Thursday, April 21, 2022

SSS Happy and Joyful Release Blog Hop Day 1!

 Hi crafty friends!

 

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Happy and Joyful release blog hop! This is day 1 of a 2-day hop, so be sure to stop by Simon's blog for day 2 tomorrow! 

I'm so glad you're here! April releases are always my favorites because spring has arrived and that means lots of floral sets! This release is so beautiful and it's filled with amazing products!

FREE GIFT:

 

As you can see from the banner above, you can get a Garden Party Sticker Sheet FOR FREE, with any purchase! Just use the code: GRDPTY at checkout. This promotion will expire 4/24 at 11:59 pm EDT.

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, April 27th.

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

 MY CARDS: 

My first two cards showcase the Foil Plate and Die set called, Intricate Rose and Blooms Bouquet. I love that this set comes with a coordinating die! I started with an elegant design, hot foiling the bouquet onto some black glossy cardstock, using some silver foil. Simple, easy yet so pretty!

 

 

Next I used some pretty, gold foil and some watercolor paper. I used Zig Markers to watercolor the bouquet. I wish you could see how beautiful the foiling is! It's really lovely in real life!

 
 

This next card is a fun one! The Mother Earth stamp set is so cool! If you love to color, like I do, you'll want this set for sure! I colored the image with Copics, die cut it into a circle, then added the circular shaped card onto a background that was clear embossed with the Lined Background Cling stamp.

Here's how it opens and a peek of the inside.

 
 

The beautiful Lisianthus stamp set is up next! I colored with Copics and paired with an older stencil, giving some interest to the background. The sentiments in this set are equally as beautiful as the floral image!


Okay, last card. This one uses two, new sets. The Dimensional Stars stencil set and the A2 Marquee die set. A fun and colorful card! And Simon's inks are so perfect to use with stencils, so I'm REALLY excited that they came out with re-inkers in this release!


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



 


HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Suzy Plantamura

Sidnie Des Jardins

Lisa Addesa

Keisha Charles

Heather Ruwe

Mindy Eggen

Barb Engler

Cheiron Brandon

Yoonsun Hur

 

NEW 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.

62 comments:

MadeByMeghanK said...

These are amazing! Such awesome backgrounds and stencils!!

Cindy C. said...

Hello Barb, you created gorgeous looking cards with the kit! Thanks for the inspirations!

barbara lassiter said...

These are all beautiful and such a great variety of designs!

Steffi H. said...

I love your clean and crisp star card.

cindy said...

All beautiful cards, but I am especially in love with the Mother Earth card! I love that stamp set, thanks for making it come alive...really, really want to grab that one!

Maureen Reiss said...

Wow!!! Soooo many Gorgeous cards!!!! I love how stunning the foil looks on the black!!!

Greta said...

You've made me think about putting the background stamp on my wishlist & I adore your foiled cards, Barb!

Kit A said...

Great cards. I love the mother earth card. It's my favorite stamp of the new release.

Leigh said...

Lovely card!!! I can't wait to get some of these beautiful stamps and dies! Thanks for the inspiration!

Bj Clark said...

Beautiful cards...

Lori Podolsky said...

WOW! You have created such gorgeous cards, Barb. I especially adore the first one. Thank you for sharing. Hugs, Lori xx

DebbieC said...

Very pretty cards. You showed how to use so many oh the products which is so helpful.

Alicat said...

These cards are so wonderful! Thank you!!

sharon g said...

Sending Love and Hugs is sooooo gorgeous. I LOVE THE COLORS AND COLORING

Lindar C said...

Beautiful cards! I love the black and silver on white, very classy.

Linda Fillds said...

You did a beautiful job with all of your cards. The colors are so pretty... tyfs :)

Lauryne Cunningham said...

Wow! Awesome cards! I love the black glossy floral card- it's stunning!

Cyndi said...

Your cards are wonderful. I especially love the first one. While I don't have a hot foil machine, the foiling on this one is stunning.

Alexandra Y said...

Beautiful cards! You have done a fantastic job inspiring my craftiness!

Miesje Flach said...

These are amazing! I have to get into the foiling!

Gayle said...

Amazing cards and colors. Love your Mother Earth card and design.

Anonymous said...

That Mother Earth card is so cute with the lift up flat.

Merrill P

Unknown said...

I want to try something like your coloring on the Mother Earth design.

Janet D. said...

Such amazing card designs, LOVE!

Melissa Leftrick said...

What gorgeous cards!! Love the designs!

Rosemary said...

Lovely set of cards.

Barb Martin said...

Both cards are equally lovely!

Helen said...

So many wonderful cards Barb! I love them all, but I am taken with the Mother Earth card!! So striking and cleverly deisgned!Thanks so much for the inspiration! :)

Patricia Coleman said...

Beautiful cards and thank you for your inspiration!!

Joy Meadows said...

Gorgeous cards, Barb! Love the foiling!!

Donna Walls said...

Gorgeous cards; love all the different background techniques

Tammy Millette said...

Ooh, the lisianthus card is my favorite, so beautiful!

Becky said...

What colorful and gorgeous cards!

Sue D said...

Elegant, pretty and cute variety of cards.

Dfrank said...

Beautiful cards, love the designs!

Anonymous said...

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Conniecrafter said...

Wow all your cards are gorgeous, the sending love and hugs is my favorite!

jeannieob said...

Love the first card with the foiling done on black cardstock and the last one the the sweet colored stars.

Roxy T said...

Nice! Great cards all around. My fav is the Mother Earth.

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Wonderful variety with shine, color & more.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Dee Earnshaw said...

super cards - LOVE the different designs and techniques you used - very inspiring

Stacey Kowbel said...

Wonderful cards! I really love the black with silver foiling!

Lara Read said...

Super cool cards. Like the black and white one

L said...

The colorful baby card is my favorite.
I like all of them though, hard to choose!
Thanks for sharing.

Gloria Shirr (purpleglo) said...

Gorgeous cards! Love them all. Thanks for sharing.

Maggie said...

Your Mother Earth card is so cool and colourful, someone will be thrilled to receive it!

Tami B said...

Oh my word...the holographic foil on the black-stunning!

Kary Henry said...

So many wonderful cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

Jeanne Beam said...

Beautiful cards! So creative.
Thanks for sharing.

Denise Bryant said...

Such beautiful cards! Love the variety of designs in the release! The bouquet design is just lovely!

Kristen Snoozy said...

These are gorgeous! The black and white is my favorite!

Amy Solovay at the Knitting, Crochet and Crafts Blog said...

LOVE the card you made with the Intricate Rose and Blooms Bouquet set, but my favorite is the colorful Mother Earth image you colored. They're both super creative! Also, thanks for the info on reinkers being available -- that is a must for me before I will buy a new ink pad, so I appreciate it that you brought this to my attention. I will take a closer look at them.

Leslie L. said...

Love the iridescent hot foil on black, so pretty.

Mirella said...

Wow, Barb, these are amazing, and I can only imagine that in real life they're even more stunning!

Jade said...

So many amazing and mind blowing cards! I like all of them!

Donna Phelan said...

OMGoodness! All so beautiful, one right after another! Fabulous designs! TFS!!!

Laraine R said...

Beautiful cards! The black foiled card is my favorite

Jeanne Rice said...

Wow! Great cards. Thanks for the inspiration.

Sonja said...

Great cards Barb & lots of inspiration for us~ thank you!!!!

Shar Zar said...

Thanks for sharing all of your eye-catching designs.

Ms. Tamp said...

Nice design shares. I like the ideas for the flowers.

RobiW said...

Lovely cards! I love those backgrounds, especially the lines.