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 |
Wonderful technique! I enjoy your cards.
Beautiful cards
Always enjoy your card videos!
Your cards are wonderful, Yana. Really stunning.
These are beautiful and a great way to start STAMPtember!
Beautiful!
Wow! Love how different it looks with different colors. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely card. You always have such unique cards!
this is such an intricate stamp i would be stumped to use it, so thank you for the ideas, so very helpful
Beautiful love this background stamp!
Very pretty, Yana!
Wow!!! I love this
Such a stunning pattern. Can’t believe how different colors changes the look so much. Love the dimension with the nuvo drops.
Wow! These cards are stunning!
Your cards are beautiful!
Wow. Those are some gorgeous cards!
Beautiful cards – as always!
OH! These are so gorgeous! I love your coloring! And I love the sentiments you used! They pack a big punch!
Hop hop hopping by to say HI. Thanks for sharing your talent with the world
Gorgeous and very creative
Beautiful cards, Yana! So nice to see the same design in different colors.
Stunning as always!
I love the extra pizzazz the Nuvo Glaze gives the project. That is on my wish list.
Beautiful cards and techniques
Love the new releases
Have a great weekend
Rachelle
Love these cards! The gold embossing and glossy accents really makes it pop. Thanks for sharing this technique.
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing the video and new technique.
Beautiful cards. Yay for SSS and Stamptember!
Beautiful cards!
gorgeous card…love love!
Gorgeous and looks like it really takes a long time to color this stamp, but well worth it and the glaze really does make this card pop
Oh my, these are beautiful, but then I expect nothing less from you.
What a fun Simon Says Stamp release!
Loving all the new products!
This is such a cool idea and a beautiful card! Way to go, Yana! 🙂
Such a beautiful technique, your cards are wonderful!
This is amazing Yana. Thank you for the idea.
Your card yesterday made me add that stamp to my wishlist & now I’ve added this one! So in love with how you’ve made these stamps come alive!
Classic, and beautiful, I love it!
Perfect time for me to win :O) i just ran out of antique gold embossing powder! simon carries my favorite one!
your cards are absolutely gorgeous!!
Oh my goodness !! This is such an amazing work !! It’s so rich that your cards look like they’ve been covered with fabric.
Wow, wow! Love these backgrounds you’ve created, that bold gold emboss looks amazing..and so does the glossy accents!
Spectacular!
Ooh! What wonderful 3D effect on the backgrounds! Love it!
So many ideas and wow! that Kaleidoscope background stamp is superb!
Simply Stunning Yana! What a fantastic release.
love the cards and the amazing colors
Very cool technique! Love it!
Omg! These are stunning!
So pretty!