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Hey Bestie Blog Hop (Simon Says Stamp!)

Hey Bestie Blog Hop (Simon Says Stamp!)

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:

GIVEAWAY: Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 gift certificate at every stop along the hop. Simply leave a comment here on my blog, and continue on in the hop, leaving comments along the way to increase your chances of winning. Winners will be announced on January 15, 2020, on the Simon Says Stamp blog.

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Jennifer McGuire

Cathy Zielske—You are here!

Nina-Marie Trapani

Nichol Spohr

Lisa Addesa

Heather Ruwe

Suzy Plantamura

Kathy Racoosin

Heather Hoffman

Barb Engler

Cheiron Brandon

Lea Lawson

Betty Wright

Bobbi Lemanski

 

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  5. Kimberly O. says

    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.

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  9. LINDA C JOHNSON says

    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!

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    • Annette Reed says

      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.

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  16. Elydrith Aguilar says

    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!!

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  19. barbara lassiter says

    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! 🙂

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  20. Carol R says

    I love your designs, Cathy! Your card is beautiful… I can never have enough peonies! This stencil is definitely going on my wish list.

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  44. Sheri K says

    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.

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  47. Kandice J says

    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!

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  62. Anne Sturgeon says

    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.

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  72. Marcia Fellner says

    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.

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  74. Deepa Lakshman says

    This is a beautiful card. I love this stencil. In all this release I also like the Crafty friend stamp set.

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  78. Denise H Bilquin says

    This might be ‘simple’ but it is stunning! Thank you for sharing how you made this beautiful card!

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  79. Cathy Jensen says

    I love the simplicity and beautiful pinks used in this card. It’s one that I feel I can successfully make.

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  86. Teresa Doyle says

    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.

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  92. Brenda Simpson says

    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!

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  112. Anne McColley says

    Another blog hop! Yipee! I want all of your creations…they are awesome! Your videos are my favorite to watch.

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  114. Becky says

    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.

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  116. Amy Cooley says

    This is a beautiful stencil and you’ve created an amazing card with it. I really like those preprinted sentiments.

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  120. Susan Carlson says

    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!

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  121. Leslie Scholes says

    Gorgeous card! Love your word dies and believe I have most if not all. I really like the pre-printed sentiments, too.

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  138. Dottie Dutton says

    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.

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  142. Henriëtte says

    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.

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  145. Erica Meares says

    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!

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  147. Rhonda Clore says

    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!

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  154. Mirella ROGAN says

    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!

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  155. Carol McCready says

    That Peony stencil is my favorite item from the whole release. Everyone is making such beautiful cards with it.

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  163. Michele W says

    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!

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  169. A Severns says

    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!

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  177. Karen says

    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!

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  183. Pat Gasko says

    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.

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  184. Sheila Bacon says

    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!

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  187. Rosann Barnes says

    Oh so pretty ! Love that there are preprinted sentiments. I think I’ll be adding Peoni stencil to my list!

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  190. Scraporcraft says

    Very easy to forget that a card can be made so simply with just a stencil. I like the additional tips in the video.

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  191. Darlene Desario says

    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!

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  192. Judy Price says

    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!

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  193. Juliette Steinbach says

    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!

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  196. Melinda says

    Great card Cathy! I’m really loving seeing how people have used this stencil and your card is another favourite of mine 🙂

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  210. Elizabeth Novak says

    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!

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  218. Denise Mlady says

    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.

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