Houses Built of Cards: Christmas Berries - Simon Says Stamp Cozy Hugs Release Blog Hop Day 2

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Christmas Berries - Simon Says Stamp Cozy Hugs Release Blog Hop Day 2

Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 2 of an incredible blog hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW Cozy Hugs 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 Galleries created just for this release! And check out the graphic below to receive a FREE Giant Hugs die with any purchase and the coupon code below through October 9, 2022 as well - while supplies last (code expires at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

I have a couple cards to share today for the hop that pair up a couple of different sets - while unexpected, they go together so well!

I went with a super neutral and elegant color combo - using cream and white cardstock for some soft color contrast for the main part of the cards, then pops of deep red and brown for the berries. Paired up with some crisp black for the sentiments - I love how it came out together!

For both cards, I stamped and heat embossed one of the images from the new Glistening Snowflakes stamp set in white on cream cardstock. It just adds a very soft and pretty bit of texture to that background - so fun! I die cut the windows using the coordinating dies first actually, then lined up the stamp in the negative space of the die cut over the cream panel. That gave me perfect alignment for my card layouts.

I actually found it super fun and relaxing to die cut the branches and berries. I ended up chatting on the phone at the time, and just sat and die cut and layered them together. For this first card, once the card was fully assembled, I added some Glossy Accents just to the smaller berries. It added some fun variation in texture and a bit of shine that is such a cool effect!

On that first card I added a sentiment from the previously released Good Cheer stamp set on the bottom panel, before mounting it over the top with foam adhesive.

This second card was created very similarly - using a different stamp image and coordinating die for a different look.

This one has a sentiment from a previously released Reverse Sentiment Strip set - I love those for effortlessly adding sentiments to cards! I finished off both cards with some Clear Iridescent Drops from Pinkfresh Studio - adding some of the small ones directly onto the berries on this card.

If you are looking for a bit more inspiration with this fun release (and a completely different look!) - I shared these cards a couple days ago when the release went live. You can read all the details for these cards HERE if you want more info:

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.

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Heather Hoffman (you are here)

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