One Stamp, Five Ways: Orange Blossoms
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back special monthly guest Suzy Plantamura with another fun rendition of “One Stamp, Five Ways” featuring our newly released Undersea Friends set! Read on and learn more! Enjoy!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Suzy for being our guest!
For my August “one stamp, five ways” post, I picked a stamp set from the Moments in Time release which was a couple months ago. I loved this stamp set and didn’t have the time to work with it. I knew it would be perfect for making 5 cards with the beautiful floral designs and all of the versatile greetings. Here are my cards:
I colored my first set of stamped images using no-line coloring and Copic Markers. I always use Latte PSInk for my no-line coloring as it is the perfect color to blend in with all marker shades. I used a black fine tip Micron marker to draw over the tendrils before I colored the flowers so I could see them. I die-cut all the images out with the matching dies.
I made the background using the A2 Frame Dies. I didn’t cut mine apart allowing me to use both the frames and the in-betweens as frames which are the same size, so you get twice as many size frames with the set! I die-cut one from Flamingo Glitter Cardstock and one size smaller from Gold Matte Cardstock. I then cut all the ones that were smaller than that one from white cardstock. I applied some Rhubarb Ink on the which cardstock background as well as the inside piece of the frames. I attached them to the center of the background piece. I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set with Versafine Ink and die-cut it out. I attached all the flowers, leaves, and sentiments over the background using foam tape beneath all of them. I used the rose red and gold sequins from the Hot Tamale Embellishment Mix around the sentiment.
I embossed the Blossom Swag Embossing Folder using white cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers. I stamped 3 of the single flowers and three of the leaf clusters from the stamp set with Latte PSInk again and colored them in with Copics as well to match the background. I used a fine tip black Micron to draw in the tendrils again.
I attached the colored embossing folder to a white card base. I attached the flowers and leaves using foam tape beneath just the front flower and gluing the leaves only at the base so they kind of float. I stamped a sentiment from the Handlettered Encouragement Stamp set with Rhubarb PSInk and die-cut it out with the new matching dies. I attached it with foam tape behind it to the top of the card. I added three yellow sequins around the greeting.
I embossed the Lumen Embossing Folder using white cardstock and rubbed Lemonade PSInk on the raised portions. I die-cut a piece of green patterned paper in the Kaleidoscope Paper Pack by 49 & Market using the second largest die in the A2 Nested Dies. I attached it over the embossing folder. I die-cut one of the new Modern Teardrop Wafer Dies from white cardstock and attached it to the center of the green paper.
I stamped the large floral swag and one small flower with Latte PSInk and this time I colored them in with colored pencils. I just purchased Holbein Pencils and I absolutely love them – they go on like oil paints and blend together beautifully. I ended up wanting these to have outlines since they were yellow, so I drew around them with a fine tip black pen. You could just stamp them with black ink for the same look! I die-cut them out and attached them over the teardrop die with foam tape beneath them. I added a black frame around the inside of the teardrop die. I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set with Versafine black ink and die-cut it out. I glued that to the middle of the flowers. I added three sparkling clear sequins sequins around the sentiment.
This card started as a quick one-layer card idea and turned into my most time consuming detailed card! I stamped some of the flower images with Latte PSInk on two corners of an A2 piece of kraft cardstock. I colored them with colored pencils and used a white Uniball on the flower edges. I didn’t like how plain it was, so I die-cut the flowers out.
I die-cut two of the new Dual Diamonds Wafer Dies from White Cardstock. I die-cut another using Bronze Vellum which matches kraft cardstock perfectly. I glued one of the frames to a piece of watercolor paper I had painted with a sage watercolor. You could also use sage cardstock or blend sage ink over white cardstock. I then glued the bronze vellum inside pieces to half of the spots leaving the green showing in the others. I glued a second white frame over the first one so it had more depth and covered any messes I made glueing the vellum pieces in. I attached the two floral groupings with foam tape beneath them to the front. I stamped a sentiment from the Handlettered Encouragement stamp set with Tidepool PSInk on kraft cardstock. I die-cut it out and attached it between the flowers. I added a few white sequins around the card front.
For the background of this card, I used the Dotted Diamond Embossing Folder’s backside. I loved the texture of the little dots on the outside of my card. I die-cut an oval out of the center of my cardstock before I embossed it. I attached it to a cream card base as my watercolor paper was creamy, so I wanted it to match even though you can’t tell it does in the photos.
I embossed two of the rounded floral stamps with white embossing powder on Arches watercolor paper. I painted them with Karin Brushmarkers. I primarily used all the turquoise blues but then I added some pink and lavender inside the petals. I die-cut them out and attached them to the top and the bottom of the oval opening with foam tape beneath them. I stamped a sentiment from the With Thanks stamp set using Marine PSInk. I die-cut it out with the matching die and attached it to the middle of the card with foam tape behind it. I added three sparking clear sequins to the center around the sentiment.
I hope you like this Orange Blossom Blessings stamp set as much as I do now that you have seen all these ways to use it! I love doing this “one stamp, five ways” guest post as it is so fun thinking of different ways to use the same set without all of the cards looking the same. It’s such a good exercise to get more use out of our stamp sets! Thanks for vistiing today and have a great STAMPtember!!! Suzy
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Halloween Vignette Display Panel by Paula Cheney: Reprise!
Hi friends! Happy Saturday! We’re so excited to watch Tim Holtz LIVE sharing the brand new released idea-ology Halloween collection and thought it would be the perfect time to re-share this gorgeous inspiration by special guest blogger Paula Cheney that was originally shared last October! If you’re seeing this again or for the first time, we have a feeling you will be equally delighted in the details! Read on to learn more on how she made this amazing mixed media Halloween inspired piece and enjoy!
Use Black Soot Distress Paint to paint the sides of the Vignette Display Panel. Set aside to dry.
Punch out the two smaller sizes (4 pieces) of the Etcetera Pinked Trim.
Use Collage Medium to glue the matching lengths together so they create a stair-step effect.
Once the glue is secure, paint the two pieces with Black Soot Distress Paint.
Once the black paint is dry, use a Sanding Disk to sand some of black paint away. Set aside.
Using Collage Medium, adhere four Halloween Collage Strips to the front of the Vignette Display Panel. Add a layer of Collage Medium over the top (very important step). Set aside to dry or use a heat tool to speed things up!
Tape the Batty Layering Stencil from Stampers Anonymous to the Display Panel. Use Black Texture Paste Opaque and a Palette Knife to spread the paste over the stencil. Peel the stencil away, and place into a water bath until you have time to wash your stencil properly.
Immediately sprinkle multiple colors of Distress Embossing Glaze over the black Texture Paste. Let the Glaze sit until the paste is dry and the excess Glaze can be brushed away. NOTE: Crushed Olive looks very bright, but because the Glaze is going over black paste, it will be very subtle after embossing.
After at least 30 minutes of drying time, knock off the excess Glaze, then follow up with a small soft brush, to brush away any excess powder around the bats. Emboss with an Embossing Gun.
NOTE: Distress Embossing Glaze melts very quickly, so keep the embossing gun moving and watch the melt very closely so you don’t melt away the texture.
To create a background more in keeping with Halloween, scribble Walnut Stain Distress Crayon onto the glass mat. Pick up the crayon with a damp brush and begin to color the background of the Panel. This method will only work if you added the Collage Medium over the Collage Strips back in step 6. The College Medium has sealed the background so the Distress Crayon will glide over the surface. Use a damp wipe to pounce over the crayon to mottle the finish (think no brush strokes).
Use the clear Tim Holtz Media Ruler to measure a 1’ straight line across the bottom of the Display Panel. There are rubber grips on the back of the ruler, so once in position, the ruler will stay in place while you glue the two pieces of trim with Collage Medium. Once you have the trim in place, you can remove the ruler. Use a small brush to carefully wipe away any Collage Medium that has squished out when adding the trim. Let trim dry for at least an hour before proceeding.
Use a Mini Blending Tool to add Crushed Olive Distress Ink over the moon (found in Layers + Paper Dolls pack). Spray Distress Spritz Crushed Olive over the ink. Pounce off excess over the dark areas of the moon. Dry with a heat gun. NOTE: it’s very hard to see in a photo, but the Distress Spritz gives the moon a great shine!
Cut one of the spiderweb Transparencies to fit the moon shape. Set aside to be added later.
Use Distress Crayons to color Paper Dolls. I scribbled Peeled Paint and Villainous Potion directly over the Paper Doll clothes. Then I just used my index finger to smooth out the crayon over the surface. For the cheeks, scribble a small amount of Aged Mahogany on the glass mat. Pick up with the tip of a cotton swab and pounce over cheeks. Wipe away any excess crayon with a damp cotton swab.
Use Scor-Tape to add transparent wings to the back of the Paper Doll.
