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! ♥

585 comments:

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Rachel Vass said...

What gorgeous cards, so cute, love the new releases.

Fartsy said...

Loved them all! My favorite is the shaker card! I love the colors! Thanks for sharing them all!

Ariana Girardi said...

Love the colors and the baby animals stamp

Deb said...

Holy smokes, you went all out! Wonderful cards with the new Simon Says Stamp's release, love them all.

Satori said...

Wonderful designs! Wonderful release!

Andrea said...

I really love this release! And there are so many awesome ideas for ways to use them. Thank you for the inspiration!

Стокли said...

I really love the confetti background!

Rebecca Ednie said...

wow! You got a lot done! love the first card

Moongirl said...

You knocked those out of the park! Great background work on all of them. I especially loved the offset stamping on the circle ones.

Sue D said...

Wow--lots of fun and colorful cards!

Cindy said...

I love all your cards but the circle and dot cards look amazing. thanks for the inspiration!

liz said...

All of these are beautiful. So many great new products

PJH said...

!! You were super busy !! However, you sold me on the Circle Dots Stencil!!! LOVE those particular card <3

BeverlyBL said...

Wow! You went card making crazy, and they are all great. Great design, great colors. Just so cute and pretty. Thanks so much.

ths67 said...

Wow!! Love all of your cards! I think the birthday present one may be my favorite, but they are all fantastic!

Trisha Jensen said...

Great use of some amazing products! I love the many ideas you shared.

Laura Dovalo said...

Oh, you've been busy! Thanks for so much inspiration...you're cards are wonderful. I especially love the colorful card with all the presents!

Unknown said...

Great cards!

Suzanne said...

Thanks for all the great ideas....love them all.

Kris said...

That's a lot of ideas! Can't really pick just one as my favorite. Love all the ideas!

Tam said...

O WOW your cards are awesome. I love your shaker card but I love the circle backgrounds they are great. TFS

Unknown said...

Very nice!! Love the cards.

Unknown said...

Now that is someone having fun with cards! Love the variety you displayed!

Kathy Krug said...

Fabulous cards. Really love the dropped shadow circle rings and your shaker card.

Unknown said...

So many cards - I really like the use of the stencil with the white gel pen.

mwalker said...

WHAT A BUSY BEE! ALL THE CARDS ARE SO DIFFERENT AND BEAUTIFUL!

Rosy Newlun said...

These are outrageously superb! Ok, I give! I'm buying the falling stars. Thanks, enabler LOL ♥

Robin B. said...

Wow, your cards are amazing! Thanks for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

Hi Barb, thanks for sharing your wonderful cards, you're very talented. My favourites are the shaker card, as I'm very partial to them and yours is great. Also the circles stencil cards, what wonderful colours and I love how you've used the white gel pen giving you a lovely ghost like effect.

Paula said...

Love all of your cards Barb, but I have a soft spot for the falling circle stamp!

Sheila_G said...

Beautiful cards as usual! Love this release.

Unknown said...

Love the colors in the shaker card.

Lee said...

Oh wow, i can't choose a favorite they are all great!

Show Love-Make Cards said...

So many pretty cards! Very nice.

Nancy Elle said...

I love the cards! I fell in love with each and one of them as soon as I saw them! They are amazing!

Denise Bryant said...

awesome cards! couldn't possibly pick a favorite! so many things on my wish list already!

Unknown said...

Loved how many projects you had to share! I also really liked seeing the confetti background in action. Very cool :)

Sandy said...

I LOVE the circles!

Martha said...

WOW...what fabulous cards you've created, Barb! So many fun new SSS products.

bkazoo said...

Loving the happy birthday card

Jessica Frost-Ballas said...

What a fantastic set of cards! I can't even begin to pick a favorite!! :)

Unknown said...

I love, loved your cards! My faves were the birthday present card, and the circle stencil cards. I watched the video where Kristina used that technique! I never would've thought to do that! It looks awesome!!

byulgzr said...

beautiful cards! the shaker card is so adorable~

Sherry C. said...

I just adore your backgrounds ! You really gave me some great ideas for the falling hearts, confetti, etc. Thanks !

Katrin said...

What amazing cards! The shaker card is so sweet and the set of Thank You cards with the circle stencils are so crisp and clean but fun. Thank you for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

So many cards bring so much inspiration! Thank you!

Kathy H said...

Wow! You really "went to town"! I love the circle cards. They look 3D!

YuliaM said...

So many stunning cards!

