SSS Every Happiness Release Blog Hop Day 1!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Every Happiness release blog hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, head over to Simon's blog here. This is day one of a two-day blog hop, so be sure to check out Simon's blog tomorrow too!

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their not-yet-released, 3x4 Golden Sunflower stamp set! This product will automatically be added to your cart with any purchase from their Every Happiness collection! This gift with purchase will expire 7/26 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last.

GIVEAWAY:

Simon is giving away a $25 gift certificate at every stop along the hop, from the comment sections! Be sure to leave a comment below for a chance to win. Simon will announce the winners on their blog soon.

SIMON GALLERIES:

Did you know Simon has card galleries for each of their releases and their card kits, and even a video gallery? It's true, and you can add YOUR VERY OWN CARDS AND PROJECTS to these galleries! Here's a link to all the Simon Brand Galleries, and here's the link to the new, Every Happiness release. There is so much inspiration to see! I encourage you to check them out and add your own cards/projects as well!

MY CARDS:

First up is this fun stamp and stencil set called Squeeze You. It also comes with a matching die set. I didn't have the dies, so I fussy cut the image after stamping and using the stencils to add some color. I used one of the smaller, cut lemon images to create a subtle background.

For my next card, I used a really cool die called Desert Horizon. I simply inked each die cut piece with different ink colors. Imagine the possibilities! 

My third card showcases the beautiful Flower Medley embossing folder. This time I watercolored the images with Zig Markers. The sentiment is from the Cut Word Mix 1 die set.

Last but not least is the adorable stamp set called Woodland Friends. Again, this set comes with matching dies but I didn't have them, so I did some more fussy cutting (which I love to do) - only on a portion of each image. I then paper pieced those portions onto the stamped illustration. You will fall in love with all the images in this set! 😊 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope I've given you a few ideas for playing with some of the products in this awesome release! Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget to check out day two of the hop tomorrow, starting on Simon's blog!

Happy crafting!

Barb  💕

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Heather Hoffman

Barbara Tarayao

Laura Bassen

Amy Rysavy

Tina Smith

Nicky Meek

Heather Ruwe

Lisa Addesa

Miriam Prantner

Jean Doeringsfeld

Barb Engler You are here

Laura Williams

Christine Okken

EVERY HAPPINESS RELEASE PRODUCTS: Products are linked below - including affiliate links. This simply means that if you use one of my links when making a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support! More affiliate info here.

SSS Shine On Release Blog Hop Day 2!

Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp, Shine On release blog hop! I'm so glad you stopped by! If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, head over to Simon's blog here. If you missed day 1 of the hop yesterday, click here to start.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their 3x4 Deco Blossoms stamp set! This product will automatically be added to your cart with any purchase from their Shine On collection! This gift with purchase will expire 6/28 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last.

GIVE AWAY:

Simon is giving away a $25 gift certificate at every stop along the hop, from the comment sections! Be sure to leave a comment below for a chance to win. Simon will announce the winners on their blog soon.

SIMON GALLERIES:

Did you know Simon has card galleries for each of their releases and their card kits, and even a video gallery? It's true, and you can add YOUR VERY OWN CARDS AND PROJECTS to these galleries! Here's a link to all the Simon Brand Galleries, and here's the link to the new, Shine On gallery. There is so much inspiration to see! I encourage you to check them out and add your own cards/projects as well!

MY CARDS:

I had lots of fun playing with some of the products in this awesome release! My first card showcases one of my favorite sets from this collection. It's called Cottagecore. There are coordinating dies for this stamp set but I did not have them, so I fussy cut all the images before putting together my scene. 

Next up is the fun, Tall Happy Cover die. Love this large die! I used a rainbow of ink colors to create two cards.

For my third card, I used the Presto Pop embossing folder. I thought it would be fun to create a card for the 250th birthday of our country. Just some shading with ink and the addition of some number dies was all it needed.

Last up is a card I created using two new products. The Leafy Greens stencil and the Dewdrop Daisy die set. 

That'll do it for me! I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products from this fabulous release! Enjoy the rest of the hop and thank you so much for the visit!

       Barb

HOP ORDER:

• Simon Says Stamp Blog
• Nina-Marie Trapani
• Heather Hoffman
• Suzy Plantamura
• Jennifer McGuire
• Cathy Zielske
• Bibi Cameron
• Laura Bassen
• Amy Rysavy
• Mindy Eggen
• Barb Engler You are here
• Kim Hamilton
• Mary Reiner
• Maura Hibbitts
• Bonnie Crane

SHINE ON RELEASE PRODUCTS: Products are linked below - including affiliate links. This simply means that if you use one of my links when making a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support! More affiliate info here.