Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp blog for Day 2 of their Yay You Release Blog Hop! You can check out the amazing new Yay You release HERE!
Both of my projects feature the gorgeous new Orange Blossom stencil & coordinating die set. For this first card I added a simple sentiment from the Birthday Wishes stamp set.
I used shades of Pawsitively Saturated inks to add the color: Peachy, Cheeky, Pucker, Celery & Limelicious.
For this second card I used the coordinating dies to pop up some of the fruit. For the sentiment I used the CZ Yay You stamp set.
Here is a video to show how I created these cards.
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Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 18th of May.
HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Jennifer McGuire
Amanda Korotkova
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Tarayao
Bibi Cameron
Emily Midgett
Miriam Prantner
Alberto Gava
Heather Hoffman
Vicky Papaioannou
Lea Lawson
Jennifer Kotas
Sandi MacIver
Seeka
78 Comments
Meghan Kennihan
May 13, 2022 at 8:04 amI love your stenciling and designs! GREAT CARDS!
Carol McCready
May 13, 2022 at 8:09 amI love those soft colors.
barbara lassiter
May 13, 2022 at 8:28 amThese are really pretty and fresh looking! I’ve had good success using both the larger and the smaller blending brushes on projects. Watching the way you use them is a good thing!
Nancy Long
May 14, 2022 at 9:43 amLove the color pallette
Sue Ellen Sherer
May 13, 2022 at 8:30 amBoy, you are the undisputed Queen of Ink Blending, Laura! That “light hand” is an acquired skill and I have to keep working on it to get those subtle blends to white!
Marti Crockett
May 13, 2022 at 9:06 amLove the stencil and coloring – beautiful card.
Mary Holshouser
May 13, 2022 at 9:24 amBeautiful cards. Love the subtle coloring.
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Maureen Reiss
May 13, 2022 at 9:50 amReally Beautiful cards!!! I love your soft gradient ink blending!!
Happy Birthday Hank!! WOOF!!
Leigh Norris
May 13, 2022 at 9:53 amI love these! Beautiful stencil and love the ink blending! Thanks for sharing as always!
Teressa Corson
May 13, 2022 at 9:57 amElegant and clean. I love my stencils as they offer so many opportunities.
Stacey Kowbel
May 13, 2022 at 10:02 amSuch sweet card. They are so beautiful!
Mel H
May 13, 2022 at 10:16 amLove the soft coloring and shading on these. Great cards!
Janet D.
May 13, 2022 at 11:28 amGorgeous ink blending, thanks for sharing!
Bridget N
May 13, 2022 at 11:38 amThose peaches could almost be turned into hockey pucks…🤔😄 Beautiful card as usual! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Patty A Eifert
May 13, 2022 at 11:52 amTwo awesome cards as usual Laura…you never disappoint!! And hysterical story of Hank the Tank at the pet store!
Lynda J
May 13, 2022 at 12:01 pmAlways LOVE watching your creations!!
Lisa O'Reilly
May 13, 2022 at 12:05 pmNice cards!
Vickie Davis
May 13, 2022 at 12:08 pmGreat inspiration! Love those soft colors.
Steffi H.
May 13, 2022 at 12:21 pmWonderful stencil, great for peaches, too.
Barb L unman
May 13, 2022 at 12:21 pmI always how you take something like this stencil and make a thing of beauty! Thanks for the ideas
Carol DuFrene
May 13, 2022 at 12:50 pmYour cards are just the best, and I sure try to copy them whenever I can.
Jenni King
May 13, 2022 at 12:56 pmLove the cards!
Cheryl Stauffer
May 13, 2022 at 1:01 pmSo creative!
Karen Erickson
May 13, 2022 at 1:09 pmBeautiful cards
Phyllis
May 13, 2022 at 1:31 pmYou created some beautiful cards with lots of dimension. I’m really enjoying my stencils for crafting.
Shannon Lashley
May 13, 2022 at 1:33 pmInspired and beautiful!
Gayle Chrvala
May 13, 2022 at 1:59 pmGreat cards and Happy Birthday Hank!
Mirella Rogan
May 13, 2022 at 2:15 pmThese are fantastic, Laura – great designs! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Melissa SunshineHoneyBee
May 13, 2022 at 2:19 pmLike the soft colors.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Joy Meadows
May 13, 2022 at 2:28 pmBeautiful blending on these gorgeous cards, Laura! Love the soft colors you used.
Hannah Baum
May 13, 2022 at 2:30 pmVery nice cards!
Lindar C
May 13, 2022 at 2:30 pmBeautiful cards. I had to check out Hank on your Insta, he is so adorable and he’s grown so much.
Karen Draper
May 13, 2022 at 2:48 pmLovely soft colors.
Sue Williams
May 13, 2022 at 2:48 pmGreat stenciling. What a great idea! Very unique.
Deborrah Cannizzaro
May 13, 2022 at 2:57 pmSo soft and beautiful. Thanks so much!
Cyndi Morris
May 13, 2022 at 2:59 pmLove those beautiful, fun cards. Happy Graduation Bailey. My oldest granddaughter is also graduating this year so I can relate to what must be an exciting and hectic time around your house. Oh, and Happy Birthday Hank!
Jenny Del Castillo
May 13, 2022 at 3:01 pmI love the stencils and the ink colors. Beautiful cards! I also love ink blending.
Kathy Marine
May 13, 2022 at 3:15 pmLove the blending technique…you’re the best…I’m still a bit rough, but am learning
Donna L Walls
May 13, 2022 at 4:13 pmI love this set and your colors are lush.
Nola Sullivan
May 13, 2022 at 4:54 pmLove the pastel colors! Beautiful!
Lori Podolsky
May 13, 2022 at 5:19 pmThe blending and colours are truly lovely, Laura. Beautifully done.
Lori L
May 13, 2022 at 5:24 pmThe soft colors are so nice.
Wonderful job, thanks for sharing!
Merrill P
May 13, 2022 at 6:04 pmLove the colours you’ve chosen
Giselle D
May 13, 2022 at 6:27 pmYou are so good at ink blending! I love the soft effect you are able to get.
Leslie Steed
May 13, 2022 at 7:47 pmVery nice!
Katrina Rockwell
May 13, 2022 at 8:45 pmLove the layered look with the pop ups over base card.
Tammy Millette
May 13, 2022 at 8:45 pmI didn’t think I needed this orange blossom set, until I saw your cards💕💕
Jeanne Beam
May 13, 2022 at 9:49 pmGorgeous cards! Love the soft colors.
Thanks for sharing.
Monica Linerode
May 13, 2022 at 9:59 pmBeautiful cards. Thanks for taking the time to post
Jeanne Rice
May 13, 2022 at 10:10 pmGorgeous cards. Love the soft colors. Thanks for sharing.
Melissa Leftrick
May 13, 2022 at 10:29 pmThese are so cool!! Love them!
Marisela Delgado
May 13, 2022 at 11:57 pmBeautiful
Denise Bryant
May 14, 2022 at 12:02 amLove this pretty stencil set! Beautiful cards!
Donna Phelan
May 14, 2022 at 4:28 amSo soft and beautiful! Just gorgeous!
MandaLJ
May 14, 2022 at 8:51 amSuch pretty cards! The colours are so delicate!
Michele W
May 14, 2022 at 10:47 amThanks for the video! I love the cards you made using this simple stencil. Thanks for the inspiration!
Maria Giselle B.
May 14, 2022 at 11:52 amLove your ink blending, how light handed you are to get the color gradient. Got to practice that too.
Emma Sleppy
May 14, 2022 at 1:37 pmLove the soft colors and inspiration!
Sheri Kempke
May 14, 2022 at 1:43 pmLovely card using this great new release! I love hearing about Hank the tank!
Alexandra Y
May 14, 2022 at 6:38 pmAmazing cards, I love that new stencil!
Terrie D. (StarSpry)
May 14, 2022 at 6:51 pmYour cards are so pretty! I really like the colors you used. 🙂 By the way, I loved your episode on the Craft Your Life With Altenew podcast!
Shirley Mcneely
May 14, 2022 at 9:34 pmLaura I not only love your card making ideas, tips and tricks, I absolutely love your personality. You make me smile with every tutorial I watch.
Rosemary D
May 14, 2022 at 10:43 pmBeautiful cards. Love the soft ink blending.
Susanbcards
May 15, 2022 at 7:01 amAlways love your cards and your stories. Happy bd Hank! This is a beautiful card and your blending variation adds interest to the stenciling.
Debbie Titus
May 15, 2022 at 8:20 amSimply stunning!
Lori Spitzer
May 15, 2022 at 1:44 pmHappy belated b-day to Hank the Tank!!
Love your cards, Laura. I always love how you take a set that I think is nice but not stupendous and you make me see how stupendous it is! Your ink blending always blows me away, too! Congrats to Bailey on her graduation!!!!!!!!!!!🎓🎓🎓🎓
Lori S in PA
Miesje
May 15, 2022 at 1:46 pmSo very pretty – perfect inking!
Barbara-Jean K
May 15, 2022 at 1:58 pmYour coloring and designs are beautiful!
Janelle L
May 15, 2022 at 10:46 pmSimply gorgeous
Scraporcraft
May 16, 2022 at 8:12 amNice project shares. I like the color use for the elements.
Patricia Coleman
May 16, 2022 at 11:39 amBeautiful cards!! Thank you for the inspiration!
Sue D
May 16, 2022 at 5:01 pmVery pretty. I like the shades of color.
Nancy Wilcox
May 17, 2022 at 12:52 pmI love the soft look of this card!
Pai Meng
May 17, 2022 at 1:13 pmink blending queen! the soft shades are amazing
roxanne tellini
May 17, 2022 at 4:37 pmI literally wanted to go peel an orange after seeing this card. Makin commercials!
tina Z
May 18, 2022 at 3:59 amwow, so soft and beautiful, I always love your design.
Guillermina Ciriaco-Runge
May 22, 2022 at 3:39 pmI just enjoyed this blog and learning a lot from this professional crafters. I have to set aside my time scrolling and learning from this site. Can’t wait or my order to come! Love this card!
Wendy Nicola Jackson
May 26, 2022 at 3:31 pmGorgeous creations, love the soft ink work! Have a beautiful day, Wends xoxo