Hello friends and welcome to Simon’s Blog Hop celebrating Good Vibes release (more about this below). This product line is filled with fun images that are perfect for Summer and vacation cards! My favorite product from this release is the Surf’s Up stamp and die set and I’ve already made a bunch of cards using it, if you follow my blog and Youtube channel you might have already seen them yesterday here.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS
If you’ve been a follower of mine for some time you know that I love to use small stamps to create my own unique custom stamped patterns. And yes, there are all sorts of patterned papers out there that one can use for a card, but I think it’s super fun to be able to make a custom pattern yourself. You can pick the colors you like and you can stretch the use of the stamps that you have. So it’s a win win in my book.
Today I used two small surf board images from the Surf’s Up stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. It’s not hard to make this pattern at all, a few good tools will help you easily create it using these or any other stamps you might choose to use.
This is a liner pattern, in other words the surf boards are stamped more or less precisely on the background, the image placement is not random. To create this linear and non random look I like to use a clear block with a grid to help me align and stamp images perfectly. I also often use the grid on my cutting mat and align it with the grid on my clear block for even more precise placement.
I used Simon’s Intense Black ink for my stamping and stamped surf boards forming a pattern on my card. Once the first row was stamped it became much easier to align and stamp the rest as for this particular pattern the images sort of nestle inside each other. It’s just a matter of inking up and stamping these first boards.
I used Copic markers, some of my go-to colors, to color these images. I used:
- YG67, YG17 and YG25 to color green surf boards;
- BG18, BG15 and BG32 to color teal surf boards;
- RV14, RV13 and RV11 to color pink boards
- Y35, Y13 and Y11 to color yellow boards.
I also used a cool gray C1 marker to add a light gray shadow around each board to create the illusion of dimension on my card.
Next, I used my Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen and added a bunch of sparkle to each of the boards. I also coated some of the boards using Glossy accents and finally, once everything was dry I used a white gel pen and added highlights to some of the boards.
I stamped “Surf’s Up” sentiment, added a colored palm tree and umbrella along with a cute little sea gull and called this card done!
MORE INSPIRATION
Like I mentioned, I have MORE inspiration coming featuring this stamp set. Catch a quick sneak peek of my Yippee For Yana video going live tomorrow:
And here’s a preview of a card I shared on Wednesday, there’s a video tutorial there as well. See it here.
HOP ALONG WITH US!
The next step on this fabulous hop is Yoonsun Hur. You can also start over on Simon’s blog.
FREE GIFT WITH EVERY ORDER
Use code PUFFY to get a set of puffy stickers for free in your order (see product image above on the blog hop banner)! Valid until 6/24/2018.
GIVEAWAY!
Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from blog comment section. Comment below for your chance to win.
Winners will be posted on Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.
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 Clear Stamps Surf’s Up Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Surf’s Up Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies Surf’s Up Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp 3×4 Inch Square Acrylic Block Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp 4×4 Inch Square Acrylic Block Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y11 Pale Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y13 Lemon Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y35 Maize Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV11 Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV13 Tender Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV14 Begonia Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG32 Aqua Mint Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG15 Aqua Blue Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG18 Teal Blue Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG25 Celadon Green Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG17 Grass Green Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG67 Moss Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker C1 Cool Gray Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pen Nuvo Shop at: SSS |
 Sakura Classic White Bold Line 10 Pen Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
Love them all, a very cute stamp set
your cards are fun
Love all these cards but especially the soak up some summer one.
Your patterns are always perfect! What a great card!
I love the surf boards! Super fun card!!
Love the cards YANA! Thank you so much for all your inspiration!
Yana you have nailed this one, love the little surf boards, the colors are perfect for the season. TFS
Such a great card Thanks for the video and tips.
Love this technique. You make it look easy. Such fun cards!
Cool card! I love a stamped all over design like this.
And the coloring is fabulous!
So cute and colourful. Thanks for sharing.
lovely beach fun cards – thanks for the ideas:)
Love this! What a cool way to make a pattern. I love the colors you chose.
Such fun cars with their bright, happy colours and great images! Thanks so much for the inspiration and the chance to win.
LOVE your surfboard background…the colors are perfect and the pops of dimension are so fun!! All of your cards are inspiring!
Absolutely darling cards and I just love your background stamping!!
This card is gorgeous!
I’ve got some California kids who would love the Surf’s Up card. Here goes another order.
Love love love! I have some young cousins who are California boys that surf. They just moved to Hawaii… (How lucky can they be?) This stamp set would be perfect for cards for them… esp. paired with the Dude die!
Great looking background using just two little stamps.
Very creative use of the stamps. Such a fun summer card! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! The detail in your cards! These could be for so many different occasions.
Gorgeous summery cards – greatly appreciated here in Aust where it is s wee bit chilly!
Great idea making a background with the stamps!
I always love to see what kind of backgrounds you come up with and they are always fun and inspiring. I want to go try it myself after watching your videos. Loving this release, thank you for sharing your ideas!
Love your easy-to-make cards with all that shine on them!
Wow! Beautiful summer cards! Vibrant colors are simply amazing!!!
So thankful I started hopping this blog hop, I found YOU. Your cards are awesome and I had to hit that red subscribe button on YouTube.
Fabulous cards, great colors, the first is my favorite!
How fun!!!
Love the fun colors on this card! 🙂
Very fun card but a lot of work!
Love the surfboards as the background
love them all…colors are gorgeous!
Delightful cards, Yana! Love them all! Thank you.
I love it – I had to subscribe to your YouTube because I love it so much. I need to practice this more and I can’t wait to get my package and start.
Your surf board background card is awesome! That made me smile. 🙂 I also love the card coming up tomorrow – what a cute set!!
Adorable card and superb voice over. Very informative!
Your video is wonderful, Yana! Love the pretty patterned paper you made and all of the details you added to it makes it extra special. So bright and summery, too!
I don’t think I have the patience to make a pattern with images that small, but it sure turned out nicely!
Wonderful cards – they all have such a fresh, fun, summery feel to them!
Love your surfs up card!
Oh my! What a beautiful card! Love watching you make backgrounds! Thank you for sharing your card!
I love your card! Such a fun pattern!
Awesome card!Your use of the small stamps to create a background is brilliant and your coloring is stunning! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love your work!
I love all the surfboards! So cute. Gorgeous coloring!
Surf’s Up!! Love this card. The gray shadowing is perfect. Thank you for sharing.
All of your surfs up cards are so fabulous! I loved this set from the start, but now I love it even more!
I’m a fan of using little stamps to create a unique background too! Surf’s up!
What a great card! I love the background! It’s so bright and cheery. The tree and sentiment are just the right touch.