SSS In My Heart Release Blog Hop Day 2!

 

Hi friends! Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, In My Heart release blog hop!

This is day two of the hop. If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, click here for Simon's blog. If you missed day 1 of the hop, head over to Simon's blog post here.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their not yet released, Beautiful Day 3x4 stamp set with any purchase of products from their In My Heart release! This offer will expire on 3/22 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 March 25th.

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, In My Heart 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 so much fun playing with some of the products from this awesome release! First up is the Wild Rose stamp set. I water colored the images with Zig Markers. I usually don't use such a bright, bold pink but I like how it turned out.

My next two cards showcase the Everlasting Flowers embossing folder. I got my Alcohol Inks out for this one. It's been awhile but I always love playing with them! 

My second card using the same embossing folder didn't turn out as well as I wanted it to but this is such a cool technique, I wanted to share it. Kassi Hulet shared this technique on her YouTube channel here. You make a blotter with toilet paper, believe it or not. You spritz small sheets of toilet paper with a bit of water, layer them together, place them inside the embossing folder and run it through your machine. Then, after letting it dry and inking up a watercolor panel, you lay the blotter on top of the panel and gently push it down for a bit. When you lift it up, it will have removed some of the ink and creates the image of the embossing folder. If you've never tried it, you should! It's a fun way to stretch your supplies!

Next up is a die set called Floral Birdscape and it's a beauty! I shaded all the pieces with some soft, pretty inks and used the inlay die cut technique with the flowers and leaves. Then I popped up the dove with foam adhesive to add a bit of dimension.

Okay, one more. Here is the Bows For Days stamps, dies and stencil bundle. I used the stencil in the background before adhering the stamped and die cut bows to the card. I also white embossed the new Best Mom Background stamp over the stenciled panel.

That's it for me! I'm so glad you stopped by today - thank you! I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products from this fantastic release! You've got just one more stop to go on the hop and that's Debbie. She's so talented! I know you'll love whatever she created!

Barb

HOP ORDER:

• Simon Says Stamp Blog 
• Nina-Marie Trapani
• Heather Hoffman
• Laura Bassen
• Nichol Spohr
• Emily Midgett
• Amy Rysavy
• Keisha Charles
• Sandi MacIver
• Anna-Karin Evaldsson
• Lorraine Aquilina
• Alberto Gava
• Natasha Vacca
• Barb Engler
• Debbie Frank

IN MY HEART 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.