Love Ya Heart Shaker - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Yesterday I talked about following a cardmaking trail - and today is the next part of the journey along that trail! I used a negative die cut from something I cut from yesterday's card (you can see it HERE) as the starting point for the card I'm sharing today! And a sparkly love theme shaker card is such a fun different direction to go, don't you think? As always, I used lots of supplies from Simon Says Stamp to put this card together!

I love a reverse stack of die cut frames, especially when I'm able to turn it into a shaker card! For this one, I used the Modern Teardrops die. I had die cut a frame for another card from Gina K Emerald Coast cardstock, so I decided to use the negative space as the base for a shaker card. I die cut another slightly larger frame from white cardstock, and stacked them together. I filled my shaker with some ADORABLE new to me Trinity Stamps Red Sparkle Hearts and added a good dose of Chunky Rock Candy Glitter to make it extra sparkly! I added a sentiment from Groovy Wishes and a secondary sentiment from Reverse Just Sayin' sentiment strips die cut with the EZ Strips Slanted Rectangles die. Finished off with a few Pinkfresh Scarlet clear drops that perfectly coordinated and brought the sparkle outside of the shaker! Here are more photos of this fun shaker card:

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Cedar Bough Birthday Duo - Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart Release

Good morning! I'm hopping back today to share a couple of birthday cards using the Heart to Heart Release from Simon Says Stamp! I love how these have a great masculine feeling, but would also work for the ladies in your life. And who doesn't need more birthday cards around?!?

I started these cards off by embossing the fun new Cedar Sprigs embossing folder on two shades of green Concord and 9th cardstock, then splattered the debossed side with some White Splatter. I then used Birthday Palooza for the sentiments, heat embossing in clear on the same two shades of green for a nice subtle pop of the large sentiments, then die cut and reversed the colors on the backgrounds. I added a tiny strip of that same alternating color of cardstock to the bottom of the panels as well. The secondary sentiments are from the same Birthday Palooza set - I stamped and die cut the larger word, then used it to cover up the smaller "birthday" word on the sentiment that was trimmed into a thin strip. Finished off with a few coordinating Pinkfresh clear drops in Emerald City! Here is a closer look at these cards:

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Pinkfresh Studio “Essentials” Release Blog Hop

Good morning! Today is the blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's "Essentials" Release! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY! Click HERE to shop the new release!

As usual - I have quite a few cards to share today with the new release! First up this pair of cards that uses a grand total of 5 of the 8 new Essential die sets that are releasing today!

For the first of these two cards, I layered up the Fancy Edgers die with some colored cardstock, and used one of the new Nested Rectangles Diagonal Stitch dies. I added a sentiment from Here for You Sentiments in hot foil, and some florals cut with Garden Party dies from colored and white cardstock. A few Iridescent Dew Drops finish this card off. Here are a few photos of this card:

The next card in this set also uses the Nested Rectangles Diagonal Stitch dies, tucked inside one of the Nested Rectangles Postage Edge cut from Ivory glitter cardstock. I used the Charming Stitched Florals coverplate on the background, and then added one of the Nested Hexagons Double Stitch die and one of the Nested Elongated Ovals Blanket Stitch, topped with a banner from Basic Banners also cut from the same glitter cardstock. I also used the Garden Party dies on this card, and the same Iridescent Dew Drops. Here are more photos of this card:

I love mixing and matching the different edges in this release! The next card does the same thing - using the Nested Rectangles Diagonal Stitch dies with the Nested Elongated Ovals Blanket Stitch. Those ovals work perfectly with the Nested Elongated Ovals press plate and die - for this one I used the Reverse foiled image done with the Solid Hot Foil plate. I added some florals with Artsy Florals stamped and stenciled with some white greenery cut from Garden Party die. A few Clear Drops finish this card off! Here is a closer look at this card:

Next up, I mixed and matched the Double Stitch Hexagons with one of the Fancy Edgers dies. I had a panel of pink cardstock that I had used the Beautiful Branch press plate on, and a white panel that I had used the Dotted Petals press plate on. This gave me great texture to build on and layer on my deeper pink card base. I added a foiled sentiment, some die cut Sakura washi pieces, and a few bits of greenery cut from white cardstock with the Garden Party die. Finally, a few metallic gold pearls finish it off! Here is a closer look at this finished card:

This next card features just one of the new dies - with less mixing and matching. I used the new Nested Rectangles die to cut a panel of Ivory Glitter cardstock the perfect width to tuck horizontally on my card front. I used Stippled Plaid press plate to add some texture to the background, layered over an Ivory cardbase, and then added Garden Tapestry stamped, stenciled, and die cut over the top. I used a die cut and ink blended Shaker Heart to mount my foiled sentiment, added a few Clear with Gold Dust Gems, and a white faux silk bow to finish off. Here is a closer look at this card:

I love the Postage Edge dies - they are such a fun and different shape for us! I used one of the Diagonal Stitch rectangles to cut the center out to create a frame shape from white cardstock, added some simple ink blending to my white cardbase, and layered on some Artistic Florals washi tape pieces. A few clear drops in coordinating Amber, Lilac, and Leaf, and a sentiment with a Basic Banner layer over the top finish this card off. Here are more photos of this card:

Finally, I created one additional card to use up a few things I had finished and sitting near my desk, just waiting for a home. New Essential dies are the perfect way to use those up, don't you think? 

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