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Hey everyone! Welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! If you are visiting from Heather’s blog– HELLO!!! 🙂
Thank you for joining us for the Make It Colorful challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too. This week the challenge is STAMPtember® Use a Stamp and Blog Hop. (be sure to read to the end to see where to HOP to next) You must create a project using rubber or clear stamps, no digi images allowed. Remember you can enter up to 5 times! 🙂
We are showcasing the new STAMPtember® products that have just been released. It is a HUGE release with loads of fabulous stamps, dies, stencils and much more! As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store.
I have a Simon Says Grab Bag to give away (as does each of us on the SSS Wednesday Design Team) all you need to do is leave me a comment AND enter the challenge!
OK- so now onto my creations!!! I had so much fun with the new STAMPtember® products that I received in my mailbox that I created not one, not two… but THREE cards to share with you today!
Last week I was on Periscope sharing how I color in images with watercolors, mostly Distress Inks, but I shared a little about watercolor pencils too. It was such a fun broadcast! I felt like I was hanging out with my crafty friends! While on the scope I colored all of the images on my cards today. I just needed to come up with the backgrounds and card designs. If you would like to learn more about Periscope you can read my informational page here. I plan on scoping once a week with techniques, sharing products etc. Be sure to follow me!
For the first card I want to share with you I used the new Radiant Sunflower Dies and Big Scripty Greetings Holiday. Yep, HOLIDAY- but I created a non holiday card. I love doing that – getting more bang for your buck with a stamp set!
For the second and third card I used the new Back to School set. What I didn’t realize when I first got this set is my facebook friend and fellow New Englander, Nina-Marie designed it! How cool is that!?!?! As soon as I saw that nerdy kitty I just knew I was going to have to color it to look like Mister Harley. Which by the way, did you see his back to school photo I shared on instagram?
Can you see the resemblance? I asked everyone on Periscope what color the text book should be and teal got the vote- perfect, as it IS my favorite color. My last card is with the school bus in the same Back to School stamp set. I will admit, I colored a bit out of the lines. It’s tough to keep up with the chat on Periscope AND color in the lines. I still like how this card turned out! I plan on sending both of the back to school cards to my nephews 🙂
The next person on the hop is Jennifer- be sure to visit her and leave a comment for another chance to win!
Also if you are on instagram tag your photo with #ssswchallenge 🙂
There will be ONE lucky winner that will be chosen at random, it could be you!
I really hope to see some of my blog readers join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can’t wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have a wicked fun time creating!
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Love that sunflower and your cat’s bow tie!
I love your cards! I am so interested in using watercolor on my cards right now and yours are so beautifully done.
What a beautiful card Jenn! Love that woodgrain background, the gorgeous watercoloring, and that sunflower!
Love those watercolours and your gorgeous pussy cat. The sunflower looks fabulous. xx
Such fabulous cards!!! I adore that big bold sunflower!!!!
<3 J
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HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
This card is full of fun-love the splash of purple with the flower. Your pussy cat is adorable:) Love the 2 back to school cards-very fun
Love the look of the water colouring!
The kitten is adorable!
What a lovely watercolor card! The colors are simply wonderful and I love the sentiment!
such beautiful cards. and Mister Harley is so cute. 🙂
Love your gorgeous bright designs. The cat is so cute. Hugz
Great cards!!! I love the watercolor effects!
Simone
Absolutely adore these cards! I love watercolors, and love the diversity you’ve shown with them in these projects!
<3 Emily L.
Great cards!
Lilian
The Leaf Studio
Awesome projects Jenn and the kitty is a stud muffin. haha. 🙂
WOW! Triple WOW! 3 great cards! Love the coloring!
I love your cards. So creative. I love your kitty such a cutie pie.
Nice collection of cards – my favorite is the sunny fall card with the wooden background. Lovely!
kind regards, Irmgard
What a fun and joyful card! Love the watercoloured background…
Cute cards Jenn. Fabulous sunflower
Iiiiiiiii!!!! Super cuteness overload!!!! 😀 Kitty is ADORABLE!!! 😀
Jenn, I love all three of these but your kitten card stole my heart. The bright cheerful base, the water coloring, the darling kitten in those huge glasses….so cute!
So fun and whimsical! Thank you for the inspiration.
Love these cards! They are beautiful
Merci pour toute cette inspirations et ces merveilleuses créations, biz
Absolutely Gorgeous Cards !!
I love the Sunflower……..so PRETTY !
Your paint technique on all the cards is wonderful. And the cat sporting the crooked bow tie is exceedingly handsome. TFS
I love the one with cat. Soooooo beautiful.
Gorgeous card, love, love, love the purple watercolor background and the watercolored sunflower
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards – all three of them!
Fantastic cards!
Beautiful trio of cards!
Fabulous cards – love the watercoloured backgrounds!
Helen x
Such fun and colourful cards! The kitty one is my favourite 🙂
All your cards look amazing and I love them all xx
Love all of them but the second is my favorite. 🙂
Wonderful cards–LOVE the first one with that gorgeous flower & background!
Lovely watercolors! The cat looks great 😉
such lovely and colorful cards!
I love your cards – the layout – the color – everything!!! The purrrfect student is adorable!!!
I love your cards!
Jenn, I enjoyed all the cards you posted up to share with us. Thanks so much, especially for sharing the how. The “Back to School Bus” card – perfect! I will be back!
Adorable cards, and your cat too!
So many colorful and fun cards. Lovely!
I love your cards. I am thinking that sunflower die set is a must have for me!
Coloring with watercolor made a great effect. Love your cards 🙂
I love the wooden background and flower in front. What a great card. D. xxx
Very cute cards. Love the watercoloring
Beautiful colourful cards … and fab kitty pic too!!
Such fun and colourful cards!
I love your watercoloring! I guess I have to breakdown and learn about Periscope so I don’t miss anything. 🙂
I love the watercoloring on your cards! I really enjoy how you used a holiday stamp set for a non-holiday card! Well done!
such a pretty kitty. (like the one we used to have) i love your sunflower card. going to get my water colors out today.
I’m lovin’ all three cards and think it’s t’riffic to have some “back to school” ones to drop in a student’s backpack; thanx for the inspiration!
SQUEE for the kitty and the school bus!
Love the cards – and your cat!
Love your cards. The photo of your cat is adorable.
The sunflower looks gorgeous and such a lovely background you made
Wow, love those card bases and those inky backdrops. What fabulous cards, all of them! Loved the purple splash and the sunflower such a striking and lovely combo. Delish. Hugs, Wends x
wonderful cards. a perfect combination of colors
LOVE your cards!! So pretty and omg the “inspiration” photo of the cat is awesome!!!
Not just one but THREE fabulous creations (and a really handsome looking kitty too!). I love your fabulously arty style of layering your colour down so that it looks loose and pretty – it works beautifully with these three designs. I am tempted to try it myself! Hugs, Lesley
Ooooh, love the photo of your cat!!!! Super inspiring use of the watercolours, they make the cards very special. I need to dig out my watercolours too 🙂
Thank you for the blog hop.
Love and hugs
Maarit
Your cards make me smile 😀
What a great array of cards with gorgeous watercolouring and great use of the new products.
I loooove the watercolour backgrounds on all the cards, they are gorgeous!
Very cute cards!! and your cat looks so lovely <3 🙂
beautiful watercoloring and couldn’t love that sunflower card more–gorgeous!
LOVELY watercolor backgrounds on each!
All three cards are excellent. My favorite is the Purrfect Student card. How fun!
Three lovely and fun cards Jenn and the sunflower is so bright and pretty and the two with school themes are great for this time of year with all the kids starting their new school year. I adore that cat and what a great bow tie too. x
These are all so cute! I got such a chuckle out of the cat in the bow tie! It reminds me of the time we put a bow tie on our cat for Halloween-he didn’t seem to mind it!
Wow! Not just one card but three! i love those holiday sentiments and that you’ve used them for an everyday card! Cute bowtie!
Oo, that sunflower is so nice. Your Mr. Kitty looks so handsome and dignified.
The Be Joyful card: wonderful colors, great stamp, knockout die!
Fabulous cards, super designs and fun cheery colours xx
You’ve certainly rocked the watercolours here with these beauties.
Striking colours and brilliantly done.
Ohh love your flower cards…and all the others. So nice eith these watercolor Touch !
Beautiful sunflower card. Very striking. I love the water-coloring that you did.
gorgeous cards. Such awesome examples of the stamps and dies.
So fun and cute, both creations put a big smile on my face 🙂
So pretty and cheerful! Love the colours.
I love that big ole sunflower on the brilliant purple background. So eyecatching.
Your free form of watercoloring is modern and fun with all the layers! You were so industrious to do so many!! Loved every one of them!!
I just love the back to school set! Thanks for the inspiration to create something really special!
Love all the water-coloured backgrounds – so beautiful! The kitty is so cute!
This is a Radiant card – love the color combination!
Love the cards and the kitty too:)
Nice cards – my favorite was the sunflowers – great use of color!
Absolutely stunning! I love your watercoloring!
