Good morning! I am thrilled to be joining some super talented ladies to celebrate the New Beginnings release from Simon Says Stamp! Have you checked out the release yet? Go ahead…I’ll wait! 😉
So I fell hard for the More Spring Flowers set as soon as I saw it. You can find my first card using it here. Today I wanted to go for a set of CAS cards using a pop of color to make a statement! For the first card I stamped the sentiment from Hand Lettered Encouragement with Simon Says Stamp copic-friendly Intense Black ink. Then I stamped the crocus flowers and foliage around the sentiment using the same black ink. In case you’re wondering, I intentionally left the flowers disconnected from the foliage…I tried it both ways and preferred them like this. 😉 Then I used copic markers to color the crocuses but left the foliage black and white so the flowers would really pop.
For my second card I did a very similar design but I used white embossing on kraft cardstock. I stamped the sentiment and florals with versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.
After the image was heat-embossed I decided to try coloring the flowers using the exact same copic markers. It resulted in a totally different but pretty look! I don’t think I’ve ever tried using copics on kraft cardstock…but I might have to try it again in the future! 😉
I hope you enjoyed my cards and I’d love to know if you prefer one look over the other! 🙂
And what’s a hop without a giveaway, right? Simon Says Stamp has generously offered a $25 gift card to EVERY stop on the hop!! 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! In case you encounter a broken link here is the full hop list:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Kristina Werner
- Laura Bassen
- Yana Smakula
- Debby Hughes
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Heather Hoffman
- Amy Rysavy
- Heather Ruwe
- Nina Marie Trapani
- Suzy Plantamura
- Kathy Racoosin
- Barb Engler
- Shari Carroll
I also have an instagram giveaway running this weekend for the full set of Simon Says Stamp inks that were released as part of the New Beginnings collection! You can visit my instagram and look for the ink pad photo to enter!
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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Beautiful card!
So lovely! Looks just like the flowers in my mom’s garden blooming right now!
Very pretty clean and simple cards. I love the one-layer as I am trying to reduce mailing costs. I am making a lot of Easter cards so mailing costs are important.
Pretty!
white on kraft just can’t be beat!
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous!!!! I really love how it looks on the kraft cardstock! So pretty!
your cards are great.
Ohhh….LOVE the white against the kraft paper. Beautiful~~
Beautiful cards! Sweet and simple. Thanks for sharing.
Wow!! Really Beautiful cards!!! I HAVE to get this stamp set!!!
Love your card!
Love the simplicity of the cards and really love the one on kraft!
Thank you for the spin on this stamp set. Love the kraft paper inspiration!
I love them both! My favorite is defiantly the one done on the kraft, I am always so afraid to try it but I think you’ve given me the inspiration I needed to give it a go :o)
Love your design and details!
I think your cards and color choices are awesome.
Love your CAS cards, both of them. Crocus’ are my favorite spring flower and yours are beautiful. This new release is awesome!
How beautiful are these? Love the purples!
They are both beautiful but the first one really shows the beautiful flower color.
I love the simplicity of your cards. It’s amazing what a difference just changing the color of the cardstock can make to a design! I like them both, but I think the white on kraft wins by a hair!
I like the crocus stamp. Very pretty cards.
First time here. Love your layouts and color. Also very much enjoyed reading your blog. It was a pleasant read not just a tutorial. I just subscribed and look forward to your next blog.
Love the simplicity of these cards! Thanks for sharing!
I love the cleanness of your work. I fight to not overdo and your cards are inspiring me to trust the color. Thanks!