Good morning! I’m so excited to be a stop on the Simon Says Stamp Making Spirits Bright Release blog hop! I love all of the amazing Halloween and Christmas stamps, dies, and stencils in this release…perfect for all your holiday card-making! I shared two cards using the new release here and here and I’ve got a few more to share today!
First up is this distress ink card using two dies from the new release, Rejoice and Holy Stars. I blended tumbled glass into the area where I knew my star would be and then blended broken china, chipped sapphire, seedless preserves, and black soot out from that lighter spot to fill the background. Next I spritzed water across the panel to create the illusion of stars in the distance and finally flicked white acrylic paint over the panel to create closer stars. I set that aside to dry completely and then trimmed the panel down to 3.5″ by 8″. I thought this would be an appropriate scene for an extra tall card!
Then I die-cut the Drifting Stitches die twice from white cardstock to create hills and adhered them to my blended background. I die-cut the Holy Stars die from white cardstock, adhered it to the background, coated it with a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle, and then added a layer of nuvo crystal glaze for a little extra shimmer and shine. Finally I die-cut the Rejoice word die from silver glitter cardstock and adhered it over the hills.
My second card uses some scraps from my first card. I wasn’t entirely sure what colors I wanted to use for the background so I experimented with a few possibilities. And I loved them so I didn’t want them to go waste. I simply blended distress inks onto white cardstock and then adhered them to a card base. I die-cut the new Snowburst Collage from the white cardstock and adhered them over the blended backgrounds. Finally I stamped the sentiment from Merry and Bright and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder.
I hope this gives you some inspiration for the Making Spirits Bright release! Here are the other cards I’ve created using the new release:
And what’s a hop without a giveaway, right? Every stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift card! All you need to do is visit and leave a comment on each blog. The winners will be randomly selected from each blog and announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog! AND there was another hop yesterday and each of those stops is also giving away a $25 gift card so be sure to check that out on the SSS blog! In case you encounter a broken link here is the full hop list for today:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog: http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/making-spirits-bright-2nd-blog-hop/
- Kristina Werner: http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/2-types-of-stencil-embossing-new-holiday-release-from-simon-says-stamp/
- Debby Hughes: http://limedoodledesign.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-holiday-release-blog-hop/
- Yana Smakula: http://www.yanasmakula.com/?p=60321
- Nina-Marie Trapani: http://ninamariedesign.com/2017/10/13/in-lay-watercolor-die-cutting-hop/
- Suzy Plantamura: http://suzyplantamura.typepad.com/living_my_dream/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop-day-2.html
- Amanda Korotkova: http://www.littlecraftypill.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright.html
- (YOU ARE HERE!) Jessica Frost-Ballas: https://www.allthesparkle.com/sssmcbhop/
- Barb Engler: https://bdengler4.blogspot.com/2017/10/sss-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop.html
- Heather Hoffman: http://housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com/2017/10/sss-making-spirits-bright-blog-hop.html
- Amy Kolling: http://stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com/2017/10/simon-says-stamp-making-spirits-bright.html
Good luck! Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous day! If this is your first time visiting my blog I hope you’ll come back! You can subscribe to my blog via the sidebar on the right or find me on Instagram and Youtube. Happy Hopping!
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Really Gorgeous cards!! Love your ink blending!!
Your night sky and star is just beautiful. What a great release, love the snow burst die!
What fabulous cards! I love how you highlighted the star using a lighter ink background.
Fantastic creations!! I’m awed at your night sky and the light effect of the star!! Gorgeous it is!!
The BG you created is simply perfect and pairs with the star so nicely.
And I love how you used the leftovers as the BG for the 2nd card, love that!
Beautiful cards. Hard to choose between the CAS and the Holy Star card but my favorite is the Holy Star.
i love cas cards and your second one with the starburst die sure can;t get more cas than that, the red on white falala is also awesome, so is the first card…it;s all good 😉
I love the night sky.
Love, love, love your cards!! Awesome!
Great cards!
Love the cards! The background is beautiful and peaceful on the star card.
I absolutely love your cards. I’m truly amazed at your night sky. I think I need to practice that technique a little bit more. Mine never turn out like that. Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us.
These cards are both beautiful. I love the colors.. I think I am a purple person 🙂
Your Rejoice card is breathtaking and I love how you used the scraps to create the fun color pops in the Merry and Bright cards – win win!
Very beautiful. Thank you.
Wonderful examples of holiday cards!
Your beautiful dark sky with that sentiment is so quietly beautiful and I love the soft colors behind the detailed, cut out snow flakes. Gives me all kinds of ideas!
That ink blending with the star in the sky is just stunning!
Such beautiful cards! I really love the night sky on the Rejoice card 🙂
Nice cards. The background of the rejoice card is beautiful.
Beautiful cards! I love how the star just pops right off the card!
All of your cards are awesome! 🙂 The rejoice card is my favorite of this beautiful group!
Love your starry sky!
Love all the cards!
Absolutely beautiful Rejoice Card
Crisp clean and wintery