Weekender with Wanda – Peace Card!

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Hello everyone! Happy Saturday! Today I’m so very excited to share my new feature with you – it’s called “Weekender with Wanda!” I’ll be here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog every week on one designated day of the weekend! We are going to have lots of fun! I will be showcasing products from different companies and sharing new techniques. I hope you will join in with me every week as we stamp and hang out together. What do you think of my fun cartoon?

Today I am featuring more awesome new products from the latest Simon Says Stamp release – Create Joy. I posted a few cards already using the new holiday stamps and dies, but I really wanted to feature the “Big Peace” die and share that with you. I made a Christmas card in traditional shades of red and green. I gave it a vintage feeling with distress inks and some nice plaid paper from the Tim Holtz Christmas line for 2015. This would be a great masculine card I think. Let’s get started!

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Here is a close up of the beautiful Rylynn Snowflake Die! I die cut it out of watercolor paper and then inked it with Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks. Then I covered the entire piece in Rock Candy Glitter to make it sparkle.

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I die cut the “PEACE” die out of watercolor paper. I wanted it to look old and vintage, so I sponged Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks onto the paper. Then I took a water brush and gently swirled some water around to blend the colors together. Once that was dry, I used the Tim Holtz Spritzer Tool and a Distress Marker to add brown splatters. Once that part was finished, I mounted it onto some bright red card stock. I think this is so striking – love the red!

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I used the Big Add-Ons stamp set to stamp my sentiment onto a piece of cream cardstock, then I mounted it onto the card with foam squares. This stamp set works perfectly with the Big Peace and the Big Joy dies and stamps. I really like how traditional this feels with the bright red and the darker green. One tip for making your vintage projects – stamp in brown ink instead of black!

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I’m really looking forward to sharing and visiting with you every week! Leave me some comments and let me know if there is something specific you would like to see featured, and I’ll start a list. I will pull one winner from the comments for a Simon Says Stamp Grab Bag! I’ll announce the winner on next Saturday’s post, so you have all week to leave your comment. Have a great weekend!

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  1. Love this!! It definitely has a masculine feel to it and I love the snowflakes! I also like the rustic feel you gave it by adding distress inks. FABULOUS!

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  12. I love this sweet vintage looking-card! Since you are taking request, I would like to see
    a holiday themed frantage technique.

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  26. Your card is just lovely! I am wild about plaid and the distressing looks fantastic. Fabulous idea for the men on my list this year. I would love to see your take on the SOFT SNOWFALL Wafer Die.

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  39. Fabulous card! I would like to see some more ideas with using brusho and Zig Clean Brush markers. And unique ways to use pattern paper.

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  47. Love this card! It can be sent to any of my friends. Peace is a fantastic sentiment and covers Hanukkah, Diwali, Solistice, Christmas, and general well wishes during the holiday season.

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  48. I love vintage and I have that snowflake die so I will be getting inspiration from this card to make my own vintage X-mas cards. Such a pretty card and you did a great job!

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