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Friday, March 20, 2026

Simon Says Stamp 'In My Heart' Release Blog Hop

Hello and a warm welcome to my blog on this, Day 1 blog hop of the In My Heart new release from Simon Says Stamp. Please note that tomorrow Saturday March 21st there is a second blog hop filled with even more inspiration.

Did you spot the graphic at the top of this post? Buying anything from the In My Heart release and this sweet little stamp set will be added automatically to your order. This gift with purchase will expire 3/22 at 11.59pm EDT or until stocks last.

Here's a handy link to the In My Heart release so you can get shopping without delay! You'll be pleased to know that Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from our comment sections. Be sure to leave a comment for me below to increase your chance of becoming a lucky winner. Winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, March 25th and there it will explain how you can redeem your prize.

Now to the details on my card today ....

My card uses the brand new Wild Rose stamp set and coordinating dies together with the new Moonflower cardstock and previously released Weaving Plate die.

I used the Weaving Plate die to die cut an A2 panel of the very beautiful new Moonflower cardstock. I backed this panel with white craft foam and glued it to a larger white card base and I set that to one side.

I stamped the floral images, coloured with Copic markers, splashed on Simon's Pawsitively Perfect White Splatter Medium then die cut using the coordinating die set.

Each image was backed with dimensional foam tape and adhered to the Moonflower panel allowing the petals and leaves to overhang the edges but not to exceed the edges of the card base so that it isn't too vulnerable when mailed out!

To complete this sympathy card, I chose a sentiment from the Wild Rose stamp set, stamped and die cut the image and floated it above the roses with tiny pieces of dimensional foam tape in a single or double layer depending on what was behind it. I also grabbed some gold glitter Stickles and dotted it into the centre of the open flowers as a final touch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and don't forget to comment to be in the running for one of those $25 coupons. Have a wonderful day!

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Friday, November 7, 2025

Simon Says Stamp 'And Everything Nice' Release Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Simon Says Stamp 'And Everything Nice' blog hop where I'm sharing my second project for this festive release! You can locate all of the new products on offer HERE and also please note that this is the first of TWO blog hops for this release, the second will be held tomorrow Saturday, November 8th starting at 8am Eastern.

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 gift card to every stop on the hop and so to be eligible you must leave a comment on my blog and on the other participating designer's blogs. Full list of links at the end of this post. Simon Says Stamp will select their winners from those comments and on November 12th their blog will announce the lucky winners and tell you how to claim your prize. Good luck!!

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Now to the details for my card today. I have used the new Baby Fawn stamp set in combination with the formerly released Postage Stamp Edge Frames Die. I took a panel of white cardstock and I masked a line and ink blended above it using Distress Oxide Inks in Spun Sugar and Black Soot. I removed the mask and used the Postage Stamp Edge Die to die cut the panel. I adhered the outer cut/frame to my card base and I backed the centre cut with white craft foam and carefully aligned and adhered it. I used a stylus dipped in white acrylic paint to create the falling snow and I set this to one side to dry for a few minutes.

I stamped the utterly adorable images from Baby Fawn and coloured them with the following Copic marker combinations:-

Fawns - E49, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00

Red Noses - R27, R05

Santa Hat - R27, R05, R22, C3, C1, C0

Scarf - R27, R05, R22, C5, C3, C0

Trees - C5, C1, RV000

The images were then fussy cut and applied to the background using dimensional foam tape.

To complete the card, I popped it in my Misti and stamped the pretty sentiment, then I highlighted points with a white gel pen.

I came in with Copic markers C5, C3, C1, C00 to add shadow underneath the Fawns and last but not least I used Stickles Glitter in 'Diamond' to glitter up the trees and the shadows under the Fawns.

I hope you like my card, thanks for stopping off on the hop and don't forget to leave your comment below in order to be entered to win a $25 gift card.

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Alex Syberia Designs BetterPress Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello and welcome to the Alex Syberia Designs BetterPress Release Blog Hop & Giveaway. Please ensure that you read all the way to the bottom of my post for Giveaway details and to find a link to the next blog to visit on the hop! Also, this link is to the Alex Syberia Designs release blogpost.

My first card for this release hop features the following products:-

Abstract Background PressPlate

Elegant Blooms PressPlate

Classic Sentiments PressPlate

Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die Set

Cheerful Panda Moments

Cheerful Panda Moments Die

To create the card I first took a panel of minty green cardstock and did a tone on tone foiling using a minty coloured foil by Spellbinders. I attached this foiled panel to my card base and framed it out in white using the Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die Set. This was added with foam tape.

I then took some white cardstock and used the Elegant Blooms PressPlate and the same minty green foil and after foiling it in my Glimmer machine I then die cut using the coordinating die. I added a little yellow ink blending to the centre of the front facing flower and applied it to the card using foam tape

Next, I used black foil to foil all of the sentiments from the Classic Sentiments PressPlate. I chose the Big Hugs sentiment for this card and saved the rest for future projects. I die cut the sentiment and added with foam tape.

To complete the card I added a sweet Panda from Cheerful Panda Moments. I stamped in black and coloured with Copic markers in C3, C1, C00, R22, R21, R20, R00. The cheeks were highlighted and then I die cut and applied with foam tape, tucking him partially behind the sentiment.

