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Multiple Backgrounds with Alcohol Lift Ink | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #5

Hello friends!! Today I'm part of a blog hop to share inspiration from Simon's Love You Release and the new Love You, Too Release! AND because this is part of a blog hop I have a coupon code to share with y'all:

When you shop at Simon Says Stamp <-------click! during this blog hop you can get the Faraway Hugs 6x8 stamp set FREE with purchases of $100 or more using the code HUGS4U2

You can check out the Love You release HERE <------click! and the Love You Too release HERE <------click!

I'll have links to all the other stops on the hop as well as GIVEAWAY info later in this post!

For starters, here are the cards I made with some of the new products:

I pulled out several pink shades of Ranger Alcohol inks and created a couple of backgrounds on Yupo paper. Then I inked up two of the new background stamps - Radiating Hearts Background and XOXO Background - with Rangers Alcohol Lift Ink and lifted the alcohol inks from those backgrounds. Before cleaning off the stamps I stamped the lifted ink onto panels of white card stock - essentially getting two backgrounds out of one.

I used the You Are Simply the Best and Thank You For Being A Friend wafer dies for the sentiments, stacking layers die cut with white card stock and topping with pink glitter card stock.

I then added sentiment strips cut from the CZ Design Reverse Lucky Sentiment Strips, and added some bling from the Cupcake Frosting sequin mix.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the Radiating Hearts Background and XOXO Background using Spun Sugar Distress Oxide 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 Lisa's blog <------click!

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Jennifer McGuire

Cathy Zielske

Nina-Marie Trapani

Nichol Spohr

Caly Person

Yana Smakula

Suzy Plantamura

Amy Rysavy

Lisa Addesa

Heather Ruwe

Sidnie Des Jardins

Cheiron Brandon

Barb Engler

Lea Lawson

AND if you missed any of my previous posts for my 2021 Valentine's Card Series you can find them all here:

SSS Botanical Heart Take 2 | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #4

Layered Hearts & Picture Book Moose | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #3

Love You Bunches Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #2

Easy Diecut Slimline Cards with Doodlebug Papers | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #1

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 20th of January (1/20). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

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

SSS Botanical Heart Take 2 | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #4

Hello everyone! So today's card is for the CURRENT Color Throwdown Challenge this week:

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

Here's what I came up with:

I white heat embossed the big floral heart stamp from Simon Says Stamp's Botanical Heart stamp set onto smooth white card stock. I then ink blended Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink over it, and added splatter with the ink and clean water. That wasn't enough splatter so I added some Chipped Sapphire Distress Paint splatter as well.

I used Simon's Diagonal Stripe stencil and some Green Envy Nuvo Glacier Paste to create the stripes. The die cut sentiment is the new With All My Heart wafer die, I inked up more white card stock, this time with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink and then die cut it.

On the inside of the card I stamped the Botanical Flower using the Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink 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! 

Layered Hearts & Picture Book Moose | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #3

Hey everyone! I'm back with another card for my 2021 Valentine's series! If you missed my previous posts so far you can find them here:

Love You Bunches Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #2

Easy Diecut Slimline Cards with Doodlebug Papers | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #1

Today's card was made for last week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

While this challenge is now over you can still check out all the inspiration HERE <-----click! and there will be a new challenge up this week!

Here's what I came up with:

I created a patterned background using Simon's Layering Hearts stencil set and Distress Inks. Once I was done with the stencil I stamped the You Are Background stamp over it with Simon's Burnt Orange ink.

My main character is Simon's Picture Book Moose - I've done a bunch of videos using the various Picture Book characters from SSS. You can check out my playlist HERE <------click! with a couple dozen videos in it!

I assembled my moose and die cut some hearts from Cream and Burnt Orange card stocks and added a sentiment die cut from the Heart Animals wafer die set.

On the inside of the card I used the Layering Hearts stencils again, then added a sentiment from the Heart Animals stamp set and a couple more die cut hearts 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! 

Love You Bunches Cards | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #2

Hey everyone! So today's post is back to my Valentine 2021 Card Series. If you missed my first post for that you can find it here:

Easy Diecut Slimline Cards with Doodlebug Papers | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #1

For today's cards I'm using some of the NEW products Honey Bee Stamps released. Their Love Letters release is huge and fabulous - you can check it all out at the links below:

I'm also part of a video hop today as well! I'll have links to all the other videos lower down in the post!

Here's the cards I made for today:

I die cut the backgrounds using the new Quilted A2 Coverplate wafer die, then laid over the hearts stencil from the Quilted Hearts & Dots Stencils set and applied Frosted Petal Glacier Paste. When the paste dries it's got an almost foil-like appearance which I love.

I watercolored the bouquet from the Love You Bunches stamp set with my Prima Terrain and Prima Vintage Pastels watercolor palettes. Once they were dry I die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies, which I also used for the sentiments.

