Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Fun and Festive blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s AMAZING!!!
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I’ve already shared three cards using the new release here and today I’m sharing another pair of cards using the gorgeous Rina and Alicia snowflake dies! I’ve also created a video that you can watch below or over on my YouTube channel!
I love those gorgeous delicate snowflakes and thought they’d be perfect with a little distress ink smooshed background!
I wanted to go for more modern feel for my first card so I smooshed picked raspberry, abandoned coral, and candied apple distress ink onto the background and splattered it with water, more concentrated distress ink, metallic gold, and metallic red paint.
I die-cut the Alicia snowflake with white cardstock and pressed a versamark pad over one edge. I heat-embossed that with gold tinsel embossing powder to create the look of a gold dipped snowflake! I stamped the sentiment from Tiny Words Christmas three times on black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed them down to thin labels and adhered them with foam mounting tape. I finished the card with a few nuvo drops and sparkly jewels!
My second card follows a similar process but uses peacock feathers, mermaid lagoon, blueprint sketch, and wilted violet distress ink.
For this card I die-cut three Rina snowflakes using white and silver glitter cardstock. I adhered them to the card and added an embossed sentiment label Finally I added a few iridescent sequins and nuvo glitter drops to finish the card!
Check out the Fun and Festive gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Use the code FESTF87 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your gift!
To celebrate the Fun and Festive 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, October 14th, 2018! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Suzy!! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Cathy Zielske
- Laura Bassen
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Amanda Korotkova
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Heather Hoffman
- Elena Salo
- Ankita Gupta
- Karin Åkesdotter
- Emma Williams
Thanks so much for stopping by, have an amazing day, and enjoy the hop!
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So pretty!
Oh wow, these are just gorgeous
Fabulous CAS cards!! 🙂
Beautiful snowflake cards. I like the colors and the touch of gold and silver.
I love your gorgeous cards! Snowflakes are my favorites and the colors are fabulous.
love the water color background. cute cards.
Love the technique of the smooshing. Beautiful cards.
Jessica, I love your beautiful snow flakes! Both of your color palettes are so pretty and very festive! Anyone would love receiving these cards! I really liked your ink smooshing technique- haven’t seen done that way before and you got great results! Can’t wait to try these beautiful new snowflake does from Simon! ❄️💫❄️
Love the bold colors. This is one of my go to techniques– its easy, quick, and lovely! Great job on your ‘gold dipped snowflake. Will def give this idea a try.
Love your work beautiful!
Love the snowflake cards! Very pretty
Pretty cards.
Very pretty cards. Love the delicate snowflakes!
those new snowflakes are gorgeous – great designs Jessica
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful snowflake cards! I love the artsy look.
Your cards are stunning! You do the smooshing technique perfectly and the gold gives the perfect touch!
i love the non traditional colors on the second set!
Loved em yesterday (before I knew it was part of a hop), love em still. Simply can’t go wrong using snowflakes.
Beautiful watercolor work.
So pretty and beautiful colors. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
gorgeous cards… love the partial embossing on the first one!
Love the ink smooshing beautiful carcs
Wow! Wow! Wow! Awesome cards!!! Love your colouring!!! <3
Love the splash of color. Thanks for sharing your awesome projects today