Simon Says Stamp | Abstract Poppies. Video

Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! I love all things abstract and I wanted to create a bold, bright, colorful abstract background for this card. I love the new Poppy Field stencil from Simon Says Stamp and I thought about a different way of using it.

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VIDEO TUTORIAL

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CARD DETAILS

This stencil is designed to be used with the coordinating stamp set (and there’s a die set, too) which adds a stamped outline to ink blended image and completes the look, but I wanted to try using this product, the stencil, alone, without the coordinating stamp set to achieve a different type of look, a vague abstract type of floral background and I think this stencil worked brilliantly for this.

I ink-blended the poppies in 4 colors of ink on Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock: Sherbet, Citrine, Cheeky, and Mandarin. I also ink blended the stems and leaves in Celery, Limelicious, and Pearfection.

Next, I picked a sentiment and I used my mini MISTI stamping tool to stamp it onto the panel. I wanted something simple yet bold and striking at the same time so I used the Hello sentiment from the Clean Line XL stamp set from CZ. I first stamped a Hello in the center of the panel and then added 2 more stamped Hellos – one above and one below to elongate this sentiment. I used the Versafine Onyx Black ink for my stamping to have a gorgeous rich black impression.

I also added sub sentiments to each of these, just because I wanted this card to say more than just hello. And I have it saying Hello My Friend, You Are My Person and Sending You a Hug. So I have this big custom sentiment spanning across the colorful background and breaking it up.

Next, I created an A2 card base using Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock. I cut a thin strip off of my panel to have a part of the background show. I wanted to add a colored cardstock strip to the background for an additional pop of color so added one in yellow. Lastly, I embellished my card with a couple of Aura sequins from Spellbinders and I used Simon’s embellishment wand to position them and the Bearly Arts glue to adhere them in place.

Have fun stamping!

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Simon Says Stamp Stencils Poppy Field Shop at: SSS	CZ Design Clear Stamps Clean Line XL Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Place and Score Embellishment Wand Shop at: SSS	Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Citrine Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Celery Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Pearfection Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Limelicious Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Cheeky Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Sherbet Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Mandarin Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush Set Large Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush Set Small Shop at: SSS	Neenah 80lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp 2 Dot Runner Refills Adhesive Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Dot Runner and 2 Refills Shop at: SSS	Fun Foam Sheets Shop at: SSS	Bearly Art Mini Precision Craft Glue Shop at: SSS
Triangle Trays Shop at: SSS