It’s blog hop time for Simon Says Stamp to celebrate the fantastic new Fun & Festive release! I’m really happy with the card project I’m sharing today. I haven’t done a lot of scene builders and this one, Winter Scene, is kind of adorable.
Plus, check out that smoooooth blue background, friends. Yes. I did that. Me. I have had a hard time figuring out the light hand touch, but I recently discovered the Life Changing Brushes and I think the name lives up to the product!
Also, the Swiss Dot Background embossing folder? I LOVE that thing. The subtle texture is so great! It’s such a classic tool!
The other thing that makes me happy? Putting a layer of Glossy Accents over those bulbs. Seriously so cute and shiny!
Click on the image below to watch my video showing the process of creating this card project!
Thanks so much for watching! Now, here’s a fun thing:
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a free Festive Stickles with any purchase as part of our two-day blog hop! Be sure to use the code FEST587 at checkout and your free Stickles will be automatically added to your order!
BLOG HOP DETAILS: We’ve got a ton of festive inspiration for you, as well as a $25 Simon Says Stamp store gift certificate at every stop along the way. All you have to do is visit the blogs, leave a comment on each, and you increase your chances of winning! Winners will be chosen over the weekend and posted on the Simon blog on Wednesday, October 17.
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Jan Elmore says
I think ornaments make a terrific card image; so dang cute and your color choices are stunning!
Kimberly O. says
I wonder how these brushes compare to similar style “blending brushes” sold for makeup? Your blending looks amazing!!
CarlajinAR says
love the colors! So clean and classic
Maryanne says
Life changing brushes! What a great name!
Michelle Daigle says
Love your card! So clean and those Christmas light with the glossy accents – love!
Michelle Hackett says
The winter scene set is so cute. I struggle with scenes, but you made it look easy. And the polka dots give the impression of snow falling. Great design.
Valerie says
So, the life-changing brushes are arriving to my home tomorrow due to another enabling video you shared previously, my wallet is screaming Cathy, hahaha! Love all of your cards, this one is so darn cute!!!
April Z. says
What an adorable card! I really like everything about it. I’ve had that swiss dots embossing folder for at least 10 years, but I haven’t used it in a really long time. Thanks for reminding me how cute it is!
Sharon O says
Sweet little card! Love that background made with the ‘life changing’ brushes too.
sally Sherfield says
Such a sweet scene, love this Christmas card , love the clean simple look!
carol says
Cathy, beautiful winter scene has sent my Christmas spirit soaring! Your ‘light touch’ blending, the shiny ornaments, the subtle polka-dot embossing: special touches that add so much impact! Thank you for the smiles and inspiration!
~carol
Natalie Winterstein says
Gorgeous! I absolutely adore little scenes! So cute!
Jackie Parkins says
That is a lovely Christmas card!
REBECCA YAHRLING says
I love this type of scene with the snow and the deer.
This is gorgeous.
Denise Mlady says
This is such a cute little scene! There are a lot of great products in this release. I also love the ornament stamp set that you designed.
DebbieC says
You did a great job on this scenery card. Seeing your swiss dot embossing has inspired me to dig mine out.
Lisa W says
Super cute!!
Isabel Z says
Love what you created!
Mirella Rogan says
Lovely card, Cathy, it’s hard to believe that you’re relatively new to card-making! I’m so glad that you joined forces with Simon, though, as your designs are DA BEST 😉
eileen bochsler says
Just love the Winter Scene stamp set… the card is so crisp and makes me feel like going outside to build a snowman… but we don’t have snow yet. 🙂
Cynthia Cole says
Lovely little Christmas scene card!
Vivian says
As usual I love your clean and simple cards. Thanks for the tips
Lori Roberson says
Love the card, thank you for sharing and inspiring.
Mary W says
This stamp set covers all the basics for me – frosty woods w/deer, festive lights and church!
susie sonnier says
Such a sweet card
Nancy Ward says
Such a lovely little scene!
