SSS Blog Hop With New Coordinating Dies For Tim Holtz's Halloween Stamps!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the last stop on this fun blog hop! I'm so glad you're here and I hope you've been inspired so far! These new die sets that coordinate with some of Tim's Halloween stamp sets are awesome!

If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here.

I tend to be the sort of crafter who doesn't create scary, Halloween cards, so my makes are more on the cutesy side. I've got five cards and some cute tags for you today! First up is the Pumpkin Head stamp and die set. I adore the faces on these pumpkins! 

For my next card, I used the Sketch Manor stamp and die set. This set is amazing, with lots of pieces to help you add dimension to the manor! It's difficult to see in the photo but some of the window areas, roof pieces and doorway have lots of dimension. This set is so fun to play with!

Up next are some cute, little tags, created using the Tiny Frights set. They're quick and easy to make and would look adorable added to Halloween treat bags!

This next card is a slimline and I thought the ghost from the Halloween Doodles set was perfect for this kind of card.

And here's the Halloween Sketchbook set. It's another really fun set. I decided to create a shaped card this time and I love how it turned out.

How about a non-Halloween card for my last one? It showcases the beautiful, Nature's Wonder set. The leaves in this set are so realistic and perfect for some colorful water coloring!

That's it for me. I hope you've enjoyed the hop and that I've given you some inspiration for creating with these new die sets! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hop Order:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Nina-Marie Trapani
Caly Person
Stacy Hutchinson
Nichol Spohr
Tami Bastiaans
Sandi MacIver
Zoe Hillman
Tina Smith
Jean Doeringsfeld
Barb Engler

Coordinating Dies 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 Happy Camper Release Blog Hop Day 2!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Happy Camper release blog hop! 

This is day two of the hop. If you missed day one, you can catch up over on Simon's blog here. 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 photo above, Simon is giving away their Sunflower Dance stamp set for free with any purchase of Happy Camper products! How awesome is that?! This gift with any purchase will expire 8/3 at 11:59 pm EDT or 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, August 6.

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 Camper 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 only have four cards for you today. They are all fairly simple and easy to create but I still had fun making them. For this first one, I used the adorable, Shoot For The Moon stamp set. After coloring the cute images, I fussy cut them out (I did not have the matching dies) and adhered them to a scalloped circle background, created with distress ink, splatters and the Simple Stars stencil.

Next up is the Demilune embossing folder and Fancy Thank You die. I rarely make black and white cards but thought this embossed pattern would look cool in black and white. 

For my third card, I used the fun, Mid Century Elemental Plate. I did some ink blending on a panel, in rainbow colors, then just covered it with the die cut piece. I also used the Fancy Thank You die set again.

Okay, so this last one is a different kind of card. Lately, I've been enjoying diamond art, or diamond painting. Have you tried it? I find it very relaxing. I got a set of smaller panels of diamond paintings and wondered if I could stamp on them. So, after finishing this one, I tried stamping a sentiment from the cute, You 2 set. I was worried it would smear because the backgrounds of the panels are shimmery. Well, it didn't smudge at all - yay! And the panels are the perfect size to adhere to an A2 size card.

I hope I've given you a bit of inspiration for using some of the products in this awesome release! Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Barb

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Nina-Marie Trapani
Suzy Plantamura
Cathy Zielske
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Lisa Addesa
Emily Midgett
Heather Ruwe
Sandi MacIver
Tina Smith
Hanh Nguyen
Barb Engler
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Karin Åkesdotter
Rosemary Dennis

HAPPY CAMPER 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.

Tim Holtz Coordinating Dies Blog Hop With Simon Says Stamp!

Hi friends!

I'm so excited to be a part of this fun blog hop, showcasing the new dies from Simon Says Stamp that coordinate with some of your favorite Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous stamp sets! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here.

LIVE CLASS:

Before I share my cards, I want to make sure you know about the free, live, YouTube class that Tim Holtz will be teaching on Simon's channel!

This awesome, Holiday Collage class will air live tomorrow, Friday, July 11 at noon Eastern Time. If you didn't buy the class kit, I encourage you to go ahead and watch the class anyway. Tim is an amazing teacher and you can follow along with products you already have in your stash! Here is a link to Simon's YouTube Livestream. I can't wait to watch!

MY CARDS:

I've got quite a few cards to share today. I created one card for each of the new, coordinating dies. I previously shared some of them on my Instagram feed but wanted to post them here too. You may have seen some of these but I am sharing a couple of new ones too.

Let's showcase the butterflies first because who doesn't love butterflies?! For this card I used the Perspective stamp set and coordinating die set. 

Up next is the Flutter stamp and die set.

Here's one more butterfly card. This stamp and die set is called Papillon.

And it wouldn't be a summer release without some flowers! This next card showcases the Wildflowers stamp and die set.

For these next two cards, I used the Mini Bouquet stamp set. This set has two different coordinating dies. For this card, I used the one called Mini Bouquet Silhouettes.

And for this card, I used the die set called Mini Bouquet Outlines.

Lastly, I created a cute, colorful tag in rainbow colors with the Ornate Trims stamp and die set.

That's it from me. I hope I've given you some inspiration for using these fabulous dies! They cut so easily and coordinate so beautifully with Tim's stamp sets! 

I'm the last stop on the hop. I hope you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget about Tim's live, YouTube class tomorrow!

Happy creating!

BLOG HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Caly Person
Stacy Hutchinson
Emma Williams 
Cheiron Brandon
Cathie Cowles
Barb Engler

PRODUCT LINKS: 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 Friend Like You Release Blog Hop Day 1!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Friend Like You release blog hop! 

If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, head over to Simon's blog here. This is day one of a two-day blog hop, so be sure to stop by Simon's blog again tomorrow for a bunch more inspiration from this awesome release!

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the graphic below, Simon is giving away their 3x4 stamp set called, You 2, with any purchase of their Friend Like You release products! This offer with purchase expires at 11:59pm on Sunday, 6/29.

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, July 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 new, Friend Like You 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 just a few cards for you today. I didn't create as many as I usually do but I'm hoping you'll enjoy the ones I did make.

First up is this sweet stamp set called, Happy Day. I used some of Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks to create a warm, summery card. I added a gold frame and sentiment to give it a bit more interest.

My next card is a fun one with lots of texture. I used the Dot Spiral embossing folder, blending lots of inks together in different shades of blue and teal. The sentiment is a new die set called, Solo Smile and I love it! I used some sparkly cardstock on the shadow portion of the die, and I also added a couple of white, circle die cuts for some contrast.

My third and final card for today is a cute, underwater scene. This stamp set is so adorable and is called, Undersea Friends. I did not have the matching dies, so after coloring the images, I fussy cut each one before adhering them to my ink-blended background.

Okay, that's it for me. I sure hope I've given you a bit of inspiration for using some of the products from this fantastic release! Enjoy the rest of the hop and thanks so much for stopping by!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Caly Person
Nichol Spohr
Amy Rysavy
Debby Hughes
Emily Midgett
Lisa Addesa
Sandi MacIver
Miriam Prantner
Lorraine Aquilina
Kath Stewart
Barb Engler
Carly Minner
Hanh Nguyen
Mary Reiner
Enza Gudor

FRIEND LIKE YOU 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 You Are My Favorite Release Blog Hop Day 1!

Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, You Are My Favorite release blog hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here. And remember, this is day one of the hop. so be sure to stop by Simon's blog again tomorrow for a ton more inspiration!

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner below, Simon is giving away their exclusive Sunny Fern emboss and cut folder! It will be automatically added to your cart that contains $30 or more of You Are My Favorite release products! This offer will expire on 4/27 at 11:59 pm EDT.

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, April 30th.

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, You Are My Favorite 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 noticed after creating my cards for this release that I used the color green a lot. After thinking about it for a second, I realized I was desperate for the trees to start budding and the grass to turn green around here. It's been another long winter, so green was on my mind, I guess. Lol! 

This first card uses the Hopping Hexagons embossing folder. I added a bit of color with yellow and green inks, then attached a die cut sentiment. Makes for a quick and easy thank you card!

Next up is the pretty, Poised Primula die set. This is such a sweet set!

For my third card, I played with the fun, Mosaic Petals stencil set. I can think of so many awesome color combos to use with this set! I chose purple, yellow - and yes - green! 

How about a cute shaker for my final card? The Wavy Background stamp is really cool! I decided it'd be fun to use it for a congratulations card. And again, we have some green, with a bit of aqua mixed in this time.

I'm still playing with more of the products from the release and will be sharing more cards on my Instagram page over the weekend and into next week. I'd love for you to stop by!

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

Enjoy the rest of the hop and thanks so much for stopping by!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog  
Caly Person
Barbara Tarayao
Heather Hoffman
Keisha Charles
Lisa Addesa
Emily Midgett
Emma Williams
Mindy Eggen
Bobbi Lemanski
Lorraine Aquilina
Rachel Alvarado
Barb Engler
Nicki Baxley
Dana Joy
Mary Reiner

You Are My Favorite 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 Rain or Shine Release Blog Hop Day 1!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Rain or Shine release blog hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here. And remember, this is a two-day blog hop, so be sure to stop by Simon's blog again tomorrow for a ton more inspiration from this awesome release!

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner below, Simon is giving away their Balloon Bouquet die with a $23 or more purchase of Rain or Shine release products! It's Simon's 23rd birthday and they're celebrating with this free gift! This offer will expire on 3/31 at 11;59pm EDT or 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, March 26.

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, Rain or Shine 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 had lots of fun playing with some of the new products from this fun release! My first card uses an adorable, little stamp set called Happy Bee Day. I colored the image with Copics before fussy cutting and adhering it to my embossed background. So bright and happy!

Up next is the sweet, Rain or Shine stamp set. I again colored the images with Copics, fussy cut them out and adhered them to my ink-blended background. Such a darling set!

For my third card, I used the Cubical Illusion embossing folder. It's such a cool folder and I really wish you could see the dimension, but after coloring each one of the squares, (yes I did) it's hard to see the raised areas. Hopefully you get the idea. The sentiment is from the Thank You Basics stamp set.

Last up is an Easter card. I used the Pepita Background stamp and the Bouncy Happy Easter die set. And by the way, Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks are perfect for any kind of stamping you want to do! I love them!

I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products from this fantastic release! 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Caly Person
Nichol Spohr
Suzy Plantamura
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Emily Midgett
Lisa Addesa
Tina Smith
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Karin Åkesdotter
Sandi MacIver
Tracy Ware
Barb Engler
Michelle Short
Charlene Madrid

RAIN OR SHINE 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.