Welcome to the October Edition of Making the Cut, my monthly video series at Simon Says Stamp! This month I am sharing a trio of seasonal gnomes slimline cards featuring my favorite gnome dies from Simon Says Stamp! This video is the first of what will be four videos showing how to turn these gnomes into seasonal cards. You guys have been asking for more gnomes cards and I hope you love these as much as I loved creating them!
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Watch the creation of these seasonal gnomes cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Patterned papers make these sweet little gnome scenes come to life! My cards feature all four gnomes from Simon Says Stamp: Gnome, Lil Gnome, She Gnome, and Deco Hat Gnome. The Mushroom House and seasonal greeting dies round out these fun designs!
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Welcome to the August Edition of Making the Cut, my monthly video series at Simon Says Stamp! This month I am sharing a trio of modern squares backgrounds cards created with Basic Squares Wafer Dies. I love finding ways to take basics from my stash and using them in fun and unusual ways! Something as simple as a square is instantly transformed when tipped at an angle and inlaid for a stunning pattern! Pop a gorgeous floral die and sentiment strip on top and you have beautiful cards for any occasion!
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Watch the creation of these die cut cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
THE BACKGROUNDS
All three backgrounds were created exactly the same with the Basic Squares Wafer Dies. Six squares were die cut and then five squares were die cut again with the next smallest square, essentially giving you five frames and a square. The center of each top fold card base was found with a ruler and I placed a small pencil mark there. Taking the largest frame, I adhered it to the top of the card and trimmed the excess. The next large frame was adhered next to it on a side and the excess trimmed. The excess pieces were then used to fill in the bottom and other side of the panel. The rest of the frames/squares were adhered the same way until the entire background was finished.
Inlaying the squares/frames gives you a nice flat panel, perfect for embellishing, isn't too thick, and is easy to mail. I don't recommend placing squares one on top of another as the layers get super thick, making them difficult to trim with scissors or a paper trimmer and you won't be left with a flat surface to embellish.
Once the background was assembled, Stick It Adhesive was adhered to both sides of a piece of Neenah 80 lb. Cardstock. A Crocus Flowers die was die cut from the cardstock, the backing paper removed from the floral, and adhered to the front of the card. Another Crocus Flower was die cut from a separate piece of smooth white cardstock. The backing paper was removed from the flower on the front of the card and the other die cut adhered on top. The flower was also die cut from Simon Says Stamp Lavender Cardstock and Hero Arts Palm Cardstock. The flower pieces were inlaid into the design.
Once the background was assembled, Stick It Adhesive was adhered to both sides of a piece of Neenah 80 lb. Cardstock. A Dahlia Stem was die cut from the cardstock, the backing paper removed from the floral, and adhered to the front of the card. Another Dahlia Stem was die cut from a separate piece of smooth white cardstock. The backing paper was removed from the flower on the front of the card and the other die cut adhered on top. The flower was also die cut from Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy Cardstock and Lawn Fawn Cilantro Cardstock. The flower pieces were inlaid into the design.
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Welcome to the July Edition of Making the Cut my monthly video series at Simon Says Stamp. This month I am so super excited to share a Christmas In July die cut card and matching envelope using exclusive dies, stamps, and stencil. Keep reading to see how I put together this fun set!
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Watch the creation of this Christmas themed card and matching envelope from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
For the sentiment, the Joyful Die was die cut from and Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock and smooth white cardstock. The die cut greeting was adhered to appear to be in front of the pup as if he's hanging over the title hanging on.
A phrase from the Tiny Words Christmas Stamp Set was stamped on black cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The phrase was die cut with a Nested Banners Die and adhered below the die cut word with foam adhesive.
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A tab was die cut from Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock, stamped with "pull here" from the Lawn Fawn Push Here Stamp Set with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The tab was adhered to the slider to make sliding the tab easier. It's a great "handle".
Shading was added to the house with Copic Markers in E40, E43, and E44. Shading was added to the door with E44. Shading was added to the door frame and rock detail with C5 and C7. Shading was added to the flowers with RV55 (pink) and YR04 (orange).
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Hello friends! Welcome back to another Making The Cut feature for Simon Says Stamp. I'm so excited to share this trio of wedding die cut cards with you today that showcase my Wedding Season Collection for Spellbinders. The Wedding Season Collection is five sku's: four dies (Wedding Dress and Tux, Mr & Mrs Wedding Cake, Bride & Groom Sentiment, Happily Ever After Sentiment) and one glimmer plates (Glimmering Wedding Wishes). Today I'm combining four of these products with additional Spellbinders Glimmer Plates for modern elegant wedding cards! Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of these three die cut wedding cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
If you're like me, I have found that having amazing wedding supplies on hand to make a wedding card when I need them has been few and far between. My Wedding Season Collection for Spellbinders was created with that in mind. Dies to create beautiful imagery and bold scripty greetings and elegant foiled sentiments all make for the perfect wedding cards.
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Hello friends! Welcome back to another Making The Cut feature for Simon Says Stamp. I am absolutely thrilled to share my latest two die cut cards with you today! I combined eight different exclusive Simon Says Stamp dies to create these two rainbow circle inlay backgrounds cards. Adorable Big Picture Book Critters are holding onto craft supplies to say "hello" and "thanks". These just might be some of my favorite cards ever! Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of these two die cut rainbow circle inlay backgrounds cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
To create the rainbow circle inlay backgrounds I used the Circle Thin Frames and lots of beautiful cardstock in "rainbow colors". For the wider rings, I taped two dies together with repositionable tape to get that wider shape. Keeping all the rings, I was able to get two full inlay backgrounds like you see here by just rearranging the colors a bit for the second background! With the leftover skinny rings, I saved them for another project later on!
Pro tip: If you need to "flatten" the backgorund after you've glued or adhered your circles in place, placed the card front between a folded sheet of plain white printer paper after the glue has completely dried, and run it through your die cutting machine. The paper will insure you don't get any "die cut marks" from the cutting plates and the die cutting machine will flatten the circles to make your inlay look fantastic!
Glossy Accents was added to the eyes, paint palette, and tip of the paintbrush. A scattering of Lucy's Things Big Hearts were added to finish the card.
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