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 |
This is a wonderful look – just hope I have the patience to do all that coloring! Thanks for the video – it helps a lot!
Gorgeous backgrounds. Love how the glossy accents make it pop!
Beautiful cards and nice simple technique! Inspiring!
love the combination of aqua blue and gold. You are great!
I love your choice of sentiments. I’ll have to see about this set!
Love this! At first glance I thought it was dry embossed from the back for dimension but I love the way the glossy accents adds such dimension.
This technique is crisp and clean, so elegant!
Wow This really beautiful technique ,thanks for sharing the video 🙂 I loved both cards !
I love your cards, and the Kaleidoscope Leaves stamp is gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing such a cool technique with us!
More beautiful cards Yana!
Such beautiful cards!
Wow, that took me back to my childhood when one of my favorite stocking stuffers was a new kaleidoscope! Just beautiful, Yana!
Love this! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Those are beautiful!
Your backgrounds look amazing! Love the embossing and dimension! Thank you!
I love your coloring of these beautiful detailed backgrounds. Your cards are stunning!
Beautiful backgrounds.
Simple but elegant. Your cards are always an inspiration to me. Adding the Nuvo drops is genius. TFS.
I love this technique. It’s so pretty. Thanks for sharing it with us.
The Kaleidoscope Leaves background stamp is beautiful. Your coloring is gorgeous. Awesome cards.
Beautiful card and technique
Beautiful cards! Thanks so much!
You are right. Coloring with Copic markers is a relaxing activity. Having a card by the end is a bonus.
I love the turquoise background, both cards are beautiful and elegant. Great inspiration!
Great sentiments!
So elegant and beautiful!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Thank you for the ideas and inspiration.
Love this technique. Can’t wait to try it
Wow Yana, these cards are simply stunning. I’m completely in love with the look!
Lovely use of copics
Gorgeous technique. I can’t wait to do some embossing now!!
How beautiful your cards
are with the lovely embossing!
Carla from Utah
Your cards are beautiful. I love the raised look of the backgrounds and the color combinations.
Love what you have done with these fun new products! Thanks
Amazing amazing amazing. Love the entire release. Simon, you are so generous. Thank you for such an awesome giveaway and a more awesome release!!
Gorgeous cards. I love that background stamp. The gold embossing makes the cards look so rich. Thanks for including the video.
I love these cards. They are elegant and beautiful. Also, I really want to buy a whole bunch of stuff now. lol
Yana, I love what you did with these background stamps. Coloring is my thing too!
Love the 3D look. Thanks for providing the video!
If I could buy your card designs as a paper pad I would do it in a heartbeat. ❤️
This is so neat! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful samples! Love the idea of the kaleidoscope colouring + glossy accents. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful samples! Love the idea of the kaleidoscope colouring + glossy accents. Thanks for sharing! Hoping to the next blog!
Amazing looking card. Keep up the good work.
Wow! I loved this Kaleidescope rubber stamp when I saw the sneak peek at SSS, but now with this technique you did, I HAVE to buy it. Thanks for enabling me! 🙂 Haha!
This second Kaleidoscope stamp is as beautiful as the first one. I specially love your gold version with the turquoise colors.
Your cards are so beautiful!!!
Stunning backgrounds! This is a technique I could do while NOT watching
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I love the color combo and the great cards.
Striking pattern and colors. Love it!