Hello there and welcome! Thank you so much for stopping by today to help celebrate Simon Says Stamp Special Holiday Release Week (more about new products and blog hop below). I am very excited to share a simple Light Up The Town card and video today.
I am always fascinated by various house and building stamp images so naturally I was most drawn to the Christmas Town stamp set from the Advent Plus release. If you’ve been following me for some time you might have noticed I have a thing for houses (if not, check this post and this one, oh and this one too). I also incorporated a little light up element – Chibitronics Lights from Simon’s December Card Kit. These lights are perfect to adding an unexpected WOWÂ element to any project!
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
I’ve filmed a video tutorial where I am sharing everything in detail. You can watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS
I started by heat embossing a sentiment from the mini Advent Sentiment stamp set in Antique Gold embossing powder onto a panel of Audrey Blue cardstock. I wanted to have various houses placed around the sentiment, so I needed to start by stamping the sentiment first and I went with Christmas Time Is Here.
Once I had the placement of the sentiment figured out I stamped houses around it. I used my MISTI stamping tool and double stamped images to have perfect ink coverage (you really don’t need to do this, this has become an impulse for me). I also blended Audrey Blue ink around the edges of my heat embossed panel to darken the edges and keep the center lighter.
Lastly, I added a lot of white gel pen details to mimic snow. I love this get pen – I haven’t had a single problem with it and it always gives the best opaque white coverage.
BLOG HOP
Simon Says Stamp
Tim Holtz
Shari Carroll
Kristina Werner
Debby Hughes
Nichol Spohrs
Laura Bassen
Yana Smakula – you are here!
Jessica Frost-Ballas – next stop
Wanda Guess
Nina-Marie Trapani
Heather Ruwe
Amy Rysavy
GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
I have a $50 gift card to Simon Says Stamp store to giveaway to one lucky winner! Leave a comment below and let me know which product is your most favorite! You have until 5PM New York time, Sunday to comment. Winner will be announced on Monday.
Thank you all for your comments!
The winner is: Barbara Lassiter. Congratulations, Barbara! Simon will be in touch with you
NEW SIMON’S RELEASES
There are 3 great releases from Simon Says Stamp – December Card Kit (already sold out, but you can still pick up the stamp set HERE), Advent Plus Release – fantastic goodies and Limited Edition Card Kit (I am yet to play with it!)
 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month December 2016 Merry and Bright Shop at: SSS |
 Advent Plus release Shop at: SSS |
 Limited Edition Simon Says Stamp Holiday Card Kit Christmas Shop at: SSS |
SUPPLIES
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Christmas Town Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Advent Sentiments Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month December 2016 Merry and Bright Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad Audrey Blue Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Audrey Blue Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Vellum Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad Clear Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS |
 Uni-ball Pen Signo Gel White Two Pack Shop at: SSS |
 Misti Precision Stamper Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS |
 Chibitronics Circuit Stickers Intro Pack Shop at: SSS |
Thanks so much for the video! The MISTI is definitely one of my favorite tools! However, the white gel pen is another favorite now that you showed us how beautifully it can mimic snow!
I love your card. My favorite product you used was the Chibitronics. I plan on lighting up a star on the top of a tree for my cards this year an was wondering if I could use velum instead of a poked hole. Thanks you.
Love the color choice
Great card-thanks for sharing your talent!
What a fun card!! Thanks for sharing!!
How fun!!! I am now inspired to make Christmas cards with those colors!
Love how you used these in a non linear way! So interesting! I love ALL the stamps in this new release, the Christmas town and the vintage Santa with the other set! Yay WAS for this giveaway
Can’t get enough of Christmas ideas. Thanks
That is sooo cool how you did that! Absolutely beautiful.
I love your lit-up card! Super FUN! Thanks for the video~!
Really like the coloring of your card… my favorite product? I love my copics!
Love your card! Very creative!
I never thought about trying to “light” a card. But what a clever thing to do! Thanks for your creativity.
What a wonderful card. I LOVE the Chibi lights!
Very elegant card!!
What a spectacular card. Interactive cards are always my favorite and the touch of snow you added to this one was the perfect finishing touch.
Beautiful card! My favorite item from this release is the trees stencil.
that Christmas Town stamp set is awesome!
Love the colors! My favorite item? Really ‘liking’ the tree stencil. However, I do have 6 white gel pens so I never run out! Favorite pens.
Love your creative card! SO creative! The lights are the perfect touch!
Beautiful card! Love the blue and gold and the little town all around. So pretty!
Wow just stunning, love the blue and Gold and such a fabulous design, so unique.
Very creative use of the stamps! Love it!
Wow so cute, love Rudolf’s shiny nose, so clever.
Fantastic card!
What a fun card, Yana!
Your card will be treasured forever, Yana! My favorite from the Advent Plus release is the set of Advent sentiments.
Beautiful card-SSS has outdone themselves with these 3 terrific releases for the holidays!
WOW!! Your card is stunning!!
Love the lit from within look of this card. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Love the color scheme on your card. Merry Christmas!!!
lovely card Yana!! TFS
Beautiful card, love the lights. Great job. I so need to make one.
Great card!! Love how the windows light up!!
It’s hard to pick one. It’s really a toss up between the December card kit and the Holiday card kit!!
I love the chibitronics for sure, but I was amazed at how your gel pen touches changed your card from lovely to simply amazing.
Great card. Love the card kit of the month.
This is the cutest card , ever – love the gold, the lights and the design is so original – LOVE IT:)
So so so beautiful. I really like the blue and gold.
Can’t wait to get all my kits! 🙂 Wonderful inspiration, thank you!
Yana your card is spectacular!! I really love house stamps as well I love how you used the white pen to outline and get the snow effect! Brilliant. I’m am so giving this a try. My favorite item from the new releases would be the retro Santa in the kit.
Your card is nothing short of fabulous. Such a creative use of the house images. I really love it. I’m looking forward to trying the chibitronics. They can add so much fun to a project. Thanks for the beautiful design ideas.
I just LOVE your card. The gold embossing and blue background are just beautiful.
Lovely card! So creative with those lights! My favorite product from this kit is the swell Christmas stamp set. That retro santa is so amazing! Can’t wait until I get my kit in the mail!
this is a super cool idea thank you so much for the idea and for the superbe video
I love the Chibitronics house card!! I want to make some light up cards and I like your tips.
So beautiful! My favorite from this release is the Christmas town… So pretty 🙂
Love the cool blue look of this card. I think those little lights are so much fun! Wonderful card Yana and thanks for hopping. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
I love the chinitronics!! So neat!!
What an absolutely beautiful card. Loved your video. My absolute favourite is those beautiful houses. I just absolutely adore them. How I so wish I could have them to use. Beautiful work.
I’m just a beginner so I don’t have any favorites. I like them all!