Hi Everyone!!! Welcome to the last stop of the Simon Says Stamp Reason To Smile Blog Hop!!
I'm so thrilled with this release and can't wait to play more with the new products... especially the felting goodies!!
I've created a few cards with some stamps and dies. I'll start off with the Melody's Easter stamp set and coordinating die set. These designs were inspired by my darling Melody!! I thought it would be fun to design an unenthused bunny and silly lamby!
My tool of choice for coloring are pencils, they allow me to get into tight areas such as hair and the tiny flowers. Blending is easy with a white pencil and you can remove color with an eraser.
Next up is another favorite set of mine because it's unique to use. How it works is that you stamp the pattern swatches with your favorite ink colors, then use the Springtime Shapes dies to create a bunny, easter egg or carrot.
Spring reminds me of clouds, rain and flowers popping up. I've designed a stamp set that's versatile and easy to use for your Spring cards. There are two sizes of clouds in different patterns along with a few greetings and birds.
I'm very attracted to grey and aqua, these colors were screaming cloudy skies! So soft!
My final card uses two stamp sets, the first being Kristina Werner's beautiful flowers with the Choose Happy greetings.
I've white embossed the flower and stem, then watercolored with Distress Inks.
I've used white ink to stamp the desert storm card and added greeting that will bring cheer to anyone!
Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a Simon Goody bag on every stop of the hop.
Be sure to comment on this post for a chance to win. Winners will be picked from commenters. Simon will be drawing a winner on each stop of the hop for a prize package valued at approximately $50. The winners will be drawn this coming Tuesday, February 23.
If you've missed the beginning of the hop, please visit the Simon Says Stamp blog for more details and a list of all the designer blogs! Thanks for stopping by today, I appreciate it!
I've broken my supplies down by card and at the bottom have listed the entire release!
I get affiliate commission from Simon SaysStamp at no extra cost to you!
Melody
Springtime Shapes
Cloudy Skies
Springtime Flowers Smile
Entire Reason to Smile Release
651 comments :
1 – 200 of 651 Newer› Newest»The bunny card is so sweet! I love it!
Cristina
thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it
that little girl is so precious and her giant bunny is too cute. Love the cards with the simple dicetus of a bunny and carrot, I grow my own carrots and this is just me :-D
Your 'reason to smile' card is a 20 on a scale of one to ten! Simply stunning and the white emboss is so delicate with the coloring.
Great cards. Love the coloring with pencils.
Such a pretty Spring release, Shari. Love the cute shapes and the background pattern dies.
Like the coloring of the sweet girl image & bunny. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
These are all so very pretty! Love the carrot and the peep! Gorgeous designs.
I love all of them but I enjoy the girls coloring the most
I agree with Jan Elmore above. You so totally rocked these <3 I love seeing Melody come to life for Easter and enjoy working with you!
What a cute batch of cards! Hard to pick a favorite but I'm sure liking all the beautiful cards I'm seeing made from the Spring Flowers set!
All cards are nice, but girl with bunny are so sweet, that I like them most of all!
All are beautiful, but that yellow flower is my favorite!
Love your cards. They are so beautiful.
Wow, you have made some gorgeous cards - not sure which one I like best, they are all so original an beautifully made. Thank you for the inspiration:)
Oh wow! I'm definitely in love for all of these cards! Super super cute!!!! <3
Lovely projects, Shari! My favorite is the last one... The colors, flowers, twine.. Everything about it is just perfect and receiving it would definitely be a reason to smile! :)
Fabulous creations - Very talented and I love the bunny creation very much as well as your coloring - tfs and TF the Hop - have a blessed day!
Beautiful cards, especially the last one : love the flower outlines on the background!
Beautiful cards. I love the pattern stamp set.
Your cards are gorgeous!! I love the shading you achieve with your colored pencils, just amazing!!!
Love your cloud card. I when I see these colors together I think "Shari Carroll's colors" :)
That little girl and bunny are just TOO cute!!
Your style is so lovely! The flowers are my favorite!
The little girl is just adorable. I love all of these cards. The coloring - especially on the little girl, the composition, the backgrounds - it's all wonderful.
Absolutely in spring! Spring is in the air!
Love the 'cloudy' card, those colours are great but my favourite by far is the one with the new Spring flowers...it's simply amazing!
these are all so sweet!
Adorable! I especially love the clouds and the yellow flower card... Gorgeous!
Wow!! I love all of these so much!
Fabulous designs...love them all!
great work!
All the cards look fabulous... a thanks for sharing
These are all wonderful! :)
Oh my! All your cards are beautiful, you are very talented, thank you for all the amazing inspiration, have a wonderful day!
Grest cards! Especially love the new flower stamps. ;-)
Loving all your cards and your stamp set is adorable!
Such wonderful cards and techniques. Thank you for sharing!
Wonderful cards! I love the stamps and dies in this release!
Love the Spring shapes so versatile! That bunny is adorable too!
Your work is delicate and wonderful. Love the carrot
Gorgeous creations! My favorite is the spring flowers card--so beautiful!
I just love them all, but really like that you did a soft background on the spring flowers card and then had them colored and front and center. Just love all the ideas you give!!
