Yippee for Yana: Stamped Floral Pattern Cards
Happy Sunday, friends! Welcome to the latest edition of Yippee for Yana with the always amazing Yana Smakula. Read on and don’t miss the video for details on this floral trio! Enjoy!
Hello friends, this is Yana and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In today’s episode I decided to go back to basics and what that means for me – is creating stamped patterns using individual stamps. I used to stamp all sorts of patterns using my clear stamps in the past and while I still do that from time to time I kind of miss doing it more.
Today I’m sharing my favorite way to stamp a floral pattern to create several cards. My trick is very simple, instead of stamping a background onto an A2 size card front I stamp it onto a larger sheet. In this case, I took a letter sheet of Neenah cardstock and I cut it in half to 5 1/2 x 8 ½” and stamped my floral pattern onto this entire half sheet instead of stamping it onto a card front.
You can also stamp a pattern onto a full letter sheet if you want or even onto a larger paper size if you have larger paper size and than trim it down to A2 card fronts or use that large paper to wrap a gift for example.
You can use a multitude of images and stamp sets to create patterns such as this one. I decided to use the new Bold Flowers stamp set. I would suggest using solid images for your stamping unless you want to do a lot of coloring.
It’s been a long time since I’ve used pigment inks for my stamping so I reached out for the Avery Elle pigment inks for this tutorial. I love to use pigment inks, they are fantastic for ink blending, for letterpress techniques and they are great for stamping, the only downside to these inks is that they take a bit longer to dry, but that is nothing that can’t be fixed with the help of a heat tool.
The colors of inks I picked to stamp today are Mimosa, Orchid, Raspberry, Jungle, Lemongrass, and Bamboo. The way I created this pattern is by stamping clusters of images. Each cluster consists of 3 flowers and several leaves.
Once my stamping was done I cut my panel into 2 pieces to create 4 1/4 x 5 ½” card fronts. I also cut one of those on a diagonal to make 2 partial patterns. I also stamped additional flowers and leaves using same colors as before and cut them out using coordinating dies.
I decided I needed to add a skinny strip to my diagonal cut cards to help separate the stamped pattern from the background. I made it by using my pink ink pad and white paper. I used tape to adhere the stamped patterns onto A2 white side folding card bases, I also used tape to adhere the skinny pink strips. To add a bit of dimension to my cards I used foam squares from Scrapbook Adhesives to foam mount the die cut flowers and have them go outside the stamped patterns.
I stamped sentiments in black ink – I used Versafine Onyx Black and messages from the Emphatic stamp set. I stamped them either directly onto the patterns or onto the white card base. I used glue to adhere the leaves and I made sure to shape each leaf with my fingers before adhering it down. Lastly, I used Nuvo Drops in clean and added a bunch of clear drops onto the cards as one finishing touch.
Have fun stamping!
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Kind Heart: Simon Says Stamp Card Kit Reveal and Inspiration
Share handmade kindness with our lovely May 2018 Card Kit, Kind Heart!
This pretty kit allows you to create meaningful cards full of heart for friends and family alike! The May Card Kit features a soft and refreshing color palette drawn from the sixteen single-sided, 6×6 patterned papers from PinkFresh Studio’s Let Your Heart Decide paper pad. You’ll love the fresh and fun designs on the large sheets of puffy and epoxy stickers from PinkFresh Studio that coordinate! The patterned papers and stickers are complemented perfectly with hand-picked, coordinating cardstock from Simon.
The kit includes TWO Simon exclusive stamp sets—a jumbo 6×8 called Everything Together and a sweet 3×4 set called Take Heart. Everything Together boasts five bold and fun sentiments in an energetic script font as well as flowers, leaves, hearts, and two fun border stamps. Take Heart includes a gorgeous cup of florals and a delightful hummingbird, plus interchangeable sentiments to fit your mood. With two styles of stamps, this kit will give you a myriad of creative options!
In the kit, you’ll also get our Simon exclusive Heart die in a lovely script to add die cut perfection to your designs. And rounding out this marvelous kit is one sheet of Simon Says Stamp masking paper, two mini hybrid ink cubes in coordinating colors, and a 3 pack of scored cards. We’ve also added an envelope to encourage you to send a card right away!
Our May Card Kit Kind Heart will give you hours of creativity!
I’ve filmed a walkthrough of the video which you can view below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
The Everything Together 6×8” clear stamp set, “Take Heart” 3×4″ clear stamp set and Heart wafer thin die are 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!
Hop for More Fluttering By Release Inspiration!
Hi friends! We’re back with day two of our Fluttering By release blog hop with even MORE inspiration for you! Thanks for joining us again today. If you missed day one’s fabulous hop, you can find it HERE.
We hope you are LOVING the inspiration from our Simon exclusive Fluttering By release, and we are so excited to see what you’ll create!
Our Simon Says Stamp exclusive, Fluttering By product lineup has so much to offer. There are gorgeous florals, brand new Picture Book animals and center cut background stamps; plus pretty butterflies, products perfect for Mother’s Day or graduation, and kinds of fun stamps, stencils and sequins! There is also a new collection of Suzy’s Watercolor Prints, and some awesome new stuff from CZ Design! We’re so excited for you to be inspired by this amazing release!
Before we hop, let’s take a look at some awesome inspiration from Shari Carroll:
Ready for even more Fluttering By inspiration? We’re super excited for you to hop along with us, as you’ll see loads of inspiration using these new products. Each designer’s blog in the hop will have a $25 gift card up for grabs for one of their commenters. These talented ladies have lots of great projects that we know you’ll love! Make sure to show your appreciation with your awesome comments!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Debby Hughes
- Laura Bassen
- Heather Ruwe
- Lisa Addesa
- Barb Engler
- Jean Manis
- Bibi Cameron
- Rubeena Ianigro
- Tracy Freeman
- Lea Lawson
- Yana Smakula
We can’t wait for you to see what these amazing designers have created! Enjoy the hop, and thanks for joining us!
You’ll love browsing our Fluttering By gallery on our blog for loads of inspiration, and you can add your projects to the gallery as well!
You can check out the full Fluttering By collection below!
