Good morning! I’m so excited to be a stop on the Simon Says Stamp Making Spirits Bright Release blog hop! I love all of the amazing Halloween and Christmas stamps, dies, and stencils in this release…perfect for all your holiday card-making! I shared two cards using the new release here and here and I’ve got a few more to share today!
First up is this distress ink card using two dies from the new release, Rejoice and Holy Stars. I blended tumbled glass into the area where I knew my star would be and then blended broken china, chipped sapphire, seedless preserves, and black soot out from that lighter spot to fill the background. Next I spritzed water across the panel to create the illusion of stars in the distance and finally flicked white acrylic paint over the panel to create closer stars. I set that aside to dry completely and then trimmed the panel down to 3.5″ by 8″. I thought this would be an appropriate scene for an extra tall card!
Then I die-cut the Drifting Stitches die twice from white cardstock to create hills and adhered them to my blended background. I die-cut the Holy Stars die from white cardstock, adhered it to the background, coated it with a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle, and then added a layer of nuvo crystal glaze for a little extra shimmer and shine. Finally I die-cut the Rejoice word die from silver glitter cardstock and adhered it over the hills.
My second card uses some scraps from my first card. I wasn’t entirely sure what colors I wanted to use for the background so I experimented with a few possibilities. And I loved them so I didn’t want them to go waste. I simply blended distress inks onto white cardstock and then adhered them to a card base. I die-cut the new Snowburst Collage from the white cardstock and adhered them over the blended backgrounds. Finally I stamped the sentiment from Merry and Bright and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder.
I hope this gives you some inspiration for the Making Spirits Bright release! Here are the other cards I’ve created using the new release:
And what’s a hop without a giveaway, right? Every stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift card! All you need to do is visit and leave a comment on each blog. The winners will be randomly selected from each blog and announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog! AND there was another hop yesterday and each of those stops is also giving away a $25 gift card so be sure to check that out on the SSS blog! In case you encounter a broken link here is the full hop list for today:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog: http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/making-spirits-bright-2nd-blog-hop/
- Kristina Werner: http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/2-types-of-stencil-embossing-new-holiday-release-from-simon-says-stamp/
- Debby Hughes: http://limedoodledesign.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-holiday-release-blog-hop/
- Yana Smakula: http://www.yanasmakula.com/?p=60321
- Nina-Marie Trapani: http://ninamariedesign.com/2017/10/13/in-lay-watercolor-die-cutting-hop/
- Suzy Plantamura: http://suzyplantamura.typepad.com/living_my_dream/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop-day-2.html
- Amanda Korotkova: http://www.littlecraftypill.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright.html
- (YOU ARE HERE!) Jessica Frost-Ballas: https://www.allthesparkle.com/sssmcbhop/
- Barb Engler: https://bdengler4.blogspot.com/2017/10/sss-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop.html
- Heather Hoffman: http://housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com/2017/10/sss-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop.html
- Amy Kolling: http://stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright.html
Good luck! Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous day! If this is your first time visiting my blog I hope you’ll come back! You can subscribe to my blog via the sidebar on the right or find me on Instagram and Youtube. Happy Hopping!
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The Holy Star card is fabulous. I love the night scene with the stars. The other card is beautiful, also. I like that you can peek through to see the colors underneath.
Your cards are wonderful! You make it sound so easy but I know it isn’t! I can’t wait to see more.
Love both of your cards, but especially the rejoice one!
The Rejoice card is a work of art, and the Snowburst Collage cards are utterly charming. Thanks so much for sharing!
That Rejoice card is simply stunning…love the snowflake card, too! Such a beautiful background on both cards!!
WOW Jessica, these are all wonderful. The colour on the background on your first card is perfect with the star. ♥ it! Your other cards are simply beautiful. Oh my, I do love this release!
Love your cards. The background is beautiful.
You are quite creative! The star sky technique results in a card that deserves to be framed. Love how you used the scraps from the first card to create the 2nd card! No waste!
Gorgeous cards, 1st one is absolutely stunning.
Wonderful cards. I love the background on the first card.
I’ve never seen a card that made me think I needed sunglasses before! How in the world did you do that first card?!! It’s amazing.
Fabulous cards Jess, love the colours and simple designs
The night scene you created is so captivating! Thanks for the inspiration!
Both cards are very nice but I reaLy like the Holy star with the word rejoice. It brings the true message of Christmas & that is important to me when I make my Christmas cards.
love the snowflakes card …. beautiful
Your night sky on the “rejoice” card is beautiful. I hope I can create one half as nice following your instructions. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, Jess, both cards are awesome! I love the beautiful night sky on the Rejoice card & the Snowflake Collage is so pretty. I really like the simplicity of that one. Gorgeous creations. as usual!!
Both are beautiful! I like the snowburst collage and the colors you chose.
Love the ombre of colors. Great job!
Wow. Your cards are really beautiful. I love the merry and bright one. They are all fabulous. Thank you so much.
Love these cards. The colorsand designs are stunning. tfs.
Outstanding Rejoice card! The Merry and Bright card is lovely.
Your cards really are beautiful!
Love the simplicity of your second take on the release – thank you.
I love both of these cards! Thanks for sharing! (Particularly like the tall “rejoice” one!)