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Simon Says Stamp | August 2018 card kit – Mandy’s Flowers – Card idea 6

August 31, 2018

Hi friends, we have been using several gorgeous floral images from Simon Says Stamp Mandy’s Flowers cards for last few days. Today I will show you how you can use the sentiment stamps with several patterned papers to make a card. And yes, you can change a little bit here and there to make good… Read More Simon Says Stamp | August 2018 card kit – Mandy’s Flowers – Card idea 6

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Simon Says Stamp | August 2018 card kit – Mandy’s Flowers – Card idea 5

August 30, 2018

Hi friends, are you ready for one more card using Simon Says Stamp August 2018 card kit – Mandy’s Flowers stamp set? I hope you are :-) {Check out other ideas for this stamp set / card kit here.} Similar card to this one here, except I layered this with a black cardstock piece which I… Read More Simon Says Stamp | August 2018 card kit – Mandy’s Flowers – Card idea 5

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Simon Says Stamp | August 2018 card kit – Mandy’s Flowers – Card idea 4

August 29, 2018

Hi friends, we are still celebrating with SSS Mandy’s Flowers stamp set over here. You can check out previous card ideas here. Today’s card is a “flip” card – it uses a fun fold to make the front open with a flip. I started by using one ready made card base. On the front side… Read More Simon Says Stamp | August 2018 card kit – Mandy’s Flowers – Card idea 4

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Spellbinders | Tags using Jul 2018 card kit of the month

August 9, 2018

Hi friends, I have several fun tags I made by simply using the ephemera that came in Spellbinders card kit of the month for Jul 2018. No words today, only pictures. Ask me any questions if you don’t understand how I created one of these. :-) Enjoy! ~Varada

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Spellbinders | Card kit of the month | Layering paper shapes

August 7, 2018

Hi friends, hope life is treating to well. Today I have one more floral card to share with you. I used the dies from Spellbinders card kit of the month for June 2018 for this card along with papers from the card kit (gold) as well as some papers from paper-garden.ca. I started by using… Read More Spellbinders | Card kit of the month | Layering paper shapes

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Spellbinders | Combining die kits

August 6, 2018

Hi friends, ready for one more floral card using die cut shapes? For this one, I combined a couple different dies from different month kits – but all from Spellbinders. And yes, all papers are from paper-garden.ca. Just die cut, layer and add sequins. Quite straightforward, really. These dies / kits are still available as… Read More Spellbinders | Combining die kits

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Spellbinders | Card kit of the month | Adding interest with small stamped images

August 4, 2018

Hi friends, I am still playing Spellbinders July 2018 card kit. Today’s card it a feathery fun one. This kit had two beautiful feathers in gray-gold, red-gold colors. I wanted to use these with a tiny little sentiment as my focal point. I used a few graphic / modern stamp images from Simon Says Stamp… Read More Spellbinders | Card kit of the month | Adding interest with small stamped images

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Spellbinders | Card kit of the month | Combining floral designs with modern abstract background

August 2, 2018

Hi everyone, one more really simple to make card today which uses supplies from Spellbinders card kit and some patterned paper from my stash (courtesy some older Simon Says Stamp card kits). I am a huge fan of organic, floral designs combined with abstract modern ones. That is what I tried to do here. Spellbinders… Read More Spellbinders | Card kit of the month | Combining floral designs with modern abstract background

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Spellbinders | Kits of the month | Getting more out of dies

July 30, 2018

Hi friends, I have a little bit of die cutting fun for you guys. I combined the dies from Spellbinders card kit and small die of the month kit for June 2018. The small die of the month came with a cupcake die. I used the base of that cupcake to make a flower basket… Read More Spellbinders | Kits of the month | Getting more out of dies

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Spellbinders | Card kit of the month | Using ephemera to create cards

July 24, 2018

Hello friends, after playing with Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers stamp set for quite some time, I think I am ready to play some ephemera and die cutting now. So in the next few cards you will see me doing that ;-) Today I have two simple cards both mostly using ephemera and the beautiful… Read More Spellbinders | Card kit of the month | Using ephemera to create cards

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Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers + Heat Embossing on Cardstock + Instagram Giveaway

July 3, 2018

Hi friends, I have a confession to make today. I am truly, madly, deeply in love with Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers stamp set. Almost to the point of obsession. ? I am going to share so many card ideas with this stamp set – almost this entire month. I will try and share ideas using different… Read More Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers + Heat Embossing on Cardstock + Instagram Giveaway

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Shaker card using Altenew Timeless Frame and Altenew Build-a-flower Rose

June 30, 2018

Hi friends, I would like to share one more card idea using Altenew Build-a-flower Rose set. This time I combined it with Altenew Timeless Frame. I used the Altenew Timeless Frame to create a shaker element. I used two pieces of packaging material to create this shaker and sandwiched some gold-red heart + some chunky… Read More Shaker card using Altenew Timeless Frame and Altenew Build-a-flower Rose

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Wplus9 Petunias | Combining Stamp Sets

June 26, 2018

Hi friends, today I am playing with one of my older sets from one of my favorite companies – Wplus9. They have some amazing floral stamp sets and I am a huge fan of Dawn’s water coloring videos. Today I combined two stamp sets from Wplu9 – Modern Petunias and Petunia builder to create this… Read More Wplus9 Petunias | Combining Stamp Sets

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Happy Mother’s Day – one more card inspiration using papers from Paper-Garden.ca

May 9, 2018

Hi friends, I have one more card to share using the paper packs from Paper-Garden.ca. (Thank you, Maria!) For this one I used an idea that Yana Smakula often uses. (Thank you, Yana!) I created the bouquet using a stamped image from Simon Says Stamp Cone Building stamp set. I stamped the ice cream cone… Read More Happy Mother’s Day – one more card inspiration using papers from Paper-Garden.ca

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Simon Says Stamp – Fluttering By Release inspiration

April 11, 2018

Hi Friends, today I have something really exciting to share with you – a brand new Simon Says Release called Fluttering By! I am so grateful to Simon for sending me the Picture Book Squirrel die and here is what I made with it :-) To be really honest, I struggled with this card a… Read More Simon Says Stamp – Fluttering By Release inspiration

Varada Sharma

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