Simon Says Stamp Best Days Blog Hop and Give Away!

Hi all :-) I was so thrilled to be asked to take part in this Simon Says Stamp Best Days Blog Hop!! Woo Hoo!! :-) Thanks Heidi, Susan, and all at Simon HQ XXX 

You should have arrived here from the lovely and super talented Sarah J. Moerman, if not then you may need to go to the beginning on the Simon Says Stamp Blog 

CLICK HERE or on the pic to see the whole new release!!



I made 3 cards to share today, this is a long post so you might like to go and grab a coffee before scrolling down ;-) 

I was so lucky to find these adorable Sweet Elephants and Blooming Wave Dies in my parcel.

I cut the elephants out of Fog Grey Card Stock and Cotton Candy for the baby's ear.  I love how the  Blooming Wave die created a flower garden  and I simply coloured them with copic markers and added a few dots of glitter and iridescent jewels.

I added a white felt cloud and silver heat embossed the sentiment.

and I finished the inside 

Next up is a Birthday Card using the same Sweet Elephants and Blooming Wave Dies. This time I added a Big Balloon and used the flowers to pop on the paper randomly. 

For the sky I used a cloud mask and sprayed using a Copic Air Brush.

and I finished the inside 

For my next card I used a lovely 'Even More Spring Flowers Stamp Set'  and Coordinating Dies .

I recently saw a Tim Holtz video where he used Alcohol Inks and then stamped with Grey Archival Ink over the top and then used a cloth to remove the colour, it gives a beautiful ghost like effect and I really wanted to try it!  I used a flower from the set and a text stamp to create this effect. 

I used Yupo Paper and Dandelion and Coral Alcohol Inks 

I then used a Swirls and Dots Stencil and Blending Solution to add some more interest, isn't it pretty! 

As it is Mothers Day this Sunday in the UK I made this card for my Mum ❤️ Love and miss her such a lot XX 

I white heat embossed the flowers and coloured them with Abandoned Coral and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks.

I used a Simon Stitched Oval Die Set to create the frame and popped some vellum into the aperture. 

and I finished the inside 

Thanks for looking!

The lovely Heidi and team Simon are giving away a $25 gift certificate at every stop! How awesome is that!!  All  you need to do is leave a comment and you will be included in the draw!!

 Good Luck! :-)

If you make any creations using products from this release please upload them into the Best Days  Gallery on the  Simon Says Stamp Blog.

There are galleries for all of the releases and card kits, so if you have any to link please go ahead and add them! 

Winners will be chosen over the weekend from the Blog Hop bloggers' comment sections and announced on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. 

From here you need to hop along to the lovely and super talented Amy Kolling! She has made some gorgeous creations!! 

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Jennifer McGuire

Kristina Werner

Cathy Zielske

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kelly Latevola

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Suzy Plantamura

Jean Manis

Heather Ruwe

Sarah J. Moerman

Lorraine Aquilina you're here ;-) 

Amy Kolling

May Park

Kathy Racoosin

Simon Says Stamp Sweet Elephants Die Set Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Blooming Wave Die Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Even More Spring Flowers Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Even More Spring Flowers Die Set Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Markers Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Dies Shop at: SSS
Ranger Watercolor Paper Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp #120 White Card stock Shop at: SSS	Sizzix Big Shot Plus Shop at: SSS	Fiskars Reinforced Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS	Best Creation Big Squares 3D Adhesive Shop at: SSS	Simon's Exclusive Fog Grey Card Stock Shop at: SSS
Ranger Craft Mat Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Balloon Craft Dies Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Swirls and Dots Stencil Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Blending Solution Shop at: SSS	Abandoned Coral Distress Ink Shop at: SSS	Mowed Lawn Distress Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Stitched Ovals Die Set Shop at: SSS	Shadow Grey Archival Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Yupo Paper Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Key West Alcohol Ink Set Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Glimmer Card Stock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sending and Wishing Stamp and Die Set Shop at: SSS

Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x

Simon Says Stamp 'Sweet Elephants'

The latest Simon Says Stamp 'Best Days' Release has just been published!! It is fill of all things fabulous! Definitely one of the best releases ever!! 

