Prairie Paper & Ink

Clean and Simple? My Take | SSS Strawbeary

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Hey friends! I have a card and video for y'all for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

You can check out what the rest of the team made with these colors HERE <-----click and play along too if you'd like!

Here's what I made:

I used Simon Says Stamp's Strawbeary stamp set and stamped some of the images onto Simon's smooth white card stock with Intense Black Ink. I colored in the images with Copics, and added highlights with a white gel pen. I used the coordinating wafer dies to cut them all out.

I lightly blended some Celery Pawsitively Saturated Ink with a blending brush onto white card stock before I adhered all my images with foam squares.

I stamped sentiments from the Strawbeary set using Nocturne ink and stamped the "berry" sentiment with Blush Pawsitively Saturated ink 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!

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No Line Copic Coloring with an Embossing Folder | SSS Floral Harmony

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Hey friends!

I have another embossing folder with coordinating wafer die card to share with y'all. I am LOVING these combos that Simon has in their Let's Chill release. If you missed my previous post using one of the other folder and wafer dies from the release you can check it out here:

Easy Ink Blended Textured Sunflower Cards | Hello Sunshine

So for today's card I used the new Floral Harmony Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies and colored all the raised areas with Copic markers:

I haven't used my Copics in a long time and it felt so good to pull them out and make this card! AND I really enjoyed coloring all these florals with them - there's something about the no-line look combined with the texture from the embossing folder that is really satisfying to me.

I couldn't really capture it in photos but I show in the video the shimmer and sparkle I added to the flowers using my Tonic Aqua Shimmer pen. SO PRETTY in real life. 

I used Simon's Thinking of You sentiment strips for the sentiments on the inside and outside of the card. On the inside of the card I added another embossed, die cut and colored flower from the Floral Harmony set 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!

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Easy Ink Blended Textured Sunflower Cards | Hello Sunshine

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Hey friends! So I had the hardest time deciding where to start when creating with Simon's Let's Chill release products (I got the products right before the release so I didn't have any runway to create ahead of time - it happens (and my life is generally nuts lol)). I am loving this release and have a ton of ideas. I already posted these cards and video for the release hop <------click! if you missed it. 

This time I wanted to have a go at the new embossing folders with the coordinating dies. I have links to all the new ones below - for today I used the Sunflower Fields set:

I embossed the Sunflower Fields folder onto Simon's Smooth White Cardstock, and did the same thing with scraps that I die cut with the coordinating wafer die in the Sunflower Fields set. 

I then used several of Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks and blending brushes to add color to the flowers.

I added splatter (of course) to the backgrounds and the individual flowers - which I popped up with Simon's Big Momma foam tape. For the sentiment I used the new CZ Design Hello Sunshine wafer die.

On the insides of the cards I stamped a sentiment from the CZ Design Spring In My Step stamp set and then added one of the die cut and embossed Sunflower Fields flowers 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.

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Sending Good Vibes | Shimmer Powder Butterfly Cards

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Hey friends!! 

Simon Says Stamp's Let's Chill Release is available now! You can check out all the new products HERE <------click!

I'm part of Day 1 of 2 days of blog hops sharing inspiration using the new products. I'll have links to the other stops on the hop as well as GIVEAWAY info at the end of this post!

Also if you shop at Simon Says Stamp <------click! during the hops you can get this adorable Doodlebug Chasing Rainbows sprinkles pack FREE with any purchase using the code PRISM

Here's what I created for today:

I white heat embossed the butterflies from the new Butterfly Dreams stamp set onto Canson XL watercolor paper and then used my Nuvo Shimmer Powders over them. Once they were dry I die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies.

I stamped the card bases using the new Retro Tiles background stamp using Simon's Flannel Pawsitively Saturated Ink (we got NEW colors of Pawsitively Saturated Inks with this release! PURPLES! And Greys! Check them out HERE). I of course added gold splatter and a die cut using Simon's Sending Good Vibes wafer die stacked with white card stock and topped with Matte Gold card stock.

On the insides of the cards I added another butterfly from the Butterfly Dreams set and stamped a sentiment from the CZ Design Spring In My Step stamp set with Goldenlocks ink and that was it! 

Check out how these cards came together in my video below:

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

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

If you missed any of the other stops on today's hop you can find them all here:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Jennifer McGuire

Suzy Plantamura

Sidnie Des Jardins

Lisa Addesa

Keisha Charles

Amy Rysavy

Alberto Gava

Heather Ruwe

Bibi Cameron

Cheiron Brandon

 

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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 22nd of June (6/22). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim their prize.

