SSS Season of Wonder Release Blog Hop Day 2! (and it's World Card Making Day!)

 Hi friends!

Happy World Card Making Day and welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp Season of Wonder release blog hop! 

If you missed yesterday's hop, Click here to start at Simon's blog. 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 Graceful Holly 3D embossing folder with a purchase of $25 or more! Follow the 3 steps in the banner to get yours! Offer is valid until 10/8 at 11:59pm ET.

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, October 11th.

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 Season of Wonder 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 excited to share a few cards I've created with some of the fabulous products in this release!

Up first is the beautiful, Forest Border Frame die! I did some very simple Copic coloring on the die pieces. Easy and quick!

For my next card, I used the Carnival Petals embossing folder. I embossed it on a piece of Color Blend Cardstock then added a die cut sentiment. Another quick card.

My third card uses the Mod Leaf cling stamp. I decided to use Copic Markers for a rainbow of colors.

Up next is the Warm Hugs hot foil plate. I really love how large the sentiment is and it foils beautifully! I paired it with an older embossing folder.

And last but not least, the adorable stamp set called, It's Your Birthday. This is the cutest set! I used the bunny image for my card. I colored with it with Copics, fussy cut it out and adhered it to an ink blended panel.

Okay, that's it for me. I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products in this fun release. Enjoy the rest of the hop and Happy World Card Making Day!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Laura Bassen

Barbara Tarayao

Keisha Charles

Mindy Eggen

Cheiron Brandon

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Heather Ruwe

Barb Engler

Natasha Vacca

Jessica Vasher

Nicki Baxley

NEW 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.

Celebrating STAMPtember With an Epic Blog Party!

 Hi friends and Happy STAMPtember!

It's the best month of the year and I could not be more excited! If you don't know what STAMPtember is, it's a month long celebration of stamping, hosted by Simon Says Stamp, with exclusive new products, videos, collaborations with your favorite stamping companies, inspiration, special guests, giveaways, surprises and so much more! 

Every crafter who is participating in this blog party is listed on Simon's blog here. Head over there to check out the list and find SO MUCH inspiration!

Yesterday, Simon released an amazing line of new products for this special month and I had the chance to play with some of them! I'm excited to share my cards but first, here's something fun for you!

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Autumn Cascade layering stencil set! Just search ssst221698 in their store, add one to your cart and use the code ACST at checkout! It's such a pretty stencil set! And there are lots of other free gifts and promotions throughout the blog party, so make sure to hunt them all down! This promo is valid until 11:59pm ET, on September 3rd.

MY CARDS:

I had so much fun playing with some of the STAMPtember exclusive products! First up is this beautiful die set called, Spindle Flower. I die cut all the pieces from white cardstock and used some pretty ink colors to shade-in the different floral pedals.

Next up is the Gliding Butterflies embossing folder and die set. I used ink blending for a rainbow effect with some gold accents.

My third card showcases the Patterned Circles stencil. More rainbow colors for a sweet, happy hello!

This next card features two new products. The Wonky Trapezoid cling stamp and the Holiday Typewriter sentiment stamp set. Now, I know a trapezoid isn't really a holiday image, but when you use a deep burgundy color and pair it with gold, I think it works!

Okay, here's my last card. To be honest, I don't make very many Halloween cards but this set is amazing! It's called Friendly Ghosts and comes with matching dies! It is so much fun to play with and I love how this card turned out! Those ghost are the cutest!

That's it for me! I hope I've given a few ideas for using some of the products from this amazing, STAMPtember release! 

Enjoy the rest of the blog party and Happy STAMPtember!!!

STAMPtember RELEASE PRODUCTS: