Simon Says Stamp | Geometric Background & Florals Card. Photo Tutorial

Hello friends! I have a new card and photo tutorial to share featuring latest products from Simon! Ever since I saw this video by Cathy on Simon’s blog using the Line Dance stencil (Cathy did one of my favorite things to do with a stencil – dry embossing!) I’ve been inspired to give this stencil a try.

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CARD DETAILS

It took me some time to come up with an idea that I though was worth sharing and finally I turned it into a card! If you take a look at this stencil you’ll notice a bunch of geometric shapes. A lot of circles in particular. Seeing those circles inspired me to combine the stencil with the Circle Saying stamp set from Simon.

I started working on this card by blending two colors of ink – Sunshine and Doll Pink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock with the help of Tonic blending brush (I’m loving these brushed lately). I overlapped the ink in a few spots to create a hint of orange color. I tried to contain my blending to the circle shapes for the most part, but I did go “outside the lines” a bit.

Next, I used sentiments from the Circle Saying stamp set (this is such a classic set – it’s definitely a must have!) and white heat embossed various messages inside or outside the ink blended circles. Because I picked white embossing powder the heat embossed sentiments ended up looking like a part of the ink blended background.

Next, I pulled out my Bold Blooms floral set and stamped a few flowers and leaves using same colors of ink plus Willow. I cut them out with the help of coordinating dies and foam mounted onto my background. At the same time I trimmed my background slightly and adhered onto an A2 white card base.

For the main sentiment for this card I white heat embossed “Seriously. You are flipping amazeballs” and “You da best” from the Emphatic stamp set from Cathy Z for Simon. I ended up embossing those onto brown cardstock as I still have no black paper to play with (fingers crossed my box with cardstock arrives soon) and I embellished my card with clear drops by Nuvo. The drops are still wet on the photos so that’s why they do not appear clear.

STEP BY STEP PHOTOS

I have step by step photos of how these cards came about. Click to enlarge and as always – feel free to pin to Pinterest and save for later!

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 Stencils Line Dance Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Clear Stamps Bold Flowers Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Bold Flowers Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	CZ Design Clear Stamps Emphatic Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Circle Sayings Stamp Set Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Doll Pink Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Willow Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Tonic Dual Tipped Blender Brush Nuvo 2 Pack Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch 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	Tonic Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS	Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS	Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS