Friday, April 24, 2015

SSS Falling For You Blog Hop!

Hi there and welcome to another stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Falling For You blog hop!

http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/category/Shop-Simon-Releases-Falling-For-You

I hope you're not all hopped out yet because there are still so many fabulous designers to see! If you've been following along, you've just arrived from the sweet, adorable and talented, Suzanne Dahlberg's blog called, Freshly Noted. Isn't she awesome?! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head on over to the SSS blog here.

At each stop on the hop you will have a chance to win a Simon Says Stamp Prize pack just for leaving a comment! The more blogs you stop at and comment on, the better your chances of winning! Simon will be choosing the randomly selected winners on April 28th, so you still have a few days to finish the hop.

I received some of the awesome stamps from this new release and couldn't wait to play! I've created quite a few cards, so let's get started!

The first three cards use the adorable, Baby Party Animals stamp set. This set can be used for kids' birthdays and baby cards, but as you'll see, you can also use it for anyone's birthday!

Here's a baby shaker card using only two of the sentiments from this cute set.


I also softly stamped the background using Sea Glass ink and the new, Falling Hearts cling stamp. This is a must have background stamp that I'll be using for lots of cards throughout the year! The shaker portion was created using the Stitched Circles die set.

I used three of the four darling animal stamps from the same set for my next card. They are so fun to color!



See that fun, dotty background? That was created using the Falling Backgrounds set. It comes with four different "falling" images that help you create some really cool backgrounds! I stamped the confetti image from the set with Salty Ocean and Cracked Pistachio Distress inks.

Okay, one more using the same set. This one could be given to anyone for a birthday.



Yup! Those darling presents, along with the swirly, curly images, come in this set too! I colored the gifts with Copics and stamped the swirls with the following Simon Says Stamp inks: Maliblue, Green Apple, Sunshine and Doll Pink. The sentiment is from an older SSS set called, Handwritten Sentiments.

Next up is another wonderful cling stamp called, Falling Stars. Just like the Falling Hearts stamp, I know it'll be a favorite!



I love white embossing a stamp like this, then using Distress Inks to create a fun, watercolor background! The sentiment is the, You're Amazing die, which I also love!

For a similar card, I used the confetti image again from the Falling Backgrounds set to create this pretty, celebratory card.


More Distress Inks were used over the white embossed confetti but this time I just blended them together using Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade and Squeezed Lemonade. Love this combo! The sentiment is from an old favorite set called, Hand Lettered Encouragement.

We're getting to the final cards, I promise! I used a fun technique which I learned from Kristina Werner to create a set of thank you cards with the new, Circle Dots Stencil.










I love, love, love this stencil! It is so fun to play with! These are one layer cards but the technique gives the look of dimension. I added ink through the stencil, then shifted it just slightly and used a white gel pen to add the extra circles. Love how they turned out! The sentiment is from Simon's, Many Thanks set.

Okay, that's it. I apologize for the long post but I always have such a tough time not playing with all the stamps I receive. This SSS new release is so fabulous! I've only shared a few different products here but there is so much more! You can check it all out here

Your next stop on the hop is the amazing, Heather Ruwe at her blog, Handmade by Heather. If you haven't seen her work, it is a MUST! She is sooooo talented!

Thanks so much for stopping by! ♥

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Chriss Blagrave said...

Love seeing all of the falling patterns in play here and the circle dots are sweet too!

Rhapsgirl said...

I love the bokeh lights cards, so simple yet so chic

Dana said...

Wow!! You went to town!!! hehe!! Lovely cards!!!

Lin said...

Wonderful designs showing us the possibilities of the new things, Barb! I'm so excited to see the background stamps and the stencils!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the variety of your cards. Like the shaker style and have made a couple shaker style this wk. Like the backgrounds. Like the dots cards with the pop of white.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Jana said...

Happy happy happy cards! Love them all.

Diane Loughrey said...

Wow!!!! Such happy cards. Your amazing for sharing all of these with us.

Michelle Short said...

Great cards Barb, I enjoyed seeing peeks of them on IG and the full reveal does not disappoint! Fabulous!

sueincanada said...

Love all your cards especially the baby shaker.

Unknown said...

Love all the cards, but my favorites are the stenciled one AMAZING!

Amy McCue said...

Love, love love the cards you made with the circle dot stencil and the white offset gel pen. They are gorgeous!

Unknown said...

You were busy girl... All those beautiful cards....

Caly Person said...

so many great cards! love the birthday one!

New Creations said...

So many lovely array of creations, enjoy to see them all with such possibilities!

Brandi R said...

Wow you were busy! GREAT cards! Love the variety. ♥

SugarGem said...

Oh my gosh I love all your cards. The Shaker and use of backgrounds is awesome.

Cindy Groh said...

Wow you went nuts with this release. All cards are fabulous but I really like the first one. Those colors just look gorgeous.

Michelle said...

A plethora of beautiful cards.... LOVE the amazing colors!

Cyndie said...

What a wonderful bunch of cards! Those stencils look like too much fun!

Cardsbymaaike said...

wow you sure made loads, thank you for the ideas, love the shaker card..i'm a little addicted to shakers so...lol

cdoggett01@yahoo.com said...

So many great cards...so much inspiration!! Wonderful cards!

Mayzi said...

love the greens and circles!

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing your cards!

Margarita Navarro-Rivera said...

Wow! Fabulous job showcasing the new release!

Grace said...

Love all your cards.

Scrapthat said...

Lots of fabulous work Barb!! TFS!!
Dolly

Nancy said...

Wow! What a great collection of inspiration! I love the first two cards with the critters on them. You did a fantastic job.

In Creativa Compagnia said...

SO MANY GREAT CARDS!! I LOVE THE DOTTY BACKGROUND!!

Susie Sonnier said...

What a great release! I see me shopping at SSS very soon!

Virginia L. said...

Beautifully done, Barb--each one of them! You are so creative to come up with so many designs! Happy to see you in this blog hop line-up today!

Unknown said...

I really liked the way you used the stencils.

Judie said...

So many cards! Great inspiration!

Murtuza said...

Awesome Card Barb. Especially the Thank you cards with the stencil...

Roshni Patel said...

Lovely cards!

pcm said...

wow! you went to town and created some really fun cards!

Lu said...

way to go! love the way to go ;)

Lynnea Hollendonner said...

So many cards! I love the shaker card and the one you made with the presents!

Ash Kay said...

Love these! The shaker card is adorable, and I love the technique with the circle stencil slightly offset. Thank you!

Jennifer Scull said...

my goodness, you were really busy and made such wonderful cards! you really showed how versatile these 'falling' stamps can be! thanks for the inspiration! :)

FeM said...

Who wouldn't be happy to receive any of these cards! Thanks for sharing all your work.

Rachel Bergfeld said...

Beautiful cards! I'm simply loving these new background stamps!

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards!

Unknown said...

Love them all!

Late Blooming said...

Really like your backgrounds. Thanks for sharing.

Chris said...

Lots of inspiration for the new background stamps!

QuilterLaura said...

Great shaker card, ty for shaing!

sshutts said...

Great cards - thank you for sharing them!

Karen said...

You made so many cards. Loved them all esp the baby shaker card.

snappy scrappy said...

WOW...FABULOUS!!!

Nana Griffin said...

All such great cards!

Tammy Schenzel said...

Hi Barb. Wow, where do I start. Every one of your cards are awesome. I really loved the presents but my favorite of the hop are those circles. And the technique you used was exactly what I planned to do when I get them

Unknown said...

Really nice cards, love seeing the falling backgrounds.

Grace said...

Wow, so many cards and I love all of them.

Rebecca said...

I love the shaker card and the sunset colored card. So pretty. Where in FL are you looking to spend your winters? I'm in Central FL.

Dee Earnshaw said...

OMG your cards are so pretty and you have made so many - love them all. Especially love how you made the wonderful backgrounds:)

Cindi said...

all I can say is wow, love all these cards

Unknown said...

You've been busy Barb but worth every minute. Love all your cards and especially that dot stencil. Love the effect you created.

karenb said...

Wow! Awesome cards!! ALL of them!!!

Unknown said...

Love all the colors!

Daria G. said...

Awesome backgrounds! Love:)))

Jackie said...

So many beautiful cards! I waited toolong to order the background set, but it is on my list!

Blue Room Crafts said...

Great cards. The blue & white circles on craft cs is my favorite.

Unknown said...

Wow!!! Barb your cards are awesome.. Love the techniques using the falling backgrounds

Stamping Smiles Designs said...

Lovely projects! I love the falling background stamps!

Karen said...

Wow! What a great selection of cards!

Cindi said...

Beautiful cards!

choman9912@aol.com said...

Your cards are wonderful! I love your color choices. Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Great backgrounds and excellent work!

dyeandpigment said...

Wow, you were definitely on a roll with these new products. I love what you created with all of these. Great use to create 3D effects on a one layer card. Nice job and thanks! You gave me lots of inspiration and ideas.

Unknown said...

Very cute cards!

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

All cards are wonderful and unique.

Unknown said...

Those circle stencil cards are
drop-dead gorgeous! I shall have
to try that technique, Thanks!

Unknown said...

Love your cards. Can't wait to try some of the techniques. Just bookmarked your site. Thank you

Annie said...

All these cards are stunning!! I'm really enjoying seeing the different techniques designers are using with these fun background stamps! In love with the falling hearts and your circles thank you cards! :)

Lydia Fiedler said...

You are AMAZING.

Patchi said...

Love how you worked the stencils!

carol mcgregor said...

Beautiful cards. Love the backgrounds and all the colors.

Sue McRae said...

What a fabulous group of fun cards Barb!

Anonymous said...

Love the falling stars and way to go cards

Unknown said...

I love the gray thank you note. I think all of your cards are gorgeous but that one literally pops off the card! So fabulous!

Renee M said...

Your cards are great, and I especially like how you used the circles stencil and then offset it in white--so cool!

Cecilia said...

Wow you made great use of the products from this release! Supercute cards! the starry background looks great!

Unknown said...

OOOO! So many cards to choose from. All of your cards are super. I, of course, love the shaker..the colors are great. I also like the dimension on the dotted circles you got with the white pen. Great designs..great job! TFS

Anonymous said...

Wow! I have never been on your blog before and I will be back. Your cards are fabulous. Thank you!

Unknown said...

Love it all!! Such awesome cards made! So many inspirations!

Jane said...

Wow lots of great cards here, love them x

Unknown said...

Wow, you were busy Barb!!! Such awesome creations, I love them!

Bev said...

Awesome cards. Thanks for sharing all of them, love the techniques you used.

Kailash said...

Wow Barb, your card designs are so cool, love the inking and the many possibilities with those background stamps!!

Dotty Jo said...

Goodness, barb, you've showcased all the new products to perfection and have me totally drooling for them all! Jo x

Unknown said...

All these cards are wonderful. I got lots of great ideas that I'll be using soon!

Slayerwannabe said...

Love the use of the circle dot stencil.

Patricia said...

Oh, my! You have been busy with this new release! Your cards make me so excited to receive these new products! I like all of your cards! Great use if inks too! Thanks for the inspiration & all of your creativity!

Unknown said...

You blessed us with so many cards. Awesome designs!

Unknown said...

wonderful cards, inspiration is flowing

Judy R. said...

You have certainly shown so many examples of the new release. Thanks for all your lovely contributions.

Denise Terry said...

While I love the baby party animals, I'm just amazed at what everyone has done with the Circle Dots stencil!

Jennifer said...

Love just about everything in this new release and love all your cards!

Karen D said...

I LOVE the cards, they are wonderful and so inspirational! Love the new release and you've given me so many ideas!

Heidi C. said...

Super nice set of cards, I love those circles! TFS

Marcia said...

Wow such a great set of different cards!!

Mags said...

All your cards are great. I love the shaker one especially. TFS!

Christine Kiehl said...

You have MAD card making skills! These are fantastic!

Diane Jaquay said...

WOW, love all of these, great job with the new products!!!

Anonymous said...

OH MY!!!! I love the colors and how you used this new release to create your wonderful cards!

Julie L. said...

