Simon Says Stamp Rest and Refresh Release Blog Hop Day1

Hello, crafty friends! Welcome to my blog for the Rest and Refresh Release Blog Hop Day1 by Simon Says Stamp. This is the final stop for today and most of you might have come from so much talented Barb's Blog, but please also visit the Simon Says Stamp Blog to make sure that you didn't miss any of the hop stops. 

Now, let's take a quick look at my cards for today :) 

< Card 1. Filigree Wreath Thanks >

I used in lay diecutting technique with Filigree Wreath Die on Ivory Cardstock. I foam mounted Thanks Frame Die-cuts on the center, where I used a negative diecut for 'thanks'. For embellishment, I adhered various colors of Jewels here and there.

<Card 2. Filigree Flower Thanks > 

Here's another card made with in-lay diecutting, which features Filigree Flower Die.

Because the die shape is a blossom, I added a stem and leaves using More Spring Flowers Dies. 

I cut the panel with Waverly Dies to add lovely scalloped borders and foam mounted it onto a top-folded card base made of Neenah Desert Storm paper. 

"Thanks" was cut twice from brown cardstock using the Thanks Frame Die and glued together. I also stamped a small sentiment from Big Thanks Words below the diecut. 

Here's another set of three cards which feature Hexagon Element Die with different color palettes. 

< Card 3. Hexagon Hello >

I cut the Hexagon Element from white watercolor paper, and I also cut it from various colors of cardstocks.  I simply adhered the Hexagon frame and then in-laid negative pieces from cardstocks into the hexagon frame. 

"Hello" made of Hello You Stamp and Hello Die was put onto the panel using Strips foam adhesives. Gray card base was made with Neenah Texture paper collection. 

< Card 4. Hexagon Hold On >

For this card, I used a pink-gray-gold color palette. 

The card base was made of Cotton Candy cardstock. I foam mounted hold on and a small sentiment from Tiny Words Set was heat embossed in white using Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. 

I love how the foam adhesives give scripts some dimension and make them look popped up on the background.

< Card 5. Hexagon Be Brave >

For my last card, I used the same layout but with different color scheme, and the card base was made of Peacock Teal cardstock. Sentiments were chosen from Yes You Can set. 

Love this Hexagon Element has so many possibilities to be designed. 

That's it from me for today. Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it.

You don't want to miss important information shared below!

< Blog Hop List >

Simon Says Stamp

Cathy Zielske

Nina-Marie Trapani

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Amy Rysavy

Suzy Plantamura

Lisa Addesa

Heather Hoffman

Gayatri Murali

Ankita Gupta

Barb Engler

Marge Yoon (You are here)

Please be sure to visit SSS blog for Day 2 of the Blog hop, TOMORROW!

< Sale Code >

   Use this code CRL898 to get SSS Exclusive Coral Reef Ink Pad free (while supplies last) with any purchase. The code will expire Sunday, 6/9 at 11:39 pm EDT. 

< Giveaway >

Simon Says Stamp is giving $25 coupon to every stop on the blog hop from the comment section. The winners will be chosen over the weekend and announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 12th of June. 

< Rest and Refresh Gallery >

Please visit Rest and Refresh Gallery for more inspirations. You can also share your projects with us by uploading to the gallery. Click the image below to link to the site directly.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a great weekend.

Marge

To Bee or Not To Bee Blog Hop featuring Bee Friends Set from PPP

Hi, friends!

Today, I'm going to share a special card celebrating the World Bee Day. Did you know that today (May 20th) is the World Bee Day? Frankly speaking, I didn't. But, I happened to learn about bioecological aspects of bees when I went to an insectarium with my kids a few months ago. These creatures are really amazing and they are doing a lot of works for our environment. Without them, the Earth cannot survive. You can get more information about bees on the World Bee Day website.  

To save the bees, Milka Gubo is hosting this To Bee or Not To Bee Blog Hop on the World Bee Day, and I'm happily participating the hop as a sub-part of Pretty Pink Posh Blog on the hop list. You can find the full details at Here. 

For my card, I started by stamping Bee Friends on 80lb Neenah White Card stock using Memento Black Ink and colored them using my Copic Markers. Then I cut them all using Bee Friends Coordinating Dies. 

I also diecut Thankful For You Script Die out of white card stock 3 times and glued them together. I wanted to make a honeycomb where bees are freely coming in and out, and Stacked Edges 2 Dies from PPP looked perfect for my plan. I diecut Stacked Edges 2 Dies out of green cardstock and inked around the edges a little with olive and mowed green distress inks. 

For background, I ink blended a piece of Bristol paper using Distress Oxide Inks: Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade. Then I splattered with white, gold, and black inks over the panel and let them dry. Next, I diecut it using the Scallop Frame Dies. I diecut 2 more frames and glued them together for more dimensional look. 

Finally, I adhered my die-cuts and images using Glue, Foam adhesives, and Glue Dots, added more embellishment with Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix and 3mm Sparkling Clear Sequins, then finished off my card. 

Copic Markers I used for Bees are E79-E77-E74-E71, Y17-Y15-Y11, and G20-Y000.

