Happy Saturday, crafty friends! Today I am part of the day 1 blog hop for the SSS Love You and Love You Too blog hop, which is full of amazing new products! They've got a free 6x8 stamp set with $100+ purchase while supplies last, just be sure to use the code HUGS4U2. This promotion will expire 1/18 at 11:59 pm EST.
I will put all of the blog hop details at the end of my post, but how about we get to my cards first? Today I have a set of clean & simple friendship cards, and another card full of glitter goodness!
Rainbow Hearts Friendship card set
I started this card by diecutting a stencil from 130 LB white cardstock with the Chunky Hearts Panel. I proceeded to ink blend rainbow hearts to a block of Hammermill white cardstock (my favorite for ink blending), skipping over the heart in the very middle. I used distress oxide inks for the hearts in the following colors: worn lipstick, abandoned coral, spiced marmalade, scattered straw, twisted citron, peacock feathers and wilted violet. I masked off the hearts around where I was ink blending with Post It tape. When I finished ink blending the heart panel, I noticed that the stencil actually looked really fun! And that is when this one card became a set of two.
I diecut the ink blended panel with a Stitched Rectangle, and also diecut a heart from gold foil paper. I stamped the sentiment directly to the ink blended panel in onyx black Versafine from the new Inside Friendship Messages stamp set. This is a GREAT stamp set, so be sure to check it out if you haven't yet. I love that it has some longer messages for the inside of the card, but many can also go on the front!
I created an A2 cardbase from cotton candy cardstock, then mounted the background panel to it with a full sheet of foam adhesive that I make myself from white craft foam and 5 inch ScorTape. I adhered the gold foil heart to the middle with foam squares, then accented the card with Sparkling Clear Confetti mix.
I turned the stencil piece into a shaker card! The edges of the stencil weren't as nice, so I cut a gold foil frame with the largest Stitched Scallop Rectangle. I stamped the sentiment from the same set as the first card, then cut into a banner with the Sentiment Labels die set. I adhered the sentiment banner to the upper left side of the card to finish.
You Are Simply the Best card
For this card I started by ink blending the Boho Circle stencil to white Hammermill cardstock using the same distress oxide colors used above (with the exception of wilted violet). I trimmed the panel down with a rectangle die, then added a full panel of foam adhesive to the back. I cut the You Are Simply the Best sentiment die from gold foil paper and 130 LB white cardstock, and the shadow layer from vellum, then stacked and adhered them together. I like to use heavyweight cardstock like this when diecutting layers, because I can typically get away with just one extra layer to get the added dimension that I like.
I covered the background panel in a glitter mix that I create from prisma and chunky glitter. I mounted the glittered panel to a red coral A2 card base, then popped the sentiment up with foam strips. I finished by accenting with some sequins from my stash and chunky iridescent gems.
That is the card I have for you today! I hope you enjoyed it! Be sure to check out the entire Love You and Love You, Too release, as they are full of fantastic products for tons of crafting fun! How about we get to the blog hop info that you need?
PRIZES
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. They will choose the winners and post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. Winners can email SSS to claim their prize.
BLOG HOP LINK LIST
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Cathy Zielske
Nina-Marie Trapani
Nichol Spohr
Caly Person
Yana Smakula
Suzy Plantamura
Amy Rysavy
Lisa Addesa
Heather Ruwe
Sidnie Des Jardins
Cheiron Brandon
Barb Engler
Lea Lawson
Jo Nevill
Be sure to hop along and leave comments along the way for your best chance to win one of the prizes. And don't forget to check back in at the Simon Blog tomorrow for day 2 of the blog hop!
SUPPLY LIST
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100 Comments
Feb 3, 2021, 2:36:57 PM
Brooke Guadagno - I love that heart die. I love all the pretty colors.
Jan 19, 2021, 9:16:52 PM
Andrea Murdock - I am in love with these cards!
Jan 19, 2021, 6:37:26 PM
tina z - wow, stunning colours!
Jan 19, 2021, 6:19:30 PM
Jade - How pretty! Your color combinations are amazing. I am always impressed by your cards.
Jan 19, 2021, 8:17:36 AM
Karyn K Siemering - These are fun cards
Jan 18, 2021, 10:15:16 PM
Beth Merrill - I love that heart die! So universal and versatile in ways to use it!
