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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What an awesome idea to smoosh first & then stamp!! They look fantastic!!
You are inspiring me to move out of my clean and simple comfort zone. Love that you chose black embossing powder for the first card. Makes it really pop. TFS
Nicely done!
So beautiful and artsy! Love the colors!
Love the colors used as well as the results using both the different colors of embossing powder. Thanks for sharing.
awesome they are really awesome!!! i really want to try those techniques me toooo *___*
Your video was very instructive! Your Kelly Latevola-inspired card turned out awesome! Now I want to give it a shot :S. Love the simpler thank you card (that’s how I like to do thank you cards).
I’m about two and a half more blog hop stops before I just order the entire release. These cards are simply stunning!!
BEAUTIFUL cards!!!!
These are so pretty. I love these blog hops because I find new to me designers to follow!
Two very pretty cards and stamps. I will be giving both your inking technique a try.
Such beautiful cards ! I especially love the second one.
Beautiful cards!
Jessica, you have made two really beautiful floral cards here. That huge floral is something that would have intimidated me but seeing how you’ve used it has made it less intimidating for me — thanks!
so pretty
Very nice! Thanks for showing how to get two totally different outcomes by using the same products and basic techniques. I will definitely be trying this.
Beautiful cards and love the colors you used.
These are two fantastic cards !
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Nope, no preference; they are both amazing! 😀
You’ve settled 2 of my major crafting fears – using black embossing powder and using Copics with embossed images. Nothing burst into flames! 🙂 I’ll try to be braver.
Love both of your gorgeous cards!
Such bright and beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing!
Such beautiful and unique cards! Love the results your techniques achieved.
BEAUTIFUL cards Jess! Kelly would be proud! Fantastic new SSS release! Love the large variety of products! Just can’t decide what to get first! Loving this hop with all the talented designers! Thanks for being one of them!
Wow!!! These are Sooooo Gorgeous!!!