Happy Narwhal - Simon Says Stamp Hello Beautiful Release Blog Hop

 Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 2 of an epic blog hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW Hello Beautiful Release from Simon Says Stamp! Make sure and check out all the inspiration with this new release AND link up your creations as you receive your orders HERE in the Gallery created just for this release! And check out the graphic below to receive a FREE Rose Trio 6x6 Stencil with the coupon code below through February 28, 2021 as well - while supplies last (code expires at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

I'm sharing a cute little trio of mini cards (perfectly sized for a 4 Bar sized envelope!) featuring the super adorable Narwhal Friends stamp set, and a fun new die set called Chunky A2 Scalloped Rectangles!

I started off by die cutting one of the medium size scallop rectangles - then using a panel of white cardstock to cut a window one size down to use as a mask for my ink blending. I then ink blended in two different colors of Distress Oxide inks to create a fun panel - adding some Perfect Pearls splatters before removing the mask to reveal the stenciled panels. For this purple one I used Milled Lavender and Wilted Violet.

For each card, I then stamped and very carefully fussy cut out the images - they could also be used with their coordinating dies, but I wanted to have no border around the outline of my images. I also added a tiny bit of color to the cheese using a soft pink Copic marker - otherwise leaving the images black and white. I was going to color them in originally - but I ended up liking them black and white with the pop of color on the ink blending! For this pink version I used Spun Sugar and the new Kitsch Flamingo distress oxides.

Finally, I stamped sentiments over the ink blended panels, as well as some additional elements on some of them, and popped those cute narwhals up on foam adhesive on the backgrounds. This blue version uses a blend of Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon distress oxide inks.

Finally, I mounted each panel on card bases created from complimentary colors of Simon Says Stamp colored cardstock, and then used some sparkly clear Nuvo drops on the horns, bubbles, and stars - all to give a touch of extra sparkle and shine!

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced next Wednesday on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Laura Bassen

Debby Hughes

Amanda Korotkova

Bibi Cameron

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Yoonsun Hur

Bobbi Lemanski

Emma Williams

Vicky Papaioannou

Dilay Nacar

Kim Hamilton

Natasha Vacca

Kath Stewart

Mandy Stacey

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