The wrap for the flowers was created with the Floral Bouquet Wrap wafer die - I die cut some of the brown paper bag that my monthly kits come wrapped in (I always recycle that paper but thankfully I had some still sitting here for this lol!).

On the insides of the cards I stamped the bouquet with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink then added another sentiment from the Love You Bunches set that was die cut 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!

To check out all the videos in the hop here are all the links!

Honey Bee Stamps 

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Joy Baldwin

Mari Clarke

Channin Pelletier

Ricky Burton-Romero

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! 

Slimline Happy Holidays Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #21

Hello everyone! Oy. It's already the 6th of January - I've been in a weird fog since New Years Eve (most likely my system trying to process all that was 2020 and the fact that we still have a ways to go to put it mildly).

ANYWHO - still working on Christmas cards. Tho like I've mentioned in previous posts/videos - I plan to jump around and do love/Valentine, random, Christmas etc. It all just depends on my mood and where inspiration is heading. For today's post it was still Christmas/holidays:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I pulled out Trinity Stamps All Spruced Up stamp set and the coordinating wafer die set to make these. I stamped the large border image onto Neenah Desert Storm card stock using Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink and then coated it with Rustic Wilderness Distress Glaze embossing powder and heat set it. After die cutting the border with the coordinating wafer die I inked the outer edges with the Rustic Wilderness Oxide ink.

On the card base I inked over the Slimline Stripes stencil using Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink. The die cut border was adhered with Simon's Big Momma Foam Tape and then I added a bunch of white splatter of course.

The sentiments were die cut using Trinity Stamps Scripty Holidays wafer die set and stacked and topped using Tonic's Gold Satin Pearl card stock. I added some Gold Eclipse Rhinestones and Tic Tac Mix Heart Jelly Drops to finish off the bling.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the All Spruced Up border image with the Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink, then sponged the same ink all around the edges to make it look more seamless.

I made coordinating slimline envelopes using Trinity Stamps Slimline Envelope Builder wafer die set and Doodlebug patterned paper 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! 

3D Embossed Snowflakes Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #20

First off - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I'm sending all the love to you guys and peace and happiness and ALL the good things. I really appreciate the time you take out of your day to visit my corner of the interwebs and I genuinely THANK YOU for all your positive feedback and support. I'm not a hugger in real life lol but I'm sending you all huge virtual ((((HUGS)))).

Second - this sale is almost at it's end:

Woot woot!! Shop all Simon-brand Wafer Dies HERE <-------click!! and get 30% off with the code DMR943 - valid until 1/1 at 11:59pm ET

*one code per order. Code cannot be combined with other codes, previous purchases, card kits or card kit subscriptions

And third - a couple more Christmas cards!

I couldn't resist making them with my favorite gold, black and white color combo. It's just so perfect. I first embossed the Snowflake Oval Frame 3D embossing folder using Simon's white card stock, and then splattered the backgrounds with my Gansai Tambi watercolors.

I die cut gold glitter paper with the Holly & Pine Frame wafer die, adhered it and then adhered the large die cut Peace over that. 

On the insides of the cards I stamped the large snowflake from the Snowflake Season stamp set using Delicata Golden Glitz ink. I added sentiments from the Reverse Holiday Sentiment Strips pack to the outside and inside 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!

If you missed any of my previous Christmas posts so far this year you can find them all at the links below:

Easy Metallic Watercolor on Cardstock | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #19

3D Embossing Folder 2 Ways | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #18

Happy Gnomes Cards & Tags | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #17

Gold, Black & White Snowflake Frame Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #16

Easy Tri-fold Cards with Distress Oxide Blending | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #15

SSS Center Cut Snowflakes Background Take 2 | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #14

Stamping with Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #13

Avery Elle Peek-A-Boo Christmas Train Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #12

Spellbinders Noel Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #11

Easy Glittery Christmas Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #10

Easy Oxide Ink Blending with NEW Rustic Wilderness | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #9

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

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! 

Easy Metallic Watercolor on Cardstock | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #19

Hey friends! First off - this sale is still going on!

Woot woot!! Shop all Simon-brand Wafer Dies HERE <-------click!! and get 30% off with the code DMR943 - valid until 1/1 at 11:59pm ET

*one code per order. Code cannot be combined with other codes, previous purchases, card kits or card kit subscriptions

Now back to my post:

I still have Christmas cards I want to make. I didn't get to make all the ones I wanted for this years series PLUS it's nice to get some made now to have on hand for next year.

I white heat embossed the Gift Boxes background stamp onto black card stock, then coloured in all the ribbons and bows using my Gansai Tambi Starry Colors watercolor palette.

I pulled out my oldie-but-goodie Season's Greetings wafer die and stacked it using black cardstock and gold glitter cardstock. I also added a "happy holidays" cut from the CZ Design Reverse Christmas Sentiment Strips.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the Gift Boxes background using Delicata Golden Glitz ink. I paired the cards with gold 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!

If you missed any of my previous Christmas posts so far this year you can find them all at the links below:

3D Embossing Folder 2 Ways | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #18

Happy Gnomes Cards & Tags | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #17

Gold, Black & White Snowflake Frame Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #16

Easy Tri-fold Cards with Distress Oxide Blending | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #15

SSS Center Cut Snowflakes Background Take 2 | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #14

Stamping with Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #13

Avery Elle Peek-A-Boo Christmas Train Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #12

Spellbinders Noel Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #11

Easy Glittery Christmas Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #10

Easy Oxide Ink Blending with NEW Rustic Wilderness | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #9

Distress Ink & Oxide Snowflake Backgrounds | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #8

Simon Says Stamp Dec 2020 Card Kit Unboxing + Slimline Card | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #7

Peace & Snowflakes | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #6

A Latte Warm Wishes Holiday Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #5

Easy Snowy Scene Cards w Distress Oxides | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #4 | MFT Stamps & Die-namics

Easy Watercolor Pinecone Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #3

Snowy Mice Slimline Cards | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #2 | Waffle Flower Holiday Cheese

CZ Design Chunky Christmas | AmyR Christmas 2020 Series #1

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! 

Easy Diecut Slimline Cards with Doodlebug Papers | AmyR 2021 Valentine's Card Series #1

As I mention in the video - while this is the first of my 2021 Valentine's Card series I will be jumping around with what I create and post (and I'm still planning to make a post Christmas cards as I still have a ton of ideas - and products - and want to get my stash built up for next year!). 

That said - if you missed previous years of my Valentine's Card Series you can find all my previous playlists here (this year marks a DECADE of Valentine's Cards series - that seems so crazy!):

AmyR 2020 Valentine's Cards

AmyR 2019 Valentine's Cards

AmyR 2018 Valentine's Cards

AmyR 2017 Valentine's Cards

AmyR 2016 Valentine's Cards

AmyR 2015 Valentine's Cards

AmyR 2014 Valentine's Cards

AmyR 2013 Valentine's Cards

AmyR 2012 Valentine's Cards

Anywho - before I get into the post:

Woot woot!! Shop all Simon-brand Wafer Dies HERE <-------click!! and get 30% off with the code DMR943 - valid until 1/1 at 11:59pm ET

*one code per order. Code cannot be combined with other codes, previous purchases, card kits or card kit subscriptions

Since it's still DieCember - and this awesome sale is going on - I decided to make a couple of cards using only wafer dies:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I pulled out my DoodleBug Love Notes collection to pair with the wafer dies and card stocks. I die cut some of the patterned papers and card stocks using the Love on a Line wafer die set from Simon Says Stamp, and adhered them to a panel die cut with one of the Slimline Nested Rectangles wafer dies.

The "you" is from the I Love You wafer die set - I die cut and stacked just the "you" word to add to each of the cards, then added a bunch of Doodlebug Sprinkles from the collection to finish it all off.

The envelopes were made using Simon's Slimline Envelope wafer dies and more of the patterned paper.

To finish the insides of the cards I just used stickers from the collection and created a couple of mini scenes 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! 

BIG Simon Says Stamp DieCember SALE!!

Woot woot!! Shop all Simon-brand Wafer Dies HERE <-------click!! and get 30% off with the code DMR943 - valid until 1/1 at 11:59pm ET

*one code per order. Code cannot be combined with other codes, previous purchases, card kits or card kit subscriptions

Easy Snowflake Winter Greetings Cards | SSS Prismatic Snowflakes Take 2

Hey friends!! I hope you all have been having as wonderful a holiday season as possible. There's been a lot going on behind the scenes, lots of good holiday stuff (with 5 kids and pets and all of us cooped up at home it gets a little crazy but it was still a great Christmas!) and then drama in regards to crashing computers, social media issues etc. Basically it was one thing after another contributing to me just disappearing for the last week and a half - and for whatever reason it felt like a LOT longer than that. 

All that said - I'm back! I was able to get the laptop fixed/working/whatever (I'm still hoping I can get more use out of it before being forced to get a new one), and I'm still dealing with some of my social media issues but that's not relevant to this post.

I think I've said it a million times this winter that my love for snowflake stamps is like my love for floral stamps LOL! I can never have enough. I'll never not love a new snowflake set. They're just a lot of fun to create with:

I pulled out Simon Says Stamp's Prismatic Snowflakes stamp and die set to make these pink snowflake cards. I white heat embossed all the snowflakes from the set onto Doll Pink and Cotton Candy card stock and then die cut them with their coordinating wafer dies.

I white heat embossed a sentiment from the Snowflake Season stamp set onto more of the card stock used for the snowflakes. Rather than white splatter I did pink splatter using Distress Paints in Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries and Spun Sugar. 

On the insides of the cards I added another sentiment from the Snowflake Season stamp set and stamped more of the Prismatic Snowflakes using Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide inks 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!