Hello and good morning!! I’m super excited to share that there’s a new Simon Says Stamp release, Blossoms and Butterflies, and it’s available RIGHT NOW!! The release is filled with tons of gorgeous products! Here’s a quick look at all the new release:
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I’ll have more to share this week but I’m starting off with a very different pair of cards featuring the absolutely stunning Bouquet of Roses stencil. I’m kind of amused because these were also the most difficult cards I’ve ever tried to photograph (totally my fault) and I plan to do a quick IG live tomorrow to show you the cards because the shimmer and glimmer is practically impossible to capture on camera!
You’ve never believe it but the three ink pads in the photo above are the ink pads used on the card! I started by taping the Bouquet of Roses stencil over a piece of fog grey cardstock. Then I used sponge daubers to blend watermelon, schoolhouse red, and slate ink over the roses and leaves. I let the ink dry for a minute or two and then added a thin layer of moonstone glimmer paste over the entire stencil. It really softened the ink colors and added an unreal amount of shimmer! I peeled up and washed the stencil while I let the paste dry.
While the paste was drying I die-cut the Friend word die with vellum and white cardstock and adhered them together. I also stamped the rest of the sentiment from Tiny Words: Encouragement on a strip of fog cardstock with slate grey ink. Once the paste was dry I adhered the sentiment word with liquid adhesive and the sentiment strip with foam mounting tape. Finally I finished the card with a mix of sequins, nuvo jewel drops, and nuvo crystal drops!
My second card was actually more difficult to photograph and I really wish you could see the shine on this one in person! I started off, similar to the first, by taping the stencil over a panel of white cardstock. I blended the same ink colors over the stencil but this time I covered it with a thin layer of pearlescent embossing paste. The pearlescent paste just lets the tiniest hint of color peek through creating a beautiful pale pastel design.
While that was drying I die-cut the Congrats die from white cardstock twice and vellum once. I adhered them together and then used vellum adhesive to adhere it to the card base. I finished the card with sequins and nuvo jewel drops. I thought this would be a perfect wedding card with the soft hint of color and lots of sparkly shimmer!
And that’s it! I’ll be back to share more tomorrow but make sure you shop Blossoms and Butterflies release soon for the best selection! All the products will be restocked but I have a feeling some are sure to sell out this weekend! 😉
To celebrate the Blossoms and Butterflies release I’m giving away a $30 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! To enter, leave a comment before 11:59PM ET Sunday, April 21st and let me know your favorite items from the release! Good luck! 😉
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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Beautiful cards! I am smitten right now with the Floral Mix background.
Wow! Both of your cards are gorgeous! I love the look of these glittery and shimmery pastes. 🙂 I think my favorite product from this release are the different flower frame dies.
What beautiful cards! I need to be reminded to use stencils. I always forget them. Thank you for sharing!!!!
I like the Bouquet of Roses stencil. I haven’t used stencils and your cards have inspired me–they are so pretty.
Lovely cards! Such a wonderful technique. My favourite from the release is the Tiny Words of Encouragement stamp set. Perfect sentiments to help brighten someone’s day!
Beautiful cards! My faves from this release are the floral frame dies.
Love me some glitter on my cards. So excited for this release. Thank you for your time and sharing your talent.
Beautiful creations! My favorite item from the release is the Dahlia Corner Frame wafer die!
Beautiful cards! Thanks for the idea.
Very beautiful effects, love your use of coloured cardstock instead of just white all the time
Lovely cards. I especially like the colors of the glitter card.
These are so pretty, such different looks depending on what you put on top! I really like this rose stencil and the large butterfly and floral backgrounds. Thanks for a chance to win!
Awesomeness
Love these cards! And I am now I have an new technique to try with having ink behind the paste. Kind wait to see the results! So So pretty Jess! And that stencil is amazing!