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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Laurie2cats said...

Terrific cards! Love the water colored starry background, and the stencil/pen technique on the last cards creates a great dimensional look

Unknown said...

You excelled at making super cards for this fabulous blog hop. Way to go, Barb!

Barb Ghig said...

I apologize for being so late with my post...what a gorgeous collection of cards, Barb! Your baby cards are so sweet and I love how you used your inking techniques on the others! You've really out-done yourself!

Glorie said...

Love, love, love all your cards!

Unknown said...

Wow. The dots look amazing! Thanks for the great cards and sharing your talent. Great hop!

Carol Cel said...

I love the cards you made with the circle dots stencil!!

Ohana in Bend said...

i am about hopped out, lines are getting blurry. oh wait, you did that on purpose! i love that technique. so many lovely cards.

Unknown said...

I am really loving the shaker cards! Yours look really nice!

Alla S said...

Love all your cards are wonderful. The baby card is adorable. Love the embossed/inked technique on the "falling" cards too. And the dimension on the circle cards is amazing.

CrizzyJ said...

All your cards are amazing! Love all the inspiration!

Jo said...

Love this collection, love your composition, thx for the inspiration :D

Mary W said...

Your amazing card IS amazing! WOW

momyeung said...

I love all your cards, especially the one with the baby animals and falling snow background!

Cara said...

Wow so many fabulous projects in this post. They are all wonderful. Great job using so many of the new products.

AlteredAddict said...

Love your cards. I really like how you created the thank you cards.

Thanks for sharing.

Lady Fair said...

Well you sure outdid yourself, yes indeed! Wonderful cards, I enjoyed each and every one of them!

Lady Fair said...

Well you sure outdid yourself, yes indeed! Wonderful cards, I enjoyed each and every one of them!

Stacey's Creative Corner said...

Wow! You have been busy! All of your cards are wonderful!

Unknown said...

Love the Happy Happy Birthday

Unknown said...

love the tone on tone

Anonymous said...

great cards thanx a bunch

Linda S. said...

You've done those stencils proud! Such talent, and I am glad you shared that talent with us.

Jennifer Nadeau said...

So many cards :O Those distress inks over the background stamps are my absolute favourites though.

NatQuebec said...

Very nice cards, but I especially love the 2nd one.

denise said...

Thanks for sharing

Megan said...

You were busy! Love all the different ideas!

Tammy Clarke said...

I love all of your cards, but my fav is the baby shaker :-)

Lisa said...

So many pretty creations!

Unknown said...

WOW! Feel like I hit the jackpot here - wonderful inspiration!
Thank you!
Sandra ltb

Rose said...

All this beautiful inspiration!! Thank you so much! Love what you did with the Circle Dots Stencil, cool technique.

KimS said...

Wow, great bunch of cards. Every one is great.

Unknown said...

Hi, loving the shaker card, but also loving the background stamps, you did a wonderful job. Tfs

Karen Wood said...

So much inspiration from your lovely cards! Tfs

barbara macaskill said...

You have been a very busy little bunny! These are all fantabulous cards! So glad I got my order in so these goodies will be headed my way soon! TFS!

Dixie Cochran said...

That's quite the collection of cards! Well done!

ThePurplePlace said...

wow wow wow! super Barb!!

Unknown said...

So pretty cards! Congratulations and thanks for sharing

Jen Carter said...

Wow! What a great grouping of cards!

Jeri said...

Amazing cards and so many of them to look at. Great job on them all!

Pam said...

Wow! Fabulous cards, Barb! I love the background stamps and the stencils.

Barbara said...

All your cards are creative and inspiring. What a great collection and such a variety of ideas and uses of SSS new releases.

ginni said...

Wonderful array of cards!

Laceysocks said...

Wow, you were busy! How are beautifully made!

Allison Denny said...

Lovely as always! Especially like the falling star card!

KT Fit Kitty said...

Wow, you made so many fabulous cards! I can't even pick a favourite! Well, maybe the baby party animals - I love animals! I saw the photo of Murphy on your sidebar and fell in love - what a sweetie!

Wanda Dodds said...

Loved seeing the stamps/stencils done up in the different colors. Thanks for sharing with us.

dianemdb said...

great job sowing the versatility of the new stamps

Inks4fun said...

goodness, you are just full of creativity. Love all your cards and color combinations.

Janelle said...

Such cool cards! The shaker is my favorite. Thanks for the inspiration.

Mary B. said...

What a great demonstration of how many different looks can be obtained from one stamp/stencil. Wonderful cards!

acons said...

Like what you did with those backgrounds! Fab cards!

Tami B. said...

I was scrolling thru thinking how nice your cards are and then I got to the circle stencil ones and "WOW!" I absolutely love them.

Shaughn Woodruff said...

You've been a very busy bee Barb! So many great cards! Hard to choose which items I want to purchase first..I WANT/NEED them ALL!

Lisaerica said...

Boy were you busy with the new release, lol. My fav is the dotty background, I absolutely love the coloring, really neat. Thanks for sharing.

StampinLouie said...

You made the most amazing cards. Love viewing them!

Carissa said...

Those circles are so much fun! And I love the little shaker card!

SUPRFOXdesigns said...

Loving your cards- so fun and cute and love the colors and designs- this new release is awesome!

Tracy said...

Love em all

Angie Linton said...

Wow! I just love everything you created.

scrappergirl56 said...

Loving all your cards...but, I must say...the Circle cards are my faves...will have to give that technique a try...thanks for the idea...

Anonymous said...

Wow, great cards!

mimi said...

WOw, that's a whole lot of cool looking cards! Love the shaker card and the new animal stamps.

Marie said...

Oh my...what a delightful array of beautiful cards. Love each and everyone!

Unknown said...

Wow, I love all of your cards! I cant wait to try using some of these new product, especially the backgrounds.

Unknown said...

you went all out! Beautiful!

Britta said...

Loved the birthday card the most!

Donna said...

Love those circle backgrounds!

ScrapaDiddle said...

Great fun cards! You're very creative!

Carolee McCaslin said...

WOW your cards are amazing!!! Love them and this new release:)

Natalie said...

Great job! Love the colors and the shadow design.

TLC said...

love the cards

TLC said...

very cute cards

Teresa W. said...

WoW! Love seeing all these cards with awesome backgrounds you created, Barb!

Jan Scholl said...

Love the shaker card!

happyscrap said...

My, you went to work - all those cute cards!
Thank you.

Janet D. said...

WOW, you outdid yourself! Lovely creations!

Larissa Heskett said...

WOWOWOWOWOOWOW!! BEAUTIFUL Cards!! I LOVE the FUN designs!! THANKS SO MUC for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

daniiii said...

So excited to try out some of the products from this release!

craftylady1952@gmail.com said...

Your cards are all amazing and wonderful, just like this release from Simon. I can see how it would be hard to stop creating once you got on a roll.

Lisa and Lee said...

Love all the amazing cards ideas with this new release. Such wonderful cards. :)

Tee said...

Love the circle dots cards. I love this new SSS release, has a lot of must haves. Thanks for sharing.

ruth m said...

Wow Barb, you HAVE been busy, lol.
Your cards are great but my favorite is the third one-the colorful "gift" card-nicely done-TFI!

Lin said...

WOW! You have been busy!!! Love the circle dots stencil!! I should have gotten that one! Next order! thanks for sharing :)

Di said...

Beautiful cards, so many, we are very lucky, love your baby card and then birthdays and thank yous. all lovely.

Denise G. said...

Wonderful cards-- where do I begin? The shaker card is adorable, your inky backgrounds are gorgeous and the shadow effects with the circle background is stunning! I think the circles are my favorite.

Unknown said...

The circle effect looks great!

JD said...

Wow, great cards! Love the circle cards!

Brinda said...

Great cards!

TLC said...

love the cards

Charity Morris-Chamberlain said...

Wowzers! So many terrific cards!

A.G. said...

Holly amazeballs! You made so many cards and they are all great!! Love the shaker baby card! The background of the baby party animal bday card is so cute! It is clever how you used the gift boxes as a border for the bday card and the starry night background is so bold and pretty! The blending of yellows and oranges/corals is sos beautiful under the white circles! And the circle TY cards with off center circles are just so simple and cute! Thanks for sharing so many great ideas and techniques!

Greta said...

Wow, Barb--you were on a roll! Wonderful work--adore the shaker!

Carol McCready said...

Fantastic cards. I absolutely love that baby shaker card.

Ann K said...

What great cards .... a fabulous blog hop and a great new release by Simon Says stamp.

Kris in Alaska said...

Oh the long post was well worth it! FABULOUS cards in every way! My fav is the falling stars!

Dima said...

Amazing cards, thanks for sharing!

Bonnie said...

All of your cards are lovely. Such a variety. Wonderful.

Weenie Thomas said...

Your cards are always so gorgeous Barb. Love them all!

Unknown said...

A great variety of cards and inspiration! I love them.

Unknown said...

Wow a lot of cards, the circle ones are my favorite. So simple yet stunning.

SHartl said...

WOW!! Those falling background cards are amazing! Love the backgrounds!

Pippa67 said...

