Simon Says Stamp | Sending Summer Your Way Card. Photo Tutorial

Hey friends! I have more Summer cards to share featuring goodies from Simon Says Stamp. Some of these have been featured in my Simon’s Instagram Takeover back in June, so you might have already seen them. But if you haven’t – you’re in luck! I’m sharing them on my blog. Today I have the “Sending Summer Your Way” card featuring some simple ink blending.

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CARD DETAILS

I started to make this card by using repositionable spray adhesive on the back of my Leafy Frame stencil. This stencil is very delicate and I wanted to make sure it would stay in place nicely without moving when I did my ink blending. I adhered it onto a white cardstock panel cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2″.

Next, I used several colors of dye ink from Simon Says Stamp and did some simple ink blending. I never was much of a fan of the ink blending, but now I’m really into it. I love using Simon’s inks for blending on white paper for some striking and vivid results.

The colors of ink I used are Maliblue (if you don’t have this color in your stash – you really should get it, there’s just nothing like it – perfect for Summer), High Dive, Deep Sea and Duckling. Blending Duckling into the Maliblue created a beautiful green transition shade.

I removed my stencil and sprayed this background with Hero Arts Iridescent White Shimmer Spray. This is also a new-to-me product that I’ve recently been loving and using a lot.

This background needed a sentiment, so I white heat embossed one that reads “Sending Summer Your Way“. It is hard to see it on the photos, but it shows nicely in real life. I also cut about 1/8” off of each side of my panel and adhered it onto an A2 white top folding card base.

I wanted this card to have a cute koala bear so I stamped, die-cut and colored one using my Copic markers. I recently share a video and an updated post talking about my favorite Copic Marker Color Combos and here I used exactly those – nothing new, just same true and used color combinations that work.

The colors I used are:

• W1, W3, W5
• C5, C7
• R20, Colorless Blender

I foam mounted koala onto the card and added a lot of white pen details. I also embellished the leaves in the background using Morning Dew drops from Nuvo.

STEP BY STEP PHOTO TUTORIAL

Here’s a step-by-step photo tutorial showing how to make this card. Feel free to save/pin it for later.

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Simon Says Stencils Leafy Frame Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps Four Seasons Sayings Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps Hello There Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Hello There Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS
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Simon Says Stam Deep Sea Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS	Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Spray Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	Spray Adhesive Shop at: SSS	Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS
Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS	Copic Colorless Blender Marker Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker R20 Blush Pink Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker W1 Warm Gray Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker W3 Warm Gray Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker W5 Warm Gray Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker C5 Cool Gray Grey Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker C7 Cool Gray Shop at: SSS
Tonic Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS	Sakura Classic White Bold Line 10 Pen Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS