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Love is in the air! Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Valentine's Day Blog Hop! This is the time of year when our focus turns to making special cards and projects for those who are nearest and dearest to our hearts. Simon Says Stamp has released some fabulous 2013 Valentine's Day stamps and dies to help create these projects.
If you are just joining us please start the hop at the Simon Says Stamp Blog. If you've been following along you should have arrived from the amazingly talented Nichol Magouirk's blog.
For today's blog hop I've created 2 cards. (For a bonus project check out my Simon Says Stamp Challenge post for today which is found just below this one).
I've really been wanting to try the chalkboard technique that seems to be all the rage these days and thought a number of the new Simon Says Stamp Valentine's Day stamps would work perfectly for this. I followed Betsy Veldman's tutorial found HERE.
Click on any of the product pictures to see the item in the Simon Says Stamp store:
For my second card I focused one using the new Lots of Hearts stamp set with the coordinating Large Hearts dies to create a fun clean and simple window card.
And now to the giveaway part! Just leave a comment on this blog post and one lucky winner will receive a Simon Goodie Bag (if you know Heidi, it will be a good one!). We will draw the winner on Thursday morning 1/31/13 at 9:00 AM EST. so be sure to leave your comment by then.
Thanks for visiting! The next stop in the
Simon Says Stamp Valentine’s Day Blog Hop is the amazing Debby Hughes. If while hopping, you encounter a
broken link, you can go back to the beginning for links to everyone who is
participating in the hop.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 571 Newer› Newest»I have to also add that I like the peep-through heart.
Beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win!
The card looks great with the big bow! :)
Elegant cards. Love the "heart-cut"
I love the chalk board look!
I love the chalkboard technique! i totally need to have a go at this...now to find and drag out white ink......hmmmm i may just have to buy one!! i love how you cut the heart out too and popped the sentiment inside the card!
Great cards! Thanks for the ideas and inspiration. ;-)
Great cards Sarah. I like the cut out heart ..TFS
Gorgeous cards Sarah :-)both are fabulous and I love the chalkboard,, I will have to try that, and the heart window is lovely :-)
luv
Lols x x x
Love the first card, looks like writing on a chalkboard!! Very cool!
Great cards. Getting such great ideas from everyone on the blog hop. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Great cards.
I love the chalkboard technique- at first I thought my eyes were getting tired! I'll use that one somewhere!
Pretty cards Sarah!
Love the chalkboard one - such a fun technique! ;-)
Love your cards and the chalkboard technique is wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration!!!!
love your cards so cute colors are great tfs
-jamie
babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com
I'm going to have to try the chalkboard technique now! Yours is awesome :)
I love how graphic this card is!
Hi Sarah, I love your chalkboard design, too! I always loved school and this card is really good school!
The colors on the first card look sensational together - especially with that diagonal striped border and those darling red polka dot hearts! LOVE it! The sharp contrast of the pastel colors on the CAS card is fabulous! I love all the stamp patterns on the hearts! NJ!
Love the different styles of cards, both are great!
thanks for sharing this chalkboard technique i din't know! you've done perfectly and i love your cards!
You rocked that chalkboard card. These SSS stamps are perfect for the"subway art" look.
Great cards -- I must try a card with the peek-through idea!
Great take on the chalkboard technique and have to say I can't stop using those diagonal stripe papers from Simple Stories - they are the perfect addition to any card! Love the negative die cut element of your second card and the colours are just delicious!
Absolutely love your 2nd card. Very CAS.
Love the peek-a-boo card. so cute.
Thought I'd bought all the SSS stamps and dies I needed, but based one your stellar examples, I clearly missed a few.
Great cards. I like the addition of the polka dot hearts and button to the chalkboard card.
Really love the colors in both of these cards :) the bow in the first one is so cute
Love how you have used the sentiments and hearts on your two cards.
hugs {brenda} x0x
beautiful cards. those hearts are gorgeous. love the white on black on that first card. pretty
Love the teal/white border on the chalkboard card. Really makes it festive and fun. Who can resist a cut out window card, it is like an extra little present. Lovely!
I love the chalk board effect.. so cute.
Lovely cards! I love the way that you combined colors and patterns on the first card -- very striking!
Love your design colour combo on the second card - so light and delightful
Really like the lightness of the second card.
Wow - these are great cards!
Such great cards. I am going to copy these.
Glenda
glendademorest@hotmail.com
I like the chalkboard style card. Heart window card is the one I like even better. Because of the Heart..
woow love the chalkboard effect! Fingers crossed for the giveaway (:
Beautiful!! Love the chalk technique. You totally got the look.
Your cards are beautiful gosh I love it all you are so creative and talented so genius how you did the card with the missing heart. WOW you are talented!
What fun cards.
I love the heart card...so clean but clever. And your chalkboard look turned out fabulous as well. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Love blog hopping!! Happy Valentines Day!!
Awesome chalkboard card!! And i love the simplicity of the second card!!
Wonderful cards! Thanks for sharing
The chalkboard technique is great I have to try it too. The second card with the die heart and the sentiment love it's beautiful.
