Weekender with Wanda – Fun with Simon Says Stamp Dies!
Hello and happy weekend to you my creative friends! Welcome back to the latest edition of Weekender with Wanda here on the Simon Says Stamp blog! Thanks for spending part of your weekend with me! Hope you have Happy Valentine’s Day coming up this week. The hubs and I don’t have any plans – maybe just a low key dinner together and some nice valentine cards exchanged at home. I wouldn’t mind getting some chocolates though! LOL. Chocolate is always a good idea in my book. When I was little my dad used to always leave a giant heart shaped box of candy on my dresser at night – kind of like the Valentine Fairy came!
Today I’m featuring lots of pretty dies and stamps that are from our Simon Says Stamp brand. Often, I make cards that have only dies and no stamping! Do you do that? There are so many pretty dies available for us to use nowadays. Well, today, my card is about 90% die cuts…and one stamp set used as an accent. I happen to really love working with patterned papers and die cut cards are perfect for using your nice paper pads.
This card started with an A2 card base made from Neenah Desert Cardstock. Next I trimmed a panel of cream cardstock and die cut the long edge using the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Scallop Stitches Die. I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a sponge for a bit of a vintage feeling. Now, here’s where I used the awesome Simon Says Stamp Falling Backgrounds stamp set! I used the circles stamp to add accents at the top and bottom corners of the cream panel. It gives just the right amount of interest to all that white space.
Next I had fun using the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles Dies and Simon Says Stamp Stitched Heart Collage Dies to cut out pieces from the Party Time 6×6 paper pad. I also die cut brown circles in the same size to layer on the bottom. This gives a nice shadow effect. After all my pieces were die cut out, I used the same Vintage Photo Distress Ink to ink all the edges.
I had fun choosing enamel dots, wood veneer pieces and buttons to add interest to the hearts. I die cut the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Handlettered Greetings Die from brown paper.
Here is a close up of the pretty scallop edge and the thank you die. So pretty!
Here are my pieces before I inked them. I think it makes a big difference to just add a bit of ink!
These wood veneer pieces from Kaiser Craft come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. They are so pretty to add a little something to a card or other mixed media project.
Thanks for joining me today for this die cut card! How do you like to use your patterned papers? I have so many paper pads in my studio I could make cards for 50 years! (But I’m not a craft hoarder! ha). Best wishes for a great weekend and I’ll see you next week!
Such a pretty card! I love the heart theme and all the sweet details. Thanks, Wanda!! Always love your work!
Love this card!
omg i luv this the dots in the corners and the inking around the edges its perfection
Cute card and fun
die cuts. And I
agree about the
chocolate!
Carla from Utah
Lovely card – I really like how you’ve accented each heart.
The cards are so stinkin cute!
WONDERFUL card Wanda!
LOVE your layers, LOVE your diagonal splatters too!
This is so pretty!
Such a lovely card. Love the dimensional layers.
Very, very cute!
I like the browns and dies. The embellishments are awesome together. Yes it makes a difference with the ink distressing the pieces. Beautiful card and colors.
I love the way you used the distress ink to make this card look vintage. The hearts are so pretty!
This is so pretty!
Such a cool and worm hearting card!
Love your cards.i never think to use wood shapes on my cards. Thank you.
That Thank You die is to die for! Love it!
Love this card! The layering is really awesome and I love how you brought in all these different patterns, so pretty!
Such a pretty card.. And the vintage look on this.. simply awesome
this is lovely, i like the slightly offset circles, they add much interest
This card is so beautiful!! Really nice work and I love the color combination and the use of different materials on the card!
Beautiful again! Love the little dots; they really finish it of!
I love your die cut card! It has to be difficult not to use a stamp anywhere in the card :D
Lovely…wish I had more time and more money because I’d have it all.
Beautiful card! thanks for the tutorial.
This is very pretty!
Wow, this is awesome. I love the design!
Great setting and color combo! So inspiring!
Absolutely smile provoking! Love it!
love this card, simple but pretty
So pretty, Wanda! Agree it’s now possible to use only dies without stamping. Patterned paper on hand? You betcha, and I just acquired a whole bunch more. ?
I like the shading you used on all the elements of the card!
Such a sweet design! I love the inking!
Love this! Very artsy.
Such a beautiful card! And thanks for sharing this card as I sometimes feel this style of cardmaking is in the past. It seems to be all about painting, distressing and colouring, which I also love but I do also like using all the beautiful and fun paper out there too! I am someone that loves using my patterned papers for backgrounds and for what you did here- to die cut shapes. I have a LOT of patterned paper!! Like you, I’m not a paper hoarder, lol. I collect it to use! You never know when it’ll be exactly what you need. I’m a huge believer in inking the edges too as it really finishes it off nicely. I always always do that! Again, thanks for sharing!!
What a beautiful card! I really like all the inkig you did.
Lovely card, thanks for sharing Wanda!
This color combo is so beautiful!!!
I love this card! I, too, have quite a stash of patterned papers & need to use them more! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love this, Wanda! The layout, the layers, the buttons and bows, the colors – all, exceptional!
A lot of wonderful ideas!!!
Cristina
thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it
Cute card! Thanks for sharing!
Wanda, I loved the card a lot! Thanks a lot for sharing inspiration with us!
Love the pops of colour on the patterned paper, fun card.
perfect!! totally my style! I’m inspired :-)
Love all the cut out designs!!
Really a super cute card! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love this!
Very cute. I do love your work. It is always so original.
Such a pretty card! Love the use of button!
BEAUTIFUL CARD . YOU MUST STAR YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEAR.