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Sunny Days Ahead with Simon Says Stamp (a blog hop!)

April 24, 2020

Sunny Days Ahead with Simon Says Stamp (a blog hop!)

It’s blog hop day for the brand new Sunny Days Ahead release at Simon Says Stamp. I’m so happy to join in the creative fun today!

I have two card project to share featuring a fun technique—dry embossing using a stencil!

I love the subtle texture it adds to any piece of cardstock or patterned paper. Here is my video showing you how I created these simple cards:

And now onto the blog hop details!

BLOG HOP SPECIAL: If you shop between now and April 26 you’ll receive a Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink pad for free while supplies last. Don’t forget to include the code seen in the graphic above at check out.

WIN A $25 GIFT CARD TO THE SIMON SHOP! We are choosing one winner from each blog along the stop! The more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win. Winners will be chose ver the weekend and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 29th of April. Winners must contact Simon to claim their gift card.

HOP DETAILS: This is a 2-day hop and here are the Day 1 participants!

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Jennifer McGuire

Kristina Werner

Cathy Zielske—You are here!

Nina-Marie Trapani

Nichol Spohr

Lisa Addesa

Heather Ruwe

Suzy Plantamura

Kathy Racoosin

Barb Engler

Cheiron Brandon

Lea Lawson

Betty Wright

Bobbi Lemanski

Lin Brandyberry

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Comments

  1. ava gavloski says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:01 am

    Thanks for a great video. You have inspired me to try the stencil embossing ….

    Reply
  2. Jody V says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:08 am

    Thank you for sharing some techniques with us. Love your cards. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Shawna Eddy Kissell says

      April 24, 2020 at 7:43 pm

      Very cute

      Reply
      • Brian Dickey says

        April 26, 2020 at 9:26 pm

        Beautiful cards, Kristina!

        Reply
  3. Michelle Erickson says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:15 am

    What a great idea to use a stencil to create an embossed background ❤️ I have graduation on the brain as well! My heart goes out to them!!

    Reply
  4. Bonnie E. says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:25 am

    I love the dry embossed stencil on that striped paper – what a great way to add texture and more pattern to the background!

    Reply
  5. Joanne M Hoffmann says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:33 am

    What a sweet card and can be designed as feminine or masculine by switching out card stock colors or using school colors!! Love it!

    Reply
  6. sharon gullikson says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:36 am

    I like how you used the colorful paper sort of sideways. NICE

    Reply
  7. Wanda S Radler says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:42 am

    These are beautiful cards and a nice release. It is too bad that because of the pandemic a lot of our seniors will not get to have their special celebrations.

    Reply
  8. Shirley Desrochers says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:02 am

    I am loving rainbows right now!

    Reply
  9. Sue Goodrow says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:15 am

    LOVE your cards! clean simply!

    Reply
  10. Kim Clark says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:25 am

    Love the new die. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
  11. Nina Houghton says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:26 am

    Oh gosh, I love this card! And I was so happy to have a video. Thank you so much.

    Reply
  12. Wendy says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:35 am

    Love the graduation card with the bright colors! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  13. amy bishop says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:39 am

    Cards with multi-color/rainbow accents are always great. Thanks!

    Reply
  14. Miesje says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:39 am

    I love these – I always forget about using the dry embossing technique! I really love the graduation sets, especially since I have 2 granddaughters graduating this year. Hey Cathy, I have 6 sons and 6 daughters-in-law – next time you design sentiment strips or stamps could you include some with -in-law or daughter in my heart mothers day or birthday or love. You know what I mean.

    Reply
  15. Barbara Buckland says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:41 am

    I always love your cards-

    Reply
    • Elle Bee says

      April 24, 2020 at 2:47 pm

      I love the way you used that cool new congrats die with rainbow paper as the shadow!!!!!! Brilliant!!! Also that cap die is super cute!

      Reply
  16. Rita DeCook says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:48 am

    Love this technique of using stencils to emboss. Will be giving it a try, as I have oodles of stencils.

    Reply
  17. Denise Mlady says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:58 am

    Love this large Congrats die! Both cards are fun, love the patterned backgrounds. Great way to use some patterned paper.

    Reply
  18. Candace says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:59 am

    Nice use of rainbow paper! well done. Thank you.

    Reply
  19. Robin Mayfield says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:02 am

    Wonderful cards for grads! Great release!

    Reply
  20. Paulina P says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:05 am

    I like the use of pattern paper for word shadow, so simple and graphic

    Reply
  21. Teri S. says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:11 am

    Great Release! I really like your cards, especially the one with the grad hats stencil used to dry emboss. I have a grandson graduating in June & then 8 more to follow. This is a well timed release for me at least. Thanks for the good video Cathy.

    Reply
  22. Shraddha says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:12 am

    So fun! Love your clean and simple style – you’ve quickly become one of my favorite designers!

    Reply
  23. Karen says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:13 am

    Love the rainbow pad! Thats a special card for a graduate! Especially now!

    Reply
  24. Nicole Bell says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:13 am

    This is such a fun technique I haven’t tried yet. Even more ways to use my stencils!

    Reply
  25. barbara lassiter says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:14 am

    These are all really cute and probably what you had in mind when you created this set. Love your clean and simple style!

    Reply
  26. Cindy Bowman says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:19 am

    This is a great idea!

    Reply
  27. Jennifer Sears says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:21 am

    I enjoy this dry embossing technique. A cool way to stretch our stencils!

    Reply
  28. Holly Lau says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:35 am

    Beautiful cards!! Love your designs and specially the dried embossing one.

    Reply
  29. Barbara Chmura says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:45 am

    Love the typeface! Clean and graphic!

    Reply
  30. DEBBIE McDaniel says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:54 am

    Love, love your cards and these grad cards along with some from another of your posts are just beautiful and seem so easy to make!
    Thanks.

    Reply
  31. Deb L says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:07 am

    Great video.

    Reply
  32. Juanita says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:12 am

    Love the big greetings and the dry embossing is very pretty TFS

    Reply
  33. Candy Clay says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:23 am

    Love CZ Designs

    Reply
  34. Cathy B says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:32 am

    I don’t have any grads to make cards for this year, but I learned some new tricks and techniques to try on all the encouragement cards I am making. God bless!

    Reply
  35. Nancy R. says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:39 am

    Your bold, clean designs are wonderful! Thanks for sharing your talents!

    Reply
  36. KimK says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Both cards are great! I love how you dry embossed the stencil on them!

    Reply
  37. Susan Carlson says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Really enjoy these cards – rainbow at an angle, Dey embossing stencils, clean designs (borders!) – appreciate you sharing your creativity! Thanks!

    Reply
  38. Teresa Krueger says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:43 am

    I love these clean, colorful designs. Any grad would love them!

    Reply
  39. Dee Walsh says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:47 am

    Stunning cards as always, thank you so much for sharing.

    Reply
  40. Evelyn says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:55 am

    Love what you did with the graduation cards here!

    Reply
  41. Barbara Matthews says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:56 am

    These cards are beautiful, thanks for the inspiration. I have used the dry emboss technique before but not for a while. It’s nice to revisit older techniques.

    Reply
  42. Susan says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    Great Cards! My son graduates this year with his Masters and these would be great cards for him.

    Reply
  43. Susan N says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    I never thought I could use my “flimsy” stencil for embossing. I’ll have to see what I can do with my Big Shot. Thanks for the video!

    Reply
  44. Jennifer Dahlgren says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    Ok, so I just learned 3 new techniques I want to try from this video! Both cards are awesome! Thank you for your ideas and inspiration!

    Reply
  45. Barbara Tarayao says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:13 pm

    Another amazing release from SSS! I just want it all! Love love you cards.

    Reply
  46. Melissa Leftrick says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:14 pm

    Beautiful!! I love this big Congrats!! Perfect!!

    Reply
  47. Tonna R Zablah says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:22 pm

    Love the rainbow background

    Reply
  48. Mel H says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:27 pm

    Great card CZ. Perfect for the poor seniors who are struggling with no big graduation events.

    Reply
  49. Jennifer Langer says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:30 pm

    So very pretty and cheerful (quite necessary right now…). Thank you for the inspiration!

    Reply
    • Elle Bee says

      April 24, 2020 at 2:49 pm

      I love the way you used that cool new congrats die with rainbow paper as the shadow!!!!!! Brilliant!!! Also that cap die is super cute!

      Reply
  50. bmcdougal says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    Your designs and work inspires me to be better. Thank you.

    Reply
  51. Sheri Kempke says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:53 pm

    Great cards and great designs as always Cathy! Hats off to SSS for another great release!

    Reply
  52. La Rae Prentice says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:53 pm

    It’s always great to find additional ways to use our existing tools. Thank you for the dry embossing suggestion.

    Reply
  53. Carol Wortman says

    April 24, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    Cheers to the grads!! I dont have a family person this year but they are in my prayers who will have a different memory of theirs! Great cards! Please stay healthy and safe!

    Reply
  54. Lauryne Cunningham says

    April 24, 2020 at 1:24 pm

    You make easy-to-create cards look so awesome! Love the rainbow!

    Reply
  55. Ruby Marchand says

    April 24, 2020 at 1:29 pm

    Stunning cards. Thanks for sharing them.

    Reply
  56. Nandini Karmarkar says

    April 24, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Beautiful cards. I love the pretty colors. The new release is great, especially the gorgeous dies.

    Reply
  57. Kelly B says

    April 24, 2020 at 1:34 pm

    Fantastic as always!

    Reply
  58. Mirella Rogan says

    April 24, 2020 at 1:34 pm

    These look fantastic, some more excellent products by the one and only CZ! 🙂

    Reply
  59. Susan Babcock says

    April 24, 2020 at 1:38 pm

    So fun! I love the subtle background interest. Your cards are always so cheerful, thanks for sharing them.

    Reply
  60. Karen M says

    April 24, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    That rainbow “congrats” is nice and colorful! And the dry embossing is a great extra touch.

    Reply
  61. Rita says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    Awesome tip! I’m loving stencils nowadays and now I have one more way to use them! Thanks!

    Reply
  62. Christine Polasko says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:15 pm

    I love the simplicity of these cards!

    Reply
  63. Barbara Martin says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:16 pm

    Your cards and designs are so classic and wonderful! I enjoy your YouTube videos as well!

    Reply
  64. Maria P. says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:18 pm

    Great cards. The Congrats with the rainbow paper shadow is awesome!

    Reply
  65. Tamala Priebe says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:22 pm

    Great video. I sometimes forget you can emboss with stencils, thanks for the reminder!! Love your cards, anxiously awaiting my orders from SSS.

    Reply
  66. Lindar C says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    I feel for the graduates this year, but it’s better to stay safe. Wonderful cards, love all your new designs and this release.

    Reply
  67. Jeanne Ragan says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Love your stamps and dies! Love your videos! This is a great release!

    Reply
  68. Gayle says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:41 pm

    Another great video. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  69. BECCA YAHRLING says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:42 pm

    Fun inspiration for the graduates!

    Reply
  70. Dee Earnshaw says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    love these simple but cute designs for grad cards – really inspiring

    Reply
  71. Cynthia Baldwin says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    I love these cards and the products to make them with! I have a high school senior, my youngest. She and her friends have been going through a lot of uncertainty. We’re not yet sure if they’ll have a grad ceremony at the end of May or the alternate date in July. So I’ll be making lots of cards to celebrate these awesome kids.

    Reply
  72. joy meadows says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:16 pm

    Your cards are super simple but super great, too, Cathy! Love the video.

    Reply
  73. Hanh says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Thank you for coming out with more of your word dies! Your stamp sets are amazing too but your word dies have my ♥️!!! I honestly think my heart skips a beat each time that I see them! Please continue to make more … LOTS more! I LOVE your clean and simple style and the beautiful typewriter font! Love these two cards that you’ve created … just beautiful! ?

    Reply
  74. Barb Housner says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:32 pm

    love the rainbow card
    thanks for sharing

    Reply
  75. Cathy Thomas says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    So fun to see all this great inspiration. Love your technique you brought to us today!

    Reply
  76. Melanie Barrett says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:44 pm

    Love the cards you made, and thanks for the video showing how you made them!

    Reply
  77. Cyndi Morris says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:50 pm

    Love these fun cards. I don’t have any graduations coming up this year, but I almost wish I did — these are wonderful. I always love your designs, especially your beautiful sentiments!

    Reply
  78. Karyn K Siemering says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:56 pm

    Love a card with dimension and rainbow. Nice graduation card!

