Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Hop.
If you have arrived from the kind, generous, sweet and FABULOUS Kathy Racoosin's blog, then welcome.
If you have not, head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to start the hop from the beginning, as there is a ton of inspiration to be had, and a whole lot of prizes to be won.
Today I am hopping along with a load of my stamping friends to celebrate Simon Says Stamp's newest release. And it's another fabulous one. I have created a set of simple Christmas cards to share with you today.
Here in the UK it has become so expensive to send mail that Christmas cards may well soon become a thing of the past. Boo hop. And bulky cards cost a lot more to mail! So while I was designing these cards, I tried to think FLAT. Stencils are brilliant for flat cards. And the lovely Swirls and Dots stencil makes a perfect focal point background. I just combined the stencil with stamps from the Peace on Earth stamp set, added a few non bulky sequins and some glitter cardstock, and voila. :)
The Peace on Earth stamp set has really stunning sentiments… I LOVE it.
For the silver card, I used Hero Arts Silver Shadow Ink, and sponged it on with a bath sponge. :) I added a combination of Neat and Tangled sparkly sequins and some flat silver sequins, along with silver card from THIS pad.
The red version uses Worn Lipstick distress ink, applied with an ink applicator tool. The glitter card is from THIS pad, and the sequins are Doodlebug and Neat and Tangled.
And finally, the aqua version which features Tumbled Glass Distress ink, more Doodlebug sequins, some old Kelly Purkey flat sequins and glitter card from THIS pad.
So simple and great for mass production. Oh, and I am pretty excited to have a head start on my Christmas cards. Yay!!
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Just beautiful!
Super cute cards - love the stencil.
isoscia at aol dot com
Love these cards! I mass produce for a client, so these would be perfect! Thank you for showcasing this card.
These are the kind of cards for me, classy. Thanks
I love the Joy to the World greeting.
Great cards
Such a pretty stencilling - and a great alternative for those of us who want to be able to mail lots of cards at the holidays.
Beautiful cards.
Beautiful cards.
What beautiful card. Nice work. Love the backgrounds, the sparkle and the beautiful sentiments. Lovely
love the colors of your cards. The saying are cute.
Very clean simple and flat yet sparkly gorgeous cards!
You just can't have too many stencils. Loved your use if this new one,
Those back grounds are amazing!
Love the cards. This is my kind of Holiday card! Thanks for the inspiration.
I love using a picture of you'r babies on the front of the cardS!
Wonderful cards. I really like the backgrounds you created.
The cards are wonderful in any color. Love all of the sparkle.
thanks for sharing.
These cards are simply elegant. The backgrounds are amazing.
Beautiful cards!!!
Beautiful cards !!!
Love the different effects you were able to get using the stencil. Very pretty! Thanks!
Wonderful cards!!
Great cards
Love the soft backgrounds mixed with the sparkle from the glitter cardstock and the sequins
So pretty. Thank you for the inspiration.
So simple and clean. Great design, and I love that font on the sentiments!
These are beautiful.
Love your cards!
These are beautiful. I love the colors and the background!!!
Awesome backgrounds!
What a lovely card set. The glitter card and stitching are perfect embellishments to keep them flat.
How gorgeous and simple. The bath sponge adds such great texture!
Love the backgrounds! Great colors too!
Beautiful cards.
Wow your cards are colorful and full of sparkle!! Love them.
Great use of that background stencil! I love it. Simple, clean but very effective!
Very pretty!
Gotta love stencils!
Such pretty cards, love all the different color versions. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love that background. Great cards!
What great cards! Love the different colors. Just a fun little set!
I love the cards sometimes simple is so elegant!
what beautiful cards!!! thanks for the chance to win!
Love the background prints.
I'm loving stitched accents. Such beautiful cards!
These are lovely. And the sentiments are one of my favorites from the new release! :)
Now i have to add another stencil to my wish list!
Love the beautiful sparkly cards you made. Thanks for sharing.
So elegant bu simple. Love it!
Love that one could mass produce these cards in a short amount of time.
Nice cards, I like the added thread detail at the top 😊
I'd love to win!!
I like the simple style of your cards. And the colors are yummy. Thanks.