Wow Barb you made so many cards. And they are all beautiful but my favorites are number 5 and 6.

KERRY P said...

Your baby shaker card is totes adorable!! Love all the different backgrounds you created too! Best release ever!!

Dawn T said...

WOW Barb. You have out done yourself with these incredible cards.

Candi said...

Fun cards!

Jean Bullock said...

Wow, you are like a card making machine. Awesome variety. Well done.

anja curvers said...

Wow you have been very busy and I love each and every card so much inspiration. TFS.

KcreativeK said...

love love love! the shaker baby themed card

Mummylade said...

Fantastic cards and colours!

Unknown said...

I love the little animals celebrating outside. They look like they're enjoying fireworks in the sky. Thanks for sharing such lovely and inspiring ideas!

Unknown said...

Awesomeness overload! Love your cards :D

Adoree said...
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Adoree said...

great cards!

Hanna said...

You really had a run. So many beautiful cards at a time, thanks for your inspiration. The dot circle stencil turns out great.

Elizabeth S. said...

So many wonderful cards and love the use of the background stamps and stencils!

Olga Direktorenko said...

All the cards are just fabulous but the one with a shaker window really touches my heart! Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Amazing set of cards. I LOVE what you've done with the circle stencil! Now I absolutely HAVE to get it.

Crystal said...

Fantastic cards. I am so in love with these background stamps!

Bunny Dobbie said...

Wow you've been busy! Great to see so many examples of how to use the new products. Love the resist ideas.

Nicole Parmentier said...

Wow, you did so many great things with these products. You make me want to have it all!! Thanks for the inspiration!

maureen said...

wow a smorgasbord of cards...... thank you

Pat8 said...

All of these cards are beautiful. Loved the distress backgrounds.

joy said...

You really rocked these new products, Barb! I love that circle dots stencil so much and your technique just makes the design pop!!

Ulina / Apricot Bubbles said...

Your "way to go" card is my favourite - colours like pure sunshine!

michelegeorgern said...

Your cards are awesome! I especially like the falling backgrounds.

Evelyn said...

Love ALL your cards. You have created some very great cards. Love the way you create!!

Shirley said...

Oh my goodness!! Love! all your cards especially the birthday card with all the presents. This SSS release is awesome.

Birgit said...

Love all the wonderful cards you've made! So much eye candy on this stop. Thanks for all the inspiration!

Suzan Dorchik said...

wonderful cards

Dee in N.H. said...

AMAZING cards!!!! Your designs and colors are just outstanding!! Love them all!

Ali said...

Wow, you sure went all out for this blog hop!! Great variety of supplies and techniques used on your cards...This was great motivation to get crafty myself this weekend!!

Anonymous said...

I love the cards you've made with the Circle Dots stencil, particularly the grey version! Thanks for sharing. :)

LaineyCrafter said...

I love your use of color and offset stencil marks! Elaine

I Card Everyone said...

So happy to see all your wonderful cards, Barb.. particularly fond of the one with all the darling presents! Also that you've popped into my feed this morning -
=] Michele

Unknown said...

Lots of great ideas! Love your use of the Falling Background stamps,

carolyn4723 said...

Great cards. The one withe the card daek blue background is stunning!

Isabel Z said...

Wow, such inspiration. I love blog hops because I enjoy seeing how different people use the same materials to create unique works of art.

cheryl l. said...

WOW! You were busy! Great cards!!

Kathy Williams said...

Beautiful cards! And wow, you have been busy creating beautiful examples. Loved them.

PamC said...

Loved the birthday card so much I pinned it twice! OOPS...
Thanks for so many ideas for using the new release.

Streetscrapper said...

Looks like you love this release as much as I do! I don't think I'll be able to stop using these items when they arrive at my front door either! Lovely cards!

Sandy S. said...

I'm in awe that you were able to make so many cards! I have to admit that my favorites are the offset stencil ones. It really is a very cool stencil.

bev said...

Wow! Lots of great cards!

Unknown said...

Love all the cards! great release too.

Sharla said...

Such fun cards!! Love all the different styles, supplies and techniques!

Unknown said...

Love everything about this release!

Diane said...

All your cards are gorgeous. What an amazing release and blog hop.

Kelly Szafron said...

Wow fantastic cards. The falling background stamps look like a must have

Betty said...

Wow! You out did yourself. All of your cards are so fun and colorful!!!

Unknown said...

Love your cards! So colorful and fun!

Whimsically Yours, Robyn said...

Oh those circle dots are awesome!

Catherine said...

Wonderful cards....thanks!

snazzyjj said...

