This nautical stamp set is just delightful.

And I noticed Paper Smooches just released some more great stamp sets. You can see them all HERE on their blog, along with lots of fun samples. They have a great design team. (That Slang Gang set? So fun, especially if you have a tween/teenager!)

See you soon. Oh, and if you haven’t signed up for the His and Hers online class yet, you should. Lots of fun ideas are going on there!

Ack! One more thing – winners! I emailed you all…

• The SSS blog hop winner is Mary Duffek.
• The winner of the My Favorite Things stamp set is Maureen Hayes.
• The winner of the Mama Elephant set is Maryann.

Below are the supplies used for this card. To find them at Simon Says Stamp, click on the SSS below the thumbnails. For Ellen Hutson, click on EH…

Paper Smooches Wicked Nauticool Stamps (SSS|EH)	Simon Says Stamp Mini Hearts Dies	Doodlebug Take Note 6×6 Paper Pad	Vagabond Die Cutting Machine (SSS|EH)	Sizzix Vagabond Solo Thin Die Adapter (SSS|EH)
FAVORITE THING: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink	Copic Markers (SSS|EH)	Bazzill Robin’s Egg Cardstock	Neenah White Cardstock 250 Sheets (SSS|EH)	Neenah White Cardstock 25 Sheets (SSS|EH)
Hero Arts Snow Notecards (SSS|EH)	Glossy Accents (SSS|EH)

I just am so smitten with this stamp set from Mama Elephant. I simply stamped the triangle cluster image in black and colored with markers.

(I plan to make another of this design in blue colors – perfect for a masculine card!)

Giveaway time! I have an extra Mama Elephant stamp set and it needs a good home. Leave a comment here by 11:59pmEST on 4/26/13 for your chance to win it.

(By the way, we have some winners! The winner of the Lawn Fawn stamp set is Karen G. The winners of the His and Hers class spots are Suzanne E, Val and Theresa H. And finally, the lucky winner of the Kiwi Crate giveaway is S. Patterson. I will email you all!)

Mama Elephant Today Was Stamp Set (SSS|EH)

Copic Markers (SSS|EH)

FAVORITE THING: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Neenah White Cardstock 250 Sheets (SSS|EH)

Neenah White Cardstock 25 Sheets (SSS|EH)

I was inspired to die cut windows from some awesome wood paper after seeing a card my fab friend Kathy Racoosin did at a retreat a couple weeks ago. (Be sure to go see her card HERE – it is very clever! She is the master of looking at products differently and creatively. She turned this die and wood paper combo into a cruise ship!) These windows are quick to do with the three-square die from Simon Says Stamp. (This is so much faster than trying to line up individual dies or punching them!) That wood paper is awesome…

I then added some wood embellishments that I colored with markers. Theses wood icons are from Prima and the sets are incredible – lots of variety for a good price. Must haves.

The greeting is from one of my favorite Hero Arts sets. Love the look of white on that wood paper.

Again, be sure to head over to Kathy’s blog to see what she created. It is fabulous, just like her!

Simon Says Stamp Tri Square Die	Hero Arts Thanks a Bunch Clear Set	Prima Leaves & Flowers Wood Icons	Prima Birds & Owls Wood Icons	SSS Cherry Wood Paper 12 Pack
SSS Cherry Wood Paper 6 Pack	SSS Birch Wood Paper 12 Pack	SSS Birch Wood Paper 6 Pack	FAVORITE THING: Sizzix Vagabond Die Cut Machine	FAVORITE THING: Sizzix Vagabond Wafer Thing Die Adapter Plate
FAVORITE THING: Hero Arts Milwaukee Heat Gun	Versamark	FAVORITE THING: Hero Arts White Embossing Powder	Scotch Post It White Tape	Copic Markers
BasicGrey Camdy Buttons	Hero Arts Snow Notecards	Best Creation 3-D Foam Adhesive	Glossy Accents

As promised, I am back with yet another card using some new dies. And, once again, my favorite new background stamp…

I die cut the wreath from Neenah white cardstock and colored it with Copic markers (YG17, YG67, R22, R24, BG13, BG15). Did it quick and simple – not over thinking it. I did cut it twice and popped the flowers up. (This is a great technique – die cut a shape from white cardstock and color it with markers.)

And that banner die is the coolest die ever. It doesn’t just cut a banner with “v” ends, it scores and has added angles just right to cut and fold into the perfect dimensional banner. I have been wanting this for some time! And the stamps fit perfectly in the die. (You can buy the die alone, the stamps alone or both together.)

See you soon with another.

Here is the glitter fun. I love that it looks like it was done by hand…

You could do this technique with many die cuts. I really recommend this Glitter Ritz micro fine glitter. It stays put and looks like shimmery velvet…

THIS is the die I used for this card. It is an exclusive Simon Says Stamp die that was made by Memory Box. (I have mentioned before my love for these high quality dies.)

There are several of these exclusive dies (including both used on this card) – you can find them HERE.

See you again soon.

(By the way, I will be back with a list of recent winners soon.)

Simon Says Stamp Oh Happy Day Die	Simon Says Stamp Circle Border Die	Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Dies	Glitter Ritz Warm Highlights Micro Fine Glitter	Be Creative Tape Sheets Double Sided Tape
Copic Markers	Sizzix Big Shot	Memory Box Metal Adapter Plate	Ranger Brayer	Tim Holtz Craft Knife
Corner Chomper	Best Creation 3-D Foam Adhesive	Neenah White Cardstock 250 Sheets	Neenah White Cardstock 25 Sheets

Again, these are simple. But with the texture and cute shapes of the wood veneer, you don’t need a lot…

These wood veneer frames are such fun to use. (They come apart – lots of frames here.) Wasn’t sure about them at first, but now? I have ordered more…

And another with the same wood houses…

Again, I just colored these with Copics but you can use pretty much anything.

