Simon Says Stamp DieCember Blog Hop Day 1!

Hi Friends!

Welcome to my stop on day 1 of the Simon Says Stamp, DieCember blog hop! I'm so glad you're here! Simon kicked off DieCember with a fantastic release and I'm excited to share some cards with you! If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, head over to Simon's blog here.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Aidan Snowflake die! Just follow the steps shown in the graphic to receive it free with any purchase! This offer is good until Friday 12/8 at 11:59pm ET.

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 on Wednesday, December 13th.

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 release 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 received some products from the DieCember release and had so much fun playing with them! First up is this snowy card, using the Fretwork Snowflake die. I cut it several times from a sheet of Simon's Color Blend Card Stock and adhered them to an embossed, ink blended background. So fun!

Next up is the new, Celebrate Foil Plate. I did not have the matching die, so I just fussy cut around the sentiment and adhered it to a rose gold, embossed panel. Perfect for a New Year's card or wedding card. The older, snowy embossing folder I used for the background looks like champagne bubbles, doesn't it? 

For my next card, I used the Joyful Greetings stamp set. I paired it with some older products to create a fun, holiday shaker card.

Here is a sweet, little tag created using the adorable, Festive Candy Cane stencil set. 

This next die is so cool, with endless possibilities. It's the Boho Chain die. I kept my card very simple using a fave color combo.

My last card uses another really cool product. It's an embossing folder called Rhythmic Waves and the results look so unique! I embossed it on vellum and adhered it to an ink blended background, then added a die cut sentiment in opposite colors. Hope that makes sense.

That's it for me. I hope I've given you some ideas for using some of the products from this fabulous release. 

Day 2 of the hop will be next Friday, December 8th. Be sure to stop by Simon's blog for a ton more inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Laura Bassen

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Barbara Tarayao

Emily Midgett

Keisha Charles

Mindy Eggen

Miriam Prantner

Cheiron Brandon

Heather Ruwe

Bobbi Lemanski

Barb Engler

Jean Doeringsfeld

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.

SSS All the Joy Release Blog Hop Day 2!

Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, All the Joy release blog hop!  

If you missed day 1 of the hop, click here to start at Simon's blog. If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, click here.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Holy Stars Stencil! Just follow the steps shown in the graphic to receive it with any purchase. This offer is good until 11/5 at 11:59pm ET.

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 on Wednesday, November 8th.

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 All the Joy 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:

Up first are two new products. The Filament Snowflakes embossing folder and the All the Joy die set. Creating an all silver, shiny, shimmery card is always a good idea for the holidays! This card could easily be massed produced too.

Keeping with the silvery theme, I decided to use the same die cut sentiment but this time with an older, snowflake embossing folder. Another quick and easy card.

My next card was created using the pretty, Holiday Blossoms stamp and die set, colored with Copic Markers and a little ink blending for the background. Always love floral Christmas cards!

I used the, Not Quite a Dot cling stamp for my next two cards. I Ink blended with the emboss resist technique on the first, and created an Alcohol Ink background with embossing on the second.

My last card uses the very cool, Airy Pine Needles die. It's difficult to see in the photo but I used the die to emboss the background before cutting it for the focal point. I added a bit of ink around the edges, some splatters, twine and red pearls (berries) to finish it off.

That is it for me. I hope I didn't share too many cards this time. Lol. It's just that I really like to use all the products Simon sends to me (so generously) each month. And I also like to give you some ideas on how to use those products. I hope I've done that with the products from this wonderful release! 

Enjoy the last two stops on the hop and thank you so much for stopping by!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Nichol Spohr

Laura Bassen

Suzy Plantamura

Mindy Eggen

Lisa Addesa

Cheiron Brandon

Kulbir Kirkland

Miriam Prantner

Dilay Nacar

Barb Engler

Allison Frazier

Channin Pelletier

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.

SSS Season of Wonder Release Blog Hop Day 2! (and it's World Card Making Day!)

 Hi friends!

Happy World Card Making Day and welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp Season of Wonder release blog hop! 

If you missed yesterday's hop, Click here to start at Simon's blog. If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, click here.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Graceful Holly 3D embossing folder with a purchase of $25 or more! Follow the 3 steps in the banner to get yours! Offer is valid until 10/8 at 11:59pm ET.

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 on Wednesday, October 11th.

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 Season of Wonder 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'm excited to share a few cards I've created with some of the fabulous products in this release!

Up first is the beautiful, Forest Border Frame die! I did some very simple Copic coloring on the die pieces. Easy and quick!

For my next card, I used the Carnival Petals embossing folder. I embossed it on a piece of Color Blend Cardstock then added a die cut sentiment. Another quick card.

My third card uses the Mod Leaf cling stamp. I decided to use Copic Markers for a rainbow of colors.

Up next is the Warm Hugs hot foil plate. I really love how large the sentiment is and it foils beautifully! I paired it with an older embossing folder.

