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September 28, 2016

Waffle Flower It's In the Details | Special Delivery Mixing and Matching Stamp Sets

Last Friday I shared the latest in my weekly video series, It's In The Details, for the Waffle Flower Inspiration Team. Every Friday I will share a new video featuring amazing Waffle Flower Stamps and Dies. I'm a bit late sharing as I moved last weekend and have been buried under boxes since! Ha!

I have always adored the sweet monkeys from the Willy & Friends Stamp Set and love how they pair with the Stocking accessories and the new Special Delivery gift bag! Don't forget to think outside the box with your stamps. I used the polka dot image from the Stocking Stamp Set (for decorating the solid stocking) to create "snow" for my background!

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I stamped the santa sack and holly from the Special Delivery stamp set, the presents, santa hat, beard, and candy candy from the Stocking Stamp Set, and the monkey from the Willy & Friends Stamp Set on smooth white cardstock with Intense Black Ink and then colored the images with Copic Markers. I stamped the greenery from the Stocking Stamp Set with the Waffle Flower Chirp Chirp Ink and then die cut all the images with the coordinating Special Delivery Dies, Willy & Friends Dies, and Stocking Dies.

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For the background I took the circle shapes image from the Stocking Stamp Set and stamped it repeatedly on a piece of solid white cardstock using Versamark Ink and heat embossed the images with white embossing powder. I applied Evergreen Bough Distress Ink over the embossed areas creating an embossed resist design. I assembled the images I previously stamped, colored, and die cut to create the holiday scene.

For the greeting, I die cut the rectangle from smooth white cardstock using the Special Delivery Dies and stamped a greeting from the Special Delivery stamp set.

I adhered the panel to a white top fold card base to finish the card.

 

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To watch the creation of this holiday card from start to finish, click HERE to watch on the Waffle Flower YouTube Channel or watch below:

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

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Shop the entire new Waffle Flower release by clicking the thumbnails below:

Posted at 03:24 PM in CARDS | Christmas & Winter, CARDS | Featuring Critters, COMPANY | Waffle Flower , TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers | | Comments (7)

September 23, 2016

Christy's Celebration Blog Hop | Dragon Blowing Out Birthday Candles Card

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Welcome to Christy's Celebration Video Blog Hop where we are celebrating Christy reaching 10K subscribers! At the end of each video you will be able to click a link and move on to the next video in the hop.

Today I'm sharing a birthday card of a dragon flying in the sky blowing out birthday candles. I mixed the My Favorite Things Magical Dragons, Mama Elephants Carnival Toppers, and Lawn Fawn dies for this magical flyby birthday card.

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I stamped the images from the My Favorite Things Magical Dragons and Mama Elephants Carnival Toppers stamp sets on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink and colored in the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I fussy cut the images, cutting the flames from several of the candles so they look like they've been blown out. I traced around the cut edge of all the fussy cut images for a finished look.

The background pieces were die cut from smooth white cardstock, vellum, and black cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Dies and Puffy Cloud Borders Dies.

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I applied Squeezed Lemonade and Twisted Citron Distress Inks to the background using the Mini Ink Blending Tool. I layered the vellum and white cardstock cloud borders over the background and stamped a greeting from the My Favorite Things Magical Dragons on the white cloud border.

I assembled the scene as shown and finished the card with frames adhered one on top of another, finishing with the black frame and added a scattering of Pretty Pink Posh Iridescent Star Confetti.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this dragon blowing out candles card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

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G I V E A W A Y

Christy is giving away five prizes that will be given away to random commenters along the video hop.

The hop will run for one week. Winner will be chosen from the comments posted to the videos before Friday, September 30th at 11:59PM EST. Winners will be announced on Christy's blog on Saturday October 1st.

 

 

Posted at 07:00 AM in CARDS | Birthday, CARDS | Featuring Critters, COMPANY | Mama Elephant, COMPANY | My Favorite Things, TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers | | Comments (18)

September 22, 2016

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember | Layered Chrysanthemums "Thanks A Million" Card

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Clearly Besotted has teamed up with Simon Says Stamp for STAMPtember with the beautiful Layered Chrysanthemums Stamp Set! I adore layered stamp set and these gorgeous flowers are the perfect addition to anyone's collection. This card features lots and lots of masking, a simple die cut and stamped greeting border, and of course, gorgeous chrysanthemums!

