Hello Crafters!
Welcome to Simon Says Stamp's Reason to Smile Blog Hop!
You should have arrived here from the fantastic Nina-Marie Trapani's blog. If you are just popping in right in the middle you can start the hop here on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
If the title wasn't a dead give away this awesome hop is to share the newest release, Reason To Smile, from Simon Says Stamp. Believe me, there are tons of reasons to smile about this.
First, the products are fantastic. You can check out all the products just released here.
Second, this hop is filled with so many amazing designers who are going to deliver endless inspiration for you.
Three, this release is filled with loving kindness and encouragement. I mean, how could you not love that?! and four. . . .
Prizes.
Yep. Prizes!!!
Simon Says Stamp will be giving away prizes randomly drawn from the comments on every single hop on the stop. Comments are your friend. :)
I have two cards and a video for you guys today.
I was only going to share one but my son wanted to color yesterday and these Watercolor Paintables from Suzy are one of my favorite things to color. It's so easy!
Aren't they just gorgeous? It makes it so easy to just sit down and do some easy stress free coloring. Nathan preferred Paw Patrol but we all have our things. ;)
While I do love so many things from this release you know I'm a flower girl.
Plus, SPRING.
These Spring Flowers are just lovely. I had no choice but to use them. Remember what I was saying about being encouraging. This sentiment from the Choose Happy set is exactly what I'm talking about.
I hope you guys enjoy the video.
I love that this is simple and quick but still looks put together. My kind of card :)
The next stop on the hop is the super talented Heather Hoffman! I know you can't wait to go see because I can't wait either!! See you over there :)
Thanks for visiting!
such a faulous release ofcourse will result in fabulous projects! love those flowers with the little dash lines, i'm thinking to add a bee to this if i get this set, i think i might have to ;-) thanks for sharing your awesome work
ReplyDeleteOh I looove your copic coloring, the blooms are just fab!
ReplyDeleteWonderful coloring. Like how the flowers look w/ wonderful dimension. Have a BEE-utiful day!
ReplyDeleteMelissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
I love how much dimension you gave, it's wonderful
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! If I had only known that you had magic unicorn powers sooner! You are a genius beautiful girl <3
ReplyDeleteThese are both so pretty, Kelly! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have seen so many beautiful things done with the Spring Flowers set. It's hard to decide which one I like best but yours is right up there!
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful, great cards!
ReplyDeletelove your video, Kelly - The flowers look gorgeous and love the 3D effect you created. Also, Love your printables coloring and how you made the word 'bloom' look so dimensional:)
ReplyDeleteLove your cards. They are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteStunning card...wow!
ReplyDeleteLove all those pretty flowers! Wonderful spring cards!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous release and your card is so pretty! I am so ready for warm spring weather! :) thank you for the beautiful inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful cards!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love your second card. Beautiful words, lovely dimension!
ReplyDeleteWow! I love this card. The colors on the flowers, the little bit of dimension on the flower and leaf, the colors you used in the background - it's simply gorgeous. I like the way you outlined some of the sentiment with the white gel pen, that's a great idea.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors on your card!
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous loved the background and the vibrant color pallet you chose... great share hoppin along hugs
ReplyDeleteLove those flowers!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colouring and love how you added outline to gives dimension on the flowers!
ReplyDeleteThis is an understatement but...WOW!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card....love it! Thank you...
ReplyDeleteThose flowers are amazing!
ReplyDeleteso fun and so much color!
ReplyDeleteTruly a reason to smile.
ReplyDeleteI really love your Spring Flowers card...
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty cards! Love them both!
ReplyDeleteI love your color choices on the card. Beautiful, Kelly. The video was wonderful! Lots of great tips-thanks!
ReplyDeleteWonderful spring feel to both these beauties!
ReplyDeleteYou card are amazing - I just love all of the color in the first display card - so full of spring - makes me want spring now here in Michigan - Thanks for the hop and for sharing your work - have a blessed day!
ReplyDeleteLove this card! Thanks for sharing your techniques!
ReplyDeleteSpring flowers is my favorite from this release and you made a fantastic card with it!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards!
ReplyDeleteLove these. ..both turned out so bright and colourful :)
ReplyDeleteOMGosh! I love both of these so much! :)
ReplyDeleteYour color choices are excellent and fun. I enjoyed both cards. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love these cards! Thanks for providing the video.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Thanks for the video, I have saved the link to watch later but I love the final result, TFS Kelly!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day!
Love your coloring and cards!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous coloring on both cards. Have a lovely day!
ReplyDeleteOoh I love your bright and vibrant cards!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards and the video. Thanks for sharing your talent.
ReplyDeleteLove all the bright colors. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the cards! What great inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteYour card is so beautiful. I have to have this flower set!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh those flowers are just gorgeous here! Beautiful work
ReplyDeleteLove the messages these sentiments convey. Your cards are breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful coloring, gorgeous stamps!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring love it.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful coloring! Lovely designs!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteboth of your cards are fantastic Kelly and love those sentiments
ReplyDeleteAaagghhh my wifi is playing up so cannot watch the videos yet :-(. Love both your cards Kelly, so beautiful. love the spring flowers, my absolute fave.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and a fun blog hop! ;-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful floral cards! So colorful!
ReplyDeleteLoving this blog hop ! Your cards are fantastic~!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards and background. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. Love the tip about the leaf with popping up just the center.
ReplyDeleteJust stunning as always, Kelly! Loooove the coloring.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work!
ReplyDeletelooking all the beautiful card and projects I can't wait to get my product and get playing
ReplyDeleteThese flowers are so pretty and unusual. Love both your cards
ReplyDeletethese are lovely!
ReplyDeleteSuch amazing cards!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLove the way you outlined your sentiment with white gel pen. Really does make it pop.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! love the soft blending with the copics!!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love what you've done with the flowers! Thanks for the very instructive and helpful video...
ReplyDeleteLiked how you bookended the word "bloom" in bright colours.
ReplyDeleteGreat copic coloring! Really like this tulip stamp set. It'a amazing :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic colouring techniques. Really effective.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful video and I love your card. Super pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love your easy style, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove love love! You chose the stamp set that is my favourite from this release too! Really like the colours too xxx thank you...Marcia xxx
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to find your blog via the SSS blog hop. I love your cards they are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the SSS Spring Flower stamps.
Just beautiful Kelly. Loved the video and the tips you've shared. Your card is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was so cute that you mentioned 'Paw Patrol'. I had never heard of it until recently. My 2 & 4 yr. old grandsons LOVE that cartoon and they love to colour with me too! So nice that you and your son do that as well! Love that!!!
Both cards are so beautiful - love the dimension you achieved! This is a great SSS release!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite stamp from this new release!! /you really did it justice, I just love the daffodils.
ReplyDeletePretty pops of color!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are so vibrant! Love the second card with the two flowers to one side!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring, Kelly!
ReplyDeleteThe watercolor panels
ReplyDeleteare wonderful and love
both of your creations.
The card is gorgeous!
Carla from Utah
Oh my!!! Too cute! I love your panels.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, what a FABULOUS sentiment!
ReplyDeleteYou've totally inspired me!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards & wonderful coloring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards.. Love that bright coloring...
ReplyDeleteWell, now that I've seen this stamp even more, I want it even more. It's the one my eye first jumped to. You have more that done it justice! Thanks. (Love the leaf trick! So cool the the curve is done with coloring AND with foam tape!)
ReplyDeleteOh, Kelly! This is lovely! So many different ways to use the beautiful Spring Flowers stamps. I love your soft background, with the raised blossoms! Thank you for the wonderful video, too! ♡Dawn@Petals.Paper.SimpleThymes
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with the saying you chose for the flower card- it is perfect. I think these are so sweet and wonderful- thanks for sharing and what a great release from SSS!
ReplyDeleteI just love your work, truly amazing!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing your bright and cheery cards
ReplyDeleteI love the quote on your first piece and the beautiful colors you chose. Thank you for sharing these.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, I especially love the sentiment on the 2nd card! Thanks for sharing you talents!
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards, so love the sentiments :) ♥ blessings to you ♥
ReplyDeletewow amazing 3d effect. I love it
ReplyDeleteStunning creations! Wonderful coloring, I just love the coloring cards!
ReplyDeleteGaaa! That Happiness is a perfume card is soooo gorgeous! I hope someday I grow up to make cards as beautiful as you do!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!!! Love all the watercoloring.
ReplyDeleteWonderful use of color!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card.. I love how you tell us not to panic in the video.. LOL I nearly fell over!
ReplyDeleteYour coloring panel is beautiful! I love the bright colors
ReplyDeleteSpectacular flowers...they virtually pop off the card. Wish I could pick them!
ReplyDeletelove the layers and dimension...Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring! The flowers look fab they way you raised parts of them!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards, love your coloring:-)
ReplyDeleteLovely cards!!! Love the way you colored them
ReplyDeleteWow I like your coloring. Everything is pleasing to my eyes.
ReplyDeleteKelly, these watercolor paintables are awesome but I am a little frightened of them. They look like a lot of coloring! I love your flower card too.
ReplyDeleteLove these cards. Very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Card!
ReplyDeleteThe coloring cards are so pretty - great designs and beautiful coloring.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love the colors!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards! You are very talented! TFS
ReplyDeleteThank you for the video tutorial and for sharing your delightful card designs with us!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the video tutorial and for sharing your delightful card designs with us!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteLoving the soft elegant colors on your card.
ReplyDeleteNot only do I think you have amazing colouring skills, Kelly, I also love how you prepare your BG to complement your main images. The sponging along the R side of your Spring Flowers card is a stunning touch!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards Kelly. Your coloring is amazing on both. The watercolor paintables are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteAaaaaaah, I'm in love
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the bright colors! This only emphasizes the words!
ReplyDeleteLovely...
ReplyDeleteVery nice cards you have made Kelly!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this card, Kel! Such pretty colors! Can't wait to get that set! Oh! And your "Suzy card" is AMAZING!!! ♥
ReplyDeleteSuch a stunning card. I love your colors.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!! love them both!!
ReplyDeleteYour coloring is beautiful, such nice bright colors!
ReplyDeleteTami Elliott: WOW - these cards are oozing with talent! Your coloring technique is absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and stunning cards. Thanks for the video to share how you created the beautiful card :)
ReplyDeleteWOW! I am blown away at your second card! The depth you created with your Copic markers is unreal!! I had a hard time figuring out which was stamped flat and which were raised with foam tape!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing!!!
Gorgeous flowers!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards!! The flowers are colored beautifully!
ReplyDeleteLove the color and creativity on these cards! Absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove these cards, fabulous colours and layout :)
ReplyDeleteYou chose such lovely sentiments to highlight! So many great things in the new release too. Lovely the way you tied the sentiment right into the Spring Flowers stamp.
ReplyDeleteLove the sentiment on both cards. You've inspired me to create using the spring flowers stamp. TFS your talent and ideas.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring!
ReplyDeletelove those cards
ReplyDeleteLove the flower card. Your coloring is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards! Wonderful coloring!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring! Love the vibrant colors!
ReplyDeleteLove your coloring! Cards are just beautiful. Thanks for the video.
ReplyDeleteKelly, these are so fun and bright!
ReplyDeleteLOVING the brilliant colors and the shading and blending!!! TFS!
ReplyDeleteLove the spring flowers card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and very informative video. Love the little tip about putting gel pen around of the words.
ReplyDeleteSo really pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the sentiments
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Love the Spring Flowers Set!
ReplyDeleteLove your pallets in your designs thanks for sharing your ideas and being part of the blog hop. This has been fun
ReplyDeleteLOVE your card! I so, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteYou cards are so beautiful. Love both stamp sets that you used.
ReplyDeleteI loved your tutorial. I especially liked the white gel pen tip.
ReplyDeletei love both of your cards. You used my two favorites from the release, the watercolor pictures and the choose happy stamps.
ReplyDeletevery beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNice coloring Kelly..you know I LOVE the blue shadowing:)
ReplyDeleteAnd, as usual Kelly, I love your creations! Wow those florals are so beautiful, and you created such a stunning card with these! Thank you for sharing your talent on YouTube, too! :-)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card and a great video too!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card! Love
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards, awesome colouring on both.
ReplyDeleteWow, your cards are amazing! I really love the colors in both. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletelove the coloring on the cards..thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done. Great video! Thanks for sharing your talent!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Thanks for sharing these great cards! You've inspired me to color!!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Love this release!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are lovely.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeletepretty colors on the card
ReplyDeleteThis has been a wonderful release and the products are great. Your cards are really pretty with the bright colors. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLinda D.
Love it, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful work. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteLove the Spring Flower stamp set!
ReplyDeleteI luv how your grouped the flowers on this card. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love the watercoloring & your second card is just stunning! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love your cards! This stamp set from your second card looks great :-).
ReplyDeleteStunning card. You're colouring is stunning.
ReplyDeleteYou're amazing! These images just jump of the page! You have many talents in your hands.
ReplyDeleteReally loved the vibrancy of the posted items. Would love to know what mediums you used to create this.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards...thanks for the video!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty cards! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the watercolor cards. beautiful
ReplyDeleteI love these cards, they are gorgeous. I love the vibrant colours in your first card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your beautiful projects, and all the great info! I am really enjoying this Blog Hop <3
ReplyDeleteSmiles, DianeM
Very cute and colorful
ReplyDeleteI like the printables too. They are so tempting. I also love your card. Great coloring.
ReplyDeleteGreat video. Lovely colorful card!
ReplyDeleteOh, so pretty cards!
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards... the coloring is amazing!
ReplyDeletelovely cards - are you saying your son colored the printable? Amazing! must run in the family :)
ReplyDeleteOh beautiful!!! Love both cards, very pretty!! I really thought the first one was 3D.
ReplyDeleteSO so pretty, TFS. xx
XO Nana
I agree. You can't go wrong with flowers. Your background is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteStunning coloring and beautiful cards! xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Kelly. Sherbet is the perfect description for the beautiful colors you used on the card in the video.
ReplyDeleteReally lovely cards, great work.
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