Hi friends!

RUN to Instagram for a chance to win a class ticket in Group B to our Simon Says Create event! All you have to do to enter to win is comment on the Instagram post and share the image on Instagram with the (hashtag) #ssscreatelotto

The winner will be announced next week! Good luck!

For more details on the event, CLICK HERE! 

Hi friends! Thanks for stopping by today! Please welcome our special bi-monthly guest Kelly Latevola back to the blog with this bright bold and blue card inspiration! Read on for more information and be sure to watch the video! Enjoy!

Hi guys It’s Kelly here and today we are going to be taking a different approach to Suzy’s Paintables! I think often times we look at Suzy’s paintables as a complete card, and they totally can be, but often we don’t really add anything to make them our own. You could add your own doodling, or die cutting, almost any technique you use when you start with blank cardstock can be used to change up the paintables. 

Today I decided to do a bit of watercoloring before I started coloring with markers. Just creating the background makes such a huge difference! You can use any watercolor medium but I always love the bright pigments in Distress Ink so I opted for them. You can use just one layer for a soft look or multiple layers for bolder color. I’m a big fan of bold color so I went with two layers. After everything was good and dry I went in with my Copic markers to start adding some dimension to the flowers and leaves. 

I hope you enjoy seeing the images come to life and are inspired to create something in your own style! 

Watch the video:

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Congrats! Blog Candy Winners!

From: Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Quick and Easy Emoji-tional Cards!: Cindy Aguirre!
From: Doodling with Debby: Watercoloring with Distress Inks: Jackie Hedlund!
From: Yippee for Yana: Customizing Patterned Paper: Hamutal Shafrir!
From: Make a rainbow… for a chance to win $50!: Debbie Hallamek!
From: Amore Laura Fadora: Artsy Flower Parts: Denise Bryant!

Please email [email protected] with your mailing address (if applicable), the name of the blog you won from, and the prize you won to claim your prize!

Last Friday, we had a blog hop to celebrate the new Mothers Fathers and Florals collection from Simon Says Stamp. If you haven’t had a chance to visit the hop, click here to view the first post. I think you’ll find loads of card making inspiration!

Congratulations to all of the blog hop winners! Thank you for hopping along with us and taking the time to leave feedback for the designers in the form of comments along the way :) I know they really really enjoy hearing from you!

Simon Says Stamp Blog: Amy Seigler!
Jennifer McGuire: Lisa Tilson!
Kristina Werner: Kelly O!
Laura Bassen: Susan Powell!
Shari Carroll: Marcie Lovett!
Nina Marie Trapani: Melissa Craig!
Yana Smakula: Felicita J!
Debby Hughes: D. Ann C!
Nichol Spohr: Berina Febin!
Anna-Karin Evaldsson: Pam Sparks!
Heather Hoffman: Teresa Godines!
Heather Ruwe: April!
Suzy Plantamura: Natalie Godfrey!
Amanda Korotkova: Patty!
Virginia Lu: Purple Princess!

Winners, Congratulations! Please check your inboxes for an email from us asking for your shipping address so we can send you a $25 Gift Card! If for some reason we couldn’t access your email, please email [email protected] letting her know you are one of our Blog Hop winners of the Mothers Fathers Florals 2017 Blog Hop for the $25 Gift Card. Thank you again for hopping along with us!