Simon Says Stamp | Direct to Paper Abstract Birthday Cards. Video

Simon Says Stamp | Direct to Paper Abstract Birthday Cards. Video

Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this video, I’m making colorful abstract background Birthday cards with Simon’s Pawsitively Saturated Inks and Best Year Yet stamp set.

Simon Says Stamp | Direct to Paper Abstract Birthday Cards. Video

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VIDEO TUTORIAL

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CARD DETAILS

I picked several ink colors to make my backgrounds: Guava, Citrine, Tidepool, and Aspen and Cheeky, Sunbeam, Seafoam, and Aspen. You can do this technique with any color combination you like, I picked bright and cheerful colors as I was making birthday cards.

Simon Says Stamp | Direct to Paper Abstract Birthday Cards. Video

I used Simon Says Stamp 130lb cardstock for these. It is my go-to paper for anything stamping-related or Copic marker related. This paper is super smooth and that makes it perfect for this technique, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try this on another type of paper, you just want to make sure you aren’t using something with texture. The smoother, the better.

Simon Says Stamp | Direct to Paper Abstract Birthday Cards. Video

The idea is to use direct to paper application method and simply gently glide your ink across the paper to transfer the ink. Start with a very light hand, don’t press too hard, the harder you press – the more ink will come out, I prefer to go in very light and increase the pressure by just a little bit as I go. Applying ink in this way gives you uneven ink coverage, you get sections that are darker, sections that are lighter, and some might even be without ink at all and that makes it all very unique. 

Simon Says Stamp | Direct to Paper Abstract Birthday Cards. Video

With the backgrounds created I moved on to the stamping. I wanted to create a shadow for the sentiment in gray ink and have the sentiment itself be heat embossed in white. I first stamped the sentiments in gray, using the Simon Says Stamp Charcoal ink, and, having waited for the ink to dry, I heat embossed the same sentiment on top offsetting it slightly in white detail powder

Simon Says Stamp | Direct to Paper Abstract Birthday Cards. Video

I trimmed each paned to 3 1/2 x 4 3/4″ and I used a layer of white fun foam to foam mount the panels onto A2 card bases. I also foam-mounted additional sentiment rectangles and next, I used the same gray ink to stamp some additional stars onto the background. I also added sequins to some of the cards to add just a little bit of sparkle!

Simon Says Stamp | Direct to Paper Abstract Birthday Cards. Video

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 Clear Stamps Best Year Yet
Simon Says Clear Stamps Best Year Yet
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Simon Says Stamp Place and Score Embellishment Wand
Simon Says Stamp Place and Score Embellishment Wand
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Simon Says Stamp Mega Thick White Cardstock 130LB
Simon Says Stamp Mega Thick White Cardstock 130LB
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Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
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Simon Says Stamp White A2 Top Fold Scored Cards
Simon Says Stamp White A2 Top Fold Scored Cards
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Mini MISTI Stamping Tool
Mini MISTI Stamping Tool
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Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Citrine
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Citrine
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Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Sunbeam
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Sunbeam
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Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Charcoal
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Charcoal
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Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Cheeky
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Cheeky
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Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Tidepool
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Tidepool
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Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Guava
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Guava
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Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Aspen
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Aspen
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Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Seafoam
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Seafoam
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Simon Says Stamp 2 Dot Runner Refills Adhesive
Simon Says Stamp 2 Dot Runner Refills Adhesive
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Simon Says Stamp Dot Runner and 2 Refills
Simon Says Stamp Dot Runner and 2 Refills
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Simon Says Stamp White Detail Embossing Powder
Simon Says Stamp White Detail Embossing Powder
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Fun Foam Sheets
Fun Foam Sheets
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Spellbinders Aura Opalescent Color Essentials Sequins
Spellbinders Aura Opalescent Color Essentials Sequins
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