See you soon. Off to snuggle my little girl.

Studio Calico Frames Wood Veneer	Studio Calico Hearts and Arrows Wood Veneer	Studio Calico Houses Wood Veneer	M Bossabilities Double Embossing Folder	Sizzix Big Shot
Hero Arts BasicGrey Love From Our House	Copic Markers	Hero Arts Black Dye Ink	Neenah White Cardstock 250 Sheets	Neenah White Cardstock 25 Sheets
Eggshell Notecard	Corner Chomper	Glossy Accents	The Best White Pen

A perfect example? Studio Calico’s wood veneer embellishments. Here are a few cards I threw together with them.

First one has some wood veneer hearts on a double embossed notecard (shown in a video in A Cut Above – you can still take it)…

All of these wood veneer pieces start out as plain wood but I colored them quickly with Copics. You could use pretty much anything to color them. Here, I layered an open bird on top of a solid bird. Eyes were done with Black Enamel…

More layering here. I just glue them together with Glossy Accents…

My favorites are these stars. They are super small, making them fun to scatter on a card like I do normally with tiny punched hearts or gems. Fabulous. Added Rock Candy Distress Stickles to these. Looks like sugar.

And look how many come in a pack? Awesome…

You can see all the fun wood veneers HERE.

Oh, and see those hexagon and chevron embossed notecards? I did that with one embossing folder. The Spellbinders M-Bossailities can be used with any die cut machine. Emboss it one way and get one pattern. Turn it inside out and emboss and you get another pattern. Love. A great deal. And since it is a true embossing folder, it gives deep impressions.

Have a good night.

Studio Calico Tiny Stars Wood Veneer	Studio Calico Hearts and Arrows Wood Veneer	Studio Calico Butterflies Wood Veneer	Studio Calico Frames Wood Veneer
M Bossabilities Double Embossing Folder	Sizzix Big Dots Embossing Folder	Sizzix Dots Embossing Folder	Copic Markers
Sizzix Big Shot	Glossy Accents	Hero Arts Snow Notecards	B&W Enamel
Rock Candy Stickles	Corner Chomper

I have two simple cards… cards that take my back to my childhood. I was obsessed with rainbows as a kid. Especially rainbow stickers. Ha.

So today I decided to make two rainbow-y cards for the fun of it. Well, honestly, I was just dying to use THIS heart border die from Memory Box. I lovey it.

I cut this from white Neenah cardstock. This die cuts the outline (which I colored black) and the inside hearts (which I colored with my Copics). After coloring, I pieced it back together like a puzzle. So cool. Would have looked better with some Glossy Accents on the black, but I was in a hurry…

Another fast one up next. I die cut the border from watercolor paper. (The only reason I used watercolor paper was because it was what was sitting in front of face. Ha.) Before I took apart all the pieces, I scribbled over it with my Copics, blending quickly from color to color. I then took out the center and just adhered the outline border to a white card. And those cute colored pearls? Doodlebug.

Here is a closer look at that die. Lovely, eh? Such intricate cutting. Oh, and here is another must-have border die that makes the cutest little hearts…

Great dies.

And the stamps are from two sets that I am enjoying lately. One is the new Simply Said set from Paper Smooches. I like their greetings because they just seem to fit so well on cards. The other is THIS sunshine set from Ali Edwards and Technique Tuesday. Great messages on there.

You can find the complete supply lists below in the thumbnails.

Happy Thursday.

Below are the supplies used for this card. To find them at Simon Says Stamp, click on the SSS below the thumbnails. For Ellen Hutson, click on EH…

Memory Box Heart Border Die (SSS|EH)	TT Sunshine Stamps	PS Simply Said Set (SSS|EH)	Neenah White Cardstock 250 Sheets (SSS|EH)
Neenah White Cardstock 25 Sheets (SSS|EH)	Hero Arts Black Dye Ink (SSS|EH)	Doodlebug Pearls	Corner Chomper (SSS|EH)
Copic Markers (SSS|EH)	Tombow Stamp Runner Adhesive (SSS|EH)	Big Shot (SSS|EH)

Next, I just wanted to share some cards I did for Paper Crafts. They are simple thank you notes created with holiday stamps. This is a great way to extend the life of those stamps! And I adore these cutie stamps from Avocado Arts…

Simple simple simple. Just a bit of Copic Marker coloring and a touch of glitter with a glitter pen, and you are done. Now it is time to get these thank yous in the mail!

Again, Happy New Year.

Here is a card I did with her new Noah’s Ark stamp. I added a computer-generated greeting – seemed fitting for a friend who is going through some rough waters…

I colored it with Copics and then stamped over it with Pumice Stone Distress Ink and the Hero Arts Envelope Pattern. This bit of stamping adds the look of fun texture to the colored piece. And I finished it off with Black Enamel Accents on the eyes and Rock Candy Distress Stickles on the clouds…

I also created a simple card with the Garden Friends set…

I stamped over these pieces, too, as I did above. And the background? I layered two images: the flowers with Soft Green Shadow Ink and the text with Grass Chalk Ink. A great way to get a new look. (Products are linked below.)

Be sure to check out the rest of the blog hop. It starts at Jane’s HERE. If you are already hopping, the next stop is at Judith’s HERE. There are prizes in the hop!

Enjoy.

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