Saturday, July 23, 2022

SSS Dream Big Blog Hop

 *This post contains affiliate links to Simon Says Staamp.


Happy Saturday!  I'm excited to be participating in a blog hop today celebrating the Dream Big release from Simon Says Stamp.  You should have arrived here from Emily Midgett's blog.  

Before I dive in to my cards, let's talk prizes.  First off, Simon will be selecting a commenter from each stop along the way to receive a $25 credit to the Simon store.  Also, if you place an order this weekend, you can use the code BIGHUGS to get this free Scripty Big Hugs die.  


Alright, on to my cards.  Today I'm working with my new stencil set for Simon, Dimensional Cubes.

I thought it would be fun to show off some different ways to use this set.  This first card shows off a very basic application using just one of the stencils, the one with the cube quadrants.


All I did here was ink the stencil, rotate once, ink again, etc.  I used Heather, Violet, Iris, and Galaxy for a really cool monochromatic color scheme.

The sentiment is from the previously released Yay You set.  It was stamped with Versafine, die cut, and popped up with foam tape.  Super easy!


Next up, I used the same process for my four quadrants, although this time I mixed some greens and grays using Aspen, Sage, Flannel, and Earl.


This time, I also used the stencil from the set with the inner squares, applying paste to my panel with that stencil.


The card was finished off with the Basic Box Card Happy Birthday dies.  I used a very dark gray for the shadow piece and cut three layers of light gray for the sentiment itself.  Again, it was popped up with foam tape.

I also wanted to incorporate the third stencil, which stencils the entire finished pattern.


I started by stenciling the quadrants and center square as I had done previously, using Celery, Sprout, Limelicious, Pearfection, and Field.  

Next, I placed the full pattern stencil over top of my panel, slightly offset, and inked again with some Celery.  I then shifted the stencil in the other direction, inking again with Celery.


This gave my panel some extra interest/movement/depth.

For my sentiment, I pulled out the Sending Good Vibes dies.  The shadow piece was cut from white cardstock and inked around the edges with Celery, and I used a dark green cardstock for the sentiment itself.  The entire piece was then popped up over my background panel.

Finally, for my last card, I inked up the four quadrants very softly using Lemonade, Melon, Cheeky, and Peachy.


Then I trimmed my stenciled piece down along the diagonals, so that the pattern looks more like squares than diamonds.  


I adhered the piece to a white mat, popped it up over my card base, and then added a sentiment from the Reverse Be You sentiment strips.

These cards came together so quickly, and I hope I gave you some ideas for how to use the new stencils.

Your next stop on the hop is Mindy Eggen, and I'll provide the full hop list below in case you need it.

Thanks for stopping by, good luck, and happy hopping!

65 comments:

  1. Love all of them!
    Thanks for the inspiration.

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  2. What great stencils! There is so much you can do with them. Very creative!

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  3. So wonderful! Love all of your backgrounds and your different sentiments! Beautiful!

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  4. Love these cards! The stencils are amazing!

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  5. Love how you changed to shading to get different looks from the same stencil. My favorite posts are when creative people demonstrate the versatility of a product. Thank you.

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  6. Love how you used different shading to get different dimensional looks from the same stencils. My favorite posts are where designers showcase the versatility of a product. Thank you!

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  7. I love the design of this stencil set! Beautiful color combos on your cards!

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  8. I cannot believe that these backgrounds were created by a stencil and ink! Amazing!

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  9. Gorgeous cards, love the new stencil and sentiments!

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  10. Love how you've used your stencil for completely different looks!

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  11. Fantastic cards!! I love a good layering stencil such as this one....so many possibilities as you have shown so well!!

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  12. One stencil, many variations, love your cards!

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  13. I really need to try this. I'm tentative with color combining and the stencils look so so pretty when done like this!

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  14. Beautiful cards!!!! I love all of the different looks you got from this set of stencils!!!!

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  15. These cards are mesmerising! I love that you can use the stencils in so many ways. Thanks for sharing what you do best!

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  16. Love the depth you get in the designs.
    Don't look like a flat surface. Fun colors.
    thanks for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  17. These geometric stencils are so pretty!

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  18. Dear Miriam - Congrats on such a cool item! You're an amazing designer! I love the cards that you and others have created using this awesome stencil set! Thanks for the inspiring post!
    Lori S in PA

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  19. Amazing backgrounds! I LOVE your stenciling!

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  20. Love all of these, great backgrounds!

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  21. Love all of these, great backgrounds!

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  22. Beautiful cards. I love this stencil. Thank you so much for sharing your technique and creativity,

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  23. Brilliant ideas! Love that there are so many options

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  24. These stencils are so versatile. I would love to try them out. Great design!

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  25. Great use of the stencil, Miriam. Love the cheerful colour, too. Beautifully done.

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  26. Love the variations in your backgrounds

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  27. I just love that cube stencil, so versatile for masculine and feminine touches and for many occasions. Thank you for the great variety you made.

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  28. Awesome cards. You got so many looks from the one stencil. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration.

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  29. Gorgeous cards! Love the colorful backgrounds.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  30. I like the different looks achieved with this stencil set.

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  31. Beautiful! Love the variety of colours!

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  32. LOVING the geometric designs in different colors. I can see using these for guys too.

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  33. Clever ways to create different cards with these stencils. Love the bright and happy colors you used.

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  34. Love the various styles of these stencils. Fun colors too.

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  35. So many ways to use the stencil set. Love all the variety

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  36. Great use of Dimensional Cubes stencil. Very colorful. Thanks for sharing.

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  37. I love this background stencil. You have shown how versatile it is. My favorite one is the pink to peach to yellow combination but I tend to gravitate towards those colors naturally. Beautiful cards. Thank you for sharing your talents.

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  38. Lovely backgrounds! I need to add the stencils to my wishlist!

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  39. WOW, what geat ideas. I never thought about rotating a stencil especially the geometric ones. I'm going to go look at my collection and see what I have. This will be a fun day! Thanks for the ideas and the color choices.

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  40. Awesome cards from an awesome release!!

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  41. I love geometric images and these stencils are a must have for any stash. Lovely cards too!

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  42. Love all the color combos and the sentiment dies!

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  43. Love the color combos and the sentiment dies.

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  44. Love those fun cards! The layering stencils in this release are fantastic!

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  45. Cool graphic looking backgrounds, these look great!

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  46. Love the way you created optical illusions with this stencil! Great cards!!

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  47. This stencil is awesome! I love geometric patterns. All of your cards are really pretty!

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  48. You are killing it is a great sentiment. I like that one.

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  49. I tend to avoid the geometric stencil, I’m not sure why. Your cards are so pretty. I might hav to try it.

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  50. Wonderful geometric shapes in backgrounds.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  51. After seeing all of you pretty cards, I can't wait to receive my stencil. TFS!

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  52. I love this geo background stencil! You did such beautiful colors!!!

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  53. These geometric backgrounds would work in all colors, and for every occasion...just beautiful

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  54. I always love your products and this one is no exception...awesome stencil and cards.

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  55. love these cards - the geometric designs on them are awesome

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  56. Beautiful cards. Love all the different colors.

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  57. Wonderful and bright cards! Thank you for sharing.

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  58. Wonderfully eye-catching cards! I love all the great looks you got on your backgrounds! Thanks for the great inspiration.

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