Jan 18, 2021, 9:39:39 PM
Miriam Prantner - Love the two for one card set, and that last card is just so stunning, LOVE that Boho Circle!
Jan 18, 2021, 7:42:20 PM
Pauline Abeysekera - Love how you stumbled upon the second card - pretty much the definition of serendipity :) Beautiful work as always Lea.
Jan 18, 2021, 6:31:02 PM
Sandra Baggarly - Love your cards, the second one is amazing!
Jan 18, 2021, 5:43:51 PM
Barbara-Jean - Lovely cards!
Jan 18, 2021, 3:05:23 PM
Sheri Kempke - Lovely cards Leah, love this new release from Simon!
Jan 18, 2021, 2:10:22 PM
Christine Craig - Super gorgeous inspiration really must try out some new techniques. Thanks for sharing hugs Christine x
Jan 18, 2021, 2:03:45 PM
Kandice J - Your rainbow hearts friendship card set is too cute! Really beautiful. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Jan 18, 2021, 9:54:20 AM
Kelly Keenan - Oh Lea... Bravo! Your cards are absolutely gorgeous! Wow! Such pretty use of colors.
Jan 17, 2021, 10:49:41 PM
Dana M - Oh what sweet and lovely cards Lea! I love the happy and bright card set, so playful. The Simply the best card has such wonderful colors and fabulous sparkle.
Jan 17, 2021, 10:05:58 PM
Kristine S - Love the cards!
Jan 17, 2021, 9:06:29 PM
Scraporcraft - Great stenciling. Nice shares.
Jan 17, 2021, 7:57:29 PM
Golda Peterson - What beautiful rainbow cards! Love how you used the "stencil" for the one card.
Jan 17, 2021, 7:18:48 PM
Annette Gordon - Lea, you have a way with colour! I love all the wonderful colours on this card. So bright and cheerful and feels like warmth. I also, didn't know about the coupon sale. So thanks for sharing that! What a cute set!
Jan 17, 2021, 6:01:05 PM
Lee Miner - I think your use of the heart dies was just brilliant. Both versions are absolutely adorable and I would never have thought of it. TY!
Jan 17, 2021, 5:54:44 PM
Shar Zar - The 2 for 1 rainbow hearts cards are handsome.
Jan 17, 2021, 5:44:40 PM
Barbara-Jean - Wonderful cards! So many possibilities with the stencils!
Jan 17, 2021, 5:32:00 PM
Sue McRae - All your cards are so happy and colorful!
Jan 17, 2021, 4:45:16 PM
Tina Anderson - Pretty cards!
Jan 17, 2021, 4:13:08 PM
Lisa Achilles - Love your cards. The heart cards are so happy.
Jan 17, 2021, 4:04:03 PM
Daniel Diaz - Your cards are stunning Lea ❤️
Jan 17, 2021, 3:42:37 PM
Melissa Baskin - Love 2 for 1 cards! Beautiful
Jan 17, 2021, 3:20:25 PM
Sharon Gullikson - I especially like the You are simply the best card. What a great look!!!!
Jan 17, 2021, 1:27:58 PM
Roxanne Renicker - This is wonderful! I needed a valentine idea!
Jan 17, 2021, 1:01:28 PM
Jean B - I love your use of the die as a stencil for the first card and the sentiment on your second card. Beautiful work, Lea!
Jan 17, 2021, 12:58:27 PM
Lindar C - These cards are lovely!!
Jan 17, 2021, 12:28:49 PM
ava gavloski - Great presentation of the Love you too release.
Jan 17, 2021, 12:10:19 PM
Cyndi Morris - Love that Chunky Hearts die! Your cards are wonderful.
Jan 17, 2021, 11:45:03 AM
Maureen Reiss - These are Gorgeous!!!! Soooo colorful!!!
Jan 17, 2021, 10:56:31 AM
Mary Holshouser - Love two-fers. The colors are wonderful. The shading on the other card is great. Both are fantastic. thanks for sharing txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Jan 17, 2021, 10:42:03 AM
Giselaine Ellison - Love your cards, Lea. Huge fan of the Boho stencil. Thank you for sharing. Awesome SSS release.
Jan 17, 2021, 9:59:28 AM
Yvonne Boucher - I love these cards, especially the boho circle stencil! Beautiful coloring for your background!
Jan 17, 2021, 9:33:10 AM
Jeannie Boudet - Love your cards! Loving this release!
Jan 17, 2021, 9:21:26 AM
Jeanne Beam - Such gorgeous cards! Love the colors... Thanks for sharing.
Jan 17, 2021, 9:14:28 AM
Denise Koto - Love all of your creations!!
Jan 17, 2021, 8:31:31 AM
Peg Frushour - Beautiful cards! Love all the color!!
Jan 17, 2021, 7:07:27 AM
Mirella Rogan - Awwww, so sweet and lovely! Great colours!
Jan 17, 2021, 6:36:51 AM
Giselle D. - I really like both of your cards, they are so pretty! I may have to invest in that boho circle stencil, it makes a beautiful design.
Jan 17, 2021, 2:29:09 AM
Helen F - Gorgeous cards, Lea! I love the way you've used the Chunky Heart die! All those beautiful colours! Then the soft Boho stencil card is stunning too. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful inspiration! Take care! :)
Jan 17, 2021, 2:13:13 AM
Cheriese H - super gorgeous cards!!
Jan 16, 2021, 11:51:26 PM
Terrie D. (StarSpry) - Your cards are so beautiful! I love that you were able to get 2 cards out of the first design you worked on; the little hearts are so sweet. :)
Jan 16, 2021, 11:36:14 PM
Jenni King - Love the heart stencil! Great cards!
Jan 16, 2021, 11:08:35 PM
Carol E. Wortman - Glittery, blingy, shakey, gorgeous!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:59:25 PM
Dawn Tooley - Beautiful cards and ink blending! I love the You're Simply the Best cards!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:46:21 PM
Denise Bryant - Love all of those hearts and the pretty colors! Great cards!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:44:09 PM
Patti F. - Just love the shaker card!! Great design!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:25:34 PM
Vicky C - Such sweet cards, beautiful!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:24:49 PM
Kailash - Beautiful, love the hearts!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:04:41 PM
Sandra - Love the hearts
Jan 16, 2021, 9:56:58 PM
Kristen Snoozy - Everything is beautiful! Love how you used the Boho die in the background, so pretty with the colors you used
Jan 16, 2021, 9:51:06 PM
Marisela Delgado - I love that glitter! What did you use to adhere the glitter?
Jan 16, 2021, 9:13:23 PM
Lauryne Cunningham - Gorgeous cards! I love the bright colors on the shaker card!
Jan 16, 2021, 9:11:15 PM
Pam Schexnayder` - Nice cards
Jan 16, 2021, 9:11:11 PM
Tina Voss - I can't get over how fantastic those heart cards are. I now need that chunky hearts die!
Jan 16, 2021, 7:56:17 PM
berryblue - Those chunky hearts cards have stolen my heart! I love every last thing about them! Genius!
Jan 16, 2021, 7:52:37 PM
SunshineHoneyBee - The heart multi-coloring is wonderful. The gold complements well with background. Melissa "Sunshine HoneyBee"
Jan 16, 2021, 7:10:22 PM
Emma Sleppy - WOW! These 2 cards are Spectacular. Totally beauutiful!
Jan 16, 2021, 7:00:33 PM
Karen Walker - Your cards are wonderful! I love the way you created a stencil from the Chunky Hearts die.
Jan 16, 2021, 6:59:31 PM
Lori Spitzer - Dear Lea - Saw your comments on the PF site today noon to one and now after supper I see your excellent cards for SSS. These are fabulous and love how you got more from that first card prep... it gave you a second card w/ the negative space! Nice... Love that. Thanks again for sharing your talents. Love the card done w/ the Boho stencil, too. Lori S in PA
Jan 16, 2021, 6:12:40 PM
Gayle Chrvala - Love that heart background die and your card.
Jan 16, 2021, 6:10:32 PM
LoraLea - You are Brilliant Lea!!! Wow love them all so much! I really would love that die now that I've seen how you used it!
Jan 16, 2021, 5:41:10 PM
Debbie Hanson - The hearts card is fabulous! Thank you for sharing.
Jan 16, 2021, 5:36:44 PM
Susan Carlson - Stunning cards Lea! Love how your first efforts made 2 cards - & left a bunch of hearts for future embellishments! You have great taste & I always find myself with more ideas after watching or reading your posts. Thanks!
Jan 16, 2021, 5:35:17 PM
Jennifer Whitehurst - I so enjoyed looking at all of your lovely cards. Thank you for sharing!
Jan 16, 2021, 5:10:15 PM
Holly White - You used both the negative and positive from your inking! Love it!
Jan 16, 2021, 4:45:16 PM
Katya - Really fun. Especially love the stencilling - the colours look so great!
Jan 16, 2021, 4:17:14 PM
Carolee Mc - Your cards are awesome!!!
Jan 16, 2021, 3:35:17 PM
Carrie Arii - Adoring the heart cutouts.
Jan 16, 2021, 3:33:05 PM
Daria Zender - Love that you got two fabulous cards out of that stencil!! And they are both so colorful and fun!!
Jan 16, 2021, 3:29:25 PM
Sabrina - Loving the “you are simply the best” card. Beautiful!
Jan 16, 2021, 3:22:55 PM
barbara lassiter - Rainbow hearts can't be beat. Beautiful cards!
Jan 16, 2021, 2:31:59 PM
Linda Poulson - candy hearts, using the negative, 2 cards for 1...absolutely genius!!! Just wow!!!
Jan 16, 2021, 2:03:41 PM
Janet Durbin - LOVE the rainbow hearts card!
Jan 16, 2021, 2:00:11 PM
Yolanda S - A beautiful release... Those cards are so colorful and beautiful.
Jan 16, 2021, 1:55:12 PM
carol a snedden - great cards and thanks for the tip on the prisma and chunky glitter. I was thinking of trying to mix other glitters in and now know it can be done.
Jan 16, 2021, 1:39:39 PM
Gayle F - What beautiful designs, love that boho stencil!
Jan 16, 2021, 1:22:46 PM
maria f. - Love those colorful hearts. And that you got a twofer out of it!
Jan 16, 2021, 1:19:18 PM
Mayumi O - I like your colorful cards, very pretty and lovely! Thank you for sharing your wonderful creations. ♥
Jan 16, 2021, 1:12:27 PM
Denise Johnson - Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Jan 16, 2021, 12:53:07 PM
Leslie Scholes - Love your cards Lea!
Jan 16, 2021, 12:40:38 PM
Laura Holmes - Love the shaker card!
Jan 16, 2021, 12:30:43 PM
Wanda S Radler - Your cards and ink blending are beautiful.
Jan 16, 2021, 12:11:00 PM
Nandini Karmarkar - So beautiful! Thanks for the amazing inspiration!
Jan 16, 2021, 11:50:50 AM
Roxanne Tellini - Great cards! My favorite is the shaker. Isn't it funny how we turn leftovers into shining stars? What kind of glue did you use for adding the glitter to the BoHo stenciled card?
Jan 16, 2021, 11:47:03 AM
Barbara Chmura - Love the unique, colorful cards! Beautiful!
Jan 16, 2021, 11:22:10 AM
Cindy Aguirre - Fun cards! I especially liked how you used the background die!
Jan 16, 2021, 11:09:06 AM
Megan Niergarth - Such a great way to get 2-for-1 with the heart panel!!
Jan 16, 2021, 11:04:15 AM
Judy Inukai - Beautiful cards. I LOVE the rainbow hearts cards.
Jan 16, 2021, 11:03:07 AM
Anne Sturgeon - Love the chunky hearts and how you made the stencil then made a wonderful card from it. Great idea! Lots of fun here and I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Jan 16, 2021, 10:55:24 AM
susie sonnier - WOW, so pretty
Jan 16, 2021, 10:52:34 AM
Joanne Hoffmann - WOWza...so much wonderful eye candy!!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:49:03 AM
Esther Asbury - Love these beautiful cards! I love how you created two with both the positive and negative cuts, and the second design is so elegant.
Jan 16, 2021, 10:48:36 AM
Patty A Eifert - Wow! These are all beautiful! The heart cards are so much fun, and the boho cirlce cards are elegant!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:34:57 AM
Leora Henkin - Oh man! I LOVE the hearts cards!!!!
Jan 16, 2021, 10:29:19 AM
Jamie - Beautiful and lovely!