Hugs & Kisses Blog Hop: Day 2 | Simon Says Stamp

Hello, crafters!

Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Hugs & Kisses Blog Hop! Today’s hop is filled with tons of inspiration and, of course, GIVEAWAYS! Each blog on the hop is giving away a $25 gift card to the Simon Says Stamp shop, so be sure to comment on each for a chance to win! Blog hop lineup and giveaway details can be found at the end of this post.

Today, I am sharing three easy-to-recreate cards featuring a few of the new products from this adorable release! I wanted to create Valentine’s themed thank you cards to give to teachers (who we all appreciate SO much!) but you can easily switch up the colors and sentiments to customize your cards.

For all three, I created the background first to allow for ample drying time as I worked on the other parts of the card. I began by placing a 8.5 by 11 piece of heavyweight white cardstock in a splat box and spraying a few of my favorite new colors from the Ranger Ink Dina Wakely Gloss Sprays (Blushing, Rouge, and Ruby.) This step is very easy, don’t overthink it! A couple of sprays of each color is all you need - these vibrant sprays do all of the work for you! Once dry, I cut the sheet to create four A2-sized panels.

Sending Love

  • Die-cut a piece of white cardstock with the Marquee A2 die 
  • Die-cut one of the sprayed panels with the Chunky Scallop die and adhere over top of the Marquee die cut 
  • Emboss the sentiment onto a piece of light peach/coral cardstock and cut with the Nested Round Heart die (Fun fact: these dies coordinate with the From the Heart Messages stamp set!) 
  • Cut a piece of white cardstock with the Nested Round Hearts die then adhere the sentiment over top - choose a heart that’s 1-2 sizes bigger to create a frame for the sentiment
  • Die-cut the Fiddly Leaf die with Rich Red Matte Metallic cardstock and adhere behind the heart then onto the panel using thin foam adhesive 
  • Die-cut a few small white hearts with the Hearts Party die and adhere to leaves using thin foam adhesive
Thank you (Chunky Hearts)

  • Die-cut another sprayed panel and a piece of white cardstock with the Chunky Hearts die
  • Trim and adhere the white panel onto an A2-sized card base
  • Adhere sprayed die-cut hearts to the open hearts with foam adhesive 
  • Cut a piece of vellum with the Nested Round Hearts die
  • Heat emboss the sentiment onto Rose Gold cardstock, then cut with the Nested Round Hearts die 
  • Adhere hearts together then onto the panel

Thank you

  • Die-cut the third sprayed panel with Stitched Rectangles die, then adhere it to a card base.
  • Die-cut the last sprayed panel and white cardstock with the Nested Round Hearts dies.
  • Heat emboss the sentiment onto the sprayed heart then stack and adhere hearts to the panel using foam tape.
Thank you so much for joining me today! Don’t forget to hop along and comment for your chance to win! If you haven’t already, make sure to check out the Hugs & Kisses Inspiration Gallery, and if you used any of these awesome new products, please add your projects to the gallery! Have a great weekend, friends!

♡ Dee
GIVEAWAY & PROMO

Use code RBW23 to get the Island Crush ink cube set with a $25 purchase! Offer ends January 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. While supplies last.

Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp Blog on Wednesday, January 25th.

71 comments

  1. BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE the one with all the hearts lined up for the background!

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  2. Great ideas! Beautiful work

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  3. Gorgeous cards!
    Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  4. GORGEOUS cards! Thank you for sharing!

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  5. Your splashy hearts are so cool. I LOVE the look of the colors

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  6. Love your idea to prep a big piece of
    cardstock with color and then use it in
    several different cards. Great idea
    Wonderful cards. thanks for sharing

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  7. Barbara Lassiter1/21/23, 11:41 AM

    What a great way to create several beautiful cards!

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  8. Your cards are really beautiful!

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  9. Nancy Rodeberg1/21/23, 11:47 AM

    I love your sprayed backgrounds as a starting point, Lovely cards!

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  10. Loving the sprayed panels! How different.

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  11. Denise Bryant1/21/23, 12:20 PM

    Beautiful cards! Love the colors and all the hearts! The sprayed cardstock looks fabulous!

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  12. Love the cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Beautiful cards. Love the grungy coloring.

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  14. Beautiful card. Love the grungy coloring.

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  15. These cards are just sooo pretty!!

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  16. Wonderful cards. Love the colors!

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  17. Beautiful cards!

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  18. I love your backgrounds. Great cards!

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  19. I sure wish my splat box turned out backgrounds like yours! Gorgeous cards!!

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  20. What an inspiration your cards are!! Love them all.

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  21. Beautiful card. Love your designs.

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  22. Beautiful card!!!♥️

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  23. Dear Dee - You and I are always in some sort of cosmic connection. Thanks for sending a shout-out to teacher, first! Second, I have been wanting to try these DW Gloss sprays and I think you've just "enabled" me to do that. I love, love, love all three cards. THEY'RE GORGEOUS and I am SO GLAD that SSS has you as a stop on the hop. Your talent is off the charts. Love your work so much!
    Lori S in PA

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  24. I am so anxious to give these sprays a go! It really looks so beautiful and your cards show off the paper. Love those chunky hearts. Great job! TFS

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  25. Looks like you got those sprays down perfectly! Awesome cards!

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  26. Your cards are all soooo Lovely!!! I love the gloss sprays!!!

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  27. Beautiful cards and love those heart dies.

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  28. These are so pretty! I love the lovely hearts!<3

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  29. Angie Veneziale1/21/23, 6:38 PM

    Very beautiful! I love the colors and backgrounds!

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  30. Sooo lovely! Beautiful colors

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  31. Marj Guernsey1/21/23, 6:58 PM

    I love the sending love card, but they are all beautiful!

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  32. Like the background you created for the first card.

    Merrill

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  33. These are wonderful, thanks for sharing!

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  34. What beautiful backgrounds and creative designs on these cards. I love these.

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  35. Sandra Baggarly1/21/23, 7:45 PM

    Thanks for sharing your lovely cards!

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  36. I love LOVE what you did with the hearts in rows! That card is definitely in my top favorites!

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  37. What a beautiful set of cards. Thank you for the inspiration today.

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  38. Delightful cards!!! Thanks for inspiring me :)

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  39. Your cards are fabulous! I love them all!

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  40. These cards are so sweet and cute!

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  41. Marisela Delgado said: What fabulous cards! You're awesome, lady! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  42. Goodness, what pretty cards! The colors are beautiful! Thanks for sharing — Bridget N (j.bageln5@gmail.com)

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  43. Fantastic designs! I love the frame on your first card!

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  44. Gorgeous cards, the backgrounds are stunning!

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  45. These cards are amazing! Such a cool technique! I definitely want to try it!

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  46. Jennifer Powell

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  47. These are just adorable, can't decide which one I love more!

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  48. These are all really lovely!

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  49. Lovely cards. I love the little hearts.

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  50. I love how you used gradient hearts to create a background pattern! Beautiful!

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  51. These cards are great the sprays can be so much fun. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  52. Ooooh! I love the effect of the gloss sprays! Gorgeous cards!

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  53. Adorable LOVE-y cards! TFS!

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  54. Such pretty cards with so much color. I love love love the cards I'm seeing from this release! Thanks for sharing!

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  55. Beautiful cards - love that the heart dies coordinate with the heart messages

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  56. wow love these cards - so arty

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  57. Those gloss sprays really pair well with all things valentine. Great choice!

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  58. Absolutely love your card designs for this release!!

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  59. Love all three cards, but it's the Chunky Hearts that steals the show for me!

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  60. Love your cards, thanks for sharing!

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  61. Striking cards. I especially like the watercolor look.

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