Simon Says Stamp | Hello, You’re Amazing
I was looking through my stash of cards the other day in search of a simple one to gift to someone who is not from the cardmaking world, in other words, clueless about handmade cards. I knew I needed something simple, with a straightforward sentiment, some pretty flowers in regular colors and on a light background. And guess what? I have zero cards like that in my stash. Zero. Often (okay, let’s be honest, always!) I get so carried away with my card designs and trying all the new things/products/techniques that I forget about the basics – simple love for cardmaking and simple cards.
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So this morning I woke up unusually early and instead of staying in bed for a few extra minutes whipped up a quick card. I love this card. I love the soft colors, I love the delicate flowers, I love the simple sentiment. I need to make more cards like this.
CARD DETAILS
I used a few tricks to make this card. Trick #1 – I first stamped all images using my mini MISTI tool in black Copic marker friendly ink. After coloring images with Copics and letting them sit for about 5 minutes (allowing for the ink to dry), I heat embossed image outlines in Antique Gold embossing powder. If you look closely you can see a faint black shadow/line next to some images. Completely unintentional, but looks great I think.
Trick #2 – to make a background for this card I dry embossed Fog cardstock panel using a stencil. I love to emboss with stencils, especially with those that have a simple geometric design. I did cut the panel just 1/8″ shy of 5 1/2″ tall and adhered it to A2 white card base revealing a bit of a white base at the bottom. Love this look, I need to remember to do this again.
I foam mounted the frame (everything was cut out using coordinating dies) and adhered additional leaves using glue. To create a sub sentiment I used yet another trick, trick #3 – I colored a piece of white cardstock using the darkest pink markers I used for coloring flowers (RV34), let it dry and white heat embossed “You’re Amazing”. This resulted in a perfectly coordinated paper and coloring.
Finally, I used clear droplets to embellish this card. I love how it turned out. Do you?
SUPPLIES
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Simon Says Clear Stamps Leafy Frames Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Leafy Frames Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Leafy Frames Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Stencil Diagonal Stripe Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS |
EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS |
Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker RV11 Pink Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker RV10 Pale Pink Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker YG01 Green Bice Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker Rv34 Dark Pink Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker YG00 Mimosa Yellow Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker YG17 Grass Green Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker YG13 Chartreuse Green Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker YG03 Yellow Green Shop at: SSS |
Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS |
Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS |
White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
Nuvo – Clear Mark Embossing Pad Shop at: SSS |
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS |
Tara Prince
August 29, 2019Very sweet card!
StarSpry
August 29, 2019Your card is gorgeous! I love the embossed background and coloring of the beautiful image. 🙂
Karthikha Uday
August 29, 2019Ooh so pretty!! Your card is amazing 🙂
Debbie F.
August 29, 2019I have the same experience!! Lately I’ve been trying to just get back to some basics instead of trying to do something fancy using all kinds of “tricks”. It’s been a pleasurable experience. Very pretty card, Yana. Love the colors. I keep forgetting that I can use stencils to emboss a background (and many of my stencils are either not large enough to cover a background or too large to fit thru my die cutting machine … but some are “just right”!!!). Thanks for the reminder to simple is good and back to basics work!!!!!
Terri W
August 29, 2019I just love this card Yana! Thank you for sharing some of your tips 🙂
Nan
August 29, 2019I get overwhelmed with all the new products! Besides the never ending releases! Back to basics is good! Lovely card as always❤️
Maureen R
August 30, 2019Really Beautiful card!!!