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 |
Such elegance! Each card is a work of art 🙂 Can’t wait to get started on my own!
Thank you for your inspiration!!!
Beautiful and elegant cards! Lovely effect.
Love the kaleidoscope!
I love the quotes on your cards.
Love the kaleidoscope! this is my first comment on this blog
Love the beautiful colors you chose. The cards are so pretty.
Those backgrounds are absolutely gorgeous!
I love this stamp! It is my favorite product from the new release. I can’t wait to get it and start coloring! Thank you for the beautiful ideas! 🙂
Wow, these are just stunning!! Thanks for sharing – I always look forward to your videos!
Stunning cards. Just beautiful.
Stunning cards. Just lovely
Love how effective the embossing powder with one copic colour turned out. Gives the stamp many variations to create a stunning card.
Another background stamp to add to my wish list! This technique is just gorgeous!
Gorgeous kaleidoscope cards, Yana, and your videos are always the best! Amazing how you got the raised effect using Glaze Nuvo or Glossy Accents. Lovely Stamptember!
Love the little bumps of texture 🙂 and love the colours too
Love the cards
Wow, so beautiful; my fav of the Stamptember release!
These are absolutely gorgeous! I need this set! I love that you just picked a few designs to color, it is just stunning!
Yana, I just love to follow you and see what you’re going to create next. These cards and what you did are so exquisite! I now have yet another way to create with my background stamps. Can’t wait to have a few good health days in a row so that I can sit and create. Your design today has blown my mind!
Like the techniques, will have to give it a try.
I love this stamp. Thank you for your inspiration.
These are such pretty patterns and I love how you did the color combos in different ways
Your card is lovely!
This is gorgeous: it’s so elegant looking. Thanks for sharing, because I often feel intimidated by these elaborate background stamps, but this makes them seem much less daunting.
You make that stamp just pop! Thanks for sharing.
Love the background stamps and the subtle colours you used.
Cool technique!! Will have to try this one some time!
Such beautiful cards! I love the pattern.
Beautiful cards! I love how they’re so fun yet still elegant at the same time.
Gosh I love that leaves stamp, and i love those cards!
Wow! An amazing effort for an amazing card. The combination of the gold and green is beautiful.
Yana, your cards are gorgeous! I love the color combinations.
Great cards and the technique was fresh and new.
Stunning cards! Thanks for sharing–i will definitely try this technique!
Wow such a stunning card, just love the background stamp you have used.
I’m in love with this new background stamp and with your cards! Awesome new products! Дякую за натхнення :-)!
Now I want all those large background stamps! Your cards are so beautiful. I think I need to try that glaze as well!!!
Love those backgrounds!
Love this card and technique. Thanks for the inspiration.
2 really beautiful cards, with that great background stamp ! Amazing colouring ! Thank you for sharing your talent.
Greatings from Belgium.
Great designs.
Oh wow. That Kaleidoscope Leaves background stamp is so beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration!
These cards are beautifully elegant, I will definitely be trying this!
Absolutely amazing,Yana, I love love love these!
Beautiful
Stunning results with that kaleidoscope! Thank you, Yana for another great tutorial. Love watching you create.
Beautiful stamp and I really like the two shades of green you colored with. The Nuvo Crystal Glaze really added such lovely shine to your card.
I love a good blog hop, tons of ideas, lots of pretty art work, and giveaways are a definite plus!
simply elegant!!
Love these cards – so uplifting!!! Time to break out my Glossy Accents!