Rain or Shine Blog Hop~Day 1!

I am so thrilled to be a part of today's blog hop, over at the Simon Says Stamp Blog, celebrating Simon Says Stamp's newest release...Rain or Shine!  There are so many wonderful products in this release, and I have used one of the fun new dies to make three cards with it and it's pieces...

I die cut the Nifty Star Plate three times.  I removed all the stars and adhered the panels together.  I used the die to emboss, not die cut, a fourth piece, making it a panel, then colored the embossed panel with three different color inks.  I opted to make these stars, flowers...so...I made some black enamel dots to put in all of centers of the flowers.  Below, I snapped a pic of how I make them.  I have some of my dies in cassette sleeves.  When I want some enamel dots, I put the enamel accents on the outside of cassette sleeve, let it dry, then get them off with an exact knife....

Below is a close up of the colored flowers, the dots and the sentiment that I had covered with glossy accents to give it some fun shine...

THEN...I used all the stars from the  die cuts, and made them into flowers!! 

I thought the stars, when put together, looked SO cute as flowers...especially as my much loved daisies, when I put a yellow center in them!!

I used an old scrap of polka dotted paper to line my flowers on, and a sentiment from one of the new stamp sets.  Here's a close up...

Then, another CAS card done with the small stars from the die cut frame...

I used a sentiment from the stamp set from Simon's April Card Kit...the sentiments in this set are beautiful!   I positioned the flowers around the sentiment.  On both cards, I adhered three pieces for the bottom layer of the flower, and only one piece for the top layer of the flower.  Here's a close up... 

Okay...I had SO much fun making my cards!!  My fun was above, your fun is below!

Simon is generously giving a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from our comment sections, so the more hop blogs you comment on, the more chances you will have to win!  Winners will be chosen and posted on the Simon Blog on Wednesday, March 26th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 26th, to see if you are a winner!!  If you are a winner, you can email Simon to claim your prize!

The list of participants in today's hop are listed below...

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Caly Person
Nichol Spohr
Suzy Plantamura
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Emily Midgett
                                  Lisa Addesa<-----You are HERE!
Tina Smith
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Karin Åkesdotter
Sandi MacIver
Tracy Ware
Barb Engler
Michelle Short
Charlene Madrid

 Just to let you know...as you read in the title of this post, this is day 1 of 2 blog hops, celebrating this release!  SO...there will be another blog hop tomorrow...and that gives you not only more projects with wonderful inspiration, but also more chances to win a $25 coupon from Simon!  Hope you will hop along and join the fun and inspiration! ALSO...don't forget the offer in the banner at the top of the post!  You will automatically receive the Balloon Bouquet die when you spend $23 or more of Rain or Shine release products !   The offer is only good until the end of the day on March 31st, while supplies last.  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

      Lisa 

Rain or Shine Release!

There's a new release at Simon Says Stamp, today...Rain or Shine!  I am so excited to share my first card celebrating this new release, with you!...

I used one of the cute egg stamps fromt he Happy Eggs stamp set, and set out stamping the bunny ears in six "pastelly" colors.  I die cut them with the die from the coordinating set, that had a hole punched in the top, and decided to string the eggs together with some of the new Simon silver cord.  I popped them up with some foam to give them a little dimension.  I tied bows at either end, and added one of the sentiments from the set.  Here's a close up...

There will be blog hops tomorrow and Saturday at the Simon Blog, to celebrate this new release.  Hope you will hop along, and get some Spring inspiration!!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Spring Greetings

I have made a card with a pretty egg stamp and greetings from Simon Says Stamp's Favorite Things release...

I stamped the pretty egg in six different colors, then die cut all the eggs and layered.  I arranged them on the card, and put two sentiment stamps together and stamped them between the two layers.  I added some enamel dots and done!  Here's a close up...

There's a new release coming out tomorrow...can't wait to share with you!  There will be two blog hops at the Simon Blog, to celebrate the new release, one on Friday and one on Saturday...hope you'll hop along!  Happy First Day of Spring, tomorrow, too!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Tweet Birthday Wishes

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!  I don't have a "green" card to share with you today, but I hope it sings mid March to you!  I have made a card using the new Simon Says Stamp Tweet Friend stamp/die set, originally from the March Card Kit, but now available in the Favorite Things release!!... 

I think this birdie is so stinkin' cute!  I opted to pair him with one of the flowered branches.  I stamped, die cut and colored all the pieces.  I stamped and die cut the sentiment...love this birthday stamp font, and the die is SO cool, as it cuts out all the letter middles...makes it look SO cool!!  I added some of the notes to make my birdie sing, and popped up the whole thing on a card with a pink metallic panel...also from the card kit.  Here's a close up...

