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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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Love everything you do…each card is so special and inspiring!!
Wow! The black background makes a stunning card! Thanks for your embossing tips to make it really pop!
Fabulous Cosmos coloring and card!! Love your ombre cards. So simple and lovely! Your background on the cactus card is gorgeous. Love the sparkles!!
Such amazing cards and I really appreciate the video!! Such a great technique. You are sooo talented. 🙂
So very pretty.
Your colouring is amazing ! wow.. love it.
Thank you so much for all the beautiful card creations! Really helpful! I got so many ideas – can’t wait to start! Beautiful work – thanks for sharing!
Love those gorgeous red flowers and the great coloring job on the succulents!
Wow – those colourful flowers are so bold and vibrant – they blow me away!
The cards with the sentiments are so simple but
so pretty. Why do we think we have to have
all kinds of bling to have a beautiful card.
Do love those flowers in the first card – they
are gorgeous. thanks for sharing
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Amazing and inspirational as always! Xx
Gorgeous flowers, and love that you got a 2 for 1 from your coloring time! Love the ombre stamping too… I forget to do that!
Beautiful colorful cards! Very inspiring.
Wow! Love the intensity of your cosmos card! Gorgeous! And, I must try the repeat stamping technique- love the bold and clean design! As always, I love your use of glitter on the cacti card! So you! And, it’s my fav! 💛🌻🌼 An amazing new release by Simon Says Stamp and your designs brought it to life! Bravo to both of you!
I love how wonderful your cards are.
Your cosmos turned out gorgeous! That back background really makes them pop!
Your coloring is always inspiring. You bring the stamps to life.
Wow! I love how you colored the cosmos background stamp! All of the cards you created with the release are beautiful. 🙂
Your cards are all beautiful! I love the 1st card with the gorgeous flowers!! Absolutely GORGEOUS! Stunning job!
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia Rodriguez
Migdalia’s Crafts
Love the back to school card and pencil tag! The bright colors in the background of your cactus card is really pretty too!
Jessica, you’re killing me! I now have to have all of these stamp sets. I love what you did with the cosmos stamp and the ombre stamping.
Great cards! Love the colors!
all great cards, Jess! LUV the contrast on your first card. and your sentiment cards…what a great gift set/mass production design!
Wow – I love the cosmos background. I would not have thought to emboss after but what a great technique. Thanks for sharing!
Love your coloring! Thanks for the inspiration!