Thursday, March 24, 2022

SSS Hello Gorgeous Blog Hop - Dimensional Quilt

*This post contains affiliate links to Simon Says Stamp 


Hi all!  Today I'm participating in a blog hop celebrating Simon's latest Hello Gorgeous release.  As always, there are prizes!  One winner will be chosen from every stop along the way to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop the Simon store.  In addition, any orders placed between now and the 27th will receive a free Birthday Wishes stamp set with code HBD322.

You should have arrived here from Amy Rysavy, and I'll include the full list at the end of my post if you need it.

Today I'm showing off my latest design for Simon, Dimensional Quilt.


For this first card, I wanted to do some monochromatic coloring.

The background was stamped with Gina K Black Amalgam Ink and then colored with Copics.  I used BG78, BG75, BG72, and BG70.

Once I was done coloring, I placed my panel back into my stamping platform and stamped again with Versafine to just sharpen up the lines.

The panel was trimmed down.  There were a few places where I cut across a square shape, so there wasn't a line at the edge.  In those instances, I used a black journaling pen and very carefully added that line in at the edge of the panel.

I finished things off with a black mat and a sentiment from the Reverse Foundations Sentiment Strips.

For this next card, I wanted to do some piecing as well as show how you can create interesting shapes using just part of the background.



I started by stamping the Dimensional Quilt background on some scrap white paper, cutting out the shape that I wanted to piece for my base.

Next, the background was stamped onto five different prints from an old BasicGrey 6x6 pad.

The different shapes were then fussy cut, edges inked, and adhered to the base piece.

I've found that it's easiest to work from the center out helps in terms of not running into fit issues.  Occasionally you might need to trim the edge down a bit so that the lines fit.  If you cut on the very outside of your edges, you'll end up with a 'double' edge and things won't fit as well, so you need to try and cut towards the inside of the stamped lines.


The completed pieced image was popped up over a patterned paper mat with foam tape, and a sentiment from the Spring in My Step set finished things off.

OK, that's all for me today.  Your next stop is Bibi Cameron, and the full hop list is below.  Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Amanda Korotkova
Amy Rysavy
Miriam Prantner
Bibi Cameron
Barbara Tarayao
Alberto Gava
Vicky Papaioannou
Heather Hoffman
Lea Lawson
Tina Smith
Emily Midgett
Jennifer Kotas
Seeka

80 comments:

  1. Miriam, I was drawn to this quilt background. I have a collection of BasicGrey papers from my scrapbook days. Thanks for this inspiration! Beautiful results!

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  2. Gorgeous designs! I LOVE this quilted look!

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  3. Very pretty cards. so different. love the colors . tyfs :)

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  4. I am so happy to see the quilted look come back. Lovely cards.

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  5. Wonderful artsy geometric look.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  6. This quilted look would make a great masculine card-always looking for those.

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  7. I can't actually quilt but I really like your quilted look card. Thanks

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  8. The teal shading looks amazing. I love the look!

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  9. Stunning cards! I love how you made the second card with the patterned paper.

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  10. Wow! I love both of these cards! I thought it was so cool the way you created your second one with pattern paper! I never think to do something creative like that!

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  11. What a GREAT idea to fussy cut the inside of a design! So inspiring! Thank you!

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  12. Oh! Great idea! Thanks for the beautiful inspiration!

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  13. Love the grateful card - thank you for sharing.

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  14. I love the Dimensional Quilt (great job!). I can see lots of possibilities with that one. Love those cards.

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  15. Beautiful cards. Thanks so much for sharing

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  16. Monochromatic designs are so effective, Miriam! Love it!

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  17. I have made many quilts for my family so your design is dear to my heart. The variations would be many. Nicely done!

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  18. Beautiful cards! I love the way you colored the background on the first card, and the paper pieced section for your second card is gorgeous!

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  19. Love your quilt cards! Especially the paper piecing on the second one! Wow!

