January 28, 2026

Simon Says Stamp - More Heart to Heart

Hello there.  I’m popping back in today to share a couple of simple friendships cards using more sweet products from the latest Heart to Heart release by Simon Says Stamp (SSS).  


First up is a CAS (clean and simple) pink monochromatic thank you card featuring the new Flourish Heart Trio die. 


The die is designed with three hearts arranged in a triangular pattern.  By flipping the die when die cutting across a Bristol panel, the negative cutouts resulted in a heart border.  The positive heart pieces were saved for a future project. To back the border opening, 1/4” strips were trimmed from white glitter paper and coloured with RV10/63/55 pink Copic Sketch markers.  The strip second from the top was left white. 


The cute Journal Jamboree kitty image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It paper next.  Coloured the kitty with C00/1/2 cool gray Copic Sketch markers and the heart with the same pink markers above before fussy cutting it out (this stamp set has coordinating dies).  Stamped the sentiment from Plaque Slides Love and Friendship using Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and added clear shimmer to the heart for an  all over sparkle to finish. 


Next is a heart tunnel card featuring Sweet Friendship stamp and Rounded Hearts die sets. 


Stamped, Copic coloured and fussy cutt out the image.  There are coordinating dies for this stamp sè as well.

Copic markers used:
dog - E50/51/53/5/57 
car - E40/41/ 42/44 
cheeks - R81/83
log   E30/31/33/35/37 

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For the heart tunnel background, three panels were trimmed from white to A2 size (would have used coloured cardstock, if I had the appropriate colours 🤷🏻‍♀️).  The top layer is white woodgrain paper while the next two layers are Bristol paper.  Die cut the corresponding hearts from them, then ink blended Worn Lipstick and Barn Door distress oxide inks on the two Bristol panels.  The darkest colour was achieved by ink blending Ruby Red dye and Black Soot distress inks directly onto the card base.  White heat embossed the sentiment on it, then assembled the card to finish. 


For your convenience, SSS products used for my cards are linked below.  Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post when possible at no extra cost to  you .  I appreciate your support.  Thank you for dropping by. 



Challenges:
Card 1 
Die Cut Divas - Use New Crafty Items (Flourish Heart Trio die, Journal Jamboree stamp)









Card 2 
Die Cut Divas - Use New Crafty Items (Sweet Friendship stamp, Rounded Hearts dies) 




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January 26, 2026

Simon Says Stamp - Locket of Love

Hello everyone.  My products from this month’s Heart to Heart release at Sinn Says Stamp (SSS) came late (good old Canada Post  is in desperate need of a major overhaul!), so I’m arriving fashionably late to the party! 😂

 

I have a simple card to share featuring the Locket of Love stamp and stencil sets.  There is also a matching die set to complete the suite.  


This started out as a one layer panel, but then🤷🏻‍♀️… 

The locket was stamped with Memento London Fog ink onto Bristol paper.  Masked it to stamp the chain.  Removed the mask and used the stencils to add gradient colours of blue and grey dye inks.  Next, heat embossed the image with silver embossing powder (easier to stencil flat images).  Masked the image , including the chain, to work on the background and this was where I messed up.  


Rather than starting over, the image was fussy cut out.  Kept the background simple this time and ink blended the same blue dye inks on a small Bristol panel.  White heat embossed the sentiment from the new Plaque Slides Love and Friendship set.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added Nuvo Crystal Glaze on the heart to finish. 

SSS products used to make my card are linked below. Please note that affiliated links have been used in this post at no extra cost to you should you decide to click on these links and make a purchase..  I appreciate your support.  Thank you for stopping by. 



Challenges:
Stamping Sensarion - B is for (Blue and Bling) 

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January 17, 2026

Spellbinders - Born to Dink

Hello there.  I’m popping in with a couple of “dill”ightful cards featuring the Born to Dink stamp/die set from the This is Life collection released this month by Spellbinders (SBj.  A very good friend plays pickleball, so I had to create this early birthday card for her.  


Scraps of solid cardstock (white, pinks, yellows, grays and black) were used to die cut out all the pieces (paddle, ball, net, hat)  The hat is from Birthday Wreath Add-On.  A strip was trimmed from white and shaded with gray dye ink for the top of the net. 


The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Bristol paper was spritz with water and dry embossed with the Plaster 3D embossing folder for ann icing/frosting background.  Arranged and assembled the card onto a white card base, then added a Peach Blush gems to the hat pom-pom to finish. 


My friend also met her boyfriend through pickleball, so I made this next card for her to give to him.. maybe for Valentine’s Day(?). 🤷🏻‍♀️ 


This was super easy.  The paddles were die cut from scraps of pattern paper in my stash.  The ball was die cut from lime cardstock and to give it dimension, Twisted Citron distress ink was ink blended on the back layer. 


Arranged and assembled the card onto a textured panel in my stash to finish.  


SB products used on my cards are linked below (simply click on the images’.  Please note, affiliate links have been used throughout this post and blog; therefore, if you click on any of these links and make a purchase, I will receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you.  I appreciate your support.  Thank you for stopping by. 






Challenges:

Card 1
Double D - Birthday (happy 10 years!… wishing you many more) 










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January 09, 2026

Guest Designer for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown January 2026 Colour Challenge - Kraft, Green, Gold

Hello everyone and happy new year!  It’s my first post this year and I’m excited to be a guest designer (GD) at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (52CCT) for their Colour Challenge this month.


I was going in a different direction when I remembered my new Snowbell Bouquet dies, purchased in my latest order from Simon Says Stamp (SSS), would be perfect for these colours.  Plus, I LOVE snowdrops!


The snowbell stems and blossoms were die cut from green and white cardstock, respectively. Ink blended  Rustic Wilderness distress ink (DI) on the stems to give them dimension.  Trimmed watercolor paper to a 3.5” square and ink smooshed diluted Rustic Wilderness DI.  To complete the snowy background, splattered with diluted white gouache paint.  Adhered this piece onto white then matted it onto kraft.  Arranged and glued the snowbells on then added more white splatters.  Adhered the gold foil die cut Joyeux Noel sentiment to finish.  


A big thank you to the 52CCT team for giving me this GD opportunity.  Ready to join in the fun?  For more inspirations and to link up your entry head to the challenge post HERE. BHope to see you in the falkery! 
For easy reference, SSS products used to make my card are linked below. Please note that affiliated links have been used in this post at no extra cost to you.  I appreciate your support.  Thank you for stopping by. 



Challenges:
Vesela Hiska - #74 Ringing Bells (thanks Majda for the suggestion!) 



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December 27, 2025

Whimsy Stamps - Ho Ho Ho

Hello everyone!  For those who celebrated, hope you had a wonderful Christmas.  Have not been feeling great, so I’m a wee bit late posting today’s cards.  Warning: this is a lengthy post. 🫣

This year Whimsy Stamps (WS) released some new stamps with Santa images and I wanted to ink them up before they start collecting dust. 😉   First up is a CAS (clean and simple) card.


This Santa image was created with the new Ho Ho Ho Deer stamp set.  It was fussy cut out and saved from a card that didn’t work out.  Santa was stamped onto an X-Press It A2 panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink then onto NoFuss Mask Sheets to fussy cut out a mask.  Masked Santa then stamped the toy sack before colouring it with Copic Sketch markers.

Copic markers used:
face - E00/01/13 
mouth - E04
beard - W1/3 
suit - R14/27/46/39 
belt/buckle - C8, Y35 
shoes - C3/6/8 
trims/pom-pom- C00/1/3/4 
sack - E43/44/47 
gifts - G05, R27, 0 


Stamped Christmas from Happy Sayings on a Bristol panel with VersaMark ink then heat embossed with Silver Pearl embossing power.  Merry Large word was then die cut twice from Bristol paper and stacked for dimension and give a faux dry embossed look.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then stamped HO, HO, HO from Simple Sentiment Strips Holidays (SSSH) with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Grounded the image by adding shading beneath with T0/1/3/5 Copic Sketch markers to finish.   



My second card is another CAS card.  The SSSH stamp set and Peace, Love, Joy die were stretched to create a custom greeting.


Masked off areas on Joy to the World and Believe from the SSSH set to stamp “to be” in black on a Bristol panel.  The die cut letters were coloured with the same red Copic Sketch markers listed above.  


The Santa face from Christmas Portraits was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of X-Press It paper, coloured with the same Copic Sketch markers listed above, then fussy cut out.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and for some sparkle, added clear shimmer to all the reds to finish.


My final card is a postcard design.  Started by stamping the Brushed Stripes Background in red onto a white A2 sized Bristol panel.  


X-Press It paper was then trimmed to 4x5.25-inches.  Stamped the Santa with puppy image from Jolly Puppy Kisses with Memory Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with the same Copic Sketch markers listed above plus E30/31/23/25 for the puppy.  


Stamped and stenciled all the elements and markings in black using the following:
🔹Postage Window Shadow stencil  
🔹Furbabies stencil  
For a vintage-y postcard look, ink blended Memento Toffee Crunch ink around the panel edges and within the stamped postage stamp image.  For the punny sentence, W-O-O-F was die cut from a red foil paper scrap using the Mix and Mingle Alphabet and Numbers dies.  Layered the panel onto the striped background then mounted it into a white card base to finish. 


For easy reference, WS prod used for my cards are linked below. Please note affiliate have been used throughout this post; therefore, if you click on any of them and make a purchase, I will receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you!  Your support is greatly appreciated.  Thank you for dropping by. 

*some products may be available at Simon Says Stamp HERE*
Challenges:
Cards 1&2
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick a Previous 2025 Technique Challenge (Nov:Stamps, Oct:Quick Card, May:Dies, Jan:Fussy Cutting)
Card 1
Card 2
CAS Colours & Sketches - #575 Seasonal Challenge (rotated/flipped sketchk #568)
Card 3
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