Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Hop.
If you have arrived from the kind, generous, sweet and FABULOUS Kathy Racoosin's blog, then welcome.
If you have not, head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to start the hop from the beginning, as there is a ton of inspiration to be had, and a whole lot of prizes to be won.
Today I am hopping along with a load of my stamping friends to celebrate Simon Says Stamp's newest release. And it's another fabulous one. I have created a set of simple Christmas cards to share with you today.
Here in the UK it has become so expensive to send mail that Christmas cards may well soon become a thing of the past. Boo hop. And bulky cards cost a lot more to mail! So while I was designing these cards, I tried to think FLAT. Stencils are brilliant for flat cards. And the lovely Swirls and Dots stencil makes a perfect focal point background. I just combined the stencil with stamps from the Peace on Earth stamp set, added a few non bulky sequins and some glitter cardstock, and voila. :)
The Peace on Earth stamp set has really stunning sentiments… I LOVE it.
For the silver card, I used Hero Arts Silver Shadow Ink, and sponged it on with a bath sponge. :) I added a combination of Neat and Tangled sparkly sequins and some flat silver sequins, along with silver card from THIS pad.
The red version uses Worn Lipstick distress ink, applied with an ink applicator tool. The glitter card is from THIS pad, and the sequins are Doodlebug and Neat and Tangled.
And finally, the aqua version which features Tumbled Glass Distress ink, more Doodlebug sequins, some old Kelly Purkey flat sequins and glitter card from THIS pad.
So simple and great for mass production. Oh, and I am pretty excited to have a head start on my Christmas cards. Yay!!
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1,141 comments:
1 – 200 of 1141 Newer› Newest»wow those backgrounds are gorgeous.. totally love
Very pretty! I love the sparkle!
Gorgeous cards! I love the sentiments!
I love you card and your style :)
I love this stencil! Fantastic cards:)
I love that soft background !
Loved your cards. I could never get this neat look with my CAS Cards, EVER! Guess i'll have to visit your blog more often to find out your secret recipe. LOL.
Thank you for sharing.
Dija
Love those backgrounds!! And the glitter stripes on the left side
Simple yet beautiful!
WHat amazing cards---loving them so much!
Simply beautiful. The colors in this collection are beautiful.
These are simple and beautiful..
I love the elegant look of these cards. Beautiful!
very pretty cards!!! fab giveaway and release!!
Simple and beautiful!
Lovely use of the stencils to create a brilliant card set. TFS
Beautiful cards!
What a great card and what a great blog hop! Thank you for the chance to win!
What lovely cards! I love the addition of the sparkly paper!
Great use of the inks and stencils Lucy. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us.
These are my kind of cards! Simple but pack a huge punch! LOVE!!!
Swirls and Dots Stencil is adorable! Such a fabulous cards!
What a beautiful cards Lucy.
I love these Lucy, and I agree, those sentiments are to die for!
That backgourn stamp is fantastic, and your cards are too!
Simple cards but really classy!
Lucy, What a great quick design for mass greeting cards! I love the colors as well!
That stencil is just beautiful, love what you did with it and the colors look great!
Lovely cards!
Those are very beautiful cards! I like the classic colors :)
Great way to crank out a slew of beautiful Christmas cards!
The colors are fabulous - beautiful cards.
Stunning cards! Love the simplicity; however, they are so elegant!
Lovely cards, Lucy!
Such pretty cards! Love the glitz!
Oh, I love this stencil!! Your card designs are really great.
So excited SSS has sequins! I love the stencil as well, great cards Lucy!
really creative backgrounds!!!
A great set of cards. Lovely
Bye
Ela
Love that you made a bunch of cards with different colored backgrounds. Makes for such a colorful array of cards. Love the sequins on the cards.
I love how you used this stencil to make such pretty cards that won't be too difficult to mass produce! Gorgeous!
These are beautiful in their simplicity! I love that stencil.
Gorgeous cards! The stitching on the side is a great accent!
BEAUTIFUL cards and love that they are flat! You showcased the stamps beautifully
I LOVE LOVE your creations!
Stunning cards...so very elegant. Thank you for sharing...am enjoying the blog hop. Love your cards!!
I like the frosted sparkle effect you used on your cards. Very pretty. Love this releas from SSS.
These cards are just beautiful. Love the stencil ( and I didn't give it much attention when I saw the release yesterday!)
I love them all but my favourite product is the news dies. So wonderful !!
Great card for mass production. Thanks, Lucy!
pretty
Love this new stencil! Your background is beautiful and I love the addition of the sparkle strip! Wonderful beautiful sentiments in this set...the whole release :)
Lovely cards and i like the stitching on it.