    Reply
  79. Karyn K Siemering says

    April 24, 2020 at 3:58 pm

    Love a card with dimension and rainbow. Nice card!!!

    Reply
  80. Sue Smith says

    April 24, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    Very cheerful congrats card. I love learning new techniques so thanks for the super video.

    Reply
  81. Sue Smith says

    April 24, 2020 at 4:14 pm

    Love the bright background strips on your card. Thanks for some new ideas I learned from your video.

    Reply
  82. lynne morgan says

    April 24, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    dry embossing is something i forget to do, thanks

    Reply
  83. Kathy J in Ellicott City says

    April 24, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    Great congrats cards!

    Reply
  84. Barbara-Jean says

    April 24, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    Fantastic cards! I’ll have to try the dry embossing with a stencil!f

    Reply
  85. Maureen Reiss says

    April 24, 2020 at 4:52 pm

    really Awesome grad cards!!!

    Reply
  86. Penny Klie says

    April 24, 2020 at 4:58 pm

    Great cards… I love the rainbow shadow.

    Reply
  87. PHYLLIS FREESE says

    April 24, 2020 at 4:59 pm

    I’m anxious to use my stencils to emboss after seeing this video. Your graduation cards are great. I love the striped pattern paper behind the large letters to make a statement.

    Reply
  88. Tami B says

    April 24, 2020 at 5:29 pm

    Great cards! I love the idea of using the stencil for embossing, and I LOVE your designs.

    Reply
  89. Vivian says

    April 24, 2020 at 5:34 pm

    You never disappoint.

    Reply
  90. Karen Hale says

    April 24, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    Great card for those grads out there. Also inspired me to try dry embossing with my stencils. What a clever background technique.

    Reply
  91. Cheryl says

    April 24, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    Love the purple card!

    Reply
  92. Janet Durbin says

    April 24, 2020 at 6:16 pm

    Thanks for this great video, and this wonderful technique! I’ll have to try this soon!

    Reply
    • Denise Ward says

      April 25, 2020 at 5:16 pm

      It is really hard to decide which design I like better: they are both simply fantastic! Graduation cards can be tough to make. However, the things in this release just made it a whole lot easier to find the right images and sentiments for anyone on your list!! CZ Designs and SSS are a great partnership!!

      Reply
  93. Megan N says

    April 24, 2020 at 6:43 pm

    I like the subtle embossed background!

    Reply
  94. Laura Rozsonits says

    April 24, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    Gorgeous cards! I need to try dry embossing using stencils.

    Reply
  95. debbie d says

    April 24, 2020 at 7:11 pm

    great cards! love the colorful congrats card!

    Reply
  96. Lina pena says

    April 24, 2020 at 7:20 pm

    I love the dry embossing with the stencil. What a fun idea. Pretty cards too

    Reply
  97. Lina Pena says

    April 24, 2020 at 7:22 pm

    I like the dry embossing using the stencil. What a fun idea. Your cards are pretty too

    Reply
  98. Nancy Roth says

    April 24, 2020 at 7:24 pm

    Great cards! Love the rainbow and the dry embossing.

    Reply
  99. Bunny Hoyle says

    April 24, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    I love the congrats card. Our seniors are going to graduate in July. I’m glad they get a chance no matter what the date.

    Reply
  100. Lindarub says

    April 24, 2020 at 7:44 pm

    Great graduation cards!

    Reply
  101. Annette Gordon says

    April 24, 2020 at 7:50 pm

    Such great graduation cards! They are so bright and happy.

    Reply
  102. Marta G says

    April 24, 2020 at 7:59 pm

    How pretty this stencil looks with the dry embossing technique. Your clean and simple style in these cards is absolutely beautiful!

    Reply
  103. Patty A Eifert says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:00 pm

    Fabulous card Cathy!

    Reply
  104. Zlatka K says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:18 pm

    Beautiful cards! Love the clean designs.

    Reply
  105. Kailash says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:52 pm

    Such fabulous card designs!

    Reply
  106. Robin Burgeson says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    I love that you used a variety of techniques. Even though official graduations have been cancelled, those young people are still going to graduate and will love a card

    Reply
  107. SueB says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:57 pm

    Simple cards are quick cards! Nice simple yet colorful card.