Such beautiful cards!
I love the layouts of your cards…and I agree that the sentiments are lovely!
So adorable!
I absolutely love the background on these cards.
Love your style. Very elegant.
Love that stencil.
What a great way to make several but different cards!
these are perfect cards for mass producing! and I am always looking for ways to make cards with less bulk. Thanks for the inspiration.
A beautiful stencil. i have really been wanting to try stencils after seeing some great posts like yours using them Thanks for sharing. This is my first SSS blog hop
Beautiful cards! I love making cards for friends and family. Mine are usually very simple. This one I must try! TFS and what a great giveaway! Love it all.
Beautiful background! Thanks for the inspiration.
This is a beautiful stencil. Makes me want to try some. Thanks for sharing. This is my first SSS blog hop.
LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful sponging on your 3 beautiful cards! Love the release.
Love all these ideas of using stencils. Can't wait to try them at home!
Beautiful cards, love the different colors you used! I love stencils! Thanks for sharing your stunning cards!
Your cards are adorable and would be able to mass produce them pretty fast. Thanks for the chance to win some awesome goodies.
Oh my .. MUST have the stencil!! beautiful work!
Beautiful cards
Nice clean and simple cards. so lovely.
Wow, what a stunning set of cards. beautiful but simple. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful and so easy to make a bunch. Great design.
Love that stencil. Great holiday greetings
I love the stencil and using it for such pretty holiday backgrounds. Simple and elegant.
Love the cards
Your cards are beautiful. And it's never too early to start Christmas cards :)
Gorgeous! I love the simple cards so effective. Love the tip on using a bath sponge! AWesome!
Simple but colorful
Such pretty cards - can't wait to get these dies!
Would be so sad if the tradition of sending Christmas cards needs to stop! Love your design.
super nice card design! I need to stencil more too. looks super fun.
Great background and details! I especially like the fact that I could use ALL my sequin colors.
I think we may be heading the same direction here in the US with Christmas cards, I have noticed a big decrease in the past few years as postage continues to rise. These are lovely, what a terrific idea to use the stencil to create a luxe look without adding dimension and weight!
Beautiful!
Great idea for mass-producing cards without having them all be exactly the same.
Those backgrounds are beautiful!
Love your cards. Very elegant but simple to mass produce for Christmas.
Patricia Swagler
Very creative use of stencils. Nice KISS card.
Very nice!!! I love the card and how you utilized the stencils.
These are just gorgeous. Love how each one is different and not traditional christmas colors. I love that glitter strip down the edge - may have to add some of that to my wish list now!!
Thank you for sharing. The backgrounds are beautiful.
Simply beautiful!
Brilliant as always. This stencil is a must have.
Love your cards. The background is beautiful and I love the combination with the glittered cardstock. Thank you for the inspiration.
Very beautiful cards! tfs
Love that stencil design, gorgeous cards...
I love your cards, sometimes the simplest is the best. They turned out beautiful!
I think I keep the post office in business with my mailing of cards - great idea for the flat cards - they are gorgeous
Barb Housner
great simple cards
Love the inks and stencil used to make your card. I especially like the sequin embellishments.
Simple and elegant!
Such pretty cards, love the sparkle!
I love how simple yet elegant these look.
Beautiful cards! Love how well you matched up the color of the ink with the color of the glitter paper.
Super cute card set!! Love your technique!!
Perhaps simple, but gorgeous!
xxx Margreet
Wow love what you have done, can't wait to get my hands on some of these new things to play with.
Such elegant cards!
Nice! Really like this SSS release. They need a buy the whole package deal!
Lovely! I'm gonna have to cut the thread off though, lol!
I have to have that stencil.
OMG, these cards are beautyfull. I love the design and the colors! Thanks for the inspiration:)
Love the Holiday Cards!!
Beautiful cards...love the backgrounds... :)
Can’t WAIT to see all the cool stuff everyone is going to make!
Love the card ideas!!
I need to try the sponge technique with some gold and silver ink pads that I have. Thanks for the tip.
Your cards are amazing, like always... I'm a big fan :)
These cards are so simple yet so beautiful! Great job!
Love these "simple" but beautiful cards!
