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.