Hello everyone! I am SO excited to be participating in a blog hop to celebrate Simon Says Stamp's New Beginnings release! If you're just checking in make sure to start at the top of the hop on the Simon Says Stamp blog! Here are the links to all the stops along the hop - I HIGHLY recommend checking them all out as there is some fabulous inspiration:
Also stay tuned to the end of my post for some GIVEAWAY info!
You can check out the entire New Beginnings release over at SSS HERE <------click! So much fabulous new products to choose from!
I decided to use the new Funny Food stamp set and coordinating dies because they made me giggle the first time I saw them. Then when I got to thinking what to create I knew I HAD to combine the donut from Funny Food with the To-go Cup from SSS's Coffee and Tea set:
I stamped these characters onto Canson XL watercolour paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink then watercolored them in with my Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water brush.
The sentiment is from the new Funny Food set and I show in the video how I cut it apart so that I can stamp them separately. The Donut Worry I stamped in black by the images and the Be Happy was stamped with SSS Clear Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder on the black card stock.
I created the "sprinkles" on the donut by drawing them in with a white gel pen then colouring over them with a couple different Copic markers (BG05, RV17 and RV02). If I had some fun colors of gel pens on hand those would have worked perfectly as well!
The donut patterned paper is from the Doodlebug Cream & Sugar 6x6 pack (linked below with the supplies!) that I just adore.
I finished off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the Coffee and Tea set and added another stamped and coloured donut from the new Funny Food set and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <-----click!
Now to head on over to Heather's awesome blog! <-------click!
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 Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) 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 $25 Gift Certificate at EVERY stop on this hop (thanks Heidi!!). All you have to do is leave a comment on this post to be entered in to win! Random winners will be chosen from the comments on each blog hop post over the weekend and SSS will post the winners on Tuesday over on the SSS blog with instructions for the winners to contact SSS to claim their prize!
Thank you all SO much for visiting me today and playing along on this hop! ((((hugs))))
EDITED TO ADD: CONGRATS to Brenda in IN for winning the GC from my post! SSS posted all the winners HERE with the info! <-----click!