Wow!!! Nice use of the new products!!!

Teresa Doyle said...

WOWZERS BARB! These cards are ALL GORGEOUS! I am a die hard stamper (have been at it 16 years) and I love many different styles. I not only make a lot, I look at a lot of other peoples work for inspiration. These are (IMHO) excellent! TFS!

Nancy L. said...

so much inspiration!

Marina said...

So many different cards out of one release! All cards are beautiful. Love the multiple color background on party animal card.

Rosemary said...

what a fantastic group of cards, barb!!

Brenda in IN said...

Every one of these cards are great. I love the soft sponging on your Way to Go card.

Craftykthy said...

Great selection of cards

Unknown said...

WOW! All your designs are amazing! Thanks

Arlene K said...

All your cards are fabulous!! Love it!!

Jeanne said...

Love your cards most especially the circle dot cards! Love that stencil.

Lisa Silver said...

WOW! How inspiring!!!

Jan G said...

Love the falling stars!

Marlou McAlees said...

Such an amazing selection of beautiful cards thanks for sharing :)

Tracey Jean said...

Fantastic group of cards created here...

Kristie Goulet said...

Awesome cards! Love that circle stencil.

Danielle Dietz said...

Wow! All of your cards are fabulous!

Karon said...

WOW you have been busy - fabulous collection of cards. TFS

walchowDesign said...

So many wonderful cards especially the dots ones, Barb!

cropmom66 said...

Very cute cards. I love the dimension you got on those circle cards!

spherescamp said...

Wow, I am loving these cards! They're all so cute!

Anonymous said...

My favorite cards were the ones with the circle stencil! Cool look!

Unknown said...

Neat! Fun color combos. Love the gifty background you created.

Jeannine said...

Such a great blend of vibrant colors and your color combinations are great! Very nice cards!

Kathy Straw said...

Wow! you have been busy. Great cards.

Bethany Rielage said...

I love all your cards. Thanks so much for sharing the inspiration with us!

Deb said...

Love your falling stars card!

Natalie Winterstein said...

Ohh, beautiful cards!! :)

D.Ann C said...

OH MY! Those circle stencils just pushed their way to the top of my wishlist... FAB!!!

Anonymous said...

Each and every one of your cards is nicely done!

Unknown said...

Love this entire release!

Katy said...

So many cards! All are spectacular!

Stay blessed!

Katie said...

You are amazing. These cards are WOW!!!!

Rikki said...

What great cards! I love the colors you chose for the shaker card

Joann said...

Tons of great cards!!

Brithzi said...

Way to go! I can tell you had fun making all these great cards. Thanks

Barb Schmidt said...

Love your cards and the falling background stamps and...well... Everything in this release!

Dena J said...

All your cards are beautiful - my very favorite is the gifts and swirls! So cute. What an awesome blog hop ♥

Yuki said...

So many amazing cards! I absolutely love how you showcased the different products from this release!

Cindy C. said...

No need to be sorry Barb, love seeing your beautiful cards!! Each has its own character, and yes I could see you're having lots of fun!! Thanks for sharing!!

Bunny said...

Wow. You played a lot. Each card is very nice. I love the falling backgrounds and the stencil. So many things you can do. Thank you.

Katie said...

wow, so many great cards! Thanks for sharing!

Shelley, the Crafty Lawyer said...

I LOVE the thank you cards!

Nandini said...

Wow! So much eye candy! The new release is so very inspiring!

stick said...

Really love the white line layering technique with the stencils, am definitely going to try it!

Unknown said...

All of your cards are really marvelous. The colors and designs are perfect. The products in this release are amazing....so versatile and adorable and...just everything. Thanks so much.

cghundley said...

I do love those
background stencils
and your cards show
them off perfectly!
Carla from Utah

CandyW said...

All of your cards are wonderful - cute cards with the party animals, but I am totally in love with the circles cards!!!!! Just WOW!!!

annastampincave said...

WOW! Your cards are amazing!

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Gorgeous cards, Barb!

Meghan said...

You have been so busy with this new release! Love them all!

Robin said...

Awesome cute cards! Love these stamps.

Mary Mac said...

Love how you did all these gorgeous backgrounds.

Vonnie said...

So many cute card ideas! Love it!

albinopi said...

I love how you layered the stencil and used it 2 ways to give the illusion of dimension. Great idea...

Eva said...

Very very beautiful cards!!! I love circle dots stencil too ;)

Maria Valente said...

Your cards are soooo beautiful!
Hugs
MaryV

Barb said...

You've illustrated that you can do so much with a background stamp!

mtscrapgal said...

Wow, you made us 5 cards plus a card set. They were all outstanding and colorful. I may borrow the idea of the card set. Neat look using the stencil that way. Thanks.

Jayell said...

Wow! Love your cards

Robyn said...

Great cards! Wonderful adaptation of Kristina Werner's technique on the circle stencil!

Sabrina said...

Great cards!!! I love your shaker card!!

Unknown said...

The falling background cards are my favorites!! great inspiration!

Roxy said...

Thank you for the fantastic show a whole lot of beautiful

Unknown said...

Great cards!

Carol said...

Intriguing backgrounds" especially the last few "faux" layered ones. Gotta look for that technique

Anonymous said...

Great Cards! Great work!

KingBobFishMonkey said...

Love your cards!

m.tabori said...

amazing cards, thanks for sharing

luluvision said...

Oooh! I really love what you did with all the cards! First I was like ooh, like the dotty one, then I saw the falling stars and I love that one! Then I saw the dots and the colorful background and love that one! Then saw the circles and loved what you did with them! So yes, I love all the cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

Lisa Petrella said...

Wow, Barb! So many fabulous creations! You did an incredible job of showcasing these new products!

Anonymous said...

I loved all of the cards, but the 3 with the circle stencil really stood out because they had a lot of dimension even though it was a one layer card!

Taunya Butler said...

What a super fantastic array of cards - all so very cool!! Love them - thanks for showing how great Simon Says Stamp products are to create with!!!

Unknown said...

Wow, what a great array of ideas. Thank you.

Lindarub said...

Love all your cards.

Kimberly J. said...

Wow, wow, wow!! You are amazing!! Seriously inspiring! Love them all!

MelissaF said...

WOW! LOVE all your cards - the falling background cards are beautiful as are the dot stencil ones with the white ink highlight, just stunning!

Unknown said...

Wow, these are all really nice. I love what you did with the stencil. Thanks!

Andreia said...

Lovely cards and great inspiration!

Cynthia Clark said...

My, my, my, you've been busy! LOL Love all your creations.

Unknown said...

Lovely cards, you are inspiring!

Sue Rosa said...

Very nice cards. Some good inspiration.

birdsong said...

So cute!! Thanks for sharing!!

Sandy said...

Wow! You really did your homework. All the new things must be great since it looks like you had a fun time making all of these cards. Thank you for the inspiration.

LibLady said...

So many great cards!

Marty B said...

Such fun cards...love what you did with the gifts & the circle stencil!

ConnieJ said...

All the cards are great but love the dusky looking sky with all the stars. Beautiful.

Efrat said...

Beautiful cards. I saw some of your sneak pics on instagram and the full card is just adorable.

j said...

Those circle background cards are so pretty! Love what you did with them!

Cindy said...

Holy cow. I love ALL YOUR CARDS.
I kept strolling down and saying this is my favorite, no, wait, this is my favorite. I decided they all are my favorites and love the new release. This is my first visit to your blog and love it. Thank you.

adele holcomb said...

You've been having a lot of fun, haven't you, with these new goodies? Great results, fun cards!

Unknown said...

Awesome cards my two favorites are the tone on tone grey thanks card and the shaker card. Great imagination

Carole said...

Wow, you are a busy girl. Love the arrangement of gifts you used to make a background.

Jessie said...

A great variety of cards! They're all amazing. I really like the Falling Stars w/ distress watercoloring and the circle dots stencil cards!

jengd said...

Great cards all! I LOVE what you did with the circle stencils and the gel pen- so striking!

Jane said...

I love it! I couldn’t wait so I did purchase the circle stamps and am hopping to all the blogs to gather ideas until they get here. Thank you!

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