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 |
very pretty — can see these used for a variety of occasions
The background is so intricate and beautiful! Love it!
This background stamp will be my first purchase! Beautiful ideas I can’t wait to try! Thank you!
Your work never ceases to amaze me! Beautiful!
I love these cards. So beautiful and elegant
Beautiful work!
Fantastic coloring !! Thank you for the inspiration!
Beautiful cards. I like your technique.
The cards look so ornate! Just beautiful. 🙂
Gorgeous cards! Thank you for sharing this great technique!
Your designs are always so cool. I take notes to try techniques myself!
Yana! I am in love with your kaleidoscope cards!! The dimensional glaze–perfect! Thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous cards Yana, that embossing is divine!
Simply beautiful!
Beautiful technique for backgrounds.
Yana, your Kaleidoscope cards are incredible! It looked ve them!
Oops.. That should say.. Love
Love the kaleidoscope leaves and nuvo glaze technique. Cool. Thank you for sharing all your cool ideas. Thank you SSS for the GC opportunity.
Wow Yana! Your cards are always so elegant. These are beautiful!! I want to buy everything in this release. Loving the background stamps!
beautiful card! I would love to try this tecnique
So beautiful! Love the designs and the dimension you created!
That is so delicate and lovely. Your signature look.
Hi Yana,
I just love these cards. Sometimes I get caught up in all the stamping, painting, colouring, cutting, etc, and I forget that a beautiful background stamp can make a beautiful focal image for a card. I love the technique and look forward to trying it.
Take care
Tracy
Beautiful cards. I love the use of gold.
I mean I have like no words for how awesome these are!
What beautifully detailed cards!!! Amazing!
Beautiful card! Love that stamp!
I adore the colors on the card presented last. The teal against that gold embossing is LUV! You are such a gem.
I can’t get over how dimensional these cards are! Wow!!!
Beautiful card but it looks like it took a long time to color.
Yana, you were able to take a stamp that I didn’t think I would care for because it was too busy for my liking into – “Woah, how cool is this stamp!!!!”
I love this technique, because it uses supplies I have in an new way. Thank you!
Your card is lovely. Thanks for sharing it with us.
These are gorgeous! I do have a question….I was told by someone that you shouldn’t use alcohol markers to color in embossed images because it will ruin the marker …I’m assuming that this is not true and if so I’m very excited because I love the look of this! So awesome!
so pretty! I just love the dimension the nuvo drops add to the card!
The technique produces such a stunning effect! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Beautiful cards!! I love this idea of coloring and adding glossy accents/glaze. Beautiful.
This is my favorite background stamp and I love them all! Beautiful cards.
Gold embossing powder looks good to me.
Your cards are just lovely. The gold embossing and all the details are just wonderful.
Thank you for sharing!!
What a clever idea! You have made the background really pop!
Great cards and I love the coloring…tres magnifique!
The heat embossing and the dimension with the Nuvo is fabulous Yana.
Oh Yana! You have such a beautiful design aesthetic. These are really amazing. Your color combinations are so sophisticated!
Love the coloring and the beautiful embossed image. Thanks for the reminder not to ruin the Copic nibs…
Gorgeous stamp and a gorgeous card
What a beautiful effect! Thanks for sharing!
Your cards are beautiful, that stamp set has so many sentiments that are so different from what’s out there. I really like them!
STUNNING!
Thanks for sharing with us.