Living My Dream: Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop Day 1

Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop Day 1 - Just For You Release

Today is day one of a two day blog hop celebrating the Simon Says Stamp Just For You release. I love Easter and Spring because it is a season of my favorite colors and things. This release makes me so happy! My favorite product from the release is the Magical Spring stamp set which I will be using for a "one stamp, five ways" post on the SSS blog on March 31st. Yesterday I posted a card using the Mother's Day Bouquet Stamp and the Leaf Edges cling stamp. Here is an image of the card and you can see that blog post HERE.

I have a slimline card to share with you today using the new Easter Critters stamp set and matching dies. It can also be purchased as a set as shown here:

MY CARD:

I die-cut a rectangle using the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Die out of white cardstock. I then rubbed Pawsitively Saturated Ink over it using a Mini Domed Ink Blending Foam applicator. I used a mixture of Marine and Seafoam on the top for the sky and Trio 2 for the grass. I attached this inked piece to a white slimline card base.

I stamped all of the images in the new Easter Critters stamp set on white cardstock with Intense Black Ink. I colored them all in with colored pencils. I die-cut them out with the matching set of dies. I arranged them over the background using foam tape underneath the top of each image and gluing down the bottom. I cut some of the grassy parts off the two images I didn't use to add some more eggs and grass around the bottom.

I embossed the "loving you" sentiment with Tim Holtz Kitsch Flamingo embossing glaze and cut around it. I attached that to the center of the top of the card. I stamped a second sentiment below it with black ink. I added some drops around the sky with Iceberg Blue Nuvo Jewel Drops. I used Nuvo Glitter Drops over all of the decorated eggs, flowers, and butterflies.

BLOG HOP DETAILS:

Today is day one of the two day blog hop. The hop is on March 17th and 18th. You can start on the SSS Blog to see all participants both days.
Visit the SSS Just For You Gallery to see ALL of the creations that have been shared using these releases. And make sure to post your cards with the releases in the galleries as well. If you are on Instagram, you can see all of the projects under the hashtag #sssjustforyou.
Below is a graphic that shows the promotion that is part of this blog hop. Use the code GREEN to get $7 off a purchase of $40 or more! This promotion will expire 3/19 at 11:59 pm EDT.
You can see the entire Just For You Release HERE in the Simon Says Stamp store. I have linked to all of the products I used in this post below.
SSS is giving away a $25 coupon on every stop of the hop from the blog comment section. They will choose the winners and post them on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 22nd of March. You can email them to claim your prize.
Next on the hop is: CATHY ZIELSKE