Hi everyone and welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Fresh Bloom Blog Hop! If this is your first time visiting me, I welcome you warmly to my online home! Today I’m sharing a card featuring my brand new You Got This stamps and coordinating dies, as well as the very cool new Geometric Shape Builder stamp set.
This encouragement card features a happy, slightly messy rainbow, a heart felt sentiment and lots of lovely white space.
I love the simplicity of this, and I’ve got a few little tips to share in the video tutorial, as well!
Check out the clip and then below that are all good blog hop details!
Now for the blog hop details…
FRESH BLOOM BLOG HOP DETAILS: Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 store coupon at every stop along the blog hop! Visit all the hop blogs, leave a comment and increase your chances of winning! Winners will be announced on the Simon blog on Wednesday, March 13. This is a two-day hop so be sure to check out Day 2 on March 9! Here are today’s blog hoppers:
Cathy Zielske—you are here (and it’s also my birthday, so, BONUS!)
BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE! We are making the hop even fresher with a free gift with any purchase:
Make sure to use the code at checkout! Please note: while supplies last or until March 10 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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303 Comments on “Simon Says Stamp Fresh Bloom Blog Hop”
Your card is adorable! And so was yesterday’s!
Happy birthday Cathy! Hope your day is as amazing as you are!
This is such a great card Cathy. Sometimes you just want a ‘simple’ card but of course you want it to look good. This certainly fits the bill. Very well done!
Happy Birthday! What a great SSS release.
Ooh la la! I love your watery rainbow and the clean and simple styling of your card! Another card that’s out-of-the-ballpark great!
Happy 53 trips around the sun and here’s to many more trips! 🙂
Your CAS card is so pretty and cool at the same time! I really love how you used the Geometric stamp diagonally. The colors you used are very uplifting for a friend in need and I love the font and the size of the Hang in There sentiment!
Happy birthday to you! Your card is amazing….have always loved your clean style!
Such a cool card this is!! Colorful too! 🙂
Love it! Clean and simple just the way I like to make my cards. Thanks for sharing.
Love the colorful background!
What a stunning card. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely card and beautiful technique. I love the rainbow. TFS!
Great card! Really like this style.
Happy Birthday!!
Love your card technique. SSS releases are always awesome!
Super cute card!!
Thanks for the great video and sharing your beautiful card.
Love the simplicity! My kind of card.
I’m pretty sure you can’t go wrong if you add a rainbow to your card. 🙂
Love this simple design!
I love the simplicity.
Terry
A beautiful rainbow card. Happy birthday to you.
Hippo birdie two ewes! Also, I may or may not have purchased nearly everything…
Happy Birthday & thank you for the colorful encouragement card! Appreciate this great collection & your fresh ideas!
I love your card, videos and sense of humor! Another great card idea! Thanks!
I love graphic designs! I will probably have to get this stamp set.
Happy Birthday, Happy Year Cathy! I am a huge fan of CAS cards & of the loose water-
colouring on your wonderful card. Geometric shapes can be so much fun to work with.
Happy Birthday!!! Your card is a really cool design. Love the pretty colors, too.
Happy Birthday! Love how much impact your clean & simple card has. These sentiment stamp & die sets are sure to become some of my favorites when designing cards.
Love the rainbow colors. Love the CAS. Love everything about your card! lol
Great card! The sentiment suits your design. Thank you.
sweet CAS card – great design:)
Just subscribed to your YouTube. Your cards are amazing!
Love this release! Already made a purchase. Happy Birthday!
Love the card! Happy Birthday!
Great card!
Lovely and simple card. Wonderful stamp set you designed for the Fresh Bloom release – always looking for great sentiments.
Great ideas
Love the simplicity and beautiful springy colors
you always have such cool “extra” commentary that make your cards so inviting
Gorgeous card! I love the pop of the sentiment against the colors.
LOVE your card and the sentiments in this set!
Such a gorgeous card! This is a lovely kit!
Happy Birthday and great idea on the card!
Great release and Love your card. Great work.
This is an amazing collection of new goodies! Over-the-top awesome!
Simple, yet intricate. Love it.
Love this! Your videos and cards always make me smile. Thank you!
Love the versatile sentiments in this set.
Happy Birthday!
Great card. Thanks for sharing.
Clean, simple and beautiful. Great sentiment tip, too.
I like the clean look of your card.
Elegant and effective design! Superb results. TFS
Love that card, what a cool way to use that stamp. That’s one of my favorite sets in this release.
Beautiful card Cathy. This is a great new release from SSS, so cool that you designed some of these products. I hope you have an awesome Birthday, hoping the weather isn’t too fierce in MN today.
Happy Birthday! Thanks sho much for sharing your love with us. Like the rainbow colors.
I love your work. So beautiful
Happy Birthday to you Cathy!
Love the pattern of these long, border stamps.
I like the simplicity yet impactful layout of your card.
Happy birthday! I love this colorful card! It’s really clean and simple. Just perfect!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the rainbow colors. So simple and elegant. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Happy birthday CZ! Your card is beautiful and colorful. Great new release!
adorable card! love it!
I love the simplicity of your rainbow card. It’s so clean and vibrant. Love it!! Happy Birthday to you!! ????????
Happy birthday!!
What a lovely, simple but so colorful card! Rainbows make everything better!
Love the rainbow of colors.
I love this card…it’s so colorful and will certainly brighten the day of your recipient! ? Those geometric stamps are awesome! But not as cool ? as your sentiment stamp set! You Go Girl! ❤️????? And, Happy Birthday! ?????❤️
Cathy, I love your card! Very uplifting colors!
Your card is so pretty, thanks for the great tips.
Such a cool card, I love rainbow colours! And I really like how these dies cut out these sentiments!
Love your new designs. Already ordered!
Cathy you’re on fire!!! Loving your cards 🙂
Love the geometric patterns and love you!! Have a wonderful birthday!!
Awesome creation, I especially love the beautiful rainbow colors, this is AWESOME!
Love this card!
“Hang in there, friend” is such a great sentiment…
Great design! Love the geometric pattern.
Rainbows and encouragement go together like peanut butter and jelly, etc (you get the drift) and this card is perfect! I love the sentiment set with the different fonts and the thoughtful sayings! Thanks for a fun video and the inspiration! 🙂
Happy Birthday.
I love the colors used and great use of white space on the card. Thanks.
Really Beautiful card Cathy!!! I love it!!!
I love the sticking use of color against the stark white background in your card design. I love everything in this SSS Fresh Bloom release. I want it all!
Very pretty card Cathy. I love the use of all that white space on your card. Thanks for sharing with us.
Your card is beautiful and simple, but more imporantly, Happy Birthday, Cathy!
Happy Birthday! How can you not smile when you see a rainbow!
Such a pretty card!! I love the rainbow of color.
What a great card to make for someone who is in need of encouragement! Happy Birthday Cathy – have a fabulous day celebrating you!
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a fabulous day. Your card is absolutely gorgeous.
Happy birthday to you. Hope it’s a great one. Beautiful card. Thanks m
Love how simple and beautiful this card is!!!
Great design and I like the rainbow of colors.
Happy birthday! I love this card! So simple and easy, yet fun!
1Great card! Love the rainbow
Happy birthday – what a great way to celebrate. I love watercoloring, but haven’t used it with my cards – I need to try this.
Happy, Happy Birthday!! Gorgeous creation! Love the rainbow across the card!
Loved the effect you achieved on this card. A huge Happy Birthday shout out to you Cathy!!!
Thank you for the constant inspiration to create and play!
Happy Birthday!
That’s a cheerful card, for sure.
Beautiful card with a wonderful sentiment.
Thank you.
Happiest birthday too.
Happy Birthday Cathy. Great card that works for many occasions. I love the Geometric Pattern Builder stamp set. Great release from SSS.
You never fail to amaze and inspire me. Thank you.
Happy Birthday, Cathy. Your rainbow card is so pretty in it’s simplicity!.
A great idea! Very nicely done.
Colorful idea – I like it.
Love the rainbow on the beautiful card. Thanks
Your card is fabulous! Happy Birthday too!
I like the colors you chose to watercolor. These geometric shapes would make good masculine cards.
What a beautiful simple card.
Happy Birthday to you!!! What great inspiration! Enjoy your day! Eat Cake!!!
such a beautiful card
Always love to see your plain & simple style. Great!
Love the new stamp set. Such a great card.
Happy Birthday Cathy! Thank you for the inspiration. You make CAS beautiful…
Happy Birthday, love the card!
You’re new release with SSS is great! Love the Sentiments and dies! Such a great card! Happy Birthday fellow Pisces! (Mine’s tomorrow ?)
Love the simplicity of your card. Happy Birthday may you have a wonderful day.
Very pretty cards. I love the bright colors!
A wonderful CAS card with just a touch of yummy colors bling.
Love your style and your new designs!
I love your simple but striking card. The new SSS Geometric Pattern Builder stamp set is one of my new favorites!
I truly like the ‘slightly messy rainbow’! What a neat idea. Makes an interesting card.