Homerun! All your cards are WONDERFUL. Thank you.
I love that card with clouds! It's gorgeous <3
Love it!! The springtime shapes really got my attention here.
Lovely set of cards. My fav would go to the last card - like how you used the same flower for the bg stamping and also used it as the main image!
Love your cards and the pastel colors you used! I love the blog hop title and the stamps that go with the hop!
Oh, these are sooo pretty!!
all your cards are wonderful, but the spring flowers is my absolute favorite!
Simply gorgeous! Love the soft colors and beautiful designs! Amazing release!
All so beautiful! Lovely release and you made some fabulous cards. Thank you!
Love your reason to smile card! Everyone needs a smile each day!
Love the reason to smile card the most! The floral sets in this release are my favorites, followed by the gingham background!
Beautiful cards all ... love your coloring of Melody - very pretty! I love this amazing release!
Beautiful cards.
Way too many ideas, but love them all! Thanks so much! I had a question, but I think I found the answer. I was trying to figure out the background on the first card. I wasn't sure if it was paper or stenciled, then I saw the supply list!!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.
Wonderful cards! The sentiments are great in this set.
Wonderful cards! The sentiments are great in this set.
Wonderful projects! You have been busy in your craft room! That watercolored white embossed flower card is stunning!
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic cards!!! thanks Shari for sharing~!!!
Your bunny and carrot cards are adorable and I really like the floral card too!
Wonderful cards!
Oh, those all turned out so pretty! Melody is lovely, and I'm with you that gray and aqua are looking amazing together.
Adorable cards. ..so springy and happy! The fabric one is so unique! Love it! Thanks for sharing!
I love the use of the color pencils
Sweet cards. Love you work, Shari!
Love that Melody card! sooooo cute!! but i love all of them, lol!!!
Such nice colouring Shari.
love them all
Love your card. I'm bringing out my color pencils! Thanks for the inspiration.
These are all beaufiful cards
they are all great but i am a sucker for those flowers!
I am liking all your creations but the flower is my favorite by far...just so stunning a perfect for spring. Thanks f0r giving me a reason to smile!
Lots of pretty looks!
Adorable mini cards!
I too love to use my pencils to color. Your techniques are beautiful. I love the new Spring stamps by SSS.
So many beautiful cards I can't decide which one to comment on! They're all fabulous :)
A beautiful flower card and a lovely verse on it too.
They're all wonderful, Shari, especially the Melody card!
Your cards all very nice - my favorite is the Spring Flower card - I am loving that stampset!
Beautiful Springy cards....so adorable!
I love this release and all your cards! They are so sweet, precious and polished!
The daffodil card is just stunning - I love the flowers and the new sentiment set the best from this new release, so the two of them together just make me happy.
Cute
Totally adorable.
Fantastic cards, they are all great! Thanks for sharing!
I like your smile card the best of the stuff you showed. A good hop
Your cards a beautiful!
Kirsten B in MN
Wonderful bunch of
cards, all so pretty!
Loving them all.
Carla from Utah
That little girl and bunny are my absolute favorite!!! you did an amazing job with them
Love that melody's Easter stamp set .. And your coloring looks amazing..
I always love your work, Shari! Thanks for all the inspiration!
beautiful cards Shari :) that bunny is super cute! blessings to you ♥
Wonderful cards, as always, Shari! There is just something so sweet about your carrot card! Your Spring Flowers card is just lovely. Stamping a white background on the desert storm really makes the blossoms shine! So much inspiration here! ♡
Lovley and pleasant- I just love the Cloudy Day release. It's so sweet.
I noticed this carrot card. How amazing! I love it. One of my fav for sure. :) I would be super happy to make a card with carrot :)))
Wow these are all incredible! Love the little girl and the beautiful coloring!
These are very sweet cards. I like them very much.
Shari, those are beautiful cards. You have me thinking I should pick up my colored pencils again
To do more coloring. You did a lovely job.
I have a serious crush on that dreamy dream card!!
This release is fantastic! I love the pattern stamps, the plushie dies and the adorable bunnies in the the stamp sets! Welcome Spring!!
I love the range of "feels" your pieces show. I am especially in love with the bunny and little girl. I think that one is my favorite of your collection. Thank you for sharing these.
Shari I just adore everything that you create, thank you!
Beautiful cards!
LOVE the Spring Flowers. Beautiful job....thank you!
The carrot card is too cute!
Love them all!!
Beautiful cards! I love the new release items!
Awesome cards!
Simply gorgeous Shari! I love it all!
Hi Shari, what lovely cards X I just love this new release from SSS, can't wait to buy some of my favourites X thanks for all your tips, I love learning from you ...Marcia xxx
Beautiful cards!!! Love all the colors you used!!!!
Amazing cards, amazing coloring, did I mention AMAZING???
Gorgeous Cards!
You've been very creative. Thanks for sharing this all with us.
Great cards - and a fabulous way to showcase all the new products. What a great blog hop - so many of my favorite card makers on the list!!!
All your cards are beautiful!
All of your cards are gorgeous! You've showcased this new release beautifully! I always enjoy your cards - just love your style!
