Hello, crafty friends! I am very excited to be joining Simon Says Stamp for Day 1 of the Favorite Things Release Blog Hop!
Promotion
As you can see in the graphic above, Simon Says Stamp is offering their Happy Bee Day stamp set FREE when you purchase $50 or more of products from the Favorite Things Release. .This promotion expires on 3/2/25 at 11:59 pm ET.
Giveaway
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop – woohoo! Leave me a comment for your chance to win. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, March 5th.
Galleries
When you’re finished hopping, and you’re looking for more inspiration, check out the Favorite Things Gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog. There are galleries for each release, and we encourage you to share your creations there, as well!
Note: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.
Both of my cards today feature the new Hip Hip Hooray Stamp Set. I adore these little hippos! There is a matching die set, which I do not have yet. You can also purchase the stamps and dies as a combo set. I stamped the hippos with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Neenah 80lb paper and colored them with my Copic markers. I used the following colors:
- Hippos: W00, W1, W3, W5, R20
- Watermelon: R20, R22, G02, G12
Next, I prepared my background using the Funky Hearts Stencil Set, which was just released last month. I stenciled the layered design using Distress Oxide Inks. I used Salvaged Patina and Cracked Pistachio for stencils 1 and 2. I then used Mermaid Lagoon to add the hearts to the blue areas. I didn’t add hearts to the green areas because that is where I glued my hippos. I embossed the sentiment from the stamp set onto black card stock and trimmed it down. I love how this turned out!
After making the first card, I just had to make another one! This time, I masked off part of the stencils so that I could make a fun wave shape on my white card base. I used the same colors as the first card, but this time I did add hearts to the green areas using Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide. My sentiment is the Wild About You die, which I cut from black glossy card stock. I popped the little hippo up on foam tape and then added a few pink hearts from my little stash of hearts and stars that I keep on my desk.
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Wishing you all a crafty day,
Allison
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Your cards are delightful.
These hippos caught my eye the other night when I got word of the release. They’re adorable. I have a lot of cute critters and I’m in a budget cut situation right now so I have to mind my wallet. But these are on my radar. Your card is adorable!! That funky hearts stencil makes a perfect background.
Lori S in PA
What cute cards! The hippo set is one of my favorites for this release! I love that you used that funky hearts stencil! It makes a perfect background!
So pretty, those hippos are just adorable! Love the backgrounds as well!
Love how you combined the hippos with the heart stencil!
Love these cards so much! Cute hippos!
Adorable!
Adorable cards I love those hippos!!!
Great job
Love the hippos! Saw them at the San Diego Zoo and was quite taken with their faces so will have to give this one a try.
Such a cute hippo card to spread some joy!
Wonderful coloring of hippos.
The cards are wonderful! Thanks for showing how you did it 😊
Adorable cards!
These are nice cards using the hippos. I like both versions and always good to see the variations that can be done using the same things. Really like the sentiment in second card and that hippo looks like it’s swimming in love (lol)!
These are adorable!! Those hippos are so cute!
Allison, those hippos are just the cutest ever! Your cards are so cute, love the heart background, perfect. Thanks for sharing.
Such cute cards! I love how you paired the hippos with the stencil!
This little guy is so cheerful!
How cute your hippos are. They look very sweet…..They must be babies 🙂
AMAZING coloring! I LOVE the hippos!
Love the combo, it’s so groovy.
These are the cutest cards in the world!
I’m going wild over the “wild about you” card!
Love the hippos!! Your use with the funky heart stencil is genius! Great, fun cards. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Wow, love your cards!!! What a great inspiration.
Oooo, I just got the funky hearts stencils, snd now I can’t wait to create checkerboards with sll sorts of die cuts! What a fabulous idea!
Your. Cards are adorable! The hippos paired with the wavy hearts really capture a playful , carefree vibe!
Love your cards especially the hippo.
How adorable these hippos are!
So cute and love that wonky stencil!!!
Oh my goodness! Those hippos are adorable! Super cute card.
I really really like your work. The cards are so eye catching. Love the coloring on your hippos and your background. Will start following. tyfs 🙂
Who knew hippos could be so cute? Well obviously you did. Great cards
Great winky background for the cute hippo!
Love your cards. They are do happy 😊
Cute, cute card! Great coloring!