Hi Barb!
So many fabulous cards!! Love your colors and techniques. Are these foreshadowing of things to come on your flickr challenges?! Hope so.
I know you are from Minnesota, and so are we. I'm leaving on a "car-avan" store hop in a few minutes with a bunch of girlfriends - Anchor Paper, Crafters Haven & Paper Made. Can't wait to show them some of my SSS goodies at the crop tonight.

Sam B said...

Cute cute cards - love that shaker card!!! TFS!

Unknown said...

That's a lot of cards that you have made! Thanks for showing us how to stretch the SSS collection and our own supplies! I would love to recreate this card soon!

Unknown said...

Love your cards, especially the way to go card, love the distress background!

Kristina B. said...

Beautiful cards Barb!

Kelly Booth said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE your cards Barb!! Miss you...xoxoxo

Leslie L. said...

I love the circle stencil cards!!

Katie Kinde said...

The circle thanks cards were my favorite!

Keely said...

Awesome cards. I saw the baby shaker card & thought that would be my favorite ...but then I looked further - I love them all.

Maureen Reiss said...

Your cards are Amazing!! Love the 3D looks!!

Wavejumper said...

I am happy to see a lot of work myself! TFS all that!

Those falling products-I have always loved that idea and already have dies, etc but I HAVE to have those stamps!

I really like your BG colors. Bright and happy!

Cecilie @ ancema.dk said...

So many great cards and uses of the products from this release.

Evelyn said...

Its so hard to look at all the blogs and not wonder why I do not have half the talent all the ladies have. I just love your ideas on the baby animals and what you did with the background stamps is just amazing. Thank you for sharing your talent with us all.

Mary Holshouser said...

So many wonderful cards. I love how you highlighted the circles with the white pen. It might be a one-layer card but it looks very intricate.
the little animals are darling.
All of the cards are great. I'll have to get the falling set.
thanks for sharing.

Jason V said...

Wonderfully done! thanks for the inspiration!

Unknown said...

Your cards are just great!!! I love what you did with the new release:)

conil said...

Holy cow...I'gm gob-smacked by the variety of cards you've come up with. They're all so amazing and fresh looking. Kidos.

Marie said...

Barb, you are so creative!! So many wonderful and very different cards! Thanks for the inspiration! My wish list is growing!

Anonymous said...

Great cards... So much inspiration. Thank you!

Ruth said...

Wow! So many wonderful cards!

Tory E. said...

Love all of your cards, my wish list is becoming SO LONG with this new release.

Karen said...

love your cards. I really like the circles stencil, going on the ever growing list.

Unknown said...

Love the double stamping with the circle dots! Especially with the grays!

cma21317 said...

all are great LOVE those party animals

Lisa H. said...

I think my head exploded a little with the circle dots stencil technique! Very creative and cool!

JanetB said...

Wow, you have been busy! What a great showing of this SSS release. Thank you:)

Heather M said...

Fabulous cards!! Love your colors and layouts!! Fantastic ideas!!

Connie said...

What fun, Barb. I LOVE all of your card samples! Now off to play!

Marieke said...

Wow you truly showed different kinds of sides on the release, love them all!

Debbie Strotz said...

My favorite SSS release to date! LOVE!

Unknown said...

I can understand your desire to create so many cards. The new release from Simon Says Stamp is awesome. All your cards were wonderful.

Linnea S said...

great cards! I especially luv the stenciled circles!!!

Mary Sara P. said...

Love your collection of cards and the inspiration you provided. hard to pick a favorite card, but I'm definitely thinking I need the background stamps.

Carol said...

Great cards. I love all the stamp set's in this release

Karen said...

Oh Barb these are all so great!!!! Love the first one and also the technique on the last couple. But they are all wonderful!!!

Unknown said...

Love the ombre look on the last few cards.

BożenA said...

The cards is so beautiful and sweet. Thank you for this beautiful blog - hop.
Regards,
Bozena

Tricia Schaden said...

Cool variations. Such great cards

Bobbie Bluegill said...

The circle dot stencil is a must have after seeing what you have done with it.

Jilljd said...

Love the way you created your own backgrounds

Cheryl said...

all so glorious!

Evelyn said...

nice baby card.

Richell said...

WOW! Where to start? These were all amazing cards. Love the colors you chose! Thanks for sharing - it's given me some wonderful ideas!

JRA said...

The Thanks cards are so cute. I love the circle stamping.

Unknown said...

beautiful cards!

Gemgrrl said...

Great technique for the "3-D" effect!

Anonymous said...

Love all of your cards! Those background stamps are so cool! And I'm crazy for those circle stencils!

Ann said...

Wonderful cards. Love how you added the welcome banner to the first one.

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