And last but not least, the adorable stamp set called, It's Your Birthday. This is the cutest set! I used the bunny image for my card. I colored with it with Copics, fussy cut it out and adhered it to an ink blended panel.

Okay, that's it for me. I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products in this fun release. Enjoy the rest of the hop and Happy World Card Making Day!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Laura Bassen

Barbara Tarayao

Keisha Charles

Mindy Eggen

Cheiron Brandon

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Heather Ruwe

Barb Engler

Natasha Vacca

Jessica Vasher

Nicki Baxley

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.

Celebrating STAMPtember With an Epic Blog Party!

 Hi friends and Happy STAMPtember!

It's the best month of the year and I could not be more excited! If you don't know what STAMPtember is, it's a month long celebration of stamping, hosted by Simon Says Stamp, with exclusive new products, videos, collaborations with your favorite stamping companies, inspiration, special guests, giveaways, surprises and so much more! 

Every crafter who is participating in this blog party is listed on Simon's blog here. Head over there to check out the list and find SO MUCH inspiration!

Yesterday, Simon released an amazing line of new products for this special month and I had the chance to play with some of them! I'm excited to share my cards but first, here's something fun for you!

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Autumn Cascade layering stencil set! Just search ssst221698 in their store, add one to your cart and use the code ACST at checkout! It's such a pretty stencil set! And there are lots of other free gifts and promotions throughout the blog party, so make sure to hunt them all down! This promo is valid until 11:59pm ET, on September 3rd.

MY CARDS:

I had so much fun playing with some of the STAMPtember exclusive products! First up is this beautiful die set called, Spindle Flower. I die cut all the pieces from white cardstock and used some pretty ink colors to shade-in the different floral pedals.

Next up is the Gliding Butterflies embossing folder and die set. I used ink blending for a rainbow effect with some gold accents.

My third card showcases the Patterned Circles stencil. More rainbow colors for a sweet, happy hello!

This next card features two new products. The Wonky Trapezoid cling stamp and the Holiday Typewriter sentiment stamp set. Now, I know a trapezoid isn't really a holiday image, but when you use a deep burgundy color and pair it with gold, I think it works!

Okay, here's my last card. To be honest, I don't make very many Halloween cards but this set is amazing! It's called Friendly Ghosts and comes with matching dies! It is so much fun to play with and I love how this card turned out! Those ghost are the cutest!

That's it for me! I hope I've given a few ideas for using some of the products from this amazing, STAMPtember release! 

Enjoy the rest of the blog party and Happy STAMPtember!!!

STAMPtember RELEASE PRODUCTS:

SSS Just a Note Release Blog Hop Day 2!

 Hi Friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Just a Note release blog hop! 

This is day 2 of the hop, so if you missed day 1, head over to Simon's blog post here. If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, click here. 

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is offering a free gift with purchase! Use the code ART to receive the Handcrafted With Love stamp set for free with purchase! This offer is valid until July 30th at 11:59pm.

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 on Wednesday, August 2nd.

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 Just a Note 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 have a few simple cards to share with you today, using some products from this fabulous release! First up is this really fun cling stamp called, Ticking! I love thinking about the all possibilities with this stamp but for this card, I white embossed it and added some pretty ink blending. The friend sentiment is from an older release but the sub sentiment is from the new, So Swell stamp set.

Up next is this pretty die called, Fresh Cut Floral Stem. I started out with a light blue panel of cardstock and ink blended a darker shade of blue toward the right side. I love adding white splatters, especially with Perfect Pearls! It gives such a lovely shimmer!

My next card uses the Summer Bouquet stencil. This stencil is a beauty! I turned it just a bit and used more pretty ink colors. You can't go wrong using this gorgeous stencil! That Teacher sentiment is a new die set, aptly called Teacher.

Okay, so I wasn't even gonna share this last card but I think it's important for all card makers, especially beginners, to see that many of us who have been creating for a long time, can hate our results sometimes! I used the Gradient Dot embossing folder, which is VERY cool, with some simple ink blending and a sentiment from the So Swell stamp set. In my opinion, it turned out terrible! I cut around the sentiment, which I'm not very good at, (I did not have the matching dies) and my blending leaves a bit to be desired!

And it should also be stated that when Simon sends me products to play with, and asks me to participate in blog hops, I am soooo grateful and never take it for granted, so I always want to use EVERY product they send me. That way, I can help all of you find a few different ways to use those products.

Anyway, here is the card. I'll be hiding over in the corner, with my eyes covered, if you need me. 

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

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Debby Hughes

Amy Rysavy

Emily Midgett

Lisa Addesa

Heather Hoffman

Lea Lawson

Bobbi Lemanski

Jennifer Kotas

Sandi MacIver

Barb Engler

Allison Frazier

Maura Hibbitts

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.