Thursday, August 15, 2013

Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit Blog Hop! ...with TWO GIVEAWAYS!



Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp September 2013 Card Kit Blog Hop! You should be arriving from the fabulous Debby Hughes blog.

Fall is slowly starting to fill the air and the kids are getting ready to head back to school. What better way to welcome the changing seasons, than a blog hop featuring the September Simon Says Stamp Card Kit: Journey of Life. With it's fun chalkboard papers from My Mind's Eye, new exclusive Simon Says Stamp banner stencil and stamp set and fun travel themed embellishments, it's sure to get you in a creative mood!


Did you know that you can subscribe to Simon Says Stamp’s monthly card kits for just $19.95 plus S&H every month!?  The kits are an incredible value! You'll want to be quick if you aren't a subscriber because the card kits have been selling out!

Here's the card I made for today's hop:




I love how perfectly the little nested circles stamp fit inside the white dots of the patterned paper. I thought the happy colors from the inks and watercolor pencils worked well with the sentiment and contrasted the black/white/grey well. I added a little Wink of Stella clear glitter marker to the word 'happy' to really make it pop. It also helped blend the pencil strokes. 


GIVEAWAYS!!!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a goody bag at every stop on the hop! That's ten chances to win!


Just leave a comment on each of the blog posts as you hop along to be entered in the random drawings. The giveaways will stay open until Thursday August 22/13 at 6:00pm EST and the winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Friday August 23/13.

Heidi has also provided me with one Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit to give away to one commenter on my blog! Yay! Just leave a comment on this post and I'll announce a winner this Saturday.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog on the hop! The next stop is the amazing Jess Larsen.
If you encounter any broken links on the hop, you can head back the Simon Says Stamp blog here for a full list of participants.

Happy Hopping!!
Sarah

461 comments:

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Lynne said...

Love the way you did this card with the white and the bright colors. Totally awesome!

Jan said...

This kit must be fun too play with!

Lady Fair said...

Great use of the chalkboard paper from the kit. Love the colors you used to accentuate the word happy, very cute. Thanks for the chance to win.

Anonymous said...

I've not used Inktense pens yet. You've given me the inspiration to give them a go.

Betty Sue said...

Such a super colorful card! Everything just pops!

Lynn said...

Great card. Love all the colors.

Amy McCue said...

The "happy" really does pop!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card!! I love the background!! And I love all the bright colors!! TFS!!

Unknown said...

Love how the bright colors pop against that chalkboard background Sarah:-)

Phyllis Beaver said...

Love the bright pops of color you added! So pretty!

Joan said...

The bright colors are so eye catching. And yes, I like the little stamp used on the background paper.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card!

Jennifer said...

WHOA, that is one awesome-tastic card!

Diana said...

Beautiful card. The bright colors against the black background just make everything pop.

Trina said...

Very nice. The colors really pop against the black.

Karen James said...

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work.

Sheila H said...

The pops of color with the black and white is so dynamic!

Kathleen said...

This kit looks amazIng! I love all the veneers and chalk papers.

Carol said...

Fabulous card, Sarah! Love the pop of colour you added with the Inktense Pencils and stamped coloured circles. Now I've got the tune of "You are my sunshine" running through my brain. What a terrific sentiment!

Elena said...

I love the lyrics on the paper - what a delight!

Keathe said...

Wow! Love what you did with the bright colors! Thanks for the cool idea!

Priscilla Joseph said...

Love the wink of Stella pen!

Gigracer said...

I just LOVE the bright, happy colours and contrast with the black! Thanks for sharing :-)

Anonymous said...

Love the way you used the bright colors..so pretty!

Nikki said...

Would love to win this lovely kit....thanks for giving this chance.

Phi said...

Wow love how you've stamped the inside of the dots on the patterned paper. That is brilliant!

Marsha said...

What a fun card! Great idea

Pat Scambia said...

Beautiful card! Can't wait till my kit arrives.

Laura Norris said...

How fun! Love the color!

Katherine K :) said...

LOVE your card! The rainbow of colors really make the card pop! Love how you filled the background paper with the spirals of color.

Deborah Montgomery said...

Love this card....The bright colors are just awesome! Thanks for sharing :)

Unknown said...

What a beautiful card, love the pop of color and the glitter really makes it better. Thanks for the chance to win!!

KathyL said...

Love the added pop of color, so pretty

Jill said...

Interesting use of color!

Unknown said...