I made this card using the super cute Sweet Elephants and Blooming Wave Dies

I cut the elephant out of Fog Grey Card Stock and used an embossing tool to round him off a little bit. I cut an extra ear and moulded that a little bit too.

I used the Blooming Wave die to make a flower path and then inlaid the coloured flowers and leaves. I coloured some extra flowers to make him a bouquet ;-)

I used a Copic Air Brush and a cloud mask to create cloudy sky background and used a Painted Happy and stamped birthday for the sentiment

For the inside I used the Blooming Wave die to emboss a panel across the grassy slope and popped in the cute baby elephant ;-)

Thanks for looking!

CLICK HERE or on the pic to see the whole new release!!

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches.   Sketch
Die Cutting Diva's.  Use Green
Always Happy Birthday.   Birthday
Seize The Birthday.   Anything Goes
Tic Tac Toe.  Green/Sparkle/Happy
As You Like It.  Single or Multiple Layers. I tend to prefer multiple layers, I think it makes the cards a little bit extra special with the added dimension. On saying that, I do like to make a lot of single layer Christmas cards as they are easier and cheaper to post ;-) 

Simon Says Stamp Sweet Elephants Die Set Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Blooming Wave Die Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Painted Happy Birthday Dies Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Markers Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Dies Shop at: SSS	Ranger Watercolor Paper Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp #120 White Card stock Shop at: SSS	Sizzix Big Shot Plus Shop at: SSS	Fiskars Reinforced Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS	Best Creation Big Squares 3D Adhesive Shop at: SSS	Simon's Exclusive Fog Grey Card Stock Shop at: SSS

Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x

Simon Says 'Girl Power'

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

This week the challenge is to make something for a girl, think feminine.

Girl Power  

We are showcasing Winnie and Walter Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have them we would love to see them used.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 gift voucher to one randomly selected winner to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

This week we are welcoming back the lovely and super talented Vicki Finger aka Twinkling Paper Studio the Designer Spotlight. If you haven't visited Vicki's fabulous blog before then you are in for a real treat!

I used a Big Bold and Party Stamp Set 

I chose some of the smaller word stamps and white heat embossed them onto a piece of watercolor paper. Then I blended Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade over the top and spritzed and splattered with water. When that was dry I splattered a little Dylusions Black Marble Shimmer Spray 

I black heat embossed the big birthday sentiment and fussy cut it out, that was a labour of love I can tell ya ;-) 

I finished with some Studio Katia Cupids Kiss Crystals (which are on special offer at the mo' for only 99cents, reduced from $3.99 so a big bargain!!) and wrapped with White Iridescent String 

I also used a panel of gorgeous Hot Pink Glitter Card Stock that was in the Assorted Pack I bought recently 

and I finished the inside 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting 

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Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too.

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

Challenges:

Unicorn Challenge.  Make It Girly 

Sweet Stampin'  Sentiments Only 

Always Happy Birthday.   Birthday

Card Mania.  Embossing 

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Dies Shop at: SSS	Ranger Watercolor Paper Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp #120 White Card stock Shop at: SSS	Sizzix Big Shot Plus Shop at: SSS	Fiskars Reinforced Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS	Best Creation Big Squares 3D Adhesive Shop at: SSS
Versafine Onyx Black Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads Shop at: SSS	May Arts Natural String Twine Burlap Shop at: SSS	Ranger Craft Mat Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Winne and Walter Big Bold and Party Stamp Set Shop at: SSS
Dylusions Black Marble Shimmer Spray Shop at: SSS	Studio Katia Cupids Kiss Crystals Shop at: SSS	May Arts White Iridescent String Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Assorted Glitter Card Stock Shop at: SSS

Hope you all have a great week :-)

Happy Crafting

Luv Lols x x x