Karen's Creative Mess

Friday, September 7, 2018

Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop!


Hi Everyone! 
Welcome to Simon Says STAMPtember Blog Hop!
What a fun crafty month this is. 💝 
We are featuring the new stamp set 

Joy Of The Season

It has coordinating dies also!  

It is now available at
 Simon Says Stamps for a limited time
Leave a comment on all the blogs for a chance to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp.
We will pick a winner on Tuesday September 11th. It will be posted in the Gina K. Designs Friends Group on Facebook 
and at Stamp Tv in the Big News Forum. 

First up I just had to do a easy and fun watercolor background!
I inked up a acrylic block with Sea Glass, Turquoise Sea & Tranquil Teal. Lightly misted the paper with water, then misted the inks up turned block over and sat it down on the paper. Let it sit there for a minute before removing. Let it dry completely then used Turquoise Sea to make splatters & my Misti to stamp the Greeting and the snowflakes! 
Here is what I used to make this card!
                                                         
Gina K. Designs:
Simon Says Stamp Set - Joy Of The Season 
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base and Tranquil Teal
Premium Dye Inks - Sea Glass, Turquoise Sea, Tranquil Teal 
Sequins from my stash, Watercolor Paper
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I Love this greeting! 
Did a little heat embossing with the snowflakes on the Silver Metallic Card Stock. Then Heat embossed the greeting on
  In The Navy Card Stock  
Gina K. Designs:
Simon Says Stamp Set - Joy Of The Season  
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight, In The Navy & Silver Metallic
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - White
Versa Mark and Enamel Dots, & Foam Squares
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Those cups with the snowflakes made me think of a nice winter morning having a big cup of coffee or cocoa! 


Gina K. Designs:
Simon Says Stamp Set - Joy Of The Season  
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Coral Reef, Tranquil Teal, 
          & Sea Glass 
Premium Dye Ink - Tranquil Teal, Sea Glass, Turquoise Sea, Coral Reef
Sheer Satin Fancy Ribbon - White and Gold 
Connect Glue
also Foam Squares


I wanted to do a little Oxide ink on one so I masked off a piece of White Layering Weight Card Stock and sponged on Peacock Feathers Oxide Ink then using my Misti I stamped the images & greeting in Amalgam Ink. Then I splattered on some water and used a white gel pen to add a little snow to the trees! 
Gina K. Designs:
Simon Says Stamp Set - Joy Of The Season  
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Silver Metallic
Amalgam Ink - Jet Black 

Silver Twine, Oxide Ink, & Foam Squares

That is all from me today, but up next is Lisa Hetrick and I know she has something Beautiful waiting for you! 💖

Karen Hightower - You are Here
Lisa Hetrick - Up Next 
Stamp Set is available @ Simon Says Stamps
Other items are available @ Gina K. Designs 
Thank you for stopping by and 
Hope you take a little time to get inky! 😊💕
#STAMPtember








70 comments:

inspiredbybarb said...

I love this stamp set and more over, the sentiment....thanks for sharing

Gayle said...

Gorgeous cards and colors....love those snowflakes and the snow on the trees.

Lisa K said...

Lovely cards! I really like the one with snowflakes on the Silver Metallic Cardstock.

Lagene said...

AWESOME cards, I especially love the watercolor strip on the first card!

Cathy Lasky said...

Gorgeous cards! The more I see, the more I love this set.

Lin said...

Love snowflakes - on cards that I don't have to shovel! All of your examples are great!

jeannieob said...

Nice cards love this stamp set!

Debbie Rumpza said...

I love the cards you created with this new set. What a great collaboration.

MonicaK said...

Beautiful cards with different color choices.. love the endless possibilities with this set..

Kathy A said...

The watercolor simplicity of the first card shown is my favorite - absolutely wonderful!

Janet said...

Oh these are so pretty Karen! Love the watercolor!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Karen- Such clever ways to showcase these stamps. Lovely!

Lisa S said...

I always look forward to your designs and this one is awesome-love all the cards!

Sheri Gilson said...

Beautiful cards, Karen! Love them all!

Denise Bryant said...

Beautiful cards! I love the snowflakes in the set and the row of trees!
Fabulous set!

Marge Burns said...

Lovely colorful cards and I can't pick a favorite

Beth said...

FANTASTIC!!! I am a sucker for the teal/turquoise and red combo!

Verna Angerhofer said...

The cards you created with the stamps and dies are all so beautiful!

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Awesome set of cards Karen!

Dee Earnshaw said...

wow love these cards - the color combos are fabulous:)

Sharon said...

Wow! Love your cards, they are gorgeous. Colour combos are fabulous, thanks for sharing your techniques. Amazing stamp and die set.

Terrie D. (StarSpry) said...

All of your cards are so beautiful! I just love this stamp set :)

Unknown said...

Wow what beautiful cards, all so vibrant. Thank you for sharing.

Stacey Kowbel said...

Fabulous cards! I love the design of the first card - the blue sentiment strip is fantastic!

Janice Ashby said...

Karen, your cards are always so pretty; love all of these.

Patty said...

Love the design on all your beautiful snowflake cards!

Cyndi said...

Wonderful cards. The snowflake in this set is gorgeous.

Sharon Meyer said...

beautiful cards!.. love this stamp set!

Melanie said...

Love that watercolor background!!

Dawn S. said...

I love all of these beautiful cards!

Sarita said...

love your cards!

Judy Cook said...

This stamp set is awesome, love what you have done with it to make these beautiful cards.Thanks for sharing!

Amanda said...

Beautiful card!

Sandy M said...

Wonderful cards. I love that they are quick and fairly easy to do but look like a million buck. Great job.

Laraine R said...

Beautiful cards & stamp set!!

Designs By Sky said...

Love these beautiful cards, they are gorgeous! TFS. I love this stamp set!

Denise Mlady said...

All your cards are beautiful! I just ordered this set so thank you for the inspiration.

Joanne Hoffmann said...

Love love love your cards...fun! I am loving this set more and more!

Judy Inukai said...

Gorgeous cards. I love the snowflake sentiment.

zehra said...

Gorgeous cards. Love them.

Colleen said...

Gorgeous cards, the snowflakes are so pretty and nothing like I already have because we know there are no two flakes alike! *wink I love the colors you used for your cards~ bringing in the aqua is so pretty! thank you for the inspiration.

Barb D said...

Wonderful cards!

Linda said...

your first card is lovely very eye catching!!

Sue Wareham said...

As always Karen lovely inspiration you have shared

MadeByMeghanK said...

I just love the blues you used! Your cards are beautifuL!

Diana S said...

Beautiful cards! Love the sentiments! Thanks for sharing!

Deb said...

Lovely cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

I love these sweet creation!

Leanne said...

Pretty cards!!

Charlsie said...

All the cards are beautiful. But I love the first one. Thank you

mindy1414 said...

I love this Joy Of The Season set and you showcased the stamps beautifully on your cards! Thanks for sharing and the inspiration.

Susie Moore said...

I love all your cards (and you), but you really had me at the silver metallic one!!

Amy McCue said...

These cards are all beautiful. I especially love the first one with the smooshed background.

Sheila said...

Your cards are just beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Tami said...

I love CAS Cards and these really speak to me. Colors are gorgeous and I think they are all just so elegant. Great Style!

Kim Marie said...

>>>SPEECHLESS<<< **off to ink up a block**

BEAUTIES ALL!
Kim Marie

Sue D said...

Pretty cards. I like how you created the first one.

Kris in Alaska said...

Those are all fabulous! The trees stamp is my favorite in this set!

Craftyapril74 said...

In love with this set...your embossing really gave a 3-D effect to this card. Great inspiration

Carol said...

Pretty!

mom2five said...

Your cards are just beautiful!!!

Gayle Bartholomew said...

Beautiful cards, Karen. Love this stamp set and all the wonderful ideas from the blog. Thanks for sharing.

MsJudyC said...

Beautiful cards.

see mary stamp said...

LOVE everything about this set. Your cards are wonderful.

Dana M said...

Wonderfully festive cards! Such fabulous inspiration using the Joy of the Season products.

Nana Griffin said...

Lovely ideas.Very pretty.

Janice Woll said...

Love all the cards but especially the red striped background. Makes me think of not chocolate and candy canes!

Cathy Lillie said...

Beautiful cards! I love the colors and the design of the holiday mug card. This is a fantastic stamp set!

Carol said...

great mug coziness!

Stacy said...

Love them all but the coffee one is my fav. Tfs