Memories by Manda said...

Lots of lovely cards - thanks for sharing

Melfina said...

So many beautiful cards! I love all the falling 'patterns' stamps! Also the baby party animals stamp set is so so cute! Your card with the purple - blue background is my favorite! Thank you for being so inspiring!

Unknown said...

Those are really great cards. My fav was the falling stars card. However, the other cards that used distress blending were so simple and beautiful.

LARELLE-SUSANNE said...

Super cute love your creations

Christine said...

Wow there are so many amazing cards and all are so different. Love them!

Lynne in NI said...

Beautiful cards ... looks like you've had lots of fun playing with your new goodies :)

Unknown said...

I just can't can't decide which card is my favorite as I love them ALL!! TERRIFIC WORK!!!!

CinnamonSally said...

Oh my goodness you have been busy Barb, Love all your cards, such a variety!!

mandalj said...

Wow! So much inspiration! It was great to see so many of the new products highlighted!

Kathy Barnett said...

Wow you were busy. Love your cards. However,I am partial to shaker cards.

TracyM #6773 said...

SERIOUSLY AWESOME, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS cards Barb!!!
WOW - you must have had SO MUCH FUN, I know I am and I'm feeling TOTALLY INSPIRED, especially with your COOL circles and CUTE shaker!!!

Unknown said...

What a lovely assortment of cards! You really showed the versatility of the products from the new release. Thanks!

Lucía said...

Ooohhh que bonitas!!!!!

Dee dee said...

Really like the dotty background! Great cards.

Anonymous said...

Fantastic cards!

Lagene said...

Wonderful cards! I love all the falling hearts, dots and your shaker card is great!

Unknown said...

Love the stencilling on the card.

Katia said...

How many cards did!!!!! there are so beautiful, I can't choose one, I love all of them!

nsmerkt said...

Stunning cards all around but I love that offset technique using the white gel pen. Perfection!

Lieve said...

WOW ! You made a set of great cards !! Congratulations and thank you for sharing.
I love the watercolour background on the "amazing-card" !

Marcie Lovett said...

Great collection, Barb, but I really love the shaker!

Terry D. said...

WOW , what a bunch of Great cards !!!

Kimberly Rendino said...

The stenciled cards are awesome!! They make a great set!

Anonymous said...

Loved the backgrounds and glad I hung around for this, as the folks using blogger and this double I am not a robot stuff has been a major pain. I wish you would take it off when you participate in a blg hop.

Ruth H said...

Barb,
You have been very busy!! Love the cute little critters card. Also the background stamps are so versatile! Thanks for all the inspiration.

Beastybunny said...

So many fun and fabulous cards! Great job!

Wiebke said...

A whole bunch of awesome cards! :) Especially like the last ones!

brandco2450@gmail.com said...

WOW! These are all AWESOME. Such variety and beautifully done to show the new release.

Cynthia Faulkner said...

These are all great, but I think I like the bright congratulations card the best.

Unknown said...

Barb, your cards are all fantastic! I especially love the stenciled ones - I pinned a few to have inspiration for later! TFS!

Cris said...

Happy cards!! makes me smile!

Unknown said...

Love your shaker card, it turned out so cute! thanks for sharing.

Lucinde | Lucilight said...

Beautiful cards! Love your color choices :)

Patty said...

WOW,WOW,WOW!! Talk about some awesome showcasing of new product!! Love them all...can't pick out a favorite!!

Unknown said...

What a great variety of fantastic cards. I've got to get the Falling Backgrounds set. So cool!!

Marsha S said...

Love all of your cards! I think the cards done with the new circle stencil are my favorites!

KathyA. said...

Love your amazing variety of cards made with these new release items. How fun!

maureenb said...

Your work is amazing! This SSS release is the best I've seen to date!

Unknown said...

Hehehe Never mind long post....these are Awesome!! :D Thanks for sharing so many with us...Love them all

Karen H. said...

Love the cards. Great variety showing the versatility of this release. Especially love your use of the circle dot stencil.

Eileen said...

Great set of cards! Bling in a shaker card is always fun. The Baby Party Animals are adorable. And the Falling series of products make beautiful backgrounds. Thanks for sharing.

Isha Gupta said...

Awesome cards Barb!

Sharon said...

Wow you really spoiled us with tons of beautiful inspiration. I love love love the circle cards!

listgirl said...

Wow, you made so many cute cards with this release! So cute and pretty!

MyLittleBlueDog said...