A few sparkling clear sequins completed this project. So much fun to foil as it creates a dazzling effect when the card is handled by the recipient.

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 winner and a $15 gift card to 3 lucky winners.

Open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST April 6th, 2025. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on April 7th, 2025.

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Nicky (you are here)

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Alex Syberia Designs October Release Blog Hop Giveaway

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Thank you for joining me on the Alex Syberia Stamps blog hop for this beautiful new release. Here's a link to Alex Syberia Designs blogpost. Before I get around to explaining how I made this card you should know that Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 winner and a $15 gift card to 3 lucky winners. Open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST October 31st, 2024. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on November 1st, 2024.

Today My card today features the brand new Stay Cozy stamp set which of course has a coordinating die available separately. I have also used the Tiny Flowers Cover Die in this project which is a very useful die to keep on hand as an essential.

To create this card I took a white A2 panel of cardstock and die cut using the Tiny Flowers Cover Die. I adhered this to my card base and set it to one side.

I stamped the Stay Cozy image and coloured with the following Copic markers:-

Skin - E33, E11, E21, E00

Hair - E79, E27, E37, E15, E11

Dress - BG11, G0000, C3, C1, C0 (defined with a black glaze pen)

Boots - BG18, BG72, YR04 (with white gel pen dotted into the centre of each flower)

Fox - E37, E15, E13, E11

Blushes - R22, R21, R20, R00

Blanket - YR07, YG95, E40

Shadow around girl - W4, W3, W1, W0

The image was die cut and applied with foam tape to the background panel at an angle.

To complete the card which I wanted to keep fairly minimalist/CAS, I stamped the 'Stay Cozy' sentiment from the choices included in the stamp set. I die cut the sentiment using the coordinating die set and then I die cut white cardstock several more times with the same die, I glued the cuts in a stack and then adhered the sentiment to the corner of the card.

A few sparkling clear sequins in two different sizes were the perfect finishing accents.

To continue on this blog hop, please select Lien from the list of blog hop links below and continue on this beautiful journey - thank you!

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Nicky (you are here)

Friday, October 16, 2020

Pinkfresh Studio - October 2020 Slimline Stamp, Die and Stencil New Release Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my blog where today I'm joining in as a guest designer with the Pinkfresh Studio design team to help share with you some of the exciting products available in today's new release of slimline stamps, dies and stencils. Before I reveal my cards, please note that by commenting on my blog post today you stand to win a $25 GIVEAWAY. Winners will be chosen on October 23rd and you will find out if you are one of the lucky ones by visiting the GIVEAWAY PAGE on that day. Here are the shipping promotion deals you may be interested in.

My first card today stays 'seasonal' with a Christmas theme. It uses the new Argyle Layering Stencil Set for the background.

To make this card I used Distress Ink in Picket Fence to ink blend the first stencil on to pink cardstock. I then took the second stencil, layered it over the top and I used a silvery/gold Gelly Roll by Sakura to apply the streaks of sparkle which look like metallic thread has been woven through it and catches the light beautifully as seen in the photo below but especially when the card is handled.

I trimmed down this panel and layered it over other panels to get a very sturdy and stacked frame appearance and applied it to a 110lb white cardstock base.

On Copic friendly cardstock I stamped my images from Tree Trimming Friends (from a previous release) using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa. I Copic coloured these sweet little images and die cut using the coordinating dies. I also die cut 4 or 5 more times just from plain white cardstock and adhered each die cut to the next to make a nice dimensional stack. These characters were attached to the main panel and I stamped a sentiment from the Tree Trimming set and applied that with dimensional foam tape.

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My second card jumps all the way into a fresh Spring look and features the brand new and ever so beautiful Be Courageous stamp set that has a coordinating die that cuts out the inside of the frame. In the background I have used the new slimline Argyle Layering Stencil Set and given it a different look.

To create this card I first die cut a panel of white cardstock using the Slim Diagonal Stitched Rectangles Die which was part of a form release. This was attached to a slimline card base. I then used the Argyle stencil to create a background. I ink blended first with green and then with the second stencil layer with pink ink. I trimmed down this panel so that the design on the white panel would show and I adhered it.

I have a regular sized Misti which isn't quite large enough to stamp the floral border and so I stamped the image using an extended cutting plate for my Cuttlebug as my giant stamping block. The image was stamped using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and I die cut using the coordinating die which removes the centre to reveal the prettiest frame.

I used Copic markers to colour up the floral images, I backed it with foam tape and applied it over the Argyle. I was sure to coordinate my colours from the background with my florals.

Finally, I grabbed some coordinating cardstock and a die cut the words 'best' and 'wishes' 6 times over from the 'Phrase Builder : Sending' die set. I stacked them together glueing each one to the next so that the sentiment really pops and I set it inside the frame. Last but not least a I chose a smaller sentiment from 'Be Courageous' and stamped and applied that in the lower right hand corner. A few of Pinkfresh's jewel accents finish out the card.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Don't forget to add your comment for a chance to win the giveaway before visiting the next designer on the hop from the list below.

Take care and happy crafting!

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