*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!
Love the picture of your cat. Oh and the cards are great too!
🙂 Vanessa
http://www.wandrrblog.com
Your cards are SO SO pretty!
Beautiful cards. Love the cat one 🙂
All of your cards are gorgeous but I am in love with the nerdy kitty! Too cute! Thanks for the inspiration and blog hop!
Pretty cards. Love the sunflower on the first one.
Love your floral card!! Awesome design and sentiment. The school cards are awesome and seriously, how cute is your kitty?! 🙂
Loving the watercolors! The cat and school bus are great.
Loving your cards–love the watercolor effects! And your cat—too cute!
Beautiful cards! Love the artsy feel of watercoloring!
Love all the cards! Mr. Harley looks so distinguished! Love the kitty card of him. I have 3 kitties myself. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, you were busy! Harley must be freelancing as a model for stamps! I can see one with a biw tie coming soon!
Jenn, LOVE your nerdy kitty!! Thanks for the artistic inspiration!
Three great cards-the sunflower is beautifully striking and the back to school cards soooo charming!
fun set of cards… love your kitty and his cute bowtie!
Wow! I LOVE all your cards! They have such a great splash of color and I love this watercolor technique too. Love your little kitty–adorable!
Take care!
Michele
Your cat is so cute! Such a model! The back to school stamp is cute but I wish the girl also has a boy version since I only have sons.
You have a great hand for watercoloring and all of these cards prove it! Mr Harley is one spiffy-looking handsome cat with that colorful bowtie too! Thanks for inspiring us to use more brilliant color on our cards! These are beautiful!
Love your fun cards! Awesome watercoloring! TFS
I had to laugh when I saw the nerdy cat. He is darling.
I love the sunflower. It is so colorful. It pops off the purple and the wood background fits right into the design.
thanks for sharing some great cards.
Love your cards! That back to school set is just darling, and your kitty is so awesome! The bow tie.. perfect. I think I commented on it the other day, and I still love it.. ^_^
Great cards! The colors you used are so delightful! And the back to school stamps set is just adorable!
Your cards are terrific. Love the colors you chose for the sunflower card and your school day cards are darling. Great designs. TFS
Great cards! I especially love that back to school kitty one–adorbs!
Loving your watercolor technique, beautiful cards…….I MUST CHECK OUT PERISCOPE!
Love, love your cards! Absolutely cute back to school cards. I dont have children but I would like this stamp set.
Your color choices are beautiful in your cards!
All so very cute and fun!!
Shows that blog hops work. Sunflower die was a question mark for me, but your card sent it to the wish list. It is just lovely
love the watercolouring!
Cute cards. Your cat looks so cute and funny with the bow tie.
LOVE your cards..and oh my love your cat!!!
Love all your fabulous watercolors.
Very cute cards–I really like the kitty.
Awesome cards!! Sooo CUTE!!
Love the back to school cards.
Great cards! I love the back to school kitty! Thanks for sharing.
Oh, WOW! Beautiful, rich and vibrant colours on this collection of cards and I especially love the first! That sentiment is also a must have!
Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
Love your coloring, Jenn! Reminds me to use my distress inks in other ways. Speaking of multi-purpose, great idea to use a sentiment in another way!
I really like the “be joyful” font and the sunflower. I have never seen a cat with a bow tie on but he does look quite smart.
All darling … and, if I may say so, your school bus card would be less perfect if perfectly colored within the lines! Fantastic … as is … and so is your cat!
=]
Cards? The cat has totally captured my attention – what a hoot!! Oh! and your cards are really adorable … I have my eye on that sunflower!
=] M
Such a great collection of cards – your “School” themed ones are so adorable (just like Mister Harley)
love that watercolor sunflower – tfs
WOW, great cards Jen, very colourful. A cute kitty too.
What fun cards! You have done a great job! i am going to try a few of these ideas!
I love the little school bus.
Love the sunflower card! The wood grain and then the fuchsia colored background really makes the flower stand out.
You did a great job on all 3 of these. They are all fantastic, and the watercoloring is beautiful.
All three cards are so cute.
All your cards are fabulous Jenn, I love how you have used this new release.
Jo x
Fantastic cards. I love your watercolouring. Your kitty is just adorable.
A FAB array of delightful, colorful cards.
I love your cards and how you use watercolor!
I seriously LOVE your cards! Those are beautiful!
I especially adoooooore the ones with the back to school set (and also – that photo. My heart did a happy little melt!)
What I like so much about your cards, is that it’s always so visible that you are having fun, that you enjoy what you’re doing – and that joy and happiness spreads… Thank you so much, for that! 😀
I love your use of watercolor, especially on the Be Joyful card!
Wow love both of your cards. And the pic of your cat is so great makes me smile.
Such adorable cards! Love the background that you created!
I really love the cards you made!! Very pretty!!!
Love your cards, but especially the first one! The sunflower die is so pretty! Thanks for the great inspiration 🙂
Love the cards! All so pretty!
What pretty cards you made!! Love the one especially with the kitty! SO CUTE!! 🙂
Your cards are really nice, especially the cat card…so cute!
Love your combination of watercolored backgrounds and patterned paper! Wouldn’t have thought of it!
A great set of creations! The colours are all eye catching! xxx
Fabuous projects for this Blog hop…But card with sunflower is my favorit.Thanks for sharing and great Blog hop!
Yahoo! Great blog hop! It give the opportunity to meet new telented people! Your cards are really gorgeous )
Thanks for sharing your creativity with us. I need to go back and read your information on periscope because I’m dying to try it. And yes your cat does resemble the one in the stamp set, pretty cute. Mine is all black and always in the craft room with me!
What a happy post, Jenn…from the smiling kitty to the pretty sunflower! Love the watercolor look!
Great cards! Thanks for sharing.
Aww, love the kitty card!
love your cards! love the watercoloring
Love these back to school cards…
Your cards are FABULOUS!!!
Thanks for the fun! Lots of great ideas!
Love your Mr. Harley pic with a bow tie! And therer is a definite resemblance to the back to school kitty! Thanks for sharing!
Your cards are all lovely but the sunflower one is my favorite.
Nice coloring!
Wow! Amazing cards!
Pretty cute cards!!! Very nice!
Wow! Love the sunflower dies and how you used them with watercolors. Your school cards are darling! The kitties are ever so cute—-both in the flesh and on the card!
jen, brilliant collection of cards. That cat really is so cute, think maybe your cat is just a bit more serious or he was putting on the serious look. Love the bowtie.
All your cards are wonderful! They put a smile on my face. That kitty (both of them) are so cute.
I love all three of your cards. That little cat card is so adorable! Thanks for the fun hop.
Lovely cards. I so admire the puddles of watercolour on the background but I just can’t seem to replicate it myself.
Just beautiful cards. I just adore those beautiful sunflowers. Just love your watercolored backgrounds. Very nice.
These cards are all so fun! Great water coloring. I really like that Sunflower card; so pretty.
Wonderful and Happy cards! Love them all ♥
love love the watercolored look of all the backgrounds!
Love your projects – great use of watercolor!
Sunflowers and a nerdy cat, my favorites, although neither of my cats would wear a bowtie no matter how cool.
OH MY Mister Harley – bow ties REALLY ARE COOL!!! … sure hope you’re a fan of Dr Who otherwise that must seem like a pretty stupid thing to say 🙂
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS cards Jenn!!!
BOTH of your school cards are SUPER CUTE, the colours SO VIBRANT!!!
As for your sunflower – WOW – it is GORGEOUS – LOVE this set and how you coloured it – I look forward to being more adventurous with my Distress Inks now!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your INKY INSPIRATION and for your idea to stretch the sentiment stamps!!!
Fantastic cards, Jenn! I love the card of Mister Harley going back to school – the teal color was just right. 🙂
cute cards! i love that jumbo sunflower die.
Beautiful cards! I love the bright colours and positive vibes! And your cat is very handsome too 😀 That bowtie is just dashing on him 😀
Tanya xx
love the glasses on that cat.
Great cards! I really like the watercolor backgrounds.
Love your kitty. The real one and the stamped one 🙂
Love the sunflower die, I guess I am going to have to buy it now!
Love your cards & watercolour backgrounds.
fun watercoloring. . .
Love the sunflower card, and the school cards are really adorable!
Adorable cards and adorable cat! I love all the bright colors and backgrounds!!
This is fabulous!! I LOVE how you used the sunflower die. I just ordered this and cannot wait to receive it!! The second card is totally adorable!! I love Mister Harley’s bow tie!!
I gotta have that cat!!! I loved the way you used that stamp!
You have made some stupendously AMAZING cards with this release!!! So very impressed and love the School card with the kitten – adorable!! All your cards have a super design and are so very rich in color!!
Jenn, what awesome cards. I really get excited looking at the Radiant Sunflower die stamp. You make some really gorgeous cards.
Awesome watercoloring! Love the sunflower card!!
fab cards. vibrant hues. love your watercolour effect colouring style, hugs xx
these are all fab. like the way you colour inn, watercolour effect. very vibrant, hugs xx
These are all beautiful! I love the watercolored sunflowers best!
Wow, ambitious! Three gorgeous cards (I have to say that I LOVE that darling kitty card). Great backgrounds on ALL of them. You are one talented crafter!
your cards are so cute.
That watercolour sunflower is joyful! All of your cards are fresh and fun – they have made me smile 🙂
Love the sunflower card. Your colors are stunning.
I love the background you created here! Cool card!
Terrific cards! I simply can’t decide which one I like the best:)
These are some seriously SWEET card creations … and that photo of the cat wearing a tie … made me smile out loud!!!
Always love a sunflower 😀
love your watercolor backgrounds. my favorite is the sunflower. Those are great fall colors. TFS
The cards are beautiful!!! The bow on your cat is Fab!
All three of your cards are great, but I must admit I love Mister Harley’s card the best! Super, super cute!
Beautiful and fun cards, I like all the watercoloring
Nice fun cards!! Love the watercoloring!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Awwww, I love your cards. The splashes of color are so effective. That cat has got me captivated…and his cartoon twin is perfect. 😉
Super adorable cards! Love the watercoloring.
Love your watercoloring on all of the cards and your cat is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Love all three watercolored cards, especially the sunflower. Your kitty is too cute!
Such a cute group of cards!
WOW! A threefer and what a gorgeous trio it is. Love the watercoloring. Each card is a winner.
love cats so that set and photo are just my cup of tea…well done and thank you for sharing oh and can i have the kitty? lol
Love your cards, and your kitty is just darling!!
I love your cards. so much color! love the way you used it. your cat is a hoot. love the bow tie. rofl!
Love the flowing watercolors, makes for some beautiful cards!
Wonderful cards! I am loving the loose watercoloring!
The sunflower is very pretty!
The cat card is so cute!!!
Fabulous card Jenn, lovely design and images with gorgeous watercolouring!!
hugs
Heather xx
Awesome cards! Love these watercolor backgrounds – flawless! PS Mister Harley is so adorable in his little tie!!!!
Your trio of water-coloured cards has planted a smile all over my face! I”m especially smitten with the lovely sunflower…the colour combination is so striking!
~carol
Love them all! It’s that fabulous splash of vibrant watercolour that makes them all sing for me. The kitty is adorable! Both of them *wink*
SUPER AWESOME watercolored cards!!!
Your cards are to sweet for words! I love the Sunflower stamp set and you kitty is so sweet♥
Cute Cards!
Very cute and adorable cards!!!! I really loved your cat card!!!
Fab cards, Jenn! Seeing your cat, makes me think that I should get a bow tie for my pup! 🙂
Love all the cards – especially the school themed ones. Our oldest granddaughter started kindergarten last week. Will have to stock up on school things to send her cards.
Wonderful creations. Like the artsy coloring backgrounds. Like your cutey kitty with bowtie.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Beautiful cards! Love your nerdy cat as well lol.
Love the watercolor look on all your cards and I especially love the sunflower card.
Oh so cuteness and adorable creations! Love them all and inspirational too!
Jenn, this is such an adorable card……love it!
Adorable set of cards, Jenn. Sweet new stamp sets!
Beautiful Sunflower die and adorable back to school cards.
I love how all of your cards turned out! It was super fun watching you color on Periscope. I learned a lot and can’t wait to play! Hope you have a fantastic day!
Beautiful cards – I particularly like how you made the ‘splogy’ background in bright colors as they make the central images POP!!
JENN!!!! Your cards turned out so adorable! I had so much fun watching you color all these images on Periscope. The background on the sunflower card is just gorgeous, that purple with the yellow is STUNNING. And I ADORE your Mr. Harley card… and the photo of him with his bow tie is too stinkin’ cute!!!!! The bus card where you colored out of the lines; I honestly thought you did that on purpose. It looks great and very loose! The background you made behind it goes together PERFECTLY. Fabulous job!
Love the cat! great water coloring, great cards!
OMG I love your cat with that bow tie!!! Great cards – I especially love the nerdy cat!!
These are so beautiful!! I love the watercolor look on all of them! 🙂
Oh my god, I fell in love with the sunflower card! The watercolour technique is perfect and the colours are gorgeous!!! Creative regards from stempelfrida
Love the rustic look of this card
Love the cards you made!
I love your color choices! These cards are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
I am loving the watercolor background! You have used water-coloring so effectively with these cute stamps!! Love them all.
great cards
very nice
I like your cute cat!
Adorable cards! I especially love those fun and bright school cards!
These are great cards, Jenn! That first one is so PRETTY!