Hi all and welcome to Simon Says Stamp's first Exclusive blog hop for 2018!! What better way to start a brand new year! :-) I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are now looking forward to a year of all things fabulously crafty!
I was so thrilled to be asked to take part in this 'Friends' hop to promote Simon's latest 'Friends Release and be in the same line up as so many super talented designers!!
You should have arrived here from the oh so lovely and super talented Nina Marie Trapani , not only is she a crafting superstar she is a sweetheart in real life too :-) If not you will need to start at the beginning on the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog
I made a couple of cards to share today.
First up is this super cute 'Best Friends Forever' shaker card made using adorable Picture Book Giraffe and Picture Book Monkey dies along with a Far Away Collage die.
I coloured the die cuts with Copic Markers and popped the monkey inside the shaker. For the background I used peeled Paint and Broken China Distress Oxide Inks.
First up is this super cute 'Best Friends Forever' shaker card made using adorable Picture Book Giraffe and Picture Book Monkey dies along with a Far Away Collage die.
I coloured the die cuts with Copic Markers and popped the monkey inside the shaker. For the background I used peeled Paint and Broken China Distress Oxide Inks.
and I finished the inside
For my next 'BFF' card I used the super cute 'Best Friends' Clear Stamp Set , there is a coordinating die set which is in my basket waiting to check out ;-) you should definitely get these together!!
I coloured with Copic Markers and used the same colours and washi tapes as on the first card.
and I finished the inside to match
The lovely Heidi and team Simon are giving away a fabulous $25 voucher on EVERY stop on the hop! How awesome is that! All you need to do is leave a comment on this post and keep your fingers crossed! ;-)
From here you need to head on over to the very lovely and super talented Jessica Frost-Ballas aka All The Sparkle for more 'friends' inspiration! She has made some GORGEOUS creations!!
Before you leave just to let you know that there will be another amazing blog hop tomorrow, so you will definitely need to make a reminder on your phone to pop back toSimon Says Stamp Store Blog tomorrow, same time, for more eye candy! :-)
ALSO, if you have made any creations using any of these fabulous new products we would LOVE to see them linked into the Friends Gallery on Simon's Blog! It is always nice to share our makes and let others see what we have made! ;-) CLICK HERE or on the pic to go there.
Lorraine Aquilina you're here
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Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x
322 comments:
1 – 200 of 322 Newer› Newest»Love the card! The animals are darling!
These are adorable. One of my favorites on the blog hop
Cute card, Lols. You always make the best outside to the inside cards. This is a nice friends set. [Bunny]
Love these cards.
Wow cute cards Lorraine, love your style.
I was so waiting to see those adorable critters in use. Amazing!
Oh my! I love all of your cards today! The Best Friends stamps are so so cute!
Wow! Two adorable cards!!! Love your colouring!!!
Wow Such adorable cards. Thanks for sharing
Your critter cards are so sweet!
Your critter cards are so sweet!
What adorable, fun cards. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Such cute cards, just love them. Thanks for sharing
I'm a sucker for shaker cards. Love yours! Thanks for sharing.
wow these cards are gorgeous - thanks for the ideas:)
Love SSS Friends release!
all your little critter cards are so cute, Lorraine!
super cute cards, I especially like the first one.. how you incorporated the colors so pretty.
These cards are just too cute! Thanks for sharing
Such darling cards!! Thank you for the inspiration!
Those are just adorable! The little animals are too cute.
Love the animals - too cute!
Your cards are stunning! I love the gorgeous inking you achieved!
Adorable cards!!
Absolutely adorable cards! So much fun detail.
I love those picture book friends! Hoping to buy a few soon. Thanks for the inspiration!
Super cute critter cards!!
Thanks for showing more cute ways to show off the animal stamp set! Just adorable!
Lisa
Those critters are soooo super cute!!!
great cards! so cute!
Oh my gosh. Your cards definitely made me smile! Love them!!
Very cute cards! Thanks for sharing.
I love all the little animal stamps and dies. The cards are really cute.
I love the look of the zoo animals.
Very cute cards!
Those cards are adorable! Thanks for the inspiration!
adorable. I especially love the rhino
Adorable cards - the animals in this release are so cute and whimisical!
Your Best Friends Forever card really touched my heart. It is sweet beyond words! These animals are the cutest! Great release!
The open tree die is awesome. I have enjoyed it so much! Very versatile
I just love giraffes, can't wait to get him.
Your best friends forever card is adorable. Love it!
Cute and fun cards.
What a wonderful use of old and new items! Wonderful!
These animals are simply adorable. Cute cards using these precious stamps and dies.
Absolutely love the hedgehog, super cute! Also your cat looks like my cat Charlie, which is neat, I wonder if your cat is just as much of a handful as mine...
Love all your cute cards!
Oh my goodness! Two adorable cards! But I (personally) will need to step up my game after seeing the INSIDE of your cards. They put mine to shame! On the bright side, something to most definitely strive for in this new year! ! !
Adorable! These animals are so darn cute! Thank you for sharing.
These are all so fun, I especially love the first card - I don't have any of these character dies yet, but I do hope to get some one day ;-)
Love these super cute cards!! And, the inside of them is so nice, too. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love Lois' shaker card! Couldn't be cuter~~
Thank you for the cute ideas!
These cards are absolutely adorable!
Your cards are all so cute!!!!
Those are the cutest cards ever
Love your style
Cathy
OMG Best friends forever! So perfect so adorable!
Cute!
There is just something about cute little critters on cards that I can't get enough of! I love how each of your cards are different, but together make a great coordinating set!
Don't know how there can be anything cuter than the Best Friends clear stamp. A winner for sure.
The shaker card is adorable!
Love the 3-D cards you made. The colors are great and the cards are so creative. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.
The best friends forever card is sooooo cute!
These cards are so cute! Thank you!
I love this stamp set.
Your cards are adorable!! Those picture book animal dies are adorable and I love what you did with the giraffe and monkey
Fabulous card and such cute stamps.
Kath x
Those little animals are so darling!
Cute, very cute. I love them. Thanks for sharing.
Super Cute!!!
These cards are SOOOOO cute!
I love critter cards! They really are so cute and you can embellish them in all kinds of ways. Great cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the picture book animals!
Your cards are absolutely darling! Love them all!
Super cure!
What adorable cards. As so accurately said one one of your cards "you make MR smile"!
Sweet cards. Really adorable. Great release.
I love these cards. I have developed a thing for cards with critters. My head is spinning with the possibilities. Now all I have to decide is which of these little cuties to start my collection
Needed to add kid themed cards to my collection. Thanks for wonderful techniques any kid (of all ages)would love.
So sweet. Love these critters!
Each card is just so adorable.
I love what you did with the background on the friends one. I wouldn’t have thought to do that behind the scenery die. Thanks for the idea!
Adorable Critters! Love the giraffe and monkey card!
Such cute cards!
Love the animal friends.....
Cute, cute, cute! I love these picture book animals; they are just adorable. TFS.
Love the cards, so cute and playful.
OMGosh, those are just so stinkin' cute!
Oh so so cute!
How cute! And the insides too!!
These are super cute! They sure did make me smile!
These are all so adorable! I love seeing all of these sweet little animals! Really fresh and fun!
I love how you did the background on the friends stamp. I wouldn’t have thought to color it like that with the die image in front of it!
Really cute cards. I like your use of washi tape and twine to add that finishing touch.
Those little friends are ADORABLE! I ESPECIALLY LOVE the little monkey! LOL ;)(I've been looking for some Monkey sentiments) ;)
Love the simple look to your cards! I think the rhino is my favorite!
Absolutely adorable! What's cuter than animal friends holding hands?????????? Thank you!!
The critter shaker card is so cute, love the design.
Nice work you do beautiful lines
Such great cards love all the little critters
Love your cards. Those critters are so cute!
The giraffe and monkey are awesome!!! You're shading really made them stand out. Super cute.
very fun cards. I want that monkey die cut. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
Barb Housner
Awesome cards, loving those critters!
How cute, these are adorable! They made me smile. Thank you for sharing!!!
Really cute cards! Love all of those critter stamps, they're so cute! Thank you for sharing!
I have to get the picture book dies. They look so adorable,
Such adorable cards. Love those animals!
The best friend shaker card is so cute! Thanks for sharing!
Such cute animals! Great card designs too!
Such cute cards. And I just learned how to use my new watercolored pens to get varied backgrounds.
So cute! Love these cards and this release.
HAHAHAHA these cards made me laugh! Great release
What cute cards! love how it looks like you matched the insides of the cards too.
Wonderful release and beautiful inspiration!
Super cute and fun cards! I love these adorable critters!
Fantastic release, Gorgeous cards so cute and colorful. Thanks for sharing.
I love the animals, the sentiments and the designs! Love these!
I love the forest collage die...must get one. Cute cards.
Can we say ADORABLE?! Way cute with the picture book animals... love the colors and ALL the embellishments... makes you want them ALL :)
Critters make the cutest cards! Thanks for sharing yours. :)
Such cute cards! Love the first one especially - so creative!
Cute cards!
Your first card is adorable! They are all wonderful cards but that first one...so adorable!
The picture book animals are sooo cute!!! Your cards are very sweet. Great release.
These are super sweet!!
So cute! Adorable critters!
Cute cards! Really enjoy the new animal stamp sets!