    Reply
  108. Jeanne Beam says

    April 24, 2020 at 8:58 pm

    Such awesome cards! Love the colors!
    Thanks so much for sharing…

    Reply
  109. Jenifer Hill says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    The simplicity of your cards is always perfect!

    Reply
  110. Claudia K Anderson says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    Love these cards! I just learned about stencil embossing last week and am looking forward to trying it!

    Reply
  111. Teri Terrific says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:45 pm

    Great idea dry embossing the Grad Caps stencil on the background, especially on the patterned paper! I forget how subtle yet impactful that can be. I’m so delighted with your designs, thank you.

    Reply
  112. Lindsey F says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:58 pm

    Thanks so much for your video. I learned several new techniques!

    Reply
    • Dianne Vande Voort says

      April 25, 2020 at 12:11 pm

      Beautiful cards!

      Reply
  113. Hillary Wendell says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:13 pm

    I’ve seen the dry embossing technique several times and always forget about it when I take my stencils out. Time to try it myself! Love the colorful shadow!

    Reply
  114. Bev Williams says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:32 pm

    Cathy, always love your designs. Thanks for sharing these wonderful Grad cards.

    Reply
  115. Vivienne says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    Love the embossed grad hats. The grads do need special congrats as it’s a tough way to finish missing so much of their last year.

    Reply
  116. Priya says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:12 pm

    beautiful cards and love the designs

    Reply
  117. Lalitha says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:13 pm

    Love the stencil embossing and congrats rainbow sentiment.

    Reply
  118. Laura Ingersoll says

    April 24, 2020 at 11:48 pm

    I love the Congrats card. It’s just beautiful. The design is just perfect.

    Reply
  119. Denise Bryant says

    April 25, 2020 at 1:02 am

    Awesome cards! The congrats card is so pretty with the rainbow colors! Enjoying the hop and all the inspiration!

    Reply
  120. Debby Green says

    April 25, 2020 at 1:02 am

    Great grad cards! My son is/was graduating this year. Still not sure if there will be a ceremony. Kind of sad since he is my “baby”.

    Reply
  121. Helen F says

    April 25, 2020 at 1:19 am

    Great cards, Cathy! I love the super effects from dry embossing the backgrounds! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂

    Reply
  122. Bev (Beverley) Page says

    April 25, 2020 at 3:38 am

    Hi there Cathy. Love your cards but am totally in love with all your beautifully simple clean line word dies. So beautiful – so easy to read – would have them all if I had the money. Also, for those of us who don’t say mOm, thank you so much for making a MUM die, also a MAMA die! Wonderful! Love your work – love your designs. Hope you and yours keep safe and well in these difficult times. Regards, Bev from Sydney Australia.

    Reply
  123. Christy Sugiarto says

    April 25, 2020 at 3:44 am

    What a great idea using stencil for dry embossed
    Love the happy color cards

    Reply
  124. Scraporcraft says

    April 25, 2020 at 3:50 am

    I like the look of the shadow behind the word. Nice combination.

    Reply
  125. Cheriese H says

    April 25, 2020 at 5:34 am

    Stencil embossing is so cool – what a great technique, and gorgeous cards!

    Reply
  126. Judy Inukai says

    April 25, 2020 at 5:50 am

    Great cards. Thanks for showing how to emboss using stencils. I’d forgotten I could do that and it’s definitely something I want to try now that I’m expanding my stencil collection. Your dies are awesome.

    Reply
  127. Anushree Vaish says

    April 25, 2020 at 5:51 am

    Love both the cards,especially rainbow one!!

    Reply
  128. Dana M says

    April 25, 2020 at 7:29 am

    Fabulous cards and product designs! I love the clean and graphic lines.

    Reply
  129. Cori Dahmen says

    April 25, 2020 at 7:43 am

    Beautiful, striking simplicity. Love that!

    Reply
  130. Cindy C. says

    April 25, 2020 at 8:52 am

    Thanks for the inspirations, so clean and crisp and cheerful!

    Reply
  131. Laura Corkill says

    April 25, 2020 at 9:24 am

    WOW! So simple but so amazing. Love these products and ideas.

    Reply
  132. Shawn Bartolacci says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:02 am

    These cards are absolutely beautiful and look very easy to do. I am always looking for new ideas for grad cards and these are wonderful. Thanks Cathy!

    Reply
  133. Merrill P says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:20 am

    Love the rainbow effect.

    Reply
  134. Pallavi Joy says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:24 am

    I love the graduation card! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  135. Mary Holshouser says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:33 am

    Wonderful cards. So sorry the
    graduates may not get to go through
    the ceremony – still need the cards
    to congratulate them. thanks for
    sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  136. Tanya C. says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:52 am

    Your grad card looks quite impactful with how clean it looks. Love it!

    Reply
  137. Ana Korban says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:52 am

    Your cards are always so clean but colorful. I love your style and these cards are beautiful!

    Reply
  138. Lisa Achilles says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:55 am

    Beautiful, simple card. I love watching your videos. You always make me laugh.

    Reply
  139. Lisa Byers says

    April 25, 2020 at 11:02 am

    Love these beautiful cards and this wonderful release!!

    Reply
  140. Sam Burnett says

    April 25, 2020 at 11:24 am

    Great cards – super idea to use the stencil to emboss and it really does look so good! TFS!

    Reply
  141. Kimee Moore says

    April 25, 2020 at 11:35 am

    I LOVE the dry embossing! So simple, yet it relly makes a “normal” card great!! Thanks for the ideas!!

    Reply
  142. Gabriella Bell says

    April 25, 2020 at 11:57 am

    Very cool and I like the clean look

    Reply
  143. Ashlee Mc says

    April 25, 2020 at 12:04 pm

    LOVE your fun cards!!!

    Reply
  144. Judy Holbrook says

    April 25, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    Beautiful cards! Such cheery colors.

    Reply
  145. Sherry Sellers says

    April 25, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    Cathy these are great! I loved how you used the stencil! Your cards are both cute as well as having a simplistic and modern feel!

    Reply
  146. Terrie D. (StarSpry) says

    April 25, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    These are great cards! I love how you used the stencil to dry emboss the backgrounds and the rainbow shadow layer looks so fun. 🙂

    Reply
  147. Vicki Rogers says

    April 25, 2020 at 12:26 pm

    Love the graduation cards. The poor 2020 seniors. A card might make them feel better.

    Reply
  148. Dianne Vande Voort says

    April 25, 2020 at 12:32 pm

    Beautiful cards! Love the dry embossing idea.

    Reply
  149. Lagene says

    April 25, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    Awesome Sunny Days Ahead Release! Awesome creations! I especially love the diagonal striped congrats card!

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  150. DebbieC says

    April 25, 2020 at 1:01 pm

    Great cards today. I have not tried using my stencils for embossing as I thought they would be to light and flimsy but I will be giving it a try now that you have showed us how well it works.

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  151. Samantha says

    April 25, 2020 at 1:03 pm

    I love the simplicity of these cards!

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  152. karenajo says

    April 25, 2020 at 1:15 pm

    Really love the dry embossing on the background – it adds so much and a great way to get more use out of your stencils! Great cards – thanks for sharing!

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  153. Sweet Sarah says

    April 25, 2020 at 3:11 pm

    So wonderful. You are truly talented.

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  154. Karen BuhoScrapper says

    April 25, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    Wow! That’s a pretty creative way to use stencils! I love it!

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  155. Cate says

    April 25, 2020 at 6:30 pm

    Love the embossing with your stencil idea, it makes for a wonderful background on your second card. I also like the rainbow paper on the diagonal behind the sentiment on the first card.

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  156. Amy Cooley says

    April 25, 2020 at 6:57 pm

    Cute graduation cards! I love your clean style.

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  157. Colleen H. says

    April 25, 2020 at 9:29 pm

    Love the idea of using patterned paper for the shadow layer! Why do I never think to do this and always default to solid back or white? Thanks for helping me break a creative rut I didn’t know I was in. 😉

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  158. Kathy R says

    April 25, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    Great graduation cards! I hope those that are graduating this year actually are able to attend a ceremony and all stay safe.

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  159. Hildy says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:28 pm

    I tend to go over the top and add too much, I love to see clean and simple cards. CAS cards are the hardest for me to make. These are great! Who doesn’t love a rainbow???