If you'd love to join this Bee Blog Hop for a variety of fun inspiration and prizes from many sponsors, you need to go over to the Blog Hop Post, first. Thank you for visiting today. Have Fun! 

Marge

PPP Graduation Card and blog hop

Hi, everyone!
I've shared this graduation card on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog for day 1 of the New April Release Blog Hop.
Details about this card are described on the blog post, so please visit here for more information about how I made this card. 

I hope you will join us with this fun blog hop and get lots of new design inspiration and chances to win prizes. Pretty Pink Posh is giving away 4 $25 gift certificates to four random comments (2 winners each day) left before May 8, 2019 at 11:59 PM PST. 

 Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great day!

Marge 

Peonies Shaker Card with Lattice Frame from PPP

Hi, friends!

I'm so glad to share a card featuring some new products from Pretty Pink Posh, which were released two days ago. 

I made a shaker card using the new Lattice Background Die as a frame for the shaker. The frame was adhered to the background panel using thin strips foam adhesives. The semi-circle shaped sentiment part was made from Window Frame Dies and the sentiment was chosen from Encouraging Greetings set.

The brand new flower stamps set Peonies were watercolored and cut with Peonies Coordinating Dies. After I assembled the shaker, I adhered my  Peonies using Glue Dots and thin strips foam adhesives. I added Watermelon Jewels and Pink Blush Jewels as a final embellishment. 

The in-shaker embellishments are Ballerina Pink Sequins, Strawberry Burst Sequis , Marigold Sequins, Blush seed beads, Daffodil seed beads, purple seed beads, and Gold Shimmer seed beads all from Pretty Pink Posh.

I love how the new Lattice Background Die can be used as a frame for a big shaker card and I hope this will give you some new ideas on your card designs.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Marge ♡

Watercolor Spring Floral Scene with Butterflies card from Pretty Pink Posh

Hi, everyone!

I'm going to share a watercolor spring card which features Spring Wreath Stamp Set and Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set from Pretty Pink Posh. 

 

To begin, I trimmed heavyweight watercolor cardstock into A2 size, then I placed negative diecut of larger Scallop Ovals Die on the center to mask it off. The outer space was filled with small images from Spring Wreath Stamp Set using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

I watercolored all the images using watercolor brush markers from Altenew and I added gold and blue dots on empty space between images using pearl pens which I had bought at a local store. 

 

Next, I added butterflies from Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set and Butterfly Friends Stamp Set to the scene. 

The sentiment was chosen from Thoughtful Greetings set and was stamped on the center using my mini-MISTI. In turn, I adhered butterflies using Square Foam Adhesives to make them look dimensional. 

 

Finally, I foam mounted my panel onto A2-sized card base and then I  added Sparkling Clear Sequins, 4mm Ballerina Pink and 6mm Ballerina Pink Sequins around the scene using micro Glue Dots. 

I love this cheerful spring mood from all the bright colors I used in my card and I enjoyed coloring those florals and butterflies a lot, which was very relaxing and stress-relieving. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you will enjoy this.

SSS Blossoms and Butterflies Release Inspiration

Hi, friends!

Have you seen the new Blossoms and Butterflies Release from Simon Says Stamp? It's full of awesome products as always! 

Today, I'm going to share three cards to share with you featuring some of the new release items. 

The first two cards feature Stencil Mesh, Comfort and Prayers Stamp and Dahlia Corner Frame Die.

For my first card, I made a stenciled background by ink-blending of Distress Oxide inks Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoons and Twisted Citron through Stencil Mesh, then I stamped sentiments from Comfort and Prayers Stamp set on the left upper corner of the panel. 

I created a floral scene by combining colored images from Mandy's Flowers and Comfort and Prayers Stamp set, which were colored with Copic Markers. 

After I adhered my images on the panel using foam adhesives, I added Clear Droplets to embellish the card. 

I love how the flowers and butterflies look well with the stenciled background and I really love the sentiment which would calm someone's mind when they are sad or frustrated. It surely did the same to me myself. Here are some other photos from different angles.

FYI, major Copic marker numbers I used are R46-43-R32-R30, RV29-RV25-RV23-RV21, V17-V15-V12-V000, Y38-Y35, B06-B04-B02-B00, etc. The gray tin pail was colored with Tonic Nuvo alcohol markers 491-489-487-485. 

For my second card, I used Distress Oxide inks Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade, and I simply adhered two layers of Dahlia Corner Frame Die cut made of a gold mirror cardstock on the left lower corner of my panel. 

The sentiment was chosen from Moments of Grace Stamp set. Then I added butterflies from Comfort and Prayers Stamp and Plantiful Puns Stamp set around the frame. 

I used the same embellishment as the first one: 4mm Clear Droplets and 6mm Clear Droplets. 

Here's my third card for today, which features Lotus Frame Die from the new release. 

The bottom layer was made of Stitched Whirl Background Die and Ivory card stock, the middle layer was cut with Wrapped Scalloped Rectangle Die, and then I adhered three layers of Lotus Frame Diecuts which had been glued together using Multimedium matte. 

Thanks for reading, today. I hope you enjoyed my cards and I hope you will enjoy the new release.

Have fun!

Simon Says Stamp

Marge