Simon Says Stamp | Floral Flamingo Card - Face Today With Confidence. Photo Tutorial by Yana Smakula #simonsatsstamp #stamping #cardmaking #handmadecard

Simon Says Stamp | Floral Flamingo Card – Face Today With Confidence. Photo Tutorial

Hello friends! I love to combine stamps from various stamp sets and in this post I have a card to share created using 3 stamp set form Simons Says Stamp + scoring technique.

Simon Says Stamp | Floral Flamingo Card - Face Today With Confidence. Photo Tutorial by Yana Smakula #simonsatsstamp #stamping #cardmaking #handmadecard

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CARD DETAILS

I started working on my card by creating a mask for the boots image; I’m not a fan of masking but it is a wonderful technique that lets you stretch the use of your stamps. I used specialty masking paper today, if you don’t have any you can use a post-it note or even a piece of thin paper and simply temporarily adhere it using low tack tape or removable adhesive.

Simon Says Stamp | Floral Flamingo Card - Face Today With Confidence. Photo Tutorial by Yana Smakula #simonsatsstamp #stamping #cardmaking #handmadecard

I stamped image of the boots in Simon’s Intense Black ink, masked it and stamped flamingo making it look like as if he’s wearing these booth. I did practice a few times before I was able to get the perfect placement. I also stamped some additional leaved on the ground next to the boots – this, I feel, helped “ground” them and created the illusion of a horizon line for this simple card.

Simon Says Stamp | Floral Flamingo Card - Face Today With Confidence. Photo Tutorial by Yana Smakula #simonsatsstamp #stamping #cardmaking #handmadecard

Next, I used my Copic markers and did some very quick coloring using my usual go-to colors. I don’t have a lot of colors, for I almost always stick to the same combinations. I used:

  • YG03, YG17
  • Y15, Y19
  • RV14, RV13, RV10
  • E37

Once my coloring was done I stamped a sentiment that reads “Face Today With Total Confidence“, this message comes from the You Got This stamp set and it comes as a one strip, I wanted it to take 3 lines and not be a one line message, so I cut it carefully with my scissors. I can always piece it back together if I decide to stamp it as intended in the future.

Simon Says Stamp | Floral Flamingo Card - Face Today With Confidence. Photo Tutorial by Yana Smakula #simonsatsstamp #stamping #cardmaking #handmadecard

Next, I used my scoring board and added horizontal score lines going 1/2″ apart. I made sure to omit the part where the image and the sentiment was and only did partial scoring. I trimmed this panel to 4 x 5 1/2″, adhered onto an A2 white side folding card base and added pretty pink jewels to embellish it.

STEP BY STEP PHOTOS

I have step by step photos of how this card came about. Click to enlarge and as always – feel free to pin to Pinterest and save for later!

Simon Says Stamp | Floral Flamingo Card - Face Today With Confidence. Photo Tutorial by Yana Smakula #simonsatsstamp #stamping #cardmaking #handmadecard

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 Choose Joy
Simon Says Clear Stamps Choose Joy
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Simon Says Stamp You Got This Stamp Set
Simon Says Stamp You Got This Stamp Set
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Simon Says Stamp Summertime Animals
Simon Says Stamp Summertime Animals
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Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
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Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock
Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock
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Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink
Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink
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Pretty Pink Posh Pink Blush Jewels
Pretty Pink Posh Pink Blush Jewels
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Simon Says Stamp Masking Paper
Simon Says Stamp Masking Paper
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Copic Sketch Marker Y15 Cadmium Yellow
Copic Sketch Marker Y15 Cadmium Yellow
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Copic Sketch Marker Y19 Napoli Yellow
Copic Sketch Marker Y19 Napoli Yellow
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Copic Sketch Marker RV10 Pale Pink
Copic Sketch Marker RV10 Pale Pink
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Copic Sketch Marker RV13 Tender Pink
Copic Sketch Marker RV13 Tender Pink
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Copic Sketch Marker RV14 Begonia Pink
Copic Sketch Marker RV14 Begonia Pink
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Copic Sketch Marker YG03 Yellow Green
Copic Sketch Marker YG03 Yellow Green
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Copic Sketch Marker YG17 Grass Green Bold
Copic Sketch Marker YG17 Grass Green Bold
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Copic Sketch Marker E37 Sepia
Copic Sketch Marker E37 Sepia
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Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape
Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape
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Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer
Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer
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Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool
Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool
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Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue
Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue
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10 Comments

    1. I agree … the leaves really do ground the image. I like that “trick”! I keep forgetting to try your idea of adding score lines for a simple background on a card. Glad to have the reminder! Thank you, Yana. By the way, the flamingo wearing boots is adorable!!!!

    1. Really cute! Love the way the whole scene catches your eye and makes you look at the details. Thanks so much for sharing!!

    1. I love this!!! So many ideas are floating in my head for the stamps I have! Thanks for sharing!

    1. The link does not work to get the SSS Summertime Animals and I could not find it on the site at all. Is it an old stamp set or is it under a different name?

      Love the card and have everything but the flamingo to make it!

    1. LOL, Love the sentiment with this particular image Yana, so fitting.
      Beautiful colouring as well.

    1. Thank you Yana for reminding me that I like to score my card stock with my image/s on too. I haven’t done this for a while so I will definitely be doing it on my next project. I love the flamingo in welly boots – priceless! :O)

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