Good morning! Stamptember might be over but Simon Says Stamp has just released a FABULOUS holiday release, Making Spirits Bright, that makes October almost as exciting as September! 😉 I’ll be back Friday with an exciting blog hop but wanted to pop in with one of my first cards using the holiday release!
This isn’t a new technique but it’s one that I’ve never tried before and I thought these dies would be perfect for it! I started by die-cutting the Fa La La word die from white cardstock four times and from Lipstick Red cardstock once. I also stamped the sentiment from onto Lipstick Red cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder before trimming it down to a small label. To assemble the card I first adhered the red Fa La La exactly where I wanted it on the card panel and then arranged the white words around it. I used liquid adhesive to adhere the die-cuts which gave me a few extra seconds to play around with placement before the seal became permanent. Then I trimmed off the bits of the word dies that hung off the side of the panel and finished the card by adhering the rest of the sentiment label with foam mounting tape.
I’m starting to get into frenzy mode for building up my Christmas card stash and easy cards like this are perfect! I really love the way this card turned out and I look forward to trying a similar design with other Christmas word dies! 🙂
I’d love to know your favorite item from the new release so head over and check out the Making Spirits Bright release and then let me know what’s on the top of your wishlist! One lucky commenter will win a gift card to Simon Says Stamp for $15! This giveaway will close on 11:59PM ET on October 20th!
Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!
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Your card is so fun and
love the touch of color.
I like the Picture Book
Deer wafer dies! So
cute.
Carla from Utah
Jess! So pretty! I absolutely love and covet the kaleidoscope stamp with the center piece that comes out!
I love the fa la la la la bundle, rejoice, and o holy night
Love the Book Deer and Book Snowman.
I can’t decide between the background stamp with the center cut out, snowburst collage, or the falala dies. Your beautiful card showed the falala, But I think I would need to see the other two used in a card before I could actually make my final decision.
I really like the fa la la making spirits bright stamp & die combo!
Crisp, clean and with such great impact, Jess … this is fabulous! My favourite from the new release is Stained Glass Greetings … I have so many ideas for playing with that set! Anita 🙂
Adorable card!!!
Love this release! My fav from this release are FROZEN FRACTALS STENCIL Making Spirits Bright.
Oh, I can’t pick a favorite 😕 I really love the stencils and that beautiful background stamp that the center comes out of (kaleidoscope?). I have Simon stencils and their Ornate background from Stamptember….. I love, love,love them!! Thank You!!
The pop of red on your card is perfect! The Stained Glass Greetings are at the top of my wish list, I love them.
Such a pretty card! Loving these stencils!
Yes! I’m always looking for simpler cards to mass produce, this looks like one. I like the stencils from the new release.
Jess, you are going to make that die hard to resist … think I can? SOOO gorgeous! xx
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Love the simplicity and elegance of your card design. LOVE the Ornate leaves stamps and die set – such gorgeous designs on the pumpkins and leaves!!!!
I love the merry and bright set! I think I could find a lot of uses for that one in particular. Gotta say you had me confused Jessica! Your blog said Happy Friday! I thought I missed my doctor appointments 😜
Fun card, Jessica! I think the word dies are my favorites. And the snowman and santa dies are adorable, too. And it’s not even DIE-cember yet!
Such a cheery, fun card–love it! Hard to pick a favorite, but the first thing I added to my wishlist was the Ornate Leaves stamp set which also includes a fabulous pumpkin! Thanks for a chance at the gc, Jess!
My favorite is the snowman die!
I like your card design. My favorite in the release is the O Holy Night die.
So striking in it’s simplicity! Love the pop of red. My fave is the stamp with the cut out middle.
Fun card! I love the die you used!
The Holly Oval Frame die is my favorite!
My favorites are the picture book dies. Love your card.
So many fun ideas!!!
Such a beautiful card! Love the clean design. My favorite in this release is the Pine needle border die.
I can’ pick a favorite but I sure love the picture dies especially the snowman and the deer!!! Great release