Wow. Love your card. This is release has sooo many great products. Thanks for your inspiration.
So pretty . Thanks for the inspiration!
Cathy, really like your card. I personally don’t have a problem with white space. Your stamp set is wonderful and could be used in so many ways. We all need some encouragement nowadays. g
love your card and this everything in this SSS release.
Beautiful card. Love rainbows.
Love the simplicity of the card
Ooo – the sentiment set….. An easy card with a bold sentiment – I like it! Happy Birthday to you!
Love this release. Your cards are wonderful and very inspiring. Hope your birthday is wonderful and wishes for many more!!
Love the colors marching across the front of
the card. the design of the embossing is
great. Fun card to cheer someone.
thanks for sharing
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Interesting card idea. I like it. And most importantly – Happy Birthday from one Pisces to another!
Heyyy!
Happy birthday!
I love this clean and simple card you made. Love the rainbow color and the geometric shape inside. Really cool!
Beautiful encouragement card. Love those sentiments and how great are the coordinating dies! Thank you, Cathy.
Happy Birthday! Love the simplicity of your card! Really striking!
Happy Birthday Cathy! Love how your video is jam packed with so many helpful hints! Simple things, but some I just have never thought of which can bring a person’s cardmaking to a way higher level and save time.
I need to work on my rainbow watercolor skills! Beautiful!
Really enjoyed this card! Love the technique used with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.
I wondered how to use that stamp set. Thank you for the inspiration and the opportunity.
BEAUTIFUL WORK, Cathy! I LOVE how you used the Geometric Pattern Builder Stamp & your new sentiments! 😉 Encouragement cards are my #1 FAVORITE card to send!
Love this card! I know someone who desperately needs encouragement of this kind. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Lovely card! Love the colours and the “simple” design. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Cathy! Your card is gorgeous and I love the clean and simple lines.
Your cards from this release are absolutely stunning! Love Love Love!!!
Happy Birthday Cathy and your designs for this release are awesome as always! Gorgeous card, this card shows that your not always need to use a lot of products to get a great result. Thank you so much for showing and for the tips a long the way.
This card is awesome in its simplicity. Love it! (BTW Happy Birthday!)
Happy birthday! Love the white space on this card. Thanks for sharing g your incredible ideas!
Nice choice of colours.
I don’t think I can pick a favorite…they are all great and I want them all! I really like the You Got This Stamp and Die set and those flowers are great. Thank you for sharing your talents!
Happy Birthday! Love your style of stamps and dies! Always love your cards!
Beautiful job! 🙂
What a beautiful card! Great use of the die. Thanks for sharing!
Your card is cute, but I actually love your paper trimmer tip!
Love your card! It really stands out!
Great Project
I really love this gorgeous card.
Happy Birthday! What a great card design!
Great card! Love the design and colors!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHY!!!! Great colorful card! My birthday was on Sunday. It’s our month!!!
Happy Birthday! Gorgeous cards! Love the COLORS!
Beautiful card, I love the water colored rainbow.
Happy Birthday!!! Love the water coloring. Simple, yet beautiful, colorful and fun!
What a fun way to lay down a lot of fun color onto a card! And this die is perfect for it! The sentiment you used rocks this card—-and I love how the dies cut around the words like that! I appreciated your tip about how to measure the edge of your word strip by using the plastic guide. I can never figure out exactly where I am cutting with that cutter. Now I know! Great card!
Great release, Simon and Cathy you are part of it. How great is that.
And happy Birthday, Cathy!! Wishing you a year of joy ahead!
Love the card! I wondered how to use that stamp set, now I know.
Oh what a fun and creative card design. Beautiful!
Happy birthday, Cathy! I love the rainbow colors and simplicity of your card. I really enjoy the bits of humor in your videos and blogs. They make me smile!
love this diagonal design!
I truly love the simplicity of your cards!
What a different look. LOve it
I really like the diagonal!
Such a simple, yet effective card design! Hope you have a wonderful Birthday!
I always love your nice and clean looking cards. This diagonal card is very different. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Oh and Happy Birthday!
Love the rainbow and simplicity of the cards
I LOVE the pretty rainbow washes of color in your card! Thanks for some great inspiration today!
Happy Birthday Cathy! Love the use of Distress Inks.
Wow! happy birthday! Lovely project!
Happy Birthday Cathy. I hope you had an amazing birthday surrounded by loved ones. Your card is amazing. I love how you did the water colour across in the different colours. Creates such a stunning focal point.
I absolutely LOVE all your cards!!!!
Gorgeous card – love the inspiration!
Love what you created!
