Prairie Paper & Ink

Garden Boots Card | Watercolor with Pawsitively Saturated Inks

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Hey friends! I have another card and video to share with y'all using Simon Says Stamp's Pawsitively Saturated Inks:

I used the inks in 4 different ways on this card. First off I created an ink smooshed background using Seafoam and Surf inks. Once that was dry I mixed some Ocean ink with Transparent Gloss Texture Paste and applied it over Simon's Raindrops stencil. I sprinkled on some Unicorn Dust Confetti and Unicorn Dust Glitter while the paste was still wet to give it some extra bling.

I used several colors of the Pawsitively Saturated Inks to watercolor in these rainboot images from the Garden Boots stamp set. LOVE this set. It just screams spring and I LOVE the font for the sentiments too.

I did add some Aqua Shimmer Clear Glitter Gloss to the boots as I was watercoloring them (which you can see much better in the video) so they're SPARKLY boots. Who doesn't love glittery rubber boots?

The final way I used the inks on this card was a simple ink blend using the Seafoam ink over the Raindrops stencil on the inside of the card 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 Oxide Ink Smooshing | SSS Etched Layered Daisy Take 2

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Hello friends! I have a card and video to share with y'all for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

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

Here's what I made:

I had some fun playing around with Distress Oxide Sprays and Distress Oxide inks making this. I didn't use any stamps on this card - just wafer dies, a stencil and a pack of sentiment strips.

I sprayed Antique Linen and Bundled Sage Distress Oxide Sprays onto some Canson XL watercolor paper and did them in layers with water to create a soft, splattery background.

I then used Simon's Fanfare Stencil with crackle paste on the background (if you missed my previous post using this stencil for a COMPLETELY different look you can check that out HERE).

For the main floral I ink smooshed more Oxide inks, then die cut the pieces with Simon's Etched Layered Daisy wafer die, and the greenery with the new Tattered Leaves wafer die.

On the inside of the card I used the Fanfare stencil again - this time on Cream card stock with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink. The sentiments are from the CZ Design Foundations Sentiment Strip pack. After I'd trimmed them out I added Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink to the pieces to soften them a bit and adhered them 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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Mother's Day Tulips | Second Attempt with Pigment Deco Brush Markers

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Hey friends! I'm hoping to be posting a BUNCH of videos over the next few days. I've been super behind on editing and tech issues (what else is new 🤪) but I'm powering through!

I am just LOVING Simon's Mother's Day Tulips stamp set - y'all know I love me some big floral images and these tulips are HUGE. I made slimline cards recently using the set - if you missed that post you can find it here:

Distress Ink Watercolor Slimline Tulips Cards

This is what I made with it this time:

This is a 5x7" card.

I white heat embossed the tulips on a piece of Ranger Matte Black Alcohol Ink card stock. I then pulled out my Karin Pigment DecoBrush Markers to color it in. I did a previous card using these markers here:

First Attempt with Pigment Deco Brush Markers | AmyR 2022 Valentine's Card Series #3

I used the new Fancy Mom wafer die and Simon's Assorted Holographic card stock for the main sentiment, and the Mother's Day Sentiment Strip pack (that I tinted with a Copic marker) for a companion sentiment.

On the inside of the card I stamped the tulips with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink. I stamped the sentiment from the Mother's Day Tulips set with Versafine Claire 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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Rainbow Glitter Paste Stencilled Cards

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Hello friends!

I decided it was high time I finally USED my set of Rainbow Mini Glitz Glitter Gels from Simon Says Stamp lol. I've had them "on display" since they were released - so I took them down and opened them up. And now I'm kicking myself for not doing it sooner because they are FABULOUS:

I applied all the colors of the Glitz Glitter Gels over Simon's new Fanfare Stencil and black card stock. These gels look AMAZING over black card stock. 

I used the You're On My Heart wafer die for the main sentiment, stacking it with black card stock and topping it with Simon's Matte Gold Mirror card stock.

I lined the insides of the cards with a piece of white card stock that I stencilled Simon's Goldenlocks ink over the Fanfare Stencil. The stamped sentiments are from the CZ Design Spring In My Step stamp set and that finished them off!

