Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Fresh Bloom blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s AMAZING!!!
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I’ve already shared two cards using the new release (find more details here) and today I’m sharing two more cards!
My first card combines the cute Bunny Wishes with the Tulip collage and an older die!
To start I stamped the bunny, bird, sentiment, and eggs onto white cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I colored them with copics and then die-cut them with the coordinating dies. The eggs don’t have dies but they’re easy enough to fussy cut! I also die-cut the sentiment with the Sentiment Label dies. Then I blended spun sugar, dried marigold, and picked raspberry distress oxide ink onto a panel of white cardstock for my background.
Next I die-cut the Tulip Collage and older Everglade Collage die from white cardstock and colored them with copics. I layered them together and then adhered my bunny behind them. I adhered that over the blended background and then tucked in the eggs and bird with a little adhesive. Finally I added the sentiment with foam mounting tape! I love the way the scene comes to life with a few copics! 😉
Earlier this week I couldn’t sleep and decided to get up instead of continuing to toss and turn. It was very late so my brain wasn’t quite up to making a card but I thought a little coloring might help wear me out! 😉 I pulled out one of the beautiful prints from Suzy’s So Tweet watercolor prints and colored the tulip, grass, and ladybugs with copics. And then luckily I was able to get to bed. 😉 The next morning I watercolored the background with daniel smith watercolors and added a little spectrum noir clear sparkle and nuvo crystal glaze to the sentiment, tulip, and ladybugs! I love these cards because they’re great to pack for travel or, apparently, to help turn your mind off so you can sleep! And that’s it for me today but I’ll be back next week with more to share! If this is your first time visiting my blog I hope you’ll come back soon!
Check out the Fresh Bloom gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Use the code FRBLM89 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your Lucky To Know You gift!
To celebrate the Fresh Bloom release EVERY stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! To enter, leave a comment on all the hop stops before 11:59PM ET Sunday, March 11th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, March 13th. Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Suzy!! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kristina Werner
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Lisa Addesa
- Amy Rysavy
- Lea Lawson
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fabulous day, and enjoy the hop!
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Great job. Thanks for sharing in the blog hop.
Love the depth of color on the frame die.
What a great idea for the next time I’m tossing n turning! Thank you for sharing your beautiful talents with us! I love the artistic range of your card designs!!
Love your cards & what a great way to wind down & get to sleep! Thanks for sharing!
Your previous cards and the ones today from this release are just perfection. 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration and thanks to SSS!
All your cards are so pretty, but I really love the sweet bunny and bird card the best.
Such pretty cards!!
Wonderful cards. I really like the bunny scene.
Tulips are my favorite and I love how you colored your!
Fabulous set of cards!!
Great cards!
Love your use of bright colors. Spring is right around the corner. Yea.
Great coloring. Cute cards!
What a sweet card and the layers really bring it to life.
Great ideas – cards are so lovely.
Wonderful. I love the bunny card idea.
Beautiful cards Jess. Great SSS release.
That Happy Easter card is my favorite! The new spring collection is fantastic! and your work is always so colorful!
Such gorgeous cards showcasing this wonderful kit!
Your cards are great Jessica! I love the bold colors you used for the tulip card and who doesn’t love those adorable Bunnies. Thanks for sharing.
These cards make me long for spring!
All of your cards are beautiful! I especially like the cute bunny!
What a happy springtime card. Thanks for sharing.
Your cards are super cute.
This card makes me happy on a rainy, cold day in Georgia.