Hello friends!! Today's post serves 2 purposes: it's part of my Christmas Card Series, AND it's part of a 2 day blog hop to celebrate Simon Says Stamp's December release!!
You can check out the release HERE <-------click! if you haven't already and I did a Release & Review video HERE on this release too!
If you didn't get here from Nina-Marie's blog you can start at the beginning HERE and I will also have links to all the stops on the hop below. Don't forget that this is Day 1 of the hop - Day 2 will commence on Friday December 6 with even more inspiration. There's also GIVEAWAY info at the end of my post!
To celebrate this blog hop Simon's giving away a FREE Simon Exclusive enamel pin with any purchase at the Simon Says Stamp Store!! Just enter the code for the pin you'd like from the ones pictured above when checking out while supplies last!
I could not resist the new Leafy Christmas Tree wafer dies - and made several cards using them:
I die cut the Leafy Christmas Tree pieces from different shades of green card stocks, and then layered them all together. I mixed up the layers for each card just to create a slightly different look.
I added "ornaments" to my trees using various pearls from my stash (linked below) and also added a sentiment from Simon's Holiday Greetings Mix 1 stamp set that I heat embossed onto black card stock. For the card fronts I cut down some Tonic Silver Strokes Grey Kraft card, and created "trunks" for the trees with Simon's Woodgrain card stock and some Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.
I finished off the insides of the cards with more sentiments from the Holiday Greetings Mix 1 stamp set and that was it!
To see how these cards came together check out my video below:
Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!
Next stop on the hop is Lisa's blog!
If you missed any of the stops on the hop you can find them all here:
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.
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 and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/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 coupon to every stop on the hop (thanks Heidi!!) from each blog's comment section (so leaving comments on all the blog posts of the hop increases your chances of winning!). Simon will choose the winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday the 11th of December (12/11). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.
Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck! ❤️❤️❤️
