Saturday, August 2, 2025

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.

29 comments:

Ksalito said...

Great cards

Cami said...

Cool cards, Barb! I love the idea of stamping on diamond dots panel

JustCallMeElle said...

Super Cute cards. Thanks for sharing.

Bonnie said...

That diamond dot flower really drew my attention, Barb! Wow! Love the shaped card and the geometrics too, but that flower really caught my eye!

Nancy R. said...

Clever to use your diamond art as a card! I love it! The sweet moon scene in a shaped card is great! Nice and inspiring variety of cards!

sharon g said...

The round card is so different. I love it.

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

These are all so fabulous!

Gayle I. said...

Great cards; love the creativity of the diamond art coupled with stamping.

Shannon Bettis said...

Cute cards! Love the shaped card especially! Great job!

MadeByMeghanK said...

These are all amazing! I LOVE the astronaut one the most!

lkleback said...

I love how you used the cover plate!

Mary-Anne V said...

Wonderful cards and I'm especially impressed with the last card!

ginger said...

Thanks so much for sharing your cards & creativity. The Shoot For the Moon card is extra cute, the two Thank You cards are each one super but I was really drawn to the black & white card using the Demilune Embossing folder, it really stands out. As to your last card, Thank You so much for sharing your discovery with stamping on your Diamond Art painting, what a special card to give and what a special card it would be to receive.

Melissa Leftrick said...

These are so cool!! Love them

d1_dawn! said...

The shoot for the moon card is so adorable. Thank you!

Denise Bryant said...

Awesome cards! Love the adorable circle card, and such a fun idea with the diamond art card!

Ladonna Baker said...

Great cards love all of them

Ladonna Baker said...

Your butterfly card is amazing

Sabra & Holly Gerdes said...

Beautiful cards! You are very talented! Thank you for sharing!

Lynn Chan HJC said...

So many beautiful cards! love them!

Sra. Spitzer said...

Dear Barb -
Not only are you a first-class human being, you are a first-class artist. These are AMAZING! I absolutely love the b/w demilune thank you AND the Mid Century thank you cards. They're fab! Your diamond art panel is gorgeous! My uncle makes those designs. They're lovely. The Shoot for the Moon card with THOSE SCALLOPS (!!!) is cute and pretty. I love all your projects.
Lori S in PA

Kelly A. said...

Love the diamond art card! May need to start a new hobby!😀

Nanette said...

All of your cards are fantastic!!

Anna said...

Beautiful cards

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Rene said...

Love the diamond art

Plum Crazy Valerie said...

Love the black and white thank you card! The others also have their charm.

Lynn Stevens said...

Sss on instagram is having a circle challenge this month. I need to case your cards .Great ideas tfs

Tijana Lakaj said...

Love the pixel flower, such a cool idea!