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 WOW 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 |
Great card!! Love the blue& good!!
Beautiful card and
love how you created
it with the saying in
the middle. I would
like the Limited Edition
Card Kit!
Carla from Utah
I love this. I think I love that color cardstock the best!!!!!! That’s my fav product!
I love your light up card! I cannot wait for my kit to arrive.
My two year old grandson will love a light up card!
Thank you for sharing your lovely cards!
So clever! What a gorgeous colour, too!
Love your card. I really like the blue color with the gold embossing.
MAGICAL card Yana!!!
LOVE how your village surrounds the sentiment, LOVE the snow capping your golden sentiment too!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your INKY INSPIRATION … exactly what I NEED to keep progress towards my goal of having our Christmas cards ready to post all around the world by December 1st 🙂
PS – there are SO MANY MUST-HAVE products in these new releases and kits, my favourite (today) is the TH tree stencil from the Holiday Card Kit, I haven’t done much stencilling and I’m fascinated at the thought of adding inky layers and sparkling textures 🙂
Pretty card! Love how you made it blue with the gold embossing!
Love love this card. You are such an inspiration for me. Love to create with stamps of houses/buildings , mot only for the holidays. And you do that a lot.
Love your card! TracyM #6773 said it perfectly! Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful card and video. Thanks! That Holiday Card Kit looks amazing, actually all their card kits always look amazing.
Fabulous card – love your design. What an awesome kit.
Beautiful card. I love the entire kit.
Such a unique creation!! Lovely!
What a beautiful card! I just love the colors you used! Thanks for sharing so many wonderful techniques throughout the year and Merry Christmas!
Beautiful card. Tfs…
Just WOW
I love the gold on the aqua background; non traditional colors but very pretty!
Such a pretty card! Love the blue and gold!
Gorgeous 🙂
Lovely colors!
Can’t pick a favorite! Ack!
Love your card! There’s loads of great stuff in the kits but I’m interested in the Distress Grit Paste.
Beautiful card!
Absolutely love this card! What an awesome layout! 🙂
Beautiful card!
Great use of this fabulous stamp set. So many great products just released..I really like the swell Christmas stamp set!
Wow…this is different but so beautiful!
Your layout and technique is beautiful.
Your card is so lovely and thanks for sharing the video!
I love the card. My favorite tool would be the Misti. I told my husband that is what I want for Christmas. Hope Santa is nice.
Love the card with its non-traditional colors.
Love the tree stencil in the kit!! Your card is gorgeous – love the vellum windows – love how you used the gel pen!!
I would say my favorite is the trees because you made them look so great.
Although I adore your card and the buildings in this stamp set, I am also loving the retro Santa in the holiday card set. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win.
Great colour combo, you make it look so easy to add light to your card!
So lovely and clever!
I have seen Chibitronics before and they are on my Christmas wish list. Can’t wait. Thanks for sharing
There are SO MANY MUST-HAVE favorite supplies I have been wishing for! The new holiday kit is one plus a misty would give me joy! Just seeing your beautiful cards brings me such inspiration!
I love buildings too, so this is just perfect!
Love your light-up village card. TY for showing how to electrify the card.
As always, you make the most beautiful cards. I bought the starter kit of lights, and I have to give it a try; for the moment it seems complicated, but I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it. This year, I’m ahead in making my Christmas card since I’m home on sick leave due to an accident last September. I’m taking the time to renew with older stamp sets, but also discover new kits like the limited edition which I love and just bought.
Thanks for sharing how to use the lights. The houses around the edges are such a fun and unique idea.
OMG!! I love this card, it is stunning!!!! I can’t say enough about it. The house stamp set is definitely my favorite, I love them!!
Oh my gosh, Yana, I love this card! The white gel pen on the blue and gold is absolutely stunning!
Love the Christmas Town stamp set and also the one with Santa and the bells. Ooh ooh and the stencils. And the little wreaths and trees and silver accents. I can’t wait to play!! Love what you did with the lights here 🙂 Thanks for sharing !!
Fabulous card! Love the blue and gold together!
Awesome card! Thank you for the video. I can’t wait to get my kit so I can start creating with it.
I love all the new products, impossible to choose 😀 SSS did it again! Your card is stunning, Yana, the white gel pen snow is a great idea. Thank you so much!
Love your card! My favorite is EVERYTHING!!! Are you kidding? Am I suppose to only pick one? I really can’t! But…I love the retro Santa in “Swell” and of course love “Christmas Town” and Tim Holtz’s tree stencils are a MUST have! Thanks for sharing!!
Yana, love the gold embossing, makes the houses really stand out.