Beautiful Moments Blog Hop Day 2

Hi my friends, welcome to my stop on Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop for the Beautiful Moments 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 Exclusive and "Not Yet Released Clover Shaker Sentiment 3" x 4" stamp set will be automatically added to your cart that contains any of the Beautiful Moments products! This gift with purchase will be valid until 1st March at 11:59 pm ET or while supplies last.

Simon Says Stamp 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 4th March, and if you are a lucky winner, you can e-mail Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize. 

I created a card using the adorable Sweet Sheep wafer dies and Groovy Daisies 6" x 6" clear stamp from the Beautiful Moments release along with the Fancy Love die and Love Letter/Basic Brushstrokes Greetings stamps and dies from previous releases.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", inked the Groovy Daisies stamp set with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide ink, stamped on to the background, sprinkled randomly with Tattered Rose Distress Embossing Glaze and heat set. I inked the bottom section of the panel with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink using a Mini Round Blending Tool.
I die-cut the Sweet Sheep from Distress Watercolor card, Distress Black HeavyStock and card coloured with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide ink and assembled.

I die-cut the Fancy Love shadow and word 4 times from Distress Watercolor card. I die-cut the word again from Distress Watercolor card coloured with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide ink and layered to create a dimensional sentiment.

I stamped the sentiment from Basic Brushstroke Greetings on to a scrap of Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set and die-cut using the Basic Brushstroke Greetings co-ordinating dies.

I stamped the strip from the Love Letter stamp set, inked with Bundled Sage and the hearts with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide inks, sprinkled with Tattered Rose and Bundled Sage Distress Embossing Glazes, heat set and die-cut using the Love Letter co-ordinating dies.

I fixed the Fancy Love and Love Letter strip die-cuts in place with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Glue and added the extra sentiment and sheep popped up on Thin 3D foam squares to add dimension. I added the extra hearts and applied a coat of Ranger Glossy Accents.

To finish I fixed the panel to an A2 white card blank.

If you've arrived from the very talented Alberto Gava, you're in the right place but if you happen to get lost along the way, the list of participants below will help you get back on track. Your Next stop on the hop is the amazing Betsy Green.

·  Simon Says Stamp Blog 

·  Nina-Marie Trapani

·  Heather Hoffman

·  Suzy Plantamura

·  Cathy Zielske

·  Jennifer McGuire

·  Laura Bassen

·  Amy Rysavy

·  Mindy Eggen

·  Miriam Prantner

·  Alberto Gava

·  Kath Stewart (you are here)

·  Betsy Green

·  Mary Reiner

·  Nicki Baxley

·  Savannah O'Gwynn

You'll find more inspiration from the release on Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Moments Gallery HERE and if you make anything with the release, we would love you to share with us all in the Gallery. If you missed Day 1 of the Blog Hop, you can catch up HERE. In the meantime, I'm off to make myself a cuppa, find a comfy sofa and enjoy an afternoon of blog hopping and be inspired by all the makes.

Hugs Kath xxx