Caly Person

Hey, Friends!

Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Crafty Hugs Release Blog Hop! I’m so excited to be a part of this one. There are lots of fun new products and I’ve got two new cards to share with you in addition to the one I shared release night! There’s also lots of inspiration in the Simon Says Stamp  Crafty Hugs gallery. Anyone can share projects to the galleries so don’t be shy! You can also find the entire release HERE.

In case you missed it, I shared a card made using the new Peony Bouquet background stamp. I had a lot of fun watercoloring this one. If you like to read about the details, you can view that post HERE.

My first card today uses two new products – the Etched Linear Heart as well as the You Have My Heart dies.

I started by stamping half panels with the Quilted Hearts background stamp. Then I ink-blended each panel with two colors – you can’t see it too well bc there is so much texture on each heart, but I used the following Distress Oxide Inks: Abandoned Coral, Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold, Scattered Straw, Lucky Clover, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet, Shaded Lilac.

After ink-blended, I die-cut each heart and layered them over each other to create my layout. To secure them in place, I attached double sided foam adhesive to the back, then attached it to a white panel that is 4.75″ x 6.75″ to mat a 5″ x 7″ card base.

My sentiment is die-cut from vellum and black cardstock using the You Have My Heart dies. I attached it over my hearts and then embellished my card with some clear droplets.

My second card uses the So Far So Good stamp set. I started with a light blue piece of cardstock and stamped the large sentiment in the center. I embossed it in white before masking off the area around the sentiment to ink-blend Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Inks to create a glow. Before removing the mask, I splattered the panel with water to give it some texture.

I trimmed this panel to mat my A2-sized card base and attached it using foam tape for lots of dimension. To finish, I added an embossed sub-sentiment and some more clear droplets.

I hope you enjoyed these cards! This is truly a wonderful release and I’m so happy to be a part of it! Thanks so much for joining me today!

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:

A $25 coupon will be given away at each stop from the comments section. Simon Says Stamp will choose the winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 3^rd of June. Winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

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Blog Hop List:

Simon Says Stamp Blog   
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Yoonsun Hur
Heather Hoffman
Bibi Cameron
Barb Engler
Sidnie Des Jardins
Cheiron Brandon
Laurie Willison
Caly Person <– You are HERE
Betty Wright
Bobbi Lemanski
Lea Lawson
Preeti Chandran
Lin Brandyberry

 

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SSS Peony Bouquet	SSS Etched Linear Heart	SSS You Have My Heart	SSS So Far So Good	SSS Quilted Hearts
Daniel Smith Watercolors SSS	Silver Brush Black Velvet Brushes SSS	TH Distress Oxide SSS	Neenah Solar White 80 lb SSS	Neenah Solar White 110 lb SSS
Black Cardstock SSS	Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad 140 lb SSS	Versamark Ink SSS	Wagner Heat Tool SSS	Embossing Powder Bag SSS
HA White Detail Embossing Powder SSS	ATG Gun SSS	3M Scotch Foam Tape SSS	Distress Collage Medium Matte SSS	MSP Mini MISTI SSS
MSP Mini MISTI Mouse Pad SSS	Mini Score Board SSS	Teflon Bone Folder SSS	Tim Holtz Tonic Guillotine Trimmer SSS	TH Glass Media Mat SSS
SK Clear Round Drops	May Arts Natural Twine String SSS