Good morning! I am thrilled to be joining some super talented ladies to celebrate the New Beginnings release from Simon Says Stamp! Have you checked out the release yet? Go ahead…I’ll wait! 😉
So I fell hard for the More Spring Flowers set as soon as I saw it. You can find my first card using it here. Today I wanted to go for a set of CAS cards using a pop of color to make a statement! For the first card I stamped the sentiment from Hand Lettered Encouragement with Simon Says Stamp copic-friendly Intense Black ink. Then I stamped the crocus flowers and foliage around the sentiment using the same black ink. In case you’re wondering, I intentionally left the flowers disconnected from the foliage…I tried it both ways and preferred them like this. 😉 Then I used copic markers to color the crocuses but left the foliage black and white so the flowers would really pop.
For my second card I did a very similar design but I used white embossing on kraft cardstock. I stamped the sentiment and florals with versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.
After the image was heat-embossed I decided to try coloring the flowers using the exact same copic markers. It resulted in a totally different but pretty look! I don’t think I’ve ever tried using copics on kraft cardstock…but I might have to try it again in the future! 😉
I hope you enjoyed my cards and I’d love to know if you prefer one look over the other! 🙂
And what’s a hop without a giveaway, right? Simon Says Stamp has generously offered a $25 gift card to EVERY stop on the hop!! 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! In case you encounter a broken link here is the full hop list:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Kristina Werner
- Laura Bassen
- Yana Smakula
- Debby Hughes
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Heather Hoffman
- Amy Rysavy
- Heather Ruwe
- Nina Marie Trapani
- Suzy Plantamura
- Kathy Racoosin
- Barb Engler
- Shari Carroll
I also have an instagram giveaway running this weekend for the full set of Simon Says Stamp inks that were released as part of the New Beginnings collection! You can visit my instagram and look for the ink pad photo to enter!
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Wow Jessica love both your card thanks for sharing
You have really made the stamp set shine.
Both cards are so pretty and two different looks. Very cool.
This is just lovely. Simple and elegant. It gives me hope for spring! =)
So beautiful. I especially like the look on kraft cardstick.
Like the CAS with style.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
The simplicity of these cards adds to their beauty!
Love what you did with the crocus stamps! Beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win!
Great job! Love the flowers. Think Spring!
Sweet cards!
Love the white vs kraft cardstock both are so nice!
Love the nuances in the shading of the flowers!
So pretty but if prefer the purple on white.
Love the kraft version!
I really like the flowers on the craft paper.
I can’t wait to color these flowers, I love them on kraft!
Simple but elegant
I prefer the white cardstock card; the purple is perfect for a crocus.
Love the clean and simple design!
love your CAS designs, the white one just makes the color pop
Love, love, love the white embossing on the kraft card and then using copics to fill in. Very effective!
Love the crocus done on the craft cardstock.
Such pretty cards! I can’t say I like one better than the other, I just think they’re both so eye catching!
Love the look of the flowers on kraft paper, which I use a lot.
Simply stunning!