Friday, February 17, 2023

SSS Be Creative Release Blog Hop Day 1!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Be Creative release blog hop! What a fun release this is! So many awesome products to choose from!

This is day 1 of a 2-day hop so don't forget to stop by Simon's blog tomorrow for day 2 with a ton more inspiration! If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, head here to Simon's blog post.

FREE GIFT:


As you can see from the banner above, if you shop during the hop, you'll receive Simon's "Handcrafted With Love" 3x4 stamp set for free, with any purchase! Use the code: ART4U at checkout. This promotion ends at 11:59 pm ET on 2/19.
 
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, February 22nd.
 
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 Be Creative 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've got three cards to share today, using 6 products I received from the new release. The one thing I didn't get a photo of is Simon's new Storage Envelopes. I LOVE THEM! They are a larger size and very sturdy, durable and so well made. Just wanted you to know that.
 
Okay, for my first card, I used the darling, Vitamin Sea stamp set. I did not have the coordinating dies, so I fussy cut all the images after coloring them with Copic Markers. Then I adhered them to an ink blended background. This is such an adorable set and so fun to play with!



Up next is the Brush Strokes stencil. I love the possibilities with this product! I paired it with the new, Journaling Sentiment Strips and some pretty inks from Simon, for a rainbow effect on an encouraging card! And to hold my stencil and paper in place, I used the new Stamp and Stencil Mat.


My third and final card uses two more fun products! The Angularium Cling stamp and the Simply Fabulous Die set. It's a simple card but I do love that Seafoam Ink color! 


And that's it for me! I hope I've given you a couple ideas for using some of the products from this wonderful release! Don't forget tomorrow is day 2 of the hop, starting on Simon's blog! 

Enjoy the rest of today's hop and thank you so much for stopping by!



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88 comments:

Roxann said...

I love these brush strokes! Thanks for the inspiration!

Nancy R. said...

Great variety of cards Barb! The Vitamin Sea set is colored so beautifully. I am especially drawn to the brush stroke stencil card with encouraging sentiment strips. Beautiful!

sharon g said...

The under the sea card is sooo cute!!!!!

WJ said...

Great inspiration.

RockSeaTea said...

That rainbow affirmations card is going to be one of your top 10 for 2023. Awesome!

Greta said...

Love your cards, Barb! I'm especially taken with the 2nd one--fun stencil!

Heather Jacobs said...

Beautiful cards! The Vitamin Sea set is so darn cute!!

Debbie said...

love the simple but lovely stencil one with the strips

Janet D. said...

Oh I wanted to see how someone used the Brush Stroke stencil, your cards are great!

Sra. Spitzer said...

Hi, Barb - All three are superb! The adorable mermaids from Alberto are precious. Great coloring. I love how you have used the journaling strips. Now I think I ought to have added those to my cart/ basket. Drat. And the aqua-colored Angularium card is simple but SO LOVELY.
TFS -
Lori S in PA

Susan Anglesey said...

Very nice cards. Thank you for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

The brushstrokes are so lovely and the sentiments so meaningful! I’m sure it will brighten someone’s day!

Carol D said...

I love the card using the brush strokes stencil...didn't think I need that one, but it's on the list now.

Leigh said...

These are such fun cards! First of all the colors are delicious! And that mermaid set, so super cute and fun! I love these!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Wonderful variety of creations.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

corky.kay@verizon.net said...

I think we all need a good dose of "Vitamin Sea"!! LOL Nicely done on your creations for the Blog Hop!

Amy Solovay said...

Your cards are lovely!

I do a lot of fussy cutting myself, but looking at your first card, I'd have to say that's a crazy amount of fussy cutting you did for this. I can't even imagine how long that must have taken to put together. Just wow!

On your second card, I love that subtle rainbow you created with the Brush Strokes stencil.

I really enjoyed seeing what you made with the new goodies and checking out your post. Thanks for the inspiration!

Laurie2cats said...

Fabulous cards! The sea set images are so adorable, and beautifully colored!

MadeByMeghanK said...

I Love the mermaid set! Both cards are perfect!

Marcy H. said...

Awesome Cards !

Karalei said...

All of your cards made me smile. Such happy and uplifting colors.

Mary Holshouser said...

Love the underwater card. fun and
colorful. Great to have a selection
of sentiments. thanks for sharing

Sheila said...

Sweet mermaids, simple geometrics, and subtle paint splashes -- a great collection of card designs using terrific new supplies.

Alexandra Y said...

Absolutely stunning! I love the colours you used!

DorothyA said...

Your cards are very fun. Your coloring of the little mermaids is just darling. I also like your blue, geometric card. This would look great in any color.

Janice said...

The brush stroke stencil is way cool

Pauline said...

Lovely cards, love how you used the brush stroke stencil with the journaling sentiments!

Kristine Boydstun said...

Beautiful cards!!

Ann Apolito said...

Love all your cards Barb but you can't beat a bit of vitamin sea!

Sandy Baggarly said...

Thanks for sharing your pretty cards!

ljcasselman said...

Great display of your talent!

Jayne said...

Your cards are exceptional! That Under the Sea card is the sweetest. Such a cute sentiment!😍

Ann H said...

Lovely cards!

Gab said...

Fantastic cards

Nicki H said...

Absolutely love the mermaid card! Darling!

Sue D said...

Wonderful variety of cards. Cute underwater scene.

Ann said...

Great cards- love the variety!

Nandini said...

Very beautiful cards. I especially love the second card.

Gayle I. said...

Love the brush stroke card!

Denise Bryant said...

Awesome cards! I love the underwater scene with the adorable mermaids, and the card with the brush strokes stencil design is fabulous too! Awesome designs in this release!

Unknown said...

Your cards are so beautiful. The color schemes are gorgeous!

Dawn T said...

delightful cards Barb. Love seeing all your beautiful projects.

Giselle said...

So much great inspiration! I love how cute the first card is; those mermaids are so sweet!

Holly Mahoney said...

Great cards Barb!! I love the versatility of the paint stroke stencil. I have to get that!

Sandy said...

I love all the cards but especially the second one. What a great way to feature the sentiment strips!

Cyndi said...

Wonderful, colorful cards. That Brush Strokes stencil is definitely on my wish list. I definitely need some storage envelopes and the ones in this release look perfect, but your recommendation sold me!

Judy Inukai said...

Great projects. I love how you've used the brush stroke stencil with the journaling strips to create a great encouragement card.

Odette Shipsky said...

Just gorgeous 💙💚

Sandy Anderson said...

Love these cards! My granddaughter is in a Little Mermaid play coming up, and this card will be a perfect "good job" card! Thank you for sharing!

Lynn Chan said...

Great! Love the vitamin sea stamp set!

Susan Clingan said...

Love colors in first two cards. Third card with single color looked great as well. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Bonnie Lynn said...

Beautiful cards!! I love them all. Thank you for the inspiration today.

Bunny said...

You gave more than a couple of ideas. These are all so nice. [Bunny]

Kris in Alaska said...

Well done! Wish my fussy cutting looked like that!

SandyK said...

Nice cards, especially the mermaid card.

Shawn Lai said...

Rainbow brush stroke stencil card is great!

L said...

The mermaid card is adorable.
I also love the brushstroke stencil card, so colorful and like the positive vibes. They are all so nice, thanks for sharing.

Janice said...

I love the Angularium stencil! great choice of color on that card!

Dee Earnshaw said...

love your cards - so pretty

Marilyn Behrens said...

Beautiful cards. Love the colors.

Miesje Flach said...

Very pretty! Love these.

NPurdum56 said...

Great cards! Thanks for sharing!

Joy Meadows said...

Such pretty cards, Barb! I love the brush strokes stamp and you picked such great colors for it.

Cindi G said...

I love all three of these cards. The mermaid card is so adorable and the other two are beautiful as well!

Pam D. said...

Love the brushstrokes stencil, your card with it is wonderful. Amazing coloring on the mermaid card. Thanks for all the inspiration.

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Cathy C said...

Such beautiful cards!! They are so lovely and bright I can’t pick a favorite. Thank you so much for the inspiration!!

Tijana Z said...

Such an adorable card!

Colleen said...

All of the cards are great.

Celeste Goff said...

I love all three of your beautiful cards but the brushstroke card is simply stunning!

Mirella said...

Love them all, Barb! Three fantastic and completely different cards, way to go!

Maureen Reiss said...

Really Beautiful cards!!!! I love the Brush Strokes card!!!

azjoyace said...

Awesome cards. Thank you for great ideas and inspiration.

RobiW said...

Lovely cards! The mermaids are adorable and I love that stencil.

Amy Loren said...

When I saw the card with the brushstrokes stamp I literally said “Ooooh” out loud (to no one!). It really caught my eye, and now I will say “ooooh” to you! I love it so much!

Karen K said...

Wonderful cards anyone would be happy to receive!

Linda P said...

Another versatilebackground stamp. Great use of this stamp. And I am alread a fan of the brush stroke stencil. I love the way you used it with the different sentiments to create the rainbow card. All of your cards are lovely.

Lara Read said...

Very cool cards! So many ideas to use with this release

bzyPTmom said...

Terrific cards-may favorite is the adorable mermaid card--love the new Vitamin Sea stamps set!

Shar Zar said...

Your card designs use such beautiful cards.

Patricia Coleman said...

Beautiful and inspirational cards from this SSS release!!

Amy C. said...

Fabulous cards with this new release!

Donna Walls said...

Precious scene and lovely geometric background on the second. I love abstract and geometric for masculine cards so I need this in mu stash!

Beth Merrill said...

All unique and beautiful cards! The brush stroke stencil really appeals to me.

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Cheri said...

Your cards are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Janelle L said...

I love them all.. but mermaids 🧜‍♀️ are my jam ❤️

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