Hello and welcome! I’m very excited and honored to be joining Simon Says Stamp today for their Let’s Connect Release Blog Hop. The Let’s Connect release is filled with fun products, there’s is something for everyone. I have already shared a take on my 2 favorites yesterday – Reverse Crackle Background and floral set Summer Roses, you can see that post/card HERE.
My today’s project takes a look at the Spring Flowers Background stamp, Copic coloring, and jewels!
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CARD DETAILS
What you probably can’t see on the photo of the card above, are the tiny black jewels I added to the negative part of the background. I enjoy using this trick lately, adding jewels to the backgrounds of my cards to diversify them (see another example/idea HERE). They provide quite a wow to my cards and also add a nice tactile experience to the project.
I made this card by Gold heat embossing the Spring Flowers Background stamp on Neenah 80lb cardstock. Next, I used my Copic markers and colored the flowers and the background.
If you are afraid to color with Copic markers over heat embossing, there’s is a workaround I share. You’ll need a MISTI stamping tool for that. See the workaround HERE.
I used the following marker colors: C9, E00, E02, R20, RV10, RV11, R83, Y08, Y15, Y17, YG01, YG03, YG17. Once my coloring was done I adhered the panel onto the A2 white card base.
Next, I added a sentiment using Simon’s pre-printed sentiment cards. Finally, I adhered a bunch of black jewels from Pretty Pink Posh over the black colored negative space of the card.
Find more cardmaking inspiration featuring these products in the Let’s Connect Gallery over on Simon Says Stamp.
BLOG HOP
If you arrived from Nichol Spohr, the next stop on this hop is Amy Rysavy. Start over at the Simon Says Stamp Blog.
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GIVEAWAY
We’re giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from your blog comment section. We’ll choose your winners over the weekend and post on our Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 12th of August.
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 Cling Stamp Spring Flowers Background Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Thinking of You Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Misti Regular Black Shop at: SSS |
 Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh Glossy Black Jewels Mix Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y08 Acid Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y15 Cadmium Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y17 Golden Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV10 Pale Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV11 Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker R20 Blush Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker R83 Rose Mist Violet Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG01 Green Bice Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG03 Yellow Green Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG17 Grass Green Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker E00 Skin White Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker C9 Cool Gray Grey Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker E02 Fruit Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
 Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Glue Shop at: SSS |
 White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
Beautiful card and color combination.
Love the black background with the gold embossing. The jewels are a great touch!
Another beautiful card from you! I love the richness of colors and dazzle from the bling.
Super card! The black really helps the flowers stand out!
Beautiful card – your florals are always lovely! Great background stamps in this release — they are already on my wishlist!
What a striking card! Beautiful!!!!!
Gorgeous card Yana, I couldn’t see the black sequins until the close up, but realize the gorgeous background gets that special sparkle from them. Love this new release from Simon!
Your card is absolutely stunning. I love the vivid colors and I love that beautiful Spring Flowers background stamp.
Wow stunning card, the black jeweled background let’s the flowers shine!
Hi, Yana –
As always, your submission is spectacular! I always click on your name among the first when I see that you’re part of an event. Thanks for sharing this beautiful card!
Your card is gorgeous and I love this new background stamp! Thanks for sharing and inspiring me.
Wow! Your card is gorgeous! I love how the flowers pop against the dark background! Beautifully colored!
A showstopper! Thank you for your card and tips,
Bee-utifully created with black background & gold heat embossing.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
I love the flowers and the jewels.
love the black jewels!
Love the colors, I’m inspired by the black background!
Your card is absolutely stunning. Amazing color usage!
That background is gorgeous!
This is beautiful! I LOVE the color combo and the gold on black!
Thank you for the wonderful card idea. Love the color choices!
I absolutely love your card. I didn’t think I wanted this stamp till I saw how you used it. Thank you for the inspiration.
This is beautiful!!!
This is lovely!
Very pretty card.
Such pretty yellows and pinks on your card, they are stunning against the dark background.
Wow! What a stunning card! Love your use of bling on the black background… super cool!
Beautiful with the gold!
This is an absolutely beautiful and amazing card. You have so many out of the box ideas that end up with an unusual twist and they always work out! Mine not so much. I am going to set time aside and follow your directions to make this gem. Thanks for your sharing.
I think I need that stamp!
This is a stunning card. I Love the black in the background. Beautiful coloring.
Lovely as always!
Beautiful card. Thank you so much.
Gorgeous cards. I always love to see how you color the background stamps. The black background always makes the flowers pop and the jewels really add an additional WOW
I really love this card. It’s so much fun to see how a background stamp can be used in different ways!
So lovely, as always!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the black gems, they make the card pop!
Stunning card; I love the bright colors against the black background—and the gems are definitely a bonus!
So beautiful! Lovely!
Very beautiful! You have such a stunning way with colors. I missed the sequins until the close up. So hard to believe that is colored…gorgeous!
This card is Absolutely STUNNING!!!!! It pops!!!
Beautiful card! It must really sparkle in person with those gems covering the background. Clever idea. Thanks for sharing!
It’s nice to know another way to do heat embossing with Copic markers. Thanks for sharing your wonderful card.
Dear Yana
Love how you have added black jewels to the background it pops up your card and add bling to it. Blessings
Gorgeous colors and a beautiful design! Love your card!
Wow! This card is stunning, Yana! I love this beautiful flowers background stamp and the way you have included all those black jewels into the background really makes it special! Thanks for the inspiration! Take care! 🙂
This is such a pretty card. Love the colors
Stunning! I love your style!
Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing
Wow! This background stamp was not one I thought I needed, until I saw how you colored it! Beautiful