Today is the Simon Says Stamp May, 2023 release called "Dear Friends". The banner above shows you a lot of the products in action! You can visit the Dear Friends Gallery at any time to see all of the cards created by the design team in one place with links to their blogs! There will be a two day blog hop to celebrate this release on Saturday, May 20th and Sunday, May 21st. I made a card using the Howdy stamp set and matching sets of dies. It is also sold as a bundle as you can see here:
And here is my slimline card. Because when there is a scene to be created, it's always a slimline for me!
I started by stamping all of the images in the Howdy stamp set with Latte Ink including 3 of the cactus and 2 of the mountains. I then colored them all in with colored pencils. I added some sparkly details with the glitter pens in the May card kit that I love! I die-cut them out with the matching dies (was very happy to have them with this set!).
Next I made the background. I die-cut a rectangle from white cardstock using the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Dies and arranged how my scene would look. I then rubbed Pawsitively Saturated Inks on the sky with Marine and on the ground using Trio 19, primarily Fawn and Cozy. I kept the outside edges of the rectangle white. I attached this to a burnt orange card base.
I arranged all of the images on the background to create a scene. I used foam tape behind the upper part of most of the images to create depth. I then stamped a sentiment from the stamp set on the top left side of the card with Walnut Lawn Fawn Ink. I applied some Cocoa Blush Nuvo Jewel Drops around the ground. I think I should have used a Copic or pencil to create shading instead, but oh well!
You can see the entire Dear Friend Release HERE. Or you can see just the Howdy Stamp Set HERE. Thanks so much for visiting!!! Suzy
Wow! Totally adorable card. Love your colouring as usual!
Posted by: Katherine Kloschinsky | May 20, 2023 at 06:27 AM
So sweet! And To Cute! Thank you for sharing
Posted by: Julie Vale | May 20, 2023 at 06:39 AM
Such a cute card!
Posted by: Shirley Robelotto | May 20, 2023 at 06:41 AM
Great fun card! 💜💜💜🇨🇦
Posted by: Selena Bennett | May 20, 2023 at 06:47 AM
I love this stamp, it's the cutest!
Posted by: Lori | May 20, 2023 at 07:18 AM
Ooh loved your howdy card! Saw it earlier on social media and thought it was real cute!
Posted by: Lynn Chan | May 20, 2023 at 07:31 AM
Love love this card!
Posted by: Carrie Lynn Jansen | May 20, 2023 at 08:02 AM
Oh how cute!! Your coloring is amazing too. Thank you for the inspiration today.
Posted by: Bonnie Lynn Schroeder Ratzloff | May 20, 2023 at 08:30 AM
Cute card!
Posted by: Alison Coppock | May 20, 2023 at 08:36 AM
I love the colors in this card. I need this set and have just the cowgirl in mind for the first card.
Posted by: Markelle Caldwell | May 20, 2023 at 08:56 AM
Adorable card, nice pencil coloring.
Posted by: Kimberly | May 20, 2023 at 10:12 AM
This is such a cute scene.
Posted by: Bunny Hoyle | May 20, 2023 at 01:18 PM
Suzy, your "follow me by e-mail" is giving me a fit. Would you please check it out? Thanks. You can delete this after you've read it.
Posted by: Bunny Hoyle | May 20, 2023 at 01:27 PM
This Arizona girl loves this card!
Posted by: Marilyn Behrens | May 20, 2023 at 02:31 PM
Super cute card!
Posted by: Gayle M | May 20, 2023 at 05:29 PM
Oh the Peonies are amazing!
Posted by: Angie Redecker | May 20, 2023 at 06:18 PM
Adorable card!!
Posted by: Stacy Wood | May 21, 2023 at 06:39 PM