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 |
Love the letter stamps and those cards are beautiful.
That green is just the most awesome colour, gorgeous card design, love it!
Beautiful card!
Love how you used the mousse. Very lovely card.
Very bright and beautiful card! I love seeing new techniques! Thanks so much for sharing!
Very cool card! The mousse makes such a beautiful background.
Your card is gorgeous. That mousse color is beautiful and I really like the new stencil too.
Always a treat to see what you come up with !!!
Your cards are so beautiful!
This card is gorgeous and love how the stencils work with this medium.
I am loving all the new way to use my stencil stash…now if I could just quit buying more…but who am I kidding 🙂
Wow, Yana, your cards always take my breath away. Love the use of the Stitched Letters too. So fun!
Love the nuvo mousse with the stencil! Beautiful card.
This is such a beautiful stencil and I love how it looks with the mousse. Great card.
Wow, I knew I loved that stencil and I love it even more after seeing your card, really beautiful!!
Oh, those stencils are beautiful! Also the die Kindness Matters, because it sure does.
This is a beautiful new stencil. Love all the new releases from SSS!
LOVE your card and this new release!!!
Wow! I love the mousse effect and the colors you chose. I can’t wait to try it myself.
Yana, I love the stencil & nuvo mouse card. I love that you share your tips and techniques with encouragement. Love glossy accents have ordered the nuvo glaze to see which I like better. Thank you again for sharing.
Okay, now I really MUST get my hands on Nuevo paste. This green color is so yummy! Great card…as always!
Like the mosaic tile look of the background.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love the cards! The stencils are what caught my eye! Love your background!
Love that shiny bright green stenciled background, and the blue flowers really pop against it. Gorgeous card!
Would love to play with the mousse but I don’t have any right now would love to win and purchase so pretty and looks like fun! If I get any I will definitely share!
Love your work!
Such a pretty card! I love the new stencils!
Love that Nuvo stencil background – looks gorgeous with the flowers and bold sentiment. Great card – TFS!
I so love the texture! Fabulous card here as always!
Gorgeous work on
all the cards!
Carla from Utah
I too have been playing with different texture pastes recently and have found not so good first results. But with persistence I found they can make a stunning background. I will need to try the Nuvo paste next! Your card is stunning! Thank you for sharing!
That mousse is so beautiful!
I love the colors that you chose and how you used the stencil, very nice!
Beautiful card showcasing a great new release from SSS
I knew I would love these stencils when I first saw them. Love your color combo: one of my favorites–lime with turquoise. So bright and cheerful. Thank you.
The stencils were my favorite and now you added in mouse. Great inspiration
Thank you for showing this creative way to use the stencil to create a beautiful card.
Your card is beautiful!!!! I enjoyed your video and seeing how creative you were with the alpa letters! You amaze me.
I am happy to see new stencils being released.
Love the stencils, the design and the color, wow!
Wonderful card! I really like the color of the mousse behind your image. Very striking.
You definitely inspire me to keep learning new ways to design a card and don’t give up my pursuit of designing and making cards. I am 85 yrs.. old and realize I better get huslin’ to make cards and learn all I can while here on earth. TFS.
This pretty blue and green color combination looks really soothing and cheerful! I always love your pretty cards!
Take Care!
Michele
I like how you colored the center of the flowers but left the edges white
Beautiful card!
WOW beautiful card. I’m really liking that NUVO glaze.
I am loving stencils and your card is such a beautiful way to showcase them. 🙂
Love the background on this card!
Sweet! Encouraging words
I love the green mousse and the ideas you always create. So excited to get this!