These are really cool cards, I love the stitched detail you have added to the stencilled backgrounds and the extra sparkled to make them Christmassy! I also think the donut cards you have made are hilarious :D googly eyes just make everything better!
I love your cards. I saw that stencil and knew I had to have it. I think it lends itself to a lot of different styles.
Fantastic, thanks so much for sharing with us. cheers :)
I love to use stencils and these cards are a great inspiration.
These cards are really really cool! Looks perfect for mass producing while still being detailed and beautiful.
Very sweet cards. Love the colors.
Three beautiful cards with one design. It is so elegant looking!
Wonderful flat cards! I love the idea of these cards being easier and less expensive to mail. Yet they have a very luxe look with the sewing and the beautiful damask stencil! TFS Hugs, Kristina
Oh, these cards are attractive an doable!! I like this idea for mass production. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you for sharing and giving inspiration for this holiday. Love your designs!
Simple yet beautiful
These are really lovely, with the soft background!
Absolutely fabulous set of cards, love the designs!!!
Such a fun card. I love the colors.
After seeing these cards, I really need to give sewing a try on my cards....your cards are simply beautiful!
Julie H in MN
Love how simple and elegant this is. Perfect for my massive Christmas card list! Thanks for the fantastic idea!!
Like how you did your cards monochromatic. Thanks for the chance...
Love that die, great ideas. Thanks
What simple, elegant cards!
I love the simplicity of these. They are really pretty.
These are beautiful! TFS
Love it any time I see a way to use stitching on a card. This would be a lovely set to give as a gift. I will have to have that stencil soon.
So elegant.
Beautiful cards!
So elegant.
Fun beautiful and sweet set of cards...:)
Simple, beautiful and elegant!
Gorgeous cards Lucy. Love the stencil, the pretty colors... the stitching looks great.
Just stunning... I love how simple it is and as you say, perfect for mass production. Will definitely give it a go. Beautiful.
Love your cards! You are one of my top favorite card designers. I always get so inspired by looking around your blog.
Today's cards are no exception...GORGEOUS! I love that you always add the stitched detail to your cards. I am going to give that a shot on some of my creations!
These backgrounds are so pretty great cards
Cute set of cards!
Great idea for mass production! LOve the awesome colours!
OOO OOO OOO!!! these are so so so beautiful! love the strip of glitter paper down each edge!
I would be so sad to see Christmas cards become a thing of the past. I love your cards and that they are beautiful but thin. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a card I could easily repeat several times. I love it :)
Lovely cards. They are so pretty.
Very pretty cards. Thanks for sharing them.
Great card-you could make a lot of these with different themes! Love this!
Simple but beautiful cards!
Love the aqua color card and a great way to make the cards flat ;) Have a nice day!
What classy cards, I love them !!
Gorgeous cards Lucy! The stencil pattern looks awesome in every single one of them!
Such beautiful cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
BEYOND beautiful!!!!!! So simple but so stunning!
Love the way you used the new stencil!!!
Lovely cards!!
The Swirls and Dots stencil is so much useful!
Thanks for the chance to win, I cross my fingers
ooooh!! I absolutely am taken with your cards!! I love them in all the colors but esp. the silver one. I must get that Hero Arts silver ink pad! Thank you so much for sharing this!
These look great and seem quick to make with just the stencil and some sequins. That glitter strip adds a great touch!
Very pretty cards!
Love your cards, I am so obsessed with stenciling right now!
Love the clean look. Thx for a chance to win
Such beautiful backgrounds on your cards Lucy! Perfect for the holidays : )
all three of your cards are fantastic, but love the silver one the best!!
Thanks for much for sharing this card which would be so easy to mass produce for the holidays. By simply changing the greeting and/or colors you can use for many different occasions.
Perfect cards for mass producing. Thanks for the chance to win.
Love the new release. Your cards are just great as always. I am such a fan of all your work.
I really love what you did with the swirl and dots stencil. I have to get this now! Thanks for the inspiration,!
They look like the nicest composition book ever! Thank you.
Lovely cards and simple to boot. Great for mass production :)
Beautiful cards-loving those sequins!
Very sweet cards !
I love that the background doesn't scream "traditional" Christmas. These cards are great!
Your cards are really pretty and I love that back ground stencil. I can see it used for many different cards. TFS
These are all beautiful!
