Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Blog Hop. You should have arrived from Nichol Magouirk's awesome blog (wow she's amazing). If not, head to the Simon blog to start at the beginning.
September is a month of mixed feelings for me. The end of the summer is always sad… I love Spring and Summer, and am already missing the long light evenings and pretty flowers… Plus this year, my little Lily starts morning school, so it's an especially nerve wracking time. BUT… there is one thing that is sure to lift me out of my September gloom, and that is STAMPtember. Thank goodness for Heidi and the Simon Says Stamp team!! They make the start of Autumn much happier for me every single year.
For those of you who do not know, STAMPtember is a month long celebration of papercrafting and stamping that includes awesome new products, fun collaborations, giveaways, sales and blog hops. And the new products this STAMPtember are FANTASTIC. I was so happy to see so many awesome dies… perfect for SHAKER CARDS! Yay!!
So I have two shaker cards to share with you today.
First up, a card featuring the Birthday Frame die. I decided to go outside my colour comfort zone with this one… purple!!! To create the shaker frame, I first inked up some patterned paper from American Crafts Southern Wedding pad with Wisteria ink - the paper had this textured look to it, and the result it really pretty. I trimmed this down to the size of the frame, and used the rest for my die cut 'girl'. The frame was cut from some neutral paper from the pad. I stitched some acetate into place behind the window, then added foam adhesive around the edge of the frame. I piled up a load of sequins from my Delphinium Shaker Selection onto the Wisteria paper, then adhered the frame on top. I stamped a couple of branches from the new Oh Happy Day stamp set with Wisteria Ink onto the same neutral paper as the frame, then die cut with the matching dies. I tucked them into the frame, added the 'girl' with more foam tape, then adhered the frame to more Southern Wedding patterned paper.
I think Simon's Wisteria Ink and my Delphinium Shaker Selection are a great match. :)
And my second card today features the fab Large Party Die. Isn't it a fun die? I kept this one super simple. I cut the circle from some cute Echo Park paper, then again from Slate Grey cardstock. I stitched the Slate circle inside the patterned paper circle, then added acetate behind the window. I added my Frosted Cupcake Shaker Selection, though I removed the brown sequins to make sure the word Party really stood out against the pink.
Phew… that stitching took a while. :) I am out of practice with zig zag stitching. :)
I hope you enjoyed seeing what I created with this awesome new release! There will be many more cards to follow made with these products. I love them. :)
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Generous as ever, Heidi is offering prizes on every stop of the hop. Leave a comment here to be in with a chance of winning one of the not-yet-revealed surprise collaboration stamp sets for STAMPtember. How awesome is that? Winners will be drawn on Monday 7th September and contacted by the kind folk at Simon Says Stamp.
Right, it's time to hop on. Next up, it's:
Have a fun hop!
(P.S. This is my second post for today. I posted the first of my Clearly Besotted Stamps teaser cards earlier!)
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 788 Newer› Newest»Beautiful cards! I love the sequins! So shiny! :)
Great shaker cards! You did a super job with the stitching!
I love shaker cards! The colors on yours are so pretty!
Love the shaker cards and these dies! So fun!!
GREAT SHAKER CARDS!!!
The color combinations are beautiful.
These are just STUNNING!!!
Such pretty shocker cards. The lavender one is so pretty, but I love them both.
So totally super fabulous!! Love your shaker cards!
What stunning cards!
I love the purple card! Let's bring back monochromatic!
Great cards!! I love that party die!!!
Love your color combos...sequins are perfect. Stitching adds lots to your cards. Thanks for sharing!
I love the shaker cards and the colors you used. The Birthday girl die is awesome.
WOWWWWW!! Both cards are so AWESOME!! Such precise stitching!! And such beautiful colors! My Mom would go ape over that lavender one...she's all about Lavender!!
Love the stitching on the card!
Great cards! I like how you stitched around the party one!
These are both beautiful!! And super fun with the shaker elements, too.
Terrific cards! Happy Stamptember!
I'm such a sucker for a great shaker card! Have to do some more. Stitching is a great idea!
You have a great eye for detail! These are really pretty!
I love these cards, they are beautiful!
Gorgeous stitching and both of your shakers creations are absolutely fabulous! Thanks for the inspiration!
WOW, great stitching on the cards and the papers you used were beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win to Heidi and the entire SSS staff.
Two beautiful cards! Love the new dies and you displayed them perfectly!
Love the new release from SSS. Great looking cards.
Love the new release from SSS. Great looking cards.
Love shaker cards and the stitching on your cards is amazing. Love the colors. Thanks for sharing!
Shaker cards!!! Definite my Christmas cards will be shakers. FUN
Love the way you did your shakers
Ooh, I love these cards! I wish I'd bought the delphinium sequins!
Very Pretty :-)
Pretty colors and cards
Very Pretty :-)
very pretty cards
LOVE your cards and this new release!!!!
beautiful shaker cards, love them
I really love the shades of purple you used, and the birthday frame die is one I MUST own now fore sure! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
Wow! Those are WOW cards! Love the colors!
Stunning cards!
So sweet!
That purple card is beautiful!
I LOVE your sequin mixes!! So pretty!!
Great cards. Thanks for sharing
Such pretty pink and purple shaker cards!
Lovely card! I love shaker cards & that lavender is beautiful!
Such fun cards!
i like how you used a textured paper behind the window of your first card.
Beautiful cards!! Love the colors you used and the stitching you added!! I love the new dies to can make shaker cards, they are so much fun!
Love your cards! I am obsessed with shaker cards. So many options in this new release.
I love both shaker cards. Amazing. I love everything about them.
Great color combo's and shakers are always fun!
Love the colors on the birthday card. You were right on the money with them. The shaker card's stitching is fabulous. I don't see many ladies sewing on cards. I tried it once, but need to practice. HOW did you get your zig zag so even... it's terrific! Thanks for the wonderful cards.
Love your cards the shaker is so pretty.
Both cards are awesome but I really love the first one in the shades of purple!
WOW and WOW! Both cards are beautifully done - love the purple birthday girl with the delphinium sequin mix...but zig-zag stitching the circle - fabulous!
Very pretty cards especially the light purple one!
I love shaker cards and both of yours are beautiful.
Love your shaker cards!!!!
Love the shaker cards. The party die is perfect.
Love your girly-girl cards. Such soft colors.
I am in awe of your stitching. It really makes that card pop!
Great Cards! Love the Purple Monochromatic colors you used for your first card. The second one is so fun!
I love, love, love your cards. This is one great hop. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Oh my! how fantastic! Love everything, what to pick? I want it all!
The release looks amazing!
Fantabulous shaker cards.
I'm glad you went out of your comfort zone. The purple is so gorgeous!!
Amazing cards, Lucy A.! I love them both, the purple because it's purple and the party because you stitched it to the card base. Great Release! Thanks, Paulette S.
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Wow, that zig zag stitching is amazing! But I have to say that the purple one is my favorite because purple is my favorite color and as I'm reading this, it's my birthday, so it's very appropriate!! Beautiful cards!
AHHH! These are soooo cute!
Nice cards. I wish I knew how to use a sewing machine to do stitching on my cards. I really like the look.
The the shaker cards, always a fun card.
I love love love both cards, they are sooo amazing!!! 😀
Love the shaker cards! The sewing technique is cute too.
Beautiful shaker cards with fabulous details! Love them!
Smiling for that Party die. Fun times with that die. Your cards are very inspiring. Thank you for sharing
Oh my goodness, your shaker cards are gorgeous, I mean GORGEOUS! I am in awe. You are such an inspiration! I look forward to seeing more of your work!
Loved both the shaker card.
I love the colors on the first card! Purple is my favorite!
Love both cards, so great designs. The sequins are die for! Thanks for share with us.
Love these cards! The stitching on the second card takes it to a whole other level.
Wow!! Beautiful shaker cards- love those sequins!!
Great colors! Fabulous shaker cards.
i love the shaker card! and those blue sequins are gorgeous!
Gorgeous color combinations!! Love them!!! Thanks for sharing :-)
~Varada
Nice color combinations! Lovely cards!
I can't say that I'd reach for these colors when making a card, but, gosh, they look terrific when you make a card with them. Really cheerful and fun, as a always.
You should use purple more often!
Fabulous shaker cards! Love the stitching! Love the new party die!
Thank you for showing all the ways to use the daisy/sunflower die. Love all the cards.
Those shaker cards are amazing! Love both the Birthday frame and the Party die! Love the tone on tone with the purple, outstanding! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
The cards are awesome
This card is a perfect happy celebration card!
Love your cards! Love the colors!!
These are awesome!!!! Great job!
Great pastel colors
Shake it baby shake it!
Those cards are SOOO cute
Oh my! What stunningly beautiful cards. Love everything!
Elaine Allen
Beautiful cards! Your zigzag stitching is amazing!!
I'd never guess that you were out of practice on your zigzag stitch. It looked impossibly perfect to me. :)
Very nice shaker cards.
Your shakers are the cutest!
Great stitching!
Your shakers are stunning!!!
Great cards! I love the shaker and the purple!
Oh my gosh, these shaker cards are both so different and both so fabulous! LOVE the sequins!
I love shaker cards and these two are so beautiful. I'm totally in love with the first card.
I just love the colors you used. These inspire me to make my own shaker card.
Both of your cards are gorgeous but I especially love your Birthday Frame card - love the colors.
omgosh!! love your sequence!! i might just have to buy me some!! love your card ideas! thanks for sharing!!
Wow, I love shakers< it's totally perfect =)
Beautidul card!!
Wow! The stitching on your Party card is awesome! And I love the sequin mixes on both cards. So pretty!
I want to come play at your house for sure. I love the sequins and all the shaker cards. Gorgeous and awesome colors.
Since my birthday is in a few day, following this blog hop, makes me feel like I am getting tons of gorgeous cards. LOL. Seriously, these are gorgeous shaker cards. Love them.
Lucy both of the shaker cards are gorgeous but the birthday one is just to cute and love the colour scheme..
I just love shaker cards and your are amazing! Love 'em!
Love the purples you have used!!
Such great shaker cards- love the new products that make shakers so easy. Thanks for sharing.
Shaker cards are just so popular now and yours are just AMAZING!! Love the colors and the stitching.
Love, love these shaker cards! Thanks for sharing!
You are rocking the shaker cards! They are simply, fun but elegant. And the zigzag stitching around the circle is amazing -- that can't be easy!
Gorgeous cards. The wisteria card colours look perfect for winter...I'll have to remember this combo.
Love those shaker cards!!
What a special color combination. Love how you added the sequins.
I love these! Amazing colors :-)
beautiful cards!!
Those are great, and I especially LOVE the purple one... WOW!
Love the shaker cards. The color combos are very inspiring.
Wow, great job, love the cards!
Such fun shaker cards :) Love them both :)
Great shaker cards
Love the shaker cards! These dies are fabulous!
Love the die cuts and shaker cards! So unique and fun!
Love the lavender shaker card for a birthday girl.
Oooooo! Love the purple one. What a great shaker mix!
Lucy-I don't say it enough, but your work is so inspiring and beautiful. The stitching is awesome! As someone who sews and paper crafts, I often drool at your creations, and am inspired to try it too. Thank you for that!
Fabulous shaker cards.
Both of your shaker cards are fabulous! Love the color combinations!
Your sequins make the party so pretty!!
WOW! You rocked it girl. Stunning cards. Would have loved a video, especially how you managed that stitching. This release and blog hop is so great.I appreciate the work of all the talented designers.
Wonderful shaker cards! I love the purples in the first card!
Lovely cards! I like the zigzag around a lot! So precise and pretty!
I can't wait to give these a try. Love the cards!
Just beautiful cards. I love the lilac colored card - you don't see a lot of that color being used and I lthink it is just lovely. I also really like your use of patterned papers. Thanks!
Nice shaker cards!
That zig zag stitching around the party die was fabulous. I don't know that I'd be brave enough to try it, but I sure liked the end result!