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

Shimmer Powders 4 Ways | SSS Thankful Magnolia

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Hey friends! After my previous card using Simon's Tin Tile stencil and a sentiment from the Thankful Magnolia stamp set I of course needed to use the HUGE floral image in the Thankful Magnolia set to make some cards:

I stamped the floral onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and clear heat embossed them. I then used a variety of Nuvo Shimmer powders to paint in the images before letting them dry and die cutting them with the coordinating wafer die.

The backgrounds were done with Ivory Willow and Jade Fountain Nuvo Shimmer Powders over watercolor paper. Once dry I mixed the powders with Rangers Opaque Matte Texture Paste and applied the colored pastes over Simon's Tin Tile Stencil.

I used those same shimmer powder colors to paint pieces of watercolor paper that I then die cut with the Big Thanks wafer die.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the floral with Simon's Fog ink 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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Shimmer Powders Over A Stencil | SSS Tin Tile Stencil

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Hello friends! Are any of you surprised that I have another rainbow-colour card to share with y'all? I have really been enjoying creating with just 3 colors (regardless of product - I've used Shimmer Powders, Spray Stains, Oxide Sprays, Ink Pads....one commenter mentioned using paints as they didn't have the products I use and I hope they did. I bet it turned out awesome (and now I'm thinking about pulling out my Distress Paints and seeing what would happen...)).

ANYWHO - I've been enjoying the creating amidst the random chaos that goes on (hence my lack of videos for a while and then I post daily and multiple times a day - it literally just depends on the chaos lol).

I could have sworn Bibi Cameron posted something on her Instagram recently using shimmer powders with blending brushes over a stencil. For the life of me I can't find it (tho it's probably obvious and I'm missing what's right under my nose) - but if you don't already follow her on her Instagram HERE or her blog HERE I highly recommend you do. She's MASSIVELY talented and her cards and projects are gorgeous. I am always wow'd by some of the out-of-the-box ways she comes up with for using products (which is why I'm thinking it had to be her that did this technique that stuck in my head).

I used Cherry Bomb, Solar Flare and Blue Blitz Nuvo Shimmer Powders mixed with water and applied them with blending brushes over Simon Says Stamp's Tin Tile Stencil. It was a fun thing to try and stay tuned because I think I'll have to do this again but with other colors of the Shimmer Powders...

I added gold splatter with my Starry Nights palette (of course) and for the sentiments I used Simon's Bold Thanks wafer die and a heat embossed sentiment from the Thankful Magnolia stamp set. I die cut some vellum using the Etched Laurel Leaves wafer die and adhered the sentiments over that.

On the inside of the card I ink blended 3 of Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks (Watermelon, Lemonade and Cadette) over the Tin Tile Stencil 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!

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Rainbow Watercolor Background Card Using 3 Distress Spray Stains

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Hey friends! I'm still on my "rainbow using only 3 colors" obsession lol! AND I wanted to quickly mention a sale going on right now:

Shop all things Ranger at Simon Says Stamp <-------click! (the only exception is the pre-order of the NEW Distress color that will come out on the 18th!! I can't wait to see what it is!) and save 20% with the code RANGER

Here's what I made for today:

I used Honey Bee's new Rainbow A2 Pierced Coverplate on some Canson XL watercolor paper. I then did some easy drippy watercolor using Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Spray Stains. I then amped it up by adding a TON of splatter using water mixed with Honey Bee's new Shimmery Iridescent Watercolor.

I used the Rainbow Dreams stamp set and coordinating die set to create the clouds by white heat embossing the clouds on vellum, and then using scraps of white card stock and the dies for the others. The sentiments are from the Look For The Rainbow stamp set (and I show in the video how I got the multiple colors on the sentiments) and coordinating wafer die set.

On the inside of the card I stamped the rainbow arch (I just LOVE this stamp in the set) from the Rainbow Dreams stamp set with multiple colors. I added sentiments from the Look For The Rainbow set that were die cut with the coordinating dies, adhered into place 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!

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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! 

Waffle Flower June 2022 Release Hop

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Hey friends! Today marks Waffle Flower's June release and I have a couple of cards, a video and giveaway info to share with y'all!

I will have links to the other stops on today's hop as well as giveaway info lower down in this post!

Here's what I created:

I used the new Layered Orchid wafer die set from Waffle Flower and die cut the pieces from Ranger's Watercolor Cardstock. I then used 3 different colors of Nuvo Shimmer Powders - Cherry Bomb, Solar Flare and Blue Blitz to color in the florals.

