STAMPtember is officially here and it’s time to celebrate! I’ve said this in the past and I’ll say it over and over again – STAMPtember is my favorite time of the year in the stamping community. I love to see all the various stamp manufacturers come together and unite during the month of September at Simon Says Stamp store and blog.
This is going to be the 4th STAMPtember for me and it’s bound to be filled with loads of creative inspiration! I know one can feel overwhelmed to see so many new products so if you are not planning to do any shopping – do stick around for numerous videos, tutorials, and just plain good fun!
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CARD DETAILS -YOU MAY NOT BE THERE YET
I have two cards to share with you today using the new Kaleidoscope Leaves background stamp. If you’ve seen my post from yesterday and watched the video tutorial you know I mentioned I’ll be sharing more examples featuring kaleidoscope coloring. If you haven’t, here’s a link to my yesterday’s post and I’m sharing that video below, too.
The idea behind these two cards today is very simple – heat emboss the background, color it using one or two (or more if you prefer) colors of markers and coat some of the non-colored shapes with Nuvo Glaze (or Glossy Accents). Stay tuned as I’ll be sharing more ways to color these later during the month.
I started working on this card by heat embossing Kaleidoscope Leaves background in Gold embossing powder onto white cardstock. Next, I used a single C3 Copic marker and colored in a portion of the background taking care to leave some (identical) shapes free from coloring.
I trimmed my background to 4 x 5 1/4″ and foam mounted onto an A2 card base. I also heat embossed a sentiment from the new You Got This stamp set in same Gold embossing powder, trimmed it into a strip and foam mounted onto my background.
Finally, I used Nuvo Glaze and coated some of the white noncolored shapes to create a raised dimensional effect.
CARD DETAILS – HOPE IS STRONGER THAN FEAR
Here’s another card example using this technique. Same background stamp, but different color embossing powder – Antique Gold and 2 colors of markers this time (BG15 and BG11). The sentiment, Hope Is Stronger Than Fear also comes from the You Got This stamp set.
A few more detailed shots:
Have you ever tried this look before? You don’t have to use Nuvo Glaze for this, Glossy Accents from Ranger and Dimensional Magic from Plaid also work great for this technique.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
Here’s a video tutorial from yesterday showing this technique with a similar, but previously released product – Kaleidoscope Background. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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HOP ALONG WITH US!
The next stop on this hop is Kay Miller. You can also start over at Simon Says Stamp Blog.
GIVEAWAY! (NOW CLOSED)
Simon is giving away a $50 coupon to every stop on the hop from blog comment section – this is double what they usually do for blog hops because STAMPtember® is special! Comment below for your chance to win!
Winners will be chosen over the weekend and will be posted on Simon Says Stamp store blog on Tuesday.
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 Stamp Kaleidoscope Leaves Background Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps You Got This Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder PW100 Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Crystal Glaze Nuvo Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG15 Aqua Blue Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG11 Moon White Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker C3 Cool Gray Grey Shop at: SSS |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
I am obsessed with gold embossing lately. It also seems like everybody else is going that way for fall too! TFS <3
Beautiful cards! This new release has soooo many good products in it!
I love your cards and I have a love for kalidescopes stemming from childhood. I’ll have to get this background stamp for sure!
beautiful cards using the fabulous background stamp. thank you
Wow! I wasn’t super impressed with that background stamp until seeing your cards. They are gorgeous.
Your cards are so inspiring and beautiful! Love the colors!
I need to dust off my gold embossing powder… beautiful cards!
As always Yana, I love your creations! So pretty, and such a wonderful release!
My goodness! You gave that background stamp a major bump up to absolutely fantastic!
Beautiful!! The colors are amazing!! I love the sentiment. Very encouraging.
Love the texture you got with the Nuvo glaze
I am absolutely blown away by how gorgeous your cards are, and today’s two are no exception. Pure awesomeness.
Beautiful cards. The texture makes them pop!
Stunning cards!
Beautiful as always!!
WOW! These are amazing, I love how you used embossing powders and copic together like this. Yay Stamptember!
Very pretty backgrounds
Beautiful cards! Love the sentiments also!
Such elegant cards!!!
I really liked this idea for cards. It is so beautiful and eye catcjing yet not over the top. I thought you would have used colored card stock or used distress inks for the background but coloring in the little portions seems smarter.
Love all the colors and the embossing! Great techniques!
Beautiful card, Love this new stamp
So lovely. Very elegant.
Amazing cards! These sentiments are terrific!
Amazing cards. I love the subtle texture.
Love these cards! Using the “embossing” finishes an already great card!
Beautiful cards, love your coloring!
Such a beautiful color combination. I would have never thought to try a card this pretty. I just adore it!
Wow these are amazing and so elegant.
I would like to have the entire release. Seriously!
I really like this card. Can’t wait to try that technique.
Beautiful colouring~
Yana, you made the Kaleidoscope stamp look totally different and unique. Great idea!
I agree that two colors made for the best look.
I collect kaleidoscopes, so these cards really grabbed my attention. Both are just beautiful!
I love how you used this background stamps! I never would have thought of this!
Lovely cards. I love the look of metallic embossing & copic coloring.
OH MY! this is such a gorgeous and elegant card. I love the colors!
I live both the card video and you are so inspiring. The cards are gorgeous.
Really like you color combinations and the sentiments on these cards.
Love this card. What a unique idea to color the background. It seems like this stamp can be used in many ways. I like the limited colors and the dimension you added.
Great messages, and as always your cards are gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow! Really, just wow!!
Your cards are so pretty. Thanks for sharing this technique.
These cards have a real Venetian feel to them in my opinion. Beautiful. Great technique and I appreciate the wonderful directions.
Love this card! The background is gorgeous and the colors make the card pop. Perfect for autum. ❤️
So love that gold embossing, especially teamed with turquoise. If I made that card, I don’t think I could give it away!
Loved yesterday’s card and video, but I think today’s kal. leaves background stamp is even prettier. Beautiful cards.
I bet your cards are even more beautiful in person. I thought they looked great photographed straight on. But when you photographed them at an angle, WOW! I love both the stamp you used and the Antique Gold embossing powder. Such great inspiration!
Really Stunning cards!!!