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SSS June 2022 Card Kit Unboxing + 2 Slimline Cards!

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Hello hello friends! Simon Says Stamp's June 2022 Card Kit came out this week:

You can check out the Happiest Wishes Card Kit HERE <------click! plus I'll have links to it and everything individual at the end of this post.

After unboxing the kit I decided to focus on the Slimline Sunburst Stencil and the Starshine Stickles Glitter Gel that came in the kit and made 2 slimline cards with them:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" Slimline Cards.

I created backgrounds using Squeezed Lemonade Distress Reinker over Distress watercolor paper. After adding splatter (of course) and letting everything dry I applies the Starshine Stickles Glitter Gel over the backgrounds with the Slimline Sunburst Stencil.

They're SO shimmery and glittery and reflective in real life! I die cut some of Simon's Sunshine card stock with the Scripty Big Hugs wafer die that comes in the kit and stacked 3 layers together to give it dimension. And of course I added some bling from my stash: Studio Katia Pineapple Delight Crystals.

On the inside of the cards I used the Slimline Sunburst Stencil with Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Sunbeam. On the Slimline Dandelion envelopes I used the stencil with Citrine ink to tie it all together and that was it!

To see how these cards came together along with an unboxing of the kit check out my video below:

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

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Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Peony Card

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Hey friends! Honey Bee Stamps had a FABULOUS release recently (I haven't had a chance to film any Release & Review videos lately as there's been a TON of construction noise and chaos around here. BUT if y'all still want me to film and share them let me know in the comments!) and I was allllll over the new Lovely Layers: Peony wafer die set:

It looks a little overwhelming and blah when looking at JUST the die set eh? But HB has this awesome layering graphic:

You can right click on this and print it out or save it as a reference if needed - I of course show in the video how to layer all the pieces and trust me it comes together SO easily! Like all the previous Lovely Layers wafer die sets it's pretty much largest to smallest and then you're done.

Here's the first card I've made with this Lovely Layers: Peony wafer die set:

Just like all the other Lovely Layers sets the sky is the limit when deciding how you want to "color" them. Solid color card stock, watercolor paper and watercolors, ink blending, sprays, etc etc. I've shown many different variations in previous posts which you can check out at the links below if you missed them:

Honey Bee Lovely Layers: Tulips Card

Distress Ink Watercolor and Smooshing | Honey Bee Dragonfly Cards

HB Lovely Layers: Roses Mixed Media Card | AmyR 2022 Valentine's Card Series #9

Easy Ink Blended Die Cut Anemones | AmyR Christmas 2021 Series #1

Distress Mica Stain Die Cuts | Honey Bee Lovely Layers Coneflower Take 2

Distress Oxide Spray Die Cuts | Honey Bee Lovely Layers Coneflower

Easy Oxide Spray Hydrangeas Cards | HoneyBee Stamps Lovely Layers: Hydrangeas

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

Autumn Blessings Card | Distress Oxide Ink Smooshing | Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Maple Leaf

Honey Bee 10K Celebration Hop

I LOVE peonies - in real life and in paper version. I planted some peony bulbs a couple of years ago and got my first bloom last year and it was SO pretty: 

How can one NOT love peonies eh? I so hope I get a bunch more blooms this year!

OK back to the card info:

I used Memory Box's Vibrant Violet and Lush Green paper packs for the Lovely Layers: Peony blooms and leaves. The MB cardcardstock packs are heavyweight but FYI the color is PRINTED onto the paper so they do have a white core. Which I am fine with but I wanted to point that out as printed paper behaves differently than solid core when it comes to inking, stamping, etc (which usually isn't a big deal most of the time but if you notice a difference that will most likely be why). I like having all the variety of colors (there's several different packs - you can find them all here).

I used Honey Bee's Sweet Stacks Rectangles wafer dies to cut some white card stock and then ran that piece through my die cut machine with the Swirling Leaves Pierced A2 Coverplate to give it all that detail and texture.

The big sentiment is from the Thinking of You Big Time stamp set. I gold heat embossed it and then die cut it using the coordinating wafer dies.

For the inside of the card I gold heat embossed sentiments from the Inside: Kindness Sentiments stamp set and die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies 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.

