Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Fun and Festive blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s AMAZING!!!
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I’ve already shared three cards using the new release here and today I’m sharing another pair of cards using the gorgeous Rina and Alicia snowflake dies! I’ve also created a video that you can watch below or over on my YouTube channel!
I love those gorgeous delicate snowflakes and thought they’d be perfect with a little distress ink smooshed background!
I wanted to go for more modern feel for my first card so I smooshed picked raspberry, abandoned coral, and candied apple distress ink onto the background and splattered it with water, more concentrated distress ink, metallic gold, and metallic red paint.
I die-cut the Alicia snowflake with white cardstock and pressed a versamark pad over one edge. I heat-embossed that with gold tinsel embossing powder to create the look of a gold dipped snowflake! I stamped the sentiment from Tiny Words Christmas three times on black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed them down to thin labels and adhered them with foam mounting tape. I finished the card with a few nuvo drops and sparkly jewels!
My second card follows a similar process but uses peacock feathers, mermaid lagoon, blueprint sketch, and wilted violet distress ink.
For this card I die-cut three Rina snowflakes using white and silver glitter cardstock. I adhered them to the card and added an embossed sentiment label Finally I added a few iridescent sequins and nuvo glitter drops to finish the card!
Check out the Fun and Festive gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Use the code FESTF87 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your gift!
To celebrate the Fun and Festive 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, October 14th, 2018! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Suzy!! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Cathy Zielske
- Laura Bassen
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Amanda Korotkova
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Heather Hoffman
- Elena Salo
- Ankita Gupta
- Karin Åkesdotter
- Emma Williams
Thanks so much for stopping by, have an amazing day, and enjoy the hop!
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Gorgeous artsy snowflakes and background! They are my favorite of this release! I love the your tips on your video! Thanks!
Love the cards especially the blue and purple one! Have really been enjoying your videos. Thanks for the inspiration
Fun cards!
beautiful cards
What a great way to use up all my experimental watercolor panels~ Gotta get those snowflake dies.
Stunning work- your use of color is gorgeous!
Your cards and the snowflakes are gorgeous! I’m a sucker for snowflakes when making crafty things, but I don’t want to be around them outside in winter 🙂
These are beautiful! Love the splatters of ink behind the snowflakes. 🙂
Love these! Thank you for the inspiration!
I LOVE THESE CARDS!! I haven’t ink smooshed in a long time, thanks for reminding me of such a great technique! I love the colors, and the sparkle too!
Love your cards!Backgrounds really make the snowflakes stand out.
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards!
Very pretty!
wow love your cards – the random backgrounds are so pretty:)
Love those gorgeous snowflakes! Beautiful cards!
Gorgeous cards… love the beautiful backgrounds with the sparkling snowflakes!
very nice! thanks for the video!
Love how you revisited one of my favorite techniques! Gorgeous backgrounds for those amazing snowflakes!
Beautiful water color backgrounds for these gorgeous snowflakes. Thanks for another awesome video tutorial as well.
Love those snowflakes. Modern. Thanks for sharing.
Love your beautiful card!
Lovely cards! The snowflake dies are so intricate.
Pretty cards! Love the color combinations especially the blues and purples.
The snowflake dies are beautiful. Love your backgrounds.