Friday, February 27, 2026

SSS Beautiful Moments Release Blog Hop Day One!

Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Moments release blog hop!


This is day one of a two-day blog hop, so be sure to head over to Simon's blog tomorrow for lots more fabulous inspiration! 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 exclusive, not yet released, 3x4 CZ Designs Clover Shaker Sentiments stamp set! This fun set will be automatically added to your cart that contains any purchase from the Beautiful Moments release! This gift with purchase offer will expire on 3/1 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 March 4th.

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, Beautiful Moments release galleryThere 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 products from this release! My first card showcases the Leaf Spin embossing folder. I embossed the image onto dark card stock and used white pigment ink to highlight the leaves. A bit of twine and a heart-shaped sentiment finish it off.



Up next is the Scattered Leaves stencil set. This set comes with two stencils. I also used some silver metallic card stock for a matte and the sentiments.



Ready for a cute one? this stamp set is so adorable! It's called Bunny Bonanza. I colored the images with Copics, and because I didn't have the matching die set, I fussy cut them out before adhering them onto an embossed, blended panel.



For my last card, I used the Wildflower Bucket die set. Wow, does this set ever make an impact! I loved shading the bucket and each of the floral and leaf pieces, then putting it all together! So fun!


That's it for me. I hope I've given you a bit of inspiration for using some of the products from this fabulous release! Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget day two of the hop is tomorrow, starting on Simon's blog.

Enjoy the rest of the hop!
Barb ❤️ 

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65 comments:

Becky Nickles said...

This is the best release. I love all the florals with the baskets and buckets

Lynn Chan said...

I love your beautiful cards!

Anonymous said...

Love all of these!

MaryLeigh said...

Spring is here! So cute!

lkleback said...

All of these cards are amazing!

Carmen Nance said...

Gorgeous card inspirations! Love the bucket of flowers the best.

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Pretty embossing & coloring.

Becky said...

Not one, not two but three beautiful cards!

Kathy Eddy said...

Great cards!

Vickie said...

Lovely cards

Melissa Leftrick said...

Beautiful cards!!! I love them all!!

MadeByMeghanK said...

I really love how you used the embossing folder! these are awesome!

Dee Earnshaw said...

lovely cards - so fresh and inspiring

Brenda Tryon said...

Adorable cards!

Theresa said...

Wow! You've been busy. My favorite card is the bucket of flowers.

Kristen Snoozy said...

Beautiful cards. Love all three of them

sharon g said...

I especially love the flowers in the bucket. So pretty

Jeanne Rice said...

Beautiful cards. Love the embossing.

Bunny said...

Lots of creativity on your blog. My favorite is the Bucket. I ordered that the first thing before it went out of stock. Love that card. [Bunny]

Barbara-Jean said...

Great variety of cards! Like the simplicity of the first two!

Plum Crazy Valerie said...

Wow so many lovely cards!

Gayle I. said...

Very lovely array of cards!

Amy T said...

Wonderful job creating so many beautiful makes!

Anonymous said...

Love them all. Glad you did the Leaf Spin. I was wondering how that would look. Very nice.

Michele Lee said...

Amazing cards. I absolutely love the cute bunnies. So many things to choose from. Great job!

Denise Bryant said...

Wonderful cards for the hop! The bucket of wildflowers is gorgeous and I love the sweet bunnies!

Mary B said...

Great variety and beautiful colors!

whoistracy said...

What lovely cards Barb!! I especially like that pail, reminds me of flowers at a farm stand.

Kathy Dumpert said...

Wow thank you for showing so many beautiful cards!

ginger said...

You've been really busy playing with the new release, I'm not sure how you decided which products to work with, there are so many good ones. Your first card featured one of my favorite new embossing folders in the release , you went from an embossed card to a stenciled one, the leaf stencils could be used for so many occasions. Your third card is filled with bunny cuteness and your final card used one of my favorite products in the release, the Wildflower Bucket is a die set that will be a craft room staple. Thanks for sharing your projects showcasing this wonderful new release, you did the release proud.

Rebecca Stevenson said...

Beautiful cards. I really like the leaf spin and bucket cards.

Lauryne Cunningham said...

So many beautiful cards! I love the bunnies!

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Jan Fortier said...

I love the way you use colour. If i had to choose just one of your cards, it would be the teal one.

Crafty Cornerstones said...

Oh my gosh, I love all four but the ones with the little Easter characters just steal my heart

Deb O said...

Love your beautiful cards!

Donna Phelan said...

Gorgeous backgrounds! Love your sweet and adorable little Easter card and those pretty posies too!

Donna said...

Great cards, & you're right. The wildflowers in bucket is gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

I love ALL of your cards, but I'm really drawn to the bucket of flowers! LOVELY!! Gotta get that bucket die for sure!

Lin said...

Gorgeous designs, Barb - my favorite is the bucket of posies (but you know that already!).

Lora Knudsen said...

I loved your cards. They are beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration.

Fran Smith said...

All of your cards are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

LaDawn McIntyre said...

I love the color choices in the bucket of flowers. I like how the flowers are variegated enough to be interesting while at the same time contributing to a cohesive mass of foliage. Thanks for the inspiration. It really helped me see something different.

Alexandra Y said...

These are all so beautiful! You have an amazing eye for colour!

Joann said...

Wonderful cards!! So much great inspiration!! Thanks for sharing!!

Kathy Raker said...

Beautiful cards! Love the embossing folders and all the new products!

Berina RGA said...

Such beautiful cards! Love the colors you have chosen for each of them.

Kim Lundstrom said...

Wow! These are all wonderful cards!

Alma Dirpaul said...

You have inspired me to use more embossing folders.

Phyllis Freese said...

I love all the cards you created. They are perfect for spring.

Lynn Stevens said...

What a great selection of cards. If your like me the most difficult part is deciding who gets which ones. Lol

Kathy J in Ellicott City said...

Adorable cards!!!

Joy Meadows said...

Love these cards, Barb! The bucket is my fave!

VALORIE said...

Love your cards! The Leaf Spin embossing folder is my favorite!

Sara Emily Barker said...

Great set of cards! Love the simplicity of the teal with white details!

JustCallMeElle said...

Thank you for sharing your creations. So many!

Maureen Reiss said...

So many Beautiful cards!!! Love them all!!!

Patty said...

All fantastic cards! I love the simplicity of those first two...definitely my kind of card! The bunnies are adorable!

L said...

The adorable bunnies card is my favorite!
Thanks for the inspiration.

Anna Given said...

All your cards are beautiful

Leslie Longoria said...

OMG, all of these cards are so nice and I love all the layouts and the embossing backgrounds. Great inspiration!

Mona K said...

Beautiful cards - each and every one!

Shannon Bettis said...

Great job! Beautiful cards!

Mark Given said...

Beautiful cards and inspiration

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Wonderful variety of creations.