Simon Says Stamp | Textured Lace Cards. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, friends! Today I am joining Simon Says Stamp and celebrating their Cherished release (I’m sharing more about this release and blog hop below).

I loved loved loved the new stencils from Simon – so detailed, so dainty and oh so perfect. There is a lot one can do with stencils, a lot of wonderful techniques to play with and a lot of different looks to achieve. I went with simple and easy to do technique: stencils + texture paste + embossing powder.

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VIDEO TUTORIAL

I filmed a quick technique-only video tutorial for these cards. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.

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CARD DETAILS

The new stencils reminded me of lace, of beautiful white lace on bare skin, and that is what inspired cards I am sharing in this post. I used all 3 for my projects, but I loved Star Medallion the most for this particular technique.

The first thing I did when making my cards is dry embossed my kraft panel in my die cutting machine. You don’t have to do this, I am not really sure if it adds anything to the overall look, maybe just a tad bit more dimension, I’m not sure it’s noticeable enough to go through the trouble of doing it. I also did dry embossing using one of the stencils on the card I shared yesterday and there you can really catch all of the texture and detail it created.

I re-aligned my stencil on the paper, taped it in place and added texture or embossing paste through the stencil onto the paper. You’ll want to cover the entire surface of your papers with this paste, you can also do partial coverage and in that case that dry embossing would look really neat because it will actually show on the non-covered part of the panel.

I removed the stencil, took it the sink and washed it along with the palette knife I used to apply the paste. Next I covered entire panel with Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. This is a very beautiful pearlescent powder.

You’ll need to wait for the paste to dry to have best results before heat setting the powder. It might take an hour or a few hours depending on how thick you applied it. If you heat set it right away the paste will bubble up. Watch my video to see what I mean.

To complete these cards I used the Sketch Ranunculus stamp set (for the sentiment) and new Big Perfect Shape stamp and coordinating die to stamp and die cut the hearts for my cards. I used Simon’s Pale Blush Pink ink for my stamping.

BLOG HOP

Please join us for a blog hop filled with amazing inspiration! The next on this stop is Shari Carroll. You can also start at the beginning on Simon’s Blog.

GIVEAWAY

Simon is giving away a prize package worth over $25 to every stop on the hop! Please leave a comment below and let me know if you enjoy using stencils, if there’s a technique you love the most – mention that too, please!

Winners will be posted on Simon Says Stamp blog on Tuesday.

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 Circular Lace Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stencils Star Medallion Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stencils Heart Mandala Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Big Perfect Shapes Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Clear Stamps Big Perfect Shapes Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Big Perfect Shapes Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sketch Ranunculus Stamp Set Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pale Blush Pink Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80 Lb Smooth Desert Storm Shop at: SSS	Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	Dina Wakley Ranger Palette Knife Media Shop at: SSS
Ranger Texture Paste Shop at: SSS	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste White Studio 490 Shop at: SSS	Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS	White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS