Friday, March 4, 2016

Simon Says Stamp Spring Plush Blog Hop (with GIVEAWAYS)!

Hi everyone,

I'm excited to be joining Simon Says Stamp for their Spring Plush Blog Hop in celebration of their newest release: Spring Plush. You should be arriving from the fabulous Kristina Werner's blog.


The Spring Plush Release is full of fun dies and felt to create all sorts of adorable spring time felt projects (as well as an adorable stamp set created in conjunction with Neat and Tangled):



Yesterday I shared THIS project using vellum, Jelly Bellys, and Simon's Plush Springtime Bunny Dies to create some Easter treats for my 4 kids:



For today's hop I wanted to use Simon's Plush Happy Sunshine Dies to create a sunshine card/ hair accessory using felt as well as a graphic card focused on using papers with a few felt embellishments.

First, here's the card with removable sunshine hair clip. I doubled up on the yellow felt to give it some sturdiness, hot glued the final project to a hair clip, and cut some slits into the card front for the clip to slide in. The sentiment is from Simon's My Sunshine Stamp Set.




Here's my second project, using the large circle from Simon's Plush Happy Sunshine Dies along with various colours of Simon Says Stamp Cardstock. Once I arranged these pieces on my card front, I die cut the smaller circles using the center from Simon's Plush Daisy Dies and some Echo Park Spring 6x6 Papers. I created a few felt embellishments using some of the smaller dies from Simon's Plush Springtime Bunny Dies and their Plush Button Egg Dies. The sentiment is from Simon's Friendship Blooms Stamp Set.



 Supplies:




Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a Simon Goody bag on every stop of the hop! Be sure to comment at each stop to increase your chances of winning. Simon Says Stamp will randomly choose the winners, contact them, and post the winners list on their blog Monday, March 7th.

Your next stop is the talented Amy Rysavy's blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

375 comments:

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Laceysocks said...

Your daughter looks as happy as sunshine she is wearing!

Gail Alcorn said...

Adorable projects! Love the vellum bunnies!

Megan said...

The bunny treat bags are so cute! I'd absolutely hate to break them open!

Rufus said...

Super idea to use the sun for both a card embellishment and hair clip. Model is even cuter than the clip!

Candy said...

Love the card!

FeM said...

Awesome projects. Thanks.

smilesalot532 said...

wow! so many great ideas for these dies. :)

Unknown said...

Those vellum bunnies!!!

Unknown said...

Very cute ideas! I love the vellum bunnies and that you can see the yummy treats thru it!

Unknown said...

Very cute ideas! I love the vellum bunnies and that you can see the yummy treats thru it!

Amanda said...

I love the hair clip, something that would work well as a gift for all the girls in my daughters' classes, just what should be done for the boys, I am not sure. The vellum bunnies with jelly beans is wonderful as well

jeannine said...

Love the sunshine hair clip, great idea! The circles card is fabulous!

cindybearj said...

What fun and creative ways to use these dies! I love the vellum bunnies because vellum is my favorite but I also love the sunshine barette!

Anonymous said...

Your projects are so cute and so is this new release!!!

Unknown said...

Thank you for sharing your felt ideas. The the vellum bunnies are so creative ! The felt circles on the card was very colorful.

Flo said...

Your sunshine hair clip card is so cute. The vellum bunnies are such a good idea.

Unknown said...

Thank you for sharing your felt ideas. The vellum bunnies are very creative! The felt circles on the card was a great idea.

Nanasniftynitch said...

Love how different and creative you are with these.
Thanks for sharing!
XO Nana

Annette Witherspoon ♥ said...

Those are all soooo cute! Love the hair clip. I am a sucker for googly eyes!!

Kerry said...

Love those vellum bunnies, so classy and cute at the same time!

LC Lamothe said...

I'm very impressed by all of your delightful projects! I love the vellum treat bunnies!!! The sunshine hairclip card is brilliant! Such a bright,cheerful thank you card! So great to see the versatility of all the new plush dies!

