Simon Says - Circle Sentiments

Happy Friday my friends, after clearing the driveway yesterday for a trip to the shops, more heavy snow has fallen in my little corner of the planet. I'm back to square one  and it looks like I'm going to be marooned in the cubbyhole for some time.

If you follow my blog, you'll know I have a thing for alphabet stamps and dies so I couldn't resist making two simple cards using the Circle Sentiments 6" x 8" stamp set from Simon Says Stamp To Love December release.

For the first card I inked the circle letters with a combination of Wild Honey, Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide inks and stamped directly on to the front of an A2 white card blank. I stamped the sentiment and solid heart, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I re-stamped the heart on to a scrap of white card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, fussy cut and popped up on Simon Says Thin 3d Foam Squares. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy, the perfect card to mass produce and suitable for many occasions.

For the second card, I smooshed Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink on to a piece of acetate, spritzed with water and pressed repeatedly on to the front of an A2 white card blank.

I stamped the sentiment from Circle Sentiments,inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, repeatedly on the background.

I inked the letter and heart images with a mix of Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks, spritzed with water and stamped on to Distress Watercolor card.

I fussy cut around the letters, fixed to the front of the card, popped up with Simon Says Thin 3D foam squares.

I decided to trim the front of the cards to create 4" x 5.1/4" panels, matted them on to Simon Says Stamp black card, trimmed 1/8" larger and fixed to A2 white card blanks. To finish I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the black heart and Picked Raspberry stamped hearts.

Have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx