Hi readers! Happy Tuesday to you! I always look forward to our monthly features with Laura Bassen! This month, Laura is burning off those holiday calories with a super arm workout blending Simon Says Stamp exclusive ink colors: Duckling, Melon, Sunkist, Hot Lips, Doll Pink, and Hot Mama! To continue the celebration of DieCember™ she used two new dies from the You Have My Heart Collection, Nested Hearts, and On Edge Love You.

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Welcome to the blog everyone! It’s Shari here with some little love notes to help inspire you to make some mini cards for loved ones. These quick and easy notes can be made in batches and a head of time for any occasion.

I chose Simon Says Ink colors that went well together and that could be overlapped. I’ve also put two die cut hearts together to create a self standing shaped card. These are a really nice size to include in a lunch box or backpack for kids!

Wondering how to make these? You can check out my video below or view it on our YouTube channel.

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Thanks for coming by today, I hope you have a fantastic week!

Hi readers! Happy Sunday! Please join me in a big Simon welcome back to Teri Anderson! I just love seeing her clean and beautiful designs and today is of no exception! Read on and enjoy!

Hi, Simon friends!
I’m happy to be here again! Always fun to swing by! Technique Tuesday recently started producing products designed on the artwork of Cath Edvalson. Some of you night know Cath from her time as Trends editor at Paper Crafts magazine and when she wrote on the Moxie Fab World blog.

Simon Says Stamp! is one of the first retailers to carry Cath’s products so I thought it’d be fun to share a couple cards made with one of my favorite Cath products, the Garden Leaves die. The die is based on some paper cutting Cath did.

I think it’s fun to create a stained glass look with the leaf.

Die-cut it a couple times from cardstock. Adhere it to a card and then use your markers to color in some of the openings. For a modern look, use bold colors like I did.

The die also comes with a mat.

So here I cut a couple mats from vellum. And then I added some leaves cut from white cardstock on top.
Here’s the tricky part: I flipped the leaves over and then used the same markers (the very same ones I used on the last card) and colored behind the leaves again.
If you try this at home, be sure to use bold colors. The vellum will mute the colors quite a bit. Finish the card off with a touch of sparkle!

Alright! Thanks for having me again today, Simon friends! Wishing you happiness in 2016!

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Thanks so much for reading, and a big thanks to Teri for being our guest today!

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