Hello, hello crafty friends! Happy STAMPtember®! Yay!!
Oh my goodness! I am so super excited and extremely honored to be a part of Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Hop!!
September is my favourite month of the year other than Christmas for card making and I am ready to enjoy the month-long event, STAMPtember®!! Are you ready?!
A new Stitched Leaf Wreath die is so versatile. It makes 9 adorable autumn leaves at a time. It can be used by itself as a negative wreath panel, or positive die cuts with other supplies. I really love it!!
To create this card, 1) I die cut many autumn leaves from the watercolour paper using Stitched Leaf Wreath die, loosely coloured them with Distress inks using waterbrush. 2) For my watercolour background, I blended onto the watercolour panel with several colours of Distress ink using mini blending tool, spritzed with water using Mini Mister. I then added water droplets. 3) I tied the natural twine at the bottom of the background panel and then mounted it on the SSS white top fold scored card base. 4) To finish it off, I mounted all leaves as shown to the watercolour panel using dimensional foam tape and then stamped the sentiments with black ink – ‘Hello’ from the Hello Friend Stamp Set, ‘SENDING LOVE’ from the Best Hugs Stamp Set. 
Yee haw! What a FUN Christmas!! I particularly LOVE the Warm Christmas Wishes Stamp Set because it’s really happening in Australia lol!
For my second card – oh, super duper fun – I used no-line watercoloring technique. I 1) Stamped images from the Warm Christmas Wishes Stamp Set onto the watercolour paper using Antique Linen Distress ink, coloured them with Distress markers. 2) Stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Graphic Stamp Set on the white card stock using black pigment ink, fussy cut it. 3) Mounted the watercolour panel on the white card base and then adhered the sentiment on that using dimensional foam tape.
For my last card for the hop, I played with warm colours of Hybrid ink cube. These are so soft like pigment inks but quite a juicy like dye inks. SO CHARMING!!
To create my wide striped background, 1) I masked off strips using washi tape and blended with (from the top) Lemon Chiffon dye ink, Twirling Tutu, Rosie cheeks, Apricot, Sunkist hybrid inks, and lastly Sunshine dye ink using mini blending tool. I then stamped images from the Hello Friend Stamp Set on the inked panel using embossing ink, clear heat embossed. I then added machine stitches.
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a prize package on each stop of the hop, so leave a comment for your chance to WIN. Winners will be selected on September 7.
Your next stop on the hop is incredibly talented Yana Smakula. We hope you have all enjoyed the new release blog hop! If you’ve missed any of the stops along the way, please head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to find all the links of the hop.
Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a fabulous day!
Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts
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RejoicingCrafts 
Love these cards … always beautiful. STAMPtember rocks!
Great card designs. I think I love the leaves the best. Love the colors you used on that card. The Santa in the tropics is so cute and the Sending Love is lovely. TFS
love the colors, the stripes are eye catching!
Love your cards!! Especially the first one – it is just so delicate and beautiful!! Thank you for the inspiration.
All of your cards are utterly amazing!!! Had to chuckle at the amazing Christmas card you created. Thanks!
I think my favorite is the first one with the leaves. Thanks for sharing
I am loving the layout you did with the Santa card! Jan Wallin
The ink blending on you last card is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
GREAT cards!!! Love them all.
The cards are great. Here in Florida our Christmas day is actually like the card most years. I love the stitched leaves with the beautiful watercolors.
OH MY..in LOVE with your cards..such great colors..love how you sue the watercolors…
Stunning!!! Love the SSS release too!
Love your fall card.
What beautiful watercolored cards. Lovely layouts and color choices too. That Santa surfboard card is crazy good.
I like all three cards, but especially the first.
You have such a way with colors and watercolors. I’ve really enjoyed all your cards since I started following you recently.
Love your adorable cards! The Christmas one is so cute! Awesome new release! Thanks for sharing!
LOVELOVELOVE Santa’s sparkly beard!!! All three of your cards are awesome though!!! TFS!
You have amazing watercoloring and ink blending skills. Awesome cards!
Your fall card is my fave
Beautiful cards…love the faux water drops!
Love all your cards—–beautiful and fun!!!!!!
the stitched stripes one is my absolute favorite!!!!
Love the card with the stitched leaves! They are on my list for sure!!
Oh these are wonderful! Love the beachy santa…..gave me a giggle. Wonderful colors and great designs ♥
Beautiful cards and great use of the new SSS products. What a wonderful new release – so many great things to wish for.
What fun cards!
Love the fall and Christmas cards!
Love all the new products and the clever way you use them on your cards.
Yoonsun your cards are fantastic as usual! I always love your watercoloring, it is always so magical. You always come up with such creative ideas in using products.
Love all the new stamp sets!
Love the blending of colors and the detail on the leaves. Thanks for sharing.
Super idea!
Breathtakingly gorgeous!!!
That watercoloured card..stunning.
thses cards just get better all the way along this hop
Your fall card is beautiful, I just love those stitched leaves and your watercolor technique. I also love how you just randomly stamped the Santa card, so cute.
I agree with Sandie…these cards on this hop are just amazing! Your background is too amazing for words! LOVE. IT!!
Absolutely perfect fall cards; love the colors you’ve chosen!
Love the water color techniques you show on your blog – so inspiring
I just love the fall cards…great coloring especially the leaves!
Your cards are all gorgeous! I love the subtle clear embossing of the tiny stamps on the stitched card. Lovely detail. Your Santa card is adorable with his tiny hairy chest. The leaves are painted in such a neat way in the first card. It’s beautiful. Great job.
Great cards and soft colors. The Santa card is a hoot! Love how playful it is.
These are awesome cards! Thank you for sharing your creativity! :-)
Your water-coloring is always so VIBRANT!
Love how you’ve shown the Stitch Leaf Wreath die in a different way! Beautiful cards!
These are just beautiful! Love your watercoloring!
as per usual your cards are beyond stunning!!!
Wow! Absolutely stunning cards with the most gorgeous colors ever!
I really like the way you have the autumn leaves carelessly cascading down the first card. It reminds me of the way leaves really do fall off of the trees up North. The 3rd card is also intriguing to me. I really learn the best by watching a video so I hope I “got” your technique correct from reading the directions. Correct me if I am wrong but the all the stitching is done on the same piece of paper. The stripes are created by taping off sections first and the stitching gives the illusion of layering. Is this right? Love all your designs.