One Stamp, Five Ways: Blooms of Encouragement
Hi friend! Please join me in welcoming back special monthly guest Suzy Plantamura with a BONUS fun rendition of “One Stamp, Five Ways” featuring our BRAND NEW just-released Blooms of Encouragement set! Read on and learn more! Enjoy!
My yard is currently in full bloom of all my favorite flowers! When I saw the Blooms of Encouragement Stamp Set from the Always There release it reminded me of some of my favorite flowers in my yard. I couldn’t wait to color these stamps which I did with four different coloring mediums. I hope my “one stamp, five ways” post today inspires you to use your stamps in more ways.
My first card was made with the larger of the two floral groupings in the Blooms of Encouragement stamp set. I stamped it with black ink and colored it with Copic Markers. I die-cut it out with the matching dies.
I die-cut one of the new Sparkler Scalloped Frame Dies using white cardstock and mounted it on an orchid card base. I attached the stamped image with foam tape behind it to the background. I die-cut the Yours Always Die and colored it with Copics to match the flowers. I glued that inside the circle. I added some Moonshine Embellishment Mix around the sentiment.
I stamped the stamp with the smaller floral grouping with black ink on both corners of a piece of A2 sized white cardstock. I colored this one-layer card with my new Acrylic Markers I’m in love with! They are so fun to color backgrounds with. I worked in small areas painting with a pale pink first and then little strips of a darker pink and white. While they were still wet, I’d use my finger to smear them together.
I used the Timeless Love Die for the sentiment die-cut from white cardstock. I colored the letters with a blue acrylic marker and glued them over the white background. I attached that to the center of the card with foam tape behind it. I die-cut the Traditional Wedding EZ Strips with the EZ Strips Banner Dies. I glued one of the small ones below the Love Die and added some sparkling clear sequins around the greeting.
I stamped the larger floral stamp on the center of white cardstock using Latte PSInk. I colored it in this time with colored pencils. I love how soft the image looks colored with pencils but it does take longer than other coloring methods!
I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set with black ink and die-cut it out. I glued that to the center of the oval. I added some purple and small white flower sequins around the flowers. If you don’t have the dies, this is an easy one-layer card design as I could have stamped the sentiment right on the background.
I made this card when I made the first card to send in for the SSS banners for this release. I stamped both flower groupings with black ink and colored them in with Copics in the same color. I made the background by die-cutting the new Willowweave Plate Die two times out of white cardstock. I glued one of them to a white card base without punching the design out, so it was all one piece. I punched the second one out and glued it over the first flipped upside down so the weave is in-between the first one’s weave design.
I die-cut the new Timeless Thanks Die from orchid cardstock and white cardstock and glued the white letters over the orchid background. I attached it to the top of the card with foam tape behind it and the flower grouping to the bottom of the card with foam tape behind it. I added some of the new Moonflower Embellishment Mix around the background which matched in real life…
I stamped the larger floral stamp on the top and bottom of a piece of A2 sized Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper with clear ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I used one side of the stamp just above the frame area on the top and the other side of the stamp on the bottom. I painted them in with Karin Brushmarker adding some color around the flowers as well. I die-cut this piece out with one of the A2 Notched Rectangle Dies.
I attached this to a coral card base using foam tape behind it. I embossed a greeting from the Frankly, My Dear stamp with Tim Holtz Abandoned Coral Embossing Glaze and die-cut it out. I glued that to the center of the flowers. I used some of the Summer Sunset Embellishment Mix around the sentiment.
I think I’ve covered every color of flower in my yard with these cards (although I don’t have any navy flowers anywhere!). I love that this Blooms of Encouragement stamp set can be used in so many ways with different coloring mediums and each card looks unique. It comes with lots of sentiments I didn’t have a chance to use but also works well with larger sentiments from your stash or from the new release. Thank you for visiting the SSS blog today! -Suzy
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Always There Blog Hop 2!
Hello, friends, and welcome to day two of our Always There release blog hops! If you missed yesterday’s hop, be sure to circle back and check it out HERE.
Before we hop, let’s take a look at some fabulous inspiration from Heather Hoffman and Nina-Marie Trapani:
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Ready for even more Always There inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Barbara Tarayao
- Emily Midgett
- Nichol Spohr
- Nicky Meek
- Tina Smith
- Heather Ruwe
- Keisha Charles
- Lisa Addesa
- Sandi MacIver
- Miriam Prantner
- Alberto Gava
- Caryn Davies
- Kath Stewart
- Carly Minner
- Natasha Polite
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 Monday, June 1st for an Instagram Hop featuring our Always There release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our Always There gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
Shop the entire collection:
Can’t pick a favorite? Shop our NEW Bundles:
Catch the Rewatch!
We went live on Thursday, May 28th at 12 PM ET to showcase our brand new + exclusive collection Always There! Come get inspired and excited by this amazing summer release!
Always There Blog Hop 1!
Welcome to day one of two special release blog hops celebrating our Always There release! Come back tomorrow for more amazing inspiration!
Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store for our blog hop today with inspiration from Shari Carroll! She used products from our Always There release to make these fantastic projects:
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 not-yet-released Simon Says Stamp Hot Mess 3×4 stamp is automatically added to your cart that contains any purchase from our exclusive Always There collection! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.
Ready for even more Always There inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers!
Please let these talented designers know how much you appreciate their designs. They work hard to inspire and excite us!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Heather Hoffman
- Cathy Zielske
- Laura Bassen
- Suzy Plantamura
- Amy Rysavy
- Mindy Eggen
- Cheiron Brandon
- Lea Lawson
- Barb Engler
- Yana Smakula
- Heejung Hunsberger
- Kristin Sluhan
- Susan Valle
Thanks again for joining us today!
We hope you will join us on Instagram on Monday, June 1st, for an Instagram Hop featuring our Always There release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our Always There gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
Shop the entire collection:
Can’t pick a favorite? Shop our NEW Bundles:
Catch the Rewatch!
We went live on Thursday, May 28th at 12 PM ET to showcase our brand new + exclusive collection Always There! Come get inspired and excited by this amazing summer release!
