simon says stamp classic bicycle - girly version

Have you checked out Simon Says Stamp Good Vibes release?

I've got two cards made with one of the fun dies from this release - Classic Bicycle. Today's are fun and feminine fantasy bikes. Wouldn't you have loved a watercolor bike as a kid? Heck, even today!

Simon Says Stamp Classic Bicycle die

Kelly Purkey Follow your Heart die

Hero Arts Party Time stamp

distress inks

Studio Calico PP

To create my fantasy bike I first pulled out a watercolored-with-leftover-Easter-egg-dye piece (I used the lower left panel in the photo on that blog post!) and die cut the bike from it. Then I decided to perch a fun-loving poodle on it and fill up the white space with a giant sentiment, cut from the same watercolored piece. Basta.

For the next card I die cut the bike from Neenah CS and Copic colored it with a fantasy pattern in pink, purple and yellow. Right down to those thingies on the spokes... What were they called?

Simon Says Stamp Classic Bicycle die

Simon Says Stamp Tilted Banners stamp and die

Spellbinders Wreath die

Copics

white embossing powder

 As if it wasn't already girly enough - how about that debossed heart BG on the white panel ;)

Thanks for visiting. Come back tomorrow for my rainbow versions ...
And be sure to check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for the release blog hop today.

I'm playing at:
The Paper Girls - Bicycles
Cuttlebug Mania - Summer is Magic
Die Cuttin Divas - Embossing - Heat or Dry
Happy Little Stampers - June AG with Dies

simon says stamp classic bicycle - his, hers, theirs

Know what today is? It's Simon Says Stamp Good Vibes release day!

I've got a few cards made with one of the fun dies from this release - Classic Bicycle.

First, for him. Wouldn't necessarily have to be, but I was thinking masculine when I made this. Perhaps cuz I have a DH who goes on a bike trip once a year with his buddies. And I have no idea if there are wooden bikes, but if anyone makes one, probably a fabulous, young company in Detroit called Shinola ;)

I thought the illusion of a forest was a fitting background. And why not stamp a little sentiment onto a geocaching tag? Getting some good summer vibes?

Simon Says Stamp Classic Bicycle die

The Crafters Workshop Aspen Trees stencil

distress inks

Studio Calico PP

Next, for her. A shiny red one. In a nod to Kate Spade...

 Simon Says Stamp Classic Bicycle die

Simon Says Stamp Sparkle and Shine stamp

Impression Obsession Heart Stems die

STAMPlorations Bubbles stencil

recycled red packaging

distress inks

washi

And how about one for the kids? Balloons are always a good idea, agree? I dabbed Distress Ink onto vellum and die cut the balloons from it when it was dry.

Simon Says Stamp Classic Bicycle die

Simon Says Stamp Balloons die

Simon Says Stamp Handwritten Borders stamp

distress inks, vellum, thread

FYI, I'm currently crushing on this method of getting adhesive onto intricate die cuts ;)

Thanks for stopping by. If you enjoyed these, come by tomorrow for two more...

And be sure to check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for the entire release and there'll be tons of inspiration on the blog hops on Thursday and Friday too.

I'm stopping by:
SSS Work it Wednesday - Summertime
SSS Monday Challenge - Transport it
The Paper Girls - Bicycles
Cuttlebug Mania - Summer is Magic
Happy Little Stampers - June AG with Dies

tropical 60th birthday

... times two.

There's a couple in town who are both turning 60 and celebrating together. So of course I had to make them a "120" birthday card, right?

 Kesi Art Hibiscus die

Little B Blockout die

MFT High Rise Numbers die (inside)

I absolutely love this photo and let it inspire my card. This is what the inside looks like. They are dancers ;)

The paper is from a Paper Studio pack I picked up at Hobby Lobby. Loving tropical lately. You too?

I'm playing at:
Simon Says Stamp - Work it Wednesday May
Daring Cardmakers - Anything but White
Watercooler Wednesday - All about Occasions
Happy Little Stampers - June AG with Dies

watercolor background meets simon says die

My leftovers from this rainbow watercoloring session are dwindling, but when I was making these cards I remembered the piece and pulled it out.

And then I pulled out this fun die and made a twofer. First I die cut the image. Pulled out the kids' watercolors I'd used (back in 2015!). Painted some stripes onto my cardbase roughly where the color areas of the die cut would line up, adding orange and yellow too. Cuz rainbow! Splattered some gold paint (from same watercolor set - not pretty) and adhered the die cut. Voila!

Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday Circle die

watercolors

And cuz I couldn't bear to throw away all the negative pieces with all their watercolored goodness, I made this card too.

Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday Circle die

watercolors

PP, Nuvo drops

Funny story. The negative pieces were trapped in the die after I'd carefully removed the positive (the first card). It's a closed one. I thought it might look cool if I put them onto a B/W PP circle. So I took a coloring book page, die cut a circle, put adhesive on all those little pieces stuck in the die, pressed the circle onto them and after they'd dried a bit carefully pulled the whole thing up. Great way to get the pieces out intact, but the first time to see what it looked like on the crazy B/W pattern. Imagine just those watercolored negative pieces on a wild and crazy B/W pattern, will you? Not pretty. That's when the positive die cut, cut from black and adhered slightly offset, came to my rescue. Whew. I think this works now.

And in case you're wondering how I got adhesive onto all those little pieces. Multiple times.

Check out Koren W.'s post.

What's your favorite method for getting adhesive onto intricate die cuts?

I'm playing at:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Frame it (I love the black frame around the watercolored bits on card #2)
Cuttlebug Mania - Frame it (same reason as above!)
Happy Little Stampers - June Watercolor (no twist)

Happy Little Stampers - June AG with Dies

experimenting with stencils

Hey! You may have seen this card I made for the June release week at Neat and Tangled...

To achieve that background I put the stencil down, applied some yellow ink through it, randomly changed the position of the stencil and inked with orange and then randomly positioned the stencil again and inked once more with pink ink. The resulting background adds interest without being too "graphically stenciled."

Today's card was actually the forefunner to that card. As in, graphically stenciled ;) But the idea for changing the position of the stencil originated here.

Neat and Tangled Magnolia stamp and dies

Neat and Tangled Receding Blocks stencil

Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin and Picked Raspberry distress inks

embossing paste

Stampendous Moonstone embossing powder

For this card I inked the entire panel with yellow through the stencil which was placed square on the panel. Then I rotated the stencil 90 degrees and inked with orange. Then I shifted the stencil slightly (half a square) and inked with pink. Then for the icing on the cake I shifted the stencil a little again and added some pearlescent embossing paste onto random areas. The paste absorbs a bit of the pigment from the Distress Ink. Talk about an experiment! And mixed media fun!

I heat embossed the blooms onto vellum and then loosely adhered them to white die cuts so they wouldn't get lost on the background. The sentiment is heat embossed onto a black cardstock snippet.

As the sentiment says "beauty is everywhere". Try experimenting with your stencils to create beautiful, unexpected backgrounds. And have fun doing it! Thanks for looking.

I'm joining:
SSS Work it Wednesday - Summer
That's Crafty - A Summer's Day
The Flower Challenge - Use a Previous Challenge (vellum/acetate)

everything's coming up CAS and rainbows

Having some fun for a couple challenges. How could I not participate when the themes are:
AAA Card Challenge - Geometrics

 Addicted to CAS - Rainbow

Here's what I made.

Aha Arts Geometric Borders stamp

Paper Smooches Quote Tag die

Altenew inks

Had this die cut square (geometric) laying around. So I pulled out some geometric stamps and rainbowed them with eight Altenew ink colors in rainbow fashion. Added a Paper Smooches sentiment in bold black. CAS pure.

And then flipping through my Paper Smooches dies looking for that "hello" above, I ran across this cutie that may well be NBUS. Not any more. 13 Copic markers later this rainbowed die cut was adhered to a 4" circle (geometric) card. Fits perfectly into a normal envie. Voila!

 Paper Smooches Cute Cluster die

STAMPlorations Trendy Spring Blooms stamp

Copics

I'm joining these challenges too:

Pinspirational - #217 (card #1)

 CAS Colors and Sketches - #276 (card #1)

spellbinders heart like a wildflower - patterned paper play

Back with more creations using Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower etched die from the Stephanie Low collection. I just love nature themed dies so I'm very grateful I received this die to play with. Today I actually used them as they are intended ;)

I wanted to try out the intricate + shadow look using black and gold. Here's the first one with the leaf in black on a gold shadow.

Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower Etched die

STAMPlorations Trendy Spring Blooms stamp
PP
circle punch
gold embossing powder

I chose a PP pack (an Aldi special!) and the rest was pretty easy. Mixed a couple PPs, added another black circle punched from CS with my sentiment and the leaf branch. Cool, no?

Then I used a recent sketch and more PP with the other die cut.

 Spellbinders Heart like a Wildflower Etched die

Hero Arts All Occasion Messages stamp
PP
gold embossing powder

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Thank you so much Team Spellbinders. I've truly enjoyed playing with these lovely dies. I'm playing at

Crafty Hazelnut's PP Challenge - June
Happy Little Stampers - June AG with Dies

The Flower Challenge - #21 Use Previous Challenge (using #2 Occasion and entering card #2)

Crafter's Cafe - Tic Tac Toe (I've used white, PP and embossing)

and a new to me challenge The Library - Breakfast at Tiffany's (I think these cards exude a "little black dress" vibe worthy of Audrey)