Darling cards, so cute, they would be perfect for my new granddaughter! Thanks for sharing
I love the little animal die cuts! Your first card is so cute with that background and those animals!
Love your cards - so fun! My favourite is the monkey peeking out from the trees!
These images are so adorable. Thanks for sharing your sweet projects.
These are all so adorable!!! I love those picture book dies & want them all!! I am definitely crossing my fingers that I win one of the prizes to help me order them all!!+
Such cute cards!
Such cute cards! I love love critter cards!
I am in love with the cute card with the giraffe and monkey, it looks like a water colored background which I adore!
Aww, these are so cute. Love the giraffe and lion. HUgz
Cuteness overload! Wow just love those cards. Now I need to win the gift certificate to help me buy some of these stamps and dies! Thanks for sharing.
Love you use of Washi tape and gingham paper to highlight the images on these sweet critter cards!
These cards are so adorable. Love the cute animals. Thanks for sharing.
Love the animals all holding hands. Such a cute idea.
Lorraine your cards are just darling. I love all of these little animals (especially the giraffe) and I love that you finished the insides of your cards. Simply beautiful work.
super cute cards!!
Your cards are sweet and too cute!
What adorable cards and I love all of the sentiments. Thank you for sharing.
Adorable cards!~ I love how softly you colored them! Really makes a difference! Those dies are so cute!~ Loving this blog hop with all it's talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours!
I LOVE all your cards, so sweet. I have to say I really ADORE your picture on your BLOG, that blew me away this was my first time visting you and it is a WOW girl!! Thanks, Tracey Magner
What darling cards! You did a spectacular job showcasing them! Thanks for sharing!
Such cute cards! This BFF set is very fun! I hope you'll be asked back again; love what you shared.
Cute critter cards!
These are all adorable. Well, maybe, the shaker card is my absolute favorite! :)
Adorable cards!!
What adorable cards. Such cute animals. Thanks for sharing....
Thanks so much for sharing and the opportunity! Super cute little critters! Love the color combo.
Your cards couldn't be any cuter! I so love those cute little critters. Thanks for sharing your creativity and talent with us!
Adorable cards! Thanks for sharing.
All Soo cute!
A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my, I love all your CUTE critter cards, great release!
These are so, so cute!
Such fun and cute cards, and I love how you finished the interiors! Thanks for the great inspiration!
sweet cards!
Your cards made me smile! thanks for that!
These cards are so sweet and simple...love them! tfs
How clever to combine the window die with the little animals. Very nice.
Your cards are absolutely adorable!
You picked the cutest images from this release for your cards.
The giraffe and monkey card is the cutest card I have seen in ages!
Simply adorable. The animal dies are so cute.
super cute, love those little animals.
I just love your cards - especially the first one with the picture book animals. Those little guys just need to come home with me!!
I love all the adorable critters on your cards. Great work.
I looked at this set a couple times, loved the little creatures, but tried to figure out how I could make great cards with it. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!!
Love your delightful cards! These stamps and dies are charming and you put them together beautifully for your awesome cards!
Cute cards! I love to see what other card makers choose to use and ho they layout their cards. Thanks for your ideas.
These are my kind of cards! I love animals! <3 Sweet!
I love these cute critters and how you used them in your cards! These are so cheery! Thanks you for sharing!
Those are all just so adorable!
Your cards are so fun!
Wonderful cards, love "you make me smile" card it is so cute.
Love the dies in this release and you showcased them so well.
The Best Friends stamps and dies are so adorable
Great cards
Cute cards!
your cards are so cute. I've been known to plonk a critter or two behind a window opening, so that is just up my alley ;-) well done, love them all
Your cards are darling. Love the new releases from Simon Says. Thanks for sharing.
I love what you've created with the new release! These animals are so cute! Great cards!
Love the pairing of the animals with the far away die. Way cute lil animals card
I love blog hops because they inspire me to create and I get to see products that I just have to have
So many new products, how do you decide where to start! Love the fun cards for every age.
Such darling cards!!!
Wow, great cards, each one is just fab and I love shaker cards.
Haha these are adorable creations :) Lovely :)
These are some seriously adorable critters...and that from someone rarely drawn to critter stamps! The forest die really sets off the first card, and I like that you have one image behind the trees and the other in front. The dimension is pretty amazing. Thanks so much for making critters fun! (Especially the lipsticked rhino!)
You made me look at the animals in a whole new light. They can be cute but also heart-warming. Thanks for sharing you wonderful artwork! Karen
Those animal dies are just too cute!
Will try my hand at your BFF card when I receive my best friends stamps and dies. Would love to see a video of you making the shaker card as I would like to make some shaker cards.
Cute, cute, cute cards! The picture book animals are adorable.
I like these cards you could make and entire set and give a box of them as a gift. That would be a great idea. Good thinking. These are so cute.
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