It’s blog hop day for the brand new Hey Bestie release from Simon Says Stamp! Today I have fun floral-y stencil card project featuring a word and shadow die and a cool, pre-printed sentiment strip!
I used the Peony Bouquet Stencil and a few dye inks to create this simple background, and then topped it with my Miss You word/shadow die combo and one of my Reverse Sentiment Strips.
If you struggle with heat embossing small sentiments on black card stock, these sentiments strips are really fun to work with. Here is a video showing you how I created this card project:
Now onto the blog hop details! First up, the blog hop special promotion:
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221 Comments on “Hey Bestie Blog Hop (Simon Says Stamp!)”
What a great winter blues buster! I can see myself using these again and again.
Your rose card was lovely and that stencil has just gone onto my “wish list”.
Love the use of the stencil. Thanks for sharing
Got the Simon brushes got Christmas and have to try them!
I love the stenciled flowers! When I first looked at the photos I thought it was some sort of cool stamping effect. 🙂
Side note: LinkDeli doesn’t take me to any of the websites. I’m just taken to a blank LinkDeli page with a tab at the top that says “LinkDeli| View”. I’m using Chrome on a Windows 10 PC.
It’s so hard to buy just one each release. I want them all. Thanks for the continued I spiration!!!
I love the stenciled flowers and that die is beautiful! Great colors!
Beautiful floral card! I love this release!
Love these sentiments! A great way to get together with friends we dont see often! Or can’t see but still consider close friends! Love the card!
This is lovely with all the new products! Your sentiment dies are awesome!
This is a lovely card. The stencil is pretty and I can see me using that Miss You sentiment on cards for my grandson. I rarely get to see him since he lives over a thousand miles away.
Very pretty card, love the colors, looks like spring:)
I love all the soft colors! I always learn something new when I watch your videos! Beautiful!!
Love the soft colors of this card. This release is awesome.
Beautiful card! Your instructions are so clear and easy to follow. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
You are so talented!
Kathy, you always showcase the smoothest most colorful creations!!! Some is very lucky to have you as their Bestie with this new line! I ❤️ them all!!
This is sooooo Beautiful!!! I love your word dies!!!
Beautiful Card. I love the new stencil.
I loved this stencil when I first saw it yesterday and immediately ordered it. I’m glad I did, because when others see this card, this stencil will be gobbled up and gone for awhile! 🙂
I love your designs, Cathy! Your card is beautiful… I can never have enough peonies! This stencil is definitely going on my wish list.
wow – this is stunning – love the color
Very pretty card. Love all your creations.
What a pretty stencil. I love flowers…
I really enjoyed your video. This is my first SSS blog hop, but won’t be my last. Loved your card
Love that stencil, sure makes up a pretty card!
That stencil is a must-have. Love the inspiration of your lovely card.
Loved watching you create this beautiful floral card 🙂
Beautiful card Cathy
What a gorgeous card. I really love your new dies in this release.
Your word dies are always my favorites.
The card is so pretty and I love the word die.
Your links aren’t working for me to SSS store.
Your card is so pretty! Love the inspiration! Thanks so much!
The flowers are gorgeous!
What a very pretty card. Love the colors!
Beautiful card. I am so excited about this jam packed release from Simon Says.
Beautiful stencil work!
Beautiful card!
Beautiful as usual Cathy! Love stencils
I love the Peony stencil. Your card is simply lovely!! Love the colors!!
Love this card! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Love the softer look of images!
Love the pink and I gotta have that stencil!!
Love your card and all your great new designs in this release. I received the crafty things box for my Birthday, so have lots of new to me products to play with. I’m hoping my budget will allow a few new purchases as well.
Love the pretty pink flowers.
thanks for sharing
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Oh my! Love the stencil and sentiments!!
The peony bouquet stencil is so beautiful. There’s so many cards I could make with this; I can’t wait to use. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Lovely card Cathy! I’ve got both the stencil and die in my cart right now.
Gorgeous card. I love that you created it with stencils. Bravo..
I always look forward to seeing your newest designs, and the rest of the release is great too. Beautiful card.
Love the colors you chose. Thanks
Beautiful stencil work.
So simple but soooo beautiful. I just love it!
Lovely
What a simple and beautiful card.
Love your card and all of your word dies.
Great tips and beautiful card!
Cathy, I loved your card. Thank you for the tip of the Pixie Dust.
Such a beautiful card & another great release! Thanks for sharing your talent.
I always love how clean and simple your cards look Cathy! This release is the bomb and I can’t wait to add to my collection!
Beautiful Card. I can’t wait to shop the collection.
So pretty in pink – I love it!
This stencil is really a great size and I love peonies so much. Lovely pink and those sentiment strips sure make like easier. Thanks for the designing and for the great video.
Lovely card.
Beautiful card.
Such a beautiful card, love the colours!
Fantastic card. Love the new release.
There are so many fun dies in this release!
Remarkable release and so very versatile…creative inspiration galore!!
Gorgeous card, Cathy. That stencil is beautiful and I love those sentiments.
Wonderful new release and some great products. Thanks for the ideas.
Wow, love your card and the new release! Thank you for sharing!
I learned a lot watching your video on how to use the blending brushes to color the beautiful flowers on the stencil. Love the soft finish on your gorgeous card.
Such a gorgeous floral card! Love the stencil…
Thanks so much for sharing.
This is a beautiful card. I love this stencil. In all this release I also like the Crafty friend stamp set.
This is my FAV release in a long time! I love your style. I want to be like you when I grow up. LOL
Such a beautiful card!
Thanks so much for sharing…
Gorgeous cards! Thank you!
This might be ‘simple’ but it is stunning! Thank you for sharing how you made this beautiful card!
I love the simplicity and beautiful pinks used in this card. It’s one that I feel I can successfully make.
This looks doable. 🙂 Beautiful card!
Loved watching you do a stencil. Gotta try my Pixie Spray.
Your color matching is on point! Love the miss you with the US.
Your card is beautiful-I love the spring colors! I may have to get a tiny ink blender!
Being a New England transplant in Florida I left a lot of crafty friends behind…this entire release is perfect! Love it ALL!
So pretty! I love your designs.
Congratulations Cathy on all of your designs debuting in this release, what a way to bring in a new year! They are fantastic as is your card, I love it.
I love that pretty pink and green combination! It looks terrific!
Crafty Hugs,
Michele K. Henderson
crimsonowl@comcast.net
Oh Cathy!!! I love it all!!!! I especially love your stamps!!!
The more samples I see using that stencil, the more I want to get it! Beautiful card!!
Love your designs and that stencil is awesome!
Beautiful stencil floral background and the word die with contrasting sentiment strip adds so much!
The blending through the stencil makes such a nice pretty pink peony! I like the way you positioned the sentiments on top of the flowers. Dazzling designs, Cathy!
Pretty, pretty card!
This stencil is so gorgeous!!! Love the miss you die too.
your card is stunning as always xo
Your card is beautiful! I love the colors and how the black strip stands out!
Stencils are probably my favorite way to craft on the planet.
Beautiful! Love the stencil and all that Simon Says Stamp has. Thank you for sharing your talent.
You had me at the reverse strips!! And love me some peonies!! Love Love Love!
Your card is beautiful and in my favorite color! I love that peony stencil! Got to have it!
Great release! I’m loving all the big sentiments dies, especially with the shadows.
What a beautiful card! Love your releases this month!
Just love all of these clean lines… wonderful release
The floral stencil is beautiful, as is your card!
Love your card!
That card is so sweet! The white sentiment on black really stands out.
I love the colors you chose & how awesome your stencilling is on this beauty! I love this card!!
I love peonies. This is so pretty. I love pretty new products.
Great to watch you stencil the pretty flowers. Thanks for sharing
gorgeous card – what a great stamp set! I love that these sentiments are in black too!
