Simon Says Stamp | Dreamy Leaves Card. Video

Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! Today I invite you to join me as I do some unexpected coloring featuring the Dreamy Leaves stamp set. As I was planning my card, I went to Pinterest in search of inspiration and came across this stunning image. I loved the way the leaf was colored – it wasn’t solid green, yet it had sections of green and sections of white. It looked so clever! So I applied this coloring method to the leaves on the cards I’m sharing today.

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Here’s the image of the leaf I was inspired by:

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CARD DETAILS

Instead of using just green and white, I also introduced pink. I used G94 as my lighter green and G99 as my darker green. The pinks were colored using RV00 and RV11. You can also experiment with a lot more vibrant and saturated pinks and many other shades of green. Purples would complement green well, too, and even teal + purple or teal + pink would make for a fabulous tropical leaf color combo. I encourage you to try and color your leaves like this – leave some white space, add some green, and bring in a pink or purple to spice it up.

I also used a C1 marker to create visual shadow, I outlined each leaf to fake dimension on my background (as I always like to have a lot of dimension on my cards).

The sentiment was created using a Happy Combos stamp set – I stamped sentiments in VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set it with clear embossing powder.

The Spellbinders Aura sequins are serving a dual purpose on this card – they are embellishing it and also hiding some coloring imperfections where I went outside the lines when adding color to the leaves.

I hope I’ve inspired you to try some unexpected coloring the next time you try to color leaves! 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 Dreamy Leaves Shop at: SSS	CZ Designs Stamps And Dies Happy Combos Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders New & Improved Platinum 6 Machine With Universal Plate System Shop at: SSS	MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS
Waffle Flower Grip Mats Shop at: SSS	Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker RV00 Water Lily Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker RV11 Pink Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker G94 Grayish Olive Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker G99 Olive Green Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker C1 Cool Gray Shop at: SSS
Wagner Precision Heat Tool Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Powder Clear Fine Detail Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Aura Opalescent Color Essentials Sequins Shop at: SSS	Bearly Art Mini Precision Craft Glue Shop at: SSS
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