Simon Says Stamp BE BOLD Blog Hop - Day 1

Simon Says Stamp has a new release called Be Bold that is full of spring products. You can see lots of inspiration from the release on the banner above. I have a card to share with you today using several products in this release including the stamp set that was part of the April Card Kit which is sold as a Wild and Free Flowers stamp and die bundle, the A2 Nesting Frames, the Streaming Embossing Folder, and the Airy Greetings stamp and die set. Here are images of these 4 products (click on product image to get to the item in the SSS store):

Here is my card using these products: 

I made the background using the Streaming Embossing Folder. I love white backgrounds for my cards, but I like them to have a subtle texture or design. This one is perfect for card backgrounds! I embossed it using white cardstock and attached it to a white card base. I die-cut a frame using the new A2 Nesting Frames Dies. Very important note: Do Not Cut Your Dies Apart! I cut the two largest dies off the others to use separately. I realized which I die-cut the remainder that the space between the dies is the exact same size as the frames themselves. Thus you get twice as many frames as you see in every single size (great for nesting!). I can still do this, but it's hard to position them perfectly so the sizes are all the same size. I die-cut the second largest frame from Gold Matte Cardstock and glued it to the front of the card. 

I stamped the floral grouping using the Wild and Free stamp set and Latte Ink. I colored it in with Copic Markers (laying a base coat of light colors) and colored pencils (adding texture and details). I die-cut it out with the matching dies. I attached it to the center of the card with foam tape behind it. I embossed a sentiment using the new Airy Greetings stamp set and die-cut it out with the matching Airy Greetings Dies using gold embossing powder. These dies are great as they are perfect for any of your sentiment strips - just the right size for many greetings. I didn't use the flat stamps on this card although they work great to add color under a sentiment. I attached it to the top and the bottom tucking it under the flower. Last I added a few gold gems around the flowers. 

I blogged another card using the new release yesterday. You can see the blog post with directions for this card HERE. I used the Branching Flowers embossing folder and cutting dies and the Pretty Petals stamp and dies for the sentiment. 

BLOG DETAILS:

• Today is day one of the two day blog hop. The hop is on Friday, March 22nd and Saturday, March 23rd. You can start on the SSS Blog to see all participants for both days.
• Visit the Be Bold 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 gallery as well. If you are on Instagram, you can see all of the projects under the hashtag #sssbebold.
• You can see the entire Be Bold Release HERE.  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 27th of March. You can email them to claim your prize. 
• The graphic below shows the promotion for the blog hop. Use the code GREEN to get $7 off with a purchase of $40 or more. Follow the instructions on the graphic to get this discount. The code will expire on 3/24 at 11:59 pm EDT.

NEXT ON THE BLOG HOP IS BARBARA TARAYAO

HERE ARE THE DETAILS FOR THE PROMOTION:

Here are all the products I used in this post linked to the SSS store. Thanks so much for visiting!!! Suzy

Comments

[Diane Carter]

Thank you for the tip on nesting dies.

[Dawn]

Gorgeous cards! Wish I had thought about not cutting dies apart. Thank you for that tip and sharing with all of us.

[Joan Lucht]

Your coloring is always so beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Shawna]

You make the most beautiful flowers.

[barbara lassiter]

Your floral cards are always stunning! Thanks for the die cutting tip about the frames.

[Kimberley Bond Ellefson]

Your cards are stunning! 😍

[Lisa M. Federspiel]

The detail in your flowers is beautiful!

[Laura Rybarczyk]

Love your coloring! Beautiful!

[Can]

Thank you for the tip of not cutting apart the dies... no more taping down the dies and then tearing my paper.

[Candus]

Thanks for the tip of not cutting apart the dies... no more taping down the dies and then tearing my paper.

[Tina]

Hi Suzy! I was immediately drawn to the pink and green card while looking through the new “Big Bold” release because it is just so stunningly Spring! 🌸🩷💚

[Orit]

Gorgeous card. Very good tips.

[Cheri Mrkva]

Love the cards, they are beautiful. The backgrounds are stunning!

[Kathy Fink]

This release and your cards are fabulous ❤️

[DebbieC]

Very pretty cards. The nesting dies are on my birthday wish list so it was nice that you shared the tip for using them.

[Sãndra V]

Love this card. A wonderful sign of Spring Flowers in those gorgeous colors. Love the subtle embossing of the Streaming emboss folder in the background. Just stunning. Oh my gosh, thank you for the tip on not cutting the dies apart. That’s a plus in my book.

[gail]

such a dreamy background

[Shelice Walker]

Love the wild and free flower stamp set.

[debra d newcomer]

Spring has sprung! Love the flowers & dies with words! All beautiful!

[June Susmarski]

Your coloring is stunning. I love the word stamps

[Suzanne R]

Love the white on white streaming background

[Susan D]

Your cards are lovely!

[Stacey Kowbel]

Gorgeous cards! Your flowers are so beautiful!

[Cathy McGowan]

Your coloring is beautiful.

[Stephanie Bauling]

Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing 💗