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 |
Your style is so dramatic and distinctive. Love your work. Thanks for this technique!
Amazing cards! I love that background!
The cards are beautiful.
The leaves look like they are popping
off the card.
thanks for sharing
Beautiful!!! You make it so pleasing to the eyes… sometimes background stamp looks so busy but the cards you make looks simple yet they’re not 😉
Lots of folks using the backgrounds
Such beautiful backgrounds to house those amazing sentiments.
Great ideas with busy background stamps. Beautiful cards!
the dimension you added with the nuevo glaze makes these cards so interesting
Wow! Absolutely stunning!
These are beautiful. I love the colors and the look of the glaze.
I love these, Yana! thank you!
Lovely cards! I’m note sure I would have the patience for such detailed colouring though 🙂
These are gorgeous. I love the look of the sections with Glossy Accents/Nuvo, too.
This is absolutely stunning! I love your gorgeous color palette and your beautiful detail!
Take Care!
Michele
I really love this technique. The 3D aspect is a great idea
LOVING that technique. i can’t wait to try it. my cart will be overflowing. 🙂
Wow! These cards are wonderful and a different look than I’ve seen done with background stamps! The effect is stunning!
Yana, your card is stunning. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
Fabulous!
Your cards are stunning! The addition of the Nuvo Glaze adds so much dimension to the card, thank you for the tip.
What beautiful cards. I love your idea of using the glaze effect! What a fantastic way to create a 3D look.
Love the technique you used and the beautiful colors and all the added dimension of your spectacular cards !
What a fabulous technique! You are so talented! I look forward to following your blog (this is my first visit…thanks to the hop!)
Beautiful cards as always Justine.
Beautiful coloring and I love how you added dimension!
simply stunning:)
All your cards are beautiful, but those kaleidoscope cards are gorgeous.
I love that background stamp!! Your cards are amazing!!!
Your cards are absolutely stunning! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
So pretty!
Stunning as always!! TFS and for the hop! https://ilikepaper01.blogspot.com/
How beautiful! I love your coloring technique and the glaze that you add- gives a fun look to your card!
I absolutely love your cards. They are beautiful.
seriously stunning!
Thank you for sharing your design and techniques!
Hi Yana,
That is a very cool technique! Happy Stamptember!!
Love, love this card!
Lovely cards but very time consuming. I love the gold embossing powder with this technique and the Glossy finish does add a WOW factor like you said.
Love the colors and designs.
I love the three-dimensional look
Such beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful card, love the background with the extra dimension.
Beautiful background stamp – and such a creative use 🙂
I love your cards!
Love, love, LOVE this technique of popping some up with Glossy Accents!! Beautiful!
Stunning cards, Yana! I’m loving your beautiful kaleidoscope colouring technique (and the great new SSS release!). Thanks for sharing your amazing creativity and for the chance to win the generous prize.
These cards are amazing. They really show what kind of beauty can be created with the new SimonSaysStamp products. I especially like the way you used the glaze to make some of the images pop! That little extra touch added so much to your design!!
Lovely background stamp and you do such a good job coloring the background between the flowers. The raised portions of the card really make a difference to the final look.
Love the look of this card. Very rich in,color and the glaze gives it great dimension.
The gold and teal are gorgeous together … love them.