And Back Again Blog Hop!

I'm so happy to be a part of today's Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop, celebrating Simon's TWO newest releases, To the Moon, which came out last month, and And Back Again, which was released yesterday!! Both releases are filled with lots of love, for Valentine's Day and everyday...for the love of your life, or a friend for life!  I have used the very cool new Folding Heart and Window die for both cards, sweet new sentiment stamp sets for both cards, and the new Outline Love die for the second card...   

I die cut three of the hearts from three different colored striped papers.  I used a guide and piercing tool, and pierced holes down the centers of all three hearts.  I used floss to sew them together.  This is what they look like from the side.  I know it may be thinking way too much, but I started with light pink and ended with red, kind of thinking of the sentiment...

Then I stamped two of the sentiments from the XL Love Greetings stamp and die set.  I adhered the die cut "heart you" over the three sewn hearts, and stamped both the sentiments with versamark and black embossed.  Here's a close up...

I so love it when you stamp with versamark and black emboss, the shine is wonderful...

The second one, much like the first, different color, with different sentiments...

I used Simon Sweets colored ink to brush on ink to the die cut sentiment as well as to the embossed paper along the border.  I used a sentiment from the new Love You Bunches stamp set to go with the Outline Love die cut.  Here is a picture of the layers on this one, different shades of pink below the top layer...

And here's a close up... 

I have had so much fun making my cards, and the fun for you is just beginning!  

Simon is generously giving a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from our comments section, so leave a comment for a chance to win!  The winners will be posted on the Simon Blog on Wednesday, January 26th, so make sure you check the blog on the 26th, to see if you're a winner! 

The list of participants for today's blog hop are below:

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Jennifer McGuire

Cathy Zielske

Suzy Plantamura

Sidnie Des Jardins

                                         Lisa Addesa<------YOU ARE HERE

Keisha Charles

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Bibi Cameron

Yana Smakula

Mindy Eggen

Barb Engler

Don't forget the offer in the banner at the top of the post...a free Love Gnome stamp set with any purchase!  The offer is good until the end of the day on Janurary 23, or until supplies last, so don't wait!  Also, there is a second blog hop tomorrow at the Simon Blog, so check back with the Simon Blog tomorrow, for more wonderful inspiration using these two new releases!  Thanks for stopping by...keep hopping!!  

Hugs!! Lisa