Hello everyone! I am SO excited to be participating in this special blog hop for Simon Says Stamp's Holiday Release Week! They've released a bunch of new fabulous products this week and to celebrate and provide inspiration a bunch of fabulous designers are taking part in this hop! I'll have links to everyone below!
If you didn't get here from Heather's blog - make sure to check it out along with everyone else participating:
I know right? AMAZING group of talent - I'm so stoked to be a part of it! :) :) :)
I couldn't not use the new Limited Edition Card Kit (
I did an unboxing video of it here if you missed it) - which is selling out quickly! Once it's sold out it's gone, however a lot of the elements in this kit are available individually - so I linked to everything I could in the supplies below.
Also make sure to stay tuned to the end of this post for the GIVEAWAY info!
I used the new Swell Christmas stamp set along with several elements from the Holiday Kit to make my card - and ended up creating a way to incorporate a gift card:
I am loving these new mini envelopes the Simon's released lately, and thought it would be fun to use one on my card front and still make it "usable" so that a gift card could be tucked inside.
I used Prismacolor Pencils to color in the Santa image, which I'd stamped onto Neenah Desert Storm card stock with SSS Intense black ink. I fussy cut out the image then edged it with a black marker before adhering it to my card with a bit of foam tape. I applied the tape only to the right side of the image so that the flap of the envelope can be tucked under it to hold it in place.
I finished off the inside of the card with a stamped sentiment from the same set and stamped the snowflakes from the set with SSS Clear Ink and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favorite Things etc. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!
Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been sent by a store/manufacturer (with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love). Everything else I purchase myself!
Now for the giveaway info! Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 Gift Voucher on EVERY blog on this hop!!! To be entered in to mine just leave a comment on this post before 11:59pm Sunday November 20 and I'll use random.org to choose a winner! Thank you SO much Simon Says Stamp for your generosity! :)
ETA: Congrats to LaDonna Shelly!! SSS will be e-mailing you ASAP!! Thank you to EVERYONE who visited and left sweet comments - I appreciate all the support more than you know! :) <3