Melanie S. says
The winter scene set is so gorgeous! Your card is simple in a way with all the white, but because of that so full and stunning at the same time
Cindy Aguirre says
Such a cute card! Thanks for all your tips! I love the simple design.
Deb A. says
You are right, they are adorable! Nice work, Cathy!
Jean Sokolofski says
Love this scene!
Heather says
Love love love!! Thanks for all the info
Sue kelly says
Cute card. Love the little lights.
Michele K. Henderson says
I LOVE your beautiful designs! You have such a pretty, clean and bright style that I just love everything you create! The little deer by the house with the lights is AMAZING!
Marianne says
Great tips on card composition and technique, I adore “scenic” cards!
Linda Towill says
I love this stamp set and the adorable card you created with it! Also thanks for the reminder about how cool that swiss dot embossing folder is. It really makes a great addition to your card design.
Carol McGregor says
Gorgeous card. Love the design and colors.
Linnea Sundstrom says
such a cute card! thanks for showing that those brushes won’t end up being some cheap, meaningless fling!
Trisha L Jensen says
I love this card! I’m not one for scene building but this set will make it so much easier! I too love the swiss dot embossing folder, it’s the first one I reach to for doing embossed backgrounds! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Lisa A creations says
What a cute winter scene! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Karen Chupka says
Sweet winter scene!
carolcoons says
beautiful products, simple clean and cards that catch the eye. Most cards are so busy, but these are simply beautiful ! Thank you for your wonderful products and ideas.
Jenell says
Love this card, Cathy! Great job.
Linzi Conners says
Always simple and beautiful. Love your designs!
Heather Nelson says
What a sweet winter scene! Love the soft blue sky and the glossy accents on the lights!!
LMY says
Cute card!
Johanna T. says
What an adorable card! I love the attention you paid to all the details and the blue background is stunning.
Carol R. says
Such a cute, sweet winter scene. I really enjoy your videos, Cathy… thank you!
Teresa Doyle says
This is such a sweet scene, what a fantastic Christmas card.
Jill says
Love the simplicity of the card but still packs a big visual punch. Thanks for sharing. I love these blog hops…… I find more great artists to follow on YouTube.
Darlene says
I love the string of lights – so cute!
Anne Hathaway says
Love the stamp & die set and your end result is fab!
Jo says
Beautiful job on your card! So many possibilities with the scene builder!
Beth Myers says
So clean and peaceful looking!
Karen Sanville says
cute card
Dianna Sroka says
love the scene thank you for sharing, I never think of incorporating something like this!
Kim Lundstrom says
Adorable cards and great video!
Kelsey Thomas says
Your card is so cute! Love the extra shine on the lights. 🙂
Titus Debbie says
Cute card! Thanks for sharing
Crystal O. Minkler says
Fantastic card! I love the simple design… so clean and beautiful!!
Linda Partch says
Love simple designs also and especially when I have so many to make before the holiday season. Thanks for the ideas.
Dee Earnshaw says
Awesome cards – thanks for the inspiration:)
Pami Ballington says
Beautiful card!
Judy W. says
Adorable card! Thanks for the video!
Jane says
Lovely card Cathy!
Angela R. says
Very cute card! I need to find those brushes I’m heavy handed! lol
Bunny says
Pretty winter scene. I love the string of lights.
Lindar C says
I’ve given up trying to blend on regular cardstock, now I just use Bristol for blending, it’s almost fool proof and makes me look good 🙂 . Your card is so sweet!
Jean G. says
I love the dotted background on your card and the blue sky is terrific. Hate to think of winter already but it will be here before we know it. Lovely simple card
Cathy Lillie says
What a lovely winter scene! You sound like me when I make a card, lol. I haven’t figured out that light touch for blending yet. I love this stamp set and all the options it has! It makes creating a scene so simple. Thanks for sharing!
Joni Clowers says
So cute!! I also have the Swiss dot embossing folder and love it!
Sharon Gullikson says
What an adorable little scene. I also like the green you chose. Nice
Cheryl Stauffer says
Cathy, your card is so sweet and I love the string to lights.
Cheri Furr says
Such a darling card! Loved the bumped up garland of lights with thr glossy accents. Thanks for the inspiration!
NatQuebec says
Such a beautiful card and the smooth background too.
Darlene Fellows says
Cute, simple and fun card. Love it! And you are right, that blend is awesome!! 🙂
Deb Selby says
Winter scene is my favourite of the release.
Mary G says
Great card! And a reminder about the swiss dots embossing folder. It is great for winter scenes.
Super Stick Chick says
Fabulous release! So fun! Love your card and designs, Cathy. Your are the queen of CAS.
Dana M says
Sweet, crisp and wonderfully festive. Fantastic card!
Christine M says
Simple elegance!
Melissa SunshineHoneyBee says
Like the Winter scene you created. I ordered the stamp/die set when I was able to see the release day before everyone else. Looking fwd to receiving.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
REBECCA YAHRLING says
This is such a darling scene. It’s my favorite
type of scene for Christmas.
Rosalie Johnson says
Adorable card – thanks for sharing!
Traci says
Love your card!
barbara lassiter says
This is a CAS design with just the right amount of detail. The stamp set is so cute.
Cheri says
Darling CAS card! I love that it can be made fairly quickly. I have trouble with blending, too – would like to try that blending tool set. It has to go on my ‘wish list’ though!
Toni L says
Adorable card–always love the scenes .
Barbara Walborn says
This is such a fun release. Your CAS card is adorable.
Kelly Booza says
As always, I love the clean design of your card!
Janice says
Very sweet card!
justasiam says
Looks like a really fun card to make, Cathy!
Katrina Espejo says
Simple but cute. I like it!
Paula Gentry says
Cathy, your card is spot on! I love displaying my holiday cards and keep them up til “Little Christmas” on January 6th each year. Receiving this card would just make my day!
Tami B says
I love the clean, crisp look of your card. Great job!
Diana Johnson says
Great card, thanks for sharing!
Janet D. says
You created a wonderful scene! Love it!
April says
Gorgeous Kathy!
Kirsty Vittetoe says
Perfection…
Sue Smith says
Absolutely stunning. Your sky background is superior. Love the scene and that is one of my favorite all time sentiments. TFS 🙂
Lauryne Cunningham says
I love the simplicity of your card! The dotted embossing folder is my go-to also!
Barbara-Jean says
The colors are terrific and so is the simplicity of the figures and design.
Elizabeth Garcia says
I love this set and your card.
Mindy Drummond says
I agree with you, this scene is very adorable! And yep that background…. smooth and awesome, I just purchased the Life Changing Brushes so here’s hoping I can make my backgrounds look like yours lol. Your card really is Fun & Festive, I love it. Thanks for sharing it today and for the inspiration! (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
Charlene Biemer says
Love those Christmas lights with the glossy accents!!
Jean Marmo says
Such wonderful inspiratioN! Thank yoU!
Heather R, says
Very nice. I like the clean lines and design.
Meghan Kennihan says
Such a cute card! CAS and I love the design!
Julie says
Pretty card—I think I need those brushes (although the foam blenders work my arm muscles!). I have a dot embossing folder that I’ve used for years—works on lots of styles of cards.
Nina says
Love the card and that you used the Swiss dots folder. Never know how to use it!
Linda Miltzow says
Darling card, Cathy! What a great way to make our little lights shine!
Sue D says
Such a cute little scene!
Cheriese H says
Such a gorgeous card!
Memoriesbymanda says
Lovely card. I like the embossed background – it looks like snow.
Pam VanVelsen says
Such clean crisp designs, love them!
Gab says
What a great card! Love your ink blended background and your colouring is perfect !
Karthikha Uday says
That’s a wonderful winter card!! So sweet! 🙂
Carla Hundley says
Lovely scene you
crested. The bulbs
look so fun.
Carla from Utah
Anna Rodgers says
Your card is so pretty, Cathy! You totally rocked that smooth background girl!
Cynthia Johnson says
This card is so cute! The swiss dot background is awesome. Those brushes look so cool. Did you try the Clarity brushes that were the rage a while ago? I like them for the same reason as you like these, you can build color slowly. I love your videos.
Laurie says
Adorable card!! Love your video, too. So easy to listen to. Great job!!
Jodi Warren says
Super cute card. Love the different look that you can get from this set.
Annalisa says
I love watching you create, because you’re so honest about where you are in your cardmaking journey. I started about the same time as you, so I feel like I have a friend with me, learning as we go. Of course, this friend has umpty-ump years of design experience so she can also teach me about all those basic design principles that I never learned. So basically, I’m just going to hang onto your coattails as we go along. Is that okay with you? 😀 Thanks for sharing and designing such great products.
Kitty Tatman says
The scene building set is genius! Everything already coordinated and sized to match– totally diggin’ it. I love your addition of the glossy accents on the bulbs. Too cute!
Shelly P says
Love this happy little winter scene! And Swiss dot snow? Too cute! Your blending was amazing! Love this new release and can’t wait to get your new CZ Design Besties set! Thanks! ???
Rosali says
So very beautiful!! I love the white embossed background!
Bonnie says
Great card idea. The colors are just right.
Daniela May says
Gorgeous card Cathy – love your style
Nana Griffin says
Love the scene.
Dot Freel says
Very cute card. I have to get going on my Christmas cards!
Pennie Artz-Glasser says
You’re card is amazing! It’s CAS and your blending is amazing!
Deborah Kaye says
What a sweet card! The blending on the sky is gorgeous!
Aimee LaCroix Slocum says
Your scene is fantastic! The blending is beautiful….definitely going to have to try those brushes! Love the added subtle texture of the swiss dot!
Emily Marjamaa says
Love how clean your cards always look. Your style is fantastic!
Heather says
You did a fantastic job on your light blue background!
Lisa Shipley says
Adorable seen and the embossing folder is perfect with the little scene
Rosemary D says
beautiful card… love this sweet little scene!
Stacey Kowbel says
Fabulous card! Such an adorable scene!
Arianna Barbara says
Adorable card!!! Love it!!!
Kim Hund says
What a fun card. Can’t believe how beautiful it is and only using just a few colors. Less is definitely more!
Teresa Godines #6857 says
Fabulous project. Thanks for sharing
Denise Terry says
Glossy Accents for the win!
Cindi F says
Beautiful card! I love the scene and the glossy accents.
Maureen Reiss says
Really beautiful scene card Cathy!!
Cheryl Rigney says
Your card is so cute!! This is such a great set.
joy meadows says
Love this beautiful card, Cathy! Also loved watching your video. Thanks for the inspiration.
MP says
Love the touches of red.
Denise Gutshall says
Love the simple design of the stamps and how they pop on the white background of the embossed cardstock. Your blue sky is gorgeous – and so smooth! I am a bit heavy handed myself so I think the brushes may be just what I need — thanks for the tip!
Bonnie Eng says
Beautiful card – I love the soft blended colours and that lovely bit of gloss!
Patricia Wilson says
Very cute card. I like these stamps and dies that you used.
andrea murdock says
I’m kinda upset with you. I had told myself I didn’t need these stamps and dies and now I have to have them! Maybe you should write me a prescription for them that I can show my husband that without them I will be sad. LMAO
Stanlee Runner says
Adorable card and I love the string of light.
Judy Hodgerson says
I just love your scene card. It’s so bright and cheery and clean looking.
Robin K. says
Love the simplicity of this winter scene! And so happy you have gotten into stamping!
Mel H says
Another clean and simple winner Cathy! Love it.
Teresa says
If I had to choose just ONE (which obciously won’t happen) I think i’d Chosose the Winter Scene stamp set. I love your card Cathy! It’s just so darn cute!!!
Virginia Ellison says
Very pretty card…. I love the Winter Scene stamp set.
Cacia says
This set works wonderfully with your clean, simple, and graphic style. I love the card!
Vicky C says
Love the clean look and such a sweet card!
Nancy Evans says
Adorable card! Makes me want to start creating right now. Thanks for sharing!
Rema DeLeeuw says
Lovely projects!
DebbieP says
Sweet card…love your subtle and smoooooth blue background!
Carolyn Keierleber says
Love the dotted Swiss background and glossy light bulbs also!
Sandra W says
This is such a cute card.
Mary Kay Ross says
Gorgeous card!!!
robiw says
Beautiful card! Love those colors
Helen F says
A really sweet and happy card for Christmas, Cathy! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Connie Hinkle says
Really cute card ?
Kim Salito says
Fantastic card!
Jeanne Beam says
Adorable card.
Thanks so much for sharing…
Dixie Cochran says
That’s a terrific card, Cathy! Thanks for the scoop on the brushes.
Marsha Segard says
I love the polka dot embossing and the beautiful color fade!
Jennifer Faustino says
Thank you for sharing!! This card and I did check out the brushes, great tool! Maybe I’ll think about getting some for me.
Denise Bryant says
Love this Fun & Festive release! The Winter Scene stamp set is just adorable, and your card is delightful! Love the coloring and blending!
Becca4296 says
Love that scene builder set
MBFairySky says
Cathy, your C&S card are just perfect for me !
These colors, wow ! Thanks for sharing !
Colleen Beamish says
Very cute card! I think I’ll have to try those life changing brushes for ink blending because I struggle with the foam blenders too!
Miriam Prantner says
So perfectly CAS! Love that you embossed the base, adds just that little something.
Teresa Medeiros says
Your new stamp set is lovely Cathy! And I really enjoy your CAS style of cardmaking. Such a pretty card!
Teresa Medeiros says
This is such a lovely stamp set Cathy! I really enjoy your CAS style of cardmaking. Your card is beautiful.
Teresa Medeiros says
This is a lovely stamp set and I love the CAS winter scene you created.
Patty Eifert says
Adorable little scene!
Mary Holshouser says
Clean and simple and so pretty.
Great holiday card.
thanks for sharing
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Haley says
Wow such a clean crisp card love it!
Amy Brown says
I love this clean winter day card!
Kristine Reeves says
I love those brushes too!
Laraine R says
Love your winter scene! Your blended background is fabulous!
Henriëtte says
A gorgeous scene Cathy, love it. Love also that you put the scene on the white card with the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder. Did you know that this embossing forlder was one of the first that came out. Thank you for showing this great card.
Laura Jata says
Simply stunning!!!
Marillyn says
Gotta say I love your card. It’s simple and yet stunning. Thanks for making it that way. Going to check out those brushes. They look like a find.
Denise Ward says
I love the little scene you’ve made here and I think SSS was quite clever in making a stamp that included the little hills to make scene-building so much easier. The colors you chose are cheerful and help make this such a great card!
Marie Bingaman says
This is very cute, Cathy! I loved your video, as usual. LOL 🙂
Rosann Barnes says
Coolest little tips you give ( I’ll be coming back to videos for these tips ) !! Love your card; glossy accent lights so adorable !
Steffi H. says
Lovely card, and I really like your video.
Stacy V says
That is some nice scene building! The Swiss dots are a nice added touch…tactile is also important 😀
Marianne says
Such a sweet card
Jayell says
Such a cute card! I think I need to try these new brushes because I still find blending so hard.
Lisa Byers says
I love this stamp set. It creates a nice Christmas scene so easily. Your card is very pretty.
Kim Faucher says
I am loving the idea of this scene as individual elements in one stamp set… love how it all goes together but can have such unique looks depending on how the artist layered it, added colors etc!! ?
Iris Esther López says
Such a cute card!
Terrie D. says
Your card is so beautiful! The light bulbs look really cool with the added glossy accents. 🙂 I love the Winter Scene stamp set.
Jackie Price says
A fabulous winter scene card! I’m not good at scene cards either but this set makes it seem like it’d be doable. Your lightly blended sky with the lightli falling snow from the embossing folder couldn’t get more perfect!! And glossy accents – it makes everything better!
Beth Puckett says
Very nice card as usual!
Nandini Karmarkar says
Such a fun release! And I love the inspiration card!