SSS Celebrate Release Blog Hop Day 2!

Hi friends! 

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Celebrate release blog hop! This is day 2 of the hop. If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, click here to begin on Simon's blog. If you missed day 1 of the hop yesterday, click here to start.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their Groovy Happy Birthday die! Just follow the steps shown in the graphic to receive it for free with any purchase! This offer is good until Sunday 4/21 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, April 24th.

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 Celebrate 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've got a few cards to share with you today. I loved playing with some of the products from this awesome release! Up first is this soft, pretty design created using the Daisy Oval Frame die set.

I kept the colors basically the same for my next card because I thought they were perfect for a cute wedding design. This is the adorable, To the Happy Couple stamp and die set! The background is again kept soft, using the fun, Dash and Dot stencil.

Okay, next up is this fun and colorful rainbow design! I just had to make it a shaker! I used the fabulous, Sunrise Overlay embossing folder, along with Simon's new, Starshine Embellishment Mix.

For my last card, I created a very simple design using the beautiful, Organic Leaves, 6x6 clear stamp and some pretty, green ink colors. I matted it onto some gold cardstock, then added a gold, die cut sentiment. 

And that's a wrap for me. I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products from this fabulous release!

Enjoy the rest of the hop and thank you so much for stopping by!

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Suzy Plantamura

Amy Rysavy

Debby Hughes

Lisa Addesa

Alberto Gava

Kulbir Kirkland

Barb Engler you are here

Kath Stewart

Kim Hamilton

Allison Frazier

Natasha Vacca

CELEBRATE 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.

SSS Be Bold Release Blog Hop Day 1!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp Be Bold release blog hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here. This is day 1 of a 2-day hop, so don't forget to stop by Simon's blog tomorrow for a ton more inspiration!

BLOG HOP EXCLUSIVE:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving you $7 off on your purchase of $40 or more if you shop during the hop! Just use the code: GREEN at checkout. This offer is good until Sunday 3/24 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, March 27th.

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 Be Bold 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:

So many of the products in this release are right up my flower-loving alley! I was lucky to receive some products to play with but I also ordered lots more because this release is so fabulous! Anyway, my first card uses the beautiful, Lily of the Valley Arch embossing folder. I colored the raised image with Copic markers.

Next up is the Pretty Petals stamp set. This set is a multi-stamping set and so fun to play with! I used an older embossing folder to add some texture to the background. Simple and easy!

For my third card, I used the Lattice Tile stencil, along with the Meadow Swag die. The floral and leaf images were colored with Copics.

This card was a fun one to make! I used lots of pretty ink colors with the Lattice Tile stencil. The sentiments are from the Splendid Sentiment stamp set.

Okay, last card. This one also uses the Lattice Tile stencil but in a more subtle way. I inked up my card panel, then spritzed the stencil with some water and pressed it onto the panel to "lift off" some of the ink. Love that fun technique! And the flowers are from the Whirl Medallion die set.

That's it for me and I'm your last stop on today's hop. I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products in this fantastic release. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Suzy Plantamura

Barbara Tarayao

Kristina Werner

Cathy Zielske

Keisha Charles

Miriam Prantner

Heather Ruwe

Cheiron Brandon

Tina Smith

Jean Doeringsfeld

Emma Williams

Bobbi Lemanski

Jennifer Kotas

Barb Engler

BE BOLD 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.