For Simon’s Blog Hop Post please go HERE. Thank you! This post is additional inspiration using new goodies.
Hello, friends! You might have already guessed there’s a new release from Simon Says Stamp on the horizon! I’ve been posting some sneaks on my Instagram (and a card from the sneaks is coming to my blog tomorrow along with a video tutorial). In this post, however, I wanted to share a different project I made using new products – a tropical watercolor You Are Cherished card.
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CARD DETAILS
When I sat down to make this card I was very much inspired by a sneak video Debby posted a few days ago. I loved her coloring and expert use of colored pencils, but I knew I would never be able to do coloring like that myself. So I settled on what was doable and realistic for me – watercolor.
Despite the fact that I am not a big fan of masking I made a few masks for the tropical flowers from the Summer Flowers stamp set and stamped this floral arrangement using Versafine Onyx Black ink on Arches Hot Pressed watercolor paper. I saved my mask so I can always go back and stamp more floral arrangements using these images (I am really looking forward to that as these are just stunning florals).
I pulled out my Daniel Smith watercolors (I used dot watercolors that came in my Simon’s kit) and did some coloring. I also added a bit of aqua around the images to add some color to the background and help images stand out. After my coloring was done I used one of the new stencils – the Circular Lace and dry embossed my panel in my Platinum 6 die cutting machine. I’ll be sharing the dry embossing part on video on Friday, so stay tuned.
By the time I finished my dry embossing the watercolors have dried completely and lost a some of their color, they weren’t as vibrant as I had hoped they’d be so I pulled out my Copics and used them to intensify the darker, shadow areas on my panel.
For my sentiment I went with “You Are Cherished” from the new Thoughtful Messages stamp set. I heat embossed it in white onto vellum and wrapped velum around the panel. I thought about stamping it in black onto the panel itself, or stamping onto a strip of cardstock, but I didn’t want to cover up any of my coloring so I went with vellum.
I foam mounted my panel onto a 4 Bar card and added several white dots using Nuvo Drops. I also used a white gel pen to whiten the certain areas on my card.
SIMON SAYS STAMP CHERISHED RELEASE
Have you seen new release from Simon? I am loving all of the new stencils and also the Summer Flowers stamp set. Those are must have!
 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 Cling Rubber Stamp Rebecca Lace Background Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Summer Flowers Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Thoughtful Messages 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 Clear Stamps Envelope Greetings Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Cool Panda Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Clear Stamps Crafting Time Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Suzy’s Birds and Butterflies Watercolor Prints Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Celosia Sequins Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Chameleon Sequins Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Amethyst Sequins Shop at: SSS |
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 Summer Flowers Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stencils Circular Lace Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Clear Stamps Thoughtful Messages Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Vellum Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Masking Paper Shop at: SSS |
 Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor Pad 9×12″ Shop at: SSS |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS |
 Uni-ball Pen Signo Gel White Two Pack Shop at: SSS |
 Daniel Smith Extra Fine Essential Watercolor Set Shop at: SSS |
 Daniel Smith Primary Extra Fine Watercolor Triad Set Shop at: SSS |
 Daniel Smith Secondary Extra Fine Watercolor Triad Set Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS |
 Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang Shop at: SSS |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS |
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Yana, what a beautiful card! You definitely do watercolor well.
Gorgeous card, love
the watercoloring.
Carla from Utah
Love this card, Yana! The embossing really adds to the beauty of the watercolouring.
Yana, this is a great card. I love the way you combined the dry emboss with the stamped floral design. What a wonderful technique to add a special touch to a card. Thanks for sharing it.
Beautiful card. Love the water coloring. The background sure adds a nice soft touch and shows off the beautiful flowers. Great sentiment.
This is lovely – can’t wait for your video! Thanks so much for sharing your art!
Such a beautiful use of water colors!!!!
The flowers on your card are really beautiful. I haven’t tried mixing watercolors with alcohol markers but I like the contrast.
Simply beautiful. Gorgeous coloring and design. love the subtle imprint of the stencil.
Thank you!
What an amazing card! Love this stamp set!
Awesome card wish we could have seen you colour these beauties in a Video tiutorial.
Your card is beautiful, this whole collection is gorgeous. I want it all!
Gorgeous card!
The floral colors and background work so well together. I think you are one of the most talented artists in the industry. Thank you for teaching with passion.
Grea touch to add the dry embossing. Looks wonderfult
What a beautiful card ! I love your choice of colors 🙂
Simply beautiful! Amazing watercolors!!
all my favorite flowers and colors on one card! super
So beautiful! Love the water coloring.
Very pretty!
Love this awesome card design and the fun colours you used!
Your card is beautiful! Love to see examples of watercolor.
Beautiful card
Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations.
What a beautiful card!
Your card is simply stunning. Great watercolouring.
Very pretty soft colors
Gorgeous card and I love the color combinations. I enjoy seeing all that you do.
What a gorgeous card. Fabulous!
I love your creativity. You really have a great eye for design. Thank you for this beautiful card.
Gorgeous as always!
Beautiful card. Can’t wait to see your video.
Love your wzter coloring and how did the background! Stunning
So pretty!
Beautiful card, love ve the dry embossing.
Yana, this is a really beautiful card. Love the watercoloring.
Your tropical floral card is so beautiful!
So pretty!
So incredibly beautiful!
Such a beautiful Card! Love the background too!
Absolutely beautiful!
Love your tropical card! Love that leaf!! So pretty. Thanks!
Beautiful card with awesome water coloring!
Awe… after seeing your beautiful card, I want that stamp too!!!
What a beautiful card! and I think the embossing was a great touch.
This is a great card!
Lovely card.
So beautiful and I love this classic collection. Bravo!!
Very pretty card. Never thought to emboss the background AND THEN stamp on top and color it. I’ll have to try it out sometime. Thanks for the inspiration!