You’re the queen of CAS Cathy! Great tip about lining up the last word of your sentiment with the plastic thingy on the paper cutter!
Wonderful the way you have the bold sentiment to balance the simple background against all the white. It’s a very pleasing composition!
Love the rainbow in your card, really a great way to use the geometric stamp!!
Love the use of geometric stamp with rainbow in the BG.
Wonderful card and Happy Birthday! Hope your day was awesome.
Thanks for sharing
Simply beautiful!
Not only do we get to see great cardmakers but they give great tips. Cutting the sentiment.
Great card. Beautiful rainbow design. Love the sentiments. Thanks for sharing your art.?
Pretty card! That sentiment set is awesome!
Hope your birthday was as special as your card is!!!
Cool, clean and classy.
Beautiful encouragement card. Really like the pattern builder stamp and the colors you used.
Happy Bday! Love the sentiments in this set. Everyone needs kind words of encouragement now and then. The bright colous really add a pop of cheer to the card.
I love the simplicity of this card! Have a happy birthday!!
I love the encouraging words in your new stamp set!
Pretty card! I love how you used the pattern in the background!
I love your new releases! Your cards are so wonderful.
Such a simple card that is bright and encouraging. Happy birthday! Enjoy your day. I enjoyed watching you make the card.
I have fallen in love with this geometric stamp set. It looks unique and unlike something else. It is just perfect!
Love your designs! Thanks.
Be still my heart, I adore your card! I always love a rainbow, and lots of white space. I’m very intrigued by this awesome geometric stamp set. I think it’s going on my “must have” list. I hope you had a wonderful birthday Cathy!
Happy Birthday! Love the simplicity of your card…very classy.
Simply love your card! Hope you have a birthday as positive and cheerful as your card. 🙂
Beautiful cards!
This is a great collection of sentiments! Love how the pop of the rainbow of colours and graphic pattern is a simple backdrop to the message.
Happy Birthday Cathy! Such a pretty card and such a unique stamp set. Love the rainbow of colors and your new sentiment set! I like how the dies cut around the letters.
Great collection, Thanks for the chance to win.
Great collection, Thanks for the chance to win. Happy Birthday!
Such a graphically gorgeous card!
Such a pretty card; it inspires to use all those border stamp sets that feel neglected in my stash. Thanks for that!
Wow! Awesome set of cards! Great colouring!!!
Happy Birthday, love the geometric stamp set, and the rainbow cards always challenge me, but I love the elegant simplicity. Definitely going to give this a whirl!!
Happy birthday to you Cathy. Your card is so eye catching. Love the rainbow.
Just loved the whole card! I need that stamp set 🙂
Oh Kathy, I love this card! The rainbow, the sentiment, the caring that goes along with it, and if course there sleeve technique! ??
What a great card, it’s simplicity really makes it striking!
Love this release and love every card you make Cathy Z! Happy Bday!
What a great way to use a background builder stamp! I have some but don’t get much use out of them, now I can look at them in a new way.
Love your card and happy birthday!
Love this card.
I love rainbows. And the simplicity of the card speks to me. Happy birthday and thanks for sharing!!
Great card!
Happy Birthday!!!!! I am brand new to your website but from the beautiful examples that I’ve looked at on this page I am in for a real treat!!!!
I love your card, thank you for sharing.
Stunning! And the cloths-pin paper holding method is genius! I hate using my tweezers always leaves a little indent.
Great card – thanks for the inspiration.
Very pretty card. The Geometric Pattern Builder is one of my favourite stamp sets in this great release. I also love the gorgeous sentiment.
Pretty card.
Neat card. HB2U?
Awesome card & stamp sets!! Love your clean & simple look!!
Love this card! The simple look of it is stunning.
Absolutely love this stamp set. Very unique idea for it.
Happy Birthday! Love the crispness of your card!
Such a fun card design!
Happy birthday! I love watercoloring with my distress inks. This card is wonderful.
Happy Belated Birthday!! The sentiments in the set you designed are awesome. Love this simple card with the bright colors.
I really like your new stamp set “You Got This”. Great phrases.
I love this encouraging sentiment set Cathy, it’s really spot on, and this card is a perfect expression of the sentiment. Well done you.
Happy Birthday Cathy, this was a really nice card. I love the tip for the sentiments and the paper cutter. Thanks.
Cathy I love your new sets in this SSS release!! I especially love that there are coordinating dies for those fun sentiments. Your rainbow card examples are so fun and cheery!
Wonderful new release SSS , where do I begin !
What a wonderful and efficient design ! Thanks for the inspiration ! Love, Marjorie
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Happy Birthday Cathy – love the Geometric Shape Builder stamp set.
Thanks for sharing
Simple, yet pretty. Love it!
Wonderful card – love the geometric pattern builder stamp.
Happy Birthday, thanks for sharing your darling ideas!
Thanks for creating the You Got This stamp set. It has great sentiments and I love the large sizes, too. This was a colorful, creative way of using the geometric border stamps.
HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!! Whoa!!! Love these inspiring ideas!!! Bummer that the free gift was gone so quick.
Love it.
So many options with the geometric pattern!
Happy Birthday!! great ideas
Beautiful card and stamp. Happy birthday
Beautiful card; great design. Thanks to the big white space, the rainbow colours pop !
Happy Birthday !
Happy birthday! I love the simplicity of your card which made the coloring on the diagonal geometric pattern really pop! Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Stunning card! Enjoy your birthday.
Beautiful card!
Great inspirational card!
Lovely card !!
Wonderful ideas and cards! The 8th is my sister’s Birthday as well! Happy Birthday!
Great card. I love the simplicity
I love the simplicity of this card
Happy belated birthday. I love how you made that splotchy rainbow swath – it is a lovely card!
Gorgeous card, love the rainbow of colours, hope you had a fantastic birthday! Cathy x
Super fun card! Thank you!
I love your card, Cathy! The rainbow of watercolors against white space is so cheerful! Thanks for making the video showing us how you made the card. I love the little tip you shared for cutting the ends of the sentiment strips evenly!
AWESOME designs! Such beautiful cards!
I know I’ve said this before, but one of my favorite things about your videos is that the projects feel very achievable. That, plus they always feel well-finished in a way that I strive for but don’t always achieve on my CAS cards. I appreciate your tips and help.
And happy belated birthday! You are all that and a plate of fries. 😀
so fun, stamping is addicting!
Gorgeous card!
Love the clean and simple design!
I love the sentiment on the card!
Super cute!
Love your rainbow card and the sentiment stamp and die set You Got This.
Gah, this is stunning!!!
Great colors…..I am just loving this fun blog hop…..Great new release!!!!!!!
Love the colors and your card design. Great new products!!
Great card!
Pretty design and rainbow colors!
Such a lovely card Cathy! I love the clean fonts that you use for all of your sentiments. I’m a fun of your stamps (and design style in general) TFS!
Gorgeous card and great technique! Love the fun new products by Simon.
That is a really great technique and use of things that i already have or can adjust to do a similar card if need be. Thanks for the great ideas.
Perfect card, Love the simple design has the words stand out. Well done.
What a cheery card! Love rainbows! Thanks for making the video as I’ve saved it to watch again.
Beautiful, clean card with gorgeous colors. I love the Geometric Shape Builder — so many possibilities.
Happy Birthday! ???? Lovely cards! Tfs! ??
What a cool card!
Oh no! Another stamp I NEED! Love this card!!!!
Happy Birthday!!! As soon as I saw that sentiment set pop up in my email, I bought it! It’s perfect!
Happy Birthday!!!
I love geometric rainbows!
Happy belated birthday! Hope your day was fun, I really like the simplicity of this card and anything with a rainbow is always the best!
Sweet card!! Love your new stamp set too!!! Thanks for sharing!
Great stamp set – and the coordinating dies are perfect. I love your videos! Been following you off and on for a long time – since way back in the early scrapbooking days. Never get tired of your energy and sense of humor.
Happy Birthday! THANK YOU for a sentiment set in different styles and fonts! it’s great! great card. and btw, I so appreciate your scientific studies factoids! wink. wink!
As always, I learn so much from watching your videos. Great card! Thank you for sharing your process and humor with all of us!
Great release, you have outdone yourself!
LOVE your card!!!
You can’t go wrong with rainbow and geometric!
This is absolutely breathtaking and I adore your designs. You make it look SO easy!!
Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
It is difficult to watch a friend go through a “storm,” but what a great card to use to show that person you care and are there for them!! Love the uplifting color choices as well as the new SSS sentiments you created and used!!
I love every card you make. They are always simple and fun.
Love how the colors make the card pop! Great work. I love looking at your work.
I love the simplistic beauty of your card as well as your clear, can-do instructions while creating the card.
Dang – I ordered too early and missed the freebie, but I love your card inspiration and your new stamp sets! Ordered them all (except the die – they were already sold out!)
Happy belated birthday. What a beautiful card and a really amazing sentiment set. I feel more and more people nowadays need these types of encouraging words.
I just love this clean and simple card
Love your CAS and rainbowy card.