Welcome to Day 1 of the Handmade Holiday Blog Hop from Simon Says Stamp! Today I’m sharing more stenciling fun featuring this cool Holiday Grid Stencil Set.
Here is my video showing you how I created the card:
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Ann R says
What a great idea! Love this card for it’s simple beauty.
Diane says
Loved the masking tip! Thanks Cathy!
Cheryl says
Cute Card and Tag. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Barbara Leffingwell says
What a cool hack! Thank you for sharing.
Beth Goldstein says
Live this method and the card. Thanks for sharing.
Name *Lori says
Love all of the sparkle and colors you chose.
Thanks for sharing!
Sheri Kempke says
What a great card–I love the new grid stencil set, so cool for so many things! This new release from SSS is awesome, love all the embossing folders!
Meghan Kennihan says
Gorgeous colors and glitter! LOVE THIS CARD!
Susan Richter says
Love all the ink blending – and you can’t go wrong with adding a bit of glitter.
Theresa says
Love this card and tag
Rose Johnson says
This stencil set is adorable and I love your card!!
Ann Apolito says
Your card looks awesome Cathy. You can never have too much glitter on a card.
Amy Tweedy says
I’m so obsessed with glitter this card making season!
K says
Cathy – how cool and creative! Thank you for sharing.
Judy says
Interesting ideas. Thanks!
Alma Dirpaul says
Beautiful card, Cathy.
Jessica Yoder-Jones says
Love this card! Very pretty and great new release
Jacqueline says
So beautiful in classic CZ style ❣️
Sally Sherfield says
such a fun card Cathy.
Selena says
Such a sweet card💜the video was great. Love your work!
Sheri says
Love the glitz accents!
Yvonne Boucher says
love your fun card, Cathy. this is a great release!
Connie Griffin says
cute and fun!
Shannon Lashley says
Soooo beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Nancy Rose says
Oh! This is so much fun! I didn’t think I’d need this stencil set until I saw this! Thanks for the inspiration!
Christy Malone says
I love this card! Such a fun stencil and great glitter gel colors.
Barbara-Jean says
Such wonderful colorful creations, Cathy!
Sharon Gullikson says
Cute look with nice colors. Joy is a good goal.
Gail Viele says
I love how the random colored squares came together, not sure I can accomplish such a good result but you’ve inspired me to try!
Anny Hale says
Cathy, this is so clever! Great hack!
Anneleise Hampson says
Great card. Always like your videos.
Lori A. Riegel, Ph.D. says
This is a great idea, and versatile!
Joye Brown says
Love all your videos.
Helene M says
I always love your videos Cathy!
Jenna casserly says
This card is so warm and cozy
Rachel W. says
A very nice card
Gayle Chrvala says
Very cool card. Love the colors and that holiday grid stencil set is awesome.
CINDY Aguirre says
Such a fun bright card! Thanks for sharing it!
Candy Clay says
Bought this stencil cant wait to use it
Juanita A Wong says
Adorable. Love it!
Jean Siettmann says
This is really cute, but too fiddly for me to attempt.
Andrea Laws says
This is too cute. You make me want to buy everything!
Kay Furnish says
Love that you made the darling little matching tag. Thanks for the great tip about making a mask. That is so much easier than moving tape around. Your card turned out beautiful, but I sure wouldn’t have the patience for it! : )))
Patricia Wilson says
Interesting card made with this stencil. Thanks for sharing!
Tami B says
The first thing I thought of was my quilter friend when I saw this one. Love the clean, neat look of it.
Linda Mazzola says
What a fun card. I wasn’t sure what I would do with that stencil but you really made it shine.
Lou-Ann Gumm says
So Cute- Love the card.
Vickie McCubbin says
Your cards are always so much fun, just like you!
Cindy M says
Love these cards! I’m a fan of bright colours.
Becky says
I love this card! Thank you so much for sharing your idea with me!
Janet D. says
Great technique! I like how you created this from conception to finished product! Little time consuming but after watching you it will go a lot smoother.
Carolyn Reiners says
Super cute. I must give that a try.
cat craig says
Fun and festive.
Lora Bowman says
Beautiful card Kathy…I love the way you think outside of the box!
Cyndi Morris says
Love that fun, colorful card. That sparkly Glitter Glitz Gel over that wonderful stencil is gorgeous.
SSchmidt says
Always such great, practical tips along with your designs. Thank you!
Wendy Flood says
Cathy, I’ve learned so much from you and you always reply to my questions. Thank you! I even branched out after watching you use the new glitter gels. I can’t wait to try this technique. Thank again for all you inspiration and love the clean and simple look even though I realize it isn’t always as easy as it looks.
Clara says
Oh such a joy!
Debbie C says
What a unique Christmas card. I need to get some of the glitter gel and give it a try.
Amy McCue says
So cute! I love the clever share masks you used!
Kris Reeves says
You can’t go wrong with stencils and glitter glitz gel combined with Christmas!
Mary Holshouser says
Love the checkerboard pattern.
Colorful and pretty. thanks for
sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Tory Doherty says
I love your videos, Cathy!
Barbara Walborn says
What a fun use of stencils. Great card!
Nancy R. says
Pretty grid work Cathy!
Dee Earnshaw says
what a bright fun card
Patricia Wilson says
This is interesting and how you arrived at the finished project. I liked your idea of making your own stencil tool. Wish I had thought of that. Thanks so much.
Monika Davis says
Sweet card Cathy! What a cool stencil set! Love the way you can customize your card with the different images.
Karen Draper says
This provides some inspiration for when my stencil set arrives. Can’t wait!
Susan O'Halloran says
Very pretty graphic card! Those glitter pastes really add a lot. Thanks for sharing.
barbara lassiter says
Cute idea! I like the tag with it as well!
Kathleen Fink says
I just love watching your videos
Amanda S says
Great card!
Cheryl Stauffer says
What fun and so colorful!
Kaysie says
Love your style!! Thanks for the chance to win.
K says
Great technique!
ARIANA GIRARDI says
Love this card, colofull and very geometric.
Lara Read says
Your the best Cathy!! Love it!
Joyace Feheley says
What a great card. Thank you so much for your inspiration. Love your videos!
Alexandra Young says
What a fun card! Love the grid design!
Fonda Rush says
What fun cards you made!
Jennifer Tatham says
Love the colour combo and the idea for masking.
Bonnie King says
I wasn’t too sure about this stencil set when I first saw it. I love what you did with it!
Dawn R says
This is just beautiful!
Lori Spitzer says
This set is cute. I love the tag you made! The card is pretty as well.
Cheriese H says
so fun – really makes me think of a patchwork quilt!
Teri Smith says
Quite a few steps in this card Cathy, but boy was it worth it! I like the colour combo & the glitter gels added such a wow factor. I think this SSS Christmas release is the best one I’ve seen.
Jeanne Beam says
Absolutely gorgeous card! Great colors and loved your video..
Thanks for sharing.
Melissa SunshineHoneyBee says
Wonderful use of small icon stamps.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Marisela Delgado says
So beautiful!
Lisa Saxe says
Glitter makes everything better!!! Love this card!
Amy Cooley says
This is such a cute patchwork look! I love the added sparkle.
Debbie Frank says
Such a cute cards, one more product I forgot to grab! Next order!😬
Nandini Karmarkar says
Very cute and fun card!
Kelly says
Cathy I love this new sentiment stamp from CZ Designs. Can’t wait to use it
Denise Bryant says
Love the grid design and colors! Great holiday icons too! Pretty card!
Kathleen A. Ferguson says
I loved you card. I just ordered the glitter gel last night and can’t wait to use it especially after seeing how it really popped on your card design. Thanks for sharing with us.
Linda H. says
Great idea! Love the colors and card. Thanks!
Kathy Raker says
Great card! Love the colorful design and glitter.
Louise Mozealous says
Great idea for masking off the squares. Love your colors
Robin in TN says
Hmmmm. Glitter gel. Why do I keep forgetting about that beautiful supply? Thanks for the reminder! Nice colorful, happy design. Thank you.
Lindar C says
Great tips for using multiple colors of paste. Very pretty card.
Cindy Ickes says
Appreciate the work put into this card. I have not used the SSS inks before, but want to try them now. Thanks for the inspiration
Giselle D. says
When I saw this stencil I thought it was okay, now I see just how fun it really is! I love the added sparkle, it really makes the card pop!
Lauryne Cunningham says
Cute card and tag! I love all the glitter!
ALISON LESLIE WOODSTOCK says
Love your ideas and makes. I follow you on Youtube and really enjoy your videos!
Veronica Donnelly says
Hi my friend!!! I loved this card. So glad I went back and ordered this stencil!!!!
Jessica Yoder-Jones says
Beautiful card! I love all your work
Elaine H. says
Always fun to watch you create , Cathy. I really love what you did with the stencil.
Sharon Lyons says
Wonderful, bright card, you get my wheels turning on how to layer the stencil to produce a different design using both words.
Linda Price says
Such a fun and colorful card. I so enjoy your videos and your ideas.
PHYLLIS FREESE says
Beautiful card. The glitz glimmer gel adds just the right touch for a holiday card while keeoing your clean & simple style.
Carol E. Wortman says
Love the Glitz! These colors remind me of the advent calendar we would make as a child. Fun and really really pretty.
Birgit Norton says
I love the clean look of your stenciling. Just perfect!! What a fabulous card!
Sue says
Love your videos!
So informative, fun and your narratives always make me chuckle!
Christy Meyers says
I LOVE that stencil! Your cards always turn out so clean and beautiful!
JoSi says
What a great card! You make everything seem so easy! Thanks for your videos.
Mirella Rogan says
Such a fun design!
Jaye says
Very professional looking card!
Patty A Eifert says
I love it Cathy! The design, colors and glitz gel made for a colorful card & tag! And that hack of using a mask with a square die is genius!!
Jill A Figley says
What a cute card, so colorful. Thank you so much for sharing 😊
Claudia L says
Love the year of the stencil in its Holiday form!
Patricia Coleman says
Such an awesome and inspirational card!! Love this release!
Mary Espeland says
Love these!
Michele W says
Such a fun and glittery card. Perfect for the holidays. Great idea making a tag from your leftover patchwork. Might be fun to make an entire set of tags using this stencil set. Thanks for the inspiration!
Megan N says
GENIUS! SO much easier than taping every little square!!!
Denise Ward says
When the contents of this release were first revealed, it was this stencil set that I was most eager to see used. It’s a very creative set and you did a great job using it!
Sue D says
Cute. I like the colors and sparkle.
Karen B Walker says
Love your cute and colorful card!
Tammy Hanson says
Such a playful card. Great tips.
Tammy Hanson says
Lots of work but stunning results.
Steffi H. says
This is such a fun stencil, thanks for showing this colorful card.
Shar Zar says
Very cheery card.
Scraporcraft says
Nice combination for the stenciling. Great color combination.
Maureen Reiss says
Super cute!!! Love the Bling!!!
tina Z says
absolutely stunning!
Kathy says
Love this card Cathy!
Kathleen Cole says
Love this card, thanks for all the tips and all the videos you do.