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Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Believe In You blog hop!! Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s FABULOUS!!!
Here are four projects I shared yesterday using the new release (find more details here):
And today I have three more projects to share as well as a video! 🙂
First up is a card using my finished cosmos panel!
I started by stamping the Cosmos Background with barely beige no-line ink using my MISTI and left the stamp inside my MISTI. Then I colored it with copic markers. I used RV06, R29, RV21, RV25, RV29, R39, and RV99 for the flowers, Y35, Y38, and YR16 for the flower centers, T5 and T7 for the foliage, and 110 for the background. Once I finished coloring I placed the panel back inside my MISTI, stamped it again with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder to really bring out the contrast between the pinks and blacks! At this point I trimmed the panel down to 5.5″ by 4″ and reserved the leftover panel for another card.
I adhered the panel to a white card base and then added the sentiment from Greetings Mix 1 that I heat-embossed on black cardstock. Finally I finished the card by adding dandelion and english mustard nuvo drops to the flower centers for a little extra shine and dimension!
You can watch the video for my next project below or at my YouTube channel! And don’t forget to subscribe for more crafty inspiration! 🙂
Next up is a set of cards featuring an oldie but goodie technique: ombré repeat stamping! You can do this with an acrylic block but it’s SO easy with a stamp positioner like the MISTI!
I lined up the fantastic big sentiments from the Everyday Line Sentiments set on my MISTI lid and stamped them from lighter to darker, moving my panel up each time following the grid lines on my MISTI. On some cards I also moved the panel slightly from side to side for a different look!
I kept these simple and finished them with a heat-embossed sentiment from the same set on a strip of bold black cardstock! It took about fifteen minutes to crank out ten finished cards and it would have been less had I kept the sentiments the same! But these would be a great card set to give as a gift or a design to keep in mind if you need to do some quick mass-producing!
Last, but certainly not least, is this colorful birthday card using one of Suzy’s Succulents Watercolor Prints! I just love these prints for easy coloring, no stamping involved! I started by coloring the cactus and pots with copic markers. I added a few accents with a white gel pen and a little spectrum noir clear sparkle to the flowers.
Then I went in with distress inks to create my vibrant desert sunset! I used squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, abandoned coral, worn lipstick, picked raspberry, dusty concord and broken china! After I finished the background I added a few splatters of paint and water to the panel and let it dry before trimming off the edges. I adhered it to a black panel and then added chunky and prisma glitter to the cacti with crystal glaze to finish the card!
And that’s it for today! Check out the Believe In You gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special brand of the month gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Receive a free mini distress resist spray with any Tim Holtz purchase (while supplies last!)!
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Happy shopping! 😉
To celebrate the Believe in You 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, July 28th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, July 31st! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Amy Rysavy
- Suzy Plantamura
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Ruwe
- Gayatri Murali
- Barb Engler
- Marge Yoon
- Lea Lawson
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fantastic day, and enjoy the hop!
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Awesome cactus card! Sounds like fun to just sit and color and then embellish a little! Thanks for sharing!
what great cards! loved that first card, it is stunning!
Each of these is amazing. I really like the simple ombre cards and the cactus card is beautiful. Your first card is outstanding. Thanks for the info on how you did it.
Such brilliant color and done to perfection.
I love the ombré stamping of the sentiment. An easy way to make a card.
such a variety of styles- super looking cards!!
Simply gorgeous!!
Fantastic cards Jessica! Every one of them is delightful! Thank you for the inspiration to try the ombré technique again, it’s been so long.
Absolutely stunning! Those red flowers are gorgeous! Love also the ombré birthday cards!
All of these cards are just beautiful!
Lovely cards!
The full panel cosmos is stunning! I’ll have to remember the ombre stamping – would be a great way to do some simple Christmas cards!!
Jessica, I never would have thought to use the tonal greys for the leaves — thanks for the inspiration on that — great colors. All your cards are so different, your stop is always so excellent, I guess that’s why I’m a subscriber — sorry I don’t comment more often. 🙂
So many great ideas! Love all your creations ❤
Wonderful cards, especially the cosmos background. I appreciate knowing the exact colors & products you used to get such great results.
All of your cards are simply beautiful. The choice of colors and your layouts are on point.
Terrific cards!!
Loved all your cards! Especially the red cosmos with the black background. Very nice!
Wow – your Cosmos Bloom card and coloring is stunning. I need this stamp in my life!
Fantastic cards that beautifully showcase this release, the cosmos are stunning.
I really like all the cards but my favorite is the cosmos card it is just the beautiful thank you so much for sharing.
Wow, amazing card, and your coloring is amazing!
Wonderful cards Jess–love the colors you’ve used on both cards. Hats off to SSS for a great new release!
Wonderful cards. I especially love the first one — absolutely stunning. the Cosmos Bloom background stamp is my favorite from the fantastic release.
Your cards are so beautiful! Great coloring on the cosmos flowers and the cacti cards.