Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp You Are Loved blog hop!
Have you checked out the release yet? It’s fabulous!!! It actually went live last month but in the excitement of the holidays we decided to share inspiration with you after the holidays! 😉
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I’ve already shared two cards using the new release here and today I’m sharing another card using the gorgeous So Loved set with colored pencils!
To start I stamped the flowers onto a panel of slate grey cardstock with SSS Barely Beige ink using my MISTI and then I left the stamps on the lid. Then I colored each flower with four caran d’ache luminance pencils. I laid down a layer of white and then used three shades of a peachy red to color each petal. I love the way these pencils blend so smoothly! And the best news: Simon Says Stamp now carries three sets! On a side note, I own and have used prismacolor and polychromos pencils but, hands down, the luminance are my FAVORITE! You can see another card using the luminance here!
Once I was done coloring I placed the panel back in my MISTI and restamped the flowers with versamark and heat-embossed them with gold tinsel embossing powder. Then I filled in the foliage and sentiment. I used the same gold tinsel embossing powder for the foliage and regular gold embossing powder for the sentiment! I love the pop of color and combining grey with gold! I’m looking forward to trying a similar card but with aqua and navy flowers! I hope this inspires you to try using colored pencils on colored cardstock for a vibrant design! And if you have any questions about the luminance pencils please feel free to ask!
Check out the You Are Loved 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 LVE584 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your free Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink Pad!
To celebrate the You Are Loved 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, January 13th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, January 16th. Your next stop on the hop is the amazing 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
- Nichol Spohr
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Suzy Plantamura
- Amy Rysavy
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Hoffman
- Marge Yoon
- Anna Kossakovskaya
- Karin Åkesdotter
- Bibi Cameron
- Barb Engler
- Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fantastic day, and enjoy the hop!
And some quick house-keeping! The winner of my Seasons Givings blog hop is sdjodoin! Please send me an email to claim your prize via the contact form above! Congratulations!
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Gorgeous card. Love the gold embossing and those pretty colored flowers. Can’t wait to see one you do in the aqua and navy also. TFS
Love your card, the coloring is amazing and combined with the gray base and pretty embossing – it’s a STUNNER! Great new release! Thanks for the chance to win!
Gorgeous card! The colors really pop on the dark slate card stock.
Just gorgeous!!! I would be so happy if any of my cards would turn out this beautiful. I am still trying hard to achieve the look that all of you talented ladies seem to be able to achieve…..I am working hard at it..I love your card!!! Thank you!
Stunning card, love it!
Pink, gold, & grey! You hit my favorite cooors on the spot! You are so very talented!
So pretty!
I love your gold embossing. It is so beautiful!
I love those pencils! You did an amazing job coloring on this card.
Oh wow – your coloring on the dark card stock is just beautiful. I love this!
Beautiful theme & colors!
OMG – Your card is outstanding! It pops! The colored pencil work is super. The release has something for everyone.
Beautiful, I love the coloring!
You used my favorite colors…beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love your work with the luminance pencils!!! I’m not familiar with them but I can see that I need to try them out. Thanks for the beautiful new ideas
Wow!!! Gorgeous card!!!
Wow! What a gorgeous card! Love the gold embossing and your coloring with it. Perfection!
Wow! I have no words to describe my admiration. Your card contain everything that I appreciate and love in the world of cardmaking.
Beautiful card! My mom always quotes my childhood, “you’re the bestest mom in the whole world” so that sentiment brings back so many memories!
I love your card!
What a cute sentiment!
What amazing coloring!
That is some gorgeous coloring! I instantly went to see how much the pencils run and they are a bit over my budget (and I also just got polychromos for Christmas that I’ve barely used yet). I definitely want to try colored pencils on dark cardstock now, wow.
Gorgeous! Absolutely gorgeous. I’ve been dying to try colour pencils with my stamps, but I’m trying to find a good pencil to try it with before I invest a lot in the really quality pencils.
Love your panel it is absolutely beautiful. The Gold embossing is a true stand-out for the flowers, adds depth and sets off the entire pa!