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 |
Thanks for the beautiful inspiration!
Wonderful color combo _ great card! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
These are lovely and unusual cards.
Your cards remind me of the intricate patterns on Ukrainian Easter eggs. Just beautiful.
This is a work of art. Bee-utiful heat embossing & coloring.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Beautiful coloring. Thanks for sharing.
Yana, you are remarkable! Two days of gorgeous cards and am loving how you make it look so simple!!
So pretty. Love the colour combinations.
This is my first Stamptember – loving all the inspiration!
WOW your cards are fabulous and so is this new release!!!
The stamp is so busy but your coloring calms it down. Beautiful
Awesome cards!
Wow! That nuvo glaze makes such a big difference, what a brilliant idea!!
Love your cards! This is my first stampember and I am loving all the inspiration.
It is so beautiful. I think I must have this stamp!
Oh, cool! I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone do something similar to this, love the effect! I was just talking about kaleidoscopes recently — do kids these days even know what they are? They were like my favorite thing when I was little. lol
Very beautiful card. Inspiring me to give it a try too.
Very pretty cards!
Such beautiful cards! I can’t wait to get my hands on that Kaleidoscope Leaves background stamp!
So many wonderful ideas! Thank you for sharing. I love coloring and plan to give this a try.
Love the intricate embossing…
Love how you are using this stamp. The golds and blues are especially beautiful.
I love this card. The colors are awesome.
This technique is so elegant looking. Love the blue card.
Simply gorgeous!!! These remind me of the boxes my Granddad brought back from Iran many years ago. Love!
Beautiful backgrounds. So pretty.
These are so beautiful! One day I hope to create as amazing as this. And I love all the colors as well. I’m definitely inspired by the blog hop to get creative, maybe too inspired, because my brain is swirling with ideas!
Such beautiful and pretty cards! The gold in both the cards make it sooo elegant!
Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Gorgeous! Your style is beyond amazing. Always so classy! Love your inspirations and your creativity. Thanks for sharing 🙂
If possible, these are more beautiful than the ones yesterday. The slight change in color by the glaze actually enhances the embossing and coloring. Great cards and great SSS background stamp.
Fabulous use of a great background stamp!
Beautiful cards! I really like the effect the Nuvo glaze gives.
Love your cards. Those Nuvo drops really take them up another notch.
You always have such pretty cards!
Your cards are beautiful! I really like the use of only one or two colors but the dimension added with the Nuvo glaze.
What great dimension. I hadn’t heard of the nuvo glaze, I may have to check that out. I love that dimensional piecework on the SSS background.
I love this technique
Your cards are gorgeous. Thanks for all the great inspiration.
Beautiful dimension on your cards!
Stunning work! Thanks for sharing!
These have to be some of the most stunning and creative cards I’ve ever seen! Absolutely stunning!
Wow, wow, wow. These cards are a treat to the eyes. I enjoy visiting your blog for these wonderful techniques.
So beautiful! I love all the gold embossing on that background stamp!
Beautiful cards.
Using the glossy accents in this technique almost looks like the images underneath are magnified. Really cool. I can’t wait to try this!
Gorgeous cards!! I love the background stamps. You are so talented!!
Such beautiful cards! The gold embossing makes such an elegant card and I love your colors! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the inspiration – I really like the color combinations you used. My wish list keeps growing.
Didn’t think that I needed that background stamp…until I saw your cards!! LOVE them!!
Wow! Beautiful masterpiece!