SSS To Love and To Be Loved Releases Blog Hop Day 2!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says stamp, To Love release and To Be Loved release blog hop! This is day 2 of the hop, so if you missed day 1, click here to head to Simon's blog post. If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, click here.

FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Circle Hoops Embossing Folder with the purchase of $50 or more of To Love or To Be Loved products! No code needed. It will be automatically added to your cart, once you meet the dollar amount requirement.

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, January 15.

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, To Love Gallery and To Be Loved Gallery. There is so much inspiration to see! I encourage you to check them out and add your own cards/projects as well!

"TO LOVE" RELEASE CARDS:

I won't go into detail on each card because I have quite a few of them to share, and they are all fairly simple. If you have any questions, just let me know in a comment.

Water coloring with this pretty Anemone Wreath stamp.

Such a fun stamp set called Circle Sentiments!

Foiling made easy with these Falling in Love, Foil Transfer Cards!

I always love a good, heart stencil set! This set is called Outline Hearts.

Simple stamping for a fun design using the Retro Hearts stamp set.

"TO BE LOVED" RELEASE CARDS:

Gold embossing on red cardstock and a fun, die cut sentiment! Tucked Hearts stamp set and Love You More die set.

Simple, white embossing on colored cardstock, with a bit of added shading. I used the Sketched Clovers stamp set for this card.

A sweet, pink, love you card using the Lined Heart stamp set.

Love these puffy letters! Such a cute set called Hugs to You! Colored with Copic markers.

This next set is a beauty! It's called Always and Forever. I white embossed the heart and sentiment over a watercolor background. 

Okay, that's it from me. I hope I've given you some fun ideas for using some of the products from these two, fabulous releases! Thank you so much for stopping by!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Suzy Plantamura
Mindy Eggen
Heather Hoffman
Lisa Addesa
Lea Lawson
Lorraine Aquilina
Karin Åkesdotter
Nicki Baxley
Anne Fiene
Barb Engler
Maggie Haas

TO LOVE AND TO BE LOVED 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.

It's a DieCember Party!

Hi friends! Happy DieCember! I'm excited to be part of this fun, blog party! There is so much inspiration to be found today, so I hope you get the chance to check out all the crafters who are participating. You can start at Simon's blog, where they have a list of links to all the makers from around the world, helping celebrate DieCember.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Fancy Ornaments Embossing Folder and die set with the purchase of $100 or more of DieCember release products! No code needed. It will be automatically added to your cart, once you meet the dollar amount requirement.

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, DieCember 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'm so grateful that I was sent some DieCember products to play with but I must admit, I struggled a bit with my mojo last month. Every once in awhile, my mojo takes a hike and this was one of those times. I'm not thrilled with how a couple of these cards turned out but will still share them because that's life sometimes!

Up first is this card using the adorable, Cozy Together stamp set, along with the lovely, Nordic Arch and Corners die set. I wanted a really soft look, so I just used a light pink ink before white embossing the image.

 

For my next card, I used the really cool, Postage Collage Cover die set. This set is so versatile and could be used in so many different ways! The sentiments you see are from the Everyday EZ Strips - and get this - they were cut out with the matching, EZ Strips Rectangles die! Check the second photo to see what I'm talking about. The die lines up perfectly with all the sentiments and cuts them out all at once. Love that!

Okay, so I used the Postage Collage Cover die set again, for my next two cards, along with the Cozy Together stamp set. Two totally different cards. I only used the outer frame for this one.

And this one was created using the outer frame plus the insides of the scalloped squares too. So fun!

That's it for me. I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products from this fun release! Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy DieCember!

DIECEMBER 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.