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Saturday, March 23, 2024

Be Bold release Blog Hop

 Hi Everyone!  

Welcome to the Be Bold Blog hop! I am so happy to be part of today's - Simon Says Stamp Hop Day 2 celebraiting their latest release  Be Bold!



 Don't miss all the wonderful inspiration that was shared in Yesterday's hop. You will find all the details for that here; Blog Hop day 1. Also don't miss using the code GREEN when you shop to get $7 off with a purchase of $40 or more. This code will expire 3/24 at 11:59 pm EDT. While supplies last.









For the three cards above I diecut the wonderful Lush Leaves from watercolor paper and then colored them using Daniel Smith Watercolors. I diecut panels from watercolor paper and gold cardstock and assembled them to a cardbase once I had stamped the greetings with SSS Black ink. My sentiments are from Flower Block and Airy Greetings
I then decorated my panels with the diecut leaves and added some lovely 


For my thisd, instead fo coloring the leaves I cut a window of leaves and colored the bg instead. Simple yet beautiful. I added gold to my watercolors which shimmer when the light hits. 




My last and fourth card was extremely fast and simple using the new layering stamps called Airy Greetings. The color combinations for designs with these stamps are infinite and so fun. I went with a colorcombo that make me think of a tablecloth my grandma had when I was little (70's) (-: 





The products I used were all from the new release Be Bold

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/kit-year/2020/

 

Simon Says Stamp is very generously giving away a $25 coupon to one of my visitors who comments on my post down below. It is Simon who chooses the winner and his or her name will be posted on Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday the 27th of March. If You are the lucky winner you can email them to claim his/her prize :)


 



The link to the release is here: https://tinyurl.com/v7zch938




 Here  is the  Be Bold release gallery where you will find lots of more wonderful inspiration. Once you’ve created something with this amazing release, please share your creations there too!  


 

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Laura Bassen

Amy Rysavy

Debby Hughes

Emily Midgett

Mindy Eggen

Lisa Addesa

Yana Smakula

Alberto Gava

Sandi MacIver

Jessica Vasher

Karin Åkesdotter

Lea Lawson

Seeka

 



Other supplies I used from the Simon says Stamp store:



Echo Park GRADUATION cardstock
Copic Markers
Ranger's Distress ink
Neenah Solar White cardstock (for the stamped and colored images)
Simon Says Stamp Ultra Thick Cardstock
 (120 lb) (cardbase and die cuts)
Jet Black Archival ink (for watercoloring)
Scotch foam adhesive

Xyron tape dispenser 
Xyron mega runner
Glue Dots




 #SSSBeBold as well as #SimonSaysStamp, #SSSendACard, and #SSSUnitedWeCraft 

I also share my cards here:  My Instagram :  And My watercolors here;  





Have a great day, hugs, Karin 


79 comments:

  1. All Beautiful cards! The first one is my favorite. I really love your technique with it! Definitely going to give that a try! Thanks for inspiring!

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  2. Wowzers! I love all the different ways you used that leaf die!

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  3. Lovely cards, Karin! I like the simplicity of your designs with the Lush Leaves!

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  4. I love what you made with leaves!

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  5. Loving your colors! So pretty! Those Lush Leaves are appropriately named! Fantastic!

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  6. Pretty variety with the leaves & flowers.
    Melissa
    "SunshineHoneyBee"

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  7. Love the leaves and all the beautiful colors. Very elegant cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Lovely! I enjoy the simplicity and the texture and softness that the watercolor gives.

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  9. These are stunning, I especially like how you cut the one out of your layer and then layered it on top.

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  10. Love the elegance and simplicity of your cards with all the dimension. Thank you for sharing.

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  11. Absolutely gorgeous cards!! Love those Lush Leaves!!

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  12. Beautiful cards! Love all of them! Looking forward to seeing your watercoloring video's, I love watching others watercoloring, it is great inspiration. Love ❤️

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  13. Your cards are so inspiring! I love leaves and have quite a few dies, so hope to case you!

