Simon Says - Favorite Things Blog Hop Day 2

Hi my friends, welcome to my stop on Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop for the Favorite Things release.  I'm thrilled to be joining lots of talented friends and designers to share inspiration using products from this fabulous release and you can check out all the products in the release HERE.

Simon Says Stamp has a blog hop exclusive give-away, the Happy Bee Day stamp set is FREE with the purchase of $50 or more of Favorite Things release products. The stamp set will be automatically added to your cart. This promotion is valid until  at March 2nd 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 March 5th, and if you are a lucky winner, you can e-mail Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize. 

I created a bookmark to include with a book I am gifting to a friend, using Simon Says Stamp One For the Books and Tweet Friend 6" x 8" stamp sets from the Favorite Things release, Schoolhouse Red cardstock and Cranberry Pawsitively Saturated Ink.

I die-cut a tag from Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red cardstock. I stamped Simon Says Stamp Old Letter on to the tag, inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with Simon Says Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I stamped the book from Simon Says Stamp One For Ther Books 6" x 8" stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Old Paper and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide inks and the heart accents inked with Simon Says Stamp Cranberry Pawsitively Saturated Ink. I masked off the sentiment from the stamp set and stamped on the book, inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival Ink. There are dies available for the stamp set, linked below, but I don't have them yet so I fussy cut around the book with my trusty Tim Holtz/Tonic Studios Mini Recoil Snips and inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using Tim Holtz Tiny Blending Tool.

I fixed the book to Distress Watercolor card, trimmed around the edges to leave a small border and fixed to the tag with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to create dimension. I added splatters of Dina Wakley White Glossy Spray. I coloured a scrap of Distress Watercolor card with Old Paper Distress Oxide Ink, stamped the flower spray and sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Tweet Friend 6" x8" stamp set and die-cut with the co-ordinating Tweet Friend dies. I die-cut the sentiment twice more from Distress Watercolor card, layered to create dimension and fixed the sentiment and flowers in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I added the hole re-inforcer die-cut from the card coloured with Old Paper Distress Oxide ink, fixed the plaid ribbon and red/white twine in place, matted the tag on to Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock and trimmed to leave a small border.

If you arrived from the very talented Sandi MacIver,  you are in the right place but if you happen to get lost along the way, the list of participants below twill help you get back on track.

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Caly Person

Suzy Plantamura

Jennifer McGuire

Debby Hughes

Emily Midgett

Lisa Addesa

Miriam Prantner

Bibi Cameron

Sandi MacIver

Kath Stewart (you are here)

Betsy Green

Misty Elam

Carly Minner

Rachel Alvarado

Revati Panickar

You'll find more inspiration from the release on Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Gallery HERE and if you make anything with the release, we would love you to share with us all in the Gallery. There is also more fabulous inspiration for you from Day 1 of the Blog Hop HERE. In the meantime, I'm off to make myself a cuppa, find a comfy sofa and enjoy an afternoon of blog hopping and being inspired by all the makes.

Hugs Kath xxx