Sallyann said...

Love the hair clip idea and the cards...so creative!

Mary e. said...

So many ideas! WOW

Sally K said...

Loving all your creative ideas. The hair clip is darling!

Kris in Alaska said...

Cute use of the vellum! Clever!

Elise Smith said...

The happy sunshine die is my favorite from this collection. So cute! I love the color combo you chose. Those warm colors against the teal is really pretty! And your circle card is adorable!! The mix of bright colors and patterns is so fun!

Stephanie said...

Liked all your creation & really liked your card with all the circles!

Melinda Ferraz said...

Love the Jelly Belly Bunnies, so cute

Candy said...

Both of your cards are adorable!

lucretia said...

Love your vellum rabbits - great bunny hop.

Unknown said...

Your treat bags are adorable!!!

halomom said...

Very creative! I thought the sun might be too big to be a hair clip, but it looks good on an older girl.

Shelle Robinson said...

Wow! Way to think outside the box. Love :-)

TracyM #6773 said...

CUTENESS GALORE :)
Your vellum bunny treats are FUN to look at and I think they will be fun for everyone to eat too!!!
Your sunshine clip card and model are SO ADORABLE and your card SO PRETTY ... I'm feeling totally INSPIRED, as we have bundles of nieces the clips would be PERFECT for AND I am self-confessed circle addict => THANK YOU for sharing!!!

bev p said...


Wonderful ideas! Thanks so much. Now I have a fun and simple way to use up some of that patterned paper I am so addicted to! It really works. Too bad my youngest grand-girl just had a birthday. I only hope I will remember the hair-clip idea when my October grand-girl has hers! It's so much fun!

Nandini said...

The vellum bunnies are really cute. And the hair clip is cute. My favorite is the card. The circles look so colorful and pretty!

maria f. said...

Very creative Sarah.

Sherry Butcher said...

Great job, so fun and cute. Thanks for sharing.

Colleen said...

Love them all but the jelly bean filled bunnies are my favorite

Becca4296 said...

Hair clips are a brilliant idea.

Kathy A. said...

Great idea using the vellum. I'm glad I found your blog on the hop!

Deeps said...

Love both the hair accessory and the circles card. Fabulous projects.

DianeM said...

Nice projects! I <3 all of them. I like your clever use of the circle dies to create the colorful card!
Smiles, DianeM

Raquel A Jackson said...

Jelly Beans in bunnies! How exciting is that. Super clever idea!

greenthumb said...

like the hair accessory!

gabriella said...

Wow, looks great, thanks for sharing

Tam said...

WOW super good job of using the dies. I like all the versatility with them. TFS

Cheryl L. said...

Cute barrette! What fun ideas!

Unknown said...

The Bunny pouches are a wow, but I also love the circle card. Your color combination is excellent. Thank you for sharing your creativity.

New Creations said...

Wonders here! Super creative and talented ideas! Definitely, inspire me with your fun ideas!

Anonymous said...

Love that happy sun. The hair accessory is such a great idea.

Mary Holshouser said...

Love the hair decoration.
this will be a fun trend - a welcome break
from paper.
The vellum bunnies are darling - hadn't though
vellum would be strong enough - learn something
new every day.
thanks for sharing.

NWFlamingo said...

Very cute, but I think I'd hate to see kids rip into those adorable bunnies!

Sue O said...

So many cute uses of the dies. Love the circle card..what inspiration.

Michele said...

Love all the cute project you created! Looking forward to getting some to try.

Marina said...

I like the vellum bunnies. And I also like the card you made. The circles look great on a card.

Grace said...

Oh where do I start... Those vellum bunnies are adorable and super clever. Your cards are stunning and I love how you left out the embroidery floss on the cutouts. Very inventive. The sunshine card is incredibly cute and very versatile. Great gift for a kid. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing ideas.

Lori Ingraham said...

Super cute bunnies.

Debra said...

Adorable, sweet and I can see so many uses for this release. Thank you for sharing your creative genius!

Mary Nelson said...

Loving all of your projects, so unique and creative!

Unknown said...

Really clever ideas, love the hair pin....and your cards are FABULOUS!!!

Anonymous said...

Love these--especially the vellum! Thanks for sharing, Sarah!

Unknown said...

Love your velum bunnies. The hairclip is a great idea!

Anonymous said...

I love it, thanks for the giveaway.

brandco2450@gmail.com said...

Fantastic idea for the sun hair clip/card, and I love the circles card.

Janelle said...

Wow! What cute creations! I especially like the vellum bunnies.

Shirley said...

Love, love that thank you card!!!

Unknown said...

all these ideas are adorable. this is such a great "hop".

@JoyceCasaldi said...

Awwww, she just makes the sun even more radiant! Beautiful!m

Unknown said...

Love the bunnies with the treats inside! The large circles could be used as suckers or pinwheels on a card too !

Jnett said...

The vellum bunnies are over the top! WOW! I also love the card with the circles. Clever idea!

Unknown said...

I can't look at the sun without smiling. All of your creations are cute.

Rebecca C. said...

I never would have thought of making hair clips and putting them on a card. So creative!

Teri Ann said...

MY!!! VERY good ideas!!!

sandie said...

love your sunshine and those vellum bunnies.

Tricia Coffin said...

All of your projects are as cute as they can be. So is your hairclip model. :-)

HOLLEY DOWNS said...

Wow! Love these cute projects! TFS!

Christine_sz said...

I love how you mixed vellum and felt to create these! I also really like your thank you card with the circles - so cute!

Michelle said...

Love your creativeness! Thanks for sharing.

zehra said...

Adorable fun and sweet projects

Lee said...

very cute ideas. I can see I've got to go look at the bunnies with jellybeans inside.

mtscrapgal said...

Thanks for giving us so many ways to use the dies. Love the hair clip. Is that your lovely daughter?

Michele K. Henderson said...

What a great idea--making them into little treat bunnies! Adorable!
Take care!
Michele

Memories by Manda said...

You really put those new dies to use! I love the vellum idea.

Jamie said...

Love the circle card, very cute!

Ilda said...

All of them FABULOUS ideas! Thanks for the inspiration!

Donna said...

I love this idea to add texture to you cards. Your bunnies are just so adorable. I could see them being name tags for Easter dinner. Great fun!

Unknown said...

Clever ideas. Love the jelly bean holder idea. Thanks for the inspiration.

Cindy said...

Such cute ideas! Treat Holders, Hair Clips and a Gorgous card design! thanks so much for the ideas!

Unknown said...

Love the vellum bunny, going to have to do that one for Easter, that is great for the kids.

Mamaz said...

Very cute ideas! Like how used velum for your bunny rabbits!

Judy said...

Very cute little bunnies. I love the cards you made and I'm sure your daughter is loving her new hair clip. Thanks for sharing.

Debbie G. said...

Loved these, especially the hair clip idea. My sister's granddaughter would love it! Thanks for sharing!

Katy said...

Wonderful idea for the hair clip! Thanks for sharing and stay blessed!

TeresaC said...

Delightful!!

Anonymous said...

love the colors and the creativity! Awesome ideas!

Jamie said...

Wow awesome projects! Everyone as cute as the next! Love the card :)

Patt H. said...

What clever, creative ideas! I love all these wonderful projects, especially the bunny gift bags.

Lisaerica said...

I love the super adorable bunnies, like how you separated the jelly beans by color, def trying that! The hair clip is really cute, all boys in my house don't think they'd appreciate them ,lol. Your card is just beautiful, there's so much detail to look at. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

Patt H. said...

Such great projects! The hair clip is adorable. This would bring a smile to any little girl!

