Friend Like You Release Blog Hop-Day 2

Hi there, crafty friends. I have two cards to share today in THIS Blog Hop featuring THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp. I was so inspired by THIS background stamp and wanted to do some color blocking with it. For the first card…

I stamped THIS background on three pieces of 6×6 colored cardstock using coordinating colors of cardstock for a tone on tone look. I like to cut my paper down to the size of the background stamp so I have leftover pieces for additional cards. From those three pieces, I cut down the stamped pieces to slightly smaller than an A2 size (4 inches by 5 1/4 inches) and then used THESE dies to cut down the green and dark teal pieces to match up with the light blue piece. I really like using those dies because it makes it so easy but you could definitely just cut your cardstock with a trimmer instead.

Next, I die cut THIS sentiment word die from gray and white cardstock. I stamped the sub sentiment from THIS stamp set and adhered it above the word die cut. I finished off the design with a sprinkling of THESE hearts cut from THIS white glitter cardstock.

I also stamped the flap of THIS envelope with the same background stamp to tie it all together…

For the second card…

I used the leftover pieces to create a horizontal card design. I only used one of THESE dies to cut a leftover piece and then cut the rest with my trimmer to create the color blocking. I wanted to show how good the design looks even if the pattern doesn’t line up…

I finished off the card with the same elements as the first card and stamped the flap of THIS envelope with the background stamp…

Also, I used THIS to round the bottom corners of the envelope flaps for a different look.

I hope this inspires you to try a color block design with a background stamp.

There is much more inspiration to see…

BLOG HOP

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Laura Bassen
Cathy Zielske
Barbara Tarayao
Heather Hoffman
Keisha Charles
Mindy Eggen
Heather Ruwe
Yana Smakula
Caryn Davies
Maura Hibbitts
Allison Frazier
Tracy Ware
Revati Panickar
Michelle Langley

Looking for even more inspiration using THIS release? I shared another project HERE…

…and HERE…
GIVEAWAY
Simon is so generous and giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop so be sure to leave comments along the way for your chance to win. Simon Says Stamp will announce winners on their blog on Wednesday. Good luck!