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STAMPtember Avery Elle Exclusive: Merry Mistletoe

25 Sep

Good morning!  I am excited to introduce the next exclusive Stamptember collaboration set, Merry Mistletoe, from Avery Elle!  Simon Says Stamp’s exclusive collaboration stamp sets are available for a limited time only – while supplies last.  Once these sets sell out they will not be restocked again. So if you love this set I highly recommend placing your order soon!

Here’s what I created!

Happy Holidays by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

I love this pretty mistletoe image!  I decided to keep it simple and stamped it on watercolor paper with versamark and heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder.  Then I used peeled paint, forest moss, and antique linen distress ink to loosely watercolor the leaves and berries.  I used aged mahogany and festive berries distress ink for the bow and let it dry.  Once it was totally dry I wet the background and added aged mahogany and festive berries distress ink to the background using a wet on wet technique.

Happy Holidays by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

After the distress ink dried I flicked the background panel with water to add lots of droplets across the panel.  Once the water droplets dried I stamped the sentiment with versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I also stamped the mistletoe on vellum and heat-embossed it with the same gold tinsel embossing powder.  I added a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle to the vellum and then fussy cut the entire image.  I added drops of glue strategically behind parts of the vellum and then adhered it offset over the watercolored image.  I left some of the vellum unattached which added a little extra dimension.  Finally I added a few green and metallic gold sequins to finish the card with a little extra sparkle!

I hope this gives you some inspiration for this pretty Merry Mistletoe set!  Remember, these won’t last long so head over to Simon Says Stamp and snag yours now!!

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!

Avery Elle MERRY MISTLETOE Clear…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad AGED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2…
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Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 4…
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Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 8…
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Crafter’s Companion CLEAR OVERLAY…
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Ranger Embossing Powder GOLD Tinsel…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
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Simon Says Stamp VELLUM SSSVEL12
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Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER Inkssentials…
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Pretty Pink Posh 4MM METALLIC GOLD…
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Pretty Pink Posh 6MM METALLIC GOLD…
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Pretty Pink Posh 4MM MOSSY GREEN…
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Tonic CRYSTAL GLAZE Nuvo 947N
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Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS…
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Fiskars SPRING-ASSIST SCISSORS…
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Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4…
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Comments:
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Categories:
card-making, crafting, design team, simon says stamp
Tags:
avery elle, distress inks, simon says stamp, stamptember

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Comments

  1. croppinmama says

    September 25, 2017 at 1:45 am

    Absolutely stunning! I always admire your creations, but this is my new fav. I appreciate your clear photos and detailed explanations, too. You’re inspiring me to get going on my Christmas cards.

    Reply
  2. Lisa says

    September 25, 2017 at 4:14 am

    So pretty!

    Reply
  3. Tara Prince says

    September 25, 2017 at 9:28 am

    Very pretty!!

    Reply
  4. mjmarmo says

    September 25, 2017 at 11:05 am

    Stunning!

    Reply
  5. Teresa Doyle says

    September 25, 2017 at 11:47 am

    OH MY GOODNESS Jessica, this is a STUNNER! Thanks for the fabulously clear tutorial, I totally want to try this! The gold embossed vellum looks amazing over the wc’d base. A lovely stamp!

    Reply
  6. Kara Lynne says

    September 26, 2017 at 10:18 am

    So beautiful, Jess! I love your combination of watercoloring paired with gold embossing and velum!

    Reply
  7. margessw says

    October 2, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    This is a gorgeous card, I love that stamp set !

    Reply

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