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Friday, April 19, 2024

SSS Celebrate Blog Hop

 *This post contains affiliate links to Simon Says Stamp.


Happy Friday!  Today I'm taking part in Day 1 of a two day blog hop featuring the new Celebrate release from Simon Says Stamp.  You should be arriving here from Mindy Eggen's blog.

All good hops involve prizes and there are lots to be had along the way as Simon is giving away a $25 credit to the store at each stop along the hop.  To be entered, just leave a comment.  Super easy.  In addition, you can received the die shown above with any purchase this weekend using code GHBD. 

OK, onto my cards.  I have a few more cards featuring my new Organic Leaves background to share today.

My first card was the easiest to create.  


I took a panel of watercolor paper and painted it with three shades of green.  I didn't wet the paper beforehand, but did let the colors bleed together.

Once the panel was dry, I ran it through my diecutting machine with a piece of printer paper over it to help flatten it out a bit.  Then it was placed in my stamping platform and stamped with Versa Clair black ink.  I stamped it a couple times to make sure I got full coverage.


The panel was mounted to my card base with foam tape, and over that I added the You Matter sentiment which was die cut from Champagne Matte cardstock.  This was also popped up with foam tape.

My next card is similar, but this time I used Copics as my coloring medium.


This stime I started by stamping the background with Gina K Black Amalgam ink because it's Copic friendly.

Then I colored the background slowly moving from reds to yellows using the negaive spaces between leaves as a guide.  I used R39, R29, R24, YR07, YR04, and Y17.

Once the coloring was complete, I put the panel back into my stamping platform and stamped again with Versa Clair black to really sharpen and deepen the black.


The Fancy Thanks sentiment was cut once from Matte Gold cardstock and three times from black.  These were adhered together and then to my colored panel.  I added a secondary sentiment from the Reverse Foundations Sentiment Strips set which was popped up with foam tape.

My last card is a little more experimental.


I started by inking up a panel of watercolor cardstock with three Distress inks:  Kitsch Flamingo, Lumberjack Red, and Uncharted Mariner.

I think spritzed my background stamp with water, placed the panel in my stamping platform and stamped.  This essentially removed the inking in the stamped areas. 

To get better definition in some of the negative spaces, I colored along the lines with some Distress Watercolor Pencils:  Kitsch Flamingo, Barn Door, and Prize Ribbon from Set 2.  I then used a paintbrush with water to define those lines and spread the color out a bit.

When I was happy with the panel, I spritzed it with some water, dried it, and the splattered a bit of gld paint on top.  The panel was then adhered to my card base with foam tape.

The Hugs & Kisses sentiment was cut from Matte Gold cardstock and adhered to a shadow piece that I die cut from cardstock, inked with those same Distress colors I used for the background and spritzed with water.

The completed sentiment piece was popped up with foam tape and I added some sequins from the Candy Hearts mix to finish things up.

That's all for me today.  Your next stop on the hop is Heather Ruwe, and I have the full hop list below for you.  Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win.  Happy hopping!

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Laura Bassen

Nichol Spohr

Barbara Tarayao

Cathy Zielske

Emily Midgett

Mindy Eggen

Miriam Prantner

Heather Ruwe

Bibi Cameron

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Heather Hoffman

Dilay Nacar

Lorraine Aquilina

50 comments:

  1. I absolutely love your 'experimental' card - so pretty!!

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  2. Gorgeous cards! Colorful & cheerful! I love the embossing folder!

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  3. Simply lovely! I love the blue/green water color panel

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  4. Your first two cards are so dramatic and the backgrounds are amazing! I love how you did the third card! What a great technique and a pretty result!

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  5. Love these - simple and powerful! Thank you!

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  6. Wow!!!! All of your cards are beautiful. I want to start on one now! Thank you so much for the inspiration. 😊

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  7. These are FABULOUS! LOVE the colors and backgrounds!!!!

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  8. Wow! Your cards are beautiful! I especially love the vibrant green and red/yellow/orange backgrounds!

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  9. Beautiful cards!! Your experimental card is fabulous. Thanks for sharing your tips.

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  10. That is such a different and unique stamp! I love what you did with it. Thank you for sharing your inspiration with us.

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  11. The backgrounds you created as so cool. Wonderful set of cards!

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  12. I really like how you showed the versatility of this stamp, using different inks. Great geometric cards!

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  13. Love them all - so bright and uplifting.

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  14. Such a great design! Love the color combos you used!

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  15. Love all the beautiful backgrounds using Copics, paint and inks! Very creative!

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  16. What you did with that background stamp is amazing! Stunning cards!

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  17. I like the colorful backgrounds on your cards.

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  18. Great panels created. I like the red blend.

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  19. Gorgeous creations with that fab embossing folder! Love them all! xoxo

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  20. Perfect pairing using the Thanks in that font with the exotic looking background. Bold statements.

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  21. I love all the different looks you created with this stamp set! The third one is really cool!

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  22. Love how you’ve shown that this stamp can be used to create cards that are so bold and so soft and pretty.

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  23. These are Amazing! Love the bold colors!

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  24. I love the bold colors you used for your backgrounds. The leaves really pop. Beautiful

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  25. Gorgeous cards, I especially love the last one!!!

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  26. Gorgeous cards, I especially love the last one with the watercolor look!!!!

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  27. Terrific cards! I love the blue-green color blend with the bold black stamped image.

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  28. I really like the pink colors in the card.

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  29. The first two cards are simply smashing with their jewel-toned geometric designs. The third is a real departure with soft flowy colors. All three are AMAZING!

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  30. What beauties you created with one stamp, Miriam! I love all three of these cards. TFS

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  31. I love the colours and the feel of the last card, makes me happy! enchanted and dreamy feels!

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  32. Miriam what pretty cards...ssooo different the bold from the pastel.TFS

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  33. That's a really impressive card!

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  34. I love this stamp! Your cards are knockouts, Miriam!

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  35. Those first two cards are so bold! I love the difference in your experimental card.

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  36. Love how you used one stamp and using different colors makes them all uniquely wonderful!!

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  37. Three great cards showcasing different techniques to create the backgrounds. I recently started coloring with alcohol markers and it never occurred to me to use them that way to create a background. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  38. beautiful card set - thanks for sharing

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  39. The way you used that background stamp really makes a statement.

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  40. Love all three of your cards and the experiment you did on the third one gave wonderful results! It's probably my favorite of the three!

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  41. Gorgeous cards!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  42. Your cards are dramatic and beautiful.

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  43. These cards are all really cool! I love the bold imagery!

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