Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Rest and Refresh blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s FABULOUS!!!
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Here are two cards I shared yesterday using the new release (find more details here):
And today I have two more cards to share as well as a video! 🙂
You can watch the video below or at my YouTube channel!
This was one of those projects I didn’t think would ever see the light of day. Things went wrong right and left but I’m really glad I didn’t chuck it in the trash can because I really love how it turned out! I started by watercoloring the sky, sun, water, and sand with distress inks.
Then I went back and colored the palm trees and birds with copic markers. I also used copics to add accents and details to the water and sand. I initially made a mess of masking my clouds and when my first fix didn’t quite work I decided to just add glitter! 😉 I added a thin layer of nuvo crystal glaze to each cloud and sprinkled them with chunky and prisma glitter. I also added accents with a white gel pen and a posca marker. Finally I added a thin layer of crystal glaze to the sun and reflections in the water! I trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a card base!
My second card is also ocean-themed but in a not-so tropical way!
I used some simple no-line pencil coloring and the beautiful Your Light set for my second card. I started by stamping the clouds and sailboats onto a piece of dark navy cardstock with unicorn white pigment ink. I quickly used my heat gun to dry the ink and then colored the images with luminance pencils.
Once I was happy with the way the sailboat looked I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock and heat-embossed it with red embossing powder. I die-cut the sentiment with the sentiment label dies and adhered it to my card with foam mounting tape to finish the card!
And that’s it for today! Check out the Rest and Refresh 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 CRL898 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your Simon Says Stamp exclusive Coral Reef ink pad (while supplies last!)!!
To celebrate the Rest and Refresh 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, June 9th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, June 12th! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Amy Rysavy
- Suzy Plantamura
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Hoffman
- Gayatri Murali
- Ankita Gupta
- Barb Engler
- Marge Yoon
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fabulous day, and enjoy the hop!
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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I love all the colours in the card with the palm trees! Definitely makes me feel like summer is around the corner, and your glitter fix looks great!
All of your cards are great and really showcase the new products.
Wow, Jessica! Your talent shows through these cards! What expertise and you make it look do-able! Your additions with Copic and other glazes, etc really make the card pop! I still need to watch your video on the sailboat card; it looks fabulous!
Awesome cards! Love the detail and depth you created on the last card with the sails. Wow!
Love the bright colors on that first one and the colored pencil coloring on the dark cardstock looks amazing!
All of your cards are amazing. I especially like the sentiment you used which reads “We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” Such a great motivator to not give up. This SSS release just has really great images as well as great sentiments. (Love the stencils, too!)
The card at the very beginning is the first time I’ve seen how the stripes stamp would look in real life. I couldn’t imagine it. Thanks for the display!
Love both of your cards….I want to go sit on that beach in the Paradise card….maybe sipping on a pina colada!
I love the tropical scene you created. I want to be there now!
Sometimes it’s just nice knowing others make mistakes too. Some of those mistakes turned into my favorite cards.
Wow, they are each so unique. You are very creative. So many options with this new release. Thanks for sharing so many with us!
Love the beautiful first
card! Looks fabulous.
Carla from Utah
WOW!! These cards are stunning!! I love the bright and bold colors you used, beautiful!!!
Lovely! Each card is so different from the other and each is an inspiration
This card makes me want to plan a vacation!
Jess, that was a fun video. I loved how you showed the changes that you made to your card. The only thing missing on your card was ME….lol.
Both cards were just great. Thank you so much for sharing.
Ooo, I love your sailboat card. The way you put in the shadows and ripples in the sails is amazing. And I appreciate you going through your video and showing how you fixed things that didn’t turn out the way you wanted. Thanks for sharing all your creativity with us!
So glad you didn’t toss this card what a master piece. Your second card is awesome on the black card stock.
Wow! Fabulous backgrounds!!! Great colouring technique!!!
It seems that the oops on our cards, after creatively fixing them, are the better ones. Both cards are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Your cards are beautiful ! Thank you for the inspiration but also for all the tips.
Love your cards….especially the Paradise one!
I like the nautical card. The black background makes it really pop off the page.
Beautiful sunset card.
Love that your shared some of your mistakes, Great cards,