Heartfelt Thanks
Hi bloggers! Happy Sunday to you!! I’m so pleased to have the amazing Debby Hughes as a guest on our blog today! She’s cooked up some great ideas on how to use amazing STAMPtember® exclusive dies & stamps! Enjoy!
Hello :) Debby here with a little look at a couple of Simon’s new coordinating dies and stamps. Within the STAMPtember release there are 9 stamp sets which have at least one matching die! Sets like these make it so easy to create fabulous coordinating projects.
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Here’s the card I made using the Really Big Thanks Set.
I love using the negatives of die cuts, so cut the Thanks die from a panel of Basic Grey Persimmon patterned paper and foam mounted it over another of the papers from the pack. The panel is wrapped with some lovely Hemptique twine and the stamped ‘heartfelt’ added. I die cut a piece of gorgeous leaf paper from the pad using the A2 Curved Edge die and mounted that onto my card base and then popped up the panel on top. The final touch was some die cut hearts :)
Using the Gift Card Envelope die I made a matching envelope to go with the card. The envelope is die cut from more of the leaf paper and a tag added using the Tags For You coordinating stamps and die set. The Tag Sayings Stamp set is packed with great sentiments and images but also come with some staples to dress up even the simplest of tags. The white heat embossed outline and subtle diagonal stripes stamped in Versamark create interest without detracting from the stamped and die cut sentiment. The Thanks die cut is actually the one left over from my card :) The envelope is kept closed and the tags attached with more of that lovely Hemptique twine – it has a gorgeous silver thread through it :)
It’s easy to slip the twine off to open the envelope. The patterned papers are single sided so I added a little more paper to the inside flap of the envelope to give that polished finishing touch. I hope you are enjoying the STAMPtember® extravaganza here on the Simon blog! Have fun :)
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Thanks so much for reading today and thanks to Debby for providing such amazing inspiration!
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Debbie’s cards are so fun. I love how she utilized both parts of the die cuts, positive and negative.
What a cute set. Great work Debby.
very clever use of the dies! Fabulous card and envelope. TFS
I love the reverse effect of the thanks on the first card. Thanks for sharing.
I am LOVING Stamptember and learning so much from each post. I really like the new word dies and how Debby used both the positive and negative from the die on different cards! Don’t you just love when a product does double duty? Thanks to SSS and to Debby for sharing with us today. Can’t wait to see what is next!
Fabulous cards. Thank you so much Debbie. I love the reverse effect look with the thanks. I really like the curved edge look also.
Pretty cards. It is great to be able to get double the sentiment out of the die cut.
beautiful!
Love both card and envelope!
These are both gorgeous! Great use of the negative space!
These are awesome-love your use of the dies!
love the negative image.
Wow, I just love those papers you used on that fabulous card!
Oh, what a sweet card and project! Bravo to Debby!
I love the balance of the curve with the block on the first card. It is so pleasing to the eye. I love both of these cards.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the cards so very much!!!!
Wow… Fabulous card !
Thanks for the inspiration and how to use dies both the positive and negative
Great cards – love how you used the positive and negative die cuts. I would like to do this too – thank you!
Debby’s cards never cease to amaze me and I can always spot them a mile away. Her style is so crisp, clean and classy!
Lovin the card and envelope die! ~God bless~
I love both creations!… but that’s not new because Debby’s cards are always amazing.
wow are these gorgeous!!!
fabulous card, loving the thanks die ♥
WOW!! Debby AMAING as usual!! LOVE your designs!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! =)
September has officially become my favorite month!
Spectacular cards – the die is so cute :)
Debby’s cards are so beautiful! No wonder I am in love with her style
I love the twine bow! It always adds that extra special touch!
Debby, this is stunning. You have a way with tags, and I just love how you used the curved edge on the diagonal. Beautiful work!
Nice cards. Interesting use of dies and the patterned papers.
very good – waste not want not!
Sandra ltb
love the word dies!
Very pretty cards. I like the curved edge of the first one.
Stunning creations here from Debby, and as usual we gotr some lovely inspiration here again. Her card is so beautiful.
Great Cards!
Would not have thought of gray for fall but like it with the mustard leaf pattern!
Love to use both parts of a cut out ~nice job!
Good idea to use the negative and the positive of the die cut. Just cut out some words but hadn’t thought about using a bigger piece of paper and using both cuts in my cards. thanks for the idea.
wonderful cards!
I just love that die cut “thanks”. Great card!
For the first card, I’ve never seen the 1/2 circle on the bottom, very interesting for a card design.
Stunning cards. Wouldn’t these be lovely to receive?
These are Beautiful.
Love how you used the negative for the sentiment! Great idea! The paper is adorable and I love the placement of the hearts. I love how you did the tags and tied them around the card with the twine. Very nice! I really, really like the thanks and how it runs off the edges of the card. Very, very and very nicely done! Thanks for sharing!
Lovely cards! It is a great way to make several cards with the same products!
I’m already your follower
Love the use of the curved edge die … awesome cards :)
thanks for the inspiration
great card
I love these cards. I am dying to get my hands on the Permisson line from BG.
Debby never lets me down. She makes the best eye candy. Love the papers and the way she used it all.
The card with the tags is adorable!
Love these cards and that “thanks” die.
Love the card- great papers. The envelope leaves me speechless!