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
Interested in the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!
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Great bright colors !!
Gorgeous vibrancy~incredible creations!
Very pretty cards, I do like the color palette you used with the ink smooshing.
Lovely cards. So pretty.
I’m just learning how to use distress inks an am so inspired by your beautiful cards! Thank you.
More ideas for those wonderful Distress Oxides. Thanks. I prefer the softer version, but the other is pretty too.
Wow, beautiful and very Elegant!
Gorgeous cards!! Love the different effects, even though I personally like the second card more, I think both are amazing!
Whoa! Jessica I love love love your cards!! This is a good release.
Beautiful cards! Loved watching you work on your video and your music is so soothing.
I love the bright colors on your card!
These are great techniques for persons such as myself who are not confident about their colouring skills. Beautiful colour palettes.
Loving the colors and water color. The images are so pretty
Such beautiful cards! Love the techniques that you demonstrated. Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Absolute stunning work = TFS
Beautiful cards!!
Thanks for your video on the floral card and distress inks and the copic markers. Very creative and beautiful.
Gorgeous cards!
Your cards are beautiful. Thank you for the tips and techniques.
Wow! For a technique outside of your comfort zone, you created two beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow! This is stunning! Love the colours on that gorgeous flower. I really must have this stamp and die set. So versatile it’s just endless with possibilities. Thanks for inspiration
Thanks for the great video on distress inks and copic markers. Really love the floral card..
Oh my goodness, these are absolutely gorgeous. Love these techniques, thanks for sharing!
BEautiful cards and inspiration!
Wow!! Love all the bright colors. Thanks for the techniques!