These cards are clean but elegant. Love them.
love your creations so elegant
this stencil is so versatile and you used it to create such pretty cards
I missed that stencil but it is so beautiful. Thank you for showing it on the card so I can buy it next time. (sorry for bad english) :-)
So very pretty -the stencil has pretty detail
Laurie B
i love your sponged backgrounds! beautiful card - and great card to mass produce!
all three cards are just beautiful!
Beautiful and elegant!
WOW! I didn't even notice this stencil in the new releases until I blog-hopped my way onto this post! Fab fab fab! xx
I love the monochromatic tone of each card. I plan to lift your idea! So pretty!
Simple and beautiful- just right for mass production.
Beautiful! Simple but beautiful!
Lovely backgrounds. Something different for Christmas.
What a lovely stencil and cards!
What a great fast and easy card idea. Very elegant!
I love seeing that stencil in action--and what lovely cards!
This is such a neat idea! What a great way to make multiple cards for the holidays but still be different!
Oh I was hoping someone would use that stencil! It's beautiful!
These three cards are just beautiful :) Each one is special :)
That Swirls & Dots stencil looks wonderful! Love the fonts on those sentiments too!
I love these! I can't pick a favorite color as they are all great.
Love this simple and elegant design!
Lovely cards! I almost bought the swirls and dots stencil...but didn't! :( Will be putting it on my wish list now! TFS!
WOW!!! <3 <3 lovely!
Elegant is what comes to mind looking at your cards! A time when there are no Christmas cards... I sure hope not!
Love your Christmas cards, clean and simple. yet stunning!
Lovely holiday cards.
Simple, yet beautiful cards. I love the stitching detail on all the cards.
I really like this kind of cards!
Nice collection of cards!
Beautiful cards and I like that they are flat.
Just beautiful cards.... love the Swirls and Dots stencil and the perfect bit of sparkle!
Your cards are beautiful, simple to make for massive production but yet beautiful! The new products are amazing! Thank you for the great idea and inspiration!
Love that stencil... The cards are so pretty..
Oh I hope the tradition of sending cards does continue, especially ones as cute as yours!
Oh my, how stunning are these cards! A bath sponge, really? I will need to try it because the texture is gorgeous! I also love the strip of glitter papger along the edge. Makes the cards look like journals. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity!
I love this stencil and the cards that you created using it!
Thanks for the inspriation. Great to see the same stamp in different colors.
So wonderfully beautiful!! I love that stencil.
love the stencil ideas - thanks.
Beautiful cards, thanks for sharing!
So simple... yet so meaningful!
Quietly elegant.. I love the simplicity!
These are just gorgeous!
My favorite in the new release is the Presents & Ornaments stamp set.
That stamp is beautiful in any color!
Cute cards!!!
How beautiful!! What a great background..
CAS at its best. Love the use of the background stamp!
Beautiful cards--love the choice of colors and designs on these elegantly simple cards. Definitely will do these to produce a bunch of cards. Thanks for sharing.
These cards are so pretty!
Great backgrounds and colors.
Love the cards very fun and easy to do!
Such beautiful work with the stencil and your bit of sparkle and stitching makes this really stand out nicely! :) Thanks for sharing! Hugs - *Vicki*
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LOVE them!
Beautiful colors.
Your cards are so cool...using a bath sponge is great idea....love the sparkle on the cards...Great job!!
Beautiful card set! I'm sorry to hear mailing cards is so costly in the UK :/
Love, Love, LOVE them!
Great cards. Love the technique!
So elegant and beautiful!
These are some gorgeous cards. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
Always love a glittery card. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Sweet cards - thanks for sharing!
These are beautiful! I could see these in a gift set.
I like how you used the stencil and changed the color and the sentiment.
Thanks for sharing this, very pretty. :)
I love the background! Great stencil!
What a good idea for backgrounds for almost anything! Thanks for sharing!
What a pretty stencil! The shimmer on the silver card is lovely.
Lucy, thank you for demonstrating the new products. Love your stencilled cards, Swirls and Dots stencil goes on to my wish list!
Lovely CAS style. Your cards are beautiful.
Beautiful cards!! An excellent way to mass produce..thanks so much for the inspiration!!
Love your FLAT CAS Christmas cards, elegant stencil, greeting don't and that hint of glitter paper!
This design is exactly what I needed to help me create the 110 Christmas cards I need to make
Wow! Very beautiful! Great job!
Very pretty backgrounds on your cards. Thanks for sharing.
So cute & easy to produce. Thanks!
I love monochromatic cards, these are just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your work.
Wonderful color choices and the stitching is a cool technique.
These cards are SO pretty! I love the texture from the bath sponge,looks great!!
Have a fabulous day,
Cindy
I always loved some glitter on my Christmas cards.
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