Beachcombing Beauty: Encouragement Card featuring NEW Sunny Smiles Collection! 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!

Have you ever colored with ink pads? Let me know in the comments below. In this video I’m creating with a new stamp set from Simon Says Stamp called Beachcombing and I have a Summer Encouragement card to share.

The Beachcombing set is a large 6×8 set full of beautiful seashells. It is a building set, meaning you have the image outline and the image solid layer. This type of stamp set takes away the need to do coloring and allows you to add color to the images using solid layer stamps and inks. You, of course, can also use these images, the outline images, and color them using your favorite coloring medium, but if you aren’t into coloring, this is a great set to use.

I’m going to show you how you can use your ink pads, MISTI stamping tool and a blending brush to create beautiful stamped images. Begin by heat embossing the seashell outlines in Antique Gold embossing powder on Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock.

Pop the panel back inside the MISTI and let’s color! I start with that large seashell and my ink plan for this one is Peachy, Grapefruit, and Mandarin. I first ink up the entire layer and stamp it in Peachy ink, this is the lightest of all three. Next, I use grapefruit, which is a medium color and while holding the ink pad at an angle, I ink up just the edges of this image. Next, I have a small blending brush I use to soften the edge of the ink that’s applied to the stamp. I simply tap over the ink edge with the brush. If you’ve never tried this technique – do give it a try, I did not invent this, and I’m not sure who did, but this is a brilliant way to add shading to solid stamped images without much effort.

Once you are happy, close the lid of the MISTI and stamp the image. And now you have shading added to your seashell. Isn’t that cool? And it was so easy to do! If you don’t have a blending brush, you can also use your finger, although using a small size brush usually works much better.

You can also use the brush to apply the ink to the stamp, without bringing the ink pad to the stamp set at all. Simply tap on the ink pad and then tap on the stamp until you have the desired amount of ink. With the MISTI, you can keep stamping and building your ink until you are happy with the result, so I’d say start with a little ink and add more as you go.

To create the card I used coordinating dies and cut the seashells out. I added them to a kraft rectangle panel and added a heat-embossed sentiment made using the Just Breathe stamp set in the center of the shells.

Finally, I used Copic markers in E31, E33, and E37 to add texture to the kraft panel and mimic the look of sand (a white pen was also used to add highlights). I foam-mounted my kraft panel onto the A2 card base slightly at an angle, and this finished my card! Have fun stamping!

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SUPPLIES:

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Copic Sketch MARKER E33 SAND Beige [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Marker E37 SEPIA Brown [ SSS ]	Sakura CLASSIC WHITE Fine Line Gelly… [ SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Environment 100 LB… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp WHITE A2 SIDE FOLD… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks again to Yana for being our guest!

Ways to support Ukraine:

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Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Release Blog Hop 2!

Hello, friends, and welcome to day two of our Sunny Vibes release blog hops! If you missed yesterday’s hop, be sure to circle back and check it out HERE.

Relax on the chaise lounge and luxuriate with our new Sunny Vibes collection! Head to the shore with our Beachcombing set and Sand Dollar Duo dies; get juicy with our Summer Fruit Tiles set and Lemon Tree embossing folder; feel groovy with the Crochet Blocks and Happy Rainbow stencils and Good Vibes dies; take a trip with our Around the World set and Earth die; and bask in the warmth with our Sunshine stencil and Sunshine and Smiles stamps and dies.

We’re also debuting coordinating dies for 4 more Tim Holtz stamp sets, our super useful Microfiber Cloth and Scoring Board, and brand-new (and must-have!) Nested Domed Arches Frame dies, too.

Before we hop, let’s take a look at some fabulous inspiration from Nina-Marie Trapani and Caly Person:

Sunny Vibes Blog Hop Nina-Marie Trapani Gentle Layers Floral Wreath die, Nested Domed Arches Frames die, Crochet Blocks stencil, and Bad Day, Good Vibes stamp set

Sunny Vibes Blog Hop Caly Person Summer Fruit Tiles stamp set and coordinating dies

We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our exclusive releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has set aside a free gift just for you! Our exclusive gift for this blog hop is the Hello stamp and coordinating die FREE with any purchase of $50 or more (while supplies last)! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.

Ready for even more Sunny Vibes inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers! You’ll be inspired AND for every comment you leave on each blog, you’ll earn a chance to win a $25 Simon Says Stamp store shopping spree. YAY!

Please share some feedback with these creative artists who work hard to inspire and excite us! Your comments mean so much to them.

Thanks again for joining us today!

We hope you will join us on Instagram on Thursday, June 27, for an Instagram Hop featuring our Sunny Vibes release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.

You’ll love browsing our Sunny Vibes gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!

You can check out the entire Sunny Vibes collection here:

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Exciting addition!

By popular demand, we’ve created Simon Says Stamp branded coordinating dies for these popular Tim Holtz stamp sets!

Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Release Blog Hop 1!

Hi, friends! Welcome to day one of two special release blog hops celebrating our Sunny Vibes release! Come back tomorrow for more amazing inspiration!

We’re also debuting coordinating dies for 4 more Tim Holtz stamp sets, our super useful Microfiber Cloth and Scoring Board, and brand-new (and must-have!) Nested Domed Arches Frame dies, too.

Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store for our blog hop today with inspiration from Nina-Marie Trapani and Caly Person! They used products from our Sunny Vibes release to make these fantastic projects:

Sunny Vibes Blog Hop Nina-Marie Trapani Repeating Rainbows die and Fancy Hello die

Sunny Vibes Blog Hop Caly Person Sunshine and Smiles stamp set and coordinating, Lemon Tree emboss and cut folder, and Mermaid Tail embellishment mix

We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our exclusive releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has set aside a free gift just for you! Our exclusive gift for this blog hop is a Hello stamp and die set FREE with any purchase of $50 or more (while supplies last)! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.

Please let these talented designers know how much you appreciate their designs. They work hard to inspire and excite us!

Thanks again for joining us today!

You’ll love browsing our Sunny Vibes gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!

You can check out the entire Sunny Vibes collection here: