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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Love it on the cardstock
Beautiful!! The back and white with a pop of color is so striking, thanks for sharing.
They are both lovely cards, but my favorite is the white background….thanks so much for sharing!!!
I tried copics on kraft once and did not like the results, your results are beautiful!
Both cards are are really pretty. I’m thinking I like the embossed kraft card over the other because I’ve never seen that technique before. 🙂
Love these fresh spring flower cards!
I like the pop of color on the flowers. And as always, white embossing on kraft cardstock is so elegant. Thanks for sharing!
I love the simplicity of your design. It makes for a beautiful card.
Both cards are so
pretty and I really
like the white card.
Carla from Utah
I like your clean style, these cards are so beautiful. I admit that craft color is not my favorite but I enjoy discovering cards that make me think otherwise 🙂
Love the kraft card – beautiful
I really like your clean style, these cards are beautiful. I’m not a kraft fan but I do enjoy to see examples that makes me think otherwise 🙂
Love both, but the one on Kraft paper is beautiful
In love with this crocus stamp!
The white on kraft is so lovely.
I too fell hard for the More Spring Flowers! I love the elegant simplicity of your cards.
Loved the contrast between cards using the same colors on both. Great idea!
Gorgeous and elegant card!
Love seeing the two different effects. Great idea!!
Both are pretty. The craft does give the one a different but cool look.
I love both cards!
Beautiful cards!!
Such delicate flowers and so many different options of using them. Like both cards, thank you!
Thanks for sharing how to use this stamp on a variety of backgrounds. I am trying to get more mileage out of my stamps so thinking outside of the box is where I need to be as I tend to get in a rut!!
So simple yet elegant! Thanks for the inspiration!