Happy Thursday, crafty friends! Welcome to day 2 of the Hello Gorgeous release blog hop, which is full of amazing new products! There is a FREE Birthday Wishes stamp set available with any purchase while supplies last, just be sure to use the code HBD322. This promotion will expire 03/27 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 cards first? I feel like my heart gets broken at least once per day over the war in Ukraine. For my card today I was inspired by the colors of the Ukrainian flag, and their national flower, the sunflower.
Sending love & hugs card
Card size: A2 - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (inches)
I started by ink blending the Daisies and Leaves stencil to Hammermill white cardstock in the following Pinkfresh Studio ink colors: Lemon Whip, Sweet Mustard, Sapphire and Gathered Twigs. These are not technically sunflowers, but I tried to color them to resemble them. Next I stamped & heat embossed the frame & sentiment from the Delicate Floral Frames stamp set in Gilded embossing powder to vellum. I did not receive the coordinating dies for this set, so I fussy cut it. Finally, I diecut the largest Stitched Scallop Rectangle 4 times: once from white glitter paper and three times from white cardstock. I stacked and adhered those layers together to give the frame more dimension.
I created a top folding A2 card base from light yellow cardstock, then mounted the ink blended background to it with foam adhesive. I make my own DIY adhesive panels from white craft foam and 5" ScorTape. I've found this to be the most cost effective way to do this. Next I adhered the scalloped frame to the card front with Bearly Arts liquid glue. I cut teeny, tiny, thin strips of foam tape that I could hide behind accents, and adhered the vellum frame to the upper left corner of the card.
To finish, I accented the ink blended floral middles with espresso colored jewels using liquid glue and an embellishment wand. I also accented the frame with sunshine and sapphire jewels. You can find all three of these colors in the Pinkfresh Studio jewels mix.
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
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Amanda Korotkova
Amy Rysavy
Miriam Prantner
Bibi Cameron
Barbara Tarayao
Alberto Gava
Vicky Papaioannou
Heather Hoffman
Lea Lawson
Tina Smith
Emily Midgett
Jennifer Kotas
Seeka
Be sure to hop along and leave comments along the way for your best chance to win one of the prizes. Finally, if you'd like to see even MORE inspiration from this release, check out the Hello Gorgeous gallery. And be sure to link up YOUR creations too!
There will also be more images of this card on my Instagram post, as I have an image limit on my website...and I'm trying to stretch it as far as I can before I have to purchase additional storage. Lol! Thanks for heading to my feed to see more, and allowing me to be a tad frugal. You can also check out my complete supply list below to multiple stores, or CLICK HERE to see it a bit easier. :)
SUPPLY LIST
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92 Comments
Mar 30, 2022, 4:44:44 AM
tina z - wow, absolutely stunning.
Mar 29, 2022, 9:24:21 PM
Shar Zar - Adding the vellum element makes the card so elegant and special.
Mar 29, 2022, 12:08:31 PM
Amy Solovay - Those do make amazing sunflowers! Love how this turned out!
Mar 27, 2022, 7:38:29 PM
Monica Linerode - Beautiful cards and love the creativity of it. So unique. Thanks for taking the time to post
Mar 27, 2022, 1:37:43 PM
Etta Parrnell - Love your card.
Mar 27, 2022, 12:39:56 PM
Debbie Frank - Nice card.
Mar 27, 2022, 10:23:32 AM
Mirella Rogan - Oh wow, that idea for a sentiment on vellum is genius, it looks so beautiful!
Mar 27, 2022, 10:20:32 AM
Mary Holshouser - Thanks for using the Ukranian colors in your card. Daisies can dome in yellow too. Beautiful card. thanks for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Mar 26, 2022, 10:24:58 PM
Carol Wortman - Awww, bless your sweet heart, yes Ma'am so much brokenness. This is a beautiful tribute. I love the way the Daisy leaves mimick the leaves on the frame ( which I think looks like a pretty tombstone). Very lovely card.
Mar 26, 2022, 9:14:29 PM
Sue D - Your card is beautiful!
Mar 26, 2022, 8:14:13 PM
Helen F - So beautiful! I love your clever design with the little panel of vellum!! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Take care! :)
Mar 26, 2022, 1:47:11 PM
Cynthia Johnson - I love this beautiful tribute to Ukraine!
Mar 26, 2022, 12:29:17 PM
Jeanne Rice - Lovely card. Go Ukraine!
Mar 26, 2022, 6:17:49 AM
Lauryne Cunningham - What a pretty card! I love the vellum sentiment!
Mar 25, 2022, 11:59:50 PM
karenladd - What a lovely, subtly colored inspiration from the Ukrainian flag and a wonderful show of support.
Mar 25, 2022, 10:59:15 PM
Maureen Reiss - Wow!!! Really Gorgeous!!! Beautiful design!!!
Mar 25, 2022, 7:50:17 PM
Jeanne Beam - Gorgeous card! Love the colorful design. Thanks for sharing.
