Simon Says - Be Creative Blog Hop

Hi my friends, welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop to celebrate the Be Creative release. You can check out all the products from this release over at Simon Says Stamp HERE and Simon Says Stamp has a blog hop exclusive give-away, the exclusive Handcrafted with Love 3" x 4" stamp set is FREE with any purchase, just enter the code ART4U when you checkout. This promotion is valid until 19th February at 11.59 PM EDT or while supplies last.

Simon Says are also giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop so make sure you leave a comment on each participant's blog to be in with a chance of winning. The winners will be chosen and posted on Simon Says Stamp Blog on Wednesday 22 February. If you are a lucky winner, you can e-mail Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize.

If you arrived from the very talented Bobbi Lemanski's Blog, you are in the right place but if you happen to get lost along the way, you will find a list of participants at the end of this post to help you get back on track.

I created a rainbow Thanks card using the Big and Bold 2 stamp set and Greetings Trio Wafer Dies.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", inked the Thanks sentiment from Simon Says Big and Bold 2 stamp set with Simon Says Embossing Ink pad, sprinkled with Simon Says White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. I applied the Distress Oxides inks using mini round blending tools to create a rainbow background, spritzed with water, dabbed with a paper towel, dried to create the water droplet effect and wiped over the embossing with a soft cloth to remove any excess ink.

I die-cut the shadow portion of the Thanks die from the panel and fixed the panel to Simon Says Black cardstock trimmed to 1/8" larger.  I had intended to leave the shadow space black but changed my mind and popped the shadow die cut back into the negative space, die-cut the word Thanks 4 times from black cardstock and fixed in place to create dimension.

I added a Simon Says Reverse Best Friends Sentiment Strip along the bottom of the panel.

I replaced the centres of the letter "a" in the Thanks word and added a Trinity Stamps Vanilla Heart and also fixed hearts randomly over the background.

To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 White Card Blank.

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Suzy Plantamura

Amy Rysavy

Debby Hughes

Lisa Addesa

Sidnie Des Jardins

Miriam Prantner

Bobbi Lemanski

Kath Stewart YOU ARE HERE

Barb Engler

Misty Elam

Jennifer Kotas

Allison Frazier

The next stop on the hop is the very talented Barb Engler so pop over to see what Barb has made with the release. For more inspiration, be sure to tune in tomorrow for Day 2 of the Be Creative Blog Hop and make sure you visit the Be Creative Gallery over on Simon Says Blog where you can also share what you make with products from this release.

I'm off to put the kettle on, make a cuppa and enjoy visiting all the other stops on the hop.

Hugs Kath xxx