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 |
you used this background stamp beautifully and made such beautiful cards
thanks for sharing your creativity
Thank you for sharing. The copic color combo is fabulous.
Wow this would be nice for a wedding!
Lovely cards and great techniques – I can’t wait to try them!
Love how you made the cards by embossing the large background stamp and then did coloring and added glaze on parts! What a neat technique, I’ gonna have to try it out. Thanks for sharing.
~Gin K.~
Thanks for the beautiful card. Such a wonderful sentiment for our neighbors who are cleaning up after Harvey’s flooding rains.
Love this technique and love your style! TFS!
I love that kaleidoscope stamp! I can’t wait to see what else you’ll do with it this month.
Yana, as always, I’m marveling at the works of art you create! This one is incredibly elegant and stylish; how stunning it would be framed and displayed as a piece of home decor. Thank you for the inspiration.
~carol
What a fun technique! So simple but so stunning! 😀
What a beautiful stamp and your coloring accented the detail. Well done.
Your cards are beautiful.
Amazing! Love the detailed backgrounds! thank you for sharing <3
gorgeous colouring and gorgeous cards! thanks for the new technique as well; I definitely need to try that!
What beautiful cards the stamps look so detailed but fab when embossed with the metallic powder and love those sentiments how perfect for supportive cards love them , thank you for sharing and looking forward to stamptember and the rest of the hop too.
I learn so much about Copics from your tutorials! Thank you for posting these great videos. I love what you do with the big backgrounds.
I love watching your videos. These cards are wonderful!
Such an elegant card. Nothing says fancy like gold embossing !
Great technique – thanks for showing us what you do with “mistakes” so it doesn’t ruin the entire card.
I love that kaleidoscope stamp and you did such an awesome job. Embossing powder=magic.
Such great inspiration with the new release!
Creative cards, beautiful blog, venturesome videos! Love it!
Wow, your cards are soooo very gorgeous!!! You made me fall totally in love with that stamp!!!!! Thank you for sharing how you created your beauties!!!
These cards are just stunning! Love the rich gold embossing!
Yana, as always your cards are fantastic! I really liked that you used the same ideas with different materials. It really shows how great the idea is. And thank you for explaining how alcohol markers and embossing powder react, that definitely helped me!
These backgrounds are beautiful. And what you did to them is amazing. Thank you.
GREAT stamp and you made a beautiful card.
Oh my goodness. Your work is gorgeous!
Gorgeous cards!
Beautiful cards. I am looking forward to trying this technique.
Elegant and beautiful I love the glossy accents to highlight here and there. Graphic and chic
Love the Christmas sweater background. Thank you for sharing your cards with us
beautiful, dimensional cards; thanx for the inspiration!
Love this card. Your video was great.
I love how you used the Kalidescope background stamp. Your cards are beautiful.
Love the technique.
Awesome cards!!! Beautiful technique!!!
Oh Yana! These cards you’ve created are so beautiful and elegant looking! I can’t wait to try out this technique! I love it! Thank you for always inspiring me creatively!
What a pair of stunning cards! Absolutely love how you raised up certain parts of the pattern – they’re both so elegant! And those sentiments are fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing!
Yana, this is a stunning technique! I am behind on my Youtube videos so I haven’t watched it yet, but I LOVE the results! Stunning, and it seems like it would be fun to do the coloring!! Thank you, Thank you, thank you for sharing this with us!!
Stunning! Thanks for sharing your technique.
Very elegant. Never would have thought that was a stamp.
I really like that background stamp. There are so many different ways you can color it, creating different looks simply by the color choices and the portions that are colored and left blank. I think the way you used the glaze creates a stunning look.
Lovely cards! I especially love be the added glaze.
I love the way you colored these cards. With a busy pattern it be so easy to go overboard with color and your soft colors are just beautiful! Great job!
beautiful cards and color choices, very elegant!
I love how you color these kaleidoscope backgrounds. They are so elegant!! Love your cards!
Wow! I love all the color variations! And that bit of dimension really makes it cool!
WOW!! Beautiful cards Yana! Definitely an awesome technique to try!
This is my first time visiting and I’m blown away by your creativity. This card looks expensive and elegant. Thanks for sharing.