SSS DIEcember Blog Hop Day 2!

 Hi everyone!

Happy DIEcember! Welcome to my stop on day two of the Simon Says Stamp Diecember blog hop!

I’m excited to share a few cards with you today, created with some of the fabulous dies from Simon’s new release! If you want to start at the beginning of today's hop, click here to be taken to the Simon Says Stamp blog. This is day two of the hop. If you'd like to start on day 1, click here.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, if you shop during the DIEcember release blog hop, you'll receive Simon's exclusive, Little Angel die FOR FREE, with a purchase of $30 or more! Just use the code: GLOW54 at checkout. This promotion will expire 12/5 at 11:59 pm EST.

GIVEAWAY: 

Simon is also 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 on Wednesday, December 8.

 

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, DIEcember Gallery. There is so much inspiration to see! I encourage you to check them out and add your own cards/projects.

 

MY CARDS:

On this first card, I used the, Foil and Cut Die set called, Sketched Rosebud Bundle. It comes with a foil plate and the matching die! Seriously, you guys, I was determined not to start foiling but I couldn't resist after seeing so many beautiful cards with this fun technique! So, I bought a foiling machine and am loving it! After foiling the roses and leaves, I inked them up and love the results!

My next card features the, Kaleidoscope Medallion Die. There are endless possibilities with this one! I decided to keep it simple by just adding some Distress Oxide Ink and a bit of sparkle. 

 

Next up is the, Birthday Candles Die. This adorable die is so fun to play with! I used some fun, bright colors for a festive card.

On my last card, I used two new dies. The, Dancing Snowflakes Die and the, Just Because Die set. I embossed the background with an older embossing folder. I then added a double layer of the snowflakes die cut, using sparkly silver cardstock, backed in white and offset a bit. I used vellum for the background of the sentiment. Sparkle all the things please!

That's it for my stop on the hop. I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products in this awesome release! Enjoy the rest of the hop and thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it so much! ♥

BLOG HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Laura Bassen

Keisha Charles

Bibi Cameron

Vicky Papaioannou

Kulbir Kirkland

Mindy Eggen

Barb Engler

Norine Borys

Emma Williams

Bobbi Lemanski

Dilay Nacar

NEW RELEASE PRODUCTS: 

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