Weekender with Wanda – WPlus9 Happy Mail!
Happy Saturday! It’s time for the latest edition of “Weekender with Wanda” here on the Simon Says Stamp blog! I’m happy to see you today! It’s a lovely Easter weekend here in California. Hope you are having a beautiful weekend too. Today I’m sharing a card made with fun and happy products from one of my favorite companies – WPLUS9! I have lots of pretty stamps from them and they always make me smile. My card for this post was made using the adorable “Happy Mail” stamp set and matching dies. I had fun coloring with my Copic markers to create a cheerful card sure to bring sunshine to someone’s mailbox!
These little banners are so cute! I stamped, die cut and colored three identical banners for my card. I colored the banners with Copic markers (colors below) and then added just a hint of clear Wink of Stella Glitter Pen to them. You can see here that the banners are raised slightly off the page. I did this by stacking two banners on top of each other. I cut three plain banners and mounted the colored ones on top.
The little birdies were also colored with Copic Markers and they were attached to the card using foam squares. The background striped paper is from the Lawn Fawn “Let’s Polka, In the Meadow” collection. I cut the striped paper to A2 size so my entire card front is that pattern. It’s the perfect shade of happy yellow!
To make my background clouds I made my own cloud stencil using the Simon Says Stamp Wave Border dies set! I cut the die out of white paper. Then I used a sponge dauber and blue ink to make my own clouds. I used a light hand on the ink….and kept moving the stencil down the page making rows of clouds. This is a technique I use all the time!
Here are the Copic colors I used for today’s card. The three shades of blue are what I used for the birdies.
You can see the Wink of Stella glitter on the banners in this photo!
A tiny bit of red twine at the top of the card adds a bit of visual interest and whimsy.
Thank you for spending part of your weekend with us here at Simon Says Stamp! See you back here real soon! Don’t forget that Copic Markers are still on sale for 25% off. Use the code COPIC when you check out.
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Watercolored Prayers
Hi readers! TGIF! I was delighted when I saw these brand new card ideas from Yoonsun Hur, and I hope you are too! The vibrant colors are perfect for a thinking of you card, and may just brighten up someone’s day! Be sure to read on for tips and tricks on how you can recreate these beauties for yourself!
Enjoy!
Spring is in the air and the flowers are going to be in full bloom! That means we are also ready to make something beautiful. Today I’m happy to share with you a couple of watercolor flower cards that I’ve made using my all time favorite Best Mom Ever stamp set.
For my first card, I stamped the flowers and leaves from Best Mom Ever set onto watercolor paper using VersaFine Pigment Ink Vintage Sepia. I then watercoloured them with Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey, Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive Distress inks using a paint brush. Once dry, I die cut the left-hand corner of the watercoloured panel using Wavy Scallop Stitches die, then mounted the panel on top-folded Fog Gray card base using dimensional foam tape. For the sentiment die cut, I heat embossed the word “Prayers” with gold embossing powder.
For my second card, I made the same way but used different colours. I stamped the flowers and leaves from Best Mom Ever set onto watercolour paper using VersaFine Pigment Ink Smokey Grey and then watercoloured them with Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Stormy Sky, and Pumice Stone Distress inks.
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Have You Seen Our Latest Card Kit?
Hi readers! Have you checked out our latest card kit called A Colorful Life? April’s kit comes with bright and cheerful coordinating pieces from Simple Stories’ Life in Color collection that includes 8 sheets of stickers, clips, and 12 6×6 papers. The Simon Says Stamp exclusive stamp set this month is called Birthday Flowers and we think you will love how it is super versatile with messages, flowers and background images. You’ll also receive a jar of the very popular WOW black embossing powder, as well as several coordinating high quality 80# Simon Says Stamp cardstocks: Black, Schoolhouse Red, White, Cotton Candy and Surf Blue.
Yana Smakula has been crafting up a storm with this fun kit! I love how the samples below really show how you can go with a softer palette or a bolder palette depending on the accessories and cardstock you decide to use! I hope this inspires you, and if you’re not already a subscriber, you can SUBSCRIBE HERE, or to just purchase this kit, click here for the April 2016 Card Kit!
The always clever and talented Debby Hughes made these fabulous gift envelopes with the kit!
Thanks for reading today, and thanks to Yana & Debby for sharing with us some projects she’s making using the April 2016 Card Kit!
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