Make Merry Blog Hop!

I'm thrilled to be joining a number of amazing cardmaking artists, to celebrate Simon Says Stamp's latest wonderfilled release, Make Merry on the Simon Blog today...day one of two!  There are some wonderful stamps, dies, and accessories, for making your Christmas cardmaking and gift giving merry!!  This release celebrates not only Christmas, but one of my favorite times of the year, Fall/Thanksgiving!  I have used the beautiful new stamps, Autumn Leaves stamps/die set,  and All Leaves background stamp, to make a couple cards to share with you today!

This first one, I used both the Autumn Leaves stamp/die set and the All Leaves background stamp...

I sponged distress inks on a piece of card stock, then stamped with versamark, gold embossed,  and die cut from select places on the card stock for my leaves.  I layered them and adhered them to a card panel that I had stamped the All Leaves stamp in light gray.  I used the CZ Design Clean Line Gratitude stamp/die set for this, as well as the second card's sentiments, stamped with versamark, gold embossed, die cut and layered, like the leaves.   Here's a close up...

For the second card, I simply colored the All Leaves background stamp...

I had so much fun coloring the leaves....nothing fancy...just coloring, but the gold embossing adds the fancy!  I used my MISTI, and stamped the image with fog ink.  I colored the leaves, then put the paper back into my misti and stamped with versamark and gold embossed.  I LOVE this technique...such magic when you emboss with the gold after coloring!!  I did color the background of the stamped images with a light gray, also.  I then used my stitched rectangle die, in keeping with the stitched leaves, and die cut the

 background stamp with the rectangle and layered. 

Here's a close up...

The fun for me was above, the fun for you is below!

Not only is there an offer of free glitter glue for a purchase during this hop, using the code in the banner at the top of this post, but Simon will be giving away a $25 coupon to one reader's comment for every stop on the hop!  The winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 14th, so make sure you check out the Simon Blog on the 14th,  to see if you are one of the winners!!  

Here's a list of all the participants of today's hop....

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Jennifer McGuire

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Amy Rysavy

                                   Lisa Addesa<-----YOU ARE HERE

Heather Ruwe

Suzy Plantamura

Sidnie Des Jardins

Barb Engler

Cheiron Brandon

Lea Lawson

Remember to check back tomorrow for day two of the Make Merry Blog Hop, for more inspiration!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa