Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp DieCember blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s FANTASTIC!!!
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I’ve already shared two cards using the new release here and today I’m sharing two more cards!
My first card uses the stunning Holiday Knit background die. I simply die-cut it from white cardstock and adhered it to a white card base. Then I adhere silver, aqua, and blue jewels over the holes in the pattern to create a jeweled, sparkly design!
I wanted to keep the rest of the card simple so I just die-cut the Merry word die from silver glitter cardstock and the outline once from white cardstock and once from soft navy cardstock. I adhered the white and soft navy cardstocks at a slight overlap and then adhered the silver glitter sentiment on top. I adhered it with foam mounting tape so it wouldn’t run into the jewels!
My second card uses one of the new big picture book dies: the elephant along with the mod leaf oval die! I started by die-cutting the elephant with slate grey cardstock. Then I added a little bit of blending around the edges with black soot distress oxide ink. I die-cut the eyes with black cardstock and the tusks with white cardstock and adhered the elephant together by placing a piece of washi tape behind the openings for his eyes and tusks. Then I used foam mounting tape to adhere the ears for a little dimension. I stamped the sentiment from Punny Animals onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I die-cut the sentiment with the Sentiment Label dies and trimmed the edge to an angle.
Next I die-cut the Mod Leaf Oval die with white cardstock. I blended bundled sage and forest moss distress oxide ink over the die and spritzed it with water. I also splattered it with forest moss ink. Once it was dry I adhered it to a black card panel. I tucked my elephant in amongst the leaves and then added the sentiment with foam mounting tape. Then I trimmed down the black panel and adhered it to a white card base! Finally I added a few accents with spectrum noir clear sparkle and a white gel pen.
Check out the DieCember gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Use the code DCMBR27 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your Nutty & Bright gift!
To celebrate the DieCember release EVERY stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! To enter, leave a comment on all the hop stops before 11:59PM ET Sunday, December 9th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, December 12th. Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Suzy!! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Cathy Zielske
- Laura Bassen
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Heather Ruwe
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Hoffman
- Barb Engler
- Laurie Willison
- Bibi Cameron
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fantastic day, and enjoy the hop!
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I love that elephant card! 🙂
The first card is just stunning! The second one is adorable!!
Both of your cards are wonderful. Thank you for sharing
The elephant card is cute! I love the Merry card – what a great background!
Great cards. The elephant is so cute.
This release is fabulous and your elephant card is just too cute!
I really enjoyed this design
The 2nd card is so cute and I really like the saying that goes with it. But the first card! WOW! So so pretty. I am falling more in love with that cover die. It is so pretty!
sweet cards – LOVE the elephant!!!
The elephant card is so cute!
Fun cards!! Love the elephant one especially 🙂
Love the beautiful cards, especially the elephant!
Great cards – I love all the sparkle on your ‘merry’ card and I LOVE the elephant card!!!!
Wonderful cards, love the CAS look of the 1st and your adorable elephant on your 2nd!
Your Merry card is simple and beautiful. The “age” sentiment on the elephant card is great…I work with “seniors”…
These are gorgeous! I love the sparkle and shine on the first one, and pairing the elephant with that leafy oval is brilliant!
Gorgeous cards! I love how you used the Mod Leaf Oval die with the elephant- so cute!
Fabulous cards! I love the Holiday Knit background on your first card! Really effective design! And the elephant is adorable along with the Mod Leaf Oval die… a perfect setting for him!
Love your cards!
Two fun cards. I love the Mod Leaf Oval die and Holiday Knit background die.
Like the cards. Wonderful with jewels.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
The Holiday Knit background die is my favorite from the release, but your elephant is too adorable!!
Elegant to fun. You nailed it!
LOVE your cards and this awesome new release!!!
Gorgeous cards!!!
Beautiful cards with 2 of the dies on my wishlist!