Mar 25, 2022, 5:52:56 PM
Sandra Baggarly - Pretty card! Thanks for sharing.
Mar 25, 2022, 3:10:33 PM
Janet D. - Such a lovely card and the support for Ukraine is wonderful!
Mar 25, 2022, 1:39:39 PM
Linda K - such a delicate looking card- love that stamp set!
Mar 25, 2022, 1:12:25 PM
Glenda Thorne - LOVE! LOVE! LOVE this card, so subtle but still stands out!!!
Mar 25, 2022, 1:06:48 PM
Donna Griffin - First off, love the support of Ukraine. Secondly I love how you used the frame within the frame ... genius! Such a beautiful layout and design! Thanks for sharing!
Mar 25, 2022, 10:37:28 AM
Anna Sigga - What an amazing card and the ink blending is perfection!
Mar 25, 2022, 9:53:02 AM
Joy Meadows - What a soft and delicate card, Lea! Love everything about it!
Mar 25, 2022, 8:49:08 AM
Donna Phelan - Beautiful creations! I love the Ukraine colors and that embossing on Vellum! Perfect!
Mar 25, 2022, 8:07:05 AM
Teresa Doyle - Oh Lea. What a delicate and sweet card. The colours are so pretty and the touch of vellum makes a great presentation. Love this!
Mar 25, 2022, 8:01:14 AM
June Stengel - Love how you placed the sentiment on vellum to let that beautiful background show through. The scalloped frame is a perfect touch.
Mar 25, 2022, 5:53:41 AM
Amy Cooley - These sunflowers are gorgeous and I love the embossed details. This is a very elegant design.
Mar 25, 2022, 4:01:30 AM
Cheriese H - pretty! love the touch of the gold embossing on vellum!
Mar 25, 2022, 3:52:20 AM
Gab - so beautiful
Mar 25, 2022, 12:52:45 AM
Denise Bryant - Lovely colors and textures! Beautiful design!
Mar 24, 2022, 11:56:44 PM
Marisela Delgado - So beautiful.
Mar 24, 2022, 11:35:50 PM
Geri S - Sweetly soft and gorgeous!
Mar 24, 2022, 11:34:51 PM
Nicole Brown - Beautiful card!! Love your jewels!
Mar 24, 2022, 11:30:56 PM
Giselle D. - I love how pretty and delicate your card is.
Mar 24, 2022, 10:49:56 PM
Jade - Very pretty! Great colors and technique.
Mar 24, 2022, 10:38:02 PM
Mitzi - We all need to remember those in Ukraine right now! Your card is so soft and beautiful. I want those expresso rhinestones and keep forgetting to order them. They are beautiful on your sunflowers.
Mar 24, 2022, 9:42:32 PM
Maria Petkash - Such a beautiful tribute to the Ukraine. So soft and elegant!
Mar 24, 2022, 9:22:45 PM
Jill Rauenhorst - Love the sunflowers and your inspiration for the card!
Mar 24, 2022, 7:56:56 PM
RobiW - Beautiful card, and a lovely tribute to Ukraine.
Mar 24, 2022, 7:48:20 PM
Janice - A wonderful tribute to Ukraine! This card is gorgeous! ❤️
Mar 24, 2022, 7:15:36 PM
Donna L Walls - Lea, this card is gorgeous and I love the Blue/Yellow combo!
Mar 24, 2022, 6:02:29 PM
Sheri Danielson - Such a soft calming card. Beautiful work
Mar 24, 2022, 5:57:02 PM
Judy Inukai - Beautiful.
Mar 24, 2022, 5:23:11 PM
love2stamp - It's touching that you used the colors from the Ukraine flag for your card - a beautiful show of support. I love the background you created.
Mar 24, 2022, 4:42:01 PM
Gayle Chrvala - Beautiful card design using the stencil with soft inks and floral frames.
Mar 24, 2022, 4:41:23 PM
Stacey Kowbel - Another stunning card from you! I really love the vellum panel in your design!
Mar 24, 2022, 3:58:52 PM
Dayna Audirsch - what a beautifully lovely card!
Mar 24, 2022, 3:51:06 PM
Sheri Kempke - Beautiful card Leah--great new release from SSS!
Mar 24, 2022, 3:41:20 PM
Christine M - Your card is just so lovely. FRAMEABLE
Mar 24, 2022, 3:32:07 PM
Monika Davis - So pretty Lea. Love the soft yellow and blue. I think that stencil is one of my favorites of this release! Thanks for the inspiration!
Mar 24, 2022, 3:17:43 PM
Barbara-Jean - Such a delicate pretty card! I
Mar 24, 2022, 3:07:20 PM
SSchmidt - Yellow and blue are always such a pretty combination, especially when set off with the dark centers. Lovely card.
Mar 24, 2022, 2:37:35 PM
Lori L - I love the look of your card. Thanks for the inspiration!
Mar 24, 2022, 2:36:37 PM
Phyllis Freese - I'm a huge fan of daisies, so that stencil is on my wish list. Love the way your paired it up with the framed greeting in vellum so as not to overshadow your pretty card.
