Simon Says Stamp | Deep Blue & Gold

How is this Monday already? And how is it the end of May?! It seems like just yesterday we were talking about the beginning of Spring. Even during quarantine time goes by really fast.

Today I have a rather dramatic card to share featuring my current favorite technique – abstract backgrounds. I teach this technique in the latest class – Spring Card Camp 2 from Online Card Classes.

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CARD DETAILS

I made a bunch of backgrounds like this awhile back. Unlike the backgrounds I teach in class, I used darker colors of ink and created rather dramatic backgrounds with my ink pads. I don’t remember the exact ink pad colors I used to make this one, but I know I surely used the following: Soft Sky, Pool, Aquatic, Blue Ombre from Hero Arts as well as Cloudy Sky, Steel Blue from Simon Says Stamp.

Since my background was made ahead of time it was properly dry and ready for heat embossing. If you are just creating a background, do make sure you allow plenty of time for the ink to dry before you proceed to the next step, which is heat embossing.

If you have a Hot Foil machine you can use it in a non-conventional way to dry your background.

I heat embossed a gorgeous floral cluster from the Beautiful Flowers stamp set in Hero Arts Gold embossing powder. To add interest, I used a gold shimmer pen from Jane Davenport and colored the flowers gold. I also added a simple, yet beautiful sentiment from the same stamp set, it reads “You Are So Beautiful and Kind”. I like to have plenty of cards like this (without a clear occasion in mind) in my stash. They work well for sending/gifting a “just because” card.

Lastly, I used deep dark blue sequins from Simon’s Blue Moon sequin mix and Gold Jewels from Pretty Pink Posh.

SUPPLIES

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Simon Says Clear Stamps Beautiful Flowers Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS	Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Hybrid Ink Pad Aquatic Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Soft Pool Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Soft Sky Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts Ombre Pool To Navy Ink Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Steel Blue Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sequins Blue Moon Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Cloudy Sky Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Spellbinders Golden Age Ultimate Waterproof Brush Pen Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS	Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Glue Shop at: SSS	Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Gold Jewels Shop at: SSS