Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Best Days Release blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? Here are some of my favorites:
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I’ve already shared a couple of cards using the new release here (along with a personal giveaway) 😉 and I’m sharing another pair of cards today!
I created a video for my two cards today that you can watch below or in HD at my YouTube channel here!
I was very inspired by a recent video from Kelly Latevola where she shares how to use copic coloring over distress oxides and I decided to try a similar technique using distress inks.
This was WAY out of my comfort zone but I’m so glad I gave it a try because I really had fun creating it! I started by smooshing distress inks onto a piece of watercolor paper. After I finished smooshing I stamped the images from Even More Spring Flowers onto the panel and heat-embossed them with detail black embossing powder. Then I added shading using copic markers slightly darker than the distress inks. I finished the card with a sentiment from CZ Design’s Emphatic set, a little bit of spectrum noir clear sparkle, and a few drops of nuvo crystal glaze!
My second card uses the same distress ink color palette but in a MUCH softer way!
For my second card I used masking to stamp and heat-emboss the flowers across the bottom of the panel. Then I used a light wash of distress inks to create an ombre pattern from the bottom of the panel up.
I combined sentiments from Emphatic and Big Thanks Words and stamped them with versamark before heat-embossing them with detail black embossing powder. Finally I added more shimmer with my spectrum noir clear sparkle brush and a few nuvo crystal glaze drops!
And that’s it! Lots of similarities in supplies for these cards but VERY different outcomes! Do you prefer one over the other? 😉
To celebrate the Best Days release every stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! To enter, leave a comment on all the hop stops before 11:59PM ET Sunday, March 10th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. You’re next stop on the hop is the super talented Suzy Plantamura! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kristina Werner
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Kelly Latevola
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Jean Manis
- Heather Ruwe
- Sarah J. Moerman
- Lorraine Aquilina
- Amy Kolling
- May Park
- Kathy Racoosin
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Love both your cards. The colors are gorgeous.
Great cards thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards. I especially liked the second one. I’m going to have to try this technique I bought this stamp set and I’m anxious for it to arrive.
Lovely cards! Love the watercolor effect!
They’re both great, Jess! Love the bold floral.
Such beautiful cards!! I love this stamp set!!
Both cards are gorgeous. Love how you made the backgrounds. Thanks for sharing…
Both are beautiful, but I love the first card with the very vibrate colors
These are stunning, Jessica! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Both are very pretty, but I like the THANK YOU card the best! <3
Love the color combinations!
Wow. I am so impressed with the beautiful ideas.
Your cards are absolutely gorgeous…
Love the new flowers stamps! And you sure make the flowers
Sing with color! Spring is nearly here’s!
Such rich colours. Love youy blog
Wow love these ideas will be trying this technique. Thanks for sharing
Your cards are beautiful ! I love the colors you’ve selected, they make your cards very happy.
Beautiful! Love the background on the first one!
This is a new technique to me. Your cards turned out lovely.
I love the look of your first background. It is so enhanced with the addition of more ink. Your second card is fabulous.
Gorgeous cards! You make it look so easy.
Such great looks
I especially love the bold card. I have not thought of copic coloring directly on a smooshed background.
Great video, Jess, and your cards – WOW! Love them both and can’t wait to try the techniques you shared!
These are so pretty! It makes me want to break out my inks and try these techniques.