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  14. I mean.... I'm speechless. How something so simple can look so amazing. The leaves just jumps out of the card!

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  15. I love the different ways you showed off the leaves with water color paper

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  16. Beautiful! I love the clean look of these cards.

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  17. So many beautiful cards. Love the colors and effects you've created here.

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  18. Beautiful cards. I didn't think I needed another leafy die, but after seeing your cards, into my cart it went! Thanks for the inspiraton!

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  19. These are soooooo Beautiful!!!! I love them all!!!

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  20. I love your use of the leaf die - proving the filler pieces can be the focal point. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  21. Absolutely love your use of the Lush Leaves dies. Love the colors you used. I will have to add this die back into my cart.

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  22. The leaves are fabulous! Great designs!

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  23. loved the offset shadow/die cut one

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  24. I love your cards! Lovely leaves, coloring, and simple backgrounds. Great for so many reasons.

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  25. Karin, I absolutely love the way you used the leaf die to create your amazing cards! Not over the top, but so elegant and peaceful. Wonderful job!

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  26. Such clean and simple yet elegant cards with the leaves!

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  27. You are very creative. Love the 3 different ways to use the lush leaves die cut. Very simple but beautiful. The last card does bring me back to my childhood. Avocado green was a definite thing! But it is a very pretty color combination. Thank you for sharing.

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  28. Love the simple cards with the leaves!

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  29. These cards are soooo unique and gorgeous! I love them all so much.

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  30. I love all of your creations with the leaves, and the floral design is so pretty too! Wonderful cards!

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  31. Michelle R

    Lovely cards.. colors are perfect.
    Great job. Thanks for inspiring us.

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  32. Those leaves…amazing! Thank you for your art!

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  33. I love these cards. So beautiful. Love the leaves and the cut out background.

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  34. I love these. They are so beautiful. Delicate and classy looking.

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  35. Your cards are wonderful. Those leaves are simple, yet they make an elegant card!

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  36. Love the painting on your leaves. The card with the cut out leaves where you painted the background is stunning.

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  37. I love how you lifted the leaves off the paper with the cutout showing ,brilliant design.

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  38. I love the different looks you got with the leaves! They're all beautiful!

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  39. Beautiful and so clean and simple!!

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  40. Beautiful and creative cards!
    Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  41. You took such a simple die set and elevated it in so many different ways. Totally inspiring. I'm going to have to look at my stash with fresh eyes and see if I can do something similar. Thank you for a new perspective!

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  42. I love those leaves - you made some wonderful cards.

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  43. All your cards are lovely, Karin. I especially love the Lush Leaves. They are simple and elegant. Kudos to you!

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  44. I have been a fan of yours for many years now. Your cards are always so beautiful and elegant. These are not exception!

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  45. Such beautiful cards! I think simple can be so elegant and your cards prove that. Wonderful color choices for the leaves - I can't decide between the greens or the blues!!

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  46. Loved all the cards, Airy Greetings was my favorite. Thank you!

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  47. Simple & beautiful. Clever ways to showcase the leaves.

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  48. Love your colors and classic styling on these cards. Just beautiful!

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  49. Clean, simple and so elegant. Wonderful cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  50. Beautiful cards and I love the style! This is a terrific new release!

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  51. Love what you’ve done with the leaves!

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  52. Such beautiful cards! Love your leaves!

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  53. I love the beautiful blue leaves. I think the simplicity of your design is just amazing!

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  54. Great way to use this new leaf die...very nice CAS designs.

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  55. Wow! The leaves are just popping right off your gorgeous cards! Such inspiring work and so much to play with!

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  56. I like the new leaf dies and the ways you used them.

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  57. Love the new leaf die and your cards are gorgeous, so many ways you've used it! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  58. Love how you created these beautiful cards.

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  59. I love all these cards! So simple and so beautiful. Perfect.

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