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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EASY Mini Slimline Bunny Card | SSS Picture Book Wafer Dies

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Hello friends! Today's video is a short and sweet one. I made a quick and simple mini slimline card using ONLY die cuts for last week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

You can check out what the rest of the team created with these colors HERE <-----click! and there's still a little bit of time left to play along - or at the very least check out what everyone else made too as there's always a bunch of inspiration!

Here's what I created:

This is a 3.5 x 6.5" Mini Slimline Card.

I pulled out some of my Simon Says Stamp Picture Book wafer dies - specifically the Big Picture Book Bunny and Big Picture Book Small Body for this card. I have an entire playlist on YouTube HERE using Simon's Picture Book wafer dies. 

I used Simon's Carrot wafer die of course - making the bunny hold it. I created a little scene using the Grassy Edges wafer dies and the Flickering Butterflies wafer die. I also pulled out the Mini Flowers & Leaves wafer dies and created a little daisy chain "crown" for the bunny with them.

I added another die cut carrot to the inside of the card and paired it with one of Simon's Orange Peel Mini Slimline envelopes. I didn't use ANY sentiments on the outside or inside of the card. I was planning to and then decided to keep them off and let the card be open-ended depending on who I send it to or what for (and you can always add a sentiment before sending it off!).

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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Drippy Watercolor with SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks

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Hey friends! So I pulled out the new Mom's Spring Flowers stamp set b/c I am in LOVE with the large floral image in it. I made a card and video using it here if you missed it:

Watercolor with Distress Oxide Inks | Happy Spring Card

I mentioned in that video how I was thinking about "drippy watercolor" and I couldn't get it out of my head so I made this:

This time I used Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks for the watercoloring. I genuinely LOVE these inks - all I want is more colors lol! 

I stamped the big floral from the Mom's Spring Flowers set onto some Canson XL watercolor paper using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I then used several of the Pawsitively Saturated Inks to watercolor with. I also used my Clear Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Pen while watercoloring so the florals are glittery as well (which never shows up in photos - you can see it in the video).

Splatter was added (of course) with white gouache and Perfect Pearl Powder. The sentiment is from the new CZ Design Spring In My Step stamp set and I gold heat embossed it onto the watercolor panel after everything was dry.

On the inside of the card I stamped the big floral with Simon's Cantaloupe ink and then stamped another sentiment from the Spring In My Step 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!

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Easy Emboss Resist Distress Oxide Blends

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Hey friends! I was really inspired by the two new sequin packs Simon released in their Hello, Gorgeous release that I made cards based on those colors:

The Disco Party Sequin Mix has pink, blue, clear and a peachy orange color in the mix, while the Seashore Sequin Mix has a combo of greens and aqua colors.

I started off by clear heat embossing the new Delicate Floral Mandala background stamp onto panels of Simon's 120lb Smooth White card stock.

To go with the Disco Party Sequins colors I used Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry and Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide inks.

For the sentiment I used the XL Spring Greetings stamp set and Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry and Prize Ribbon Distress Embossing Glaze to get all the different colors.

For this card to coordinate with the Seashore Sequins Mix I used Salvaged Patina, Twisted Citron and Broken China Distress Oxide inks. On the sentiment (also from the XL Spring Greetings stamp set) I used Salvaged Patina, Twisted Citron and Broken China Distress Embossing Glazes. 

On both sentiments I used the coordinating wafer dies and popped them up with Simon's Big Momma Foam Tape.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the Delicate Floral Mandala background with Simon's Fog ink. I then stamped another sentiment from the XL Spring Greetings stamp set with Saltwater Taffy and Salvaged Patina 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!

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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! 

Distress Ink Watercolor Slimline Tulips Cards

Hey friends!! I'm part of Day 2 of blog hops to share inspiration for Simon Says Stamp's Hello, Gorgeous release:

You can check out the release HERE <-------click! plus I have links to all of it below but first:

If you shop at Simon Says Stamp <-------click! during the hop you can get the exclusive Birthday Wishes stamp set FREE with any purchase using the code HBD322

OK here are the links to the Hello, Gorgeous products:

So much fun right? If you missed my previous post and video making a card using some of the other products you can find that here:

Watercolor with Distress Oxide Inks | Happy Spring Card

I will also have links to the other stops on this hop as well as GIVEAWAY info at the end so be sure to check out this whole post!

Here's what I made for today:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" Slimline Cards.