I loved the black sentiment strip with the colors of the roses, beautiful!
Another blog hop! Yipee! I want all of your creations…they are awesome! Your videos are my favorite to watch.
Lovely floral stencil and card!
I have been wanting to try some stenciling on cards…. this flower might be a good place to start. Thanks for the motivation and technique lesson.
Beautiful floral stencil card! Great colors!
This is a beautiful stencil and you’ve created an amazing card with it. I really like those preprinted sentiments.
That die is so beautiful. I love the font. What a lovely, clean card design.
So beautiful!!
Gorgeous card! Love the stencil design and the colors you used!
Here’s another comment because I don’t know what happened to my first one!
Love this technique using ink blending &the stencil. Gorgeous! I find myself thinking about which of the stencils in my stash would be good to use with this technique. Thanks!
Gorgeous card! Love your word dies and believe I have most if not all. I really like the pre-printed sentiments, too.
Beautiful card, lovely color and looks quick to do. Love the ready to use small sentiments!
I loved how you used the stencil. Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful creation! Thanks for the chance to win.
The colors you used on this card are beautiful.
The colors you used on this card are perfect for spring.
Beautiful card! Love the soft blending and the colors!
This is so pretty Cathy!
Pretty pink! Love the stencil.
Beautiful card! Love the colours!
Great, now I want this stencil too 😅
love the stencil and all the different uses.
Simple beautiful examples. TFS.
Love the color combo. The only thing I like about Christmas being over is the beginning of spring.
Very lovely card! I love the happy Spring colors!
Such a beautiful card!!
What a pretty card. Simple process but great results. I am loving ALL of your dies!!
Interesting site. Like your approach to life, as it reminds me of one of my daughters. At 82, I’m just getting started in card making. Been a crafter and sewer since grade school.
Your floral card with the see-thru window is so lovely and creative.
Absolutely beautiful Cathy! I love your work and products you design!
A simply beautiful card!
Fabulous card, Cathy.
Awesome sentiment strips, so great that they are reverse.
Great new releases.
Thank you so much for sharing your inspirational tutorial and have a great weekend.
Love love love this card. The pinks are gorgeous, I really want these products!
Beautiful use of the stencil for this floral card!
I’ve just recently realized all the AMAZING things you can do with stencils! Your cards are beautiful, & I’m definitely wanting to get myself some Heat-Embossing Supplies STAT! LOL!
Beautiful card and so creative with the stencil!
Cathy Z, you make the best cards and create the best products! Love what you did with the stencil, but ohhhhh those sentiment strips are to die for!! Great job!
Your card is so beautiful! I really enjoyed your video on making the card.
Love the phrase dies with the shadow!
Haven’t used stencils, you made it look so easy and I love the rresults!
Very pretty stencil and colors ! Thanks for the inspiration !
Very pretty card. I love the pinks and how you blended the colors!
Very pretty card. Love all your inspirations and products. You make it so easy when I’m having a crafting dry spell.
So, so awesome, that stencil is so versatile, and of course I love your sentiment sets and dies. Can’t wait for a world-wide add-on to the miss you miss you set! It will come handy – `i have lots of friends all over the world!
That Peony stencil is my favorite item from the whole release. Everyone is making such beautiful cards with it.
Great card!
Lovely card!! The stencil would look great on a mixed media canvas!!
Beautiful card. Love the new dies and stamps in the new release…really a creativity booster!
Love your card!
Beautiful card! Love the stencil!
Love your card, the colors are beautiful!
Thanks for the great inspiration. I love the new release. Loads of great products, especially the new envelope dies. It will be fun to make matching, funky envelopes so quickly!
Love your card and the beautiful colors you chose. Also really like your new miss you die set. Such a great font. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the beautiful card.
Gorgeous stencil, love the pink flowers.
Such a beautiful card…
The pink flowers have a lovely, dreamy effect.
I’m loving what I’m seeing!!!
The peony stencil is very pretty. I didn’t think that the black background stamped image would work so well with the light pastels but it certainly does. Nice!
The peony stencil is so gorgeous and your card is beautiful, Cathy! Love the sentiment die, also.
Such a pretty card – I absolutely loved that flower stencil when I first saw it and I have to say that I like that ‘miss you’ die set too!
Beautiful card! I always love pink & green together.
This turned out very lovely.
Oh what a lovely card! Beautiful colors and composition.
Love the peonies. They are one of my favorite flowers. Really pretty.
I love how the colours really pop against that black sentiment strip!
Your card is precious! I love your color choices. And yes I do struggle with sentiment strips. Any product that helps me with sentiment strips would be a blessing!
Simply lovely!
Beautiful card. Really lovely.
Love your stenciled flower care, love the big sentiment dies too!
Love the design of your card
Wonderful release! Cathy I love your designs!
So Pretty! I often buy various stencils; price point is great, takes up very little room and I can make it look like I really worked hard making my cards. BUT I can’t wait to get the Peony Bouquet stencil. The cards have all been so pretty and colorful.
I love using my stencils, so it was a delight to see what you did with the Peony Bouquet stencil. Plus, I really like the die — miss you. The die and the stencil work well together! I’m sure that the recipient of your card will treasure it!
Beautiful card, love everything about it. The stencil is one favourite of mine from this release.
I really enjoy the simplicity of your card.
Oh so pretty ! Love that there are preprinted sentiments. I think I’ll be adding Peoni stencil to my list!
Pretty peonies–I like the colors.
Beautiful card! Oooh I’m so excited about all of your new dies!!!
Very easy to forget that a card can be made so simply with just a stencil. I like the additional tips in the video.
Cathy so many pretty projects, pink, I love pink. Excited to pick up some of the release and give some of your ideas a try. tyfs!
I find this card peaceful. I think the peonies – so bold but soft and dainty, in a way – with the crisp, clean white border is refreshing. The green jellybean leaves seem minty, which adds to the refreshing and peaceful feel. Very nice!
I am definitely inspired to try this. I wouldn’t say simple for me but you made it look that way! Thank you for your great share!
Great stencil technique!
Love your card & that new SSS stencil is fabulous! Cathy, your CZ design products from SSS are my favorites.
Great card Cathy! I’m really loving seeing how people have used this stencil and your card is another favourite of mine 🙂
Such a beautiful card! Love everything about it – the pink color, the word die and the peonies.
Such a happy card
This is such a pretty card!
Beautiful soft flowers, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the great tips! I ‘need’ those blenders. Beautiful card.
I love your designs, Cathy! So glad you joined the SSS team!
The Peony stencil card is lovely and love the pastel colors along with the sentiment.
Beautiful card!! I want that stencil!!
Lovely card! This release has so many neat elements.
such a gorgeous card, Cathy
Beautiful and simple card!!!
Absolutely beautiful Cathy. Thank you so much for sharing.
T x
Great simple card. Haven’t tried much stenciling but hope to this 2020.
Your stenciled peonies are gorgeous. You make me feel like I could almost do this (but I am still a little nervous). I have to tell you how fantastic all your contributions to the Bestie release are. I mean ABSOLUTELY AMAZINGLY OVER THE TOP!! My favorite is what you’ve done with your map and all those perfect sentiments. I’m in NJ and I have a dear friend in Montana and I could be making all kinds of cards for her. That set is definitely where my Blog Hop winnings would go. No question!
So beautiful!! Love that it was made with a stencil!
Cathy, this is such a great new release. My very favorite is the Peony Bouquet stencil, I can’t wait to get mine. Your card is lovely.
Wonderful card! Loved all the great tips in your video.
Beautiful card… you make it look so easy!
Gorgeous blending on this stenciled card!!!
Gorgeous blending. I love pretty peonies! Thanks for creating and sharing!
so pretty
This is a fun card and stamp set! Thanks for showing your mistakes and how you fixed them, there is usually a way to save a card.
Cheery, sweet, sentimental! Love it, Cathy!