Happy Thursday, crafty friends! Welcome to day 1 of the DieCember® release blog hop, which is full of amazing new products...mainly dies! There is a FREE Little Angel die available with any purchase while supplies last, just be sure to use the code GLOW54. This promotion will expire 12/5 at 11:59 pm ET.
I will put all of the blog hop details at the end of my post, but how about we get to my card first? I've created a simple wintry card with a new snowflake die paired with previously released products.
Joy to You and Yours this Season card
To start I ink blended the Berries & Leaves stencil to an A2 sized block of Hammermill white cardstock in the following Pinkfresh Studio ink colors: Ocean Breeze, Aquamarine and Mermaid Cove. Then I diecut the panel with a Stitched Rectangle to give it that nice finished edge.
Next I diecut the Dancing Snowflakes multiple times from white cardstock, then stacked and adhered with a Zig glue pen. I added glue to the front with the same glue pen, then covered in glitter. I use a mix of prisma glitter and chunky glitter that I combine together into a canister. Next I worked on the Chunky Joy diecut sentiment. I cut the outline three times: once from champagne glitter cardstock and twice from white cardstock. I stacked and glued those together. I diecut the word JOY again from a scrap of ink blending that I had done previously with the same ink colors. Finally, I diecut the shadow layer from vellum and assembled as shown. I trimmed the secondary sentiment from the Love Peace Joy sentiment strips, and added thin foam tape to the back of everything.
I mounted the ink blended panel to a top folding A2 card base created from Peacock cardstock using foam adhesive. I create my own foam panels using white craft foam and 5" ScorTape. (I've found this to be the most economical way to pop your backgrounds up with foam.) Then I mounted the snowflakes and sentiments as shown. Finally, I accented with the Chunky Clear Iridescent Jewels and the Clear Iridescent Mix using Bearly Arts liquid glue.
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
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Jennifer McGuire
Cathy Zielske
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Lisa Addesa
Amanda Korotkova
Amy Rysavy
Heather Ruwe
Heather Hoffman
Lea Lawson
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
Dec 7, 2021, 9:12:31 PM
Sue D - This is so pretty!
Dec 7, 2021, 9:17:40 AM
Danielle Dillon - Love the teal color in your card! Very pretty flowers, excellent design!
Dec 6, 2021, 7:14:57 PM
Karen B Walker - Such a lovely card! I love the colors you chose!
Dec 5, 2021, 10:57:36 PM
lisascreativeniche - Love the dainty use of the snowflakes on here!
Dec 5, 2021, 5:10:06 PM
Patricia Coleman - What a stunningly beautiful card!! Absolutely love!
Dec 5, 2021, 12:27:29 AM
Melanie Barrett - I'm just thinking this oozes creativity, the way you brought so many elements together for your beautiful card!
Dec 5, 2021, 12:10:11 AM
Roxanne - Wow, so talented! TFS
Dec 4, 2021, 9:41:53 PM
Lauryne Cunningham - So many beautiful layers! I love the soft colors!
Dec 4, 2021, 9:00:21 PM
Mo - Gorgeous cards. I liked the "Joy" card with built up elements. Beautiful.
Dec 4, 2021, 7:09:18 PM
Sue Smith - Lea, this card is stunning. I love the color you used and the champagne glitter around the word Joy. The snowflakes look so frosty. Great card.
Dec 4, 2021, 5:58:52 PM
Andre M. - The minimal palette is so refreshing, lovely combo of the leaves and snowflakes.
Dec 4, 2021, 5:58:20 PM
Andre M. - The minimal palette is so refreshing on this card, lovely combo of the leaves and snowflakes.
Dec 4, 2021, 3:59:34 PM
Jeanne Beam - Gorgeous card! Love the soft colors… Thanks for sharing.
Dec 4, 2021, 1:45:23 PM
Mirella Rogan - Beautifully done, from layout to colour choices!
Dec 4, 2021, 12:59:06 PM
Lindar C - Stunning card! Fantastic release!
Dec 4, 2021, 12:44:00 PM
Lagene - Beautiful card, love the stenciling!
Dec 4, 2021, 12:42:09 PM
Patty A Eifert - Beautiful softly colored card! Love those snowflakes!
Dec 4, 2021, 12:35:53 PM
Mitzi - I am getting so much inspiration from these posts! I am going to make some cards similar to yours as I have the JOY die and those gems and some snowflakes. Thanks for inspiring me!
Dec 4, 2021, 11:47:44 AM
Cheryl Stauffer - I live blue and snowflakes so this is a big hit with me!
Dec 4, 2021, 10:13:05 AM
Stacy V - Stunning card! I'm loving the monotone and it *just* might simplify my panic of a christmas card process LOL!
Dec 4, 2021, 9:50:08 AM
BECCA YAHRLING - Wow, this is absolutely stunning and I love all the sparkle!!
Dec 4, 2021, 9:18:43 AM
Helen F - Wow!! This card is stunning! I love the gorgeous colours and the clever us of the diecuts in your design. Certainly lots of impact!!! Thanks so much for the great inspiration and wishing you a lovely Christmas and here's hoping 2022 is a good one for all. Stay safe! :)
Dec 4, 2021, 7:28:36 AM
Ann - Love the silver and aqua colour scheme
Dec 4, 2021, 6:17:28 AM
Mary-Anne V. - Just love this shade of blue and the gorgeous Joy die and stenciled backgournd.
Dec 4, 2021, 3:26:48 AM
Karen L K - Such a pretty color on your beautiful card! I like those dainty snowflakes and how you did the sentiment.
Dec 4, 2021, 12:49:39 AM
Paula Haller - So pretty! I love the icy goodness of your colors.
Dec 3, 2021, 6:07:54 PM
Isabelle - Your card is beautiful ! I love your colors' selection.
Dec 3, 2021, 5:21:03 PM
Mary Holshouser - Beautiful shading. Love the color. thanks for sharing txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Dec 3, 2021, 3:21:05 PM
Lisa Achilles - I love the colors on this card. So beautiful. Fantastic job.
Dec 3, 2021, 1:46:48 PM
Karla P - My favorite color! Love the layers and dimension! Beautiful card!! Thank you for sharing with us.
Dec 3, 2021, 1:35:19 PM
Lara Read - Magnificent! Love your cards!
Dec 3, 2021, 12:35:44 PM
IMAKESTUFF_MK - I love that stencil. So versatile!
Dec 3, 2021, 11:34:29 AM
Kelsey Thomas - Gorgeous card!
Dec 3, 2021, 11:27:55 AM
Annette Reed - This is beautiful! I love it! Those snowflakes look so pretty against the background and paired with the simple sentiment.
Dec 3, 2021, 10:09:22 AM
Laura Casselman - These colors are so pretty. Beautiful work!
Dec 3, 2021, 10:03:17 AM
Nandini Karmarkar - Gorgeous card! I love the beautiful teal and white combo.
Dec 3, 2021, 8:42:57 AM
Leigh Gardner - Love the colors, shading, and design
Dec 3, 2021, 8:41:15 AM
Peg Frushour - Beautiful wintery card! L:ove it!
Dec 3, 2021, 8:15:54 AM
Joyace Feheley - What a pretty card. I love the colors.
Dec 3, 2021, 7:50:55 AM
Heike - The colors on this card are so soft and pretty.
Dec 3, 2021, 6:39:08 AM
Melissa SunshineHoneyBee - Wonderful elements arranged bee-utifully with sparkle shine. Melissa "Sunshine HoneyBee"
Dec 3, 2021, 3:02:34 AM
Susan Babcock - Everything about this card is so good! The color, the snowflakes, the stenciling and the chunky Joy look great together.
Dec 3, 2021, 2:35:39 AM
Marisela Delgado - So beautiful! Gorgeous colors!
Dec 3, 2021, 1:51:27 AM
Tona - Love this card! The colors are fabulous. This is such a great release.
Dec 3, 2021, 12:07:10 AM
Angie D Cammack - Lea, this card is beautiful. I love the color you used to fill in the stencil and the large "joy." Just perfect! :)
Dec 2, 2021, 11:44:56 PM
Cindy M - I absolutely love this card! Love the colour!
Dec 2, 2021, 11:42:50 PM
CINDY Aguirre - Beautiful card! Love the colors!Thanks for the inspiration!
Dec 2, 2021, 11:39:29 PM
Cheriese H - so so pretty!! love that glittery JOY outline!!
Dec 2, 2021, 11:32:22 PM
Debbie - Such a pretty card!
Dec 2, 2021, 11:12:34 PM
Natalie - I love the glitter joy outline on this card.
Dec 2, 2021, 11:10:55 PM
Denise Bryant - Elegant card! I love everything about it! Gorgeous snowflake die and colors! Beautiful sentiment too!
Dec 2, 2021, 10:48:01 PM
Cindy Adair - Absolutely gorgeous card, love the colors you used on your card!
Dec 2, 2021, 10:31:03 PM
Tami B - If one of my friends were going to make a card for me, this would be it. Love the snowflakes, the sparkle, the colors.....great job!
Dec 2, 2021, 10:13:47 PM
Beth Bice - Love the Pinkfresh color combo on this card. It makes it look really modern.
Dec 2, 2021, 10:07:58 PM
Gayle F - The color scheme you chose Lea is beautiful! The stencils ad snowflakes are beautiful.
Dec 2, 2021, 9:42:46 PM
Debbie Frank - Love it, the color choice is stunning!
Dec 2, 2021, 9:37:24 PM
Amy G - It's a great combination of the stencil and snowflakes along with that awesome color to make that beautiful card.
Dec 2, 2021, 9:15:36 PM
Lisa Saxe - Love the colors and design of this card...beautiful!
Dec 2, 2021, 8:38:33 PM
Alexandra - So PRETTY!!!
Dec 2, 2021, 8:36:14 PM
HELEN VOORHEES - I am a sucker for this card.. Love everything about it.. My Colors, Snow, Bling! but I am sad.. I just went to buy the stencil and its gone.. :( Sad face! I'm Inspired by YOU! I shall make it.. :-)
Dec 2, 2021, 7:52:08 PM
Joanne Travis - Love this color combination for a winter card. So pretty!
Dec 2, 2021, 7:31:47 PM
Diane Zalusky - So pretty, love the color and the sparkle.
Dec 2, 2021, 7:28:37 PM
Maureen Reiss - Oh Soooo Beautiful!!!! I love the frozen feel this teal brings!!!
Dec 2, 2021, 7:18:12 PM
Megan Richardson - so delicate and pretty - love the colour. I have been thinking about buying this snowflake die and this card has convinced me that I need it
Dec 2, 2021, 7:15:35 PM
Joan Lucht - Love this!!
Dec 2, 2021, 7:14:23 PM
Michelle Hackett - Lea, I love the color you used on this card, and the design is beautiful. Happy Diecember!
Dec 2, 2021, 7:02:45 PM
Susan Lang - Who says it always has to be red or green? Love this color for the holidays!
Dec 2, 2021, 6:36:41 PM
Jan Butler - Love the ICY BLUE and the irradiance of the gems. So full of techniques! WOWSERS!
Dec 2, 2021, 6:35:28 PM
Ruth Doherty - Love everything about this card!!!! So pretty!
Dec 2, 2021, 5:52:40 PM
Teri Smith - Love the coloured cardstock you chose to show off these beautiful snowflakes Lea!
Dec 2, 2021, 5:19:07 PM
Salish Sea Stamper - Beautiful card! I probably would never think to combine leaves/berries and snowflakes on a card and use an aquamarine color scheme - they look lovely together! Thanks for the inspiration!
Dec 2, 2021, 5:16:56 PM
Janet D. - This is so lovely, the design is amazing!
Dec 2, 2021, 4:51:25 PM
Sherry Shumay - I love that you used one color for the stencil instead of using a red for the berries. I love this look
Dec 2, 2021, 4:47:16 PM
Donna L Walls - Oh yes...this a a gorgeous color combo and the card is amazing.
Dec 2, 2021, 4:42:23 PM
Karen Draper - Love the colors!
Dec 2, 2021, 4:41:26 PM
Kay Furnish - Wow! i love the colors you used on the JOY card! My favorite color & I use it a lot on my Christmas cards, so I'm happy to see someone else using turquoise also! Thanks for participating in the Blog Hop for Diecember!
Dec 2, 2021, 4:39:58 PM
Susan Richter - Oh I love this colour palette - the cool teal and white with the extra sparkle. Wow.
Dec 2, 2021, 4:35:38 PM
Etta L Parnell - Love the snowflakes
Dec 2, 2021, 4:28:08 PM
Joy Meadows - A beautiful card, Lea! Love the new snowflake die.
Dec 2, 2021, 4:23:26 PM
Karen Baughman - Love the stencil, colors and the dancing snowflakes die!
Dec 2, 2021, 3:51:17 PM
Carol H - Beautiful card- love the colours
Dec 2, 2021, 3:48:09 PM
SRK - love the soft colors and textures...just beautiful...thanks for sharing.
Dec 2, 2021, 3:41:34 PM
SSchmidt - So pretty and fresh. Great combination of color and dies.
Dec 2, 2021, 3:23:27 PM
Cyndi Morris - Gorgeous,, elegant card. The colors are stunning.
Dec 2, 2021, 3:11:16 PM
Giselle D. - Such a pretty card! I love the soft pop of colour.
Dec 2, 2021, 3:06:39 PM
Marie Hansen - Beautiful, well-designed card.
Dec 2, 2021, 3:03:51 PM
michelle sturgeon - Love the blue combination with those snowflakes.
Dec 2, 2021, 2:55:52 PM
Lynn - Those colors are so Christmassy!! Snowflakes & snowmen you just can't have enough of them!
Dec 2, 2021, 2:43:37 PM
Jenni King - love the soft colors/non traditional colors.
Dec 2, 2021, 2:35:01 PM
Dee Earnshaw - fabulous design and inspirational color combo
Dec 2, 2021, 1:33:48 PM
Jeanne Rice - So pretty. Simple, elegant and I need to copy this. Thanks for sharing.
Dec 2, 2021, 1:24:42 PM
Linda Kunsman - this is so beautiful- love the color choice!
Dec 2, 2021, 1:24:21 PM
Vicki Davis - I love the Dancing Snowflake die because it’s 3 in 1. So many possibilities.
Dec 2, 2021, 1:24:15 PM
Linda Kunsman - this is so beautiful- love the color choice!
Dec 2, 2021, 1:22:21 PM
Eva N - Great combination of soft color, sparkle and textures. Lovely card.
Dec 2, 2021, 12:49:40 PM
Terry Smith - Beautiful! I love the dainty snowflakes!
Dec 2, 2021, 12:48:00 PM
Steffi H. - I love the almost monochrome cad, looking fresh with all the white space.
Dec 2, 2021, 12:43:04 PM
Marjorie Estey - I love the colors. The card is beautiful.
Dec 2, 2021, 12:31:35 PM
Jodi - LOVE the teal color with white. So stunning.
Dec 2, 2021, 11:50:18 AM
Tammy Millette - I love stenciling and I love the teal blue colors. Wonderful card