SSS Sweet Wishes Release Blog Hop Day 1!

Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Sweet Wishes release blog hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog post here. And remember, tomorrow (Saturday) is day 2 of the hop, so be sure not to miss more fabulous inspiration, also starting on Simon's blog.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Fancy Tidings of Cheer die set for free, with any purchase! Just follow the steps shown in the graphic and enter the code FYCHR at checkout. This offer is good until Sunday 10/15 at 11:59pm ET, while supplies last.

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 16.

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 Sweet Wishes 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 cards to share with you today, using some of the awesome products in this fun release! Up first is a very simple slimline design, created with the Artsy Florals stamp set. I colored the flowers with Copic markers and the pretty sentiment is included in the set.

For my next card, I used the Stems and Leaves stencil to create a soft background. The butterfly die cut is from an earlier release and I used another one of the sentiments from the Artsy florals set, this time gold embossed.

Next up is the Halloween Cat die set. This little set is so adorable! After a bit of shading and some simple Copic coloring, I added a few sequins and a couple of sentiments from an older set.

This next card was so fun to make! Once in awhile I like to use nontraditional colors for a Christmas card. I used some masking to create the pastel stripes. Once I white embossed each of the sentiments, I used a gray Copic marker to add a shadow to each one. I also used some of the new Pawsitively Dazzling Gems in opal. They're so pretty! 

For my last card, I used the beautiful, Fancy Peace die set. An older, snowflake embossing folder made the perfect background for this pretty die!

That's it for me. I hope I've given you some ideas on how to use a few of the products from this awesome release! Thanks so much for stopping by!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Cathy Zielske
Barbara Tarayao
Mindy Eggen
Miriam Prantner
Bibi Cameron
Cheiron Brandon
Heather Ruwe
Keisha Charles
Karin Åkesdotter
Kath Stewart
Barb Engler
Betsy Green

SWEET WISHES 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.