I used the Thank You stamp set and white heat embossed the sentiment onto black card stock then die cut it with the coordinating wafer die. The white panel was die cut with one of the dies from the Designer Template 1 Die set.

On the insides of the cards I used the Thank You stamp set again, but this time I inked up the large sentiment with 3 different colors of Distress Oxide inks - Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Mermaid Lagoon. I then stamped the second sentiment over it with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink 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!

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

And if you missed any other stops on the hop you can find them all here:

Waffle Flower Blog

Laura Bassen

Galina Filippenko

Caly Person

JJ Bolton

Amy Rysavy

Dilay Nacar

Rebecca Keppel

Jeanne Jachna

Teri Anderson

Channin Pelletier

Bobbi Lemanski

Jennifer Kotas

Stefanie Loh

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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! 

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 Thursday June 9th, 2022 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 6/10/2022.

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

Shimmer Spray Peonies | Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Peony

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Hey friends! I have another couple of cards to share with y'all using the Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Peony wafer die set. I am OBSESSED with this set. I love all the Lovely Layers sets so far (and have a video playlist of all the ones I've done videos on HERE on my YouTube channel) and this one is FABULOUS. Here's a couple of previous posts I did using them:

VIBRANT Ink Blended Peony Card | Honey Bee Lovely Layers: Peony

Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Peony Card

For these cards I used several different Distress Spray Stains and combined them with several of the Ranger Dylusions Shimmer Sprays. Y'all remember the Halloween and Christmas Mica Spray Stains Tim Holtz released last year that were AMAZING? And they were limited edition and sold out everywhere and now we're all sad (well I bought them all and have them on display lol so I'm not that sad) b/c you can't get them? Try the Shimmer Sprays. They look and work just the same (and both made by Ranger) they just won't be the specific colors Tim did with his Distress line. But there are a lot of colors to choose from and you can check them all out HERE <-------click!

So here's the cards I made:

These are 5x7" Cards.

I die cut all the pieces of the Lovely Layers: Peony from Ranger Watercolor Cardstock and then sprayed all the pieces for the blooms with Distress Spray Stains in Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry and Festive Berries. I then added Peony Blush (fitting) Dylusions Shimmer Spray.

For the leaves and stems I used Twisted Citron and Rustic Wilderness Distress Spray Stains with Island Parrot Dylusions Shimmer Spray.

To create the backgrounds I embossed Honey Bee's Plaid A7 Cover Plate Top wafer die on Neenah Desert Storm card stock. I then used Vintage Photo Distress Spray Stain and Vanilla Custard and Desert Sand Dylusions Shimmer Sprays. 

The die cut sentiments were a combo of Desert Storm cardstock and Simon's Gold Glitter Cardstock die cut with Honey Bee's You Buzzword wafer dies. I used the coordinating You Buzzword stamp set to complete the sentiments.

On the insides of the cards I used sentiments from the Squeeze the Day stamp set and die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies before adhering them to the insides of the cards 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! 

Rainbow Watercolor Distress Spray Stain vs Oxide Spray | SSS Beautiful Flowers Take 20

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Hey friends!

Yup - it's my 20th video using Simon Says Stamp's Beautiful Flowers stamp set. What can I say - this set has been a favorite of mine since it came out however many years ago, and when I pulled it out again recently I warned y'all that I'd be making more videos with it again!!

If you haven't seen it I do have an entire playlist on my YouTube channel with all the videos using the Beautiful Flowers stamp set as well as the Beautiful Flowers 2 stamp set here:

SSS Beautiful Flowers 1 & 2 Videos

I am also still on a rainbow kick (it's so fun and cheerful how could one not want everything in rainbow colors) and decided for these cards to do one with Distress Spray Stains and one with Distress Oxide Sprays.

So I started off by white heat embossed the Beautiful Flowers image onto Canson XL watercolor paper.

I used Distress Spray Stains on this card - my current "go-to combo" of Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Mermaid Lagoon, and watercolored them over the image.

On the second card I used the same colors but this time with Distress Oxide Sprays.

I used the CZ Design Hugs wafer die for my main sentiment and topped the die cuts with Simon's Black Glossy card stock - LOVE the shine that gives!

I kept the insides of these ones simple and just stamped the Beautiful Flowers floral with Simon's Fog ink. That way these cards can be used for pretty much any occasion and I have plenty of space to write!

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!