Use 3D Foam Squares to add the moon and Paper Dolls to the Display Panel. NOTE: I used double stacks of Foam Squares on the back of the Paper Dolls so they would float over the moon.
Use Scor-Tape to add the spiderweb over the moon. The Scor-Tape is hidden behind the Paper Dolls.
Adhere a pointy hat and a mask to the Paper dolls. These accessories are some of my favorite parts of the Halloween Sticker Book. Perfect to transform anyone into a spooky character!
Use Distress Spritz in Seedless Preserves and Crushed Olive to color two bunches of Bouquet Flowers. Don’t forget to spray the underside of the flowers too! This will give the flowers a wonderful iridescent shine!
Using an urn from the idea-ology Conservatory pack as the base, add ink dyed Mummy Cloth and Bouquet Flowers with Collage Medium. NOTE: the flowers may seem a bit wobbly till the Collage Medium dries, but leave them over night and they will be like cement. Trust me.
Choose a Halloween Figure Stand to add to the scene. I chose the owl, which I painted with Scorched Timber Distress Paint, then rubbed over the paint to allow the high points to show through. You can make the eyes any color you wish, I chose Fossilized Amber.
Drip Mushroom Alcohol Ink over some idea-ology Mini Skulls. Pounce with a felt pad and let dry. Scribble Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the top to remove the shine from the Alcohol Ink.
The new signs in the Halloween Baseboards pack are so much fun! Choose as many as you wish and add Clippings from the Halloween Sticker Book. Make an ink puddle with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Dip you under finger into the ink and transfer to the Clippings to make them look old. Dry with a heat tool.
Use a Picket Fence Distress Crayon to color the background of an idea-ology word tag. Just scribble the crayon over the tag and rub into the background with your thumbs.
Begin to add all the pieces you have created to the shelf with Collage Medium. The Baseboard signs were added with 3D Foam Squares (single thickness on the larger one, double thickness on the smaller one).
Add a third sign to the right side of the Panel with a 3D Foam Square. Once this sign is in place, you can start adding the dyed and shredded Mummy Cloth to the ledge with Collage Medium.
Adhere a piece from the Layers + Paper Dolls pack of a bug to the top right side of the Panel. Use Cello Tape stickers to adhere it to the tray.
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Simple Ink Blending with Festive Bough Pattern Stencils: Yippee for Yana
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back the oh-so-talented and amazing Yana Smakula! (Please note: our dear friend Yana is Ukrainian. To show support to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, please see Yana’s post HERE.)
Hello, crafters, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp! Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video!
Today I’m sharing a clean and colorful holiday card that looks wonderfully intricate but comes together quickly, thanks to the Simon Says Stamp Festive Bow Pattern Layering Stencils. If you love the look of multi-layered designs with perfect alignment, this set is going to be a new favorite.
I started with a piece of Hammermill cardstock cut to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”, secured to my Simon Says Stamp Positively Sticky Mat. My trick for easy stencil alignment is to create a small “corner” with low-tack tape – this helps each new stencil layer snap right into place without fussing.
For layer one (the greenery), I used Pearfection ink as my base, then added shading with Pine using a smaller blending brush. Layer two is all about those pretty bows. I ink-blended with Cranberry for the base and Brick for depth, smoothing out the transition with my large blending brush. Layer three brought in a second set of foliage, this time in Sprout and Field inks. For the final layer, I returned to Cranberry for a cohesive, festive feel.
Before trimming my panel, I wanted to add a little something extra without overpowering the design. Using Fawn ink and the White Christmas Text Background Stamp, I stamped over the entire piece. The result is barely there – just a hint of detail that makes the background more interesting.
I trimmed the panel to 3 ¾” x 5″ and softly ink-blended the edges with Fawn to help draw the eye toward the center.
My sentiment comes from CZ Making Spirits Bright set. I heat embossed “Merry & Bright” in gold on red cardstock, added ink blending with Cranberry and Brick, and then die cut it with the coordinating die. For extra sturdiness, I adhered it to a second die-cut layer before foam-mounting it to my background.
A sprinkle of Starbright Embellishment Mix sequins finished the look – because every holiday card needs a bit of sparkle.
The Festive Bough Pattern Stencils make it so easy to create a layered, professional-looking background in minutes. By mixing two shades per layer and varying brush sizes, you can achieve beautiful depth and dimension.
I hope you’ll give this layering stencil technique a try – whether you keep it traditional with reds and greens or explore non-traditional color palettes, you’ll end up with something beautiful.
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