Gold Inlay Frame and Accents with June Card Kit
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Please welcome back the amazing Nichol Spohr as a special monthly guest on our blog providing fabulous card kit inspiration! She’s using the fabulous new Beautiful Flowers stamp set that is available in our kit as well as the gorgeous Gold Mirror cardstock from Tonic Studios. She decided to color in these fabulous flowers with Tombow Dual Brush markers! Wow! Be sure to watch the video and enjoy!
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Thanks so much for watching and thanks to Nichol for being our guest!
What’s NEW from Concord & 9th!
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Please welcome back the talented folks at Concord & 9th for some fabulous inspiration showcasing their brand new release for this month! Read on for more information, and enjoy!!
We’re so excited about our newest May release at Concord & 9th! We have an exciting assortment of some summery products and some trendy products to share with you. We’ve made a card for each product bundle in the release…we hope you enjoy!
First up, the ode to geodes! Our Geode stamp & die bundle is playing on the fun trend of these beautiful rock formations.
This card features the heart-shaped geode as the “rock” star. The open line makes for the perfect space to loosely watercolor in a cool blue/green palette. We used the larger geode design to subtly create a backdrop. Aside from a few minutes of watercoloring, this card came together relatively quickly and creates an impact!
Next up, our Mix Tape stamp & die bundle! This is a fun summery, retro throwback to the days of making mix tapes for a friend. We thought through all the details of a cassette tape with this set but made sure the sentiments are great for any occasion.
The card we made features color blocking with a yardstick in a classic chevron pattern. We used the fill-in stamps to finish off the cassette tape, then stamped some sentiments on the gray to add a little more depth to the background and it was complete. To make the cassette stand out a little more, we backed it with a piece a dark gray cardstock. This has been a really fun set!
Our third bundle in the May line up is the Bold & Brushy stamp bundle. These two 4×8” sets are packed with so much goodness. A few years ago, we came out with Sophisticated Script and it has been a huge hit. We decided it was time to introduce a more playful hand-lettered look with Bold & Brushy script sets.
For this card, we created a simple “Love you” card that uses both the upper and lower case fonts. It’s so simple to align and create custom sentiments for any type of card! If you love the hand-lettered look but haven’t quite been able to do it on your own, then you’ll want this set for sure!
Last, but absolutely not least, we have our featured turnabout for the month with Retro Petals Turnabout stamp & STENCIL bundle. This month we included a coordinating stencil to go with our turnabout to use for various techniques. You can use the turnabout stencil all by itself, or replace one of the layers of your stamped image with embossing paste or other fun mediums.
The card was made using the stamp to create the background. We went with a summery palette of primary colors in soft tones. It created the perfect backdrop for the huge HUGS sentiment we made using the stencils. The corally yellow ombre was created simply with the stencil. We shifted the stencil ever so slightly down and right and used a black pen to perfectly cast a simple shadow on the word. This complex looking card came together in no time at all!
Thanks for joining us today…and thank you to Simon Says Stamp for having us! We have been partners in crafting for a few years now and we love when we have a chance to collaborate. Hope these projects inspired you! Happy Crafting!
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Fly Me Away: Simon Says Stamp Card Kit Reveal and Inspiration
Create gorgeous cards and other magnificent paper crafts with our lovely June Card Kit, Fly Me Away!
This artsy kit allows you to design lush and stunning projects for many of your most-needed occasions. It features a dreamy color palette drawn from the beautiful watercolor-inspired patterned papers from ModaScrap’s Fly and Scrap paper pack, which includes twelve single-sided 6×6 papers. You’ll love the beautiful designs bursting with dramatic florals, majestic hot air balloons, and exquisite watercolor washes. The patterned papers are complemented perfectly with hand-picked, coordinating cardstock from Simon, as well as one sheet of shiny Tonic Gold Pearl Mirror cardstock.
Inside the kit is you’ll find a jumbo 6×8 Simon exclusive stamp set called, Beautiful Flowers. Stamp the GORGEOUS featured floral for a bold statement; then add one of nineteen mix-and-match sentiments for a magnificent card. Also included in the stamp set are three other single flowers to add to the floral swag, or to use on their own.
The Simon Says Stamp exclusive sample palette of three Daniel Smith watercolors gives you the ability to color your own masterpiece. These primary colors can be blended to create a beautiful bouquet!
Add stunning and sophisticated texture with the gorgeous, 3D Botanical Texture Fades embossing folder by Tim Holtz for Sizzix. Then emphasize your embossed floral design with Distress Resist Spray from Tim Holtz! What fun you’ll have giving it a spritz and seeing the fantastic result!
Rounding out this superb collection or crafty goodness is a pretty Simon Says Stamp watercolor card, designed exclusively for the kit by Suzy Plantamura (perfect for vacation creation!). Plus, there are two pretty metallic envelopes to encourage you to send out your cards right away
Our June Card Kit, Fly Me Away will take your creativity to new heights!
We have a created a reveal video with additional inspiration that you can view below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
The Beautiful Flowers 6×8 stamp set is also available for individual purchase in our store.
Don’t forget! We have LOTS of gorgeous card kit inspiration to access and add to in our Card Kit Galleries!
