Simon Says Stamp Happy and Joyful Release!

 Hello there!  Did you see that there is a new release available from Simon Says Stamp?!  The Happy and Joyful release is amazing (aren't they all?) and Simon was so kind to send me the GORGEOUS Celebrate Rose Corner stamp set.   You can also get the matching die or both as a bundle.  This set has a large floral image and many, many wonderful sentiments. (Compensated affiliate links used when possible.  Using my links allows me to earn a small commission at no cost to you.  Thank you for your support.  All links listed at the bottom on this post.) Take a look at what I created:

For this first card I stamped the floral image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with Copic markers.  Once I was done I decided that I was going to try my hand at making an edge to edge shaker.  I have been saving packaging material for several months now in order to give it a try.  There was a little bit of a learning curve for me, but I love the look!  Once I got things worked out I filled my shaker pouch with the pretty SSS shaker mix called Mini Hearts Party.    I was so intent on making my edge to edge shaker that I forgot about a sentiment!  I ended up combing two sentiments from the set together and embossing them in black on vellum.  I trimmed the sentiment down and wrapped it round the front.   I wasn't sure about it at first, but I think it turned out okay. 

The second card looks a lot like the first card just without the shaker element, lol!  I guess I was in a mood to color with shades of pinky reds!  For this one I pulled out my Jane Davenport Brights watercolors and did simple watercoloring after heat embossing the image in white on watercolor paper. Once I was done and the image was dry I die cut it with a A2 rectangle die.  The sentiment was embossed in white on vellum, trimmed down and adhered with rolled up glue dots.  I finished with some sparkly gems.

Make sure you check out the new release.  Below is an affiliate list of many of the supplies I used:

Happy and Joyful Release

Fabriano Artistico Watercolor Cardstock 5x7

Celebrate Rose Corner stamp set

Celebrate Rose Corner die 

Celebrate Rose Corner stamp and die set

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Hero Arts White Embossing Powder

Platinum 6 

Mini Hearts Party Sequin Mix

Jane Davenport Brights Watercolor set

 Zots Glue Dot

WOW Ebony Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

guesting at the waffle flower monthly challenge!

 Hey there!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  Mine is, lol!  I'm guest designing over on the Waffle Flower challenge blog!  I was so surprised and excited when I got a DM on Instagram from Galina asking me if I wanted to be part of her mini design team for their monthly challenge.  I am a huge fan of Galina!  She is a super talented papercrafter, she designs products for Waffle Flower and she has the most adorable cat named Sir Oliver!  Of course I said "Yes!"!   This month's challenge is to create a card with a shaker element.   Each week a Waffle Flower designer has a mini team and a specific theme within the main challenge.  This week it is to use to create a full card shaker.   I am totally up for that challenge!

For my card I used the Waffle Flower Crafts Nesting Rectangle Frames dies, the gorgeous Layered Poinsettia dies (designed by Galina!), the Mistletoe Branch die set, the Oversized Joy Combo and papers from the Half-Half Dots - Christmas paper pad.   All the die cut element were die cut from the patterned paper except for the Oversized Joy and I cut that from silver glitter paper.  I used the largest frame to make my full card shaker element.  I covered the card front with paper from the pad, stamped the sentiment from the Oversized Joy stamp set in gray ink and adhered the word joy.   After adding acetate to the back frame I arranged all the poinsettias that I created using red and pink papers from the pad on the front.   I tucked in the little mistletoe branches that were die cut from green paper from the pad.   I then got to the task of putting together the shaker element.  I placed white, pink, red and green sequins in the center of the card front, added thin foam strips to the frame and then carefully added the frame to my card front.  

You can find all the specifics for the Waffle Flower monthly challenge here and all the information regarding week 3 inspiration challenge here.

Thank you to Galina and Waffle Flower Crafts for asking me to be a guest designer!  If you have Waffle Flower Crafts products in your stash and love to make shaker cards we would love to have you play along!  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!