Good morning! I’m so excited to be a stop on the Simon Says Stamp Making Spirits Bright Release blog hop! I love all of the amazing Halloween and Christmas stamps, dies, and stencils in this release…perfect for all your holiday card-making! I shared two cards using the new release here and here and I’ve got a few more to share today!
First up is this distress ink card using two dies from the new release, Rejoice and Holy Stars. I blended tumbled glass into the area where I knew my star would be and then blended broken china, chipped sapphire, seedless preserves, and black soot out from that lighter spot to fill the background. Next I spritzed water across the panel to create the illusion of stars in the distance and finally flicked white acrylic paint over the panel to create closer stars. I set that aside to dry completely and then trimmed the panel down to 3.5″ by 8″. I thought this would be an appropriate scene for an extra tall card!
Then I die-cut the Drifting Stitches die twice from white cardstock to create hills and adhered them to my blended background. I die-cut the Holy Stars die from white cardstock, adhered it to the background, coated it with a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle, and then added a layer of nuvo crystal glaze for a little extra shimmer and shine. Finally I die-cut the Rejoice word die from silver glitter cardstock and adhered it over the hills.
My second card uses some scraps from my first card. I wasn’t entirely sure what colors I wanted to use for the background so I experimented with a few possibilities. And I loved them so I didn’t want them to go waste. I simply blended distress inks onto white cardstock and then adhered them to a card base. I die-cut the new Snowburst Collage from the white cardstock and adhered them over the blended backgrounds. Finally I stamped the sentiment from Merry and Bright and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder.
I hope this gives you some inspiration for the Making Spirits Bright release! Here are the other cards I’ve created using the new release:
And what’s a hop without a giveaway, right? Every stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift card! All you need to do is visit and leave a comment on each blog. The winners will be randomly selected from each blog and announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog! AND there was another hop yesterday and each of those stops is also giving away a $25 gift card so be sure to check that out on the SSS blog! In case you encounter a broken link here is the full hop list for today:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog: http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/making-spirits-bright-2nd-blog-hop/
- Kristina Werner: http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/2-types-of-stencil-embossing-new-holiday-release-from-simon-says-stamp/
- Debby Hughes: http://limedoodledesign.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-holiday-release-blog-hop/
- Yana Smakula: http://www.yanasmakula.com/?p=60321
- Nina-Marie Trapani: http://ninamariedesign.com/2017/10/13/in-lay-watercolor-die-cutting-hop/
- Suzy Plantamura: http://suzyplantamura.typepad.com/living_my_dream/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop-day-2.html
- Amanda Korotkova: http://www.littlecraftypill.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright.html
- (YOU ARE HERE!) Jessica Frost-Ballas: https://www.allthesparkle.com/sssmcbhop/
- Barb Engler: https://bdengler4.blogspot.com/2017/10/sss-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop.html
- Heather Hoffman: http://housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com/2017/10/sss-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop.html
- Amy Kolling: http://stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright.html
Good luck! Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous day! If this is your first time visiting my blog I hope you’ll come back! You can subscribe to my blog via the sidebar on the right or find me on Instagram and Youtube. Happy Hopping!
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Very clean and classy
Rejoice card is beautiful
Beautiful cards. Thanks for the ideas.
Love the way the white hill contrasts with the blue.
Love your work, So clean and simple and yet elegant. Love the ghosts.
great cards. great release. love the large sentiment dies!
Love your clean and simple designs. I really enjoy your work. Love the ghosts
when I see your name on a blog hop, I know I will be happy.
Stunning starry night card. Thank you for sharing the second card using the snow burst die. It’s perfect!
Love your background. Pinning it so I can remember the colors. Just beautiful!
I love blog hops because they inspire me to create.
Beautiful cards! I’m in love with your Rejoice and Snowburst Collage cards! Lovely!
Your background of the star is beautiful!
Beautiful. I like that you used the same background paper on both cards
The cards are amazing. Thank you for sharing your talent.
I certainly can see why you were inspired to make more than one card. The night sky in the first one is stunning, and oh how I love the way you used the extra pieces to back the snowflake cards!
The true reason for the season in that Rejoice card! Simply stunning and brought a lump to my throat!
Oh I love your cards! The sky feels so beautiful the way you’ve done it. And I love the snowflakes 😊
Beautiful night sky card! So lovely with the holy star die and rejoice die. Thank you for sharing!
That snowy, starry sky is just stunning. I love that first card!
Beautiful cards! Love the background with the Holy Star and the snowflake card is pretty and clean. Love both.
Wonderful cards! I especially love your galexy with the Holy Star card!
Beautiful cards! Love the release!
Hi, your cards are all so beautiful, love them all. The first one is my favorite it is just so stunning and the colors are so pretty and it also just felt so peaceful which is perfect for the Holiday season. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful work on both cards. I am ooohing and aaahing out loud!
beautiful cards!