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Thursday, January 19, 2023

Simon Says Stamp Kisses Release

 Hello and happy Thursday everyone!   The new Simon Says Stamp Kisses release is now live on the SSS website.  You can find the entire release right here.  This release is full of love and Valentine's Day vibes and works perfectly with the Hugs release that happened in December.  You can see that release here.  

Simon was so kind and sent me a beautiful hot foil plate simply called Damask.  I created two cards with the foil plate.  One using the plate in the traditional way and the other using the plate to deboss like a letterpress.   An affiliate linked list of products will be at the end of this post.  Using my links allows me to earn a small commission at no cost to you.  Thank you for your support.  Let take a look at my first card.

My first card uses the plate for hot foiling.  I decided to foil the image on light pink cardstock with red foil.   I have learned that some foils work better than others for foiling, especially when it comes to colored cardstock.   So the foiling wasn't perfect, but sometimes you just have to embrace "not so perfect".  I wanted the image to be a focal point so I trimmed it out.  I die cut a panel of the same pink cardstock with a rectangle die and then embossed it with the SSS Blossom Field embossing folder.  The sentiment is from the SSS XL Love Greetings stamp set.  I embossed it in white on vellum, trimmed the vellum into a strip, wrapped it around the panel and secured it on the back.  The panel was then adhered to a white cardstock base.  This card works for the current Color Hues challenge of red and pink so I will be adding it to the gallery there. 





I have never used a foil plate to create a letterpress or debossed look, but when I saw this foil plate, I decided I wanted to give it a try.    My first attempt created a slightly debossed look, so I simply placed the plate back into the same spot and ran it through my die cutter using a thick embossing mat.  The mat was thicker than I wanted to use, but I can't find my other embossing mat.  There was some cracking of the cardstock, but again, I'm embracing "not so perfect", so I went with it.  And honestly, I really like how it turned out.   I used the cute little Heart Arrow die from Simon.  I got it last year (I think) as a freebie, but this is my first time using it.  I die cut it from Simon's red glitter cardstock, scraps of other cardstocks and then adhered them all together.  Now to figure out a sentiment.   I thought it would be fun to place a heart in the center of the heart arrow, so I looked at the XL Love Greetings stamp set again, saw the hearts that have "love" and "you" in them and thought they were perfect.  I adhered the arrow with liquid adhesive.  I then used thick foam dots to pop up the "love" heart in the center.  I then used a thinner profile foam square for the "you" heart.  I finished off the card by adding it to a SSS fog gray cardstock panel.

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Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the new SSS Kisses release!


8 comments:

Lisa Elton said...

Two pretty cards, Rosemary! Great idea to show the versatility of hot foil plate!

JulieP said...

These are both so very pretty!!! I'm loving that debossed look on Card 2 and the pink embossing on Card 1. Thanks so much for thinking of us here at the Color Hues challenge blog!!!

Karen said...

I loved seeing how you used the new hot foil plate, and both look great from here! I love it foiled in red on the beautifully embossed pink card! Thanks for sharing with us at Color Hues!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

SIGH! OH! So beautiful cards Rosemary, love how you used the die both ways. With the pink and red so pretty and the red and white delicate, I think.
Faith x

TK said...

Very pretty, and yes I think we have to embrace the imperfections as they can make quite a statement too, and your foiling definitely does. The debossing is very interesing, I have not done this technique either but is a great base for your delicate elements

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Two fabulous cards with the foil plate, Rosemary! It didn't call to me out of that SSS release but - wow - love what you've done with it! So pretty foiled on pink cardstock and I love the debossing - so effective with your embellishments!!

Greta said...

Love these cards & the totally different looks with that plate! Wonderful embossing folder & design for the first card! The second card is really fun with the debossing. I'm with you on not requiring perfection! However, these look perfect to me!

Tracey McNeely said...

These are both such beautiful cards Rosemary! Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Color Hues!