Sunday, May 21, 2023

SSS Dear Friend Release Blog Hop

 *This post contains affiliate links to Simon Says Stamp.


Hi folks!  Today is Day 2 of a two day blog hop celebrating the latest release from Simon Says Stamp, Dear Friend.  As with any good hop, there are prizes to be won all along the way.  Simon will select one commenter from each stop on the hop to win a $25 gift card to the store.  You should be arriving here from Alberto Gava's blog, and I'll have the full hop list below for you.

For today's cards I'm showing off my new Hey Girl die.


For this first card, I started by creating a background using my Stepped Back Blocks stencil.  There are four stencils in this set, but I used just two here.  The angled top of the block, and then the small block.  I used Celery for the angled tops, then shifted the stencil down and inked again with Pearfection.  For the small square I used Lemonade.  I only inked that one time rather than shifting down because I wanted a bit of white in the design.  


Then it was time for the sentiment die.  The shadow piece was cut from white cardstock, and then I used a dark and light green for the sentiment itself.  The entire piece was popped up over my background with foam tape.


Next up, I wanted to create a nice flat inlaid card.


I started with a piece of the Pastel Color Blend cardstock, diecutting the shadow piece from the center of my panel.

Saving that negative cut, the sentiment die was placed in the center of it, and I die cut again, saving the pieces that made up the two Hey words.

I then die cut the shadow piece from a piece of Matte Silver cardstock, and similarly die cut the sentiment itself from the center of the shadow piece, this time saving the negative space pieces.

Finally, I die cut the sentiment from Matte Gold cardstock, saving the girl pieces.


I ran a panel of printer paper through my Xyron to add adhesive to it, placed it behind the original panel of color blend cardstock, and then inlaid all the different pieces.

To make sure everything was well adhered in place, after placing a clean piece of printer paper over the top of the panel, I ran it through my die cutting machine.

I didn't want all those extra gold and silver pieces to go to waste, so I created another sentiment piece.  I really liked the inlaid look, so I cut the shadow die from some teal cardstock, and then cut the sentiment from the center of the teal cardstock.  I also die cut the shadow piece from printer paper and again ran that through my Xyron.  The die cut cardstock pieces were then inlaid together to form the sentiment piece. 


For the background I gold embossed the Hexagon Tile back over black cardstock, and the popped the sentiment piece up with foam tape.  I love the Art Deco look this card has!


That's all for me today, the next stop on the hop is Sandi MacIver, and the full list is below.  Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win.  And, if for a chance to win this die, swing over to my Instagram account (@mprantner) where I am giving away a Hey Girl die as well as a set of my new Modern Heart Quilt products.  Happy hopping!

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Cathy Zielske
Barbara Tarayao
Mindy Eggen
Keisha Charles
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Heather Ruwe
Alberto Gava
Miriam Prantner
Sandi MacIver
Barb Engler
Jennifer Kotas

65 comments:

  1. Love the bold and soft colors on these cards!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. What great cards! I love the different backgrounds! Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I love these fun cards! That big sentiment die is amazing!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I especially like the green version. Really pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Fabulous!! Simply fabulous! I love all three of your cards and think I'm going to need the geometric shape stamp now too. Thank you for the inspiration today.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Love the variations of the Hey Girl cards. I can think of many ways to make these now. Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  7. Your projects are all fantastic! Lovely work!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Love the Die Miriam, well done and Congrats!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Love the sentiment! Your colour combinations are awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Love these cards with the bold sentiment on the front!

    ReplyDelete
  11. love the different versions of the card - very inspirational

    ReplyDelete
  12. Yay, I finally found where to leave a comment! Your cards are so fun - love that new die but I just don't know how I would use it. I think my age (74) is showing because I don't ever remember using the phrase, "Hey, girl, hey" at any time in my life! LOL But the cards are still FUN! Thank you!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hey, girl, hey!! My name was drawn for a $25 gift certificate from your blog, so THANK YOU!! I think it's a little funny that I won on the blog that used a die I didn't think I needed, but who knows? I can use it for cards I donate to the Turners Syndrome Foundation fundraisers. Thanks again!!

      Delete
  13. Your cards are so cool! I love the last one with the black and gold background!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Wonderful, fun cards. Love the "Hey Girl Hey" sentiment!

    ReplyDelete
  15. those cards are awesome! I love how changing up the colors and background give the cards different feels!

    ReplyDelete
  16. 3 great ways to use this die.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Great cards. Love the bold sentiment.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Great card. Love the bold sentiment.

    ReplyDelete
  19. I LOVE the sentiment! Great designs!

    ReplyDelete
  20. That hey girl die is so cute! I can see lots of ways to use it. Your cards are great inspiration!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Three totally different looks with the same sentiment...so cool!

    ReplyDelete
  22. I love how you used 2 out of 4 of the layering stencils. These designs are fantastic!

    ReplyDelete
  23. These are all great - way to go for showcasing the same die set in such different ways!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Great card backgrounds. I especially like the 1st card. Thanks for sharing the deets of the steps.

    ReplyDelete
  25. I love how you used the background stamps. Great job.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Love the animal Christmas card,. Great job.

    ReplyDelete
  27. love the animal Christmas card!!!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Love the green and yellow palette. And that is a fun die that all of us with gal pals will have plenty of use for.

    ReplyDelete
  29. You have a great eye for color

    ReplyDelete
  30. Wonderful cards!
    The geometric pattern is my favorite, thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  31. Great backgrounds for that big word die.

    ReplyDelete
  32. These are Amazing!!! This die is Fabulous!!!

    ReplyDelete
  33. Great sentiment die, and I love the pretty background stamp design too! Great cards!

    ReplyDelete
  34. Great cards. Thanks for sharing

    ReplyDelete
  35. I posted earlier that my daughter calls me and says, "Hey girl, hey!" I'm definitely going to get this die. I really like the background stamp you used to. It's really cool! 🥰

    ReplyDelete
  36. Cute cards! I love your use of color. Thank you for sharing your talents and for the inspiration!

    ReplyDelete
  37. I posted earlier that my daughter calls me and says, "Hey girl, hey!" I laugh every time. I'm going to have to get that die. Your background stamp is really cool too!

    ReplyDelete
  38. Oh wow!! Loving that green inlaid title and layered stenciled bg card of yours the best! Am GREEN with envy!! Love your inspiration and beautiful cards, Miriam!!! Beverly Jordan @jordanbev5

    ReplyDelete
  39. What a creative way to maximize a greeting!

    ReplyDelete
  40. A fun variety of backgrounds for this die cut.

    ReplyDelete
  41. Love how you showcased this die set! Can't wait to get mine.

    ReplyDelete
  42. Fun bright & bold cards - love them :)

    ReplyDelete
  43. Super cute & fun cards!!
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia
    Migdalia's Crafts

    ReplyDelete
  44. Very nice cards. It's fun to see how different colors/patterns can change the look of a card using the same words/dies.

    ReplyDelete
  45. Great sentiment die cut, and I really like the many different backgrounds.

    ReplyDelete
  46. The lime green card is my favorite. That dies makes for some fun cards. [Bunny]

    ReplyDelete
  47. nice cards, love the large Hey Girl Hey die!

    ReplyDelete
  48. Nice ideas for the use of the big sentiment.

    ReplyDelete
  49. Nice ideas for the use of the big sentiment.

    ReplyDelete