Simon Says Stamp | Layered Tulips Spring Greeting Card. Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, friends! Happy Saturday! Spring is just around the corner and I can’t help but long for colorful flowers around me. I’ve been trying to surround my home with fresh flowers from the market, but I’m also drawn to flower images in my craft room, especially Spring blooms.

Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Lucky To Know You product release and blog hop and share my take on some of their new products. Let’s take a look, shall we?

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SPRING TULIPS CARD DETAILS

My absolute favorite product from the new release is the Layering Tulips stencil set. I do have quite a large stencil collection in my stash, but nothing like this. I was fascinated by the layering concept of this stencil set and upon opening it immediately ink blended the pretty yellow tulips.

I had hoped to film a video to show how to make this project (and I have started filming one), but time has escaped me and I don’t have the video ready yet. Soon! I used just 2 colors of ink for the tulips, and 2 colors of the leaves and stems. I went with Duckling (light yellow) from Simon and Butter Bar (dark yellow) from Hero Arts; Willow (light green) from Simon and Forever Green (dark green) from Hero Arts.

This stencil is so easy to use and I was very surprised at how smoothly and effortlessly I was able to ink blend these stunning tulips for my card. Using this stencil is easier than using layering stamps! Plus, with the stencil, you have the option to go light-handed and heavy-handed if you’d like some areas to be lighter and some darker. So easy.

I trimmed my ink blended panel to 3 3/4 x 5″ and foam mounted onto an A2 Fog card base. I also stamped “Everything About You is Amazing” in black ink along the bottom edge of the panel and also heat embossed “Sending Happy Thoughts” in Antique Gold embossing powder on Fog cardstock. Both of these sentiments come from a new Just Because Word Mix 2 stamp set.

Lastly, I embellished my card using gold confetti. I’m so pleased with how this card turned out – I’m itching to ink blend loads more tulips for my cards (and I have already done some ink pink and coral). I’ll be sure to share those soon.

BLOG HOP

If you arrived from Amanda Korotkova, Amy Rysavy is the next stop on this hop. Or you can start over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

GIVEAWAY

Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. Winners will be chosen over the weekend and posted on Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 11th of March.

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 Layered Tulips Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Clear Stamps Just Because Word Mix 2 Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Willow Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Forever Green Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Duckling Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Butter Bar Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Stay Gold Sequins 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	White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Glue Shop at: SSS