Simon Says Stamp Dear Friend Release!

 Hello!  Hope your week is going well.  There is a new release available on the Simon Says Stamp website and it is amazing!  Please check it out the Dear Friend release here.  Simon was so kind and sent me the lovely Fancy Hello die to create with.  I have two cards to share so let's have a look. 

The first card features the Fancy Hello die against a background created with the Simon Says Stamp Folk Art Flowers background stamp.  I have had this background stamp for awhile and thought it was perfect to use with the die.   The flowers pop out so you can ink up the leaves in one color and then stamp.  Place the flowers back into the background, ink them up and then stamp again.  It was a little tricky, but I got it done, lol!  I die cut the Fancy Hello from Simon Says Stamp glossy black cardstock multiple times and adhered them together.  The shade portion of the die set was cut from vellum so you can still see all the stamping in the background.  I finished with a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Sunflower Garden stamp set and lots of yellow Nuvo drops.  I'm going to pop this card into the challenge at We Love Stamping as it fits the theme of "in the garden". 

For the second card I used the Simon Says Stamp Terrace Floral embossing folder and die combo.  I embossed the background on watercolor cardstock and then watercolored the image that you can cut out with the matching die.  The backround was embossed a second time in white and then I added the die cut piece.  It doesn't look like it, but I did die cut the hello from dark brown cardstock.   I cut several hellos, adhered them together and then added them to the card front.  

Here is a list of all the Simon Says Stamp products used to create my cards with affiliate links.  Using my links allows me to earn a small commission at no cost to you.  Please know that I truly appreciate it when you decide to use my links. 

Dear Friend release

Hello Fancy die

Terrace Floral Embossing folder/die cut

Folk Art Flower stamp

Sunflower Garden stamp set

Glossy Black cardstock

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!