Hi crafty friends! Welcome to the Believe in the Season Blog Hop! We're introducing the new stamps, dies and inks for Holiday 2016 from Simon Says Stamp! Yahooooo! I love new stamps... And I love a good blog hop! Today is sure to be loads of fun. There are many great designers joining me today for this event. I hope you have a great time looking at all the inspiring projects and getting some good ideas for Winter and Christmas creating.
PRIZE INFORMATION! Each stop on the blog hop today is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to one lucky winner! Be sure to leave a comment here on my post for a chance to win the prize. Leave your comment before 7pm EST on Monday October 24th. I will notify my lucky winner via email. Good luck!
There is soooooo much to love in this new release. I literally could not stop making cards! I shared two in my blog post yesterday using the new Poinsettia stamps... And I will share two more cards over the weekend. BUT, if I had to pick a favorite I would pick the Magical Christmas stamps and dies! The images spoke to me right away and ideas popped in my head faster than I could grab an ink pad! LOL. So I hope you enjoy these cards also... They are woodsy, and textured, and vintage inspired! Thank you for visiting my blog today!
I made the first card using the stag head image from the Magical Christmas stamp set. I stamped the stag and the word banner in rich black ink onto kraft cardstock. Then I die cut them out using the matching dies. The black and kraft together is so striking. I went through all my new Christmas paper pads and found the gorgeous floral paper in the Comfort & Joy pad from MME. So, you probably think that pretty red and black check is patterned paper, right? Nope! I made it myself using black ink and red cardstock along with the awesome SSS Gingham Background stamp! LOVE this, because you can make any color gingham your heart desires. I am very partial to red and black buffalo check in the winter time. I used my MISTI tool to get a good impression. I ended up inking it twice to get a good, solid black on the red. After I had my layers ready I had fun embellishing the card with snowflakes, charms, pine twine (from Tim Holtz of course) and a bell. (All supplies are listed at the bottom of my post)
The stag head is attached to the oval using foam squares. This gives the pine twine some wiggle room behind it. The pine twine is wired so it's easy to wrap around and easy to secure. The snowflakes are from one of the new die sets - called Snow Flurries. It doesn't get more Christmas than that!
The images in this stamp set have words inside them - it's so pretty! And the word banner is simply perfect. I will use that on a lot of cards this season - so many colors you could use with that to make it pretty!
To make the next card, I used all the same supplies, but made a simpler version of the first card. I used the other half of my gingham image and combined it with the pretty border image from the stamp set to make a really masculine card. This card makes me want to go back to Alaska! LOL.
Again, I layered on just a few snowflakes and red enamel dots for a pop of white against the darker colors.
THANK YOU for stopping by as part of this fun Blog Hop day! Be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win the $25 SSS Gift Certificate! Have a blessed day, and enjoy the rest of the hop. Next up is the lovely and talented Heather Ruwe! Full Hop list is at the very end of this post! XOXO
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I love the deer card...I will keep coming back here..thanks
Posted by: Kathy | 11/26/2016 at 06:25 PM
Have you announced a winner for this hop yet!!!
Posted by: Kailash | 10/31/2016 at 06:20 AM
Wanda, I LOVE your outdoorsy cards! They are exactly what I've been looking for, for my Christmas cards! My family has a cabin in Canada, perfect fit! Magical Christmas is the set for me!
Posted by: Jen Naus | 10/30/2016 at 07:09 PM
nice masculine cards. . . .awesome!
Posted by: Carol K | 10/27/2016 at 03:15 PM
How simply stunning are your cards!! So classy and rustic at the same time! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Karen Rice | 10/26/2016 at 11:18 PM
Great masculine cards that can be used for other occaisons (i.e. birthday)
Posted by: Sheila Bacon | 10/26/2016 at 06:18 PM
Great Cards!
Posted by: Erica | 10/25/2016 at 07:46 PM
Great masculine cards. Love the red plaid!
Posted by: Becky | 10/25/2016 at 01:38 PM
Wow. what a lot of time and effort you put into this card. It shows!
Posted by: Laura Ingersoll | 10/25/2016 at 01:08 PM
Love the patterns and colors you chose. Pretty cards. TFS
Posted by: Teresa Godines | 10/25/2016 at 09:07 AM
You are so talented! thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Hildy Peterson | 10/24/2016 at 08:06 PM
These are awesome cards! I may be too late to win on your blog, seems like the date is different on each - thought I had more time to go through the hop :(
Posted by: Cassie D | 10/24/2016 at 06:56 PM
Love, love, love these cards!
Posted by: Kathy Eddy | 10/24/2016 at 06:52 PM
That border looks so cool against the plaid!!
Posted by: D.Ann C | 10/24/2016 at 04:24 PM
Makes me wanna send these to all the guys in my life!
Posted by: Susan R | 10/24/2016 at 02:55 PM
Love the rustic lodge look. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Glorie | 10/24/2016 at 02:14 PM
Lovely cards! The plaid background is beautiful.
