Good morning!! I am thrilled to be a stop on the Simon Says Stamp Love Release Blog Hop today! Simon Says Stamp just released a fabulous new collection of dies and stamps and if you haven’t checked it out yet you really should!!
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For the hop today I used the gorgeous Folk Dance stencil along with some BRAND NEW distress oxides!!
While at Creativation last weekend I was given the brand new distress oxide colors and I couldn’t wait to play with them! I decided to pair them with some shimmery nuvo glimmer paste for a glittery, ombre design! I started by taping the stencil down over a piece of Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy cardstock. Then I blended shaded lilac, blueprint sketch, and wilted violet distress oxides over the cardstock. Unlike the original distress inks, distress oxides will show up on dark cardstock! After I finished blending, I spread a thin layer of nuvo glimmer paste in moonstone over the stencil and then lifted the stencil to reveal the design.
The iridescence of the glimmer paste did AMAZING things to the distress oxides…I wish I could capture the shimmer of this card in a photo…it’s absolutely stunning! After I finished staring at the panel I set it aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the card. I recently received a Gemini Jr and have been playing around with it to see exactly what it can do! It was one of these experiments that led to this look. I folded a scrap piece of soft navy cardstock in half and ran it through the Gemini Jr with the Kindness Matters die. I did not include the thin metal shim in the plate sandwich. If I had the Gemini would have easily cut through both pieces of cardstock. Because I didn’t, the top layer cut beautifully but the bottom layer was left with a heavily dry-embossed design. I could have achieved a similar look using an embossing mat but it wouldn’t be quite so defined.
Really, if you’ve been looking for a new electric die-cutting machine I cannot recommend the Gemini Jr enough. I was already excited about it but after visiting the Crafters Companion booth at Creativation and seeing ALL the things this machine can do…I am so SO thrilled that I have one!
Once the stenciled panel was dry I trimmed it down and adhered it to a soft navy card base. Then I added a tangle of metallic silver thread behind the sentiment and then popped it up with a layer of foam mounting tape. I traced over the letters with a spectrum noir clear sparkle pen and added a few iridescent clear sequins for a little more shimmer. The purply-aqua shine of the sequins matches the card PERFECTLY and I love that the sentiment stands out but doesn’t take away from the background!
And that’s it! 🙂
To celebrate the Love release Simon Says Stamp is giving away $25 to EVERY stop on the hop so make sure you leave a comment at each hop stop for the most chances to win! Please your comments before 11:59PM EST on Sunday, January 27th and the winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog next week! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kristina Werner
- Laura Bassen
- Yana Smakula
- Debby Hughes
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Nichol Spohr
- Suzy Plantamura
- Jessica Frost-Ballas
- Heather Ruwe
- Lisa Addesa
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The glitter shows through and the shading of the
colors is wonderful. Can’t wait to get the new
colors. thanks for sharing
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Really, really love your card. Until now, I have not played with shimmer paste… just put an order for them. Thanks.
Great colours and shimmer with this card.
This is such a beautiful card!! Reminds me of the one Kristina made for this blog hop as well. I love the sparkle!!! (I’m a sparkle addict)
That’s gorgeous! I love the effect of mixing the Oxides with the glitter paste.
I really like using the oxide ink for the color and then placing shimmer paste on top!! It helps to have the ability to use all the colors you have without purchasing all the different colored shimmer paste. Such a pretty card and I love the shine of it!!
Your card is just beautiful. I love how you used the nuvo paste and added your new oxide ink colors over them. Great job.
very different – like the use of inlay die words on the dark cardstock – interesting concept – never thought to use it – now I have to figure out how to on my cards – great idea
Something new that I’ve not seen before. I’m going to dive right in and buy quite a few distress inks so I love having so many different ways of using them.
Hi Jess, Love your card lots of glitter and glam! Thanks for sharing
Wow! This is my favourite card along the blog hop. I just love how you used the oxides on the dark background and created an ombre effect. But putting the glimmer paste over top just made it absolutely stunning. I cannot wait to try this technique and the results you got are amazing.
So pretty, I love all of the sparkle!
The sparkle really grabbed my attention.
Thank you for sharing
Wow the background is sensational – thanks for sharing the technique:)
Delightful card. Love Distress Oxide Inks.
love stencils and glitter 🙂 beautiful card!
glimmer, beautiful inks and that great stencil are a fantastic combo!
Such a pretty card!
Very lovely card. tfs
I like other pretty colorful paste! I’ve got to try that stuff.
Glad to see your using your Creativation swag so beautifully. This glittery stencilled design looks awesome on navy. Can’t wait to get my new inks, now. And I like the mini review on the Gemini Jr. So far, sounds like a terrific machine. I’m a sucker for dry embossing.
Beautiful card! Love the colors and the sparkle. I love that stencil.
So pretty & shimmery! Love the sliding hearts die in this release.
Beautiful card. Love how you used the stencil. Thanks so much for sharing…