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 |
Beautiful cards! I love the encouraging sentiments too
These cards are so beautiful and elegant…great ideas for using the background stamp.
Cheers, Marie
Such a pretty design and the sentiment is awesome. Being a blue girl, I’d pick the turquoise one… stunning!
Gorgeous stamp and gorgeous card!
I loved it!! It looked like fancy French wallpaper when you were finished! Fabulous technique!
Will try the markers I have using this technique. I didn’t get into Copics and it’s too late now!
love the blue card ALOT!
Beautiful cards, love the colors
Gorgeous card!
What a novel idea with coloring some of the background. Love your choice of colors too.
You’ve created stunning cards with these new products!
Beautiful cards showing off embossing, coloring and the wonderful Kaleidoscope background stamp! Adding more to my wishlist!
Sending thoughts and prayers to the victims of Harvey!
Those cards look so labor intensive, but only using 1-2 colors of markers? Sounds easy-peasy! Looking forward to trying this out.
Amazing cards,Yana!Thank you for sharing 🙂
I love the You got this stamp set!So many lovely sentiments!
Lovely cards, Yana!
Such pretty cards. I love how you used a clear glaze on some portions.
My favourite from this release is the You’ve Got This stamp set. I love all the uplifting and a encouraging sayings.
I love blog hops because they inspire me to create.
Such pretty backgrounds Yana! Look like they would be therapeutic to color! Love the gold embossing!! So much talent in this blog hop! Thanks for sharing yours!
I thought of embossing this Stamp as a background as soon as I saw it, but I really like the added detail with the Nuvo glaze. That steps up the whole card another notch. Beautiful cards.
Wow! I love the dimensional look with the Nuvo Glaze. What beautiful cards!
Yana, these cards are beautiful! Can’t wait to try your techniques.
Gorgeous card Yana – clever save putting the sentiment over the “faux pas”!
Beautiful work. Your cards are lovely.
Lovely work with color, Yana!
These cards are amazing! So intricate and so richly coloured!
Gorgeous cards, love the raised dimensional effect using Nuvo Glaze !
Interesting technique! For some reason I am not very good at embossing.
Wow the details on these cars are amazing! So creative.. can’t wait to try for myself 🙂
What a beautiful card.
Wow, just stunning!
Yana, you never cease to amaze me with your creations. I wish I was half as creative as you are. I love your style of sophisticated and elegant cards. This one is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!!!
Theses cards are fantastic.
So beautiful, the detail is stunning.
I love how the raised areas pop on your beautiful backgrounds.
I love this technique! So simple, and yet so striking. That stamp, kaleidoscope leaves s a winner. Thanks, Yana.
Love the way you colored the kaleidoscope background! Just gorgeous!
Beautiful cards as always! Your creativity is very inspiring! Love your style!
Yana, your cards are GORGEOUS! I ESPECIALLY LOVE the one your are coloring in your video! IT LOOKS SO RICH & LUXURIOUS! Like an old tapestry! JUST GORGEOUS!!! 😉
Your cards are gorgeous! I love the colors on your cards and that Kaleidoscope Leaves Background is stunning! I love the dimensional effects!
This is such a beautiful background. I love the way you colored it.
Beautiful card with this great 6×6 stamp. I love them. I discovered you about 4 months a ago and am glad I did.
Those cards look so intricate and beautiful
Absolutely stunning. Now I know exactly what’s going into my cart this Stamptember! The background is perfect for those encouraging sentiments. Really lovely.
This is so detailed but yeah refined. I love the use of the colour blue!
Very nice cards and the coloring on the background of the cards is very detailed.
I love your cards!!!! So beautiful!!!!!
Wow! Fantastic work
Wow this card is so beautiful! Totally inspiring and can’t wait till my order arriv s with it!
I love love love these cards! You make the most awesome backgrounds, Yana! And they are so versatile & can be used for any occasion. Thanks for sharing.
thanks for showing us your beautiful technique!!