Altered & Layered Die Cuts + Simon’s DieCember® Release

Hello everyone! Have you seen the brand new, DieCember® release from Simon Says Stamp that was revealed today?? It’s full of fun dies, which I couldn’t wait to create with.

In today’s project I am altering one of the Picture Book dies; plus using other dies in unique ways, creating a cozy and festive Christmas card!

The darling Picture Book Latte die is simply charming! I am a big coffee person, so this die is totally up my alley! The cup has a cute smile; but for this design, I wanted to make something with more of a classy appearance. I altered the die cut adding a small heart die cut over the face. Instantly, this changed the feel of the mug to exactly what I was looking for!

I further enhanced the mug with some simple Copic marker shading and Moxy clear Glitter Glue on the milk foam.

Next I worked on the background; using some white cardstock and embossing plates for my die cutting machine, I embossed the Holiday Knit Background die (instead of cutting it). This creates a soft, quilted effect that looks perfect with the mug! With some Tumbled Glass Oxide ink, I blended color on the edges for a frosty look.

To finish up the card, I started layering all my pieces together. Layering die cuts add a lot of interest to your design and help complement the main elements of the card. To accent my wintry mug, I adhered a few of the Rina Snowflake dies from Simon behind it.

I also added greetings from the Christmas Cheer and Tiny Words Christmas stamp sets, plus sequins from the Sparkling Sea and Holiday Jewels mixes.

I hope that today’s project has inspired you to create with some of these lovely, new dies from Simon Says Stamp! Be sure to come back tomorrow, as I will be participating in a blog hop and sharing even more inspiration using this DieCember® collection!

Thanks for visiting me today!

SUPPLIES

Simon Says Stamp BIG PICTURE BOOK… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp HOLIDAY KNIT… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SHINING HEART Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp RINA SNOWFLAKE Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps TINY WORDS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES… [ SSS ] American Crafts Moxy GLITTER GLUE… [ SSS ] Tonic MORNING DEW Grande Nuvo Crystal… [ SSS ] Studio Katia SPARKLING SEA Confetti… [ SSS ] Pretty Pink Posh HOLIDAY Jewels Mix [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SOFT… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Canson XL BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12 Paper… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress BLENDING BRUSHES… [ SSS ] Tonic AQUA SHIMMER PEN Nuvo 2 Pack… [ SSS ] Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153 [ SSS ] Brutus Monroe ALABASTER Ultra Fine… [ SSS ] Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad… [ SSS ] MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping… [ SSS ] MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD INSERT 000199 [ SSS ] NEODYMIUM BLOCK MAGNET Rectangle NBM [ SSS ] Popular Wagner Precision Heat Tool HT400 [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Therm O Web Gina K Designs ADHESIVE… [ SSS ] Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 Die Cutting… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SHEARS 9.5… [ SSS ] EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 [ SSS ] Sizzix TEXTURZ SILICONE RUBBER… [ SSS ] Sizzix TEXTURZ IMPRESSIONS PAD 655120 [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker W00 Warm Gray Grey [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker W2 WARM GRAY NO.2… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED… [ SSS ]