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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I will be honest I really didn’t care for that stencil until this blog. You all have made such beautiful cards with it. Thank you so much for sharing.
Nice background !!
Love your idea!
Absolutely gorgeous and beautiful!
All of that sparkle is just gorgeous. Beautiful colors! Thanksd for sharing such beautiful inspiration. Off to buy that stencil!
Love the shimmer in the cards. You inspire me to try brew things. Great card!
Gorgeous card! I love that you used the glitter paste over the distress oxide inks! It’s so pretty! This is such a great release! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the sparkle! Thanks for sharing!
It looks great, Jess. Glitter is sooo hard to capture in photos but I love to play with it too 🙂
I love this stencil and what you’ve done with it is wonderful. I just got some shimmer paste, I will give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a stunning effect with the DOX inks and shimmer paste! I’m trying that out soon! Love your gorgeous card and the clever idea for getting your embossed sentiment!
That technique is beautiful! Thank you for sharing how you did that.
Wow, Jessica what a gorgeous card and what a great idea to put the glimmer paste over the Distress Oxide. Thanks, this is something I want to try.
Great take on the new release
Your card is gorgeous ! This kindness die is one of my favorite and with your amazing work on the background, the result is really a masterpiece.
This is just stunning! I just got some of the glimmer pastes from Nuvo and I love the idea of using the Distress Oxides first and then adding the paste to pick up the colors!! Great idea and great way to stretch your supplies!! Thanks!
Love your card and how you used the glimmer paste and oxide together! Very pretty
Lovely cards with beautiful sparkle. Thanks!
Beautiful card, that glitter paste looks amazing!
Very pretty and dramatic card! Love the sparkle.
Such a beautiful card!
Beautiful shimmery card. Love the stencil.
Lovin the glimmer paste and the stencil.
Wow! Your card is super dreamy. Love it so much and all the beautiful sparkle makes me smile. Thanks for the beautiful inspiration!
Just loving the glimmer paste