Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Stretching Spring Stamps for a Fall Card
Hello everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here with you for a new Studio Monday video! Fall is just around the corner and with that in mind, I thought I would create a card that welcomed in the new season.
At the time I was making this card, I felt like doing some stamp layering, but I didn’t have any stamp layering sets in a fall theme. So to substitute, I decided to pull out one of my favorite Concord & 9th stamp sets, Flourish. Even though this has a spring feel, you can totally change it to fit a different theme! This post is a great example of stretch the sets you DO have when you don’t have something else that works!
I stamped the images from the Flourish stamp set using our Simon exclusive inks and I added additional details to the stamp layering with Copic markers. When you add additional shading and details to your stamp layering images (or other stamped images in general), you can really customize them! An example is where I added an orange layer to the center of the golden-colored flowers. I love how it changed the look of the flowers completely and added extra dimension!
If you take a look at the berries in my card, you’ll notice they have a cool highlight. I created this with the Sakura Clear Glaze pen; the pen applies down a milky-colored ink onto your image; once it dries completely, it has a gorgeous, semi-dimensional sheen. I love that it picks up the color underneath and highlights it so beautifully! If you don’t have this pen, I would highly encourage you to check it out! If you don’t have this pen, you could use a white gel pen or Glossy Accents instead.
Two of the techniques I featured in this video are masking a sentiment and double heat embossing. For the sentiment of this card I used our Simon exclusive Autumn Greetings stamp set. Don’t you just LOVE the fonts in this set?? The set has lots of other great fall/autumn greetings as well.
I hope you will watch the video below to see this card come together! Thanks for visiting with me today… don’t forget to stay tuned to the Simon Blog for STAMPtember starting September 1st!!!!
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Adorable Fall card!!!
I’m just getting back into rubber stamping after a long hiatus. I started long before seasonal “sets” came into use so I appreciate this particular blog. It encouraged me to use what I’ve got. Knowing about all the new goodies available and used in this card helps me make a decision on what I want, errrr, what I NEED now. :) Pretty card and great instructions.
What a beautiful card. Love the color combo.
Love this card! the video was great, too! Thanks for the inspiration.
Gorgeous fall colours. Never heard of the Sakura Glaze pen before. Thanks for mentioning it.
Love this card – the colors are a great mixture and you don’t have to buy more floral stamps!
What a creative idea! Thanks for the inspiration!
Great video and card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
I love how those little details you added made such a difference! Beautiful card! TFS
Great video, love the card.
Great take on that stamp set! Lovely card!
Great idea! Thanx for the video.
Such a great repurpose of these stamps!! I love versatile stamp sets. Gorgeous card!
Awesome card and wonderful tutorial!
So pretty – looks like it was painted!
This is so pretty!! Love the colors!!
I was just pouring through my florals box and now I will have to look at them again in a new way. Thanks!
Great card! :)
What a fun card. Colors are so pretty.
Enjoy learning how to stretch my supplies, beautiful card.
Really Beautiful!!!
Love these pretty colors! Beautiful card!
Lovely fall card. Thanks for sharing…
This is a really lovely card! I like how you were able to switch up a spring stamp by using different colors of ink :)
Those colors really pop! Super card and video!
Love the images from this stamp set, and it’s wonderful to see how it can be used through different seasons. Also really like the addition of the Nuvo drops and the extra depth to the colouring by using the Copics over top of the stamping.
Love the use of the colors to help bring out fall.. Thank you
What a great idea and the colour swap out is so simple to do!
Great card! Love the colors you chose and the details on the card. Thanks for sharing the video!!
Oh, I love these tips on stretching spring stamps. Fall colors are always a favorite and this card is gorgeous
Beautiful card and excellent video! I always learn so much from you–thank you for sharing!
Oh wow, I love the fall colors in this card! The depth in the colors is amazing.
The colors here are simply gorgeous!
Lovely flower card. I like the dimensional accents you added like the glaze
Lovely flowers, the
centersame are so
pretty.
Carla from Utah
Beautiful fall card. Thanks for sharing.
So beautiful and love the colors!
I really enjoyed your tutorial on stretching your stamps! The card looks amazing! Thanks for sharing it!
I like the idea of using stamps for more than one season!
Love how you repurposed the stamps…beautiful card!
Great card! Many of the supplies in anyone’s stach is probably more versatile than we think.
I wouldnt have thought to enhance the stamped images in so many ways! Love it! Thank you!
Beautiful options for Fall colours – they make for a beautiful card!
lovely card … beautiful blossoms
Just a beautiful card and I love the double gold embossing of the word “Hello”.
Such a great idea Nina! Love your pretty card!
Thank you for showing us how to stretch our stamps to incorporate them into different seasons too. I love that you shaded over with copics on the stamped flowers.
Nina-Marie, you are so inspiring with this new fall card and love all the added coloring you added!! Your design is beautiful!!
I love the flowers . Had stop cfating for a while . Now looking at all this makes me wanna start it back ??
BEAUTIFUL card!
SO CHEERY and such dimensional stamping!