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 cards are gorgeous!!
Very pretty cards.
Beautiful!
I love what you’ve created! This background stamp is beyond beautiful! 🙂
Love your cards – At first I thought the dimensional pieces were separately cut and mounted. Looks really nice.
Its amazing how a card can change with a bit of dimensional! Its a grate idea! Thank you for sharing with us!!!
Your work is great! I really like the copic coloring.
These cards are just exquisite and I really like that extra raised detail with the glaze!
I love the look of your cards. Thanks for providing a video
beautiful cards!
i can only say WOW
Great cards. Thank you for sharing.
Your vellum work is gorgeous. Love the way the glaze adds texture to the finished card.
So in love with the colors. Beautiful!
Beautiful work.
So pretty. Thank you for sharing.
This is really beautiful & elegant!
Your cards are lovely!! Such a great technique
I really like your turquoise card with the gold – so pretty!
How awesome is this! I love the technique – can’t wait to give it a whirl. Thanks for your detailed directions and your inspiration!
Looking at your cards, I was impressed you had cut out all those shapes and raised them off the card. I was even more impressed to learn you hadn’t but had used Nuvo Glaze. 😀 Why make things difficult when there is an easier way!
Love the Kaleidoscope Leaves Background. The sentiments you paired with it are perfect! Fabulous job!
I love the kaleidoscope look!
Your cards are beautiful!
These are beautiful and unique backgrounds. I love the addition of the glossy details. The background stamps and stencils are just two of my favorite products from this release. Beautiful job.
Beautiful card and wonderful technique!
Sooo beautiful, inspiring and unique.. I just love watching your videos and learning from you
Love the background stamps & stencils in the release. Thanks for sharing your unique ideas. Fantastic cards!!!
So pretty
WOW your cards are stunning. I love the gold and how you added the color.. thanks for sharing.
How delicate! Love the color choices.
Very pretty cards!
Beautiful card and I love the uplifting sentiment you used.
Great cards Yana. I just love your background techniques with the new SSS products.
Lovely cards.
Beautiful!! I like these even more than the first ones!
Gorgeous details on these cards!
Love the pattern and the sentiment!
I love the colors you used on these cards! I have already ordered the Kaleidoscope stamps, they are awesome.
You nailed it with the gold embossing and the novo gloss! Gorgeous cards 🙂
What you do with Copic markers is just magical! I love your work!
Kaleidoscope leaves, how beautiful is that! Such lovely work, your cards are beautiful!
Oh Yana, your cards are beautiful! It does look like a lot of coloring!
This is stunning!
so beautiful
I love these elegant cards! The colors are awesome & the use of Nuvo Dots or Glossy accents brings these beautiful cards up to a whole new level!
How beautiful!
Looks like Stamptember is staring off with a BANG. Goodness what a fabulous release! Love all this new, cool product. Thank you
O M G!!! Absolutely beautiful cards! Love them all!!
I love your cards–they are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for showing us how to do this.