Hello everyone, today I'm sharing clean and simple die cutting ideas using beautiful supplies by Simon Says Stamp.

I used:  Big Picture Book Lion wafer die,  Mini Flowers and Leaves,  Grassy Edges dies +  Folk  Dance stencil.

I initially thought of making a baby themed project but I changed my mind and I made the kind of projects you can share any time.

The card measures  C6 American stand size card ( 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" inches),  and the tag 3 " x 5" inches.

Big  Picture Book Lion die / head,  measures: 3-1/2" x 3-/12" inches.

I first die cut the lion head out of yellow, pink, black and patterned paper to get the different parts I needed in each colour.  I then put the pieces together and glued them on a white piece of cardtsock. I trimmed around the edges.

Next,  I use oval dies to make the body and the little lion paws.

I had the idea to add the lion's body in a different way so he looks as if he were kneeling down in a playful position ...  in this way, I could also add an extra cute tail to the lion. 

To make the tail, I simply made a mini tassel. I wrapped it around the tip of a piece of twine. I was applying glue as I was doing this.

I cut the grass out of green cardstock and I used the Mini Flowers and Leaves die to create tiny florals out of red cardstock.

I used Folk Dance stencil, SSS Surf Blue Ink and a makeup brush to easily create a nice pattern on the front panel of the card base.

To finish, I also die cut a C6 white piece of cardstock using a large scallop oval die and I overlaid all the die cuts behind.

I embellish with Nuvo Aztec Gold Glitter accents and I heat emboss a tiny banner.  The sentiments are from Simple Sentiments and Beautiful Flowers stamp sets. 

The tag was made with the extra die cuts I got from die-cutting the pieces for the card. Easy and quick.

 The sentiment "xoxoxoxo " is from Simple Sentiments stamp set  a  new stamp set, released a few days ago with 33 original sentiments. love it,  the sentiments are so cool!

To make it look extra sharp I used Black Simon Says Stamp ink and I stamped it three times using the Tim Holtz Stamping Platform. 

 I used two  main dies Awareness Ribbon  Wafer die   that measures 2-3/4"  x  1-1/2" and Picture Book Koala Wafer Die  that measures 1-1/2" tall x  1-3/4" (the widest part - arms)

Do not forget to include the code DCMBR27  to get a free Nutty & Bright stamp set (while supplies last!) with any purchase. The code will expire on Sunday, 12/9 at 11:59 pm EST

I added loads of shimmer with Nuvo Midas Touch and Shimmer Pen.  

All the supplies used for today's cards are listed below.

That's all for today ... Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comments and I'm also happy to answer any question.

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Happy Crafting and many hugs

x

Bibi

I love picture book dies by Simon Says Stamp! and the "unicorn" is just a dream... I made very subtle composition today and I applied a quick paper piecing technique.

Once you cut different papers with Picture Book Unicorn die, you can easily put the  5 small pieces together on a piece of cardstock, glue them down and trim the whole image with scissors.

This die is from the new  Hello Love Release by Simon Says Stamp!  There are other 2 new picture book dies in the release:  an ice cream and a teddy bear,  so we got  3 new characters on that collection and exclusive products for this season.  I'm in love!

Click here to see full release!

I'll be posting extra ideas in the next couple of days with the unicorn and the ice cream die ... they are super cute!

Hello Everyone! the biggest event of the year at Simon Says Stamps! started  today.  This will be a month dedicated to stamping  with  a bunch of fun releases and collaborations between companies to offer us exclusive and beautiful products.

Simon Says Stamp release was launched today.  You can  see  all the products in the release here! and I would advise you to grab your favourites quickly as these products are sold out in a flash.

So I had the honour to be invited to participate in a blog hop  together with some of the most amazing stampers in the world! woo hoo.... We are celebrating the start of this event and we will be providing ideas and inspiration to use some of the new products and also a GIVEAWAY ( info at the bottom of this post)