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My new stamp obsession….

7 Feb

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So guys, I have a confession to make…when I first saw the Emma, Elizabeth, and Elinor background stamps from Simon Says Stamp I thought they were pretty but they weren’t on the top of my wish list because I wasn’t quite sure how I’d use them.  But then I saw a few gorgeous examples from Laura Bassen and Debby Hughes and they immediately moved up to the top of my wish list.  I’m still waiting on two of them but I’ve got the Emma and it just might be my most favorite stamp ever.  Seriously.  This stamp embosses like a dream and it is stunning!  And psst, they just restocked it! 😉

Love is All We Need by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Of course I had to break out my most favorite gold tinsel embossing powder and it did not disappoint! 😉

Love is All We Need by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

To start I laid the stamp over a piece of watercolor paper and lightly marked the outline of the stamp with a pencil so I’d know where to blend ink.  Then I removed the stamp and blended festive berries, abandoned coral, and picked raspberry distress ink across the watercolor panel starting in the top left corner and blending down towards the bottom right corner.  Once it dried completely I prepped it with a powder tool and then stamped the Emma background stamp across the panel with versamark before heat-embossing it with gold tinsel embossing powder.Love is All We Need by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Next I stamped the sentiment from Kristina’s Love with versamark and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder.  I used the coordinating word die to die-cut ‘love’ and then trimmed it down the rest of the sentiment to a label.  I adhered the sentiment to the panel with foam mounting tape and finish the card by adding a sprinkling of metallic gold sequins.

And then I went in a totally different direction! 😉

Love You More Each Day by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

I love the combination of black and gold and wanted to throw a very non-Valentine’s Day color in the mix so I chose teal!  I stamped the Emma background onto black cardstock with versamark and then heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder.  Then I followed the same steps as my previous card for the sentiment from Kristina’s Love but used Audrey Blue cardstock with the gold embossing powder.  I finished the card with a sprinkling of metallic gold and aquamarine sequins!

Love You More Each Day by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

So yes, I cannot recommend this stamp enough…it is gorgeous and so versatile!  My next goal is to use it for Christmas cards…I hope to share those later this week! 🙂 Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

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Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp EMMA BACKGROUND SSS101692 Hey Love
Simon Says Stamps And Dies KRISTINA’S LOVE Set287KW Hey Love
Simon Says Clear Stamps LOVE SSS101698 Hey Love
Simon Says Stamp LOVE Wafer Die SSSD111692 Hey Love
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# AUDREY BLUE AB19
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
Tim Holtz 8.5 X 11 DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger TDA53927
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM METALLIC GOLD Cupped Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 6MM METALLIC GOLD CUPPED Sequins PPP027
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM AQUAMARINE Cupped Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 6MM AQUAMARINE Cupped Sequins
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad FESTIVE BERRIES Ranger TDP39969
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad ABANDONED CORAL Ranger TDP46769
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TDP40088
EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER GOLD Ultrafine Detail GoldEP4
Ranger Embossing Powder GOLD Tinsel EPJ41047
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 Wagner
Simon Says Stamp BIG MOMMA FOAM TAPE ROLL Foam72
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun
Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And White 660340
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  1. Michele F says

    February 7, 2017 at 9:07 am

    It really, truly is all we need … so I’m sending you plenty of it, Jessica, for these fabulous cards! Yours stack up to the others in every way! On MY list now!
    =]

    Reply
  2. Crimson Owl Creations says

    February 7, 2017 at 9:56 am

    Wow! I love this gorgeous embossed gold technique! Beautiful!

    Reply
  3. Terrie says

    February 7, 2017 at 12:56 pm

    These are both such beautiful cards! I really like the Emma background stamp 🙂

    Reply
  4. karen marie hansen says

    February 7, 2017 at 2:29 pm

    gorgeous cards! The teal almost glows on the black background – wow! I am wondering if it would not be easier to ink blend after embossing, then it should be easy to see where the image is?!

    Reply
  5. Conil says

    February 7, 2017 at 3:36 pm

    Both of these are luscious.

    Reply
  6. Michael Bakeler says

    February 7, 2017 at 6:10 pm

    Thank you for showing us the beauty and versatility of the stamp. It is now on my wish list! I love your work. MOMA worthy!

    Reply
  7. Celeste Goff says

    February 7, 2017 at 7:16 pm

    Gorgeous cards Jess! I can see why this stamp is at the top of your go-to stamp list!

    Reply
  8. Maggie B says

    February 8, 2017 at 12:36 am

    Hi Jess ~ Both of your cards are stunning but there’s something about gold on a black background that always grabs me. That card is classically stunning. Thanks so much for sharing. ~HUGS~
    #kindnessmatters

    Reply
  9. Joyce Casaldi says

    February 8, 2017 at 2:03 am

    Very nice, Jess!

    Reply
  10. Donna says

    February 9, 2017 at 6:36 am

    Thanks for the inspiration. I just ordered Emma after it restocked. looking forward to using it with gold sparkle embossing powder.

    Reply
  11. Patt H. says

    February 9, 2017 at 7:30 am

    Two more stunning cards! I love the unexpected colors of the second one & the gorgeousness of both. I can see this is a truly versatile stamp. Can’t wait to check out your holiday versions!

    Reply
  12. cmayne says

    February 13, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    Gorgeous cards featuring your new ‘obsessed with’ stamp! Glad you ‘tried it on’ to see that it really dies suit you to a ‘t’! Love…yes, something we all need in copious quantities!
    ~carol

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