Friday 20 November 2015

Simon Says Stamp From All of Us Blog Hop and Giveaway


Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp "From All Of Us" Blog Hop
Today I am joining in with some friends as we celebrate Simon Says Stamp's newest product release. If you have not started from the beginning, please head HERE to the Simon blog.
I decided to create a card with the adorable Simon and Dexter Christmas set. I stamped and heat embossed Simon and one of the gifts, then coloured with my Gansai Tambi watercolours. I die cut the images with the matching dies, then added them to more watercolour paper die cut with a Stitched Rectangle.
 Christmas Dog by Lucy Abrams
I mounted the panel onto some Lipstick cardstock, adding some gold cord and a wooden clothes pin.
Christmas Dog 2 by Lucy Abrams
As soon as my daughter Lily (aged nearly 4) saw my paints on the table, she wanted to get involved. She just loves painting, and watercolouring is her new favourite thing. So I gave her a couple of the new and beautiful Holiday Watercolor Doodles prints by Suzy Plantamura. These prints are gorgeous - just colour and they are good to go. My daughter painted the prints, then decorated with sequins and Stickles
Lily's Christmas Cards
All her own work - she even die cut them into Stitched Rectangles. I just mounted them onto some Lipstick and Green Leaf card for her.
Lily's Christmas Cards 2
Aren't they gorgeous - she's just crazy about rainbow colours. :)

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Heidi is offering a prize pack valued at $50 on every single stop of the hop. Just leave a comment here and you will be automatically entered. Winners will be drawn on Monday 23rd November.
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OK, now it's time to hop on. Next stop is the extremely talented:

Thanks so much for visiting and have a great day. 
(P.S. Check out my own sequin giveaway HERE!)
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Judie said...

Your daughter clearly takes after you! Wonderful cards!!

stampwithsandy said...

What fun cards! Your daughter is quite talented; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

Vandana Rastogi said...

WOW!!! That stamp of Simon is just too cute :)
And those coloured pages - they are just perfect! You've probably got another crafter in the making :)

BreAnn L. said...

Love!

~amy~ said...

These are all so much FUN!

diana said...

Great cards! And fun hop! ;-)

Anonymous said...

Great cards from you and your daughter. Great way to spend time together.

QuilterLaura said...

Adorable dog and your daughters' cards are so cute too!

Lexi Wirtas said...

Thanks for sharing the new products. Love the watercoloring.

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the cute critter/dog card. I bought a reindeer headpiece for my dog to wear for Christmas photo opp. Like the coloring on the other cards.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Brenda in IN said...

Your card is adorable and I love that pretty twine you used. Your daughter is sooo good at watercolor and her choicce of color. I think it's great you let her make art too.

Ellen said...

Really fun cards

Unknown said...

Great cards! It is great that your daughter enjoys crafting with you- wish mine would craft. Love the whole release.

Jan Elmore said...

The pup and the happy Christmas tree are the very best!

Anonymous said...

Your cards make me smile and isn't that what it's all about - bringing joy to those we send our holiday cards to? Thanks so much for sharing your creativity with all of us!

Anonymous said...

Fun and Beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

CinnamonSally said...

Love your gorgeous card Lucy and Lily's cards are fabulous too. Two talented crafters!!

Dee Earnshaw said...

This card is so cute with the antlers on 'simon' - LOL. Love your daughter's doodle cards - she is very talented too!!

Varada said...

So much fun! Your daughter's cards are adorable!! I can see you guys had fun. Me and my daughters do that too :-) thanks for sharing :-)

Sandy said...

Great cards. You have a budding artist in your midst. Keep up the good work.

Gail said...

Family time is important - what a great way to share with each other -love the creations TFS and for the Hop

Jackie said...

These are adorable! Your card is so cute, and your daughter did a wonderful job with those prints. Another artist in training :-)

Unknown said...

What fun to get the kiddos involved in card making. All the cards are lovely. Well done!

Dot J Freel said...

Your card drew me in from Instagram! Love it. Lily's cards are so cute also! Love to paint with all 4 of my grandkids.

New Creations said...

Like Mamma, like daughter! Super fun! Love all your beautiful creations in bright colors!

Cardsbymaaike said...

lovely work, the card with SImon is super fun and cute and huggable and well just awesome

Diane Jaquay said...

Adorable cards, Lucy, so fun to see Lily's creations too!

pcm said...

love that reindeer simon and lily's cards are wonderful!

Natalie Winterstein said...

That dog! Sooooo cute and the coloring is perfection! :)

Shawninaz said...

Beautiful work as always, thank you for sharing your inspiration!

Kelley H. said...

Dog is so cute!

BeverlyBL said...

Lily did a great job on her cards. She has style. Love your Simon card. He is a cute little rascal.

Lillian Child said...

The word that comes to mind when looking at your card creations if FUN ... LOVE the colors.. Simply delightful. Thanks so much for sharing with us and happy holidays!

None None said...

Love your card with Simon! Beautiful coloring. Lily's cards are just fantastic too! Definite works of art!

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow! I love yor project! <3 Beautiful cards!

Julie A Panosh said...

Great cards! Such a talented family!

Unknown said...

Before I forget, your Simon card is adorable but the star of the show is clearly Lily! She did an amazing job at nearly four!

FeM said...

Fun and adorable cards.

KT Fit Kitty said...

Wow, your little Lily is super talented - here cards are gorgeous! Wish some of my watercolors turned out that good! Your little reindeer puppy is so cute! Love all of the cards you've shared!

Unknown said...

Such great cards for dog lovers. The watercolor effect on the tree was fabulous as well. Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

How great to get your daughter involved in the creative process. Such fun cards!

liz said...

What a great way for a little one to make a holiday card! Sweet!

Irishtiger06 said...

What a great idea to use the pre-printed watercolor cards for your daughter to color! She did an amazing job!

BankerJoy said...

Amazing job

Sabrina said...

Very cute and darling cards!!

jeannieob said...

Sweet card, thanks for the inspiration.

Lisa Zurek said...

Lovely cards!

Amber McGary said...

I love that you let your daughter use your supplies. Crafting is a great way to connect!

Sonya said...

This is such a great release. I especially love the dies!!

Unknown said...

oh i just love what you created with Dexter! SOOOOOOO cute! The watercoloring by your daughter is darling!!!

Peege said...

Fun coloring outside the lines!

Bobby said...

A family affair for sure and all the cards are beautiful.

Virginia L. said...

You and your cards...no wonder Lily wants to be like you! Lily did a brilliant job ( and so did her Mom)!

Angel Estes said...

I'm loving these watercolor cards!! Beautiful!

Jaana said...

Love the cards! I especially love all the fun colours on on the snowman card. Great job, Lily!

Craftykthy said...

So many colors love them

Amy C. said...

Beautiful cards! I'm especially fond of that adorable dog!

Cheryl said...

Love how Lily di her own coloring...what a way to get kids involved!

Jana Millen said...

So pretty. Great job!

Tammy Paul said...

love the Christmas tree and use of sequins. Very fun Christmas card.
need to work on my water coloring.

Deb Walker Deb Stamps Life, LLC said...

Lucy--I can hardly believe Lily is old enough to hold a paintbrush ;) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree my friend. Well done all around for the creative duo!

Nicki said...

Fun cards. Dexter is all decked out for Christmas.

KimCreate said...

Love your painted cards! Very cute release.

Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

you made a fun card
love your daughter's card - nice to involve kids early - start their creativity young
thanks for sharing

Barb Housner

Oh You Made Me Ink said...

Ok, your card is really pretty but I love your daughter's cards! She did a great job!

KimS said...

Love all 3 cards... love, love that your daughter was jumping in, to make these, even more!

Maj G said...

thanks for the inspiration

Karen D said...

Your card is so cute and fun for those dog lovers on your list but I have to say that Lily really stole the show with her prints, she is incredibly talented!!!

cropmom66 said...

Love them all! Your daughter is quite the artist!

Carol Ric said...

Adorable cards.

DebiKT said...

Simon is so flippin' cute - love him. Lily is a brilliant watercolorist. I only wish mine turned out as well. Happy holidays to you and yours.

Beastybunny said...

Love these very whimsical cards! SO much fun!

Unknown said...

Such fun and cute cards!! Wow!

Jayell said...

Love your card and Lily's ones too

Allie L. said...

Love Lilly's cards. Rainbows rock!

PamC said...

Wish my cards looked as great as Lily's cards. They are beautiful! Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season.

Glenda said...

Love all the cards.

Anonymous said...

I love your daughter's cards! she has some talent.

Dori Johns said...

Love your card. But your darling daughter's efforts deserve many gold stars! You have a budding little artist there. :-)

Debbie Rumpza said...

I love all the cards in your post! How fun to craft with your daughter.

Unknown said...

Love all the cards. thank you.

Carol D said...

I love Lily's cards!!! I need to take watercolor lessons from her.

Barb Schmidt said...

Love those cards by Lily.... She's on her way to take over your job.....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Debbie A said...

Lily's cards are adorable! Good job Lily!

Meagan Vaughn said...

I see an artist in your future!!! Love all the water colors

ScrapaDiddle said...

Great job by both of you!

Susie Sonnier said...

The mini release is such fun!

Olive M said...

Cute card. The antlers look adorable on Simon. Good job Lily...your cards are excellent.

Deb Selby said...

You gotta love Simon. Cute card!

Kathryn A said...

Loving the Simon reindeer! Great cards!

Donna said...

Love Lily's cards, nice to see how anyone can use the watercolor cards!

Danielle Dietz said...

Lily's cards are too cute with the bright colors and little details of sequins and sparkles! Love your 1st doggie card also!

Mildred Mildew said...

Such an adorable little dog card. Just right for those younger ones on your Christmas list!

Krista D said...

Awesome cards.

Rosemary said...

love lily's Christmas cards... they are fantastic! (she obviously gets her talent from her mum!!) your card is adorable!!

Unknown said...

I love that you and your daughter work and create together. Why not pass along your creativity to her. Some 30 years down the road, she'll appreciate that you did. (Thinking of my mom and me-moms gone now)- but I passed crafting onto my daughter. The cards are fun and delightful.

choman9912@aol.com said...

Cards are so fun! The new sketchy stamps look really fun. Thanks for sharing!

Debra said...

Super cute and fun! Happy Thanksgiving...thank you for a day filled with inspiration!

Unknown said...

I really liked Lilies cards, the tree one was excellent. I love crafting with my grandchildren. When ever the see my stuff out they have to join in.

donna mikasa said...

That's it! I'm getting those watercolor cards! Lily's cards are so inspiring! Please tell her that I love her work--yours, too! xo

Angie Linton said...

Your card with Simon is just adorable. I love those stamps! I also love Lily's cards and would never have guessed they were done by a child. It's so great that she gets to play with your supplies and she's clearly talented.

Connie G said...

The watercolor cards are just so adorable - your daughter is amazing for being so young!!

Peace said...

Ahhhh, I love cards from little ones. Such fun. I like the clean look of your card. So cheerful.

Unknown said...

Your daughter did an amazing job on those fabulous prints!

Elaine Clark said...

Such a fun couple of card. Great job Lily!!

Unknown said...

So cute!!!

Anonymous said...

Ahhhhh, Those cards with your daughter almost make me cry, they are so ADORABLE!!!!! I also LOVE, LOVE the Dexter card, I would love to send that card to everyone for my Holiday card. Amazing job, You rock girl, !!!!!!!

Rachel B. said...

Adorable cards!

Elaine said...

Very nice cards!

{VICKI} said...

what a cute reindog

Anonymous said...

Enjoyed your work

Anonymous said...

Awesome images and cards!
Linda Patti. tpatti@windstream.net

Jeanette Robertson said...

I love the Simon & Dexter card set - any Christmas Pooch is special in my eyes (pigs, too!).

Brandi R said...

Wonderful cards! LOVE Simon....such an adorable set with his best friend ♥

asianmom07 said...

New fan here! Just checked out your blog today..and subscribed!

Michele K. Henderson said...

Adorable! Love all this festive color!
Take care!
Michele

Holly Saveur said...

Super fun cards!

Iris Esther López said...

Those are very nice cards. The one with Simon is so sweet. Simon is adorable.

Danielle said...

Beautiful cards!!

Doudou said...

Beautiful cards!!!! Fun colors💗

Unknown said...

The reindeer Simon is just too cute. Love the card. Lily is obviously following in her mother's footsteps. Very talented. Thanks for your creative ideas.

Unknown said...

So cute! That Dexter, he is just loveable! You have a talented daughter that's for sure! Thanks for sharing with us!

TLady said...

Your Simon card is SOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) And Lilly's cards are BEAUTIFUL ALSO!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!! An "artist" in the making!!! Tell her she did a WONDERFUL JOB & WE LOVE her work!!!!!!!! ;) Keep it up Lilly!!!!

Andrea A said...

Beautiful cards!!!!

Cindi said...

Beautiful cards by you both! My daughter has gotten the bug as well and it's such a wonderful way to spend time together.

TaeEun said...

Beautiful cards! Lily's cards are amazing! My daughter is also 3,5 yo and she loves watercoloring too!

Joanne H said...

I just love Lily's cards! So cute in rainbow colors!

Maryj said...

Love the Dexter cards!! Thanks for sharing!

cedarrapidslea said...

Great ideas! So little time!

Marianne said...

Simon looks adorable in his Christmas suit and I love your daughter's whimsical colouring. So fitting for those whimsical images. I think that maybe we should loosen up and start colouring like kids again...

Marty B said...

This looks wonderful in watercolor, such an adorable card!

christi said...

all of your cards are so cute. dogs always pull at my heart strings. love how you colored him.

Jannette said...

Love your fun and cute cards.

Bunny said...

Your card is so cute. My mother would get a kick out of this. She is soon to be 88 and her dog is her best friend.

I always like to see and hear about designers working with their children and sharing their love of art. How wonderful to be able to inspire and teach them about the products and having fun.

TK said...

Cute card, and I LOVE that you included your daughter's as well!!

cm said...

Such a wonderful way to breathe life into these new products! Dexter: what a cutie with his reindeer antlers! And your daughter's colouring: absolutely stellar! Such special bonding opportunity...
~carol

Andrea Garland said...

Oh my god your daughter is awesome if you never told us she made those cards I would think you made them, they look great.

Unknown said...

Such funa dn beautiful cards!

Unknown said...

Love your cards and the dog.

Jodi Keefer said...

Stinkin Cute!!!

Nancy Lynn said...

Lucy, beautiful watercolored card and I love Dexter too! Isn't he the cutest!! It's so awesome Lily partook in the blog hop too and tell her she has a fan - she really did a fantastic job and you must be so proud! Congrats to Mom and Lily! TFS

Bobbie Bluegill said...

Te coloring colors by your daughter are awesome.

Terrie said...

Lily"s cards are adorable!

ART JUNKIE said...

really nice colouring Shannon shannonpratt66@gmail.com

Michelle said...

love the new products...great job. can't wait to get my hands on them! totally adorbs the watercolor doodles btw!!!!

Unknown said...

That dog is so cute! Remind me of the Grinch! Your daughter did a fantastic job on her cards as well.

Gail Owens said...

Love the playful cards! They are super cute!

Khasiyat Volganova said...

Fun and adorable cards! Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Cute cute cards, like them all!!

María Pilar said...

Beautiful cards. So cute!!!! I like so much your jobs

carol mcgregor said...

Gorgeous cards. Love this release. Thanks for sharing.

joy said...

Such fun! I love your card, but the ones your daughter colored are just too, too cute!

Karen Petitt said...

Simon with those cute reindeer antlers is absolutely stinking cute! Love the CAS design you've used and the twine and the peg gives this so much lovely texture.
Then you shared your daughter's cards too - you have a mini artist on your hands Lucy - I am amazed that a four year old could colour those panels so well and the placement of the sequins too is perfect. You definitely have a mini artist/stamper on your hands and I look forward to seeing more of her creations in future. Fabulous idea and inspiration, thanks for the hop and thank you for sharing beautiful art with us Karen x

Donna Whitten said...

Love your card, Simon looks so festive! Your daughter's cards are a delight, thanks for sharing.

Terri said...

Such fun cards. Lily did an exceptional job on her two cards.

Kayla Marie said...

Those watercolor doodles would be perfect for younger crafters to make their own cards for loved ones.

Unknown said...

That card with Simon is just too cute -- and good job, Lily!

Brenda Lee said...

Aaawwwww......Lily's cards are adorable. Her color choices are perfect. She's following in her mama's footsteps in becoming a great artist. The Simon and Dexter set is irresistible! I just adore those two. Your reindeer Simon card is too cute. Great CAS style that focuses on the image. Love your coloring job too...his fur looks warm and cozy.

ALB said...

