Hello everyone, Welcome to my blog.  I hope you are having a great day!

Today we are celebrating Lucky to Know You a new exciting Simon Says Stamp Release and I got
5 cards to share with you + 2 short videos.

I'm featuring Crocus Flower Wafer Die. Isn't it gorgeous?



So, I was determined to do something simple for you today, something easy with a lot of texture, character and great finishing.

From the wide variety of ideas that crossed my mind,  I first started with a very easy layout that reminds me of my first makes.

Simple Multicolored Cards

• First, I cut the flowers out of the three different paper colours.
• Then, I run the die through the die cutting machine hoping to get all the pieces together.
• I carefully removed the die cuts from the machine and added washi tape at the back of the flowers to keep all the pieces together.

• I wanted to add texture to the background so that I used  Marilyn  Full Card Die that is simply stunning.
• The sentiments are from Tiny Words Encouragement Stamp Set. 

All the "tiny words stamp sets" by Simon Says Stamp are a great addition to your stash .. they are so super useful.

Watch 2-minutes video on Instagram to show you how I made this card!

• I also stamped the envelopes using Greetings Mix a stamp set that includes 24 different sentiments, in different fonts and sizes.

Die Cut Pannel

I managed to add various flowers on the main panel to create a very simple composition.

The sentiment is from Bunny Kisses Wafer Die and I framed the little composition using A2 Double Stitched Frame dies By Honey Bee Stamps.

I also used the new Stitching die by Simon Says Stamp to add texture to the background. I only pass it through the machine once, hoping to only create an impression on the paper.

To fully cut a panel with this die Ill advice to use it in with a  metal shim and run the die through the machine a couple of times.

Shakers and Paper Piecing Tips

Apologies to my British friends as I didn't manage to make a card to celebrate this day with all of you.

So my British Mother's day gift was a crafty morning with Emma -my 5  years old daughter, she is so cute and she offered herself to make a video in my behalf so she can help with my work.

I had an idea of what I wanted to make and share with you today but as we were enjoying creativity we end up making foiled shaker beaded cards !! How cool is that?

We used Outline Floral Cross die by Simon Says Stamp,  different kind of Nuvo Confetti and super beautiful new Nuvo Gemstones... these will be available soon on the Simon Says Stamp Shop Here!

We also use the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System. I'll be sharing more hot foil ideas with you this month as well.


I think the Nuvo Gemstones add a wow factor to these cards. They are truly beautiful and they work perfectly with this beautiful  cross die.


I helped her with little things she might not be able to get 100% right due to her age.



I really love Emma's dark hot foiled cross... It looks like real metal!

The card I made is in the picture below...

How we did it?

In our video, you will have more details. But I hope you can see part of the process in the pictures above.

( 1 -2 picture ) So first we used Outline Floral Cross die by Simon Says Stamp on the Spellbinders hot foil system to create the foiled impression of the cross on white cardstock.

Note: when you turn on the machine a light red will turn on. The machine will start getting hot.  Once the second light turned green, the platform is ready and it will be hot. When you press the "timer button" the platform will get hotter.

(3 - 4 picture) Then we used the negative of the foil (or the waste) to foil a die cut cross.

 (Picture 5)  We use  Outline Floral Cross to die cut the front panel of a C6 card and we made a shaker card.

(picture 6 ) we glued the die cut cross over the acetate in the front panel of the card.   We stamped the sentiments from Believe in the Season Stamp set by Simon Says Stamp and then we embellished using the new Nuvo Gemstones.

We loved the results, we enjoy the process of adding bids but Emma defo liked to make her first shaker car. We went a bit crazy with Nuvo Confetti!!!

Her card turned out beautiful so it is the protagonist today! She was very proud of her creation in spite she got crazy Sunday's hair she wanted a picture to remember this special mother's day! Yay