Fantastic Cards love the peek thru window :)
wow--such great cards--I can't pick a favorite--love the stripes mixed with the chalkboard on card #1--But I also love your second--simple but elegant..LOVE them..
Gorgeous! Love the colors used in both too!!
clean and simple
nice use of heart shapes and cut out
What wonderful cards, Sarah!! Especially love the simplicity, the pretty colors and aperture of the second...simply lovely:)!! So happy to have been a part of this hop with you:)!!
Love the clean lines. TFS.
Both are stunning! Love the chalkboard look on the first one and the CAS design on the second.
Lynn
Your chalk board effect turned out great! Love the simplicity of the cut out heart card, too.
So very cute! Thanks for sharing.
So clean and easy to do! I love it!
Both of your cards are gorgeous!! I love the stamps you used and the designs!! Thanks so much for the inspiration!!
Lisa F
A Mermaid's Crafts
This set looks amazing!!! Love them all!!! I want lol Thanks for sharing!!!
I really enjoyed the lovely clean lines of your heart card. Gotta pin this one!
I love the understatement of that tiny little sentiment border on the white card. Nice!
Nicely done. I like the word "love" peeking out of the negative space of a die cut heart.
Cute,cute valentines. Iris
Great cards! I'm really fond of heart designs, so this release is right up my alley!
DeniseB
Love the first card !!
Your bow on the first card is simply amazing! Plus, I love the chalkboard look! The other card is so cute & I need to try this idea of stamping inside the card. Love it!
About the chalkboard one I don't know if I like it since I think the shadow is a little too big or something since it make that strange illusion when something is printed off and it's not so pleasant, maybe if the shadow would be just little closer to the image it self or different angle. But other then that really nice colors and it does have that chalkboard look to it. Love the stripes and read with white dots paper a lot. 2nd one nice, simple and clean. Really like window cards. Keep up your nice work. :)
Love your cards, very cute!
Very clean and simple too!
The white bow just stands out,
love it!
Thank you for sharing!
Great cards ! Really love the heart stamps !
beautiful cards !
Love the bunting and the bow! Awesome cards!
What wonderful cards, Sarah!! I especially love the second one with it's pretty colors, wonderful simplicity and that cute window...super sweet!! So happy to have been a part of the hop with you:)!!
I love the second one! it looks serious but beautiful at the same time!
I am loving the non-traditional valentine colors, the blue on the first card (love the button) and the grey and blue on the second.
I really liked the colors you used in your cards and the heart window in the second one.
I just love how all of you are using the heart die to add a bit of dimension to your cards. Looks like a must have. Thanks Sarah for sharing your pretty cards. So many examples to share with us today.
Great card ideas!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
love the cards - especially the 2nd one!
the colours are beautiful, these are such lovely cards, thanks for sharing
Great job on the cards.
absolutely LOVING the chalkboard look right now.
Love the chalkboard card! Too cute!
Beautiful! I love the chalkboard look!
Just wonderful and cute!
Both your cards are crafted so beautifully!!
Love the cards! Awesome job!!
Love the cards, especially the cut out heart.
I love the forstår card the most!! Because it looks just like the board the teachers are writing on
I heart your hearts!
I love the chalkboard look, I will have to give it a try.
Very cute cards! Thanks for sharing.
Both cards are wonderful. I love the die cut on the second card. I will need to try that technique.
wonderful cards, love the chalkboard effect and the use of teal with the soft red was a great touch. really like the window card, simple and always a good choice. thanks for sharing and chance to win.
Thanks for sharing such a cute card.
Very cute cards. So creative.
Awesome cards. !
Love the Loads of Love sentiment and you can't have too many hearts, right?
Wow! Your "chalkboard" look card is really cute and I love the clean and pretty look of the hearts card. Fabulous and creative!
So cute, thanks for sharing.
Love love the heart window! Might have to try that this weekend.
Love your card! The negative space heart and the border are wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration!
Awesome cards! I love to win the goodie bag :)
The chalkboard looks lovely. I love that banner! The little red hearts are a lovely touch. The clean and simple card has very happy colors! Love window cards too! Thanks for sharing!
Love, love, love!!! Both cards are soooo cute!! :)
Great cards!!
Wonderful cards! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
I love how the pop of teal works with the more traditional Valentine's Day colors. Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
I love the simplicity of the second card, but it has an element of surprise with heart window! Love it!
The chalkboard look is so sweet. I really like the color combinations that you used - Thanks!
Gorgeous cards!
Love the cards. Great use of the new products.
The blackboard look is so popular right now, but I really love your CAS card with the punched out heart, stylish and clever!
Love the turquoise with the other colors!
Your cards are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Love the second card. Great color combo and what fun cut-out effect.
I love the chalkboard card and the heart window in the other card.
Beautiful Cards... thanks for sharing and also for the chance to win!!
Angela L.
Love the window card on the second card
Loving all the hearts! Thanks for the give away.
Great job on the chalkboard technique. Both of your cards are very striking.
i love both your cards! Just so romantic. The chalkboard card is pretty and the CAS card is simply stunning!
OMG I am in love with that chalk board look, and I love it with that blue, just stunning!!
love the heart window!
Gotta love a card with a BIG bow!
I love hearts! And I really like the black and white with that pop of turquoise--so pretty! TFS
Love your chalkboard and thank you for the link. I adore the window card. I'm inspired to make a one now. Ty
I love both of these cards!! And I am really loving the chalkboard technique!!
No doubt, these stamps definitely make cute cards!
Love your cards and the chalkboard one is so fun. Thanks for the inspiration.
Cute Cards!! Thank you
Love the heart cut out. Thanks for the opportunity to win a goodie bag!
Julie R.
Great cards! The chalkboard one rocks - love the red and blue touches and the big, pretty bow to top it off! :)
Love it. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win sss.
I love both your cards. The white bow looks so good against the dark back.
Linda
so cute, id love to try them!
I love both these cards! The chalkboard is fabulous and the die cut heart is just adorable!
love your cards
Cute cards!
Especially love the window card!
Good Stuff! Simple and sweet! Just how Valentines day should be! Thanks for sharing!
Very beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
Cute cards! I love the window in your 2nd card.
Thanks for sharing the how to video for making the chalboard card!! Love the way it looks. Thanks for the chance to win!
Hugs,
Carmen L
Such cute cards! I really need to give the chalkboard look a try.
You rocked the chalkboard technique!! And the CAS one is beautiful too!
I love your heart card.
delightful and fresh ideas. thanks
Love the heart dies, thanks for sharing your cute cards.
Great cards! The first is a stunner and I love your combination of colors and patterns.
Such cute cards
love that white one! so clean and simple
Beautiful cards!! I really like the second one! :)
Great work
I love them ^^
Wow, these are beautiful cards. Love the colors and the simplicity of the second card. Thanks for sharing.
Boths are gorgeous. I like that in the first one you added som color on the side, and that bow is fab! TFS
Love the hearts...on my wishlist. Thanks for the chance to win.
Love both cards but especially love how simple and modern the 2nd card looks!
Loving the chalkboard effect!
gorgeous cards. love the blackboard effect on the first one and the little heart window of the second one.
LOVE THE WHITE AND COLOR ON BLACK. THANKS FOR SHARING TODAY!
I love your card ideas!
Love the use of the ribbon. Never have I done it that way. Beautiful cards:)
Beautiful cards, very pretty stamp sets!
I'm loving all this lovey goodness
The addition of the bow is perfect on the first card!
someluckydog at gmail dot com
I love both of your cards.
wonderful cards, esp the second one which is beautiful simple style but recently this type of style has been my favorites
upnurse at aol dot com
Truly adorable cards! I love then both! Ill have to give the cb technique a go... 😉👍
I can't get over all the FABULOUS cards I'm seeing and your's are no exception!
I *heart* hearts don't you!?
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
Just lovely cards again. Simple and soft. Thank you.
So simple, yet so lovely. Nice work!
Your 'blackboard' card is fantastic and thank you for the link to the tutorial on it. I love the effect it gives. I have to say my favourite is the second card. It is so simplistic, yet so elegant. I love these matching stamps and dies. Thanks for your inspiration.
Your 'blackboard' card is fantastic and thank you for the link to the tutorial on it. I love the effect it gives. I have to say my favourite is the second card. It is so simplistic, yet so elegant. I love these matching stamps and dies. Thanks for your inspiration.
Great cards! I'm going to have to try the chalkboard technique!
what delightful cards. I love the chalk board look... seeing the set, I immediately thought of this technique.
I like the way you added a bit of color to balance the black in the first one.
I definitely have to try this "chalkboard" technique!!
Love your cards, Sarah! I love the chalkboard look - haven't tried it yet, but you've given me inspiration.
Love the new ideas I'm getting on this hop. Thanks!
So very cool Sarah. Wow. Just love the way you used the chalkboard technique!
I really like your very simple card. Just my style!
I love your card designs!
Looooove this hopping, what great ideas.
THANKS
stunning! especially the first one! thank you for sharing and for the link , definitely will try out this technique too ^.^
Fantastic cards!
Love the one with the turquoise stripes :)
Thanks so much for sharing your ideas! I am loving this hop!
Beautiful cards! Love that bow.
I love the card! Thanks for sharing!
I must try that chalkboard technique; your cards are wonderful!
Lovely cards, my favourite is the coloured hearts with the peep through heart
I'm totally in love with those heart dies, so cute
Adorable! God bless!
I love the black background card. I want to try that technique.
I thought I had posted but the computer and Blogger have been acting wonky during this hop.
I really liked your first card and the second one had great use of white space. Loved the colors and the die cut.
Love the chalkboard tech.! Thanks
Gerrie
Love your cards,they are very pretty,scrappinggg.blogspot.com/
Both of your cards are so cute! Love the cut out on the one card to reveal what is inside! Cute!
Like the pop of green on these cards, I would not have thought to use that color with pink but I like it! Nice work.
Lovely chalkboard card. I like the way the words are slightly offset. The other card is so fun.
SSS has the cutest stamps and dies. Love them all. Thanks for a chance to win some goodies.
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