Friday 16 May 2014

Simon Says Stamp 'Pure Sunshine' Blog Hop


Hello, and welcome to Simon Says Stamp's Pure Sunshine Blog Hop. If you have arrived from Kathy Racoosin's gorgeous blog, I bet you have just been stunned by something AMAZING. (BTW, Kathy is not only unbelievably talented, but also one of the kindest, sweetest and most generous people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting).
If you have stumbled upon this hop, I recommend starting from the beginning HERE. :)

So… today sees the release of Simon Says Stamp's newest products. And they sent me some to play with. The adorable Balloons and Patterns Stencil Set contains 4 cute 3 x 3 stencils which can be layered over each other for some fun results!! For my card, I first inked the balloons with Hero Arts shadow Inks (Pale Tomato, Orange Soda and Lemon Yellow). Then I adhered the stripe stencil on top of the balloon stencil, and smeared over white embossing paste. Once I'd removed the stencils, I sprinkled the balloons with chunky Doodlebug glitter.
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Here you can see the stripes a bit mote clearly. Layerimng stencils is FUN!!!
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Look HERE to see the release in full. It's another good one!!

-------------------GIVEAWAY------------------
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a goody bag to one commenter on every stop of the hop. Make sure you leave a comment here (and on all the stops) by 6pm EST on Thursday May 22nd to be in with the chance of winning. :)

Next up on the hop is one of my card making idols:
Enjoy!!!!
Supplies

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Kristie Goulet said...

Super cute balloons! LOVE!

Trish said...

Your hot air balloons are so cool! I am going to make those! Thanks for your contribution to this fun hop!

cdoggett01@yahoo.com said...

SO cool...love the texture on these balloons!!

SusieQ said...

A very unique card. Love the colors.

stamping sue said...

Fabulous balloons!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

Marilyn Webb said...

Lovely card, amazing new products.

Gunilla/Nilla said...

a card that really made me happy, LOVE IT!

Julia said...

Such a happy card with so much shimmer. Love the colors, they make me smile :)

Beth said...

I love to see stencils used and I love balloons, so this was great to see! Thanks.

Linda Kunsman said...

what a fun, sparkly celebration card!

Beatrice Lawson said...

Such awesome texture and sparkle on these fun balloons! Love the card!

ScrapaDiddle said...

My absolute favorite card of all time!! Love your blog too!

Anonymous said...

Great, glittery balloons!

snappy scrappy said...

Gorgeous, love the glitter!!!

loulou said...

What a great fun card. Happy colours, wonderful texture and sparkle.

theCook said...

Fun! Never thought of stencil layering!

NinaS said...

Glitter balloons! Love it.

Jannette said...

I love this card! So fun and bright!

Bernie said...

Love those colors!

Gayle M. said...

I love the layering technique, I would have never thought of it...Great job.

Smita Satish said...

beautiful card!!

Jackie said...

I love those glittery balloons - that is a wonderful card!

Wendy said...

Can never have too much glitter. Love the card. Thanks for sharing.

Valentina said...

omg! your card makes me happy!

Debbie C said...

Love this card. So much fun! Thanks for sharing!

Cindyzs (cindy stewart/freespiritczs) said...

cute card! thanks for sharing!

ArlaMo said...

Fun card!

Tami B. said...

Love all the sparkle, very cute card.

Sue said...

You are so creative and such an inspiration!

Enfys said...

What a great idea Lucy, I love using embossing pastes and stencils but haven't thought of isolating elements to make a CAS card, love the effect with the glitter. Thanks for the inspiration x

Melissa said...

What's not to love about stamps, embossing paste, and glitter? Such a cute card. This release looks to be another winner.

Joan Smith said...

WOW your card is unbelievably awesome OMG you really did one fab creative job with your balloons WOW you really know your stamps and glitter you did one outstanding clever and creative job!!

Theresa Jacoby said...

