp. To add a touch of sparkle and shine, I covered a few areas with gold Glitz Glitter Gel.

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While the card panel dried, I die cut three Engraved Feathers from the Stamptember release. I die cut one from dark chocolate brown cardstock, ink blended another one and gold foiled the third. Using three feathers on this card really made it stunning focal point. I paired the panel with a layer of dark chocolate cardstock, a gold embossed setntiment from the Pumpkin Spice Season and placed it on a white card base. Adding just a touch of twine and this card was complete.

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For my second card, it was time to work on holiday cards. I love this new stamp set called Slimline Scene Builder-Christmas. I believe this might be my very first slimline card. Crazy, I know. LOL Using several shades of distress oxide ink, I sponged the background and stamped it onto white card stock. For added shimmer, I stamped the image again with versa mark and heat set it with clear sparkle embossing powder.

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Next, I stamped out the tree image onto vellum and heat set it with clear embossing powder. I then stamped on some ornaments in lipstick red ink and also heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. The hill was also stamped in versa mark and heat embossed in clear embossing powder.

Now it was time to assemble the card. But before I do that, I splattered the background with white gloss spray. I popped up the Christmas panel onto a lipstick red piece of cardstock and placed it on a white card base. For dimension I used foam tape to lift the hill off the background panel and glued the fuzzy cut tree right above it. A simple sentiment stamped on vellum was a perfect addition. Faux stitches and a few clear gems colored red finished off this card.

Ready for one more card? This one I really loved making as it’s full of fall inspiration. I used the Pumpkin Spice Season stamp set. Coloring the image with Copic markers to match the pattern paper kept my card simple. I trimmed down the image to a sweet square and layered it onto Audrey blue card stock. A few simple sentiments from this set and my card was complete.

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You could easily mass produce this card. Plus I’m a coffee loving babe and this stamps set is right up my alley.

All products used for my cards are linked below. Affiliate links are used at now cost to you however it does support my blog. I thank you in advance for using them. Happy shopping and I’ll see you back here soon.

Below is the list of participants of the party. Enjoy the inspiration they have to share.