STAMPtember Blog Hop

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Hi all!

Well, well, well… what a fun day! My friends over at Simon Says Stamp! invited me to make something with some of their new STAMPtember products and share it as part of their STAMPtember Blog Hop.

So yeah. You know me. Any reason to get crafty? I’m pretty much there. So yeah. Here I am. AND DUDE! I am PUMPED!

And again. You know me. I couldn’t stop at one thing. I made a couple things to share with you today. Consider yourselves warned. (Hee!)  Here we go.

Meet card #1.

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The green panel was cut with the new Giving Thanks die. And those feathers? Well, I decided to use them more as a graphic element than traditional feathers. And how did I make them? Well, I stamped and cut them with the Thanksgiving Table stamp set  and Thanksgiving Feast dies.

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Meet card #2.

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This time, I whipped out the new Thanks Card die.  I die-cut it three times (from gray, green and blue cardstocks). I sponged on the star pattern (from the Mosaic Stars pattern stencil) with blue ink. And then I did some stacking.

I stacked the green panel onto the gray panel, allowing just a little bit of gray to peek out.

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Then I cut off part of the blue Thanks Card panel like so.

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I adhered the whole lot together and ended up with a little something like this.

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By the way, I set a little bit of white cardstock behind the open space. I also used foam tape to adhere the Thanks Card panel down, which really gave it a lot of extra depth.

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I love that popped look.

I also made some journaling cards to share with you today. Say what?! Sure,  I make a lot of cards but I’m also pretty passionate about pocket page memory keeping. And I was totally geeked out to realize that both the Giving Thanks and Thanks Card dies can be used with pocket pages. They are just the right size to slide into a pocket.

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I always like to make some journaling cards ahead of time so that I can later pull them out and put them in my scrapbooks when I really am in the scrapbooking zone. Besides the Giving Thanks and Thanks Card dies, I used Simon’s new Thanksgiving Table stamp set and Thanksgiving Feast dies to make these.

And, just for comparison, I slid one of my journaling cards into a pocket page so you can get an idea of how they fit.

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So that’s what I have!

The next stop on the hop is that of the lovely Kathy Racoosin. Take it away, Kathy!

Oh yeah, wait a minute! Leave a comment on my post here. That’s because one of you is going to score a prize package from Simon Says Stamp! The package will be an assortment of product from the STAMPtember giveaway stash.  (Woo. To. The. Hoo.) Be sure to comment by 6:00pm EST on Thursday September 11, 2014. A complete winners list (because there are giveaways on the blogs of EVERYONE taking part in today’s hop) will be on the Simon Says Stamp! blog on Sept. 12th.

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OK. For real. Going back to the next stop, it’s the blog of the lovely Kathy Racoosin! Happy blog hopping! (And, if you get lost, be sure to check the Simon Says Stamp! blog for the complete list of hoppers.)

Have a great day, guys! And thanks for stopping by!

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  15. What fun cards. I like the idea of small journaling cards. They always come in handy when you have to go to this surprise party. Hehe. Thank you for the great ideas.
    Dija

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  65. Argh, I just love the bold, bright, chunky look to these cards! Very different to what I’ve seen so far on the blog hop 🙂 The dies and stamps look so good!

  74. I really like the look of these cards. (Made me take notice of these great dies that I had just kinda skimmed over while looking at all the other new items.)

  81. Love the Thanks die so much! I have been considering getting into the project life arena, but I haven’t taken the plunge just because I already spend so much money on craft supplies each month I can’t imagine how much more I’ll spend if I start that 🙂

  90. Really fun cards. Those are feathers? I thought that it was wheat! Hahaha! I can totally see feathers now. Thanks for a chance to win!

  128. The cards turned out great. I love the green and gray with the touch of blue. It sets the card off. I can see I must get this die. Thank you for sharing.

  147. I LOVE that first wheat card! The colors are so unexpected for Thanksgiving, a nice break from tradition! Great illustrative style!

  164. So excited!! Didn’t even think about incorporating those dies into Project Life!! Yay!! Another great idea!!! So adorable!! Tfs!!;)

  179. Oh, the colors are fabulous! I love word dies, but wasn’t sure if I wanted to pick these up. Now I know that I do! Thank you for sharing your creativity!

  180. Great cards! I didn’t realize the feathers were feathers…I thought they were what frounds. Silly me. Thanks for sharing your cards with me today.

  198. Love the modern lines of your first card so much!!! So strikingly different. The colours you used for it are fabulous. Really original.
    The journal cards are really cute too! Great idea.