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Orange Blossoms Yay You Cards

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Hey friends! I'm part of a blog hop today to share inspiration using Simon's new Yay You release.

You can check out the Yay You release HERE <-----click! and if you missed my previous post sharing the products as well as another set of cards and a video you can find that here:

Easily Dry Emboss a Hot Foil Plate To Create Texture

Since this post is part of a blog hop I also have a coupon code to share with y'all!

Shop at Simon Says Stamp <-------click! during the blog hop and get the Beautiful wafer die set FREE with a purchase of $25 or more using the code BEAUTY

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

Here's what I made for today:

I used the new Orange Blossoms stencil and wafer die set along with Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks to create these cards.

I also used the new Domed Arches stencil set on the background, then added the Yay You CZ Design Wafer Die. I added a little companion sentiment from the coordinating Yay You stamp set as it's just a good one to add to cards IMO!

I finished off the insides of the cards with stencilled and die cut pieces from the Orange Blossoms set, paired the cards with some 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!

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

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Laura Bassen

Debby Hughes

Jennifer McGuire

Amanda Korotkova

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Tarayao

Bibi Cameron

Emily Midgett

Miriam Prantner

Alberto Gava

Heather Hoffman

Vicky Papaioannou

Lea Lawson

Jennifer Kotas

Sandi MacIver

Seeka

 

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 18th of May (5/18). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim their prize.

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

Easily Dry Emboss a Hot Foil Plate To Create Texture

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Hey friends! Simon Says Stamp's Yay You release just went live:

You can check out the release HERE <------click! plus I have links to it all here below (plus don't forget code TWEET42 will get you $5 off your order!)

I couldn't resist playing around with the new Intricate Floral Background Hot Foil Plate. Instead of foiling with it though I dry embossed it onto white cardstock:

After dry embossing the Intricate Floral Background onto pieces of white card stock I splattered them with my Zig Gold Mica ink.

I used the new Happily Ever After wafer die and stacked it with black card stock and topped it with Simon's Matte Gold card stock. I also added some gold glitter die cut hearts using an oldie-but-goodie favorite Mini Hearts Party wafer die.

On the insides of the cards I stamped sentiments from the Happily a Lifetime stamp set 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! 

Honey Bee Lovely Layers: Tulips Card

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Hey friends! I'm back with another card and video! This was supposed to go up last week for the Color Throwdown Challenge but we're in the middle of reno's and chaos and all the things lol. So it's here now:

I used Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Tulips wafer dies and die cut the pieces from various colors of card stock. I then used my Waffle Flower Detail 0 and Detail 1 brushes and SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks to add some depth and dimension to the die cut pieces before adhering them together.

The background was ink blended with Simon's Soft Navy ink, then I used the Secret Garden A2 Coverplate to die cut some white card stock that I then adhered to the card front. And then added splatter as is tradition ;).

I used sentiments from the Squeeze the Day stamp set (and coordinating wafer dies for the sentiment on the front of the card) to finish it all off 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! 

Haul Video!! | May 2022

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Hey friends! It's been quiet this week - I've been in the middle of chaos - literally. Our main floor and my old office was ripped apart (our dishwasher leaked in the fall - during STAMPtember no less lol fml) this week. So we have no floors, no furniture, nowhere to sit when eating etc etc. With 5 kids and 2 pets it's just a tad crazy LOL! We're getting by as we deal though. AND - I filmed a haul video!!!

I have been slowly getting gear and figuring things out as I do plan to start doing live videos on YouTube (no date yet for any of it - I'll let y'all know) and I recently got a new mic that I need to figure out. SO I filmed a haul video as it gives me the chance to fiddle. It also give me a chance to share sale info!!

Shop at Simon Says Stamp <------click! and save $20 off orders of $100 or more with the code LVUMOM

OK on to my haul. This was actually SEVERAL orders spanned out over the past several weeks/couple of months etc, plus some new goodies from Studio Katia that I wanted to spotlight too:

You can also watch directly on YouTube in HD HERE <------click!

As always I have links to all the things here below!

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 Faux Watercolor with Pawsitively Saturated Inks | SSS Wildflowers Take 11

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Hello hello my friends!! As always this weekend before I get to the post I wanted to share the awesome SALE info for those that may have missed it:

Shop Simon Says Stamp's Steals & Deals category HERE <-------click! and save 50% off everything listed there with the code DEALZ

Hokay - today's post uses another one of my all-time favorite stamp sets: Simon Says Stamp's Wildflowers. If you weren't aware I've done MANY videos using this set - you can check out my playlist of all those videos HERE on my YouTube channel <------click!

After my last couple of recent posts doing my "faux watercolor" technique - those posts here:

Easy Faux Watercolor with Pawsitively Saturated Inks | Brushed Flowers Take 2

SSS May '22 Card Kit Unboxing + 2 Cards!

I wanted to try it out with the Wildflowers stamp set - and this was the end result:

This is a 5x7" card.

I inked up the stamp from the Wildflowers stamp set with some of Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks and stamped it onto Canson XL watercolor paper. I then sprayed it with water to get it to wick out and create all that fabulous blending and texture and dried it with my heat tool.

I added splatter using Perfect Pearl Powder mixed with water and with Black Soot Distress Paint.

On the inside of the card I stamped the Wildflowers image with lighter shades of the Pawsitively Saturated Inks and then stamped a sentiment from the XL Greetings 3 stamp 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!

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 Faux Watercolor with Pawsitively Saturated Inks | Brushed Flowers Take 2

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Hey friends!! Before I get to the post I just wanted to inform y'all of the SALE in case you missed it:

Shop Simon Says Stamp's Steals & Deals category HERE <-------click! and save 50% off everything listed there with the code DEALZ

Today's cards use Simon Says Stamp's Brushed Flowers stamp set that comes in the May '22 Card Kit. If you missed my previous post unboxing the kit and making cards with it you can find that here:

SSS May '22 Card Kit Unboxing + 2 Cards!

I had a lot of fun revisiting my old "faux watercolor" technique in that previous post so I wanted to do it again but in a more "controlled" manner:

I inked up images from the Brushed Flowers stamp set with Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks, and stamped them onto Canson XL watercolor paper. I then sprayed the images with water and since the inks are so water reactive they wick out almost immediately. 

I used the Simply Thank You wafer die for the main sentiment and a companion sentiment from the Brushed Flowers set. I matted the images with black card stock that I'd die cut with the largest wafer die from the A2 Marquee wafer die set.

I finished off the inside of the cards with sentiments and images from the Brushed Flowers stamp set 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! 

Rainbow Dimensional Stars Baby Cards

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Hey friends!

Before I get to the post itself I wanted to share SALE info with y'all!

Shop Simon Says Stamp's Steals & Deals category HERE <-------click! and save 50% off everything listed there with the code DEALZ

My previous post used Simon's Dimensional Stars Stencils - if you missed it you can see it here:

Rainbow Glitter Dimensional Stars Cards

So for today's cards I used the stencils with the Dimensional Stars Embossing Folder that they were designed to coordinate with:

I embossed Simon's Smooth White card stock with the Dimensional Stars Embossing Folder and then blended on a rainbow of Pawsitively Saturated Inks with the coordinating Dimensional Stars Stencil set. I then added splatter using my Kuretake Gold Mica Liquid with a fan brush.

I used the Baby Words wafer dies and topped them with a layer of Simon's Matte Gold card stock.

I used the Little One Sentiment strips pack to add companion sentiments 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!

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! 

Rainbow Glitter Dimensional Stars Cards

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Hello friends!

Before I get to the post itself I wanted to share SALE info with y'all!

Shop Simon Says Stamp's Steals & Deals category HERE <-------click! and save 50% off everything listed there with the code DEALZ

OK on to my cards:

I REAALLLLYYYY love how Simon's Glitz Glitter Gels look on black card stock. They're so vibrant!! I paired them with the new Dimensional Stars Stencil set to create these fun rainbow of stars on my card fronts.

I used the Paper Hugs wafer die for the sentiments and coated them with my Clear Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Pen to make all the sentiments sparkly.

On the inside panel I used several Pawsitively Saturated Inks and a brayer to get this fab rainbow of colors over the XL Stacked Greetings Sentiment. SO fun.

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!