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Emily Midgett

Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness Blog Hop Day 2 + Freebies + Prizes!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon! *I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

Hi friends! We are hopping along today for Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Nina-Marie Trapani, and your next stop is Cathy Zielske. You can also start at the beginning at the Simon Says Stamp Blog. We are hopping to celebrate the new Every Happiness release (click HERE to check out the entire release!), with lots of gorgeous inspiration, prizes, and freebies throughout this two-day hop! I have a magical, Tinkerbell-inspired project to share with you today using the beautiful new Leafdance Flowers & Frame. Let’s get started with the details!

When I want to create super vibrant and detailed scenes like this, I like to start with plain white cardstock and embellish with my alcohol markers. I die cut the new Leafdance Flowers & Frame die set from plain white cardstock, then used my OLO Markers to add lots of super vibrant, almost neon color to the images. I kept the foliage a verdant neon green and the blooms super vivid fuchsia and pink. I also die cut one of the new Dewpierce Dragonfly Duo images, cutting the wings from some iridescent white foil cardstock, trying to capture the magnificent shimmer of dragonfly’s wings.

I wanted to create a whimsical, magical background inspired by the vibrant colors of the Tinkerbell movies that I watched with my daughter as a little girl, evoking water, sky, and flora by blending Surf & Limelicious Pawsitively Saturated Inks on a plain white card front. I think that those two colors match the vibrancy of the colored die cuts beautifully! I also splattered the background with some shimmering iridescent watercolors, adding to the magic and ethereal nature of the aesthetic.

After I had created the background, I used thin foam adhesive to add the colored die cuts to the card front, creating a lovely swag along the side of my A2 card front. I popped up the dragonfly in the curve of the foliage’s arch, as well as a greeting from Forest Forage in Summer, which I stamped using Surf ink on white cardstock and cut with the coordinating die. Once I had added all of the die cut and colored elements to the card front, I used liquid adhesive to add some Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems, creating even more sparkle and adding some “dew drops” to the scene!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Now for some fun freebie and giveaway information!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from your blog comment section. Winners will be selected and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog where they can find out how to redeem their prize.

You can also receive a fun, not-yet-released freebie with any purchase from the Every Happiness collectiong (click HERE to check out the entire release!)! See the graphic above for all of the details.

Your next stop is Cathy Zielske. You can also check out Day 1 of the hop (for even more prizes!) by clicking HERE. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

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  2. Such a beautiful card! I love the bright colors. This card would surely brighten anyone’s day!

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  3. Your color choices & design are lovely- this Leafdance die set is so pretty with the dragonfly, & I do love the Tinkerbell reference!

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  6. Emily your card is stunning, I’m a sucker for beautiful flowers and Dragonflies are one of my favorite creatures so much in fact that I collect them, especially as lawn ornaments. Your coloring is always pure perfection, this die set was made for someone like you to take it to new heights and you did. Such a beautiful, magical card, thank you for sharing your card and creativity.

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  9. I’ve had a dragonfly die on my SSS wish list for a long time. I think it’s time to purchase.

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  17. Vibrant, for sure! This takes me into a different color scheme than I’m used to, and I love it.

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  54. Stunning card Emily! The colors are beautiful and love the cute dragonfly–the perfect addition!

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  55. I love the two different colors of green. I would not have thought to combine those, but they are really lovely.

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  56. Gorgeous card!! I’ve never tried to color and embossed image with markers before, what a cool idea.

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