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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That Pretty Peonies card is delightful.
Your cards are beautiful and the coloring is amazing. Thank you for sharing your work!
Beautiful cards and new SSS release!
Beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Such beautiful cards! Lots to love in this release!
These collage dies seem like a must have. This card is so perfect. Very spring-y!
beautiful creative designs!
Love the tulip!! And the way that cute little bunny is colored is just amazing!!!
I love the cutout die
on the first card. All
are so pretty and
great coloring.
Carla from Utah
Gorgeous cards! The first one is out of this world.
Beautiful cards! I’m so excited for everything Spring right now, even though it hasn’t arrived here yet. The bunny is super adorable!
Great card, Thanks for the chance to win and sharing.
All 4 cards you have displayed are beautiful and welcome spring. The whole release is great, too. Thanks Simon Says Stamp for the chance to win a gift card.
Beautiful cards!!!
The bunny card is so sweet!
Your bunny card, wow, just absolutely amazing!
This is a wonderful card, love the bright colors and adorable stamp.
Jess, what a great card, so adorable. I love how you combined the Tulip Cottage die and the Everglade die for your card.
Gorgeous coloring and inspiration! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards. Can’t wait for spring.
Amazing cards! As always, I look forward to seeing what you create next!
Lovely cards, as always. That tulip is especially amazing!
Very sweet. And I can relate to not sleeping well… The middle of the night and early morning hours seen to be my creative time. I love your artistic style.
Love all your cards but the tulip with the ladybugs is my absolute favorite!!!
Beautiful cards!