Mar 24, 2022, 2:08:33 PM
Barbara Walborn - Terrific card design. Well done.
Mar 24, 2022, 2:02:26 PM
Shelice W - I love the use of the vellum.
Mar 24, 2022, 1:39:21 PM
LAURA CASSELMAN - I’ve never seen a card made this way with the vellum frame added to it it’s beautiful!
Mar 24, 2022, 1:15:22 PM
Debbie - So pretty and very thoughtful support to Ukraine. I like the added touch of vellum
Mar 24, 2022, 1:13:52 PM
Tami B - I LOVE how you did the sentiment on the vellum panel. This is so pretty.
Mar 24, 2022, 1:07:30 PM
Marilyn Fisher - Such a pretty card. Love the daisy stencil!
Mar 24, 2022, 12:59:26 PM
Hannah Baum - Definitely a wonderful card for Ukraine! Great way to show your support!
Mar 24, 2022, 12:57:25 PM
Joyace Feheley - So pretty. Thank you so much.
Mar 24, 2022, 12:53:30 PM
Merrill P - I liked how you highlighted the sentiment by putting it on vellum
Mar 24, 2022, 12:50:48 PM
Cyndi Morris - Such a lovely card. I love that delicate stencil.
Mar 24, 2022, 12:42:06 PM
Nandini Karmarkar - Very pretty card!
Mar 24, 2022, 12:40:03 PM
Lori Spitzer - Love your Ukraine-inspired cards. They're KNOCKOUT pretty and so ethereal-looking! Lori S in PA
Mar 24, 2022, 12:35:17 PM
Melissa Leftrick - Wow love this! The colors are beautiful together!
Mar 24, 2022, 12:31:49 PM
Anne - What a pretty spring card! I especially love the look of the embossed vellum.
Mar 24, 2022, 12:18:51 PM
Deborah Cooper - Sweet card. This is such a great release.
Mar 24, 2022, 12:08:28 PM
rebekka - This is gorgeous!
Mar 24, 2022, 11:54:34 AM
Patricia Wilson - Lovely card and some great colors on it. Makes you want to smile. Thanks for showing us this inspiration.
Mar 24, 2022, 11:43:09 AM
Marcy Schneider - Lovely use of Ukraine colors on your card, Lea. Thanks for sharing.
Mar 24, 2022, 11:42:40 AM
Alison S Neet - These are so YUMMY! Truly exciting and inspirational. Thank you!
Mar 24, 2022, 11:27:41 AM
Marjorie E. - It was a nice tribute to use the Ukraine colors. Very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Mar 24, 2022, 11:27:25 AM
Anne Sturgeon - The colors are perfect and I love your layout. TFS
Mar 24, 2022, 11:20:55 AM
Gayle I. - Such a sweet and delicate card; beautiful!
Mar 24, 2022, 11:04:42 AM
Jeannine D. - Lovely card - thank you for sharing
Mar 24, 2022, 10:49:56 AM
Tamala Priebe - Absolutely love the colors on the background. Your card is stunning.
Mar 24, 2022, 10:49:12 AM
Deborrah Cannizzaro - I love your ink blending! Thanks for the beautiful inspiration!
Mar 24, 2022, 10:43:53 AM
Patty A Eifert - Very different and cool looking design on your card with the sentiment in the upper corner. Also like how you only inked up different parts of the card!
Mar 24, 2022, 10:27:09 AM
Colleen Jo Howell - Wow, this is so pretty. Love the offset sentiment as well
Mar 24, 2022, 10:20:09 AM
Heike Carlson - Such a pretty and heartfelt card. TFS
Mar 24, 2022, 9:55:12 AM
barbara lassiter - This is a beautiful card and tribute. I love the subtle coloring!
Mar 24, 2022, 9:53:55 AM
Sharon Gullikson - Those are some cute flowers. Very fresh and nice.
Mar 24, 2022, 9:44:38 AM
Kelly - I luv the daisy stamp! It’s so pretty & I luv your bold blue color & the soft yellow just stunning
Mar 24, 2022, 9:39:04 AM
Billie Sue Woolley - So soft and delicate. Thanks for sharing
Mar 24, 2022, 9:09:36 AM
Melissa SunshineHoneybee - Wonderful soft colors, framing & layers. Melissa "Sunshine HoneyBee"
Mar 24, 2022, 9:06:39 AM
Cheryl - I really enjoyed your card color and design. Praying that peace is restored to the Ukrainian country.
Mar 24, 2022, 8:54:18 AM
LINDA FILLDS - Prayers for the Ukrainian country and its people. Very nice jog with your card. Beautifully designed... tyfs :)
Mar 24, 2022, 8:14:29 AM
Meghan Kennihan - PERFECT! I love the support of Ukraine! Gorgeous design!
Mar 24, 2022, 7:59:44 AM
Nancy K Rodeberg - Lovely card with the beautiful Ukrainian nod.