Posted by: Denise Coulter | 10/24/2016 at 01:09 PM
Awesome cards! Loving the woodsy, masculine look! :)
Posted by: Diann :) | 10/24/2016 at 12:53 PM
Your cards are very rustic looking. Love the wood grain paper with the deer head.
Posted by: Flo | 10/24/2016 at 12:29 PM
I agree - red and black buffalo check screams winter to me, too! Thanks for sharing your great cards!
Posted by: SusanME | 10/24/2016 at 11:55 AM
Love this imagery!
Posted by: Tea | 10/24/2016 at 10:18 AM
That gingham is amazing! I like that this hop has some specifically masculine cards. Nice change!
Posted by: Tammy B | 10/24/2016 at 09:45 AM
Beautiful is all I can say😄😄
Posted by: Katy | 10/24/2016 at 09:42 AM
Great Cards, this release is amazing,
Posted by: Donna | 10/24/2016 at 08:37 AM
You make this set look amazing! I wasn't drawn to it but now..wow!
Posted by: Kristy Lawson | 10/24/2016 at 07:47 AM
The patterned paper you chose is perfect. Love the layered look.
Posted by: FeM | 10/24/2016 at 07:32 AM
Both of these cards have a masculine look to them, which is great as I struggle with them!!!
Posted by: Pamela Conner | 10/24/2016 at 07:25 AM
You have quite a knack for mixing patterns and textures! Very inspirational!
Posted by: Katherine Ammann | 10/24/2016 at 07:09 AM
That red plaid really harmonizes the stamps!
Posted by: Christy Pisoni | 10/24/2016 at 06:27 AM
I really like these cards. Great job!
Posted by: Kit | 10/24/2016 at 06:00 AM
I like that these cards are more masculine and the plaid makes them outstanding.
Posted by: Susie Risk | 10/24/2016 at 06:00 AM
I so love the plaid and the masculine images!!!
Posted by: Janet Zeppa | 10/24/2016 at 05:31 AM
Loved the cards! Can’t wait to get my hands on the products and create some Christmas magic!
Posted by: Neha Parab | 10/24/2016 at 05:26 AM
Fantastic cards! I love the color scheme.
Posted by: Donna | 10/24/2016 at 04:35 AM
I love your cards and really like this stamp set!!
Posted by: Patti G | 10/24/2016 at 03:55 AM
Such fabulous masculine cards. Love the gingham as well
Posted by: Ann Gibbins | 10/24/2016 at 03:49 AM
Love your use of plaid on these wonderful cards.
Posted by: Mary-Anne V. | 10/24/2016 at 03:26 AM
Oooooh, how clever is that plaid pattern on the red?!!! What beautiful projects! TFS!
Posted by: Lauren | 10/24/2016 at 03:22 AM
Love this set of stamps can't wait to get my hands on them! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Posted by: Cruella | 10/24/2016 at 02:11 AM
Love your cards. It's so nice to see more cards for men, even at Christmas time.
Posted by: Carol Wilshire | 10/24/2016 at 01:46 AM
Awesome masculine cards. TFS
Posted by: Kimberly A | 10/24/2016 at 01:16 AM
Oh my goodness I am sooo in love with both your cards. They are woodsy, and textured, and vintage inspired just like you said. I can't believe that plaid is not a printed paper, how totally awesome. I just bought a Misti so now I know a REALLY good use for it...making such deep rich colors for stamping. YEAH!!
Posted by: PatriciaD | 10/24/2016 at 01:15 AM
Love your creativity ... thank you for sharing your awesome cards!
Posted by: Marsha Harris | 10/24/2016 at 01:12 AM
Beautiful cards! Love the red, black and kraft combo!
Posted by: Shirley N | 10/23/2016 at 11:51 PM
I love these cards because they are on the masculine side and it's so hard to find holiday cards for men. I love them too though. I would love to get one for Christmas!
Posted by: Cynthia Johnson | 10/23/2016 at 11:21 PM
These cards are fantastic! Thank you for sharing your ideas!
Posted by: Casey | 10/23/2016 at 11:12 PM
Love the way you stamped the Merry Christmas on the bear. It really draws your attention to the message.
Posted by: Laura Peddicord | 10/23/2016 at 10:19 PM
Oh i LOVE your cards - the tartan and the texture!!!
Posted by: Memoriesbymanda | 10/23/2016 at 10:00 PM
Wow, I absolutely love these cards!! The gingham stamp made me think of these warm flannel shirts that are always hanging in a cabin on our North Woods island in Wisconsin, for anyone to wear when the evenings get chilly. Seriously, your cards brought a flood of memories to me. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Kate B | 10/23/2016 at 09:45 PM
I really like the woodsy look on these cards!
Posted by: Teresa Brock | 10/23/2016 at 09:43 PM