Simon Says Stamp | Friends Like You

Simon Says Stamp | Friends Like You

Hello, there! I have a quick and simple Friendship card to share today mixing some new and old goodies from Simon Says Stamp.

I had my eye on Simon’s Sketched Alphabet set for a very long time and finally when it arrived a few days ago I was happy to put it to a good use. I love a good size set of letter stamps and this set fits that bill perfectly. Letters are about an inch high making them ideal to spell out a word or short sentiment on a card.

Simon Says Stamp | Friends Like You Are Never Forgotten Card by Yana Smakula using SSS Sketched Alphabet and Friends of Life Stamp Sets

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CARD DETAILS

I started working on this card by arranging letters to spell “Friends”. I knew I needed to leave some room for flowers, so I broke the word Friends into 3 lines and aligned my letters to the right. To ensure perfect impression I used my mini MISTI stamp positioner and Simon’s Fog ink (I had some Smoke ink residue on my stamps, so my impression ended up being a mix of these two colors).

Simon Says Stamp | Friends Like You Are Never Forgotten Card by Yana Smakula using SSS Sketched Alphabet and Friends of Life Stamp Sets

To create flowers for this card I used images from the new Friends Of Life stamp set. There aren’t any coordinating dies for this set yet (hint, hint), so I planned to cut the flowers out using scissors and layer over stamped leaves.

Simon Says Stamp | Friends Like You Are Never Forgotten Card by Yana Smakula using SSS Sketched Alphabet and Friends of Life Stamp Sets

I used black ink to stamp flower outlines and filled each flower using two shades of pink and yellow. I used Duckling and Sunshine for yellow flowers and Twirling Tutu and Hollyhock for pink. I attempted to stamp flower centers using gray, but didn’t like how that looked, so I ended up covering the centers with Nuvo Drops in Gloss White.

Simon Says Stamp | Friends Like You Are Never Forgotten Card by Yana Smakula using SSS Sketched Alphabet and Friends of Life Stamp Sets

I cut my flowers out using scissors and layered them over leaves stamped in Apple Green color. I also added a number of tiny dots stamped in Smoke (some also covered with Nuvo Drops in Oyster Gray).

Simon Says Stamp | Friends Like You Are Never Forgotten Card by Yana Smakula using SSS Sketched Alphabet and Friends of Life Stamp Sets

The sentiment for this card came from the same Friends of Life stamp set and was heat embossed in white embossing powder onto black cardstock.

Simon Says Stamp | Friends Like You Are Never Forgotten Card by Yana Smakula using SSS Sketched Alphabet and Friends of Life Stamp Sets

SUPPLIES

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Simon Says Stamp Sketched Alphabet Stamp Set
Simon Says Stamp Sketched Alphabet Stamp Set
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Simon Says Stamp Friends of Life Stamp Set
Simon Says Stamp Friends of Life Stamp Set
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Simon Says Stamp Duckling Dye Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Duckling Dye Ink Pad
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Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Dye Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Dye Ink Pad
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Simon Says Stamp Twirling Tutu Dye Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Twirling Tutu Dye Ink Pad
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Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock Dye Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock Dye Ink Pad
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Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Dye Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Dye Ink Pad
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Simon Says Stamp Fog Dye Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Fog Dye Ink Pad
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Simon Says Stamp Smoke Gray Dye Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Smoke Gray Dye Ink Pad
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Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Pad
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Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets
Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets
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Neenah Classic Crest 80 Lb Smooth Desert Storm
Neenah Classic Crest 80 Lb Smooth Desert Storm
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Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
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Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110
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Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200
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Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad
Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad
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ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch
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Mini Misti Stamping Tool
Mini Misti Stamping Tool
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Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares
Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares
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Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape
Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape
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Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang
Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang
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Tonic Oyster Gray Nuvo Crystal Drops
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Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops
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9 Comments

    1. Beautiful! Love the soft colours of the flowers and the layout you used. I would never have thought to seperate friends like that. I absolutely love it and will have to try doing this sometime.

    1. Awesome idea! Like how you made the background. These flowers are perfect addition to it. Lovely card!

    1. Beautiful card! Love the size of the alphas! BTW, I hear Congrats are in order for being named Scrapbook.com’s Crafter of the month???

    1. Such a lovely card, Yana, so pleasant to look at with the colors you chose. The stacked letters for “friends” is a great idea. Thanks for sharing it.

    1. What a pretty card and perfect for a good friend!! Thank you!

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