Zig zag stitching in a circle! Oh, my. Gorgeous cards. TFS.
Beautiful shaker cards! And I really love purple; so that one is my fav... Have a colourfull week!
Love these cards! Anyone would be thrilled to get them in the mail!
Fabulous shaker cards...such fun!
See I was on the fence about that Birthday frame die, and you went and showed a beautiful shaker card with it! Now I want to play with it too. :) Thank you for sharing such great inspirations.
I do love a shaker card, Lucy! My second favorite thing has to be a Polaroid frame.
Your shaker mix is gorgeous! What a beautiful birthday card.
Really awesome shakers!! Sooo Pretty!!
I don't usually think lavendars but yours is beautiful.! And I like the stitched detail on the pink one. Both are lovely.
Lucy, I love the purple, pink and blues in the first shaker card!
I really need to try stitching on a card... I always like the effect when you do it. Both adorable cards but I really like what you did with the Party die. I don't think you'd ever get tired of the die because you can change it up so much with colors... and your sequins of course!
I love purple and pink. The perfect color combination of paper and tinsel. Very, very beautiful.
Loved the shaker cards! it's just so beautiful and fun! the first shaker card with the delphinium shaker sequins and wisteria ink is really just fabulous!
I love the wisteria ink and all of the colors you have used to compliment it.
Such fun cards! The stitching adds a nice touch to both of them!
These are both so lovely! Hugs, Robin
Your wisteria card is so crisp, fresh, clean and beautiful. I just look the papers and sequins you've used on both cards.
Just loving the shaker cards!
Love shaker cards...what a party!
Awesome shaker cards & the sequins is the crowning touch!
ooooh lilac is my favorite color and so that cards just popped out ot me, also my birthday is coming up soon, would you like my address? lol kidding!...or not? hmm...hhahaha
So pretty! I love the stitching around the circle.
Wow, Lucy, those cards are amazing!! That stitching is perfect! I don't think I would be brave enough to sew those ...
Lovely shaker cards. Love the color combinations.
Such fun cards.
Morning school already? Time surely flies.
Eveline.
Great Shaker cards -- love the sewing!
These cards are a party unto themselves! Lovely colours on them, too!
Wow, your shaker cards are gorgeous!!!! Love they way you attached them with stitching!!!!!
Love all the sparkle!!! You sure know how to celebrate.
The purple card is gorgeous!! Good things happen when you go outside your comfort zone.
I am loving this release hop! Your cards are wonderful--loving those shaker cards!!
Great shaker cards. They work so well.
I am adoring those shakers!! Such fun cards!
Awesome colour palette!
Yes!!! I just knew you would do at least one shaker card! I'm a fan, I've pinned some of your shaker cards on Pinterest in the past. :)
Both cards are stunning!
Shaker cards are my absolute favorite! And your zig zag stitching is flawless on that second card, I love it!
amazing cards! I really want to make these!
Oh my!! Purple is my favorite so I was so happy to see your card! I love it!! What a great shaker card too!! GOodness!!
You did a great job with the color!!!! I love both cards!!!
Love those colors and the sequins! Beautiful cards!
Two fabulous cards!! Just shows me the versatility of these new dies! Love both cards and how special the recipient will feel getting them! Am especially in love with your work, and am a new follower here and on IG! Great to find such talented inspiration to glean from! Thank you for sharing in SSS Stamptember blog hop!
Love these! I can't believe the stitching on your second card. For being out of practice with zigzag stitching, you sure did a wonderful job! I love the look of machine (or hand) stitching on a card. Great shaker cards! ~ Andrea
Oh. My. Goodness. I love these shaker cards! Total awesomeness!!!
Beautiful card. You are the queen of shaker cards.
Love the sewing detail on your cards!
Lovely cards! Purple is my favourite colour so I particularly love that card. Thanks for sharing your talent; you do beautiful work.
Great shakers - amazing stitching around the circle! Impressive.
Great shakers I love the purples
Such fun cards. Love the vibrant colors!!
oh love your cards! I really need to try sewing on cards. love the texture it adds!
That wisteria card would be perfect for my mom! <3 Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
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