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Simon Says Stamp Friends Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

12 Jan

Good morning!  I’m excited to be hopping along with Simon Says Stamp to celebrate the Friends release!  The release went live last month but we’re continuing the celebration with even more inspiration! 🙂

Hello Gorgeous by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

As you probably know I’m a bit obsessed with my alcohol inks these days and I decided to pair some of the new SSS dies with a simple alcohol inked background!  I started by mixing alcohol ink blending solution with alcohol inks in wild plum, raspberry, purple twilight, flamingo, and watermelon!  I let the blending solution and alcohol ink mix pretty organically and left the sharp contrasts and edges where the colors met.  I picked out my favorite areas of the panel and trimmed them down to 4 inch squares.  (You can see what I did with the leftover scrap here)! 😉

Happy Birthday by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Then I die-cut the Cosmo Flower frame die from white cardstock but made sure to tilt the die at an angle for a different look.  I’m a little bit of a perfectionist when it comes to lining up dies and stuff so purposefully tilting a die takes away the need to make it perfect! 😉 I die-cut the sentiments using the Hello Gorgeous and Happy Birthday dies and black cardstock.  I die-cut each twice and layered them together with glossy accents.Then I adhered the sentiments to the card panels and finished the cards with a few black crystals!

P.S. I recently received the Gemini Jr and I used it for this card…holy moly, that thing is AMAZING!  I am so excited to not be hand-cranking my dies through anymore…I’ll definitely share more about it soon!

To celebrate Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 gift certificate to EVERY stop on the hop!! 🙂 Leave your comments before 11:59PM EST on Sunday, January 14th and the winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog next week!

Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:

  • Simon Says Stamp Blog 
  • Jennifer McGuire
  • Kristina Werner
  • Yana Smakula
  • Kathy Racoosin
  • Lisa Addesa
  • Nina-Marie Trapani
  • Lorraine Aquilina
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
  • Heather Ruwe
  • Justine Hovey

If you’ve gotten all the way to the end of my super long post, thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!  If this is your first time at my blog I hope you’ll consider subscribing via the sidebar on the right or visiting me on Youtube or Instagram!  Have an amazing crafty weekend, friends! 🙂

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases through my links help keep my blog running with no additional cost to you and I thank you so much for the support!!

Simon Says Stamp HELLO BEAUTIFUL…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp HAPPY BIRTHDAY Wafer…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp COSMO FLOWER FRAME…
[ SSS ]
Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink WILD PLUM…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink RASPBERRY…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink WATERMELON…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink FLAMINGO…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink PURPLE TWILIGHT…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Ranger MINI ALCOHOL…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Ranger ALCOHOL BLENDING…
[ SSS ]
Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS…
[ SSS ]
Studio Katia ONYX Crystals SK2416
[ SSS ]
Yupo WHITE WATERCOLOR 5×7 144lb Paper…
[ SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
[ SSS ]
Yupo TRANSLUCENT 104lb Watercolor…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Adirondack WHITE ALCOHOL…
[ SSS ]
Yupo WHITE WATERCOLOR 5×7 74lb Paper…
[ SSS ]

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Comments

  1. sunshinetammy says

    January 14, 2018 at 4:37 pm

    Love the Cosmo flower. Beautiful background love the alcohol technique. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. Judie Attard says

    January 14, 2018 at 5:44 pm

    Wow these cards are absolutely stunning!!!

    Reply
  3. justMarie says

    January 14, 2018 at 5:53 pm

    You have pushed me over the edge to pick up that die. Great backgrounds!

    Reply
  4. Linnea Sundstrom says

    January 14, 2018 at 6:07 pm

    ummm…WOW! those backgrounds are beautiful!!! great mix of colors!!! go, you!!!!

    Reply
  5. Davette Walling says

    January 14, 2018 at 6:53 pm

    Thanks for being part of the blog hop and giveaway!

    Reply
  6. Kristina Gentle says

    January 14, 2018 at 6:57 pm

    Love your cards! These are no exceptions

    Reply
  7. craftygal1 says

    January 14, 2018 at 6:59 pm

    Love the vibrancy of your cards!

    Reply
  8. Bonnie says

    January 14, 2018 at 7:24 pm

    Thought about purchasing the cosmos die, now I know I will! Thanks Jessica, I love using the yuppo paper and Adirondack alcohol inks.

    Reply
  9. Jennifer says

    January 14, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    Wow! Just beautiful!

    Reply
  10. Kristina Gentle says

    January 14, 2018 at 7:57 pm

    Aw. These are adorable!!

    Reply
  11. Tracy Chambers says

    January 14, 2018 at 9:20 pm

    Hi Jess,
    I love the cards. I haven’t tried alcohol inks yet, but they are on my to do list. I love the flower, it is so versatile, can’t wait to get mine.
    Take care
    Tracy

    Reply
  12. Heather Mills says

    January 14, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    Gorgeous!!! Your alcohol ink backgrounds are fabulous and that elegant die cut looks stunning against them.

    Reply
  13. jlingraham says

    January 14, 2018 at 10:31 pm

    Love that you used scrap alcohol ink paper with the beautiful die

    Reply
  14. Barbara Berry says

    January 14, 2018 at 10:35 pm

    Pretty cards; the die cuts are so delicate.

    Reply
  15. Beverly Jordan says

    January 14, 2018 at 10:46 pm

    The brilliance of the bg sets off the die perfectly!! Stunning display!

    Reply
  16. Cheryl says

    January 14, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    Love this frame die. Beautiful card!

    Reply
  17. Annette Reed says

    January 14, 2018 at 11:03 pm

    I too love alcohol inks. I think those bright colored background look great. I like seeing the flowers tilted. It gives the card character. Thanks.

    Reply
  18. Dana says

    January 14, 2018 at 11:20 pm

    I love the cards you made. The background made with alcohol inks really make the die cuts stand out. It’s gorgeous. You’ve really inspired me.

    Reply
  19. Kari Mayo says

    January 14, 2018 at 11:48 pm

    The vibrant colors contrasted with the white flower is gorgeous!!!

    Reply
  20. ireneaddison says

    January 15, 2018 at 4:45 am

    Such beautiful cards…love the bright colors of alcohol inks that you used!

    Reply
  21. Lisa A creations says

    January 15, 2018 at 10:04 am

    Gorgeous backgrounds! And those white flowers pop against the colorful backgrounds.

    Reply
  22. Lynda says

    January 15, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    Your alcohol backgrounds are gorgeous and your “scrap” card is awesome. glad you kept it.

    Reply
  23. Larissa Heskett says

    January 15, 2018 at 5:17 pm

    WOWOWOWOW!! SUPER BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

    Reply
  24. Melody_W says

    January 15, 2018 at 6:26 pm

    The background is sooooo stunning ! And the cosmo flower frame die is one of my favorite in this release

    Reply
  25. Judy R. says

    January 15, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    What a bright eye catching card.

    Reply
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