Happy Camper Blog Hop~Day 2!

I am so happy to be joining so many incredible artists, today, celebrating Simon Says Stamp's newest release, Happy Camper, by way of a blog hop over at the Simon Blog!  I have made three cards using one of the sweet new stamp/die sets from this release...

 

 My daughter is going to have my seven year old granddaughter  start gardening with her, so this card will be perfect, as she begins her future endeavors!  I stamped and die cut the dirt and the kitty, and colored and layered both.  I used a piece of patterned paper that I had found while searching my craftroom, that I have had for a very long time, but I liked for this card, for the background. The card is a bit smaller than a typical A2, to make the images fit a bit better(5 1/4 x 3 1/4), but still fits nicely in an A2 enverlope.  Here's a close up...

Then, I made two cards using one of the images from the set that I loved the minute I saw it...a single flower in a flower pot...

I discovered that the Trinity enamel dots, the largest one, fit PERFECTLY in the centers of these stamped/die cut flowers, so I got the idea to use a CZ Design sentiment, and used three of the flowers, but only give one of the flowers a sparkly center.  I thought it went perfectly with the "bright spot" in the sentiment!  Here's a close up...

the second card with the flowerpot...a late entry, as I redid it, last minute!...

Decided to end with some COLOR!!  I gave THIS flower in the pot a rainbow, colored the petals, then cut strips of cardstock as close to the colors of ink I used, and popped the panel up over the stripes and card.  Used an older Easter sentiment...thought it so fit!  Here's a close up...

Okay...I had SO much fun making my cards!!  As I always like to say...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, August 6th, so make sure you check the Simon Blog on the 6th, 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 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Suzy Plantamura

Cathy Zielske

Laura Bassen

Debby Hughes

                                   Lisa Addesa<-----You are here!

Emily Midgett

Heather Ruwe

Sandi MacIver

Tina Smith

Hanh Nguyen

Barb Engler

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Karin Åkesdotter

Rosemary Dennis

Just to let you know...as you read in the title of this post, this is day 2 of 2 blog hops, celebrating this release!  SO...there was another blog hop yesterday...and that gives you not only more projects with wonderful inspiration, but also more chances to win one of the $25 coupons from Simon!  Hope you will hop along and join the fun and inspiration, today, and check out yesterday's hop at the Simon Blog! ALSO...don't forget the offer in the banner at the top of the post!  You will automatically receive the not yet released Sunflower Dance stamp set with any purchase of products from the Happy Camper release !   The offer is only good until the end of the day tomorrow, August 3rd, while supplies last.  Thank you so much for stopping by and "keep hopping"...hugs!  

  Lisa