SSS Lucky To Know You Blog Hop - Day 1

Today is the first day of a 2 day blog hop celebrating the new Lucky To Know You release by Simon Says Stamp. I have a new set of watercolor cards that are part of this release called Suzy's Spring and Easter Wishes. Here is an image:

I have all 12 colored and made into cards to show you. After all of the images, I'll give you some basic tips and techniques I use when coloring them. At the end of this post, I'll have all of the details of the blog hop with a link to the next stop.

Here are some standard Tips and Techniques I use when painting these cards. I list them each month, so I feel like I am getting really repetitive on these. You can visit any of my past posts to see many more ideas as I have every collection of my 45 or so all colored on my blog. 

• Mix your coloring mediums. I used watercolors and colored pencils on all of these. 
• Try all of your different types of watercolors. I usually use my Daniel Smith palette and forget to pull my other options out. This time I also used some watercolor pencils and I loved how they added the look of pencil strokes, but also moved with water. I might have to use them more often!
• I used Tonic Shimmer Powders quite a bit especially for backgrounds. They come in really bright colors and they are very shimmery. (links to the colors I used at the end of this post) 
• Add Tonic Nuvo Drops over elements on your cards. I used glitter ones over many things to dress them up/decorate them. I also used the Jewel ones over many of the eggs. 
• Use a gray pencil or Copic marker to add shadows behind your letters. Or even try a color like I did on the Happy Easter one (added a pink shadow to the letters).
• Use the new A2 frame dies by Simon to die-cut the cards and add a cardstock frame around them (see my very last card). 

Yesterday I posted a "one stamp, five ways" blog post using my new Hello Easter stamp set that is part of this release. These are the five cards I made with it, but if you visit my post HERE, you can see more images and get directions and supplies for each card. 

Here are the blog hop details:

• Visit the Lucky To Know You Gallery to see all of the projects made with this release and make sure to add your own creations to it as well!
• The banner at the top of this post shows the details of the free gift with purchase for the hop. Use codes WLY777 and FLF584 – Please note: Customers get a choice of the Wooly Lucky stamp set or the Color the World enamel pin. The free gifts are available while supplies last and the promotion expires on 3/8 at 11:59 pm EDT. 
• Here is a link to the Lucky To Know You Release
• Simon is giving away a $25 coupon on every stop of the hop from each blog comment section. They will choose winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 11^th of March. You can email Simon to claim your prize.
• Next on the hop is BARB ENGLER. If you are just starting here, you can start the hop on the SSS Blog.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you enjoy this wonderful spring release! All of the products I used on my cards are listed below linked to the SSS store. xoxo Suzy

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Comments

[Tami B]

Well, if these don't (1) make you wish for Spring, and (2) make you want to color/paint, I don't know what will! Great job.

[Jan Elmore]

Thank you for the beautiful art and inspiration. This hop and release are amazing and so dang much fun to view.

[Nandini Karmarkar]

Very elegant and beautiful. Love the gorgeous colors.

[Kaitlyn]

Cute cards.

[Andrea Shell]

Adorable illustrations! Thanks for the tips!

[Sharon Gullikson]

They are all so adorable. I especially love the singing bird.

[Cheryl Stauffer]

Your card are so cute and colorful!!

[Angela Lunn]

These are lovely!

[Jackie Parkins]

I love your designs and your coloring is always so gorgeous.

[Robin Mayfield]

Your coloring is amazing, love all your cards!

[Jana Millen]

Beautiful

[Jan Mancini]

Love how you colored all these cards. Going to have to start following you! This collection is wonderful! Thanks!

[Connie Johanns]

Love the card fronts. These are great for kids.

[Claudia K Anderson]

Your cards are so beautiful and happy, and your illustrations are great! Thank you!

[June Sefscik]

These are wonderful card fronts and so beautifully colored.

[KimK]

Such beautiful spring cards! Love how you colored them.

[Rose Johnson]

Just bought your spring cards and will be coloring them for first time - these Easter cards are so sweet too!!

[Karen Walker]

Another wonderful set of cards! My favorite is that bunny peeking out from all those eggs!

[Kim N Ernie Kern]

Thanks for a chance to win!! I love to enter drawings. :)
Kim Kern

[barbara lassiter]

You've done it again! This is a fantastic set of cards and I love your designs with your beautiful coloring!

[Anne Sturgeon]

You've done it again dear lady... what a great selection. Love those bunnies so much. They would make my granddaughters squeal. Beautiful flowers, so ready for Spring.

[Joanne Travis]

Your artwork is so wonderful! I love all of the designs here, so beautifully colored. Cute and cheerful and a lovely way to celebrate spring and Easter!

[Sandra Haines]

Love your gorgeous cards!

[Candace Oliarny]

Super cute cards ~ love your coloring.

[Miesje]

I really like these! The art is adorable and the coloring is - well - I wanna color like you!