I'm off to have my corned beef and cabbage...hope you have a great night!!

Thanks you so much for stopping by, today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Favorite Things Blog Hop~Day 2!

I am thrilled to be a part of day 2 of hops, celebrating Simon Says Stamp's newest release, Favorite Things, over at the Simon Blog!  I have used one of the new stamp/die sets, to make a couple cards, one for Easter, the other could be for everyday!

I stamped and die cut the eggs and flowers, then colored.  I dotted the flower centers and the dots on the eggs with white enamel accents.  I popped them up on a panel with a couple of the cute sentiments,  I colored and cut strips of color, using the same markers as I used to color the eggs.  I cut the small colored pieces in strips, and then cut the strips in 1/2, putting one half of the strips on the top of the card, the other on the bottom,  Here's a close up...

The second card, I used three more of the stamps...the cute chicks in their shells with another of the cute sentiments...

These little guys are so stinkin' cute!  I stamped, die cut and colored all three, then layered.  I adhered them to a panel with embossed diagonal stripes.  I then popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

Okay...I had SO much fun making my cards!!  My fun was above, your fun is below!

Simon is generously giving a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from our comment sections, so the more hop blogs you comment on, the more chances you will have to win!  Winners will be chosen and posted on the Simon Blog on Wednesday, March 5th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 5th, to see if you are a winner!!  If you are a winner, you can email Simon to claim your prize!

The list of participants in today's hop are listed below...

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Caly Person
Suzy Plantamura
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Emily Midgett
                                       Lisa Addesa<------You are HERE😊
Miriam Prantner
Bibi Cameron
Sandi MacIver
Kath Stewart
Betsy Green
Misty Elam
Carly Minner
Rachel Alvarado
Revati Panickar

Just to let you know...as you read in the title of this post, this is day 2 of blog hops, celebrating this release!  There was another blog hop yesterday...and that gives you not only 15 more projects with wonderful inspiration, but also 15 more chances to win a $25 coupon from Simon!  Hope you will hop along and join the fun and inspiration! ALSO...don't forget the offer in the banner at the top of the post!  You will automatically receive the Happy Bee Day stamp set when you spend $50 or more of Favorite Things release products !   Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

                                                                             Lisa   

                                                  

BIG Thanks!

I have made a card with a super cute new Simon Says Stamp stamp/die sets from their latest Favorite Things release!.

This set has a number of cute hippos, and cute sentiments to go with them!  I chose the simplest of them, colored him, layered him and adhered him to a card that I had embossed some hearts, then colored and glossy accented three of the hearts.  I used the same markers that I had used to color the hippo, and made striped panels for either side of the card,  The card is a little bit shorter and thinner than an A2 card, took adjusting due to the stripes.  It took me a while and many tries of different layouts and backgrounds, to be happy, but I like how this guy turned out!  Here's a close up..

                                                                                                                                                                 

There was a blog hop over at the Simon Blog today, celebrating this wonderful new releasem, and there'll be another tomorrow...can't wait!  I hope you will hop along!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Favorite Things Release!

Today is release day at Simon Says Stamp, the Favorite Things release is here!  I have used one of the beautiful new embossing folders and made a thank you card!...

I don't know what the name of the technique is, but you used the debossed side of the embossed panel, and color the images.  THEN, you swipe the whole panel with a black ink pad!  When it is covered, it only shows the colored debossed images!  It is SOOOOOO much fun to do...kind of like wonderful magic when the black covers everything ...especially the overcoloring!!  Below is a picture of the tulips and butterflies before swiping them with black...

I added a die cut and layered thank you...leaving it white.  Here's a close up...

I hope you will check out the release over at SIMON!  There are two blog hops, tomorrow and Saturday, over at the Simon Blog...hope you will hop along with us...see you there!

Thanks for stopping by!! Hugs!! Lisa

Happy St Patrick's Day Clovers

I have made a St Patrick's Day card, using a fun new Simon Says Stamp stamp/die set fromTo Love release their...

I stamped and die cut the four leaf clovers, then layered,  I stamped the clovers on a card panel, with fog colored ink and then stamped the Happy St. Patrick's Day stamp on the fog colored panel. I adhered the clovers to the panel, then popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up,...

I am like 1/2 Irish, so I make the corned beef brisket and cabbage on March 17th...just like my dad used to.   I also added one of my own traditions...I buy a box of green colored Lucky Charms, made for St. Patrick's day, and enjoy eating them on, and for several days after St. Patrick's Day...FUN!!!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Pixie Dust Flowers...Thinking of You

I have made a card with a very cute and also pretty Simon Says Stamp stamp/die set from their To Be Loved release...

This stamp set has some little fairy images, but I was smitten with the pretty large flower in the stamp set, and decided to make it my whole card!  I stamped, die cut and colored the flowers and stem(again, I am not much of a colorer, but enjoyed my attempt at coloring!).  I added a sentiment from another Simon stamp set, and popped up the panel on a card.  The card is a little longer and a bit thinner than an A2 card.  Here's a close up...

I had so much fun making this card...love how a single flower stem can fill up a card, and had fun coloring!  Hope you have had a great day!  Please take care!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Daisy Love

I have made a couple cards using stamps and dies from a fun Simon Says Stamp set from their To Be Loved release

I originally stamped five of the flowers and stems, wanting to put them all on one card.   I die cut and colored all five.   I soon realized that all five on a card was too much, so I have made two cards using two of the five flowers!  This first one, I embossed flowers on a yellow piece of cardstock, and then on a green piece, but couldn't decide which one I wanted the flower to have as a background, but kind of liked both of them together, at a bit of an angle.  I added a sentiment, and adhered the colored background papers directly to the card...an unusual thing for me, but, again, I kind of liked it.  Here's a close up... 

The second one was actually my first one I made...

I used the same embossing folder for both cards, this time with white cardstock.  I framed the white panel with black cardstock, and stamped the sentiment from the set, onto the white panel.  I liked the white panel on white background, but liked the texture of the embossed panel.  Here's a close up...

I love this small flower!!  And the cool thing is, I have THREE more, in a little zip lock bag, ready to make more cards when time or need allows!  Hope you have a great weekend!!  Take care!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Vintage Love Note

I have made a card using the stamps and embossing folder from the Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit (which is sold out, but I have links to the individual sets below), and the stamp set's coordinating die set....

I stamped and die cut the flower, then colored.  The ink of the leaves is kind of close together, so coloring them didn't show up so well, even the center of the flower, because the stamp images have a lot more ink.  I stamped the musical score in light fog colored ink...just wanted it to be very subtle.  I used a similar yellow from the flower's center, for the background of the stamped panel.  I embossed the yellow panel with the embossing folder from the kit.  I layered the flower, and popped up the musical, flowered panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

Hope you will have a fantastic weekend.  The 10" of snow is quickly melting here in Virginia...it's it has been alot of fun for the grand babies(and me), to play in, everything snow covered...it has been beautiful, if only for a few days!  Please take care!!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Sending Blooms of Love

I have made a card with a beautiful Simon Says Stamp die from their To Love release...

I usually brush color onto white cardstock for my flowers and leaves, but this time, I used colored cardstock. I still brushed accent color onto the flowers and leaves, but the pink of the flower, and the green of the stem/leaves is colored cardstock...switching it up:)!  I used enamel accents on the tips of the stamens for some dimension, using an off white paper for the stamens.  I used thin frames layered to frame the flowers and sentiment, and adhered them to a pink (the same as the flowers)panel, with embossed stripes(a very old, very loved PTI texture plate).  Here's a close up...

It snowed here in VA yesterday and into early morning today...very rarely happens here...and this was not just a "dusting", as we frequently get...we got around 8"!!!  Family is visiting, so it's going to be FUN seeing them enjoy the snow!!  Hope you have some fun in your Thursday...take care!

Thanks for stopping by!! Hugs!! Lisa

Leafy Thank Yous

I was in need of a couple thank you cards, and, using some Simon Says Stamp dies and a CZ Design die, here's what I came up with...

I die cut two sets of leaves from white cardstock, and colored by brushing on two inks.  I then die cut two of the same leaves from vellum for each card, and colored the back of one set, by brushing on one of the same inks(field).  I then adhered them together and onto the card.  I die cut and layered the sentiment from silver cardstock, and adhered.  Here's a close up...

The second one, very similiar to the first...

The only difference with this one, is that I used a different sentiment.  I used a more block type print sentiment. The first card is for a woman, the second is for a man, and not to stereo type, but I thought the scripty print more fit with the woman I was sending the card to, and the block print (not knowing the man), would easily fit a guy, and although I had LOTS of "With Sincere Thanks" die cuts ready, I liked the bold better !  Here's a close up...

I'm sorry...I have been absentee for the last few weeks...life.  Hope life is treating you good...please take care! 

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa