Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Fluttering By Release blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s AMAZING!
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I’ve already shared a card using the new release here (along with a personal giveaway) 😉 and I’m sharing a pair of cards today that are about as different from that card as possible!
These both kinda remind me of growing up as an early 90s kid with lots of neon rainbow bright colors! Ha, but after a dreary weekend I needed something bright and cheerful in my life!! I started by taping the new Abstract Triangle stencil over a piece of bristol smooth cardstock and blending distress oxides over it. I used picked raspberry, candied apple, carved pumpkin, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, blueprint sketch, and wilted violet distress oxides blending in rainbow order from top to bottom. I removed the stencil and set it aside to dry. For the second panel I blended the same colors onto bristol smooth cardstock but without the stencil. Once they were both dry I took the solid blended panel and taped the stencil over it. Then I applied a thin layer of Nuvo black diamond glitter paste over the stencil. I quickly removed the stencil, washed it off, and then let the panel dry overnight.
To finish the first card I die-cut the Whoa You’re Amazing sentiment die from black and white cardstock. Then I placed tape on the back of the black die and inlaid the white letters inside. Once they were all in place I pressed down firmly to make sure the white letters were stuck to the tape. Then I pressed a versamark pad over the sentiment and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder to create an enamel like embellishment. I repeated the process two more times to get a nice smooth finish. I added a tangle of black thread behind the sentiment and adhered it to the rainbow panel with foam mounting tape. I finished the card with a few clear gems!
For the second card I die-cut the Big Hello word die twice from black and once from white cardstock. I adhered the two black dies together and then offset the white cardstock over the black and adhered them together to create a thicker sentiment. I also stamped the sentiment from Messages for Everyday onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I trimmed that down to a thin label and adhered both of them over the stenciled background. The black shadow behind the ‘hello’ word really helps the sentiment standout from the glittery background!
I really love this fun stencil and all the different looks you can get with it! Check out the Fluttering By gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration!
To celebrate the Fluttering By 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, April 15th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. You’re next stop on the hop is my amazingly talented friend, Kelly Latevola!! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
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leaves you feeling all happy … nice job!
Love your neon colors on the black. Great effect! Great release! Thanks to all!!
Like the geometric backgrounds.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love your card.
Love the neon background
These cards are just plain colorful and FUN! I also think they would also be great as “gender neutral” cards, which for me is always a struggle. Thank you for the inspiration.
WOW!!! Love the cards….Backgrounds are great…colors are beautiful!
Amazing backgrounds! Love both cards!
Great cards Jess! Love the bright colors and the cool, graphic designs!
These cards are just so sunshiney bright with the rainbow color palette!!! It was so fun to see your projects for this blog hop as I just love your cards <3
BEAUTIFUL cards, Jess!!! I love how you chose to go with a rainbow color palette, I never get tired of rainbows 🙂 thanks so much for sharing these beautiful cards!!
Awesome cards!! I love that stencil!
Love how you used the stencils!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow – really cool! You have a great style –
Really fun cards!
Such fun colorful cards! Love them!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
loving the bright happy cards!
What great cards! I love the beautiful colors you used.
Great background and love the big sentiment as well. Very nice
I LOVE that black multicoloured card!!!! amazing!!!
Very cool!!!
Gorgeous cards!!
Rainbowy and glittery goodness!!! Love them both, but I’m partial to the black. Making a mental note to play around with that idea the next time I get to play!
I adore making background papers, so this is right up my ally! Some of my favorite inks, techniques and one of my favorite items from this release. How could I not love your cards?!
I love the bold colors! Sent me right back to high school. 😉
Love the cards and seeing more options for the new release.