Mixed Media with Shari Carroll: Love You
Welcome, everyone!! I’m in the mood for bold and bright colors. I’ve created this piece based on unusual inspiration from an advertisement for amazing-colored pants (below). How do you find inspiration?
I first painted the background, working the colors in rainbow order using a dry brush (no water). Then I stamped and die-cut the hearts from the Tim Holtz Watercolor stamp set, and Simon Says Stamp coordinating dies. I placed the hearts over complementary colors for more contrast.
To see how this all came together, check out my video below. Enjoy!
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DIY Floral Masterpiece with our NEW Flower Block Stamp Set for Stunning Cards: 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!
I’m creating cards with the Flower Block stamp set in this video. This set is genius. We all have floral stamp sets in our stash, but probably none that allow us to create a colorful background all while creating beautiful flowers. This stamp set does. Yes, this set makes a small colorful block, it can be the focal point, but it doesn’t cover the full background. To cover the full card background (A2 card that is) one would need to stamp it about 6 times.
I used my mini MISTI stamping tool and stamped several using various ink colors: Honey, Clay, and Brick:
Watermelon, Charcoal, and Honey:
And Carnation, Latte and Citrine:
You have options within each of these color combinations. Instead of using Honey to stamp the background as I did on my first card, I could have used Brick for a dramatic red background.
It is such a fun stamp set, you can use it to create so many different looks! I used the coordinating die to cut the layered block out. The coordinating die set also includes 3 dies to cut the sentiments out. But these aren’t your usual skinny strip sentiment dies. These have rounded corners adding so much awesome to a simple sentiment! Why haven’t we done this look before?
I also used a stencil, Lattice Tile, to create a dry embossed background for my cards. I used Sea Glass, Fog, and Kraft papers to add color to the background. And lastly, I embellished my beauties with the Splash Drops from Simon! Have fun stamping!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks again to Yana for being our guest!
Ways to support Ukraine:
If you are looking for ways to support Ukraine, we encourage you to visit this page on Yana’s blog:
Be Bold Blog Hop 2!
Hello, friends, and welcome to day two of our Be Bold release blog hops! If you missed yesterday’s hop, be sure to circle back and check it out HERE.
It’s time to step into the spotlight and Be Bold with our latest collection! Stock up on some super versatile sentiment sets like Airy Greetings, Splendid Sentiments, and Happy Combos; celebrate Mom with Mamacita stamps and dies, Mom and Mum foil transfer cards, and Fancy Mother dies; and frolic in the garden with Flower Block and Pretty Petals sets; Meadow Swag and Whirl Dragonfly dies; and Lattice Tile and Groovy Blooms stencils!
We’re also rolling out new orangey shades of Pawsitively Saturated Ink, a set of A2 Nesting Frames dies, more colors of Pawsitively Dazzling Gems, and several packs of heat-activated Foil Transfer Sheets.
Before we hop, let’s take a look at some fabulous inspiration from Shari Carroll and Caly Person:
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 $7 off with a purchase of $40 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 Be Bold 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!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Caly Person
- Nichol Spohr
- Laura Bassen
- Amy Rysavy
- Debby Hughes
- Emily Midgett
- Mindy Eggen
- Lisa Addesa
- Yana Smakula
- Alberto Gava
- Sandi MacIver
- Jessica Vasher
- Karin Åkesdotter
- Lea Lawson
- Seeka
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, March 28, for an Instagram Hop featuring our Be Bold release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our Be Bold 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 Be Bold collection below:
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Can’t pick a favorite? Shop our NEW Bundles:
Exciting addition!
By popular demand, we’ve created 3 Simon Says Stamp branded coordinate die sets made to coordinate with prior released popular Tim Holtz stamps! Already have the stamps, you can pick up the coordinating dies solo! Don’t have the stamps? Sets are also available!
