Hi my friends, welcome to my stop on Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop for the Sugar and Spice release. I'm thrilled to be joining lots of talented friends and designers to share inspiration using products from this fabulous release and you can check out all the products in the release HERE.
Simon Says Stamp has a blog hop exclusive give-away, the Exclusive and "Not Yet Released "Warm Thoughts" 3" x 4" stamp set will be automatically added to your cart that contains any of the Sugar and Spice products! This gift with purchase will expire on 12th October at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last.Simon Says Stamp are also giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop so make sure you leave a comment on each participant's blog to be in with a chance of winning. The winners will be chosen and posted on Simon Says Stamp Blog on Wednesday October 15th, and if you are a lucky winner, you can e-mail Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize.
I created a card using the Narrow Holly Cluster Wafer Dies and EZ Reverse Vintage Christmas Sentiment Strips from the release.
I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", smooshed the Pine Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cube on to my Glass Mat, spritzed with water and dragged the card panel through the ink, dried and repeated until I was happy with the background. I placed Simon Says Stamp Extra Large Dots stencil on the panel and applied Pine Pawsitively Saturated Ink randomly using a Simon Says Stamp Round Detail Blending Brush
I die-cut the Narrow Holly Cluster Wafer Dies from Distress Watercolor Card, placed on Simon Says Stamp Stamp and Stencil Mat and coloured using Sprout, Field, Pine, Punch and Paprika Mini Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes and Simon Says Stamp Round Detail Blending Brushes.
I fixed the die-cuts to the background panel with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to add dimension, painted Distress Collage Medium on to the leaves and berried with a thin brush and sprinkled with Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter to give a frosty sparkly look.
I die-cut the EZ Strips Reverse Vintage Christmas Sentiment Strips using EZ Strips Rectangle Wafer die.
I coloured the white edges of the Sentiment Strips die-cuts using a Momento Black Pen and fixed in place using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.
To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 top-folding white card blank.
If you've arrived from the very talented Lea Lawson, you're in the right place but if you happen to get lost along the way, the list of participants below will help you get back on track. Your Next stop on the hop is the amazing Laura Williams.
You'll find more inspiration from the release on Simon Says Stamp Sugar and Spice Gallery HERE and if you make anything with the release, we would love you to share with us all in the Gallery. If you missed Day 1 of the Blog Hop, you can catch up HERE. In the meantime, I'm off to make myself a cuppa, find a comfy sofa and enjoy an afternoon of blog hopping and be inspired by all the makes.
Hugs Kath xxx
WOW, I am 1000% smitten with your card, it's absolutely BEAUTIFUL !!! it's a mix of so many things I love, where to start. I love greenery at Christmas and Holly is one of my favorites, actually I love Holly all year around, growing in my yard all year around and inside during the holidays. Your card gave me very vintage vibes which for me is a like a warm cozy blanket on a cold winter day. I love to take pictures and your use of the stencil for the background gave the card a natural Bokeh effect, blurring the background and allowing that Holly die cut to be the focal point it deserved to be, yet still drawing ones eye back to that beautiful background, the chunky glitter & the vintage sentiment strips both further enhanced an already beautiful card. I can't keep from scrolling back up to get another look at your card, it's spectacular and it literally just speaks to me. THANK YOU for sharing both your card and how you achieved such spectacular results.
ReplyDeleteStunning card, thanks for the step by step.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love the Bokeh effect in the background.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful make. Love the background
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you chose!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful background and holly! This is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing how you made the background. Itoyally love it. Your card is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing your creative process - its very helpful. Your card is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty,
ReplyDeleteSo, so pretty! Great color blending and fabulous background. Terrific ideas.
ReplyDeletelovely distressed card - thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card
ReplyDeleteAwesome card with great instructions on how to achieve this look. Thanks for sharing your talent.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love the splatter
ReplyDeleteWonderful backgrounds, inking, layers & more.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool background for that beautiful holly branch!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Love this!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your Bokeh background--so fun! That sprig of Holly is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLovely panel! I like the element combination.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteThe stenciled background adds depth to your design without taking away from the beautiful holly branch!
ReplyDeleteLove your festive holly and berries card! Fabulous background and colors, and so pretty with the added sparkle! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love your large dotted background, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteGreat card, such a good reminder to ink blend small die cuts still inside the surrounding paper
ReplyDeleteReally Gorgeous card!!! I love your background!!!
ReplyDeleteThe green spots in the background is so different and cool. It mimics the berries. LOVE it
ReplyDeleteI love this card! Great background!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card ❤️ love the background.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!! The white spatter gives it a perfect finishing touch.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card love the finish touches
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!! I love the bokeh background.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card. The background is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely Holly card with the Bokeh background. So mush depth and texture.
ReplyDeleteStunning...as usual!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely card. Love the stenciled background
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous and I love your process!!! Your doggy was beautiful!! A week ago we had to put our doggy Jules down so sad we had her 15 1/2 years.
ReplyDeleteWow! Love your card! The background is so pretty and the Holly Wafer dies are perfect to cover an entire card front!
ReplyDeleteVery festive, love this card.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a piece of nature grabbed from the forest and put on this card. Looks so real and the distress background technique and then the circle dot stencil complimented the focal well. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh, the rock candy looks great on those leaves! Great background!
ReplyDeleteYour card is amazing! I love the background you did with the big circle stencil. Makes for perfect dimension!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas card! Love the pretty bokeh style background.
So pretty! I love the stenciled background!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love that pretty background and then the sparkle you added.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular card, love the background!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Such an awesome background, thanks for sharing the steps and photos! lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Kath!!! Absolutely love the background! Thanks for sharing your tips and inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful with the rock candy to add dimension as well!! Thank you for the tutorial!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely card! The background is amazing and the addition of the glitter is truly the icing on the cake. Thank you so much for sharing your process and your inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWow! Amazing card!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful! I love the way you created the background!
ReplyDeletesooooo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing your process this card came out so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLoving all the inspiration ✨️
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