Beautiful cards!

Teresa said...

Great and also simple ideas! Thank you!

Deeps said...

I love Simon with the presents, such a cute car. I also love the watercolor cards your daughter colored.

Rachel Bergfeld said...

Your card is adorable! I love the Simon stamps, they're always so fun! And your daughters cards are beautiful. You have a little artist on your hands!

crafter said...

Adorable cards!! I really love Lily's cards and her watercoloring is just perfect!

Unknown said...

Great cards, thanks for sharing!

Dixie Cochran said...

You and Lily did a great job! Beautiful cards for the holidays.

Unknown said...

Beautiful and fun cards. Your daughter is very talented! Wow.

Cindy C. said...

All so fun!! Thanks for sharing!!

RedGem said...

Wow... great cards... Love the coloring. You have a talented daughter.

CreatedbyKay (Kay Norman) said...

Cute mother and daughter cards! It's fun when your daughters want to craft along with you :)

Patty Beers said...

Really cute cards.

Rita Kegg said...

Nice cards. Love the dog image!!

Maureen Hayes said...

Your card is adorable, but I was so impressed with Lily's cards, I can't believe she is only 4! Wow! She has a great eye for color and did a really terrific job coloring those card forms and die cutting the stitched rectangle as well. Definitely a star in the making there.

Denisefabric@gmail.com said...

Love the water coloring. Great job

Greta said...

What a talented daughter you have--darling cards! Love yours, too--thanks for the inspiration, Lucy!

Bobbi said...

Such great cards, I love them all you do such amazing work. thanks

bzyPTmom said...

Love your cute Christmas card--and the art work of your daughter is most excellent! I see another artist soon in the mix!

Jung A said...

Cute cards! Love simon & friends!

Sandy R. said...

Cute puppy card, but I especially liked how you included your daughter in the process and let her make cards, too. She will remember those experiences for her whole lifetime.

Jen Timko said...

All of these are simply wonderful! I have to say how much I adore the ones created by your daughter.....what special cards for someone to receive!

Anita in France said...

What a fun and whimsical trio, Lucy ... Lily has certainly inherited her Mom's talent! Anita :)

Unknown said...

Such a cute little doggie card, looks like he is just floating there! BEAUTIFUL cards your young daughter made, WOW! I think I would frame them and display them all year round, soooo cute!

Kayla said...

Very pretty cards!

Unknown said...

That's awesome that your daughter wanted to be involved,I love watching my grandkids in the same way. I actually liked her cards the best. What she did with the water colors was fun and colorful,outside the lines. Fabulouse !!!!!

Unknown said...

Nice card. You have a budding artist in your daughter. She did a spectacular job on the watercolors and sequins. Thanks for all the art work you have shown us.

brandco2450@gmail.com said...

Adorable card, and Lily's are so cute.

Shelly said...

LOVE your cards! The watercolor is fabulous:)

Becca Yahrling said...

Very cute card - love the clothespin & twine, great touch. Lily's cards are awesome - she has a great teacher!

Foodista88 said...

Gorgeous cards!!! The doggie is adorable!

StampinLouie said...

Such an adorable card. THanks for sharing!

Kathy Mc said...

Your Christmas card is so cute, Lucy. WOW, Lily must take after you as she's very talented. How sweet!

Valerie S said...

Wow! What fun cards.

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

Too sweet. Love your daughter's cards too - she is following in your footsteps!

Mary Kay Ross said...

Beautiful and vibrant cards! Love them!

Memalou said...

Lily's cards--oh my goodness. Love!

KandA said...

Fabulous card and such an adorable image. Love the cards your daughter made, they're so cheerful and wonderfully coloured xx

craftytreen said...

lucy, that stamp set is so fun! I love simon's new friend and he is really getting into the Christmas whimsy thing. your card is delightful. i'm so happy to see what lily is doing. she is talented. did you really mean that she die cut things at the age of 4? lol, I see a true cardmaker coming to life. loved all the cards. thanks, treen

Unknown said...

A really really cute doggy! I love your card.
And Lily's cards are adorBle.

Patricia Swagler said...

I loved your card very cute. I also loved your daughter cards very cute. I loved her coloring and die cutting.

Denise Bryant said...

Delightful cards and a fabulous release!

Unknown said...

Love that dog, so cute.

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