Prairie Paper & Ink

SSS June 2021 Card Kit Unboxing + 2 Easy Mini Slimline Cards!

Hello friends!!

Thanks to a bunch of tech difficulties, other issues, and me spending more time outside (when I'm frustrated with the computer etc etc it's best to walk away. We've been having some beautiful weather lately so I walk outside and take care of the plants I've been shockingly managing to keep alive in the backyard lol!) I haven't been able to get a video up!

However I got the issues fixed, refilmed things that I needed to re-do and have a video for y'all!

These are 3.25 x 6.25" mini slimline cards.

I used Simon Says Stamp's June 2021 card kit (it's still available as of me posting this! I'll have a link to the kit as well as to everything individually at the end of this post). I filmed my unboxing in the beginning portion of the video and then made these mini slimline cards with it.

I couldn't resist adding glitter to the clouds using Glossy Accents and 2 of Simon's loose glitters. Gotta have a little bling!

I finished off the insides of the cards and paired them with some mini slimline envelopes and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

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I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Watercolor DieCuts with Distress Reinkers | Waffle Flower Rustic Rainbow

Hello friends!! Today is Waffle Flower's June release and it is FABULOUS. You can check out all the new products here at my links below:

I'm part of a blog hop today sharing inspiration with the new products and I'll have links to the other stops as well as GIVEAWAY info lower down in my post!

First off - my cards:

I used the new Rustic Rainbow wafer die set and die cut the stripes from Canson watercolor paper. I then used Distress Reinkers to watercolor them in all the rainbow colors, and once dry I adhered them to the die cut outline.

I die cut the clouds using the same die set, and staggered everything on my card fronts using foam squares.

For my sentiments I used the Label Maker Sentiments set that had come out in Waffle Flowers previous release. Once everything was adhered into place that was it!

To see how my cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

Next stop on the hop is Arjita's blog HERE <-------click!

If you missed any of the stops on the hop you can find them all here:

Waffle Flower Blog

Amy Rysavy

Arjita Singh

Cathy Zielske

Channin Pelletier

Galina Filippenko

Jeanne Jachna

Jessica Frost-Ballas

JJ Bolton

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Rachel Arribas

Nichol Spohr

Rebecca Keppel

Vicky Papaioannou

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!!

 

For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Monday June 7th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 6/9/2021.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!! ❤️❤️❤️

Easy Rainbow Palette with 3 Distress Reinkers | CZ Design Pride Wafer Dies

Hello hello everyone!! OK first off - if you missed that Simon has a NEW release:

You can check out all the new products HERE <-----click!

AND because today's post is part of a blog hop I have a code for y'all:

Shop at Simon Says Stamp <------click! during the Rainbows release bog hop and get a FREE pack of Holographic envelopes with any purchase using the code ENVIES

I will have links to all the other stops on the hop as well as GIVEAWAY info lower down in the post!

If you missed my earlier card and video using some of the new products you can find that here:

Custom Embossing Paste with Distress Reinkers | SSS Fading Hearts Slimline Stencil

Now on to today's card:

I used only 3 Distress Reinkers - Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Mermaid Lagoon - to create a rainbow of colors in my watercolor palette. I then used the colors to paint a rainbow background that I die cut with the outline of the CZ Design Pride wafer die set.

I used the same watercolors to create a splattery background for the Pride die cut, and added a sentiment from the Reverse Pride Sentiment Strips pack.

I watercolored another panel to adhere to the inside of the card and added a couple more of the Reverse Pride Sentiment Strips and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

The next stop on the hop is Heather's blog HERE <-----click!

If you missed any of the stops on the hop you can find them all at the links below:

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Kristina Werner

Amy Rysavy

Heather Ruwe

Lisa Addesa

Amanda Korotkova

Sidnie Des Jardins

Suzy Plantamura

Yana Smakula

Kathy Racoosin

Barb Engler

Lea Lawson

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Now for the GIVEAWAY info!!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop (thanks Heidi!!) from each blog's comment section (so leaving comments on all the blog posts of the hop increases your chances of winning!). Simon will choose the winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday the 9th of June (6/9). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck! ❤️❤️❤️

Custom Embossing Paste with Distress Reinkers | SSS Fading Hearts Slimline Stencil

Hey everyone!!

First off - Simon's Rainbows release is available HERE <-------click! So many fun new products (and I will do a Release & Review video ASAP - I'm just trying to catch up with life as per usual).

Here's the first card and video I have using a couple of the new products, and of course incorporating Distress Ink Reinkers as I'm still going strong with them LOL!

This is a 3.5 x 8.5" slimline card.

I used 3 Distress Reinkers (Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Mermaid Lagoon) and embossing paste and mixed up all my colors. I then applied them over the new Fading Hearts slimline stencil.

While the paste was still wet I used my Glitter Dusters (because of course I have several of them) with Simon's Unicorn Confetti Glitter (more chunky glitter that you can see really well in the pics) and Simon's Unicorn Glitter Dust (much more fine glitter) and dusted them over the paste. The glitters stick to the paste as it dries and now I've got this fun rainbow glittery card!

On the inside of the card I used the Fading Hearts stencil again and blended several Distress Oxide inks over it. All the sentiments on the front and inside of the card are from the new CZ Design You Are Loved stamp set. I white heat embossed them onto black card stock and die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Shimmer Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Look For the Rainbows Take 5

Hello friends!! I've been editing up a STORM over the last several days - if you've missed any of my recent posts you can find them all by scrolling down!

I'm still on a Distress Reinker kick - it's been so much fun creating with them. For this card I stamped images from Simon Says Stamp's Look for the Rainbows stamp set onto Canson watercolor paper using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I heat embossed them with WOW's Clear Matt Dull embossing powder then watercolored them with Distress Reinkers mixed with Perfect Pearl Powder so they're all shimmery.

On the background I heat embossed the Open Grid Background stamp and then watercolored over it with more Distress Reinkers mixed with Perfect Pearl powder. The die cut hugs is from Simon's Small Script Trio wafer die set and I topped it with Holographic card stock.

On the inside of the card I inked up the images using Distress Oxide inks and sponge daubers. I had die cut some Flickering Butterflies from Lawn Fawn's Translucent vellum, and adhered some to the outside and inside of the card. I stamped a sentiment from the Look for the Rainbows set and paired the card with a Doll Pink envelope and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Shimmer Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Wildflowers Stamp Set Take 6

Hello friends!!

So I've been posting a BUNCH of videos lately using Distress Ink re-inkers - and of course I've got another one for y'all:

This is a 3.25 x 6.25" mini slimline card.

I added some Perfect Pearls powder to my Distress Reinker palette to add some shimmer, then watercolored a background using them. Once it was dry I used Simon's Wildflowers stamp set and heat embossed the silhouette image using Tonic's Glitter Noir embossing powder.

I used the 'thanks' wafer die from Simon's Script Trio wafer die set and added a top layer die cut from Simon's Holographic card stock. I die cut the Flickering Butterflies from some of Lawn Fawn's Pearlescent vellum and added those as well.

On the inside of the card I inked up the Wildflowers image using several Distress Oxide inks and sponge daubers. I added a couple more of the Flickering Butterflies, and a sentiment strip from the Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strip pack and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Flower Cluster Wood Mount Stamp

Hello everyone!!

I've been creating like mad using Distress Reinkers - if you missed any of those posts you can scroll down or check out the specific posts here:

Emboss Resist Gradient Background with Distress Reinkers | SSS Dandelion Messages Take 3

Emboss Resist Distress Reinker Backgrounds | SSS Spring Blooms Background

Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Organic Fruits Stamp Set

Slimline Distress Reinker Watercolor Card | Trinity Stamps Slimline Doodle Garden

Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | CZ Design Color Wheel Stamp

So today's cards use Distress Reinkers of course:

These are 3.25 x 6.25" mini slimline cards.

I used Simon Says Stamp's Wood Mounted Flower Cluster stamp, stamped it with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink onto watercolor paper and heat embossed it with WOW Clear Matt Dull embossing powder.

I used a variety of Distress Reinkers to watercolor in the image (all are linked in the supplies below!). For the sentiments I pulled out the Thankful Flowers stamp set (one of my favourites) and stamped the Thank You directly onto the card front and added a small companion sentiment stamped on Lawn Fawn Sunflower card stock.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the Flower Cluster using Simon's Khaki ink, and added another sentiment from the Thankful Flowers stamp set.

For the Ivory Mini Slimline envelopes I inked up the Flower Cluster stamp with several Distress Oxide inks using sponge daubers to get all the colors then stamped it onto the envelope and that was it!

To see how these cards and envelopes came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Emboss Resist Gradient Background with Distress Reinkers | SSS Dandelion Messages Take 3

Hey everyone! Post and video #2 from me today - if you missed my earlier post you can find that here:

Emboss Resist Distress Reinker Backgrounds | SSS Spring Blooms Background

OK on to the cards:

I pulled out Simon Says Stamp's Dandelion Messages stamp set and heat embossed one of the images onto Canson XL watercolor paper using Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. Once that was melted I used my palette with Distress Reinkers (that I've used in all my latest videos) and painted the colors in a gradient. REALLY easy to do!

The sentiment is one of my oldie-but-goodie favourites - Simon's Painted Thanks wafer die. I die cut it from black card stock and stacked them 3 layers deep for dimension.

On the inside of the card I used the same image from the Dandelion Messages stamp set, and this time I inked it up with several colors of Distress Oxide inks using sponge daubers. I then stamped a sentiment from the same set and that was it!

To see how my cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-----click!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Emboss Resist Distress Reinker Backgrounds | SSS Spring Blooms Background

Hello hello everyone! I've been able to get SO much editing done so I'm posting videos and sharing with y'all a TON!

So lately I've been on a "watercolor with Distress Reinkers" kick and it's been fun - and I continued that with these cards.

I heat embossed Simon Says Stamp's Spring Bloom Background onto Canson XL watercolor paper using Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. I then used several different Distress Ink Re-inkers and watercolored over it. As it dries the embossed images resist the inks and I'm left with these fun colourful (and satin shimmery) backgrounds.

I used the CZ Design Swoopy Thank You wafer dies for my main sentiment and then added a companion sentiment from the Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strips pack.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the Spring Blooms Background using Simon's Fog ink and added a couple more of the Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strips. I paired the cards with a couple of Lemon Chiffon envelopes and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Organic Fruits Stamp Set

I used Simon Says Stamp's Organic Fruits stamp set and stamped the images onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed them with WOW's Clear Matt Dull embossing powder.

I then used Distress Reinkers to watercolor in all the images and once dry I die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies. 

For the backgrounds I heat embossed Simon's Open Grid Background using the same embossing powder and then painted over it with more Distress Reinkers.

On the insides of the cards I adhered the same fruit I'd put on the outside and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!