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simon says stamp crafty hugs release blog hop: day 2

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Hello crafty friends and welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Crafty Hugs Blog Hop! I am so thrilled to be participating in this hop and sharing some cards using the new release with you today. I hope you have had some time to check out all the new products in this release and if not you can see them all right HERE. Before I show you my projects, I wanted to alert you to the code HUGS4U which is in the banner above. Be sure to use the HUGS4U code when you place your order to get a Rainbow Shattered Glass Deco Foil with your order, good until 5/31 at 11:59 pm EDT! You should have arrived here from the blog of the fabulous Sidnie Des Jardins.

I made 2 completely different types of cards for you today. The first uses the new Hibiscus Bloom die. This die is big and beautiful and I made a 5 x 7 card with it using lots of bright watercolors. To create this card, I cut 3 of the Hibiscus Bloom and stacked them together to make a dimensional element, and adhered it to my card panel. Then I watercolored in and around the die cut creating several layers of color. When the paint was dry, I added some splatter of gold metallic spray and a CZ Design sentiment strip to finish the card. Super bright and super messy layers, but I love how it came together! 

SSS Crafty Hugs Hibiscus Flower 1 cheiron
SSS Crafty Hugs Hibiscus Flower 1 cheiron
SSS Crafty Hugs Hibiscus Flower 1 cheiron
For my next card, I did A LOT of Copic coloring, and I found it super relaxing to create. I used the Work of Heart set to create a card with a very special thank you message for an ER nurse that I know. I stamped the sentiments in the center of the card, then I stamped the other images from the set all around the sentiment to create a pattern. I started with the largest images and then filled in the pattern with the tiny hearts and colored it all in. When the coloring was done, I outlined all of the shapes with a Cool Grey marker and then added a little color to the sentiment itself. 

SSS Crafty Hugs Work Of Heart 1 cheiron
SSS Crafty Hugs Work Of Heart 1 cheiron

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Ready for even more Crafty Hugs Inspiration? Be sure to stop by all the stops on the hop and leave a comment! Each comment gives you a chance to win a $25 shopping voucher to Simon Says Stamp…the next stop on the hop is the awesome Laurie Willison, and I am sure she has created something very special for you. For the full list of stops, see below. 

HOP ORDER:

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Laura Bassen

Debby Hughes

Yoonsun Hur

Heather Hoffman

Bibi Cameron

Barb Engler

Sidnie Des Jardins

Cheiron Brandon

Laurie Willison

Caly Person

Betty Wright

Bobbi Lemanski

Lea Lawson

Preeti Chandran

Lin Brandyberry

 

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