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I used the MISTI to perfectly line up the layered elements from the Layered Chrysanthemums Stamp Set and stamped the florals and leaves in two rows along the background panel. The color combinations I used for each floral are listed below:

Yellow Chrysanthemums: Lawn Fawn Butter Ink, Lawn Fawn Sunflower Ink, Lawn Fawn Carrot Ink

Orange Chrysanthemums: Lawn Fawn Carrot Ink, Lawn Fawn Fake Tan Ink, Lawn Fawn Pumpkin Spice Ink

Pink Chrysanthemums: Hero Arts Bubble Gum Ink, Simon Says Stamp Doll Pink Ink, Simon Says Stamp Hot Mama Ink

Leaves: Lawn Fawn Celery Stick Ink, Lawn Fawn Freshly Cut Grass Ink, Lawn Fawn Jalapeno Ink

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For the greeting border, I trimmed a strip of smooth white cardstock and die cut each long edge with the Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Borders and stamped a greeting from the Layered Chrysanthemums Stamp Set with Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Ink. I adhered the greeting strip with foam adhesive and adhered the entire panel to a side fold card base before rounding all four corners with a 1/2" corner rounder.

I finished the card with a sprinkling of 6mm and 4mm Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins and small pearl gemstones.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this layered chysanthemums card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

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Click the thumbnails below to purchase from Simon Says Stamp. Affiliate links used.  

Posted at 01:19 PM in CARDS | Thank You, COMPANY | Pretty Pink Posh , COMPANY | Simon Says Stamp | | Comments (3)

September 21, 2016

Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week | Cheery Christmas Light up Card

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Welcome to the Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week!

Today the Lawn Fawn Design Team is showcasing the awesome Cheery Christmas Stamp Set and coordinating dies. I paired these awesome stamps with the Chibitronics LED Lights for a light up Christmas card. Light up cards are such a fun way to add an interactive element to card designs and I love how the Christmas lights from the stamp set look all lit up!

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I die cut the rectangles from smooth white cardstock using a Large Dotted Rectangle Die. Using the MISTI, I stamped the reindeer, lights, ornaments and greetings from the Cheery Christmas Stamp Set on each rectangle as shown. The reindeer and lights were colored with Copic Markers and the ornaments were stamped with the solid images using Lawn Fawn Lobster, Sunflower, and Fish Tank Inks. 

On the background rectangle, I applied the copper tape from the Chibitronics LED Lights starter kit, created a housing from cardstock for the battery, and attached the colored lights to coordinate with the colored Christmas lights. See video for step-by-step instructions.

I pierced each light bulb with a piercing tool to make the lights shine brighter when the battery is pushed.

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After making sure the lights all worked, I built up foam tape around the battery compartment (three layers) and attached the colored panel to the light up panel. When you push the word "bright" in the greeting, the Christmas lights light up!

On the card base itself, I stamped the Simon Says Stamp Diagonal Stripe Background on a red card base using Versamark Ink and then attached the light up panel in the center.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of these light up Christmas card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

S I M I L A R  P R O J E C T S

More cards featuring Lawn Fawn stamps and dies featured during the September Inspiration Week:

Posted at 11:51 AM in CARDS | Christmas & Winter, CARDS | Featuring Critters, COMPANY | Lawn Fawn, HOLIDAY & SEASON | Christmas & Winter, TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers | | Comments (11)

September 19, 2016

Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week | Perfectly Plaid Christmas Candy Boxes

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Welcome to the Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week!

Today the Lawn Fawn Design Team is showcasing the Perfectly Plaid Christmas collection. I paired the awesome new patterned papers with the Candy Box Die and the deer from the Cheery Christmas and Toboggan Together stamps and dies. These cute little candy boxes would be great for small gift, to be used as decor, or make a bunch of them, number them, and use them for an advent calendar!

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I made the boxes first by die cutting the 6x6 Perfectly Plaid Christmas collection paper with the Candy Box Die and assembling the candy boxes as shown, tying the ends together with Lawn Fawn Trimmings Twine.

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I die cut three labels from smooth white cardstock using a Stitched Labels die and I stamped greetings from the Tiny Tag Sayings Stamp Set on each label using Lawn Fawn Lobster Ink.

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The deer from the Cheery Christmas and Toboggan Together stamp sets were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers before being die cut with the coordinating Cheery Christmas Dies and Toboggan Together Dies.

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The labels and deer were attached to each box to finish the design.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of these Christmas themed candy boxes from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

 

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

S I M I L A R  P R O J E C T S

More cards featuring Lawn Fawn stamps and dies featured during the September Inspiration Week:

Posted at 02:20 PM in CARDS | Christmas & Winter, CARDS | Featuring Critters, COMPANY | Lawn Fawn, HOLIDAY & SEASON | Christmas & Winter, TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers | | Comments (6)

September 17, 2016

Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week | Snow Cool Interactive Pop Up Card

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Welcome to the Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week!

Today the Lawn Fawn Design Team is showcasing the new Snow Cool Stamp Set and coordinating dies. I love that Lawn Fawn continually releases stamps that work with past stamps and dies! Mixing and matching is one of my favorite techniques. The penguins from last year's Toboggan Together Stamp Set work perfectly with the Snow Cool penguins! I used my favorite Stitched Hillside Pop Up die inside the card to make an interactive pop up element when you open the card. My favorite thing about this die is that it's almost like creating two card "fronts" because the front and the inside are both decorated!

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I started with the backgrounds for my card. I used Lawn Fawn Mermaid Cardstock for the card base and stamped the snow from the Snow Cool Stamp Set on both the front and the inside front using Lawn Fawn Yeti White Pigment Ink. I added greetings from the Snow Cool Stamp Set along the top of the card front and inside the card with Black Licorice Ink and Peacock Ink.

I die cut snow borders from smooth white cardstock for the front of the card using the Stitched Hillside Borders Dies and snow for the inside using the Stitched Hillside Pop Up die. I die cut mountains from Simon Says Stamp Khaki Cardstock using the Stitched Mountain Dies.

I assembled the snow and mountains on both the front and inside of the card as shown, finishing the mountains with die cut snow caps.

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I stamped the penguins, snow penguin, igloo and accessories from the Snow Cool Stamp Set and coordinating dies and the Toboggan Together Stamp Set on smooth white cardstock using Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink and colored in the images with Copic Markers. The images were die cut with the coordinating Snow Cool Stamp Set and coordinating dies and Toboggan Together Dies.

I assembled the scenes on the front and inside of the card using the stamped and die cut images. A black glaze pen added detail to the eyes and the Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen added a touch of glimmer to the snowy accents (igloo, snowballs, and snow cone).

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V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this penguins interactive scene card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

 

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

S I M I L A R  P R O J E C T S

More cards featuring Lawn Fawn stamps and dies featured during the September Inspiration Week:

Posted at 07:19 AM in CARDS | Christmas & Winter, CARDS | Featuring Critters, COMPANY | Lawn Fawn, TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers | | Comments (12)

September 16, 2016

Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week | Sprinkled With Joy Interactive Card

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Welcome to the Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week!

Today the Lawn Fawn Design Team is showcasing the amazingly awesome new Sprinkled With Joy Stamp Set and coordinating dies and the Sprinkled With Joy Add On Dies. This adorable oven is the best interactive accent to build a kitchen scene! The tea towel with the cross stitch detail is my favorite! I added a counter and cabinets with cardstock and additional accents from the Baked With Love Stamp Set and Milk and Cookies Stamp Set.

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I stamped images from the Sprinkled With Joy Stamp Set, Baked With Love Stamp Set, and Milk and Cookies Stamp Set on smooth white cardstock using Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink. I colored in the images with Copic Markers and die cut the images with the coordinating Sprinkled With Joy Add On Dies, Sprinkled With Joy Dies, Baked With Love Dies, and Milk and Cookies Dies.

I adhered a piece of transparency behind the oven door for a more realistic look and die cut the oven handle from smooth white cardstock before coloring with Copic colors. I stamped "open me" from the Sprinkled With Joy Stamp Set and die cut the tea towel from Christmas Plaid patterned paper using the Sprinkled With Joy Add On Dies and adhering it to the oven handle.

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I created cabinets, a counter top, and floor from cardstock, adding cabinet handles with the gumball from the Just For You Stamp Set with Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Ink. I added color to the floor with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and colored the counter with the C9 Cool Gray marker. I added greetings from the Sprinkled With Joy Stamp Set above the oven using Lawn Fawn Lobster Ink and Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Ink.

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I finished the inside of the card with sprinkles and another greeting from the the Sprinkled With Joy Stamp Set.

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To watch the creation of this interactive baking scene card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

 

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

S I M I L A R  P R O J E C T S

More cards featuring Lawn Fawn stamps and dies featured during the September Inspiration Week:

 

Posted at 12:42 PM in CARDS | Christmas & Winter, COMPANY | Lawn Fawn, TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers | | Comments (12)

Waffle Flower It's In the Details | Rainbow Purse-naility Card

Happy Friday!

It's time for my weekly video series,It's In The Details, for the Waffle Flower Inspiration Team. Every Friday I will share a new video featuring amazing Waffle Flower Stamps and Dies. 

I’m always a fan of adding rainbow elements to cards and the new Purse-naility Stamps and coordinating dies along with the gorgeous Waffle Flower Dye Inks are perfect for this technique! To help ground the elements on my card I made sure that several of the purses hung off the top, bottom, or side of the card. Jewel closures for the purses in pearls, gems, or enamel dots add a touch of bling to each bag.The greeting stands out with the addition of a couple of phrases from he Purse-naility stamp set stamped on the Sentiment Dies die cut from black cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. Small clusters and dots of color in the same colors as the purses round out the design and add interest to the background. Let's get started:

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I started by stamping each of the purses from the Purse-naility stamp set on smooth white cardstock using the gorgeous Waffle Flower Crafts Dye Inks. I used the MISTI stamp positioner tool so I could ink up each of the designs more than once to get the best coverage from each color (see video to see what a difference stamping the image more than one makes!). I love the names of the ink colors, too, so unique and fun! I used My Pleasure with Safe Choice (red bag), Oh Happy Day (orange bag), You Said What? (yellow bag), Chirp Chirp with New Fish In Pond (green bag), Daydreaming (blue bag) and Happy Go Lucky (purple bag). I stamped the outline for each with black ink and then die cut the purses with the coordinating dies.

Each purse was adorned with a gem, pearl, or enamel dot to dress up the bag and give it a bit of bling.

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I die cut the greeting strips from black cardstock using the Sentiment Dies. I stamped phrases from the Purse-naility stamp set on two of the strips using Versamark Ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder.

I die cut the A2 sized rectangle from from smooth white cardsotck using a Lacy Layers Die. The purses were adhered along the right side of the card, with some hanging off the top, bottom and side to  help "ground" the design. Any excess was trimmed off. The greeting strips were adhered to the card as shown and the word "beautiful" from the Purse-naility stamp set was stamped with My Pleasure Ink as shown.

I finished the design with stamped dots in the same colors as the purses using images from the Wild and Free Stamp Set.

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To watch the creation of this rainbow of purses card from start to finish, click HERE to watch on the Waffle Flower YouTube Channel or watch below:

 

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

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Shop the entire new Waffle Flower release by clicking the thumbnails below:

Posted at 08:00 AM in CARDS | Friends, COMPANY | Waffle Flower | | Comments (2)

September 15, 2016

Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week | Frosty Fairy Friends

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Welcome to the Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week!

Today the Lawn Fawn design team is showcasing the awesome new Frosty Fairy Friends Stamp Set and coordinating dies. I created a Christmas fairy scene  using these sweet images plus the Large Dotted Rectangle Dies and the Small and Large Dotted Circle Dies. By layering the rectangle/circle die cut panels and tucking greenery around the circle openings, I was able to give the illusion of "looking into" this fairy garden.

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I stamped the fairy, house, berry branch, and mushrooms on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink, using the MISTI to stamp the images one on top of another for crisp, bold black stamped lines. Once stamped, I colored in the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and die cut the images with the coordinating Frosty Fairy Friends dies.

The greenery was stamped with a combination of Lawn Fawn Celery Stick and Freshly Cut Grass Dye Inks and die cut with the coordinating dies.

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For the frames, I die cut smooth white cardstock using a combination of the Large Dotted Rectangle Dies and the Small and Large Dotted Circle Dies. On the front panel (the one with the larger of the two circles, I stamped greetings from the Frosty Fairy Friends Stamp Set using Lawn Fawn Black Licorice and Plastic Flamingo Inks.

On the solid circle die cut I applied Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I adhered the panel with the smaller circle to the card base with foam adhesive and then adhered the inked circle in the center. I adhered the other frame with the larger circle and greeting on top with more foam adhesive.

I adhered the stamped, colored, and die cut elements in and around the circles, using all layers for a lovely layered scene. I finished the design with a scattering of Pretty Pink Posh clear droplets.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this layered holiday fairy scene card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

 

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

Posted at 10:00 AM in CARDS | Christmas & Winter, COMPANY | Lawn Fawn, TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers | | Comments (7)

September 14, 2016

Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit NOW AVAILABLE

Hi friends! I'm popping in here quickly today to let you know the new Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit, Nuts About You, is now available! I'm still waiting for my kit to arrive (moving and changing addresses is delaying some of my packages!) but as soon as it arrives I'll be creating some cards with the kit to share with you all! This awesome fall-themed kit includes my favorite patterned paper from Lawn Fawn, an amazing stamp set, cardstock, inks, and more!

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You can pick up the October 2016 card kit HERE for just $29.95 + shipping. Or if you’d like to receive this kit and future kits for only $24.95 + shipping per month, you can SUBSCRIBE HERE. When you subscribe you will receive kits delivered to your door automatically.

I'll see you back here tomorrow as we're starting off the Lawn Fawn September Inspiration Week!

Posted at 03:53 PM | | Comments (2)

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