April Card Kit Reveal: A Colorful Life!
It’s that time again…. today we are revealing the April 2016 Card Kit Colorful Life. This kit comes with some really great coordinating pieces from Simple Stories Life in Color collection to include stickers, clips and 12 6×6 papers. The Simon Says Stamp stamp set this month is called Birthday Flowers, it’s really versatile with messages, flowers and background images. This month we’ve also included a jar of WOW black embossing powder plus Simon Says Stamp cardstocks: Black, Schoolhouse Red, White, Cotton Candy and Surf Blue.
I’ve created a card where I’ve sampled just about everything from the kit. I layered up some papers, stamped some cardstock (white dots) and used some stickers along with a clip.
It’s really easy to come up with different ways of using this kit and I have more inspiration to show you from some of our great designers!
Wanda’s card uses a mixture of stamped flowers and stickers that match so well you’ll have a hard time telling which is which! Beautiful!
Debby used just about everything in the kit by stamping her message strips and combining stickers and clips for her arrangement. Brilliant!
Suzy stamped an entire background with bright and cheery flowers and popped up her message for maximum impact. So bright and cheery!
Finally, Virginia stamped several flowers in pastel colors to create an adorable arrangement in the center of her card trimmed with pattern paper and a clip.
I’ve put together a video of the walkthrough, you can watch it below or on our YouTube channel. I hope you enjoy!
The Birthday Flowers stamp set is also available for individual purchase in our store.
Remember, you can SUBSCRIBE to our no obligation kits and receive them monthly for $ 24.95 or purchase them each month for $ 29.95, while supplies last.
If you are a subscriber who used Paypal to purchase your subscription, please be sure to pay the invoice that we send you within 3 business days. We have a limited number of this card kit in stock and don’t want you to miss out. For easier and quicker monthly processing, please contact us via email or telephone and we will put your credit card on file as a courtesy for you. Card kits bill and ship between the 17th and 27th days of every month.
Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you have a great week!
Penny Slider Lawn Fawn Spring Card!
Hi readers! Happy Sunday! I hope you’re having a great weekend so far! I’m so excited to share this super fun card by the always fun and talented Kelly Marie Alvarez of Lawn Fawn! Have you ever made a penny slider card?! They’re so fun! This sweet card would not only be perfect for Easter, but anytime you wanted to send a Springy hello or Chirpy Chirp Chirp! ;) Don’t forget to watch the video, and enjoy!
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Weekender with Wanda – More Spring Plush!
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! What have you been crafting? Are you making Easter projects? Having fun with felt? Some other special occasion coming up? There are lots of Spring products coming out and everything is bright and happy – flowers, animals, plants and bunnies! I’m still making felties! I cannot stop! I love all the dies from the new collection and I thought I’d share some with you today here. To check out all the Spring Plush inspiration, be sure to click on the Gallery! And – don’t forget to add your own projects!
Today I’m sharing the Daisy, Cottage Leaves and Springtime Chick Plush dies. I turned the Springtime Chick into a little bluebird! I was trying to think of some way to use this die that was not just for Easter. He really could be any kind of little birdie! I made the Daisy and Leaf in traditional fresh colors. Then I added a few gems for a little sparkle. Simon Says Stamp sells a few different brands of felt. Heidi chose them by hand after trying out several companies. The result is wool felt that cuts like a dream in your Big Shot, Cuttlebug, or other die cutting machine. This is not our felt from yester-year!
For the eyes on my plush animals I like to use the Doodlebug Enamel Dots. They give just a tiny bit of dimension and they are shiny – which I like too. I glue them on to the felt using our Felt Glue. Works like a charm. I love how the dies come with the stitching circles already cut out. Makes it really easy to get nice even stitches every time. I used a running stitch for mine. You could also use a blanket stitch or weave in and out, leaving a space in between the circles. Each way gives a completely different look. His little legs crack me up!
For the center of my daisy I cut out two pieces of yellow felt. This makes the center raised up a bit more than if there was just one layer. I stitched both yellow layers to the top white layer before stitching the two white layers together. The inside is stuffed with the tiniest bit of batting from the craft store.
Chirp Chirp!
Did you order some dies last week? These are so fun to make! Thanks so very much for spending part of your weekend here with me! I hope these Spring Plush Felties have made you smile, and inspired you to make something fun and cheery today! Have a great day and I’ll see you next weekend!
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