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Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Release (+VIDEO and GIVEAWAY!)

1 Sep

Good morning and HAPPY STAMPTEMBER!!  It’s finally time! Yay! If you’ve never had the pleasure of experiencing a Simon Says Stamp Stamptember you’re in for a real treat!  All month long Simon Says Stamp will be presenting new releases, exclusive limited collaborations, blog hops, giveaways, sales, and more!  Plus September is my birthday month so I always feel like Stamptember is an extra special birthday present to me! 😉 The Stamptember release is live so head over and check it out! 😉

Together We Stand, Divided We Fall by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

I’ll be sharing lots of cards and videos all month long and I’m kicking it off with a rainbow bright card using a background stamp and sentiment set from the Stamptember release!

You can watch the video below or at my Youtube channel!

I just loved that sentiment from Together the moment I saw it and thought it was perfect in light of everything going on in the world these days.  And I love the concept of this grid stamp (and all the stamp sets that go with it) and just thought it would be fun to start off with some simple distress ink watercoloring!

I started by stamping the Grid Play Grid stamp on distress watercolor paper with versamark and heat-embossing it with white embossing powder.  I only inked the corner of the stamp to add some interest to the edge of the eventual watercoloring.  Then I taped it to a hard board and smooshed distress inks in picked raspberry, festive berries, ripe persimmon, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, salty ocean, and seedless preserves onto my craft mat and wet the watercolor paper.  I used a damp paintbrush to add distress ink to my wet background to create a soft blend of colors.  But I made sure to clean my paintbrush between colors to keep it nice and rainbow bright!

Together We Stand, Divided We Fall by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

I added two layers of color, drying between each layer and then set it aside to dry.  Once it was totally dry I added splatters of black distress ink and then let that dry while I worked on the sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment from Together onto black cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder before trimming it down to a label.  I added a layer of foam mounting tape to the back of the sentiment and then added a tangle of silver metallic thread.  Then I put a second layer of foam mounting tape on the sentiment and adhered it to the card.  I like separating the thread from the sentiment and the card panel with foam tape because it gives it a little more dimension and movement.  Finally I added a sprinkling of sparkling clear sequins and a few dots of nuvo crystal glaze!

To celebrate my birthday I have several giveaways planned all month long on my blog, youtube channel, and instagram so make sure to subscribe to my blog and youtube channel and follow me on instagram for details!  I’d like to celebrate some of the wonderful companies that I’m honored to work with and today’s giveaway is all about Simon Says Stamp!  I’ll be choosing one winner to receive a Stamptember release product of your choice so leave me a comment and let me know what you’d like to add to your stash!  If you’ve already purchased the item by the time the giveaway closes I’ll just send you a SSS gift certificate for $15!  This giveaway will close on 11:59PM ET on September 7th and the winner will be announced on September 8th!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!

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  1. Kimberly Myers says

    September 1, 2017 at 12:30 am

    I love your watercolor rainbow card!

    Reply
  2. Robyn R says

    September 1, 2017 at 12:31 am

    I love the new dog dies! I also like the grid stamp…to be honest, I want everything!

    Reply
  3. Carla Hundley says

    September 1, 2017 at 12:41 am

    Lovely card, great design
    and I love the Forever
    Friends stamp set.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  4. Nana711 says

    September 1, 2017 at 12:54 am

    I enjoyed your video. I would choose the Good Reading or Grid Play background stamps.

    Reply
  5. Susan Kaiser says

    September 1, 2017 at 1:07 am

    Your blog is always fun. I really like the watercolor with the grid – I think I need the grid and the animal stamps and cutting dies. very sweet!

    Reply
  6. Susy Ramirez says

    September 1, 2017 at 1:13 am

    My favorite is Live Well stamp set.

    Reply
  7. craftysuz says

    September 1, 2017 at 1:18 am

    Great card. I love so many things in the new release but I would put the friends set to good use

    Reply
  8. Linda Lipford says

    September 1, 2017 at 1:36 am

    My favorite items are the Daniel Smith watercolor dot cards!

    Reply
  9. MJ says

    September 1, 2017 at 2:24 am

    The new Kaleidoscope background stamp is really pretty. But the new together stamp set is really nice too. It is so hard to choose. Love your card.

    Reply
  10. Mateja P says

    September 1, 2017 at 3:24 am

    I love the new Ornate Background stamp. It’s beautiful 🙂

    Reply
  11. Debbie Hallamek says

    September 1, 2017 at 3:53 am

    Lovely. I think my fav is the grid stamp. Thanks

    Reply
  12. Donna C says

    September 1, 2017 at 5:54 am

    I have been following your work since you came on to the stamping scene and I love all the color you use in your work. I do not have any of SSS’s gorgeous detailed stencils so that is a must-buy for Stamptember. The new stencils look gorgeous.

    Reply
  13. Pooja says

    September 1, 2017 at 6:10 am

    Happy Birthday month to you Jessica 😉 !! Loved the rainbow bg on your card,it looks awesome 🙂 I have just started hopping along and my fav from release is the text bg !

    Reply
  14. Liz mca says

    September 1, 2017 at 6:45 am

    Love that Christmas stencil, animal dies, under the sea, all the bkgd stamps….what did I miss? Lol

    Reply
  15. Tommie Runner says

    September 1, 2017 at 7:01 am

    Happy birthday! I love this card so much, it’s really a beautiful idea that would work with so many different sentiments and color combos and background stamps. But it really makes me want to get my hands on that grid stamp! 😍

    Reply
  16. Stephanie B says

    September 1, 2017 at 7:18 am

    Happy Birhthday! I really love the Summer Flowers stamps and dies release – I’m a sucker for florals.

    Reply
  17. Teri Wilson says

    September 1, 2017 at 7:20 am

    So hard to choose! I love the floral background stamp!

    Reply
  18. BeckyD says

    September 1, 2017 at 7:25 am

    All the new products are awesome! I really want those cute little animal dies! Your card is so pretty too. I love the look using that water color technique. All the cards you do are so awesome! Happy Birthday!

    Reply
  19. Mary Lehett says

    September 1, 2017 at 7:52 am

    Thank you for the creative card technique and using Distress Inks.

    Reply
  20. Amy Cooley says

    September 1, 2017 at 7:55 am

    My favorite is the “You’ve Got This” stamp set. I love the encouraging sentiments! Thanks!

    Reply
  21. Maryam's craft says

    September 1, 2017 at 8:02 am

    Wish you all the best… I love your cards and all the new ideas you make.. I love the grid play stamp set.. looks it have lots of fun..

    Reply
  22. mypapercraftworld says

    September 1, 2017 at 8:33 am

    What a great contrast of the delicious unstructured rainbow watercolours with the crisp lines of this fabulous background stamp, Jess … a brilliant card! Hard to choose a favourite from the release … I think Let Us Rejoice, it’s lovely! Enjoy your birthday when it arrives! Anita 🙂

    Reply
  23. Sue LD says

    September 1, 2017 at 8:38 am

    Great sentiment and love the grid pattern and colors. Happy Birthday to you. One of my favorite things in the new release is You Got This.

    Reply
  24. Samantha Johnson says

    September 1, 2017 at 8:50 am

    I love this card! I love all the new stencils.

    Reply
  25. Kim Potts says

    September 1, 2017 at 8:56 am

    Beautiful card! Let Us Rejoice stamp is my fav! Going on my wish list

    Reply
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