Of course I HAD to use the new Mother's Day Tulips set for my cards. HELLO BIG FLORALS. Especially big tulips - I said in a recent video for y'all to expect to see me post a bunch of tulip-themed cards b/c it's that time of year and I just love tulips. I love the real ones and I love creating them on paper too. And this stamp is HUGE so it makes it extra fun to color in. There's a coordinating wafer die available as well for it (which I don't have but I'm prolly going to order it b/c I think I'll be using this set a lot...).

I heat embossed the tulips onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Simon's Cream embossing powder. I then used a variety of Distress Inks to watercolor them in.

For the greenery I used Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness Distress Inks. Then for this first card I combined Saltwater Taffy, Dried Marigold, and Abandoned Coral to get this pretty, peachy, orange color.

For this card I combined Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry and Villainous Potion - LOVE.

I also pulled out my oldie-but-goodie favorite Etched Dragonfly wafer die to add them to the cards. For the sentiments I heat embossed the sentiment from the new All About Mom stamp set with the Cream embossing powder and die cut it with the coordinating wafer die.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the tulips with Simon's Fog ink, and added a sentiment from the Mother's Day Tulips set that I stamped with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink and Villainous Potion 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 Miriam's blog HERE <-----click!

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Laura Bassen

Debby Hughes

Amanda Korotkova

Amy Rysavy

Miriam Prantner

Bibi Cameron

Barbara Tarayao

Alberto Gava

Vicky Papaioannou

Heather Hoffman

Lea Lawson

Tina Smith

Emily Midgett

Jennifer Kotas

Seeka

 

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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 30th of March (3/30). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim their prize.

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

Watercolor with Distress Oxide Inks | Happy Spring Card

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Hello friends! Simon Says Stamp's Hello, Gorgeous release is LIVE!

You can check out the release HERE <------click! at SSS and I also have links to all of it here below:

Of course I immediately gravitated to one of the new large floral images (y'all know me and my love of large floral stamps lol) to make a card with:

I used the new Mom's Spring Flowers stamp set and watercolored it with a variety of Distress Oxide inks. I LOVE this huge floral image in the set, and there are a bunch of great sentiments in it as well.

I used the new Detail Mandala Plate on the background to add some piercing detail, then ink blended with Oxide inks and stamped Simon's Friendship Text Background over it.

On the inside of the card I stamped the Friendship Text background stamp. The sentiments on the inside and outside of the card are from the new XL Spring Greetings stamp set. I stamped them with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink on vellum and heat embossed them with Saltwater Taffy Distress Embossing Glaze before diecutting them with the coordinating wafer dies.

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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EASY Smooth Multiple Inks on ONE Stamp | SSS Wildflowers Take 10

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Hey friends! I have another card and video to share with y'all! 

Since I got my hands on the NEW Saltwater Taffy Distress color I have been OBSESSED with creating with it. If you missed my previous post and video using the Distress Ink and Spray Stain versions of it you can find that HERE <------click! In that post I also did some ink blending with a brayer on top of some sentiment stamps and loved the result and wanted to try that again:

I pulled out my very-much-loved Simon Says Stamp Wildflowers stamp set and inked it up with Saltwater Taffy, Dried Marigold and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks using a non-stick craft sheet and a brayer.

I LOOOOVVVEEE the smooth blend and transition you get between the colors when inking it up like this! It's so soft!

I used CZ Design's Here for You wafer die for the sentiment and inked it up with the Saltwater Taffy and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks and then embossed them with the Saltwater Taffy and Peeled Paint Distress Embossing Glazes.

The companion sentiments on the outside and inside of the card are from the CZ Design Well Wishes stamp set. I of course die cut some Lawn Fawn Pearlescent Vellum using Simon's Flickering Butterflies wafer die (another all-time favorite) and adhered those to the outside and inside of the card as well 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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Distress Ink Watercolor and Smooshing | Honey Bee Dragonfly Cards

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Hey friends! I have a couple of cards and a video to share with y'all using some of Honey Bee Stamps newest products. If you missed the Release & Review video I did sharing all the new products you can find that HERE <-------click!

I gold heat embossed the dragonflies from Honey Bee's Dragonfly stamp set on Bristol Smooth card stock. I used Salvaged Patina, Prize Ribbon, and Villainous Potion Distress Inks to watercolor the dragonflies. On the wings I used my Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer pen so they are GLITTERY in real life (you can see it in the video!). I used the coordinating wafer die set to die cut the dragonflies.

I did a bunch of ink smooshing on a separate piece of card stock that I die cut with a couple of the dies from Honey Bee's Lovely Layers: Greenery wafer dies. On the backgrounds I ran pieces of white card stock through my die cut machine using the Spring Leaves A2 Coverplate die.

I used the Kind Buzzword wafer die and coordinating Kind Buzzword stamp set for my sentiments.

On the insides of the cards I added a dragonfly that I'd heat embossed and watercolored, and die cut with the coordinating wafer die. I added sentiments from the Dragonfly 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!

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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! 

SSS April 22 Card Kit Unboxing + 2 Slimline Cards!

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Hey everyone! Simon's April '22 Card Kit is here!!!

You can check out the kit HERE <-----click! plus I will be unboxing it and sharing the contents in the video below!

Here's what I made with it:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" Slimline Cards.

I wasn't originally planning on going black, white and gold with these (even though I have a playlist HERE on YouTube with more than a couple dozen videos using my all-time-fave color scheme lol) as this kit is fun and colourful but this is the direction I ended up in.

I used one of the Balloon Trio wafer dies and die cut one of the patterned papers in the kit along with some of Simon's Matte Gold card stock. I added bakers twine from my stash for the balloon strings and popped them up with foam tape. I used more patterned paper from the kit for the background - that paper and the daisy paper is what ended up inspiring this color combo.

On the insides of the cards I stamped a sentiment and the little confetti stamp from the Life Is A Party stamp set that comes in the kit and that was it!

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

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

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NEW Distress Saltwater Taffy 2 Ways

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Hello friends! I'm FINALLY starting to feel better so I plan to be posting a TON of videos! First off - Tim Holtz revealed the newest Distress color recently:

Say hello to Saltwater Taffy! <---------click!

It's SO pretty (and I've said that about every new color released so far and will say it for the remaining 4 as they are released too - I love color and can never have enough options). My order arrived the other day with all these goodies and I lost no time playing with this new color:

I started by embossing Simon's Pinpoint Starlets embossing folder onto a couple of pieces of Distress Watercolor paper. 

On this card I blended Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade and Salvaged Patina Distress Inks over the embossed panel using Simon's Large Blending Brushes. I kept the blending light as these colors looked so pretty and "airy" IMO - but you could definitely add more ink to intensify or you can do what I did for the second card:

On this background I sprayed Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade and Salvaged Patina Distress Spray Stains. SUPER intense color - and I LOVE how they blended themselves. 

I used sentiments from the XL Greetings 3 stamp set and stamped them with the Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink and heat embossed them with the coordinating Embossing Glaze. I then die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies and popped them up with foam tape.

On the insides of the cards I inked up more sentiments from the XL Greetings 3 stamp set using the Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Inks and a brayer to get that uh-maaaazing blend. 

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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Simon Says Stamp SiteWide SALE

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Hey friends!!

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Waffle Flower Snailed It Belated Birthday Card

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Hello friends! Waffle Flower's March 2022 release just went live and it's a good one:

I have links to all the new products below or you can check them all out HERE <------click!

I'm part of a hop today to share inspiration with this release - I'll have links to all the other stops below as well as GIVEAWAY info at the end of my post!

I had a lot of fun making this card:

I used the new Layering Tulips wafer dies along with the new Snail Trio wafer dies. I die cut all of it from white card stock and then blended Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks over them using blending brushes and the new shader brushes Waffle Flower just released.

The sentiments are from the new Snailed It stamp set (lol love it), and the 2 panels were die cut using WF's Designer Template 1 wafer dies.

On the inside of the card I added another sentiment from the Snailed It stamp set and one of my die cut and blended Snail Trio characters 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!

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

If you missed any of the stops on the hop here's all the links!

Waffle Flower Blog

Amy Rysavy

Arjita Singh

Cathy Zielske

Channin Pelletier

Dilay Nacar

Galina Filippenko

Jeanne Jachna

JJ Bolton

Laura Bassen

Nichol Spohr

Rachel Arribas

Rebecca Keppel

Vicky Papaioannou

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Now for the GIVEAWAY INFO:

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 EST on Monday March 14th, 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 3/16/2022.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck! ❤️❤️❤️