Happy Summer, everyone! I am currently trying very hard to adjust to the very hot Phoenix weather (it was 121 degrees the other day), spending a lot of time indoors with the AC on and thus doing a ton of stamping! So happy there’s new release from Simon – lots of fabulous goodies to play with!
In case you missed my previous post featuring Simon’s Dancing Fruits stamp set you can find it here, there’s also a quick technique video.
Today I’d like to share two cards using the most hilarious Fingerprint Doodles stamp set. I have one card done in pinks and yellows and one in blues and grays.
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CARD DETAILS
I started working on this card by stamping flamingos in black ink. I started at the very top and moved down on my panel stamping a row after row. I tried to keep everything evenly spaced, but since I was just eyeballing my stamping it’s a bit off in a few sections.
Next I picked out a few colors of ink to color my flamingos with the little fingerprint stamps included in this set. I love that there’s more than one fingerprint, there are 5 prints and that makes stamping a multicolor pattern like this much easier. The colors of inks I used are: Sunshine, Stone, Watermelon, Hollyhock and Magnolia. The new, watermelon, color add a nice touch to this card.
I foam mounted my stamped pattern onto an A2 top folding note card (I trimmed my panel to 4 x 5 1/4″) and added 3 black sentiment strips that read “Be Yourself”. I didn’t want to use any other stamp set to complete this card, so to make the sentiment take more space I stamped it 3 times and foam mounted onto my project. Lastly, I added black enamel dots using Nuvo Drops in black.
Here’s another card I made using this stamp set – I picked out a few animals, enough to fill the entire row and mounted them onto a clear block. Next, I stamped them going from the bottom up – some rows I stamped in full, some left partially blank to be able to include “One Of A Kind” sentiment.
I used Stone, Orange Slush, Sunshine and Deep Sea to “color” my critters, added a white heat embossed sentiment and black enamel dots.
MORE INSPIRATION
Looking for more inspiration? Check out my post & video tutorial from a few days ago:
I have a technique-only video tutorial focusing on the stamping part of above card. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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BLOG HOP
Join us for a fun-filled blog hop!
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Yana Smakula – you are here
Debby Hughes – next stop
Kathy Racoosin
Nichol Spohr
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Amy Rysavy
Heather Hoffman
Suzy Plantamura
Gayatri Murali
Nina Marie Trapani
GIVEAWAY
Simon is giving away a prize package worth over $25 to every stop on the hop! Please leave a comment below and let me know if you enjoy using stencils, if there’s a technique you love the most – mention that too, please!
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 Clear Stamps Fingerprint Doodles Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Orange Slush Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Stone Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Magnolia Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stam Deep Sea Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Watermelon Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape Shop at: SSS |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
I have a friend who would LOVE those flamingos
Super cute cards and I really like the color combinations!
I love this technique I need to remember to use it.
Love your color choices!
What great cards! Love how you used them repeatedly for a classy look with these adorable creatures. And I love the pink and gray combo!
I enjoy using stencils but need some guidance to getting a freeform kinda style. Thanks.
Oh WOW your cards are just soooooooooooooo CUTE!!! Love them and this new release!!!
Such cute cards. I also started following you on Pinterest.
I just laugh every time I see the Thumb Print Critters! So dang cute!
I enjoyed your projects and video sssoooo very much!
I love your card!! I love the pattern you made with the stamps.
Really love the videos thanks so much
I haven’t used stencils at all, I guess I’m more into simple stamping!!!
Love the card!
These cards are so much fun, Yana! I think this stamp set is my favorite of the release – especially the flamingo and the mouse.
Great cards! I don’t usually like flamingos – but yours are precious!
Cute as can be! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I love the fingerprint ones so fun. I love using stencils, and stamping, and die cuts, oh I just love everything! What I use depends on my mood and the goal of the project I’m working on.
What very cute cards!!!
I do like to use stencils!!
Love flamingos and really starting to like the fruit(that’s new). But you make them look beautiful.
so pretty in pastel
Really cute cards again. Love the one of a kind card the best.
Love how you made a background with the flamingos!
Yes, I like to use stencils–right now I’m into shading. The solid stamp technique was great!
Great cards! I always love to see your creative backgrounds! Thanks for sharing!
Very cute card! Amazing what you can do with finger prints.
Very cute cards!
The finger print stamps are adorable but my Great-grand kids would probably want to use their own finger prints. That would be fun to and make it more personel.
Super cute and fun! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
I like stencils and have quite a few but haven’t used them as often as I would like. Love your cards and the inspiration you give us.
I love this technique. Thank you for sharing
Oh my gosh girl I love your work so much!!! Fabulous cards and a great video! Love how your fruit turned out! Thank you for sharing how you create!!!
I really like your coloring technique for multicolor stamping. Can’t wait to try it. TFS!
Great, fun cards. I also watched the technique tutorial. Thanks for that as well. My son will be moving in the fall I believe to AZ so will be spending some time every summer there. I think I’d better buy some cooler clothes lol.
Hard to pick a favourite!! All sooo cute!
Such fun cards. I have to say my favorite are the figure stamped animals. JUST Too cute for words.
I love how you repeated the flamingo to make a great background for your greeting! I do love stencils and I like to use them to make backgrounds just like you did with the flamingo! Great job!
Blessings
Melitta
These are so cute! Love this adorable fingerprint set.
Love the pretty colors of the fruit.
Yep I like using stencils, especially to add a subtle background. At the moment I’m quite into using heat embossing to resist ink too. Love your eyeballed flamingo card, my sort of colours!
I’ve never tried stencils but I want to try them. These cards are so fun!
Great way to showcase the new release. Great variety and clever ways to use the images.
Sweet creative multi stamping cards and TFS your video too. Hugs
Great ideas!
I do like using stencils, I am going to be trying the transfer gel with them soon. I love this set, such cute cards.
Great ideas-thanks for sharing
I love these fingerprint cards!
I LOVE all the variations you showed for this stamp set. So CUTE!!!!
I do like to use stencils but dont use them as often as I should. I hope to purchase more soon I really like to use them to add interest to my backgrounds
I have a lot of stencils, and don’t use them often enough! Love your cards today, Yana.
Impressive as always, Yana! Love the look of this technique and I can’t wait to try it! In answer to your question, yes, I do enjoy using stencils! Most of the time I use them with distress ink or embossing paste. Thanks for always inspiring!