Busy day on the blog with lots of giveaways!! For the Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop with Newton’s Nook Designs please click here! For the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop please click here! For the Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge post please click here!
Good morning! I’m super excited to be joining some truly wonderful ladies to celebrate Simon Says Stamp’s DieCember! And every stop on the hop is a chance to win a $25 gift card! Simon Says Stamp just released 22 fabulous dies and there’s something for everyone’s design aesthetic: from cute to elegant, functional to fun! Today I focused on my favorites, the nature-inspired dies!
I love the look of this Birch Column die and how it cuts through the bottom and top of your card panel but is one solid piece. I wanted to let that be the focus of my card so I die-cut it with white cardstock and adhered it over a distress inked background. I used picked raspberry, spun sugar, shaded lilac, and blueprint sketch distress ink for the background and spritzed it with shimmer spray. Then I die-cut the sentiment from silver glitter paper and adhered it over my card panel. Finally I added a sprinkling of sparkling clear sequins for a little extra shimmer!
My next card uses the Circle Leaves die and a much more monochromatic color scheme!
I die-cut the Circle Leaves from silver glitter paper and trimmed it out of the circle. Then I die-cut it again from black cardstock and adhered the silver behind it slightly offset before adding a dark grey base. I also-die cut the sentiment from silver glitter paper and again from the black cardstock panel. I adhered the black cardstock to a white card base and then inlaid the silver glitter paper into the black cardstock for a smooth finish!
I hope you enjoyed my cards and that they inspired you to create cards with no stamping! 😉
And what’s a hop without a giveaway, right? Simon Says Stamp has generously offered a $25 gift card FOR EVERY HOP STOP!! All you need to do is visit and leave a comment on each blog. You have until 11:59 PM, Sunday, December 18th to leave your comments. The winners will be randomly selected from each blog and announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog! In case you encounter a broken link here is the full hop list:
- Simon Says Stamp
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kristina Werner
- Laura Bassen
- Nichol Spohr
- Debby Hughes
- Heather Hoffman
- Nina Marie Trapani
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Wanda Guess
- Heather Ruwe
- Suzy Plantamura
- Lisa Addesa
- Amy Rysavy
- Carissa Wiley
- Shari Carroll
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Such a fabulous background for the white birch trees. Both cars are beautiful! TFS
Both cards are beautiful. I love the birch tree die. I love how you shadowed the black and white.
Love the birch tree card! The background really makes it pop!
Love these, especially the thank you card – using the silver paper as a “shadow”is such a unique touch! Completely wowed me 🙂
The black and white card is beautiful
I’m always looking for new ideas for thank you cards. Great job!
What beautiful cards! I love the background in the first card! Your take on the Circle leaf die is just stunning! These are my two favorite dies from the release! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing. Love the watercolors
The birch die is so versatile and the leaf design is very creative in use of color. Thanks!
Wow, love the colors!
Beautiful cards! Love the colours on the first one!
Your two cards are so elegant…love the offset silver glitter paper!
I really love the birch tree die
This is such a pretty card with the background colors you chose.
Your cards are lovely
The first one is really stunning!!!
Thanks Jessica
I love the background on the Birch Die!
These cards are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Wow! The background on the first is absolutely gorgeous. And the second is stunning. The Circle of leaves is my favorite in this release. And your take on it is so awesome!
Both are simply lovely!
The monochromatic card is wonderful! I love the variety of cards you make!
That birch die is fabulous, but even moreso with your glorious colors behind it… then I kept scrolling and the next one is so strikingly elegant, it took my breath away!!! kudos!!
Very nice cards. Especially love the thank you card.
Beautiful cards, love your contrasts.
I love the colours of the background behind those birch trees. So different. The second card is just as different but it is just gorgeous!! I absolutely LOVE it!!
Oh such fabulous color on your first card and the black is awesome on your second card! Thanks for sharing!!