Holly Jolly Blog Hop!
Hi, friends! Welcome to our Holly Jolly release blog hop!
Our Simon Says Stamp exclusive Holly Jolly product lineup is full of products that are sure to bring you lots of creative options for the upcoming holidays! We are particularly excited to release some awesome designs from our new friend Lydia Diaz of Clever Girl Craftings and several awesome Simon exclusive embossing folders! Also included you’ll find of stamps, dies, and stencils for holiday crafting, and some gorgeous sequins, chunky glitter, heavyweight cardstock, and some pretty blending brushes, too! No matter your style, you’re sure to find an item or two (or fifteen!) that are must-haves. There are some wonderful new products from CZ Design and a brand new set of Suzy’s watercolor cards! We are so excited for you to play with all of these awesome new products!
OK! Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store for our blog hop today with inspiration from Shari Carroll! Shari used products from our Holly Jolly release to make these fantastic projects:
We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our exclusive releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has set aside a free gift with purchase just for you! The free gift for the Holly Jolly release blog hop is an exclusive Speckled Egg Mini Distress Ink Pad! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.
Ready for even more Holly Jolly inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers! You’ll be inspired AND for every comment you leave on each blog, you’ll earn a chance to win a $25 Simon Says Stamp store shopping spree. YAY!
Please let these talented designers know how much you appreciate their designs. They work hard to inspire and teach us with their amazing designs.
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Jennifer McGuire
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Laura Bassen
- Debby Hughes
- Caly Person
- Nichol Spohr
- Amy Rysavy
- Amanda Korotkova
- Yana Smakula
- Lisa Addesa
- Yoonsun Hur
- Heather Ruwe
- Suzy Plantamura
- Sidnie Des Jardins
Thanks again for joining us today!
You’ll love browsing our Holly Jolly Gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
You can check out the entire Holly Jolly collection below:
Get ready for Christmas with Holly Jolly our NEW exclusive collection!
That special time of time year has come around again! It delights us to share this brand new, exclusive collection, Holly Jolly with you! Inside this festive release are fabulous stamps, dies, and stencils – PLUS new embossing folders (perfect for adding dimension to your craft projects)! We’re also excited about the Christmas Sweater Acetate sheets and the gorgeous Winter Florals Watercolor Card pack! And if that wasn’t all, we’ve included NEW, must-have accessories, such as the Unicorn Confetti glitter, more rainbow brushes, and mega-thick 130 LB cardstock!
We hope you find something in our latest collection that sparks some jolliness! For an intro to all of the new products, be sure to check out our video below!
WATCH THE VIDEO:
(or watch the video on our Youtube channel)
STAY TUNED!…coming tomorrow we have LOTS of inspiration using this new release! See you there!
2 Methods for Watercolor Backgrounds with Distress Ink with Kristina Werner
Hello, all! Kristina here! I love creating watercolor backgrounds with Distress Ink, so today I’m showing you two different ways to do so. And the XL Greetings stamp set is the perfect pairing with a watercolor background, too.
The first method is ink smooshing. This is when the Distress Ink pads are pressed onto a slick surface (I used a Tonic Easy Clean mat), spritzed with water, and the watercolor paper is turned over and pressed into the wet ink.
The second method resembles traditional watercolor painting. The ink pads are again pressed onto a slick surface (I used a palette), and then the color is picked up using a wet brush and painting onto the watercolor paper.
I hope you enjoy seeing these two background take shape! You can pick up all the supplies I used on both cards at Simon Says Stamp.
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