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  20. Gorgeous coloring!! These are both awesome!

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  21. What quilter wouldn’t love these cards especially the monochromatic version!

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  22. Wow! Your cards are so cool! The monochromatic coloring looks great. I really like the Dimensional Quilt background stamp you designed. :)

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  23. Beautiful cards! The coloring is really pretty.

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  24. Really neat cards!

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  25. I really like how you colored the first card.

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  26. I don’t know how you manage to get your copic coloring to look so creamy but it’s beautiful!

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  27. Great designs. Love the colors you chose.

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  28. I really like the quilted look.
    Very creative, thanks for sharing!

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  29. Wow! Both of your cards are wonderful!

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  30. love the geometric design here, really pretty cards!

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  31. HI, Miriam - I love, love, love that you took ONE item from the release and made two totally different cards w/ it, did a really deep dive with that one product. Sometimes when cards have 5 layers and there are so many overlapping patterns, it feels a bit overwhelming to me. I love these, esp the monochromatic one.
    Kudos and have a nice weekend.
    Lori S in PA

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  32. Gorgeous! Love your coloring of the first and the use of patterned paper on the second.

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  33. So pretty! Love the coloring of the first one... I am partial to blue! :) But I like the bright and cheerful colors on the second one. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  34. First card the shading WOW Second card so mesmerizing!!!

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  35. Fabulous cards! I really love the colouring on the first one - love those colours - and the dimension is spectacular!

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  36. Love the cards you made with one stencil! So pretty!

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  37. So very cool and unique. Love the colors and your card designs.

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  38. Your card with the background stamp has inspired me to purchase the stamp and try out your design. Well done!

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  39. Love this quilt pattern. I have always wished I was a quilter but I am not. Perhaps I can quilt on paper!!

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  40. You have done some really amazing things with this stamp. Love your paper piecing. It really does look like a quilt. Gotta add that stamp to my wish list.

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  41. Amazing stamp!! I love the 2 very different looks you got from it!!! Gorgeous dimension on the first one!!

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  42. Your shading is beautiful. Love this idea of coloring this image with copics.

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  43. Your shading gives this so much depth.
    Fantastic. thanks for sharing
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  44. Beautiful cards! Love your coloring!

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  45. Incredible cards! I love the different looks you got with one stamp!

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  46. Sooo much work, but oh so beautiful!

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  47. Love the different looks using this dimensional quilt stamp.

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  48. Love your work but I think my eyes would go crazy trying to do that!

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  49. Really cool cards and coloring! So much can be done with a quilt stamp that I can't wait to see more. Thanks!

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  50. I’m loving these geometric designs! Beautiful!

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  51. This is such a pretty stamp set. Your cards are so wonderful.

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  52. Great cards Miriam. I especially like the first one as I love monochromatic cards. Plus, this is a great way for me to practice with my Copic blending! 😉

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  53. WOW! Very creative! Both cards are a marvel!

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  54. I am fascinated with your techniques! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  55. Love how you fussy cut out that section to get another entirely different look! so creative! Thanks for sharing!

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  56. These are so fun- and I love your meticulous blending on the first card!

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  57. Terrific cards! I especially like the one done with Copic markers. Fantastic colors!

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  58. Both great cards! Thanks for sharing.

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  59. Such awesome cards! Love the colors.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  60. I love the dimensional look of that quilt in your first card. Simple design that packs a punch!

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  61. How perfectly yummy to paperpiece the quilt stamp. LOVE THAT. Years ago I used to do the real paperpiece fabric to make pictures. This reminds me so much of that. Beautiful beautiful beautiful!

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  62. I love the different takes with the same set, simply beautiful!

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  63. Wonderful cards! I love the monochromatic card with it's amazing intensity and the fun pieced panel. Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Take care! :)

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  64. These look really cool and unique, fantastic!

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  65. I love the quilted design. Love the coloring. Thanks for sharing

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  66. I admire your creativity and your pretty cards.

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