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
Interested in the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!
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Fabulous techniques 😀 Wonderful cards
Love the colours you used, Jessica! Thanks for sharing these inspiring cards and techniques with this awesome new release from Simon.
Both are amazing. Love this stamp set and your color combination 🙂
I LOVE blog hops because they inspire me to create and I love seeing how all the amazing artists are using the Simon Says products
Really love the thank you, lighter colored card.
Great ideas….pretty colors
Oh Jessica, I just recently suggested you and your Distress ink techniques to a fellow crafter. I love watching your techniques you keep it real, you show the process (3 layers of color) and how to achieve certain looks. So happy you used these stamps in your projects today as I bought them and they arrive Monday!! my husband thanks you again for helping to spend his money
Love your cards ♥️
I Loved both of them , I loved the technique of shading the stamped images on ink smooshed bg and have used it on my cards , results always beautiful !
Amazingly beautiful! Thank you for sharing these techniques…I’m on my way to try them now!
Beautiful Cards! Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely gorgeous cards! Love the colours.
Oh wow these are gorgeous!!! I am loving the bright colors!
I love the white embossing! Lovely cards – thanks for sharing!
These cards are beautiful. My favorite is the one where you used ink smooshing.
I love your cards. Your use of color is just delightful
Gorgeous!!
Beautiful. Sometimes you just need that “can’t fail” technique for a quick and easy card that packs a punch.
Super pretty colorful creations!
Truly gorgeous creations!! Love them both!
I really like the splatter card- great stamps beautiful cards
Your cards are so beautiful. I didn’t dream you could do so much with distress inks.
Very pretty…I really like the ombre effect.
Vibrant!
Gorgeous cards! Love the colouring.