Great cards, love the circles stencil.

irisesther54 said...

Wow! Fantastic cards. You are so creative.

Heather B. said...

Wow!!! prolific creations. My favorite is your falling hearts with the shaker window. Great color combinations.

Unknown said...

These are amazing.

Marisol Benitez said...

Your cards using the dot stencil are great. I bought that stenciil because I was inspired by your cards. I think they will make great masculine all occassion cards.

Farhana S said...

Shaker cards are so awesome!!

Miriam Prantner said...

Wow you were busy! What a great group of cards, you really showed off these products!

bzyPTmom said...

Wow outstanding! Lots of gorgeous cards made with so many awesome new products!

Janet said...

Awesome cards! Lovin' the new release!
~God bless~

Unknown said...

Wow, I simply adore the dotted background cards and the color combo you used! So inspiring:)

Indy's Designs said...

All of your cards are amazing! These stencils look like a must have! Thanks for sharing all your incredible talent!

Unknown said...

Love the stenciling! Saw the same tutorial @ Kristina Werner's Youtube channel...thank you for showing another dimension to the technique. Awesome job!

K D said...

Wow! so many great cards! Love the falling stars and love the technique with the stencil and then white gel pen. Thanks!

Pat said...

Wow what a lot of cards and all so pretty and so different! I love this new release from SSS. x

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for sharing all the great cards! =)

truddabellz said...

Wow! What a busy gal you have been....but it sure paid off with all those super super cute cards!! Love them!

Brenda said...

So many choices. You had fun, so did I! Thanks.

ginni said...

great collection of cards made from this issue.

Unknown said...

Wow, I love all the cards and the variety of cards here are all beautiful. TFS

byAnnette said...

Cute Cards!
Especially like the baby animal birthday card

Amy C. said...

Beautiful...love them all!

Mary-Anne V said...

wonderful use of the background stamps and stencils.

Jill said...

You are not kidding---busy indeed. Love everyone of your cards---all are different and great use of the new products

Unknown said...

Love the cards!

Moosisk said...

Oh my goodness! I DO believe you are loving this new release. So many fun and creative cards! Thanks for the inspiration. :D

Carisa said...

You were busy with this release - I love all your cards - especially the ink blending and watercoloring backgrounds. I really love how you stamped the circles as well.

Unknown said...

Thank you so very much for doing a wide variety of 8 cards! I really appreciate the time it took and for a newbie like me it helps with my getting onboard... As for your cards they're ALL great! I love your mint and yellow baby card because it's rare you find a beautiful non pink or blue baby card in stores today. The shaker aspect makes me think rattle making it have 100% cuteness factor! My next favorite card is your Amazing card with the falling (silver) stars...the colors look like (to me) a Mexacali eclectic mix of blues and purples! Which I love to use when I make my jewelry...
Absolutely STELLAR!! :D
Rozy

Unknown said...

These are all amazing! I'm dying to try that technique with the dye ink and white ink...amazing!

Debbie said...

great cards, love the shaker
upnurse at aol dot com

My Paper Epiphany said...

Wow you have been very busy! They are all fabulous! I especially love the baby shaker!

Rachel V said...

Wow! Great cards! I am so enjoying seeing how everyone uses these fun new SSS goodies!

C said...

how FUN are these cards?!

Megan McDonald said...

love what you did with the circle stencil.

Diaper Bag Specials.com said...

I love your creativity! The last set of cards was fabulous! Simple and fast to make.

Barbie said...

Love the way this collection of cards showed off the versatility of the new release items. :)

Penny said...

Wow!! Amazing cards!

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Great cards. Wonderful release. I think my favorite card is the one with the presents and confetti.

Valerie S said...

You are on a roll, girl. Wonderful cards

Unknown said...

Gorgeous cards! Love the baby one.

Kim A. said...

Your cards are STUNNING!! I love every single one!!!

Tracie Pond said...

Your creations are beautiful, Barb. I really, really like the present card!

Beth H. said...

Wow, you were busy! Great creations for this release! So many ideas to CASE:)

Chris :) said...

WOW! You were busy! LOVE all your cards.....

Cheryl H said...

I can't pick a favorite! Love them all :D

Unknown said...

It looks like you love doing distress watercolor backgrounds as much as I do! So pretty!

Suman Pandit said...

amazing amazing creations !! loved the falling stars purple one , my absolute fav among a set of exceptional cards !!

Aileene said...

Enjoyed how you designed the cards with the background stamps and the great colors used.

Lysa said...

Wow! Amazing cards!

sandie said...

love all the cards. a very versatile release

sandie said...

love all the cards. a very versatile release

Farida Rone said...

Super cute card!!!

Michelle golz said...

Awesome examples!

Unknown said...

Super cute cards! I really love the background stamps in this release... plus all the other stuff haha....

HKXoXo said...

I am so in love with all of your cards, I can't pick a favorite. Your cards just pop and are very very pleasing and just candy for my eyes

maria said...

Love the falling stars with dark background!

Justin Fouche said...

Love the present background so cute!!

Rufred said...

Love the variety but really love the circle cards!

Lisa said...

Wow! The way you did the backgrounds are amazing! Love!!

Unknown said...

So lovely cards!

Unknown said...

So many great cards, thanks for sharing!

Leni said...

Hi Barb, your cards are so bright and give a happy feeling! The circel dots are fun!

Sarah T. said...

The cards just keep on coming. Love the circle stencil cards most of all - I'm going to try that offset technique as soon as possible.

Amber Sheaves said...

Wow, so many cards! I really like that trio of Thanks cards at the end. I've been chugging away for days at this very long hop. Just want you to know I don't think I'd do it for anyone other than Simon! whew. almost. at. the. end.....

Linda said...

Love all the falling patterns but my favorite is the circle stencil. Thanks for sharing.

Linda D.

Yiming said...

All the cards are great, you've showed us so many different ways of stretching one stamp set. Thank you for the inspiration.

Leanne said...

Wow - so many cards! I love all of them, but I have to say that those dotty Thanks cards were the best!

Unknown said...

My favorite id the Happy Happy Birthday card because all the presents are so cute

Johanna (JP) said...

LOVE the way you used the stencil! So NICE! Also thank you for sharing the cute cute cute shaker card, I am nuts about shaker cards right now!!!!

Unknown said...

Awesome cards! The birthday presents card is my FAV, thanks for sharing!

Terra Bos said...

Great backgrounds! I absolutely love the set of Thank You cards.

Samantha O said...

Amazing ideas with SSS new release. Too many to choose from.

Bethany said...

Honestly, your cards are my Favorites so far in this mega hop! The confetti background in blue and green and the those dotted circles that u outlined By Hand!

Anonymous said...

WOW! That was a lot of AWESOME inspiration. I really like them all but those thank you cards are seriously on my to-do list!!
Thanks,
lyn

Tricia Coffin said...

Oooo, wow, I love ALL of your cards. Pastels but DARK pastels! My kind of inker! :-)

Liz O. said...

love them all! Fabulous ideas, thanks for all the inspiration!

cindym4378 said...

beautiful variety

Anonymous said...

Wow, Barb! You've been busy! Love all of these great cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

Loly Borda said...

Wow! Fabulous cards Barb! Love those beautiful backgrounds. TFS

Yvonne said...

You were a cardmaking machine, Barb! I love all of your cards--you make such lovely watercolor backgrounds and your party animals are adorable!

Shari said...

Wow.. So many different ways to use these stamps and stencils. Thoroughly enjoying the blog hop!

Unknown said...

I absolutely love the distress ink and embossing technique that you used for the background

Cascadian Blooms said...

Wow, these cards are wonderful! I really like what you did with the circle stencil and the confetti background was awesome as well. Thanks for all the great ideas... :-)

Gwen said...

So many wonderful cards! Thanks for all the inspiration!

Ivonne said...

What lovely cards! You are very talented. Lots of great products in this release.

Amy Solomon said...

Thanks for showing so many cards! You really showcased the versatility of this release.

Sheri said...

Wonderful cards! It looks like you had lots of fun. Thanks for sharing with us.

Steffi said...

Thank god I don't have to choose my favorite of your blog hop cards, coz I can't! They are all so amazing and I really love all your different techniques.Thanks for so much inspiration.

Kelly Latevola said...

Oh my goodness so many fabulous cards!!! I love the ombre background and double stamped circles so so much!!

Nat said...

amazing! that baby shaker card is total sweetness. love your cards :)

Tracey McNeely said...

Fabulous cards Barb, all of them!

Nat said...

holy cow, 588 comments, I've never seen so many before (that's a lot of love!!!) Hope all is going well with you Miss Barb!! Love all these designs very inspiring as usual! Hugs, Nat :) :)

Unknown said...

Lovely cards! I like all of them, they are creatively made and the colors / designs are simply stunning. Cheers to your creations!

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