I love your cards! The little girl with the bunny is precious!
So many lovely creations! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Loving all these! Amazing work.
Your cards are just stunning!
Stunning and beautiful creations with such pretty colours - love them all! Another awesome new release.
Very creative variety.
Fantastic cards Shari. Love the sweet images on the first one... amazing coloring... my favorite is KW's pretty flower colored in with distressed ink. The heat embossing looks nice.
So pretty cards!!!
I love them all but that carrot is my favorite.
Such beautiful - inspiring - projects!
I cannot WAIT to get my Melody set, Shari! It's adorable and so is your card using it! Love each of your cards today! This last stop on the hop definitely gave me a reason to smile! ♥
Seriously.. so much inspiration .. so little time!
Love your Reason to Smile card - so elegant.
Your Reason to Smile card is gorgeous. Love it.
Tami Elliott: Such different looks and all equally striking! I love your coloring techniques!
very pretty cards!!
Love all three cards! Especially the cloud one. The combination is my favorite too! The other two cards are pretty too!
Beautiful cards!
Your cards are all very pretty, I especially like the way you used the colored pencils on Melody and that cute bunny!
Melody is absolutely beautiful and done so well. All your cards are fantastic and I'm glad to know others prefer pencils for coloring :)
Your cards are gorgeous!! I am totally sold on this new release!! I want it all!!!
Love what you have done with these.
Beautiful cards!
beautiful cards and colors
I absolutely love your cards!!
Wow - love all of your cards as well as the whole release!
Wonderful cards. Love that little girl.
All of your cards are wonderful! My favorite is Melody and the bunny card!
Your talent and techniques particularly inspire me because this is the style of card I like or would aspire to create. Thank you so much for sharing. I have to add the little girl stamp to my wish list. I seriously need a sugar Daddy to buy me stamps and dies lol.
what a lovely end to a great hop... I love how you call the bunny unenthused... lol... he just looks shy to me.. a great companion to your turtle... Thanks for sharing, hope you have a great day..
Love you cards! I like simple and elegant.
Diecuts are such a great addition to any card. The little girl and her bunny would be a fabulous card to brighten anyone's Easter. Your pics and video are great ways to inspire anyone to create a fabulous Easter treat! Thanks so much as these are all so adorable!
I love those clouds. Adorable!
These are all so beautiful. The coloring is fantastic!
I always love your cards Shari! Love the little girl and bunny card. I see she's getting lots of use on the blog! So adorable! Your Spring Flower card is lovely! You're the only person who coloured it yellow and it really looks great. Now I need to go back and see what you use your coloured pencils on. I'm finding my cardstock too smooth. 🌺
Such a sweet collection of cards! That first one is adorable, Shari!
Beautiful cards! I especially love the clouds card!!! Deliciousness!! TFS!
Beautiful cards!
Great cards! Love this new release!
Beautiful, soft, delicate, perfectly shaded cards. Love this release.
Love the Easter blessings card.
Love the soft colors
Such pretty cards!
All of your cards are GORGEOUS! I especially love the floral card. Thanks for sharing! :)
Stunning cards. Fabulous release.
Thank you for sharing these ideas...they are lovely.
What sweet cards I love the color combinations they really are lovely thanks for sharing your ideas and being part of the blog hop
Pretty cards!
great cards! your final card is absolutely stunning!!!!!!! i'm gonna try that idea -- love the background stamping!
I love how each of your cards has a different design esthetic. You are too creative by far! Thank you for such beautiful ideas for this blog hop.
Great group of cards. Especially like that carrot card, and the lovely yellow flower.
That carrot looks SCRUMPTIOUS!! LOVE the yellow bloom:)
Absolutely love the third card. I am totally in love with the Spring Flowers set. And your card is very, very inspiring!
BEAUTIFUL cards as always.
Such darling cards and creations, all of them! The carrot one made me giggle - it's just too cute! :-)
Your cards are all awesome, but I loved the last one with the single flower and the way you stamped the background in leaves.
Loving all your cards!!!
Such a unique way to arrange the clouds.
Love your style! It's always such an inspiration to visit your blog!
These cards are amazing! This release is awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Such a yummy yellow flower card with a beautiful sentiment. Thanks for sharing. Oh, and I love the carrot card, too.
I love the simplicity of your cards. The colors are perfect.
such great cards. what wonderful new things sss has need to find a was to get it all.
Great cards! That Dream card is beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration!
Everyone needs the "smile" stamp sayings....words to live by!
WOW! All these cards are absolutely gorgeous. Your creativity inspires me!
The bunny and little girl are so adorable!
Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing with us.
Really really cute!
Love the Spring Flower stamp set!
Beautiful cards!!
I love all of your cards with all the details. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Luv all your cards...as always...fantastic!
All your projects are terrific but gosh... I do love that bunny! Cheers.
Adorable cards!!
I love your cards and this release :-).
Awesome cards! So much inspiration!
Sweet array of cards. Makes me long for spring! Thanks.
Beautiful cards and great new stamps and dies!
Beautiful cards! Your pencil coloring is fabulous!
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