Good morning! I’m excited to be hopping along with Simon Says Stamp to celebrate the Friends release! The release went live last month but we’re continuing the celebration with even more inspiration! 🙂
As you probably know I’m a bit obsessed with my alcohol inks these days and I decided to pair some of the new SSS dies with a simple alcohol inked background! I started by mixing alcohol ink blending solution with alcohol inks in wild plum, raspberry, purple twilight, flamingo, and watermelon! I let the blending solution and alcohol ink mix pretty organically and left the sharp contrasts and edges where the colors met. I picked out my favorite areas of the panel and trimmed them down to 4 inch squares. (You can see what I did with the leftover scrap here)! 😉
Then I die-cut the Cosmo Flower frame die from white cardstock but made sure to tilt the die at an angle for a different look. I’m a little bit of a perfectionist when it comes to lining up dies and stuff so purposefully tilting a die takes away the need to make it perfect! 😉 I die-cut the sentiments using the Hello Gorgeous and Happy Birthday dies and black cardstock. I die-cut each twice and layered them together with glossy accents.Then I adhered the sentiments to the card panels and finished the cards with a few black crystals!
P.S. I recently received the Gemini Jr and I used it for this card…holy moly, that thing is AMAZING! I am so excited to not be hand-cranking my dies through anymore…I’ll definitely share more about it soon!
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Love this card Jessica.
just got some alcohol ink markers. Great ideas and love the simplicity
Such gorgeous rich colors!
Thank you for your inspirations!
Stunning cards! I’ve been eyeing that lovely cosmo flower die.
Gorgeous, love the color combo. Simple but stunning.
Gorgeous cards!!
Love your cards… guess I need to ,earn to use some alcohol inks!
Your cards are beautiful!! I have not yet had a chance to get alcohol inks but I hope to in the future.
Love the alcohol ink background! I must try this. Beautiful cards.
Stunning colors! I might have to try alcohol inks. tfs
Stunning design and colors!
What a cool idea! I love the way you layered the flower and the colored flower! It’s a brilliant design and a feast for the eyes!
Simple and yet elegant
Beautiful cards! I love this die! I love your inspiration!
looks like the flowers are coming right off the page! so creative!
Your card is just beautiful!
I thought it was water color- you tricked me on that. Beautiful.
What bold and impactful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Ooh beautiful and gorgeous colors with so much depth! Love those cards!!!
love the cards. alcohol inks have been a bit of a challenge. Still working on using them more effectively.
I LOVE this die and appreciate you showcasing it in your card today! Lovely!
Love the intricate detail of the flower die!
Great card, thank you for the inspiration!
Thanks for sharing! I am in love with the look of alcohol inks and your cards are great inspiration
So simple and and bold. I love that gorgeous colour you used behind the floral die cut