Toni C said...

Love the circle card. And those bunnies! What a great idea.

JoAnneRIL said...

Sweet sunny hair clip. Your model is just as sweet. Love the circle card.

Unknown said...

What a good idea using vellum and adding jelly bellies. I loved all the different ideas you had in using the plush dies.

Unknown said...

Love the touches of felt on your card. I suspect the bunnies will home to an untimely end, but so cute while they last. Thanks for the inspiration.

Jamie Garrett said...

Adorable ideas.

Jean said...

How delightful!!

Glorie said...

Super cute ideas!

jennifer mitten said...

Wow, all your projects are fabulous! Love those vellum bunnies....

Unknown said...

How clever in using the vellum for candy pockets. Luv that project ! Thanks for sharing.

F said...

AMAZING PROJECTS! All three! Your designs- PERFECT!

nonnacindy said...

Love that you used vellum. I would have never thought (though I know you could).

Unknown said...

I really love the way you did your card with the circles, as well as the colours you used!! All the projects are awesome! Thanks for sharing :)

Lisa Smith said...

I love your jelly bean bunny and I love the hair clip too, you are so creative!

Sandy Small said...

Such cute ideas! The holes in the circles made your card with the circles very unique!

Unknown said...

I would so totally wear that in my hair! It's made of my favorite colors, yellow! I have short hair but I wear handmade hair things in my hair. I make and sell hair jewelry with beads among other things. I never thought of putting something for your hair on a card. Great idea! I will have to do this with a few cards. I love everything that you did. I saw a Hallmark Card once that had a face on it and the face had earrings on it that you could wear. Of course the card was pretty expensive but it reminded me of yours. It was a card but it was also a gift. You have some great ideas!

Unknown said...

The first thing that was posted didn't show up on my computer! All I got was a big square and then a tiny square inside the big square with a question mark in it. Just thought you should know.

handmade_cass said...

I love the idea of putting a felt hair clip on the card. Useful and cute!

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

So sweet to use vellum to see those yummy jelly beans inside!!! Love your clever idea!

Mary-Anne V said...

What cute ways to use these dies. I love the little hair clip.

Ericka Strange said...

Love your projects and how many different fun things you can do with these dies. Thanks for sharing, love the sunshines!

Unknown said...

The rabbit is such a great idea!!! Super creative!

jenmontzingo said...

Yay! One of the question I have had in deciding which plush dies to get is figuring out which ones could be used as barrette clippies for little ones! Thank you!

Karen @ Misplaced Mojo said...

Love the card you made with the dies! What a great way to use up scraps too!!!

Unknown said...

The vellum bunnies are cute

Unknown said...

Pretty release!

Ladyj711 said...

Sarah, very nice. The hair clip is clever and I really like all the patterns and shapes on your card.

Jodyny2 said...

Love your creative ideas! Thank you for sharing!!

Branka said...

I am so exited about this hop because it is about felt, and i love felt. But the i saw you card, with circles dies, just so so beautiful. So many colors but still so simple, love it!

ivy said...

love the sunshine card!

Tammy H said...

Love those stuffed bunnies. What a fun treat to find in the Easter basket on Easter morning.

Wendy said...

LOVE your ideas!!! I can't wait to make little vellum treat pouches and hair clips!!

Wendy said...

LOVE your ideas!!! I can't wait to make little vellum treat pouches and hair clips!!

Katia said...

beautiful and perfect idea with the bunnies!

Oliev said...

Awesome projects, thanks for inspiration!

Anonymous said...

Love the vellum bunnies, adorable.

Unknown said...

Awesome projects! Love the sunshine card / hair clip! Great idea!

Jean Bullock said...

Love how you shared such a variety of ways to use these cute dies. Well done!

Renee V said...

Cute little sun and I love love love the creative card!

wroberts2 said...

My grandmother used to make little felt ornaments and sold them at craft shows... 30 years ago! Glad to see this fun idea trending again! She cut everything by hand. We now have these fabulous dies!

None None said...

Awesome projects!! Love the idea of a multipurpose card with the beautiful sun (aka hair clip).

Unknown said...

So cute!! Loved all your ideas!

Unknown said...

What's not to love here! WOW - all of your projects are super! The fact that these dies are so versatile has me SOLD!

Andrea D. La Vigne said...

The hair clip card is such a cool idea! Card & gift in one, and I love the colors. Neat look on your circle card, too!
Andrea
Andrea's Paper Antics

Laurie said...

Love your circle card! Best idea to use the die for paper! :)

Janet said...

What a fun new release! Lovin' it! 😍
Great projects to inspire! So adorable 😊 Thanks for the chance to win!
God bless!

Janet said...

What a fun new release! Lovin' it! 😍
Great projects to inspire! So adorable 😊 Thanks for the chance to win!
God bless!

cm said...

Completely smitten with these plush sweeties; who wouldn't have their heart melted in receiving something soft and cuddly, or something filled with tasty treats! Your vellum bunnies = love! Thank you for the marvelous showcase...happy guaranteed!
~carol

Unknown said...

Adorable circles - I'm always looking for relatively simple cards that my kiddos can make, too! I love the idea of using vellum for rabbit-shaped jelly-bean holders! So cute!!

Diana Johnson said...

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

All super cute ideas!

TheGirlTX said...

I love how you made a sunny hair accessory!!! Very creative!

Jayell said...

What a great idea to make a hair slide. Love the vellum bunnies too

Jes said...

Amazing Simon Says Stamp Release for Spring. Such talent and so many creative and unique ideas. The hair clip is adorable. The creativity that can bloom using these dies are endless.

Julie B said...

Wow! I love the different ways you used these dies. Thanks for the inspiration!

Immi said...

Love how you've shown the versatility of these dies!

SHartl said...

I have two little girls so those hair clips would be a hit in our family! So fun!

byAnnette said...

Cute ideas!
Really like seeing different
materials used with dies!

Julia said...

Love all the projects but my favorites are the headband and the last card with all the circles. Very creative use of stitching dies!

Marie-Lune P. said...

Those cards are wonderful and those vellum bunnies too. Thanks for sharing.

My Guilty Pleasures said...

love all your ideas, it is really cute

Jane Z said...

Fantastic projects, Sarah! Love the use of vellum on the bunnies and the sun looks amazing as a hair clip! Awesome new release!!! :)

VJB Cards said...

Such great ideas. Thanks so much.

Unknown said...

I love how's his looks with the vellum

Lindsey NY said...

WOW. So many great ideas you share. Thanks.

Paulette S said...

Love them all, Sarah! I love the shape of this bunny for vellum treat bags. Brilliant! And the Sun, too cute, like the stamps from the May card Kit. ;). And great card wth the sun circles. Outstanding! Thanks, craftqueen417 at yahoo. Paulette S.

Erin (CelticCrafter) said...

Awesome projects, Sarah!!! I especially love that the adorable happy sun is a hair clip once removed from the card! (I also love the jelly bean filled bunnies!)

Victoria Spragin said...

Thanks for the bunny treats idea! The kids will love these

Kit A said...

The thank you card is really cute.

Lucy said...

You are my Sunshine is the best! Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Great and unique ideas on using these products. I love your Thank You card... so many wonderful colors and shapes.

{VICKI} said...

oh so cute!!!!!!!

Cindy C. said...

Wow very creative projects!! Love those vellum bunnies!

Cheryl:) said...

My kids would LOVE these!

Unknown said...

Four kids and you had time for several super creative projects! Quite impressive! If someone forced me to select a blog hop winner, it would be you!!! You have inspired me! Your vellum bunny treats, sunshine card and clip, and circle card are totally awesome!

cassie said...

Very very cute! I have spring fever now :)

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