Love the new stencil and how you used it for the background on these cards.
very cute ideas!
Oh, How Pretty! I just Love your Cards.
Beautiful ,that stenciled background looks fab !
I think these cards are wonderful. I love the stencil!
I like the way your cards look like they have book bindings.
What a lovely soft background!
I really like the CAS!
Simple and easy yet classy! Nice cards, Lucy!
Beautiful backgrounds! Love the simplicity of these cards.
Beautiful cards! I really would love to start my Christmas cards, but that hasn't happened yet :)
Beautiful set of cards. Love the stitching and the touch of sparkle. Thanks for sharing.
Such fun cards! Love to make those.
Beautiful cards, thanks for sharing!
So elegant!
Beautiful! I love the sparkle!
Wow! These are just amazing! I love that you did them in different colors!!! Love them!! TFS!
I always enjoy seeing variations on a theme. You really have shown me a great way to "stretch my stamps." Thanks so much!
Beautiful cards! Love the stenciled background and the glitter strip.
Yeah for new products! So much to stamp, so little time!
Really appreciate the easy cards. They are so elegant loooking!
What awesome cards! They are beautiful (and just my style)!
Great stencil and enjoyed seeing how you used it. Very nice designs.
Lovely cards. =)
Love the easy cards. very elegant!
Beautiful cards Lucy.
Great cards.
Gr Elly
Great Inspiration, thanks!
Here are my biggest favorites-
1 Reason for the Season stamp & die set
2 Scripts of the Season die set
3 Treesome die set
4 the Fairytale ink set
Can't WAIT to see all the cool stuff everyone is going to make!
Wonderful cards, love the background!
Love your cards. So elegant and simple.
So pretty! I love the stenciling, and the glitter border and stitching add wonderful finishing touches. TFS.
So pretty! I love the texture from the sponge and the sparkle from the sequins!
These are beautiful! Love the simple designs, great colors and bling! :)
Beautiful set of cards, love them.
loving your card design. happy stamptember
I love your cards and how beautiful they are and yet easy to create!
Love these! So pretty
The stencils are one of my favorite things about this release! Nice job!
Cindy R.
Beautiful cards, clean and elegant!
Really love the cards, stunning backgrounds and just the right amount of sparkle!!!!
I would never have thought about using those background for Christmas cards -- what a great idea! Love them all!!
Love the backgrounds for the cards! Beautiful!
Great cards ... love the colors! Also would be fun to duplicate for Christmas cards.
Beautiful cares. So simple and elegant.
Very nice cards.
Very pretty cards!
Great background stamp -- love your set of cards :)
cool cards! The blue one is my fave.
I love this pattern! thanks for the chance to win!
Beautiful cards, just love the colors!
Great use of products to make simple, but beautiful cards! Love the stencil!
I love this!
Very elegant! love it
Gorgeous cards, Lucy! I love the softness of your stenciling with the bold sentiments...so pretty!
all your cards are brilliant, in fantastic colors!
These are gorgeous, love your colours and fab sparkle :)
I love the misty look of the stenciling.
I Love this background stamp :)
Very elegant! I want that stencil now! :D
Very cute cards! Love so sparkly they are!
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What great looks from the stencil. Love your work!!
Absolutely gorgeous! But as a seamstress I just want to get out my sewing scissors and cut that thread! Ingenious.
Lovely cards! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful elegant cards--they are really pretty
Stunning projects. TFS
So pretty. Love this stencil.
Absolutely gorgeous cards. Thank you.
I saw a big drop in the number of Christmas cards we received last year. I too am trying to reduce the bulk this year. Thanks for the pretty, flat cards!
I like the stenciled background
Would love to win! Great cards:)
Wow, these are wonderful. The colors are rich and beautiful without being in your face bright. I love the swirls and dots stencil. The sparkle on the edge is wonderful. Thank you for sharing. :)
cute cards TFS
Love your Christmas cards. Making some from the same design but in different colors is a great idea. This is a fun blog hop with lots of wonderful inspiration!
So cute! For a second I thought they were little journal books... you've just given me an idea for Christmas gifts!
Cute cards!! I love the background!
So, so pretty. Thank you.
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