Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Best Days Release blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? Here are some of my favorites:
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I’ve already shared a couple of cards using the new release here (along with a personal giveaway) 😉 and I’m sharing another pair of cards today!
I created a video for my two cards today that you can watch below or in HD at my YouTube channel here!
I was very inspired by a recent video from Kelly Latevola where she shares how to use copic coloring over distress oxides and I decided to try a similar technique using distress inks.
This was WAY out of my comfort zone but I’m so glad I gave it a try because I really had fun creating it! I started by smooshing distress inks onto a piece of watercolor paper. After I finished smooshing I stamped the images from Even More Spring Flowers onto the panel and heat-embossed them with detail black embossing powder. Then I added shading using copic markers slightly darker than the distress inks. I finished the card with a sentiment from CZ Design’s Emphatic set, a little bit of spectrum noir clear sparkle, and a few drops of nuvo crystal glaze!
My second card uses the same distress ink color palette but in a MUCH softer way!
For my second card I used masking to stamp and heat-emboss the flowers across the bottom of the panel. Then I used a light wash of distress inks to create an ombre pattern from the bottom of the panel up.
I combined sentiments from Emphatic and Big Thanks Words and stamped them with versamark before heat-embossing them with detail black embossing powder. Finally I added more shimmer with my spectrum noir clear sparkle brush and a few nuvo crystal glaze drops!
And that’s it! Lots of similarities in supplies for these cards but VERY different outcomes! Do you prefer one over the other? 😉
To celebrate the Best Days release every stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! To enter, leave a comment on all the hop stops before 11:59PM ET Sunday, March 10th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. You’re next stop on the hop is the super talented Suzy Plantamura! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kristina Werner
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Kelly Latevola
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Jean Manis
- Heather Ruwe
- Sarah J. Moerman
- Lorraine Aquilina
- Amy Kolling
- May Park
- Kathy Racoosin
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I really like your cards. Thanks. Great colors.
Gorgeous cards, Jessica! Love both versions.
Love the colors, so bright n vivid. Great job.
Beautiful cards, Jessica! Love the colors you chose to use.
Beautiful! Loved the colors you chose!
Great Cards!
The Spring Flowers stamp has to be one of my favorites! Love the soft look of the second card! Simply gorgeous.
Gorgeous!! So pretty, love your distressed ink flowers!
WOW! Do I ever love the 2nd one. The colours are so vibrant! And such a simple techquine even I can try it out! Thanks so much!
Sigh! Both of these are just beautiful! I like the brighter one best, but don’t own Copics so I would create the softer one, most likely. Thanks for the tip about using the grid to help with background choices. 🙂 You are a master at coloring, too! Just saying!
More ideas for my days off! The black flowers are stunning against the lighter ink.
Amazing color on such happy cards! Loved the fact you used black embossing powder for your projects, don’t see that often. Thanks for the lovely video, always enjoy seeing your creative process.
Adorable cards! Thank you for the inspiration!
Amazing showcase of how the same supplies can lead to such drastically different looks! I lean toward liking the softer one….then the bolder….then the softer….then the bolder. Guess I just love them both!
Both your cards are gorgeous. Love the bright colours on your first card.
Love both cards! They are beautiful! The first card is stunning! Great job!
It’s so neat to see the same colors used two ways with different techniques. The vibrancy of the first card is arresting, but I think the more delicate second is my favorite — I love how it shows off the sans font.
Your cards are beautiful. Thanks for the video.
Jessica, where did you get the quilting guide from? (The one that you used on the darker card to figure out what part you wanted to use on your card.)
Wow! Amazing cards and fun techniques I can’t wait to try!
Both cards are beautiful!
Beautiful cards! I learn so much from watching you. I can’t believe how many of the new things I want from this release.
super fun and bright and cheerful cards, fab
Your cards are beautiful. That’s such a pretty stamp set, and your coloring is gorgeous.
Love the messy look splatter and those flower stamps are adorable! Really like the stitched detail!