Last Friday we had a really fabulous and fun Blog Hop to celebrate the newest release from Simon Says Stamp called “Among The Stars!” This release is jam packed with new stamps and dies perfect for Summer crafting! Flamingos, Leaves, and even a cute bear wearing swim trunks!  We shared lots of ideas for using our new collection. This truly was a fun release! If you haven’t had a chance to visit the hop, click here to view the first post. I know you will find lots of tips, tricks and inspiration! The “Among The Stars” Gallery is chock full of awesome inspiration and has been updated – and we hope you will take a look! (Be sure to add your links if you’ve made something with the new stamps and dies!) To see the entire new release click here! 

BIG Congratulations to all of the blog hop winners! Thank you for hopping along with us and taking the time to leave feedback for the designers in the form of comments along the way. We really really enjoy hearing from you!

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Hi friends! I hope your week is starting off wonderfully! Just popping in quickly to let you all know we’re running a special Tim Holtz Stock Up Sale to get you all set for the newest Online Card Classes for a Summer of Creative Chemistry! This sale is valid on Tim Holtz Stamps, Stencils, Idea-Ology, Tonic, Sizzix, Core’dinations, Eclectic Elements, AND Ranger branded products!! Don’t forget to sign up for class! We hope you enjoy!

Hi friends and welcome back to another Studio Monday! Today I have a super fun birthday card to share with you featuring the ADORABLE Caped Cuties stamp set from Clearly Besotted!

This stamp set has got to be one of the cutest, kid themed sets I’ve seen in a long time; I love that the stamp set includes so many different animals in it that can be used on their own, or together! I have used almost all of the critters for my card and I’ll be sharing my process on how I built this card in the video below.

First I want to talk a bit about my coloring process; because there are SO MANY images in this card, I needed to use a limited color palette. This not only makes it easier to replicate (because it does not require a lot of marker colors; I used Copics today), but it also helps the card coordinate well together. If I had used a bunch of different colors on each critter, it would have created a more confusing design and the images would have competed with each other a lot more.

I also made sure that my overall card design was clean lined and simple; again, because there are so many critters to fit into this design, having a distracting card front for the critters to sit on would not allow them to take such a dramatic center stage. Keep this in mind when you are creating an heavy action/embellished card; it will allow your main focal point to be the star of the show (especially if you’ve put a lot of hard work into it)!

I used distress inks to create a nice backdrop for the critters and laid a Pretty Pink Posh Storybook 4 die cut over top to give the critters some separation from the sky. I also added some foil stars using foil paper and our Simon Says Stamp Holiday Shapes die; these little embellishments are a simple finishing touch that adds so much to the overall card!

So to see how I put this card together, be sure to watch the video below or over on our Youtube channel! And if you enjoy, please give it a big thumbs up and subscribe for more weekly inspiration!

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