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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Really love the simplicity of your designs. Makes your cards look very elegant.
Pretty card! Love the design!
Beautiful cards! I love spring flowers so also love any stamps that feature them.
Your cards are both very lovely! I love the first one best.
Love the delicate crocus on both of your cards but if I had to choose my favorite is the white card base. Thank you for sharing.
Both cards are beautiful and I think coloring on kraft paper is beautiful….such a different look! This is a great stamp set.
I really like how clean & simple these cards are
These are just perfect, Jess! The one on kraft has won a special place in my heart of course :)))
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards! I am loving all the floral stamp sets in this release…my crocuses have been up for a week now, so I guess Spring is really on its way. 🙂
Your crocus is gorgeous whether on white or kraft.
These are stunning, Jess! The one on kraft has one a special place in my heart :)))
I have commented twice :))) Thought for some reason that my first comment didn’t get through :))) Have a good weekend, Jess!
Just simply beautiful!
The black stamping with the purple flowers is just stunning, and perfect! Love it!!
Your cards are beautiful, and yes it is so cool how just doing them on kraft paper they look so different ( but still so very pretty ). Thanks for sharing that.
Awesome work Thank you for sharing!
The flowers are just gorgeous in that stamp set, beautiful!
I love the one on craft…so pretty!!
The flowers look really pretty on kraft paper. Great idea, thanks,
Beautiful! I love that you’ve chosen to not color the leaves. The white space makes it look so serene!
Thanks for sharing. Love the black and white with just a pop of one color!
Gorgeous! I can’t believe they are the same colors on both cards. I loved them on the white card but then the Kraft cardstock took on a whole different look. I don’t know if I prefer one over the other as both are very pretty. Just a breath of spring!
I love the clean and simple look of these cards. It makes it easy to appreciate the beauty in them the flowers make a statement. The hand lettered encouragement set is one of my favorites in the new beginnings release.
The simplicity of your cards are so refreshing! The one you made on craft is fantastic. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the simplicity of these cards. I think the one on craft cardstock is my favorite.