Friday, March 9, 2018

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 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. 






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

219 comments:

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Carrie said...

Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!

Tracy Chambers said...

Hi Loraine,
Oh your Elephants just melt my heart (I LOVE ELEPHANTS). Thank you for inspiring me to make the inside of my cards and beautiful as the outside. I am so excited to try some of these ideas on an upcoming project.
Take care
Tracy

Helen said...

What wonderful projects you've shared. I'm awed by your bountiful creativity. tfs

Vidalia Pimentel said...

Your cards are beautiful.

Anna Tracy said...

Love both cards and that elephant is just adorable!

Tracy said...

All the cards are GREAT!

Irene said...

Beautiful cards! The elephants are so cute!

Di Di W said...

Wonderful cards. I really like the alcohol ink look too. The elephant die is so cute.

Greta said...

Love the felt cloud & such a gorgeous AI background! Your mom is going to love that card--so beautiful!

Sherrie J. said...

Oh...my...goodness! These cards are lovely. I especially love the way you've finished the insides, also. I need to start doing that. Guess the elephant card is my favorite. But they're all beautiful!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

All of your projects are so pretty. Thanks for inspiring me today

anja curvers said...

All your cards are lovely especially the elephants and that mother’s day card. Thanks for sharing.

Johanna (JP) said...

I have been working on alcohol ink backgrounds and your example is absolutely GORGEOUS. I love all the elephant cards, I am definitely going to need that elephant die, it's perfect for baby cards, and belated birthday cards (although elephants are supposed to have a great memory) :). Thank you for sharing your talents, it's inspiring.

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Your cards are so adorable and I know that people are probably saying that over and over but they really are! I love the elephant with the flower die cuts under it! So pretty and shows such versatility of these many pieces!

Gina D said...

Beautiful cards!!!

Starr said...

What lovely cards thank you for sharing

Mary-Anne V said...

So many fabulous ideas...great release.

Kris in Alaska said...

Those are all simply adorable!

Judi said...

All great, but I am most inspired by the alcohol ink technique. I will have to give it a try.

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