Simon Says Stamp | Nuvo Mousse Background With A Stencil. Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, friends! Today I am thrilled to join Simon’s Encouraging Words Blog Hop and share another project I made using new goodies (more about the hop, new products and giveaway below).

As I started playing with new stencils from this release I wanted to create something and try something I haven’t yet done before (check out this link for some fun stencil techniques and ideas). I looked through my stash and came across Nuvo Mousses – I recently got a few delicious colors and decided to try and use mousse as a paste!

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CARD DETAILS

I went with Citrus Green Mousse (I tried a few other colors and also tried mixing colors and blending them – but didn’t like final results) and Marilyn stencil to create a bold and vibrant background for this card. I applied a very generous amount of mousse onto my cardstock and heat set it with my heat tool to speed up the drying time (be careful doing this as the mousse might bubble up from the heat).

After adhering the background onto an A2 top folding card base, I stamped and watercolored a few simple florals from the Oh Happy Day stamp set, cut them out using coordinating dies in my Platinum machine and foam mounted them onto my card.

To create a sentiment I stamped and cut out “Friends” from the Friends Of Life stamp set and heat embossed “like you are never forgotten”. I foam mounted both sentiment pieces onto the card.

Finally, because I am simply obsessed with Nuvo Glaze these days I coated several sections with glaze. If you look closely, you can spot some parts of the design have glossy shine to them – those are coated with the glaze.

ADDITIONAL INSPIRATION & VIDEO

I have additional inspiration using new goodies to share with you! In case you missed my yesterday’s post – I posted a video tutorial showing how to make these colorful Birthday cards. See full post HERE.

BLOG HOP

The next stop on this hop is Heather Hoffman! You can also start over at Simon Says Stamp blog.

GIVEAWAY

Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. Simon will choose your winners over the weekend and post on our Simon Says Stamp store blog on Tuesday. Comment below and on other blogs participating in this hop for more chances to win!

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 Stencils Marilyn Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Friends of Life Stamp Set Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Friends of Life Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Friends of Life Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Clear Stamps Oh Happy Day Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Oh Happy Day Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Oh Happy Day Shop at: SSS	Tonic Crystal Glaze Nuvo Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS	Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor Pad 9×12″ Shop at: SSS	Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts Daniel Smith Watercolor Dot Palette Shop at: SSS	Silver Black Velvet Brush Size 4 Round 300541 Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape Shop at: SSS	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Tonic Citrus Green Nuvo Embellishment Mousse Shop at: SSS