Simon Says - Beautiful Days Blog Hop

Hi my friends, welcome to my stop on Day 1 of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop to celebrate the Beautiful Days 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 Flower Garden Emboss and Cut Folder is FREE with any purchase of $30 or more, just enter the code BUD when you checkout. This promotion is valid until 9th April 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 12th April. If you are a lucky winner, you can e-mail Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize.

If you arrived from the very talented Alberto Gava, 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 spring themed card using the Garden Fresh 6" x 8" stamp set.

I stamped the large jar image and Spring sentiment from the Garden Fresh stamp set on to an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Simon Says Intense Black ink. I stamped the image again on to masking paper, trimmed and fixed over the stamped image. I stamped one of the smaller jars either side.

I coloured the images with Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils using a Detailer Water Brush. I smooshed the Scattered Straw Distress Oxide ink pad on to the craft mat on my Glass Media Mat, spritzed with water, picked the ink up on to a piece of clear plastic and pressed on to the bottom of the panel.

I repeated this process with Salvaged Patina, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide inks and dried between each colour until I was happy with the background.

I applied a layer of Ranger Glossy Accents over the centre jar and once dry, sprinkled Stampendous Chunky White Embossing Enamel Powder over the background and heat set from underneath.

I coloured a scrap of Distress Watercolor card with Scattered Straw Distress Oxide, stamped the small sentiment from Garden Fresh, inked with Simon Says Intense Black ink and die-cut using a small tag die from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Chapter 3 Collector Thinlits.

I fixed the tag in place with foam squares and added a twine bow.

To finish, I inked around the edges of the panel with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink using a mini round blending tool and fixed the panel to a 5" x 6.1/4" white card blank.

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Laura Bassen

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Jennifer McGuire

Mindy Eggen

Barbara Tarayao

Sidnie Des Jardins

Keisha Charles

Heather Ruwe

Miriam Prantner

Alberto Gava

Kath Stewart

Allison Frazier

Adelle Emery

The next stop on the hop is the very talented Allison Frazier, so pop over to see what she has made with the release. For more inspiration, be sure to tune in tomorrow for Day 2 of the Beautiful Days Blog Hop and make sure you visit the Beautiful Days Gallery over on Simon Says Blog for more inspiration and 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.

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx