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The Best Sister stamp set from Simon Says Stamp’s Always There release arrived with an impressive combination of adorable character pairings, genuinely versatile sentiments, and what felt like a direct invitation to lean fully into playful, personality-driven cardmaking.
The Dot Petal Pattern stencil from Simon Says Stamp’s Always There release immediately became the design anchor for this entire card pair.
Simon Says Stamp’s Gorgeous Hydrangea Embossing Folder and Die set creates beautifully layered floral dimension, combining embossed texture with popped-up die cuts for maximum visual impact. Soft Distress Spray Stain watercoloring adds gentle movement, proving once again that dimension really does deserve its moment.
This month’s Together by Design collaboration focused on Distress Oxide Inks, and I leaned fully into my favorite way to use them: rainbow ink blending. These three cards use smooth blended gradients over graphic stencil designs to create movement, color, and lots of clean white space without needing complicated techniques or section-by-section blending.
Full Set Oxide Ink Mini Cubes
Brush Strokes Stencil
Bold Geometric Stencil
Modern Flower Stencil
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