Simon Says Stamp | Mixing Stamp Sets to Tell a Story. Video

Simon Says Stamp | Mixing Stamp Sets to Tell a Story. Video

Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! One of the things I love to do the most when creating handmade cards is using my stamps in a nonconventional, nonintended way. I love to take images from several completely different sets and bring them together on a card in a way that they tell a story.

In this video, I’ll show you how I pull images from various stamp sets in my stash to create a unique card.

Simon Says Stamp | Mixing Stamp Sets to Tell a Story. Video

Like this project? Pin it and save for later | Curious about my project photography? Click for details

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Watch the video below or on my Youtube channel.

Like this video? Please give it a big thumbs up (you can do this on Youtube video page right under the video) and share it with a crafty friend! Leave me a comment too, I love hearing from you!

CARD DETAILS

Here’s the plan for this card: the base image is the convertible from the Tied The Knot stamp set. This is not a Christmas set, yet I am using it to make a Christmas card. I’m going to take this car and decorate it with various Christmas imagery to have it work for a Christmas project.

Simon Says Stamp | Mixing Stamp Sets to Tell a Story. Video

This stamp set has a “Just Married” banner, I’m replacing that with a string of Christmas lights from an older stamp set from Simon – Winter Scene. Next, my car holds a pretty large gift and that comes from the Gift Wrap stamp set.

BTW, I recently used the Gift Wrap set to create a modern Christmas card, check it out in THIS POST:

Simon Says Stamp | Wrapping Christmas Cheer - Gift Wrap Card

I also have Christmas trees sticking out from the back and these come from the Merry Christmas Trees set. I also used a sentiment from the Good Cheer stamp set from CZ.

Simon Says Stamp | Mixing Stamp Sets to Tell a Story. Video

You can take pretty much any stamp set you have in your stash and with a little bit of tweaking, make it work for a different occasion. In this case, I’m tweaking a wedding car to work for a Christmas card.

Simon Says Stamp | Mixing Stamp Sets to Tell a Story. Video

The same car could be tweaked for a Birthday card, for a Thanksgiving card, for Valentine’s day card, and more. And also other images, you’ll need to look for a larger image, which can be tweaked to suit a different occasion.

I stamped and colored my images using Copic markers in the following colors:

  • R27, R24, R22, R20 (car, tag, poinsettia)
  • C9, C7 (tires)
  • C7, C5, C3 (exhaust pipes)
  • C5, C3, C1 (bumper)
  • BG32, BG11, B000 (gift, lights)
  • YG17, YG03, YG01 (trees, lights)

I cut a slit just under the windshield using a kraft knife and inserted the gift and Christmas trees into the car. The license plate and the lights string were foam mounted on top.

Simon Says Stamp | Mixing Stamp Sets to Tell a Story. Video

I stamped sentiments in VersaFine Onyx Black ink onto Simon’s Sea Glass cardstock panel and added white snow details using Story Time Paint Pen from Jane Davenport.

Instead of foam mounting the car, I used an action wobbler to add interactivity and movement to this project. You stick one end onto your die-cut and another end onto the background and voila – you have a movable object. It adds so much cuteness! Every time I give someone a card with an interactive element made using an action wobbler – they can’t stop playing with it!

Simon Says Stamp | Mixing Stamp Sets to Tell a Story. Video

Finally, coated the brake lights and the Christmas lights with glossy accents!

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 Tied the Knot
Simon Says Clear Stamps Tied the Knot
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Tied the Knot
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Tied the Knot
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamp Tied the Knot Wafer Dies
Simon Says Stamp Tied the Knot Wafer Dies
Shop at:
SSS
Cz Design Clear Stamps Good Cheer
Cz Design Clear Stamps Good Cheer
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Clear Stamps Gift Wrap
Simon Says Clear Stamps Gift Wrap
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Gift Wrap
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Gift Wrap
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamp Gift Wrap Wafer Dies
Simon Says Stamp Gift Wrap Wafer Dies
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamp Merry Christmas Trees Wafer Dies
Simon Says Stamp Merry Christmas Trees Wafer Dies
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Merry Christmas Trees
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Merry Christmas Trees
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Clear Stamps Winter Scene
Simon Says Clear Stamps Winter Scene
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamp Winter Scene Wafer Dies
Simon Says Stamp Winter Scene Wafer Dies
Shop at:
SSS
Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine
Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine
Shop at:
SSS
Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Shop at:
SSS
Mini MISTI Stamping Tool
Mini MISTI Stamping Tool
Shop at:
SSS
Action Wobble Springs 12 Pack Wobblers
Action Wobble Springs 12 Pack Wobblers
Shop at:
SSS
Action Wobble Springs 6 Pack Wobblers
Action Wobble Springs 6 Pack Wobblers
Shop at:
SSS
Ek Success Powder Tool Applicator
Ek Success Powder Tool Applicator
Shop at:
SSS
Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive
Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive
Shop at:
SSS
Spellbinders Jane Davenport Snow Queen Story Time Paint Pen
Spellbinders Jane Davenport Snow Queen Story Time Paint Pen
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker R22 Light Prawn
Copic Sketch Marker R22 Light Prawn
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker R20 Blush Pink
Copic Sketch Marker R20 Blush Pink
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker R24 Prawn
Copic Sketch Marker R24 Prawn
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker R27 Cadmium Red
Copic Sketch Marker R27 Cadmium Red
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker YG01 Green Bice
Copic Sketch Marker YG01 Green Bice
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker YG03 Yellow Green
Copic Sketch Marker YG03 Yellow Green
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker YG17 Grass Green
Copic Sketch Marker YG17 Grass Green
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker B000 Pale Porcelain
Copic Sketch Marker B000 Pale Porcelain
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker BG11 Moon White
Copic Sketch Marker BG11 Moon White
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker BG32 Aqua Mint
Copic Sketch Marker BG32 Aqua Mint
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker C1 Cool Gray
Copic Sketch Marker C1 Cool Gray
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker C3 Cool Gray Grey
Copic Sketch Marker C3 Cool Gray Grey
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker C5 Cool Gray Grey
Copic Sketch Marker C5 Cool Gray Grey
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker C7 Cool Gray
Copic Sketch Marker C7 Cool Gray
Shop at:
SSS
Copic Sketch Marker C9 Cool Gray Grey
Copic Sketch Marker C9 Cool Gray Grey
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamp Mega Thick White Cardstock 130LB
Simon Says Stamp Mega Thick White Cardstock 130LB
Shop at:
SSS
Jewel Picker Tool
Jewel Picker Tool
Shop at:
SSS
Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer
Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer
Shop at:
Bearly Art Mini Precision Craft Glue
Bearly Art Mini Precision Craft Glue
Shop at:
SSS
White Foam Squares
White Foam Squares
Shop at:
SSS
Wagner Precision Heat Tool
Wagner Precision Heat Tool
Shop at:
SSS
Simon Says Stamp Clear Fine Detail Embossing Powder
Simon Says Stamp Clear Fine Detail Embossing Powder
Shop at:
SSS

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER

3 Comments

Like what you see? Drop me a comment! Thanks!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.