Friday, March 17, 2023

Simon Says Stamp Just For You Blog Hop - Day 1

I am so glad to be participating in day one of the Simon Says Stamp Just For You new release blog hop!
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Ahh the flowers of spring! So far they are only in my dreams! This new release has some amazing flowers to play with. I have chosen the Spring Florals Hot Foil Plate and the Daffodil Stem Hot Foil Plate from the Just For You release to create some spring projects for this hop!
This card was made using an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then took a piece of heavy weight cardstock with the Spring Florals hot plate and ran that through my Spellbinder's Glimmer machine using gold glimmer foil. I was so surprised that the first time I ran it through it came out perfect! I think the trick is to let it heat up and not be in a hurry to pull it off. (that's me always) I used copic markers to color the flowers and the stems and then I fussy cut the image out and added to a panel that was die cut with a wonky rectangle die and ink blended with a stencil. I added the Sending die cut from gold cardstock and a sub-sentiment stamped in the same ink I used to stencil the background. For dimension I popped everything up with foam squares.
I had so much fun hot foiling that I was thrilled to see there was another hot foil floral! So I made another card this time for Mother's Day. Again I used an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then took another piece of white cardstock and ran it through the Terrace Floral 3d embossing folder for a textured background that I trimmed to leave a bit of a white border. Using a stitched rectangle die I cut out a panel that had the hot foiled image on it and then masked off the image and added a light blue distress ink and some ink splatters - too much? Probably but oh well, I was having fun. I even ran the Spring Floral hot foil plate a second time so I could cut out three of the blooms to be popped up for dimension. After all was dry I removed the mask and colored the flowers with shades of pink copic markers. I then added the extra flowers and to finish it off I added a bit of white gel pen detail. The sentiment is from the Mother's Day Bouquet stamp set and was heat embossed with gold embossing powder and used the coordinating dies to cut it out. Oh, yes I forgot that I added some sequins to of course!😆

I made a little video to show how nice a shiney that hot foil is on a card!!

I hope you have enjoyed the projects I have shared today and got some inspiration! More inspiration for this amazing release can be found on the Just For You Gallery. I have provided affiliate links to all the supplies I have used to make these projects below as well as a list of all the blog hop participants. 
Make sure you leave a comment to have a chance to win a $25 shopping spree at the Simon store. Each blog participant in the hop you leave a comment on will give you more chances to win! Happy hopping and thanks for stopping by!

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47 comments:

  1. GAWGEOUS!!! Love the foil and the coloring!

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  2. I love the soft pretty colours you used on your cards.

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  3. Those daffodils shout spring to me. Beautiful!

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  4. Beautiful times two, Barbara! It seems my foiling sessions aren't always 'perfect' - you have the magic touch, my friend!
    =]

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  5. Such lovely cards, Barbara! Daffodils are one of my fave flowers.

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  6. Beautiful floral cards. I recently got a glimmer machine. I need to try this!

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  7. Ooooh, I love that foiled gold on the flowers, especially the daffodils!

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  8. Daffodils are my favorite....I'd love to receive this kind of card....

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  9. These are so lovely. I haven't gotten into the foiling yet because of the cost but this really makes me want one of the foiling machines. [Bunny]

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  10. The foiling helps make beautiful card!

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  11. Both cards are gorgeous! I love the touch of gold.

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  12. I LOVE the flowers and stunning gold foiling!

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  13. Beautiful cards. The backgrounds really make the flowers pop! Love them.

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  14. The gold adds so much! IT is just beautiful!

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  15. The cards are beautiful. Spring is in the
    air and these flowers are welcoming.
    thanks for sharing.

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  16. Barbara, your cards are gorgeous. Love this hot foil die so much.

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  17. I love daffodils. I love foil. This card just tickles my fancy!

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  18. Colorful and so pretty!
    Daffodils are versatile enough for almost any occasion.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  19. I like your beautiful floral cards.

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  20. I love your cards. So Beautiful!!!

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  21. Love these beautiful floral designs! Gorgeous colors and details on your cards!

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  22. Oh my goodness these cards are beautiful, I love that Daffodil hot foil plate. Don't have a foiling machine, I need that die style for sure. I will be looking for one

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  23. Just so pretty with your coloring and the foiling.

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  24. Gorgeous cards. The images and foiling are perfect.

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  25. Your cards are stunning! Love the layers of ink and foil. Thank you for your inspiration. Stay crafty! Cheers, Makira

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  26. Foiling plus pastel colors equals fabulous!

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  27. wow this is stunning - love the gold on it

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  28. These are right up my alley - love spring flowers! Your cards are both a "10"!!
    Lori S in PA

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  29. Pretty cards! Thanks for sharing.

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  30. I love those pink blooms- so pretty!

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  31. Foiled florals are a sure winner in my book! Very pretty!

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  32. Beautiful! I love these for spring!

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  33. These are beautiful, and so elegant thanks to those golden accents!

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  34. Beautiful cards. Love the colors and the gold accents.

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  35. Your cards are so beautiful! The colors make me happy, and the smooth shine from the foil is perfect!

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  36. Always love your work! Thanks for the video

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