simon says stamp born to sparkle blog hop: day 1

Hello there crafty friends! I am super excited to once again be joining Simon Says Stamp in a blog hop to celebrate their newest release – Born to Sparkle. You should have arrived here from the blog of the amazingly talented Suzy Plantamura!

Before I share my card with you today, I want to point out the special code in the graphic above that will give you a Free Island Crush Ink cube set with any purchase of $25 or more (while supplies last) – good until 05/2 at 11:59! And also remember to stop by for Day 2 of the hop tomorrow where you will find even more inspiration.

YOU CAN FIND THE BORN TO SPARKLE RELEASE HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE FUN NEW PRODUCTS!

Now onto the cards. I have of course done a three for all using the new XL Rose Bouquet stencil which is an approximately 6 x 9 and perfect for those slimline cards that we all love! I have three different looks for you today using this stencil…

The first is a slimline in the simplest blue and white. I have used the XL Rose Bouquet stencil along with Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide and some Iridescent Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel. Once it was dry, I cut the panel using the Slimline Nested dies. I adhered the panel to the card base with foam tape and added the Thank You sentiment from the XL Greeting 2 stamp set. To make the sentiment as glittery as my card, I stamped in the Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide and embossed it with Ranger Holographic Embossing Powder.

For the second look, I cut a panel from the Chunky A2 Scalloped dies. I applied texture paste through the XL Rose Bouquet stencil. Then I used Distress Spray Stains in Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron and Salvaged Patina and sprayed the entire panel and then let it dry. I added a white embossed senitment to black cardstock from the XL Greetings 2 set to make it pop.

And then something much softer for the last look. For the last card, I created a pale pink background using Distress Inks and Oxides (Tattered Rose and Kitsch Flamingo). Then I went over the panel with the XL Rose Bouquet stencil and DIstress Texture Paste in Matte. Once it was dry, I added the new Congrats On A Line die which I cut from white and white glitter cardstocks and layered them together for a little extra sparkle.

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop to one commenter on each blog! Simon Says Stamp will choose the winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 3rd of March. The winner can email Simon Says Stamp to claim their prize!

The next stop on the hop is the wonderfully creative Barb Engler. Please stop by and check out what she has made for you today! To start at the beginning of the hop, please go to the first link (which is the SImon Says Stamp Blog). All the blog hop stops are listed in order below. Thank you for hopping by today!!!

HOP ORDER:

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