Prairie Paper & Ink

Beach Scene Box Card Teacher Gifts

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Hey friends!! I finally made some box cards using Simon Says Stamp's Basic Box Card wafer dies and add-ons. If you weren't aware they released the main set and some add-ons earlier this year, and have since released more add-ons which you can see all of below:

So I needed to make some cards for my kids teachers that I could include gift cards with and this was what I came up with:

I used the Basic Box Card Wafer Dies, the Basic Box Card Beach and Sky Wafer Dies and the Adirondack Chair Wafer Die. I added a white heat embossed sentiment from the new Let's Get Away stamp set.

I die cut another piece of card stock using the Large Pocket Note Wafer Die and stamped another sentiment on it from the Let's Get Away set. The Large Pocket Note is the PERFECT size to hold a gift card plus it gives a little spot to add an extra note. Once that was adhered into place that was it! 

These box cards fold flat and fit perfectly in an A2 sized envelope - I show it all in the video below:

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

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Life's a Beach | Party Umbrellas with Shimmer Powders

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Hey friends! Y'all know I couldn't go too long without pulling out my Nuvo Shimmer Powders again 😉 - and so I did and I made this card:

I white heat embossed Simon Says Stamp's Beach Party Umbrellas background stamp onto some Canson XL watercolor paper. I then used Cherry Bomb, Solar Flare, Blue Blitz and Golden Sparkler Shimmer powders and a bunch of water. I LOVE how the powders mix and mingle and create all these different colors!

On the "main" umbrella I also added extra sparkle with my Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen. The sentiment is from the new CZ Design Beachy Keen stamp set and I white heat embossed it onto vellum, die cut it with the coordinating wafer die and then ran it through my little Xyron X sticker maker to adhere it.

On the inside of the card I stamped the Beach Party Umbrellas background with Simon's Cobblestone ink, and then stamped another sentiment from the Beachy Keen stamp set with Nocturne 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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Quick and Easy Ink Blending with SSS's Graceful Butterflies Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

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Hey friends! OK I'm on to my third post using one of the NEW embossing folders and cutting dies from Simon Says Stamp's Let's Chill release. If you missed the previous posts you can find them at the links below:

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

Easy Ink Blended Textured Sunflower Cards | Hello Sunshine

For today's cards I used the new Graceful Butterflies Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies:

I embossed and cut the butterflies from Simon's Smooth White card stock and then used Pawsitively Saturated Inks and blending brushes to add color to them. I then used a brayer and white pigment ink on them to pick up and enhance the texture and detail - and then added black splatter ;).

This first combo of Pawsitively Saturated Inks is Surf, Orchid and Sweets.

The second combo of inks was Tropic, Amethyst and Galaxy.

I added some subtle texture to the card fronts by embossing Simon's Tin Tile stencil onto white card stock.

For the sentiments I trimmed out sentiments from Simon's Thinking of You Sentiment Strips pack 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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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!

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! 

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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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 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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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 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!

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!