This card is awesome, and I LOVE that chunky glitter!!!

Kari V. said...

Wow...great idea to add striped embossing paste and glitter to those balloons! They look fantastic! Love your card!

Mary-Anne V said...

How fun ...love how you combined the embossing paste and glitter.

Barb said...

Oh, Lucy, those balloons are fabulous! Gorgeous sparkle and texture!

Barbara said...

Wow what sparkle. Perfect for a Birthday

Gail Mc Nerney said...

Love the colors and the glitter!!! WOOT WOOT!! Greta card!

Meagan Vaughn said...

Love this card, I feel you can never have enough glitter :)

Angel Estes said...

Fantastic and festive!! I love it!

Angel Estes said...

Fantastic and festive!! I love it!

Kimberly Eddy said...

Love the glitter balloons!!! Thanks Lucy!!

James Gray said...

The shimmery balloons look so good!

Linda C said...

Beautiful card! Love how you created the balloons! Great new release.

Flo said...

Your textured balloons are great. Very nice card.

RedGem said...

Wow.. this card is definitely very cute! I love the balloons and I must try this technique.

Barbra said...

Love all the sparkle on your balloons!

Judy said...

Fantastic card. Colors and glitter is so awesome.

Shilpa Nagaonkar said...

Cute glittery balloons, adorable card!

Lou said...

So simple and fantastic....ooh the chunky glitter is fab!

Donna said...

Those balloons pop - nice!

Unknown said...

Sweet, sweet card. Love it!

Lindsey said...

What a fabulous idea! Love you how layered the stencils. The dimension of the stripes and chunky glitter is awesome.

The Lazy Lacquerist said...

Cuuuuuuuuuttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeee!!! Loving it.

Vina said...

Haven't tried this stencil layering thing but looks great.

NatQuebec said...

What nice sparkling balloons !!

Jayell said...

So cute, love the sparkle on the balloons.

cissi said...

What a fun card!

Lynnea Hollendonner said...

So glittery! I love it!

Judith said...

Glitters are so festive
:-)

Cindy said...

Love the sparkle!

Deepti said...

These are so fun and bright!! Love ur card

Linda said...

I always learn something new with your techniques-thanks for sharing.

m.tabori said...

cute, cute card! Thanks for sharing.

D Walton said...

So cute and fun.
Love the glittering.

Kailash said...

Such a fun and happy card, love the sparkle!!!

Terri said...

WOW those balloons just pop (no pun intended). What an awesome card.

Debra said...

Love your color combinations and use of the new products!

Crafterkhush said...

Such a fun and bright and glittery card.. wow

Laura said...

Love the sparkly balloons!

Nichol Magouirk said...

these are BRILLIANT! oh my word. Love, love these balloons! FABULOUS card Lucy!!!! :)

Unknown said...

Texture and sparkle <3 it

Emily said...

LOVE the sparkle. so great!

calamity jane said...

Love it! Wouldn't mind getting this card myself!!

Unknown said...

Oh my this is such a fun and sparkly card. I love it.

fyk said...

Love the colors youve used! Beautiful card :)

Penny said...

Gorgeous texture and sparkle!

Unknown said...

that is so great to the stencil to get those stripes

Unknown said...

Love the card!

Lhicks said...

Love this new release such fun new things

Barb said...

Sparkly and sweet!

Kathy (krolski) said...

Very cool card! Love all the sparkle!

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Glitter balloons - delish!

Sandra Bravo said...

great card

zgagi said...

Lovely card. Great texture on those baloons.

Chitra Nair said...

Love the sparkles on the balloons.. Cute card!!

Jen said...

Love the bright, sparkly balloons! Thanks for sharing :)

sandy said...

Super cute card! Thanks:)

Karrie L said...

Love the sparkly balloons

Marie said...

What a fun, bright card!!

Linda T said...

What a sweet card. Love the sparkly balloons! Beautiful card. I am just loving the beautiful new stamps and dies.