  211. Fabulous greeting card (I love those feathers and they are perfect for a graphic decoration – especially for Thanksgiving) and I adore the pocket scrapping cards you created! The colors and the stamping are so very wonderful and fun! Thanks so much for sharing your discovery about those dies fitting the pockets so nicely and for the inspiration!

  217. Thanks for showing how to use these awesome supplies for pocket scrapping!! I will definitely be doing this!!

  248. I love that there are so many dies in this release and we are seeing so many ways to use them. Thanks for sharing.

  260. Great that the dies are a good size for the pocket scrapbooking. I love how you put two colors of dies together to make one card. Have to remember that trick.
    thanks for sharing.

  265. Thank you for showing us how to use these dies! I know I for one am held a little back from buying dies I do not traditionally use and these plate dies are making me think a bit differently in seeing what I now can possibly use them for. Thank you!

  276. OMG! I am such a boob 😦 I commented on the wrong project 😦 I was trying to tell you how absolutely AWESOME everything is…I loved it all 😀 and while I was trying to get back to this page, I loved everything that I saw!!!

  325. Oh my gosh, do you not love these new dies and stamps. Silly question, of course you do. Love, love, love what you’ve done with them. Like totally awesome, girl.

  341. Awesome cards, Teri! I love your attention to detail and how you die cut each of those sentiments! Thanks so much for being part of the hop!

  352. I love the ‘Thanks’ die. I wish I could use the ones more geared to Thanksgiving. We should start this celebration in the UK, lol.

  370. I like too much of this release. Every hop adds something to my wish list. Wait a minute…that’s the whole point of it. LOL

  384. I am loving what you’ve done with these wonderful dies. I placed an order yesterday and left these out… Oh, well, I guess it will be time to reorder soon! Thanks for the inspiration../

  404. Cool cards! I love the layout and colors you used on the first one. I like the way you slightly staggered the die cuts on the second card creating a shadow effect. TFS.

  405. Thanks for the Inspiration!

    Here are my biggest favorites-

    1 Reason for the Season stamp & die set
    2 Scripts of the Season die set
    3 Treesome die set
    4 the Fairytale ink set

    Can’t WAIT to see all the cool stuff everyone is going to make!

  416. LOVE your cards … especially love the way you ‘framed’ them with the black lines & enamel dots. Great look! Thanks also for the extra inspiration with the card ideas for pocket pages.

  430. Fantastic cards, love the color combos and the die use!. Thanks for sharing Teri! About the blog hop prize, If I would, I purchase everything in the release, because I know the quality of the products and all are stunning! But my next order, (already purchase the Reason for the Season Stamp and Die Set with a Christmas Blessing Dies), will be the Sentiments Stamp Set, the inks and maybe the Thanksgiving and Christmas sets!

  449. Teri, love the layering of different colors of card stock to enhance the greetings on your cards and pocket notes! Thanks for sharing.

  495. Hi,

    Thanks for showing different ways to use our dies! The cards are gorgeous!

    Cariños,
    María Alba

  524. We all know and have learned from Jennifer McG and K Werner to stretch our stamps and dies. You sure did by having the foresite to see you could make Journaling cards with the dies. great job on both the cards and journal spots.

  529. Your style is so clean and the cards are sooo gorgeous. During the Holiday season I will need some “Thanks” cards, now I know how to do!

  540. Love the blog hops. So fun to see all the different designs. Great clean graphics & wonderful bright colors. Thanks for adding the journal cards too!

  558. I love the word dies. The Merry Christmas is my fave but now I have ideas for using it. Your cards are always fun and colorful and graphic. Always love them!

  563. I love the versatility you show for these dies! I always wonder how you can do more than one thing with them and now I know!

  570. Terrific journaling cards! Like your other two cards. Great colors, design and layers. Thx for the instructions and for the chance to win the fun SSS prize pkg. 🙂

  576. Gorgeous!!!! Thanks for the chance to win. Loving this and the release! Happy Stamptember! And I’m just loving the clean lines too.

  594. These different cards, but still similar, are so cute! The colors are perfect and look good all together! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

  636. Really neat. I have a couple of dies like this and just never really use them. Will definitely be pulling them out now. thanks for the inspiration!

  646. Your cards were just beautiful! I put those dies on my Wish List but now that I’ve seen what you’ve done…I might have to get them sooner rather than later. 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!

  660. Judging by the number of comments left here on the blog, there are a lot of people besides me who would love to win this great prize!!

  662. Your cards and journal cards are just terrific, Teri. I just love the way you used some of the new products. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas.

  670. Everything about these cards is so great! I especially love the die cut thanks card, really good ideas for us out here in “stamping land”. Keep up the awesome creativity.

  676. Super cute Thanksgiving cards! Love how you outline the frames with black pen and your placement of enamel dots!

  693. Beautiful card!! Adore the giving thanks die cut. Love so many of these new sets–Trick or Treat, Sweet Things and the snowflakes! The winter flurries snowflake sequins are gorgeous too! 🙂

  712. love the graphic feel and bold colors on these cards. And I love that the dies work for pocket scrapping, too. Thanks for the inspiration.

  713. The Thanks dies are among my favorites this release. I love how you’ve used the feathers as graphic elements on your first card. TFS your creations with us!

  718. Bold and modern and colourful, those are stunning! Love the journaling card and although I don’t do PL I think they are perfect for regular pages.

  720. I really appreciate seeing the card/scrapbook/project life like sample you showed. I’ve been really getting into it lately.

  725. Oh dear! Everyone has outdone themselves this release and I just love these dies. They are so versatile!!!!

  732. Wow! I like both but I really love card #1, though love unique assembly in card #2. And anytime card supplies can make scrapbooking easier is a WIN!

  756. You did a fantastic job showcasing the versatility of these dies. I never would have thought of using them for pocket scrapbooking but they are perfect for that! I really like the way you stacked them on the gray/blue/green card. The touch of white behind the die adds so much!

  787. Crazy about card #2. Especially the colors you used on it. That alone is a good reason to purchase that die!!!! Thanksl

  808. Hi Teri! I adore the way you used those fabulous dies! Awesome colors! So fun to see you taking part in the hop! 🙂

  835. I love love love how they can be used for pockets! And that second card is gorgeous – inspired to also make it into a thank you card!!!

  854. Loving these cards, the colours are great! I particularly like what you did with the Journalling cards, those little acorns are so sweet! Thanks so much for he inspiration!

  860. OMG girl how clever and creative are you really took these dies to the next creative level so many cool ideas you came up with…..All of your card are outstanding…..gosh the colors too you really did rock it and totally took it out of bounds. Thanks for sharing and spreading the inspiration!!
    YOU ROCK!!

  861. OMG girl how clever and creative are you!! GOSH you really took these dies to the next creative level so many cool ideas you came up with…..All of your card are outstanding…..gosh the colors too you really did rock it and totally took it out of bounds. Thanks for sharing and spreading the inspiration!!
    YOU ROCK!!

  889. Love what you’ve done here. I have to come back to see if you have any posted pocket pages b/c I’ve started doing that type of scrapbooking and find it challenging to get fronts and backs to coordinate.

  893. Such neat cards. And I’m glad you used the feathers in such and interesting way on the Giving Thanks card…those are definitely on my “must have” list.

  903. Love your style! You have really showcased the potential of these dies 🙂 Love the green graphic first card and the stacked dies on the second – so clever!

  907. Love your cards. Thanks for the side shot on the layered card, it complemented your description very well. Thanks for the inspiration.

  913. Such a creative approach to these dies; love the graphic look to the thanksgiving card. The stacked and offset panels is brilliant.

  925. Your cards are lovely. I’m so glad you showed that the dies could be used for pocket scrapbooking because I was wondering about that and if they would fit. They are beautiful journaling cards and another reason why I would love to have those dies! thanks for the inspiration.

  935. Love how you used the thanks window die – especially the layering with the twine! Thanks for such awesome ideas 🙂

  943. Thank you for the great ideas using these dies. When I first saw the dies, I couldn’t think of what to do with them. Now they are on my wish list!

  955. These new dies–Thanks & Giving are great looks. You’ve put it to great use and to use the layers you did was a great technique.

  969. Absolutley fabulous projects Teri. I was wondering of those dies were about the size of journaling cards. Thanks for showing they were!

  973. Great cards, it’s really interesting to see what you guys (from the hop) have come up with for cards. Thanks for sharing!

  991. Card 2 is my favorite, but I love the bonus cards for pocket scrapbooking. I have lots of pocket pages and haven’t started to use them yet. Thanks for the ideas.

  1005. Great cards, great dies! I love seeing dies used, because it inspires me to use them more! Thanks for sharing.

  1008. I love the way you layered your card, (actually I like to call it card “architecture”.) That is really a great die from SSS and the new ink colors are beautiful. The pocket page cards are also a cool idea!

