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!!!
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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!
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Such great cards!! The elephant card is precious. The jewel card is my favorite. I love using jewels. They make everything pop!!!
What an amazing release of dies! Oh dear, what to choose?:) Your cards are lovely – especially the elephant one!
Loving the holiday knit die and your card! Simplicity at its best
Great cards–love the elephant combined with the oval die–so fun!
Nice job showing off the elephant at its cutest !
You did an awesome job making the elephant totally irresistible!
I love the background die along with white on white, so classy. The elephant is adorable & can be used for many occasions & age groups.
Great cards Jess, I love what you did with the Holiday Knit background die but I fell in love with the big picture book die elephant. What a awesome card and the sentiment fits so well. Thank you so much for showing.
Super CUTE cards, I especially love the elephant!
Fabulous cards!! I love the Holiday Knit background.
The elephant is so super cute!!
I like the tone-on-tone card with the metallic accents.
Both of your cards are terrific Jessica. The elephant card stole my hart case he is so darn cute. TFS
Love the little elephant (I have a thing about
them). The first card is spectacular.
thanks for sharing
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ADORABLE Elephant card! Fun pun!!! Your snowflake with the jewels is stunning! So lovely!
Such great cards. I love sparkles–they add so much
As a person with a birthday later this month, I have to laugh at the “Age is IrrELEPHANT” card!! What a fun card to send to those not really keeping track of the years any longer. hahaha The card is not only “punny” but really pretty, too!! I love the new die from SSS as well as the cute picture book elephant.
Gorgeous cards. Such a awesome release.
Thanks for sharing…
Jessica, your cards are absolutely perfect!! Can’t wait to try some of these!!
Bling a ling make my heart sing. These are so dang cute!
Great cards! Love the jewels on the white so beautiful!
Your first card is very festive with use of crystals in the background. It is stunning but my favorite has to be the elephant card. It’s darling. I just love all the critter dies Simon Says comes out with. Thanks for inspiring me.
So pretty, I have recently been obsessed with the different sparkly gems, too!
I love the elegance of your first card and the elephant is gorgeously cute!
Your cards are amazing but I especially love the elephant. Great job! TFS!