Hi friends! Welcome to the latest edition of our super fun Interactive Cards by Jess series by Jessica Frost-Ballas. Jessica is back with this oh so adorable love card using Hello Bluebird’s Jungle Littles and Tropical Foliage along with Lawn Fawn’s brand new Let’s Toast Pull Tab Add-On die to make this interactive card much easier to assemble! Be sure to watch the video for more information and enjoy!

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SUPPLIES:

Hello Bluebird JUNGLE LITTLES Clear… [ SSS ] Hello Bluebird TROPICAL FOLIAGE Die… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn LET’S TOAST PULL TAB ADD-ON… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn HEARTS Lawn Cuts Dies [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SENTIMENT LABELS… [ SSS ] Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ] Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PINE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E70 ASH ROSE… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E71 CHAMPAGNE Taupe [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E74 COCOA BROWN… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E77 MAROON Dark Red [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E79 CASHEW Dark… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker G02 SPECTRUM GREEN [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker G03 MEADOW GREEN [ SSS ] Copic Sketch MARKER G05 EMERALD GREEN [ SSS ] Copic Sketch MARKER G16 MALACHITE Green [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker G19 BRIGHT PARROT… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker YG21 ANISE Yellow… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker YG23 NEW LEAF… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker YG25 CELADON… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker R20 BLUSH Pink… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker R21 SARDONYX… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker R22 LIGHT PRAWN… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker R24 PRAWN Red [ SSS ] Copic Sketch MARKER R27 CADMIUM RED… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker Y35 MAIZE Bright… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E50 EGG SHELL… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E51 MILKY WHITE… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E53 RAW SILK Cream [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Tan [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E57 LIGHT WALNUT… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E59 WALNUT Dark… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz 8.5 X 11 DISTRESS… [ SSS ] Hero Arts ACETATE SHEETS 5 x 6 inches… [ SSS ] MISTI MEMORY MISTI PRECISION STAMPER… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks to Jessica for being our guest!

Hi friends! Please welcome a very special NEW guest to our SimonSaysStamp.com blog, Olga Direktorenko! She’s showcasing the brand new DieCember® released Wrought Iron Wide Border along with our Celebrate die! Be sure to watch her video for more information and enjoy!

Hi everyone, I hope you have had a warm and beautiful Christmas!

Today I am sharing an all-occasion card that I have created using some dies from DieCember® 2018 release. I kept color palette extremely simple – just kraft and white – but added some fabulous textures, dimension, and see-through elements. Layering, embossing, incorporating acetate and half pearls – I did all these things to make this card – watch the video tutorial below for step by step instructions!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask!
Have a bright and fabulous New Year 2019!

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamp WROUGHT IRON WIDE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp CELEBRATE Wafer Die… [ SSS ] Neenah Environment 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Crafter’s Companion HEAT RESISTANT… [ SSS ] CEF-002 Spellbinders FLOWER GARDEN… [ SSS ] Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed… [ SSS ] Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 Die Cutting… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for joining us today and thanks to Olga for being our guest!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Welcome to the latest version of Yippee for Yana with the always awesome Yana Smakula. :D Scroll down and make sure to watch the video for the full tutorial and enjoy!

Hi everyone, this is Yana Smakula and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! Today I have a Happy New Year card to share featuring a long horizontal card design inspired by Kristina Werner.

I made a ton of Christmas card this year, but zero New Year cards. And yes, they aren’t quite as popular, but I thought it would be nice to make at least one. I’ve been meaning to use the large numbers from the Birthday Number stamp set and this seemed like the perfect occasion to do so. I picked 2019 along with two messages – “Happy” (stamped above the numbers) and “Let’s Party” (stamped below the numbers).

I’ve decided to go with silver embossing powder for a change and heat embossed it on soft blue cardstock. Next, to fill the background around the 2019 I pulled out some snowflake-like images from the Ornamental stamp set by Cathy Z and stamped them in several sized around the 2019. These look more like little fireworks and less like snowflakes, so I thought they would go perfectly with the New Year theme of this card. I also stamped a few more images – little stars from the Christmas Town stamp set; any tiny element would do here, you can add little swirls, dots, anything small to help fill in space and look a bit like scattered confetti. Again, I covered everything with silver embossing powder and heat set it with my heat tool to melt it. I tried to heat set this panel as few times as possible to have a minimum amount of warping, but it still warped a bit from all the heat.

I also did some ink blending around the edges of the panel to darken them up and draw the eye of the recipient to the center where it says 2019. I’ve been rediscovering ink blending this year and I really love this technique. I used Hero Arts Navy ink, it’s the darkest blue in my stash to add the darkness around the edges. If you regularly watch my videos you’ve probably seen me
do this quite a few times this year.

I trimmed my panel down and used a solid layer of fun foam to foam mount it onto the card. Using a solid layer of fun foam helped flatten the panel and minimize warping. I used my tonic studios shimmer pen to add some sparkle inside the open area of each number and I also decorated the card using silver jewels from Pretty Pink Posh to spice it up a bit. This card ended up being 8 1/4 x 4 1/4”. I’ll be hand delivering it, so I didn’t worry about the envelope to mail it in.

Have fun stamping!

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Clear Stamps BIRTHDAY… [ SSS ] CZ Design Clear Stamps ORNAMENTAL… [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SOFT… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ] Tonic AQUA SHIMMER PEN Nuvo 2 Pack 888N [ SSS ] Pretty Pink Posh METALLIC SILVER Jewels [ SSS ] Tonic DELUXE ADHESIVE Nuvo Glue 200N [ SSS ] Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad NAVY Blue… [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ] Spellbinders CIRCLE REPLACEMENT FOAM… [ SSS ] 9 x 12 WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 118711 [ SSS ] Scor-Tape 1 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks to Yana for being our guest!