  1017. This may be a little unorthodox, but I LOVE the way you used simple black lines around the card features, and then little bling here and there on the line…wish i had that much artistic eye to pull that off. TFS

  1029. Oh wow, these are amazing – Love them !! Also, thanks for the tip on the pocket cards – I would never have thought of that, but now I know and will be grabbing those for sure. Thank you for sharing

  1053. So many things you made, you definitely had some fun with the dies. But it’s to be expected, those dies are really something and they can be used later on the year for other projects, not just for the holidays. I love that you shared the journaling cards, so far, nobody has shown other use for those dies asides from card making. Tfs!

  1054. Both of these cards are amazing! I love the color combos that you used and the creative way that you used the stamps and dies!

  1059. Great selection of cards today Terri. Loved them all but that first one really stole my heart. Love the way you die cut those leaves and placed them over top of the word cut die. I think what stands out is the amazing color selection of yours today. They just pop and scream “I am here!” Love how the dies leave a white edge around the stamped area. Super cool. Thanks for sharing.

  1061. Gorgeous Autumn creations Teri! Love those see-through die sentiments! Might just have to get some of those beauties. Great job!

  1066. lately I have been loving expanding my die-cutting attempts. your cards are really inspiring me in that area!

  1068. Love the two different orange papers with acorns, simple yet it screams fall, thanks for sharing and the chance to win!

  1076. Love all of your eye-catching, clean designs. Thanks for your great explanation of how you stacked the ‘thanks’ panels to add the pop of color. And you’ve inspired me to use enamel dots in a different way.

  1097. Two thumbs up on all your cards! Love the pocket cards too! Thanks for the inspiration, time to go get crafty!!

  1107. Beautiful cards. I love how you stacked the panels on the second card – great look. Those journaling are wonderful.
    Darbaby on SCS

  1112. I LOOOOVE your WORD DIES!!!! Your cards look WONDERFUL!!!! I am only recently getting into the word dies, I am slow at trying new things! LOL But, I think they’re FABULOUS! I DEFINATELY “NEED” some of these!

  1137. I really like the Giving Thanks card. I think the gray backgroud against the greeen really pops and then the three colors on top of the green look great. It is also neat the way you framed it with a marker and dots or sequins (I can’t really tell what they are). I’m loving that feather stamp, so cool.

  1139. I love love love these die cuts and how you used them so creatively. Your cards are gorgeous. I can’t wait to get my hands on these new colors.

  1146. Love the graphic designs you’ve achieved, Teri. Great colors as well! The Thanksgiving sets are my favorite from this release.

  1149. FABULOUS cards and pocket cards Teri!!!
    LOVE your pretty layers and striking designs, LOVE the multi-colors, especially with the offest gray shadows!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION 🙂

  1162. Great cards and journaling cards! I love that the are the right size for pocket pages! This was another great release!

  1164. Beautiful cards! Loved the use of dies. And the bright colours are so delightful! Loving the entire release. Especially the lovely inks.

  1178. Double wow! I can’t believe how unique these cards are. It’s so difficult to pull of something that really is different than any other design… and these really are! I love the colors and bold graphics. Thanks for sharing!!

  1182. Oh these really are great dies, aren’t they! Love how you’ve used them for both cardmaking and scrapbooking.

  1190. THANKS for the inspiration and demonstration of ways to use these dies and stamps. I just love the thanks dies such a neat way you used it.

  1217. I liked the way you used the thanks die and really like the white embossed pumpkins on your journaling cards!

  1256. Your card is adorable I love leaves and trees turning color the smell of leaves burning ok I love Fall lol.

  1258. Teri, these are all just too cool! Especially love the layering on the thanks card with the different colors of cardstock. And the tone-on-tone look with the blue panel is just right. Tfs!

  1263. I’ve discovered a bunch of great blogger through this giveaway! The cards looks great. The grey and teal one make me think of industrial architecture, especially with the pop up.

  1276. What lovely cards! I like the best the first one, more graphic, but I also adore the poket one, especially the one with the pumpkins and the one with the nuts! they’re so cute! Thanks to SSS for this blog hop and for the giveaway too!

  1285. I thought those “graphic elements” on the “Giving Thanks” card were originally chafes of wheat… I should’ve realized they were supposed to be feathers, LOL! 🙂

  1287. I thought the same as Heather Loughlin. You really made those feathers look like wheat. Just the right colour combination for an autumn card! I love those journalling cards too (journalling is my passion) Thanks for sharing and thanks for this wonderful opportunity to win those gorgeous items from SSS!

  1291. You know, Heather, I think they would totally pass for it! You’ve inspired me to give it a whirl! Going to whip out my yellow ink pad and see what I can do!

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