Love the happy colors!

Unknown said...

Loved this chalkboard card, I will have to pin it.

Karen W said...

So Colorful!!! I love it! Thanks for sharing!

Cat Craig said...

Love love love the color pop in your card center...thats chalkboard to a whole new level. Gorgeous!

Unknown said...

I love the way you used the chalkboard paper to great advantage on your cards. And the additional pop of colour is just perfect!

Louise said...

Wow that color sure pops on the card.

Louise said...

Very creative. Love your card!

Gabrielle Roosevelt said...

That card is awesome!

Kimberly J said...

I love this! This is the favorite song in our house right now. My 3 yr old niece has just learned to sing it and it's on constant replay. We love it.

karenelr said...

Oh my goodness! The colors on my favorite childhood song (You Are My Sunshine)just pop!! I love it! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!

Randellyn said...

Love the happy colors used for this card...very, very cute! It's really cheer someone up!

Martina N said...

So beautiful and colorful! Thanks for sharing.

Janis said...

Love those vivid colors!!!
Thank you for TCTW the kit!
<3 J

Melfina said...

Dear Sarah hi!...your card really rocks!!! I love the combination of the backgrounds and the color contrast! Also the look of the white letters over the black background and the colored one's in the middle reminds me of old fashioned commercials,I really love it!!!

Anonymous said...

Great card Sarah. I love how the wink of stella glitter gives just the right amount of shine in the card.

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Monique said...

Love the dimension you created on your card!

Nandini said...

Absolutely love the colours! Very unusual card!

Nandini
http://nanspaintpaperscissors.blogspot.in/

devidhayaal said...

Awesome card and kit.
Thanks for sharing..

Michelle said...

Can't wait to get my kit, love the monochromatic scheme. Thanks to SSS for a chance at a giveaway!

Unknown said...

Wow,great idea for the background! And love the song also:) you girls are a treasure! Thank you for all the inspiration and sharing your lovely work

Elizabeth said...

Love the way you used color on this card. TFS

Eve K. said...

Simple and pretty! Very nice!

Shona Chambers said...

Brilliant design and love your use of the 'chalkboard look' papers. Fantastic card!!

Irene said...

Your stunning card makes me HAPPY too!!!!!!

xx Irene M

Paper Invite said...

I'm excited about this card kit.

Susan Grant said...

Love the added colour to a simple black and white card! :)

Lydia said...

Pretty happy colors!

Pamela said...

Love the bright colors on that card! Those really pop out at you. I can't wait to get my kit in the mail!

Unknown said...

Love the black and white with the pop of colors great !

jcobb said...

Love the colors...and such generosity, two giveaways! Thanks so much for the inspiration and the chance to win!

Kathie B said...

Love the colors & the way you stamped in the circles!

mrlcidra54 said...

It's amazing all the things that one can think of when making cards and scarpbook pages. Every site I go to has something slightly different but just as appealing. Wonderful ideas. Can't waint to implement some of them. TFS.

Unknown said...

Love the bright colours with the black! Beautiful!!!

Janet said...

Awesome inspiration from such a great card! ~God bless~!

Lynn said...

Cheerful card .. ( I have that song in my head now - LOL ) .. thank you for sharing this inspiration.

Nikkia Chanel said...

Stunning Card, the colors really pop and look great!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

loceanjo said...

Love the contrast of the bright HAPPY with the chalkboard!

Lisa Page said...

Such a great card! Love the pop of colour!

anja curvers said...

This is really beautiful love it. Thanks for showing.

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Gorgeous card love your HAPPY rainbow - cool card kit - so many possibilities!

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

Lovely card!

Lisa Arana said...

this is definitely a WOW card. that bit of color just POPS!

Nina said...

I like th cheerfulness of your card .

Carol L said...

Adding color to the word "happy" just made this card POP right over the top for me! Love it!!

Sabrina said...

Stunning card!!! Great bright colors for happy! There are fantastic!!

ValByDesign, Valerie said...

Awww, that's a really, really cute card

sharon l-s said...

Love how "HAPPY" just pops on the card. Just got the Wink of Stella pen and I'm loving it. tfs

Patti said...

Oooh, I love the pop of color in the HAPPY. Thanks for the great inspiration.

landerson213 said...

I just adore this card. Love the rainbow "happy." :)

Lauren
http://landersoncraftydesigns.wordpress.com/

Whimsically Yours, Robyn said...

Boom! What a great burst of color! Love this card!

shirley-bee said...

Fabulous card - I love how you've emphasised the happy!

Barbara said...

The bright splashes of color and the little bit of glitter just make this perfect! Great job!

Kyle4143 said...

What a great card! I love the rainbow coloring only in he word happy plus a bit of sparkle! I love the wink of Stella glitter pens!

Maggie said...

Beautiful and so colourful!

Anonymous said...

What a fun card!

Mary Tilman said...

Bright and happy "just because" card--my favorite kind!

mariangel said...

lovely and awesome job congrats

cghundley said...

Fun card! The
colorful Happy
really makes the
card.
Carla from Utah

Emily said...

I love how you made the chalkboard effect so bright and colorful.

Dana D. said...

What a terrific card. Love the colors. The Sept. card kit looks like a lot of fun.

Mclay said...

This is such a "WOW" card!! Love the added touches you did! Love this new kit!

Unknown said...

Great simple card! Those chalkboard papers are really cool. I like what you did with the circle swirls. Thanks for doing the hop and giving us all a chance to win!

Kelly said...

Love it! Thanks for the chance to win.

Diane said...

Love your card and the vibrant colors used. Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.

Unknown said...

What an amazing card kit to work with.

Sue in Grapevine said...

Love the rainbow pop on your card.

Dorothy C. said...

Great example of the chalkboard technique. Coloring the letters in Happy really pop. Love this card!

rt in GA said...

Thanks for the chance to win.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card! Love the design & colors :) Thanks for sharing!

Svetlana said...

Love the splash of colors!

brenda said...

WOW I love how you added color to the saying and the background paper - so cool that the stamp fits so perfectly!

Dee in N.H. said...

Beautiful! Love how the colors look against the chalkboard!

LauraJane:) said...

HAPPY HAPPY card..would LOVE to win a kit:)

Unknown said...

I love the colorful "Happy" - makes me smile!

Winnie said...

Love the bright colored letters against the chalkboard look. The Wink of Stella was a nice touch too!

Kathy H said...

That's great how you added those circles to the dots! You totally changed the look of it from plain white polka dots.

Miriam Prantner said...

So love this! The colored in happy is fantastic!

Donna Whitten said...

Great card! I love how you made the word happy "happy"!

KarenS said...

Such a colorful card! Thanks for sharing!

Nancy L. said...

Such a happy card ;)

Andrea Garland said...

The sentiment is amazing and the pop of color brilliant. I would smile if I receive this card.

Donna said...

I love how your colorful "happy" just jumps off the card! Gorgeous!

Karen Schroeder said...

I love your card! Adding color to the word happy. Is awesome!

Karen Schroeder said...

Love your card! Adding color to the chalkboard saying is awesome!

Wendy said...

I love the bright "Happy" on the chalkboard background...great card!

Rachelle L. said...

I love your use of bright colors! Great card:)

chiyo smith said...

Excited to see your COLOR POP off the page! So different & lively. Following you to be inspired over and over.

Kristie Maynard said...

Love your card! So bright and cheerful!

luv2srap said...

Great idea adding the color to the calk board

Kathy W said...

I'm a "more color is better" girl, so I LOVE your card. Cool idea!

Anonymous said...

The colors are so refreshing on your lovely card! And a little sparkle makes everything even more beautiful.

Kim said...

Your awesome color choices just pop off of the chalkboard paper. Thank you for the inspiration. Take care. :)

Lindsey said...

I love how the coloring/glitter adds even more focus to the word happy. Great card!

Lucy Schmidt said...

Love the pops of color. This was my dad's favorite song. We sang it 3 times at his funeral!! It's always fun to hop along and see what all the creative geniuses are doing. Thanks for letting us play along.

Debra said...

The color combination is delicious. Love the results.

Cris said...

Gorgeous card!
Love the bright colors with the chalkboard effect! So pretty!

Robin said...

Wonderful Card!

Jen said...

Beautiful card - love the color!

Unknown said...

Love the cards! Can't wait for my kit to arrive!
Sukey
Vermont

ionabunny said...

Love how you stamped inside the circles and the bright colours. Perfect

Debbie said...

Love all the color and the use of the stamps in the circles.

Angie Linton said...

Adorable!

Anonymous said...

LOVE the colors on your card...very HAPPY:)

Deborah R said...

Bright fun colors! Thanks for sharing.

Lynn. G. said...

Oooohh...how neat. I love the colors and that you colored the letters to match. Very cheerful card. Thank you for sharing. Neat idea.

Connie Lutz said...

Very clever use of the sentiment stamps! Thanks for sharing!

Linda r said...

Adding that stamp to circle paper made the card fabulous, thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Ãœber cute card!! I wondered about the colored pencils...you proved they worked fabulous-ly!! Thanks for the great ideas!!

Caroline said...

Great ideas and blog hop. Thanks for the chance to win.

April said...

Wow I love the bright colors here!
- April W

Unknown said...

What a change up on the colors. Great eye popping card.

cassie said...

Wow- I love all the color you added to the kit products.

Pam said...

This card is so cool with the added colt! Thanks for sharing!

JessicaRobin said...

Great use of the patterned paper! I love it!

brenlubrant said...

I love how you poped the word Happy on your card with the bright colors. It really makes your card stand out.

Shauna said...

I really like your card!! I especially love all the colorful *swirlys* stamped on the white dots!! So creative!

Lydia said...

I like the color contrast with the b&w.

Anonymous said...

This is a really neat card. Loving the Sept kit. Janet buck2@casscomm.com

Sue Speck said...

You've taken chalkboard to the next level!

Jessica Yoder said...

Love that chalk board look w/ the color!

nancy said...

What a bright and cheerful card -- love it!

Billie A said...

love the bright colors and the glitter look to them. Great card.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the blog hop and for giveaway!!

kimberly storti said...

Oh wow I love this card... bright colors awesome!!

Ceal said...

wow this is gorgeous love that inktense color!

Unknown said...

I love that pop of color against the black, really fun!

JiAQi said...

Wow. The colours just make the card pop and look so cheerful. Your card is beautiful.

Kristine said...

i agree with everyone else's comments! loving the pop of color!

Carisa said...

stunning card!

SheriE. said...

So very creative to use the stamp within the dots for a cool background. Very cute card and so colorful. It pops!

LittleSunday said...

Thanks for the blog hop and for giveaway!

aknancy said...

Great card..great colors... Thank you for sharing

urska-ustvarja said...

I love the sentiment, now I know which song will be stuck in my mind for a whole day! :)

Shirl said...

What a cheerful card! Thanks for sharing!

gosh2fly said...

Love the chalkboard look!

littlestamper said...

I love this card!

Efrat said...

Beautiful colorful card.

Terri (blindstamper) said...

What a bright, fun card!

Donna Cala said...

Fantastic!!! Love the bold color on the chalkboard!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Such a fun idea

Holly said...

Love the card! The colors are great!

Unknown said...

Waouh ! I love the way you put some colors on your card !!

Hugs from France
Lunéa♥

BB said...

The color scheme is very cheery and I love how you made it all coordinate! Beautiful!

Cris G. said...

Wow! Everything in this card screams amazing! Just love it! Thank you for the chance.

mtscrapgal said...

I love the addition of color and sparkle you added to the "Happy". Thanks for a cute card.

Laura said...

Great card - just love the bright colors with the chalkboard background! May have to buy the Derwent pencils!

melody said...

The colors are so HAPPY! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win a kit!

Madeline Rains said...

Wow. This is my favorite card on the hop so far! Love the contrast of your bright colors with the grey.

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the pops of color.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Unknown said...

i love the bright colors!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love the fun bright colors. TFS

Unknown said...

Love your take on the card kit. Very creative and makes me impatient for mine to arrive lol

Unknown said...

my favorite card of the hop! always love your creations :)

D- said...

Love your card. Love how you added the colors to the happy. TFS.
D~
designsbydragonfly.blogspot.com

JennyS said...

I love the bright colours with the chalkboard look!

Barbie D. said...

Your card made me smile...I love the bright colors of "Happy".

Kendra said...

Thanks for sharing :)

Karenladd said...

WOW!! This card is awesome! Love the pops of color against the chalkboard effect!

Avril Tanner said...

Awesome Card! Love all the added colours!

mplsbetty said...

Super fun card! Love how the happy pops with your coloring! Thanks for the inspiration.

SHartl said...

I love everything about this card! The bright happy colors in the sentiment and those cute little stamped spots!

byAnnette said...

Great Happy Card!
Love how the colors accent the happy

Anonymous said...

Those bright letters make this card so happy!

Chark said...

fun, fun, fun!

Cheri said...

Love the burst of color on the letters in the center of the card.

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