Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Believe in You Blog Hop! If you missed Day 1 of the hop, you can see all that fun HERE. You can see the entire release HERE. You should have arrived here from the blog of the amazing Bibi Cameron, if you have missed any of the stops on the hop, you can start at the main post on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.
Simon Says Stamp is very generously giving away a $25 coupon to EVERY stop on the hop, so be sure to leave a comment on all the stops. The winner will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, July 31st. To see even more inspiration, be sure to check out Facebook Live on August 6th at noon EDT! It's always so great to see all of you there.
I have 3 different cards to share with you today. The first one is using the Sunflower Frame die. For my card, I cut the die out of yupo paper, and colored it in with Ranger Alcohol Inks and a very small paintbrush. I added foam tape and adhered to a card where I had adhered a panel stamped with the You Matter background to really let the flower shine.
For my second card, I used the Faceted Stripes Stencil. I used Distress Oxides and blended a soft palette of colors through the stencil, added some small sprays of water to get those lovely water dots and then added plenty of Nuvo drops in coordinating colors. I finished off the card with a simple CZ Design Thanks die and a sentiment strip stamped with the Simple Sentiments 2 stamps.
For my last card, I used the jellyfish from the Never Quit Swimming stamp set....and the "what the Jell" sentiment combined with a simple Hey Die cut from the CZ Design Hey Wafer dies. I created the background with lots of layers of watercolor, some splatters and a spray of iridescent shine.
Your next stop on the hop is the wonderfully talented Karin Äkesdotter... I hope you have a great time hopping along and enjoy your weekend!
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SUPPLIES:
Ooh la la! All your cards are so lovely. The first two are eye candy that just pop off the page. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Katherine Kloschinsky | July 28, 2019 at 09:22 AM
Gorgeous cards! Wow, that alcohol painting is amazing. I've never seen that technique yet.
Posted by: Debbie Rumpza | July 28, 2019 at 09:27 AM
Love the backgrounds on all your cards. So fun. My favorite is the jell card. Love this stamp set.
Posted by: Vicki Kroll | July 28, 2019 at 09:51 AM
Gorgeous and colorful cards.
Posted by: Chandhini | July 28, 2019 at 10:31 AM
Love the play of colors with that fun stencil.
Posted by: Subhashini | July 28, 2019 at 10:33 AM
Beautiful cards, love the stencilled card.
Posted by: Chandhini | July 28, 2019 at 11:47 AM
That alcohol ink look is cool.
Posted by: Subhashini | July 28, 2019 at 11:48 AM
so bright and happy feeling cards
Posted by: colleen moore | July 28, 2019 at 12:03 PM
LOVE your cards!!!
Posted by: Ashlee Diane | July 28, 2019 at 12:34 PM
Gorgeous cards!
Posted by: Cindi F | July 28, 2019 at 12:49 PM
Wow! Awesome cards- love the backgrounds!
Posted by: Lauryne Cunningham | July 28, 2019 at 01:48 PM
I LOVE that sunflower. Do artsy!
Posted by: Tammy Hanson | July 28, 2019 at 02:39 PM
So fun cards!!!
Posted by: Audrey | July 28, 2019 at 03:22 PM
Delightful cards, Cheiron! I personally like the geometric stenciled one. Beautiful colour blending with the oxide inks. I love the colours you chose for this card.
Posted by: Carol MJS | July 28, 2019 at 03:24 PM
Great cards..
Posted by: Kim Salito | July 28, 2019 at 03:37 PM
A very creative set of bright cards using terrific techniques. Love the background look of your sunflower card especially. Thank You.
Posted by: Jan | July 28, 2019 at 03:43 PM
Love this card design! Lots of inspiration!
Posted by: Nola Sullivan | July 28, 2019 at 04:19 PM
Nice cards! Ty!
Posted by: Darlene De Sario | July 28, 2019 at 04:38 PM
Your cards are so fun! I wish I was more comfortable using techniques with water. You are such an inspiration! :)
Posted by: Angie Cammack | July 28, 2019 at 04:48 PM
Love all your cards, but particularly the sunflower because it looks like a Gauguin painting!
Posted by: Eva N | July 28, 2019 at 05:33 PM
I love the painting on Yupo paper with the alcohol inks. Stunning!
Posted by: Nancy R. | July 28, 2019 at 06:23 PM
Thanks for sharing these great cards with us, love the alcohol ink coloring.
Posted by: Sheri K | July 28, 2019 at 06:50 PM
I love all that you made, but to be honest with you the sunflower frame die and you met her background is my favorite from you and probably from all that I've seen created over the past two days. Sunflowers are truly one of my favorite flowers and seeing what you created is amazing.
Posted by: Aimee Phillips | July 28, 2019 at 07:16 PM
Simply gorgeous!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | July 28, 2019 at 07:20 PM
I like the jelly fish card.
Posted by: Sherri Little | July 28, 2019 at 08:09 PM
Beautiful cards! So great that you used different techniques to create your cards.
Posted by: Kathy Dippner | July 28, 2019 at 08:10 PM
My favorite is the Sunflower card. I think the older You Matter background stamp goes perfectly with the encouraging words found in this new collection. The card is not only beautiful but also very uplifting.
Posted by: Denise Ward | July 28, 2019 at 09:03 PM
I love both designs! Great use of techniques I will for sure be getting out my yupo paper! Thanks for the inspirations.
Posted by: Barbara K | July 28, 2019 at 09:22 PM
Wonderful bright colors. Love these cards. The jellyfish one is super cute!
Posted by: Stacy B. | July 28, 2019 at 09:45 PM
Fabulous variety. My fave is the sunflower.
Posted by: Sue D | July 28, 2019 at 09:52 PM
These cards are so fun! :) Such pretty, bright colors.
Posted by: Kelsey Thomas | July 28, 2019 at 10:05 PM
Your cards are so pretty and colorful. Looking forward to the new products.
Posted by: Amy Cooley | July 28, 2019 at 10:14 PM
So much work & creativity go into these cards. Each is fantastic! Thank you for your amazing ides!
Posted by: Jenrescuemama | July 29, 2019 at 12:01 AM
Great cards and fun color combinations, thanks for sharing your ideas.
Posted by: Jenny N | July 29, 2019 at 04:05 AM
These are all beautiful, but the first card with the sunflower is for sure a winner in my eyes! :-)
Posted by: Mirella Rogan | July 29, 2019 at 04:57 AM
The colours are lovely!
Posted by: Angela Lunn | July 29, 2019 at 07:59 AM
delightful cards and designs- love the colors and spatters!
Posted by: Linda Kunsman | July 29, 2019 at 10:49 AM
Cute cards! Clever sentiment background!
Posted by: Kathy Baids | July 29, 2019 at 12:04 PM
Oh I like all of these...so bright & cheerful!
Posted by: Patty Eifert | July 29, 2019 at 03:28 PM
All cards are gorgeous and loved your background! thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Artconquers | July 29, 2019 at 04:15 PM
Cheiron, I love how bright and colorful your cards are! Great showcasing and inspiration for watercolor backgrounds on cards with very different designs!
Posted by: love2stamp | July 29, 2019 at 07:07 PM
Your cards looks amazing and also very fun to make!
Posted by: Janae Pickett | July 29, 2019 at 10:24 PM
Great cards
Posted by: Gab | July 30, 2019 at 06:17 AM
Love the bold colors!
Posted by: Lisascreativeniche | July 30, 2019 at 07:31 AM
I love the bright and colorful backgrounds you created.
Posted by: Steffi H. | July 30, 2019 at 12:48 PM
You always rock it, girl.
Posted by: Marisela Delgado | July 30, 2019 at 05:45 PM
What a fun colorful collection of cards! Beautiful!
Posted by: Jennifer Petersen | July 30, 2019 at 07:00 PM
These are such pretty colors. I especially love the color combo in the stripes stencil!
Posted by: S Jameson | July 31, 2019 at 10:46 AM
Love your backgrounds. All your cards are great. My favourite is the second one though. I'd like that Faceted Shapes stencil.
Posted by: Teri s. | July 31, 2019 at 11:58 AM