Simon Says Stamp Friend Like You Blog Hop

 

Hello, crafty friends! I am very excited to be joining Simon Says Stamp for Day 2 of the Friend Like You Release Blog Hop! 

Promotion

As you can see in the graphic above, Simon Says Stamp is offering their “You 2” stamp set FREE when you purchase any products from the  Friend Like You Release.  This promotion expires on 6/29/25 at 11:59 pm ET, or while supplies last.

Giveaway

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop – woohoo! Leave me a comment for your chance to win. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, July 2nd.

Galleries

When you’re finished hopping, and you’re looking for more inspiration, check out the Friend Like You Gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog. There are galleries for each release, and we encourage you to share your creations there, as well!

Note: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

Both of my cards today feature the new Firework Friends Stamp Set. This is a huge stamp set that includes critters, fireworks, sentiments, and a tree line silhouette. There is a matching die set, which I did not need for my cards today. For my first card, I used the fireworks and the trees. I first heat embossed the fireworks at the top of a white card stock panel. I used white embossing powder, but clear would have worked, as well. I masked off a little more than an inch of the bottom of the panel and then ink blended a sunset sky. The embossing powder on the fireworks resist the ink. I used the following colors of Distress Inks for my sunset: Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet, Prize Ribbon, and Black Soot.

Once I was finished ink blending, I let the ink dry for about thirty minutes before stamping the trees with black pigment ink. I stamped a sentiment on the white space at the bottom. This sentiment is part of that same stamp set, and I think the font is so cute. I mounted this panel onto a white A2 card base, and that’s it! 

After making the first card, I just had to make another one! This time, I created a sunset using the new Under Water Stencils. I again masked the bottom of the panel, and then I made sure to mask off the areas of the stencil that I wasn’t coloring. I would choose just one opening of each stencil for a color, and then I would move onto the next stencil with the next color. I did purposely overlap the stenciling to get a little bit of that ink blend in there. I also added in some Spiced Marmalade as my second color since I knew I would miss out on that blend of the Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry. Instead of Black Soot, the last color I used was Stargazer from Pinkfresh Studio. 

After letting the inks dry for a bit, I stamped the trees and the sentiment with black pigment ink. The sentiment comes from the Thank You Basics Stamp Set. To finish the card, I added a few embellishments to the design.

Click Here to see another fun card that I made with the Under Water Stencils.

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I hope these cards bring a smile to your face. Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Be sure to hop along and leave some love for all of the talented designers sharing inspiration today! There was also a hop yesterday with even more inspiration.

Wishing you all a crafty day,

Allison

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