Today is the first day of the Simon Says Stamp two day blog hop celebrating the Dear Friends release. Yesterday I blogged a slimline card using the Howdy stamp and die. You can see that blog post HERE and here is an image of the card:
Today I have a card to share with you using the Peony Background cling stamp. You might have seen this card in the banner at the top of this post!
I started by embossing the Peony cling stamp with white embossing powder on a piece of Arches watercolor paper. I then painted it with Karin Brushmarkers. I love these so much as the colors are so intense and I can't get that from any other watercolor I have! I thought it was too pretty to cut down, so I ended up making my card into a 5.5" square!
I cut the painted piece down to a 5.25" square. I attached the painted square to a frame of white cardstock. I then attached that to a bright pink piece of cardstock a little bigger so it was double matted. I attached this piece to a white card base that I made that was approximately 5.5" (so I used a full piece of cardstock as the card base).
I used the new Fancy Thanks Wafer Die for the sentiment. I cut it out of white cardstock for the frame and out of a piece of the SSS Color Blend cardstock (the original brighter set). The purple and pinks in it were a perfect match to the card. I attached that to the bottom of the card with foam tape behind it. I used some of the new Peony Sequin Mix around the card which were also a perfect match to the card! This might be my new favorite set of sequins!
BLOG HOP DETAILS:
- Today is day one of the two day blog hop. The hop is on May 20th and May 21st. You can start on the SSS Blog to see all participants for both days.
- Visit the SSS Dear Friends 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 #sssdearfriends.
- You can see the entire Dear Friend release here in the SSS 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 (see graphic below). They will choose the winners and post them on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday the 24th of May. You can email them to claim your prize.
- Next on the hop is: Debby Hughes
Thank you so much for visiting today! You can see all of the products used in this blog posts below. Suzy xoxoxoxo
Great cards !!! The little Cowgirls card is a really cute card but that Peony card is stunning. I'm a sucker for Peonies so that card really grabbed my attention. I'm also a purple loving gal so to see you use Purple for one of the Peonies was a card right up my alley. BEAUTIFUL !! If only I could have smelled that wonderful Peony scent.
Posted by: Ginger | May 20, 2023 at 06:04 AM
I always look forward to your coloring! I love the first scene and beautiful flowers!
Posted by: Meghan Kennihan | May 20, 2023 at 06:19 AM
Stunning card Suzy, beautiful stamp and the colours are so I rant. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win
Pauline xx
Posted by: Pauline C | May 20, 2023 at 06:44 AM
Beautiful card! I really love the peony background stamp and can’t wait to use it. Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Posted by: Sylvia Torres | May 20, 2023 at 06:51 AM
Wow I love the colors! Such beautiful art!
Posted by: Dawn Macon-Vogt | May 20, 2023 at 06:53 AM
Lovely card!
Posted by: Lori | May 20, 2023 at 07:17 AM
Stunning! Wow, those colors!
Posted by: Laura Lathem | May 20, 2023 at 07:20 AM
Just gorgeous
Posted by: Susan sonnier | May 20, 2023 at 07:21 AM
That card is gorgeous! I really like how you painted the flower with such vibrant colors.
Posted by: Shelley | May 20, 2023 at 07:24 AM
Watercolor is not my strong suit. This is amazing ( of course) 😊
Posted by: Janet Batteas | May 20, 2023 at 07:26 AM
Your coloring is stunning!
Posted by: Suzy Girl | May 20, 2023 at 07:32 AM
Beautiful flower color
Posted by: Debi Berk | May 20, 2023 at 07:39 AM
Fun colors!
Posted by: Jeannie | May 20, 2023 at 07:43 AM
I love how you painted the peonies. I also love to water color and I love peonies. This is a beautiful card. It is gorgeous!
Posted by: Karen Tarolli | May 20, 2023 at 07:47 AM
The wee cowgirl card is so cute and the peony card is absolutely gorgeous! Love the colour choices for the peony card and your water colouring is amazing!
Posted by: Catlen | May 20, 2023 at 07:50 AM
Really Wonderful cards!!!! Your flower is Gorgeous!!
Posted by: Maureen Reiss | May 20, 2023 at 07:51 AM
I love both of your cards, but the peony is stunning!!!! That flower caught my eye in the sneak peak and, wow...it's amazing!!! The colors are incredible!! Thank you for sharing your talents.
Posted by: Monica Schalk | May 20, 2023 at 08:10 AM
Beautiful, love the colors
Posted by: Nita Mann | May 20, 2023 at 08:16 AM
Love the white outline of the embossing. I never thought to use white. Love the water color cards. Definitely in my basket to buy. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Karen Swann | May 20, 2023 at 08:16 AM
Beautiful card
Posted by: Kathy Fink | May 20, 2023 at 08:20 AM
Suzy, wow, what a beautiful card. Love the colors. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Marcy Schneider | May 20, 2023 at 08:21 AM
Beautiful Card! Colers are perfect.
Posted by: Sharon Privaloff | May 20, 2023 at 08:26 AM
Love your cards!
Posted by: Carolyn Peters | May 20, 2023 at 08:28 AM
Gorgeous! Those peonies are BEAUTIFUL and I love the new Fancy greetings!!
Posted by: Deanna Koproski | May 20, 2023 at 08:36 AM
Love the pink and purple flowers
Posted by: Judy McGarry | May 20, 2023 at 08:38 AM