Simon Says Stamp | Multicolor Stamping using Solid Images. Video Tutorial + New Release

Hello, friends! Before we jump to today’s video and I wanted to share about Simon’s new release called One Of A Kind. Great new stamp sets with fresh ideas and just in time for Summer! My favorites? Dancing Fruits, Big Greetings and Fingerprint Doodles.

Are you thinking of getting any of these? Which ones do you like best?

Simon Says Stamps Dancing Fruits Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps Big Greetings 1 Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Clear Stamps So Cool Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps and Dies So Cool Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp So Cool Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Clear Stamps Artsy Fruits Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Clear Stamps Bouquet of Thanks Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Bouquet of Thanks Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Bouquet of Thanks Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Sentiment Florals Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Clear Stamps Fingerprint Doodles Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Watermelon Sequins Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pineapple Sequins Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Watermelon Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Key Lime Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Suzy’s Punder the Sea Watercolor Paintable Shop at: SSS

Okay, let’s go back to today’s project and video tutorial. I wanted to show how to do multicolor stamping using solid images. I picked Simon’s Dancing Fruits stamp set for my project and I also made a bunch other cards along the way (I’m sharing some today and a few more tomorrow).

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VIDEO TUTORIAL

I have a shorter technique-only video tutorial focusing on the stamping part of this card. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.

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CARD DETAILS

Dancing Fruits stamp set features several fruits – there are solid images and there are outline images; they aren’t meant to go together as a solid and an outline, but they can be used like that for a fun look;I have two more cards here where I combined both outline and solid and you can kind of see how playful and fun these look.

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I used just the solid images for the card I filmed a video for. The technique I used requires repeated stamping or I should say double or even triple stamping of same image in the same spot so it’s best to use a stamping tool like MISTI or similar. Of course you can use a clear block and it is possible to stamp this with a block, but using MISTI makes it significantly easier.

The trick is to ink up an image using multiple, blendable ink colors.

To stamp the lemon I first inked my stamp with Lemon Zing and added a hint of Duckling around the edge. I double stamped it, I also came in the 3rd time using same colors plus a hint of Sunshine to add that nice shading around the edges.

To stamp the pair I used Catkin and Sunshine. These two colors mix really well together and create very realistic looking pear.

To stamp pineapple I used Sunshine and added shading using Green Apple, the bottom part of this image ended up being green and the top is yellow. Finally to stamp the apple I used Catkin and a bit of Green Apple. I also stamped stems using Chocolate Brown and added leaves using Green Apple and Catkin colors.

I really love using this technique for solid stamps as it allows to create the illusion of a color image without having to spend a lot of time doing to actual coloring.

After my stamping was done I adhered my 4 x 5 1/4″ panel onto an A2 top folding card base made out of kraft cardstock. I also added a white heat embossed sentiment that reads “Hooray” and embellished my card using Nuvo Drops in black.

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 Stamps Dancing Fruits Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps Big Greetings 1 Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Lemon Zing Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Duckling Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Catkin Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate Ink Shop at: SSS	Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS	ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS	Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80 Lb Smooth Desert Storm Shop at: SSS	Tonic Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape Shop at: SSS	Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang Shop at: SSS	White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS