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Friday, June 4, 2021

SSS Rainbows Release Blog Hop Day 1!

Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp Rainbows release blog hop, day 1! I'm so glad you're here! You should've arrived here from my friend, the amazing Kathy Racoosin and her blog, The Daily Marker! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, if you shop during the Rainbows release blog hop, you'll get a FREE pack of holographic envelopes, with any purchase! Use the code ENVIES at checkout. This promotion will expire on June 6th, at 11:59 pm EDT.

GIVEAWAY:

Simon is also 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, June 9th.

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, Rainbows Gallery. There is so much inspiration to see! I encourage you to check them out and add your own cards/projects.

MY CARDS:

For my first two cards, I used the gorgeous, Vine Canopy 3D Embossing Folder. I used a brayer and some Distress Oxide ink on the first card. Very simple with beautiful results.

On this second one, I used a little white paint and embossed with vellum. Then I adhered the panel to some fog cardstock. Makes for an elegant wedding card! The sentiment happens to be from the new, Reverse Wedding Sentiment Strips.

This next one is so fun! I used the new, 3D Card die set, designed by my sweet friend Nina Trapani. Believe it or not, this card folds down to fit into a normal A2 size envelope! So cool! To decorate the die cut, I also used the fabulous and adorable, Sundae Afternoon stamp set. I colored the images, then fussy cut them out (because I didn't have the matching dies.) The sentiments are included in the set.

Next up is the Slimline Wave Stencil. So many possibilities with this one. I chose to create a mini slimline card and used some ink blending and a sentiment, for a clean and simple encouragement card.

For my last card, I used the beautiful, Delicate Outline Flowers Cling stamp. This one is my fave. You all know I love floral stamps and couldn't wait to color this one! I used Zig Markers to watercolor the image. The sentiment is another one from the Reverse Wedding Sentiment Strips.

Next up on the hop is the talented Lea Lawson at her blog, Lea Lawson Creates!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope I've given you some ideas on how to use some of the awesome products in this new release. Remember, this is day 1 of a 2-day blog hop, so be sure to stop by Simon's blog again tomorrow for tons more inspiration!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Links to New Release Products (affialiate links used at no cost to you)

Thursday, April 29, 2021

SSS Born To Sparkle Release Blog Hop Day 1

Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Born to Sparkle release blog hop! I'm so excited to share my cards with you!

You should've arrived here from the wonderfully talented, Cheiron Brandon. If you want to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, if you shop during the Born to Sparkle release blog hop, you'll get a FREE Island Crush ink cube set, with a purchase of $25 or more! Use the code CRUSH428 at checkout. This promotion will expire on 5/2 at 11:59 pm EDT.

GIVEAWAY:

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, Born to Sparkle gallery. There is so much inspiration to see! I encourage you to check them out and add your own cards/projects.

MY CARDS:

On my first two cards, I used the gorgeous, Floral Centerpiece embossing folder, with a little Distress Ink blending on both. This first one also shows a sentiment from the Organic Fruits stamp set, and I used a sentiment from the, Family Headline stamp set on the second card.

I did some Alcohol Inking on my next card, with some muted, more masculine colors to showcase the fun, Papa die set.

The next two cards are completely different from each other but use the same stamp set. It's called, Organic Fruits. I love how this set was created for some fun, offset stamping, shown in this next card!

But as you can see, there are open fruit designs, along with some solid stamps, so I took the pear stamp and decided I wanted to do some water coloring with it too. Love a stamp set that gives you options! Both sentiments are included in the set.

Okay, so my last card has to be my fave because . . . .well . . . . flowers! Need I say more? It's the beautiful, Magnolia Background cling stamp and I had so much fun water coloring the images! And that sentiment is awesome, don't ya think? It's from the, You Shine die set and I love it!

That's a wrap from me! I hope I've given you some ideas on how to use some of the products from this fantastic release! Remember, this is day 1 of a 2-day blog hop, so be sure to stop by Simon's blog again tomorrow for tons more inspiration!

Next up on the hop is the very talented, Sandi MacIver.