Travel Themed Art Journaling Tutorial with Vicky Papaioannou
Hi readers! Happy Sunday! We are so thrilled to welcome back the amazing Vicky Papaioannou to our blog as a guest! Her eye for detail in art journaling is amazing!!! The Bitty Grunge stamps, Traveler stencil, and Worn Text stamps really add interest and dimension to this travel themed art journal page. What adventures will you take this year?!
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Weekender with Wanda – Reverse Confetti Spotlight!
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 did you think of the amazing blog hop posted yesterday? The new Spring Plush Release is totally fun and adorable. I must say that now I am addicted to felt!! Making those little felties is a fun way to try a new craft. If you haven’t done the hop, there’s still time, and there are prizes at every stop.
Remember two weeks ago when I shared all of my favorite crafty picks for Spring? Well, today I’m showcasing some of those products and featuring lovely stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti. I used the beautiful Floral Wrap Die with the Garden Bunch stamps to make a friendship card. I also used one of my favorite new 6×6 paper pads as my color inspiration. The stamps all have matching dies, which makes this project so nice and crisp. The flower stamps can either be three step or two step, depending on the look you want. I chose to use two colors of ink (on the pink ones) and then accented with black in the centers.
This Floral Wrap Die cuts like a dream, and is scored for easy folding. The top edge is a tiny scallop and that is really the sweetest touch. I wrapped my flower bouquet with twine and attached the little heart tag that comes with the die.
I used the Edgers Die set to make a soft rounded border on the top layer. I mounted patterned paper underneath it. Both of the papers are from the same pack so it just looks good together. I stamped my sentiment in Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink.
I crammed as many flowers in there as I could! In this photo you can see the scalloped edge and the little tag. I colored the heart portion of the tag with a Copic Marker and then used a little Wink of Stella shimmer on top.
Thanks so very much for spending part of your weekend here with me! I hope this Spring floral card has inspired you to make something fun and cheery today! Have a great day and I’ll see you next weekend!
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New Release: Spring Plush BLOG HOP!
Hi friends! Happy Friday, and welcome to our highly anticipated and super exciting Spring Plush BLOG HOP! We sent these new products to a versatile group of talented designers and asked them to bring them to life and share with all of us. KUDOS to the designers for their creative inspiration. If you take time to leave a comment at the stops along the way, you could win a fantastic goody bag from Simon Says Stamp! Winners will be announced Monday. These artists LOVE hearing from you!
We have been developing a new line of products that work beautifully in our new Felt and Felting category. However, these plush dies aren’t only for use just with felt! You will see all along the hop some very clever uses for the dies. Our Simon Says Stamp branded felt is special because it is one of the few felts that die cuts cleanly with wafer thin dies. Also, our sheets are considerably larger than average. Simon Says Stamp felt comes in 9 x 12 sheets. This adorable stamp set “Cute Chicks” is an exclusive with Neat and Tangled and is perfect for the season!
If you tuned into our Periscope yesterday (the broadcast is still viewable on Periscope until noon today) you can see close ups of each of the new products and some fun samples I made with my kids. Our family (and office…shhhh…. ;) Easter this year will be filled with not just candy, but also delightfully fun plush cuties. I still have some of the treasured handmade crafts my mom made for me as a kid and I hold them dear to my heart. Sharing handmade creations with my own kids is especially meaningful.
We hope you will join us to see these incredible designers on our blog hop today:
Thank you so much for joining us today! Have an awesome Friday!!
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