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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit Blog Hop

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp September 2013 Card Kit Blog Hop!


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. 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 can find the subscription link HERE. And just a quick note... the last few have sold out so you may want to reserve yours today.


I created a card focused around the fabulous Safe Travels stamp created by Kristina Werner. LOVE her writing!!!


I kept this one pretty Clean and simple with a strong black background and subtle colors of the My Mind's Eye papers.


I LOVE how the ink works it's way into the wood!


I've used the Veneer shapes to create images on my card.  You can see how I did this in my video below.


Now for the really FUN part... a GIVEAWAY!!! 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.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog on the hop! The next stop is my friend, the fabulous and incredibly talented Kathy Racoosin. 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!!


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Jillisgram said...

Thank you for a new technique. Something I will definately try. Val from IL.

JessicaRobin said...

Cute Travel theme!

Unknown said...

Love the card! I love the swiped ink effect - very cool!
Can't wait for my kit to arrive!
Sukey

Unknown said...

Love the card! The swiped ink effect is very cool!
Can't wait for my kit to arrive!

ionabunny said...

Lovely card. Great use of the veneer shapes

Angie Linton said...

Cool Card

Jill said...

Love the wood veneer technique. thank you!

Anonymous said...

LOVE the airplane wood veneer. Love the card Shari!

Lynn. G. said...

Adorable card. Love the travel type and journaling sets. Would be great for a vacation page too. Nicely done.

Connie Lutz said...

Fun technique - thanks for sharing!

Caroline said...

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

janie C said...

This would be a great present for my birthday this month! thanks

April said...

This is just stunning!
- April W

cassie said...

Super card!

Lydia said...

Nice ideas for using the shapes.

Anonymous said...

Really like the inking on the plane. Cool effect and I love the card. Janet buck2@casscomm.com

Tona said...

Love your card!

Shauna said...

Great card Shari!! Thanks so much for sharing the video and the technique with the wood veneers!! (...can always use new ideas to help use up my huge *collection* of those!!)

Sue Speck said...

Clever ideas as always - never would have thought to do a reverse letterpress!

nancy said...

Thanks for the video and how to use wood veneers in a new creative way!

Billie A said...

Love the tutorial and I will have to give that a try. Great idea. Love the wrist tat.. I have one on my right wrist that wraps around.

kimberly storti said...

Wow this is such a wonderful card thank you for sharing.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the blog hop and for giveaway!!

Unknown said...

Thanks for the blog hop and for giveaway!!

4Ucards said...

I really enjoyed your video. I will be trying the letterpress technique.

Ceal said...

super cute card! love the veneer pieces

Unknown said...

I really like the clean lines of this card! I can easily see this card design working with many other stamp sets! Thanks for sharing!

Kristine said...

love the airplane embellishment.

Carisa said...

so cute!

SheriE. said...

When I saw the picture I thought you stamped with the veneers, oh, no, you went much farther. Such a great idea. What a great card.

JiAQi said...

I like how your card is so simple and clean. The letterpress technique of stamping and embossing using the veneer pieces is so creative.

LittleSunday said...

Thanks for the blog hop and for giveaway!

aknancy said...

I love the wooden airplane!!! Thank you for sharing some great ideas for masculine cards...

gosh2fly said...

Love the wood airplane

Terri (blindstamper) said...

Great card, and thanks for the video!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Love the video

Holly said...

Cute card!

Shawninaz said...

I just adore your work, great card!

Unknown said...

Really nice card !!!

Hugs from France
Lunéa♥

Cris G. said...

Beautiful card! I love the letterpress technique. I've tried out with an embossing folder, but wood veneer gives more possibilities. Thank you for the chance.

mtscrapgal said...

Great idea to use the wood veneer pieces for embossing the panel. Shari, seems like you are enjoying your new job at Simon Says Stamps. I'm so glad for you. Happy you are still appearing on the Hero Arts site some too. Thanks

Beth said...

Like the impression idea!

melody said...

I like the clean simple look of this card! Thanks for showing us!

Unknown said...

cute card!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the great technique to use the wood veneers and make them into stamps.

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

The Pilot in me likes the airplane. See I cannot ride a bicycle unless it is a tandem like hubby & I have but can pilot a single engine plane.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

The Pilot in me likes the airplane. See I cannot ride a bicycle unless it is a tandem like hubby & I have but can pilot a single engine plane.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Unknown said...

OH MY GOODNESS! Your technique with the wood veneers was pure genius! Thank you for the inspiration.

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love the theme. Great card. TFS

Unknown said...

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing your letterpress technique too!

D- said...

Your card is wonderful! TFS.
D~
http://designsbydragonfly.blogspot.com

Kendra said...

Great card and great technic with the wood venires

Niina said...

Striking card - love it!

Avril Tanner said...

Such a cool way to use the travel themed items! Great card!

Karenladd said...

Love these little wood veneer embellishments so much and never even thought to ink them!

Avril Tanner said...

love the technique impression! I can see so many possibilities!!!

mplsbetty said...

Love this card!! Cool layout and clean lines! Can't wait to get my card kit!

SHartl said...

I just love the bold look of this card and that wooden airplane is so fun!

byAnnette said...

like the look of pressed cars & plane

Chark said...

thanks for the video, love the card!

Cheri said...

Thanks for sharing this letterpress technique with us.

Heather M said...

Love your travel card. What a fun way to use this kit!!

Kavitha Vadhri said...

Beautiful card and loved the wood veneer

lostinpaper said...

Great inspiration for what looks like a fabulous kit!

Ruth G said...

Such a cool technique and I love the way the ink soaks into the wood veneer, too! It's such a nice stained effect! Just a wonderful card overall! Thanks so much for all you share!

karen said...

Great card Shari! Love how you inked the veneer pieces and did a 'letterpress' with them. I always enjoy your tutorials.

Stephanie in Corralitos said...

Your card is great.

Kris in Alaska said...

I love that technique of using the wood veneers as a stamp!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

ivy said...

Love those wood pieces! Great card!

Katie said...

Love the strong black background and what you did with the wood veneer stamping, looks awesome!! Great card. Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

SHartl said...

Oh I just love this card! the papers and that little jet are perfect.

Kelly Latevola said...

Absolutely love this technique Shari! I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing :)

Kelly Latevola said...

Absolutely Love this technique Shari! I can't wait to try it. thanks for sharing :)

stamping sue said...

this is a very good travel card. haven't used those wooden trickets but they look like a fun embellishment.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

JennyKozar said...

This is just adorable! Love the video as well.

Denise Bryant said...

Love the September kit! Great card!

Anonymous said...

Great card!

teachermom5 said...

This is a terrific technique. So creative, thank you.

Cindy Beggs said...

Love. That. Card.

Connie said...

Fun card - and love what you did with the veneers and gray ink especially.

Connie said...

Fun card - and love what you did with the veneers and gray ink especially.

Lisa Petrella said...

Cool technique with the wood veneers!!! Thanks for the creative inspiration!

zehra said...

Great masculine card, loved it

Amanda said...

Love how you used the veneer shapes to create the "stamped" images!

Renee V said...

Gorgeous card, and the impressions with the wood veneers is so impressive! Can't wait to try that :)

Anonymous said...

A great card. The airplane accent really sets off the card. Love the colors.

NinaS said...

Amazing travel card. Love it!

Lynne in NI said...

Great card ... I LOVE your little plane and great idea to stamp your images too :)

bbunch said...

As always, Sharri you have created a great card. Thanks for demonstrating how to make an inked image from the wood veneer pieces!

MaRyKaY said...

awesome idea using those wood pieces on your card like that. really cool

Victoria S. said...

Great tutorial!
i love how you used the veneer pieces as a stamp!

Unknown said...

Beautiful card. Love that you used the veneer vehicles for inking/embossing, just a genius way to use them. I love these kits, and Kristina's writing, and stamps. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Nice, clean, and simple! Loving this card kit. :D

Brenda said...

Great Card. Thanks for the video

Sabrina ❤ vixendeity.blogspot.com said...

Great inspiration for me to make for my parents :)

Angel said...

Very fun card and what a creative way to use veneer shapes! Love It!

That's Nat said...

Great cards. Love the little wooden pieces in this kit.

That's Nat said...

Great cards. Love the little wooden pieces in this kit.

Diane said...

Classy card and so well done...an awesome new kit, too!!

Small T said...

Great card! I love how you used the wood veneer pieces to create images on your card!

loulou said...

Wow what a brilliant idea to use the chipboard for a letterpress technique. Great results, thanks for sharing.

Allison P said...

Great technique! Thanks for inspiration!

Michelle Quinno said...

Fabulous card!!

Unknown said...

fabulous kit, fingers crossed

Sara said...

You don't see many cards wishing safe travels! Great idea and lovely card!

Robyn said...

I love the colors and style on this card. Wonderful job!

adele holcomb said...

You don't often see a travel card, and this is a nice one. Love the simplicity!

shescrafty said...

Love the cards! Can't wait to get my kit!

slbt17 said...

great card!
Great card - thanks for the great ideas.
Sandra ltb

Piali said...

FAB card!!! Love this kit!

Tam said...

I always love to come to your blog and see what you are up to. It's always fun and inspiring. TFS

Patty Delgado said...

wonderful card!

Marianne said...

Fabulous card Shari! Love how you have used the wood veneer shapes as a stamp. Thanks for the inspiration!

Julia said...

Hi Shari,

Great idea to use the wood pieces to stamp your card! Thanks for sharing, I'll have to try that :)

Ann K said...

What a great embossing tip - thanks, Shari. Great card!

calamity jane said...

Fabulous card!! Love this kit as it can be used for guys & gals!

Christina said...

I have never worked with wood veneer shapes, so I am looking forward to trying out your technique and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of this month's card kit. Love your videos! And I always enjoy learning new ways to stamp and use my supplies. Thanks for sharing such creative ideas. Hopping along... :)

Robin B. said...

I love the clean look of this card, thanks for sharing!

Letty Abad said...

I love the contrast! Great card!

Letty Abad said...

I love the contrast, great card

Rebecca Ednie said...

Your card is very cute. Clever idea!

Michele Lourenco said...

That is so cute love the card and I have such trouble with masculine cards!

kellythom747 said...

oh I love the safe travels- it is very fitting right around the holidays and as a comfort to others who have loved ones traveling!

Alanna said...

What a fabulous card. Thanks for the chance to win.

Svitlana Shayevich said...

This kit is amazing! It includes so much chalkboard stuff I really like this days.
Love your card! So stylish and beautiful! Thank you for your video and inspiration!

starqueen said...

Hi Shari,
Off we go! What a lovely card. Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Great card for me...have a lot of friends taking trips! Thanks...I'm home taking care of my disabled hubby, so this gets me away from it all.

Anonymous said...

Love the card and learned a new technique.

Terri said...

Awesome!

lori said...

What a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration - must try out your technique! I see some wonderful possibilities - Thanks Shari!

Lysett said...

Thanks for the tutorial,very cool techniques. Thanks!

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