CandyW said...

Love the way you layered those stencils!!!

Anonymous said...

Lovely, beautiful, sparkly balloons! I'm gonna have to try this technique! - Lisa Beeman

Unknown said...

Love those glamorous balloons!

Cynthia Clark said...

What a happy card! Diggin' the chunky glitter!

Immi said...

Awesome effect! Love the chunky glitter!

conil said...

Boy am I going to try this. Happy card.

Krista D said...

Super cute card

Kristie Larsen said...

cool! I love the glitter lines! great texture.

Joan said...

What a clever way with balloons. Love it! Thanks so much.

Beastybunny said...

So fun and glittery! Great job!

Bev said...

I love the sparkle and dimension on your balloons. Awesome technique.

CraftyPaws said...

Great card! Love the look of the balloons--they look like rock candy. Yum! tfs hugs, Kristina

poohwriter said...

that is so adorable!!

Christy said...

I love the balloons! Great card to keep on hand for birthdays!

diana said...

Great card, love the texture and glitter on those balloons! ;-)

Sabrina said...

What a cute card!!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card...love all the sparkle and dimension!

Larissa Heskett said...

WOW!! LOVING your AMAZING Creation shared for today!! I LOVE the NEW Release!! =) THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for the chances to win!! Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

Unknown said...

LOVE the glittery balloons. Super cute!!!!

choman9912@aol.com said...

Very cute! I love the stripes you added with the stencil. Glitter is always good an a birthday card. Thanks for sharing!

Mary Mac said...

A girl can never have to much bling and this card is just perfect with bling.

jeannine said...

Fun card! The balloons look great with the texture and the glitter!

Deb Selby said...

Very eye catching card!

stick said...

How pretty - love the bright colors and the chunky glitter together!

Unknown said...

Great use of the glitter, absolutely beautiful.

joy said...

So adorable! Love this happy card!

Janet D. said...

Adorable! Anyone would love getting this card!

Lupe Rocamora said...

Love this card. The colors are great. So bold.

Anonymous said...

A happy, shiny birthday card! I love it!

Diane Jaquay said...

Love these fun, glittery balloons!!

CinnamonSally said...

Your balloons are fabulous Lucy, such a fun card!

Jessie said...

So bright and festive! Love it!

karenb said...

What a fun effect. So cute!

Denise Bryant said...

Fun card! Love all that texture on the balloons!

Lee said...

Ok, those balloons are wonderful!

Emily Lauritzen said...

Such a cute card! Love the sparkly stripes made with the stencil!! <3

Robyn said...

Love the sparkly balloons!

Unknown said...

Such a pretty card! Thank you for sharing. This release is so exciting. So many ideas!

Lisa Savini said...

So pretty, love the texture of the balloons.

Patchi said...

Love the technique!

Val said...

Oh, I have such a weakness for balloons! Love the sparkles on the balloons!

MoJo said...

So clever and so very cute!

Judy Tuck said...

Just love how you created your balloons with so much glitter and sparkle!

Diane said...

Your card is awesome.Love the glitter.

Lin said...

Love the blingie balloons!

Sheila_G said...

Great card and exciting release!

Alexia Misso said...

Amazing! The color of the balloons really pops, what a cute card!

Fran said...

I love that stencil set. your card is great

Four11Lady said...

What a colorful and playful card! I love the colors, the texture and the glitz! Great job!

chaddy233 said...

Love love love your layered balloons!

Grandma L said...

Love the glittery balloons. So cute! Thanks!

Unknown said...

what a sparkly card. Love it

Unknown said...

What a fun, sparkly card! Perfect for a birthday.

Kelly said...

OOohhh.. love those sparkly balloons! Perfect birthday card.

Teresa Ciarleglio said...

Love the glittery balloons!

Rossana said...

So cute, love the sparkle on the balloons.

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Love the use of double stencils. Absolutely awesome collection. So many things to add to my wishlist - and I had thought I could stop buying supplies!

Lisa K said...

Love those glittery balloons!

Scrapthat said...

Whooo! I love all the pretty bling!! Gorgeous card!TFS

Skraperella said...

Great card Lucy! I love your technique of layering stencils

Unknown said...

I love cards with bling. The colour and sparkle in your card is so fun and happy. Thanks,

Anonymous said...

What a fun card! Thanks for the inspiration:)
Carolee McCaslin

Cindy C. said...

The glittery balloons are so cute!!

Unknown said...

Love those sparkly balloons.

cheryl l. said...

Now THAT'S a fantastic card! Love the sparkle!

colleenk said...

Wow! I love the texture! What a fun card!

Tona said...

Love what you did with these balloons. Great card!

CathyL said...

This card is so cute and clever!

jasann said...

Love this technique, and the colours are lovely

Thordis said...

Your card is super cute... Really love it :)

Diana N. said...

Love those sparkly balloons!

forpahl5 said...

Creative!!!! Thanks for sharing!

jthstamper said...

Love the technique!

Diana N. said...

Love the sparkly balloons! What fun!

Erika said...

Sparkly and shiny! What's not to love!?

Unknown said...

Lovely card! TFS :)

Lillian Child said...

Sugar coating - super SWEET on these balloons! Great job!

Pam W Merwin said...

Love how you used the striped stencil with the balloon die and all that glitter is scrumptious :)

Anonymous said...

Those balloons are awesome!! I can't wait to try this technique.

keysha said...

WOW! What a great idea! I will definitely be trying that. Your card is gorgeous!

wilson.marie65 said...

How cute is this..love the balloons and the layering of the stencils....gosh this is awesome!!
I wonder if SSS could do layaway....lol that would be amazing
good luck everyone
marie

Unknown said...

I love the texture on this fun card!

LaurieJ said...

Perfect, sparkly balloons! Love it!

Cara said...

Who doesn't love some sparkly balloons on their birthday. What a wonderful card!

Jeannie said...

Your use of the embossing paste to give the balloons texture and sparkle is inspiring! I'm blown away!

Margarita Navarro-Rivera said...

Love the glittery balloons!

Tori Bissell said...

SPARKLES! I'm in love.

Sharron said...

What a fun card! Love the sparkles!!

nancy said...

Great card -- love your technique!

Katia said...

What a fantastic sparkly card!

Barb Ghig said...

So much really beautiful sparkle, Lucy! Thanks so much for being part of the hop!

Jen Carter said...

What fun textured & glittery balloons! Super fun!

ionabunny said...

Love the bright colours and bling. Great idea with the layered stencils

Deborah said...

Wow this card makes me smile the happy colors and I love the you used one of the small stencils to glitter your balloons it adds a nice dimension love it!

Unknown said...

I am so excited to see your card. I ordered these small stencils earlier today. Your card is wonderful! Thank you.

Jo said...

Love Balloons, especially yours :P

Shona Chambers said...

Such a pretty card. Have never seen this technique before, it looks amazing!

Unknown said...

Love the balloons and your card!

Lura said...

Yikes! That's some serious bling. Love how fun it is.

Unknown said...

creative use of stencils - thanks for inspiration

Teri said...

I'm a glitter junkie and proud of it! so obviously I LOVE your card!

MyLittleBlueDog said...

Great technique love it although I hate getting glitter everywhere.

Katie said...

Love how you did the balloons.

Deborah Montgomery said...

Great cards Lucy.....Love how you used the glitter

Unknown said...

Glittery balloons..nothing prettier!

TenSGal said...

Love this card....it made me smile! I love the glittery look!

Unknown said...

Love all the texture.

Sharon said...

OMG This is gorgeous! Super cool techniqu

Unknown said...

Love the glittery balloons! What a fun card for a child)

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