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Hello everyone! Welcome to the Studio Katia Birthday Blog hop!! If you’re coming from the Studio Katia blog, then you’re in the right place!

I’ve created a rainy day shaker card using Studio Katia’s Dotted Shaker Tag with the Hello Alice stamp set to celebrate our lovely Spring weather.

I’ve used my PrismaColor pencils to color in Alice and her cat concentrating on pastel tones to match the Candy Shop printed background paper. I filled the shaker with three types of sequins to create a mix that resembles rain.

Want to know how to make a simple shaker? I’ve filmed a video of my process which you can view below or on our You Tube Channel HERE.

GIVEAWAY INFO:

– You can win a $20 GC to Studio Katia at every stop on the hop! Make sure to leave a comment by Sunday, May 7^th for your chance to win! The more blogs you visit, the greater your chances of winning.

– You can also win (1) Simon Says Stamp goody bag and (1) Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Watercolor Brush Pens, 80 Color Set. The winners will be chosen from all the comments along the hop.

– Studio Katia is offering 15% off all purchases to their online shop (link) using the code “SKTURNS1” through Sunday, May 7th at midnight EST.

*Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, May 7th and winners will be announced on May 10th.

Your next stop on the hop is to my friend and amazing designer JENNIFER McGUIRE!!

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Jessica Frost Ballas
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Liliya
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Anna Kossakovskaya
Kristina
Svetlana
Olga

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Hi Friends! Thanks for stopping by today! We’re happy to welcome new brand to Flora & Fauna as a special guest on our blog! They made this very cute mermaid card with new stamps and dies from their line. Be sure to read on for more information and enjoy!

Hi! This is Lara from Flora & Fauna. We are a new clear set and die company and so excited to be guests on the Simon Says Blog. Today we are sharing a cute card from our new line Under the Sea along with our Octagon Die. We originally designed the octagon to work as a greenhouse and we thought it would be cute to hold plants and other vegetation. But today we are using it as an aquarium which is so fun as well.

To make this card we die cut the Flora & Fauna Octagon Die out of black paper. We then stamped the fish onto a white A2 card using Versafine Black Onyx so it didn’t smear and shaded them with Prismacolor pencils. To make the water in the aquarium we painted the background in shades of blue using the Sakura Koi Watercolor Set.

Next we adhered Judikins window plastic behind the Octagon Die and sprinkled gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh for a sparkle effect. We stamped the mermaid from the Under the Sea set on a separate paper and colored her in with the Prismacolor Pencils and gave her some sparkle using the Nuvo Glitter Drops in Honey Gold.

We cut her out and attached her to the card using 3-D foam mounting tape. To complete the card we stamped our typed greeting hi there in the Versafine Black and then used the Nuvo Glitter Drops in Silver Moondust to create the bubbles coming out of the tank. Such a simple but fun card. Thank you so much for having us here today to share one of our latest creations from our new line.

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Congrats! Blog Candy Winners!

From: Art Journal: Be Authentic: Barbara Lassiter!
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From: Sparkly Thank You: Julie Haedtke!
From: Simon Says Stamp Color Coordinates: Spring Flowers: Holly Klingensmith!
From: What Would Kelly Make: 7th in the series!: Stef Perry!
From: Rejoice with Yoonsun: Look for the Miracles: Lydia Lee!
From: Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Distress Watercolor Stamping: Valerie DeWitt!
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From: Announcement: CZ Design and Simon Says Stamp are joining forces!: Teresa Doyle, Lynne Jardine, & Kim Maxwell!
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