Hi Friends! It’s time again for another amazing Simon Says Stamp release. This one is called Hey Bestie and it’s so fun. I was so happy to work with the Lifting Hearts stamp set and created this adorable card using the sweet bunny from the set. I paired it with a new Sizzix Tim Holtz die set called Falling Hearts and a few Distress Oxides and Inks. I hope you like it.
I create a simple background piece using a 5″ x 7″ piece of mixed media paper. To color the paper, I apply Barn Door and Candied Apple Distress Oxide pads onto a glass craft mat and spritz them with water. I spritz the mixed media paper with water also and tap it into the Distress Oxides on the glass mat. I do this a couple of times making sure to dry each application before going in to pick up more color. When I am pleased with the background, I make sure the entire piece is completely dry by drying it with a heat tool. Next, I apply Barn Door and Aged Mahogany Distress Ink onto the glass mat and complete the same process with those inks until I am happy with the outcome. When it is completely dry, I set it aside and cut out the falling hearts from the Tim Holtz Falling hearts die set out of a piece of 4-1/2″ x 7″ piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb. cardstock and adhered it to the center of the Distress Oxide background I created.
Next, I stamp the adorable bunny from the Lifting Hearts stamp set and color it with Copic Markers. I cut it out with a scissors following the basic outside lines of the design. I adhere the bunny with 3D foam tape to the bottom lower portion of the falling hearts design and add a strip of Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red cardstock stamped with the “You Life Me Up” sentiment.
To finish the card off, I add the three single hearts that come with the Tim Holtz Falling Hearts die set. I adhere the entire card base to a 5″ x 7-5/8″ piece of Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock.
I hope you check out the entire Hey Bestie collection. Thanks so much for stopping by!
