Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp DieCember blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s FANTASTIC!!!
|
I’ve already shared two cards using the new release here and today I’m sharing two more cards!
My first card uses the stunning Holiday Knit background die. I simply die-cut it from white cardstock and adhered it to a white card base. Then I adhere silver, aqua, and blue jewels over the holes in the pattern to create a jeweled, sparkly design!
I wanted to keep the rest of the card simple so I just die-cut the Merry word die from silver glitter cardstock and the outline once from white cardstock and once from soft navy cardstock. I adhered the white and soft navy cardstocks at a slight overlap and then adhered the silver glitter sentiment on top. I adhered it with foam mounting tape so it wouldn’t run into the jewels!
My second card uses one of the new big picture book dies: the elephant along with the mod leaf oval die! I started by die-cutting the elephant with slate grey cardstock. Then I added a little bit of blending around the edges with black soot distress oxide ink. I die-cut the eyes with black cardstock and the tusks with white cardstock and adhered the elephant together by placing a piece of washi tape behind the openings for his eyes and tusks. Then I used foam mounting tape to adhere the ears for a little dimension. I stamped the sentiment from Punny Animals onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I die-cut the sentiment with the Sentiment Label dies and trimmed the edge to an angle.
Next I die-cut the Mod Leaf Oval die with white cardstock. I blended bundled sage and forest moss distress oxide ink over the die and spritzed it with water. I also splattered it with forest moss ink. Once it was dry I adhered it to a black card panel. I tucked my elephant in amongst the leaves and then added the sentiment with foam mounting tape. Then I trimmed down the black panel and adhered it to a white card base! Finally I added a few accents with spectrum noir clear sparkle and a white gel pen.
Check out the DieCember gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Use the code DCMBR27 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your Nutty & Bright gift!
To celebrate the DieCember release EVERY stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! To enter, leave a comment on all the hop stops before 11:59PM ET Sunday, December 9th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, December 12th. Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Suzy!! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Cathy Zielske
- Laura Bassen
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Heather Ruwe
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Hoffman
- Barb Engler
- Laurie Willison
- Bibi Cameron
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fantastic day, and enjoy the hop!
Interested in the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!
|
Love both of your cards but the elephant one is so cute.
Your elephant card is adorable and your jeweled card is very pretty and classic. Thank you for sharing, Jess!
Love your cards. The elephant is a cutie!
LOVE your Merry card, very elegant! The elephant is super cute! TFS! Love your cards/work!
This is so pretty! I love the white on white!
Love your cards. The elephant one is especially cute!
Gorgeous cards! Love the added jewels!!
lve your cards – the elephant one is very sweet!
I love the white on white of the first card. The added jewels are a perfect touch. The elephant card is adorable. Thanks!
Dressing up the Holiday Knit background is such a great idea!! Love the elephant card as well!
Beautiful use of the Holiday Knit die! Definitely is one of my favourites!! The elephant is so very cute!
Sorry, I posted twice! OOPS! Couldn’t find the first one!!
Jessica your first card with that gorgeous background Die is just gorgeous in it’s simplicity. And your elephant is just too cute. Love those punny sentiments!
Such gorgeous cards!
Lovely cards 🙂 especially an elephant ;D
Your cards are awesome.
Both your cards are adorable! Great layouts!!!
Beautiful cards. I really love the animal dies!
I love both these cards. The jewel card is very pretty and the elephant card is adorable. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Both cards are so different and so gorgeous! Absolutely love them!
Cute cards! The “age is irrelephant” sentiment is hilarious.
SQUEAL!! Such BEAUTIFUL Projects!! I LOVE them both!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
Beautiful cards! Love your technique with the die cuts.
Cute cards!! Such a clever way to use the oval one with the leaves. I had been trying to figure that out! Love the Merry card, too.
Very pretty! I love all the Picture Book dies. I love the white you put on the elephant to make it look real.