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  160. ann p says

    April 26, 2020 at 12:13 am

    would love to win a gift card.

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  161. Carol McCready says

    April 26, 2020 at 1:59 am

    Fabulous cards. I love the embossed purple background.

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  162. Rovive Ro Love says

    April 26, 2020 at 4:18 am

    U have knocked it out of the park once again lady! I love this card!

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  163. Dhruvika says

    April 26, 2020 at 7:38 am

    Beautiful cards and great to have a video tutorial.. The embossing on the second cards looks great.

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  164. Helen says

    April 26, 2020 at 8:10 am

    Like your colorful sentiment…your card is simply celebrative! tfs-stay well.

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  165. Heike Carlson says

    April 26, 2020 at 8:38 am

    That graduation cap die is so cute!

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  166. Elaine Clark says

    April 26, 2020 at 9:29 am

    Oh I love the dry embossing! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  167. Isabel Z says

    April 26, 2020 at 9:29 am

    You are super talented!

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  168. Megan N says

    April 26, 2020 at 10:07 am

    I always love your typography stuff!

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  169. Michelle Hackett says

    April 26, 2020 at 10:33 am

    Such great cards. Colorful and cheerful.

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  170. Sheila Bacon says

    April 26, 2020 at 10:49 am

    I really appreciate the incorporation of stencils as I have a large collection of them. I also enjoyed your video and being inspired by your creativity.

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  171. Iza Malek says

    April 26, 2020 at 11:08 am

    Such a beautiful cards !! I love them !

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  172. Larissa Heskett says

    April 26, 2020 at 1:20 pm

    SWOON!! These are BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVED the Video too!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

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  173. Mary-Anne V says

    April 26, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    Just love these cards. I think your products for SSS are fabulous.

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  174. Kay Furnish says

    April 26, 2020 at 4:25 pm

    I love your cards! I usually do a 1/8″ border of the card base, but I really liked that 1/4″ size. That “Congrats” card is my fave, but they both turned out great! Thanks, too, for the tips on using our stencils for embossing! What a great way to stretch our supplies.

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  175. Dorothy A says

    April 26, 2020 at 4:50 pm

    Thanks for the inspiration! These cards are great for the graduate, and a change of color for male or female, would be so easy!

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  176. Laraine says

    April 26, 2020 at 7:26 pm

    Sweet cards! Love this release! Thanks for the video!

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  177. Sue D says

    April 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

    Great graduation card designs. I need to make one this year–thanks for these ideas.

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  178. Heather DePasquale says

    April 26, 2020 at 8:04 pm

    Simply beautiful! Love the CONGRATS die. TFS and thanks SSS!

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  179. Jackie Peterson says

    April 26, 2020 at 10:06 pm

    I love the dry emboss idea. Such simple, cute ideas for graduation cards!

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  180. Stacey Kowbel says

    April 26, 2020 at 10:14 pm

    Such wonderful cards! Great grad card!

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  181. Anne Lee says

    April 26, 2020 at 10:20 pm

    Love the subtly embossed graduation hats and the rainbow background behind congrats!

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  182. Kris Reeves says

    April 26, 2020 at 11:14 pm

    FABULOUS as usual!

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  183. Annette Reed says

    April 27, 2020 at 12:25 am

    Fantastic cards! I love the rainbow behind the congrats. Your purple card
    Looks fabulous with the stenciled background and I like the sentiments

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  184. Donna Kalinowsky says

    April 27, 2020 at 2:30 am

    Lovely cards! Don’t have anyone graduating this year but the card you made would be perfect for any graduate.

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  185. Karen Walker says

    April 27, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Great cards! I especially like the Congrats on the rainbow paper!

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  186. Marianne says

    April 27, 2020 at 3:53 pm

    Love your fun rainbow card. Thanks for sharing.

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  187. Shannon B. says

    April 27, 2020 at 5:09 pm

    Simple but classy cards. Love both of them and the recipients would too.

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  188. Lee Miner says

    April 27, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    Bright, cheery, classic, graphic. A winner.

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  189. Kathy Dippner says

    April 27, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    Fantastic graduation cards! Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas.

    Reply
  190. Jenny N says

    April 28, 2020 at 9:47 pm

    Love your video process and the cards turned out beautifully. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply

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