Happy Saturday! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Sunny Days Ahead Release Blog Hop. I have a simple ink blended Mother’s Day card to share today using several new products.
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CARD DETAILS
I started to work on my card by dry embossing the stencil into a panel of Fog cardstock using my die cutting machine and embossing sandwich. Watch THIS video tutorial for the how-to.
Next, I ink blended white pigment ink over the design, I used a light hand and applied a bit of ink onto the panel. Once the white ink was applied I used colored ink and added color to this design. I used Lemon Zing and Sunshine for the yellow flower, Jellybean and Green Apple for the leaves and Hollyhock for the pink flowers.
I trimmed my panel to 3 3/4 x 5″ and foam mounted onto A2 white card base. Next, I stamped a sentiment in black ink from the new A Moma’s Love stamp set and cut it out using a coordinating die. I also die-cut additional layers from plain white cardstock, stacked them together using glue and used to create dimension for this sentiment.
I adhered the sentiment in the center of the panel. Next, I added splatter using Hero Arts white shimmer spray and embellished the card using sequins and Nuvo Drops in Ivory Seashell.
Find more inspiration in the Sunny Days Ahead Gallery over on Simon Says Stamp.
BLOG HOP
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Laura Bassen
Yana Smakula – you are here!
Amy Rysavy
Heather Hoffman
Bibi Cameron
Gayatri Murali
Vicky Papaioannou
Preeti Chandran
Sidnie Des Jardins
JD Collins
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Amanda Korotkova
Debby Hughes
Karin Äkesdotter
Yoonsun Hur
GIVEAWAY
We’re giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from your blog comment section. We’ll choose winners over the weekend and post on our Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 29th of April.
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 Stamp Stencil Rose Trio Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps a Mama’s Love Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp a Mama’s Love Wafer Die Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies a Mama’s Love Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Lemon Zing Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Jellybean Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Spray Shop at: SSS |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Circle Replacement Foam Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Ivory Seashell Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Glue Shop at: SSS |
so pretty. I like the negative space.
What a pretty card with soft colors…a perfect Mother’s Day card.
Quiet, calm, and beautiful!!
Very lovely card, pretty colors.
Such a lovely card! Love the soft colors and embellishments!
I love the idea of using the stencil for embossing! And the pastel colors make the card look so pretty!
Pretty card. Like the pink and yellow together.
What a beautiful title for a beautiful release. So many wonderful products and artists for us to follow. As an Australian I especially love the “Mum” die. A lot of the cards I used to make for my Mum, before she passed, had the top of the “O” cut out of them Thank you to Simon for the release and to you for the inspiration
Love this card.
Beautiful… as is all your work.
Love these pretty colors on your beautiful card!
Soft beautiful colors
I really like the dry embossing technique you used. I need to give that a try!
Beautiful mother’s day card
Love the stencil embossing and colouring
Soft, feminine & very pretty.
I’m not usually one for pastels, but it looks clean design wise. Well done.
Beautiful cards. I love the design and the colors you used.
Always love your beautiful cards!
So so pretty
Beautiful design and colors! Love the way you used this pretty stencil!
This card is gorgeous. I need to try this technique with some of my stencils – it makes such an impact.
So soft and pretty! I love the look of dry embossing!
Good look to the dry embossing.
Such a lovely card! I don’t own many stencils, but I think this one will have to join my craft collection. I’ll also have to try the dry embossing technique because the added dimension adds so much interest.
So beautiful, Yana, love that design!
Beautiful card! I love the technique of using white ink on a Fog background!
What a lovely card! I love the texture of the dry-embossing!
Such a sweet card
So beautiful! I love the look of the dry embossing, your colours are so soft and pretty!
Gorgeous card Yana.. I live the soft hues and tbe delicate flowers like fresh in dew..
lovely sweet card
Simply stunning!
Fun way to use the stencil! Love the soft inking!
Gorgeous card. Love the soft tones. I really MUST use my stencils to emboss!
Lovely …. its beautifull
I love how you dried embossed and then coloured the stencil! What a fabulous look! Going to be doing this on my next card for sure! This is stunning!
This card is fantastic, love the dry embarrassed look. The placement of sequins and nuvo drops make it look elegant.
I’m just starting to get into ink blending with stencils. Something about the soft press appeals to me. Lovely card
Oops, should read ‘softness’.
Love your combination of sequins and Nuevo drops!
SWOON!! This is BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE this Design!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
Love this stencil too. My favorite was the one you did with the texture paste. Was wondering what part of Az do you live in? I am in Prescott Valley, AZ (in the mountains). Thanks for the ideas (also appreciate that you added what you thought was a failure – it ALL helps us learn).
Lovely card, and it gives the appearance of texture paste! Very soft and pretty. Thank you
Lovely card
Such a beautiful card! Thanks for inspiring!
I love how soft and Pretty this card is!!!
Love the pastel colors of this card – soft & feminine! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
So soft and lovely!!
l LOVE THE CARD. So soft and gentle.
Simply gorgeous! So delicate!
Beautiful card. Love the coloring and also the embellishments. I must try adding more sequins and gems to my cards like that. Very effective. TFS!