Hello all and thank you so much for stopping by today to help celebrate Simon Says Stamp “Believe in the Season” Holiday release. There are lots of great products included in this release that will help you jump start your holiday (and everyday) cardmaking.
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I am very much inspired by non-traditional Christmas colors lately, and aqua being one of my favorites colors made its way onto this simple Christmas card.
I used my regular size MISTI and stamped the Holiday background in Simon’s embossing ink onto a panel of white cardstock. I added white embossing powder and heat set it to melt. I used two colors of Simon’s dye ink to add color and did a resist ink blending technique. I started with High Dive at the bottom and Spring Rain at the top. I’m not going to lie, this background was heavily inspired by Laura Bassen.
I am also in love with the new Poinsettia stamp set. They are like snowflakes, you can never have too many! I stamped it in Simon’s Intense Black ink onto X-press It Copic Blending paper and colored using several Copic markers. There are coordinating dies available and I used them to cut my images out.
I foam mounted the poinsettia and the leaves onto the ink blended panel which I had previously adhered onto an A2 top folding card base.
I didn’t want to add any additional sentiment as the background says it all. I did however add a few small and medium clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh as little dew drops to finish this card.
ADDITIONAL INSPIRATION & VIDEO
Check out my other project using products from this release. Click on the photo to see the entire post and a video tutorial:
VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR THE MASCULINE CHRISTMAS CARD – learn how to watercolor this wood slices background:
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SHOP SSS BELIEVE IN THE SEASON RELEASE
 Simon Says Cling Stamps Circle Doodle Background Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies Magical Christmas Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Magical Christmas Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Magical Christmas Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad Merlot Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Believe in the Season Water Color Paintable Prints Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Hybrid Ink Pad Cube Set Regal Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad Barely Beige Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad Barely Blue Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad Deep Purple Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad Evergreen Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Die Set Snowflakes for the Season Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Aubrey Snowflake Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Marissa Snowflake Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Peyton Ornament Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Northern Lights Snowflakes Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Bubble Breeze Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Snowglobe Landscape Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Corbel Ornament Collage Wafer Die S404 Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Corbel Tree Collage Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Merry Christmas Script Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Happy Holidays Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Snow Flurries Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Anna Snowflake Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Cling Stamps Holiday Background Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies Christmas Essentials Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Christmas Essentials Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Christmas Essentials Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Holiday Message Strips Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Happy Christmas Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Believe Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Believe Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies Winter Flowers Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Winter Flowers Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Winter Flowers Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies Color Me Trees Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Color Me Trees Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Color Me Trees Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies Poinsettia Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Poinsettia Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Poinsettia Shop at: SSS |
BLOG HOP
Join us for an inspiring blog hop! If you are just joining us, start at Simon Says Stamp Blog. Or if you arrived from Nichol Spohrs, the next stop on this hop is Wanda Guess.
GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
Would you like to win a $25 gift card to Simon Says Stamp? Follow me on Facebook and come back here and drop me a comment! I’ll pick the winner on Monday, October 24th.
The winner is Anna Sigga. Congratulations! Simon Says Stamp will be in touch with you!
SUPPLIES
Simon Says Cling Stamps Holiday Background Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Poinsettia Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Poinsettia Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Clear Stamps Poinsettia Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3d 217 White Foam Squares Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Spring Rain Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp High Dive Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh 6MM Clear Droplets (medium) Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS |
 Sakura Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS |
 Misti Precision Stamper Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
Great masculine card. Love the wood look!
I really love your cards. and ideas. Thank you.
Love the non-tradional color combos!
Your Cards are always gorgeous and inspirational, Thank you
Really like the words as the background on first card!
Two wonderful, but very different cards.
Great interpretation of the circle doodle background.
Always love your work! The contrast of colors and how you made the swirl background look like logs behind the deer. Thanks for sharing!
I really love the coloring in the blessed Christmas card!
Such a great masculine card! The background stamp coloring is so innovative!
I LOVE the cling holiday background stamp you use. Your cards are beautiful!
Gorgeous cards! This is such an amazing release, I love the background stamps and how you’ve used them. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous cards!! That first one has such pretty colors!!
Your creations are wonderful. Love the pretty colors.
Thanks for sharing the deets on how to get the look.
Beautiful cards,great colors.
Both of your cards are great but I love the colorful poinsettia card the best.
The masculine card is very striking. Great work!
Your colouring is always amazing. I just love what you did with the poinsettia card!
I too like using non-traditional colors for Christmas…..your cards are beautiful.
Lovely, just lovely.
I love these stamps and dies. I am making bunches of Christmas Cards for the holiday season and some Halloween Cards for close friends. I love to use different papers and dies. I also did some organization of my toys!
Wow. Such striking backgrounds on your cards. Looks great. Not sure I can decide which I like more.
Yana, I love, love, love both of these cards! You are making me feel like I have to buy these! LOL! You inspire me and I always enjoy watching your videos and follow you on YouTube! This is Simon says Stamms release is absolutely fabulous! Love it!
Love the holiday background stamp with aqua! Such a stunning cars!
I really really really love the look of the masculine card with the deer and the “wood” background. That background stamp can be quite versatile. I also love how you “pose” your cards with all the accessories. I would love a tutorial on that. The Holiday background stamp is very useful and great white heat embossed with the blue.
What a pretty card..love the background!
I love how you did the card with the moose and the pieces of wood. They look so real with all the rings and everything. I’ve never thought of doing a masculine Christmas card but it’s certainly a thought. My nephew loves penguins so this wouldn’t be for him. I love the Aqua on your Christmas card with the poinsettia. That is a non Christmas color and I’ve found that I like some non Christmas colors too. Don’t get me wrong, I love silver and gold and red and green but sometimes I like something different. This was different.
Very nice! I love the colors.
Totally in love with that second card, that background is just fantastic!
Beautiful use of the poinsettia! Love it!
OMG!! You nailed the wood slices!!
Excellent tutorial on making the circle doodles look like the ends of cut logs! Can’t wait to try this myself! I always love your tutorials. 🙂
love the backgrounds
I love this background stamp ! And this can be a gorgeous card for the gentlemen !
I love the blue card with the red poinsettia.
Love these designs! Great masculin cards too!
Very interesting and lovely.
That masculine card is my favorite! I love how you turned the doodle circles into wood slices – so creative!
Great cards – I like that they aren’t in traditional green and red.
I’m a very traditional person, especially when it comes to Chistmas. However I absolutely love your aqua background. It really shows off the poinsettia so well!
This is what we need, more masculine stamps. I love this card. I love the colors on the first card, so pretty.
Your cards are lovely! Thank you for your ideas!!
Gorgeous cards, love what you created with this awesome release!
Love the non-traditional colors. Thank you so much for sharing the masculine card, those are always so hard for me to come up with ideas for.
Very cool cards. I really like the blue and white background on the first card.
Beautiful contemporary card Yana, that turquoise background is lovely and actually even though you said it was heavily inspired by Laura, I thought it was so “you”! And I agree, you can never have too many poinsettias – fabulous colouring and a stunning card!
I love it! Love, love love it – so inspiring – can’t wait to get my hands on those stamps!
I have thoroughly enjoyed every single lovely creation you have made, and this has been no exception! You have a beautiful eye for design and I love seeing what you come up with next! TFS
Love the use of aqua and the masculine feel to the last card.
I always love all your cards but the use of the circles as wood is just brilliant and I love that card so much.