Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Blossoms and Butterflies blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s FANTASTIC!!!
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I’ve already shared two cards and a giveaway using the new release (find more details here) and today I’m sharing three more cards!
My first two cards feature the stunning Floral Mix background stamp! If some of these flowers look familiar it’s because they were featured in the older Spring and Summer flower sets! I just love how it’s been arranged to create this gorgeous layout! I stamped it onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. Next I colored it with copic markers. It took a few hours to get it finished but I love how it turned out!
I trimmed the panel down to 4″ by 5.25″ and added a black cardstock mat before adhering it to a white card base. Next I die-cut the sentiment outline with vellum and the sentiment with black cardstock. I wanted to keep the card simple and allow the panel to shine so I just adhered the sentiment over the panel and left it at that!
Meanwhile I took the panel leftovers and matted it with black cardstock. I adhered that to a card base for a CAS card. Then I used the same word die but this time I used black and white cardstock. I adhered them together and added them over the floral stripe.
I love when I can get two cards out of one panel; and especially with the time put into this card I didn’t want to waste any of it! 😉
Next I kept up my colorful vibe and thought a little out of the box with the new Wake Up and Make Up set! I decided that some of the tubes looked a little like paint tubes and decided to go in that direction! I stamped them with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then I watercolored them with Mission Gold watercolors and set them aside to dry.
Once it was dry I added a little copic coloring to the tubes to add shading and then covered the labels with a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle! Then I stamped the sentiments onto black cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder. I die-cut them to a thin label with the Sentiment Label dies and adhered them to the card with foam mounting tape to finish the card!
Check out the Blossoms and Butterflies gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Use the code BLSM999 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your Unicorn Glitter Dust!!
To celebrate the Blossoms and Butterflies 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 14th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, April 17th. Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Suzy!! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Ruwe
- Amy Rysavy
- Heather Hoffman
- Lea Lawson
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fabulous day, and enjoy the hop!
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Wow love the stricking colors as vivid and eye catching. So creative and your coloring is amazing. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Beautiful coloring! I love the background stamp.
great job of coloring, the flowers really stand out. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome card! My wish list is getting longer!!
Thanks for sharing.
Your flowers are so bright and pretty. I like the detail of the faux stitching.
Your paint tubes are great. I always like crafting/art themes.
GORGEOUS WORK, Jessica!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE the first two cards with the florals & your last is SO CREATIVE! WOW!!! JUST GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! 😉
Wow love the vibrant colors you used.. Fabulous Creations!
Love these spring flowers.
especially love the card with the colored strip and the hello die. all the white space really makes it pop!
Awesome coloring.
I like the bright colors of your cards.
Love the vivid colors of both cards!
I agree, they do look like paint tubes. Wonderful and fun card. Both of the floral cards are so beautiful with those rich colors.
Gorgeous cards.
Wow. what great beautiful coloring with alcohol markers and love the unique idea of the tubes of paint. Thank you for sharing.
Absolutely colorful and eye-catching cards. What a variety of cards! I so appreciate your talent and creativity!
Wonderful colours and great ideas!!
Wow!!!Really Fabulous cards!! Soooo Bright and Cheery!!!
Your cards are simply stunning, Jessica! The Copic coloring you did on the first 2 cards is just so beautiful! I love how you used the leftover piece to create another card! I also loved the creativity of your third card…making them look like tubes of paint – brilliant idea!!
Love these colorful, creative cards! Thanks!
Love your cards! Thank you for sharing!!!
Your colors are so vibrant, just stunning!!!
Lovely cards. I love the vibrant colour on the floral one and admire the masking you must have had to do (I’m too lazy for that!). The makeup set is my favourite from this release.
Wow, gorgeous coloring