Hi everyone! I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for a Hop To It Blog Hop today! We are all sharing projects using the wonderful Hop To It release which includes stamps, dies and more!
I created two cards using almost identical supplies and I experimented a bit with different color mediums to achieve a very bright and bold and a soft pastel looks. I used the Hand Lettered Encouragement set. I absolutely love the You Are Remarkable sentiment, I think its perfect for many-many occasions, and there are lots of other great encouraging sentiments in this set; I also really like the big and bold font, I think these sentiments would look spectacular when stamped in black ink and this is actually what I’m going to be doing today for one of my cards.
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The second stamp set that I have is called Artful Flowers and I really like these outline floral images. There’s lots you can do with them, you can stamp the outline in black and color them using matching solid images, or you can first stamp the solid image in a bright color and than stamp the matching outline in white ink, I think that would look very beautiful. You can also use the solid images on their own, and the same goes for the outline images, and you can of course color these using markers, pencils, daubers – really just anything! Stunning flowers and you can never have too many flower stamps.
VIDEO
If you would like to know how I made these you can watch my video below or on Youtube:
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The winner is: Lysa! Congratulations!
HOP ALONG
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Shari Carroll
Kristina Werner
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen
Nichol Magouirk
Lucy Abrams
Kathy Racoosin
Yana Smakula – you are here!
Wanda Guess
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Yoonsun Hur
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Gorgeous cards!! Love how the two similar designs produce such different feels.
I love your cards and it is nice to see praying for you ….. man you girls are so good I wonder if I’ll get there. I love a lot of different art I am working on teach self to oil paint not bad lol everything to me is.good love making cards …..
I always love your innovative and creative ideas in an easy way, adore both the creations, love them!!!
These cards are beautiful. Thanks for sharing
The cards are gorgeous! I love the use of black. It makes the cards so classy.
Love your inspiration, as always!
Thank you for using the Chameleon Markers. I just got a 20 marker set and am wild about them. I appreciate all of the tips on their use.
I love seeing these stamps done both bold and soft — great job on both!
Love your watercolor, it is beautiful! I have never used Chameleon pens, so thanks for the demonstration!!
I always love your cards and videos. These new stamp sets are beautiful!
Your cards are absolutely beautiful, Yana! Thank you so much for another great video, too…I always enjoy watching you create!
i love both looks soo bold and modern.
Oh my goodness… How beautiful!!!!!
loved your cards and really appreciate the tips on the markers
WOW! Both of your cards are absolutely gorgeous! Loved the stamped backgrounds against the beautiful flowers, so pretty!
these are great – love the bold black and white with a pop of color
Two fabulous looks for the same card!
Great cards! I like the look of both of them!
Your cards are gorgeous Yana! I love that you did the same card in soft and bright colours
Love the Artful Flowers set and your cards!
Lovely cards. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous!
Love your backdrop and your flowers color on the card. LOvely cards
What beautiful cards and a great video. I just LOVE the new flower stamps and dies and the Praying for you die. Thank you for sharing you’re lovely work and ideas.
Love them both, not sure which one I like the best. The more I see of this flower set the more I like It!!
Wow, the first card is like boom color in my face! I really like the bright color combination. It would brighten up anyone’s day for sure. The second card is oh so beautiful with its soft colors.
In so impressed that you made such different cards with the same set. They’re beautiful.
WOW Your cards are both so Gorgeous!! It was amazing to watch you create each of your cards and it was amazing how different each card looked using almost the same products. I found it fascinating as well as you used your two different ways to color your flowers both turned out so beautiful. Love the ways you used the stamps and dies. You definitely showcased these new goodies in an outstanding super creative way!!
YOU so ROCK!!
Such beautiful work on your
lovely cards! Great coloring.
Carla from Utah
WOW these are GORGEOUS! so my style!
Hi Yana, your cards are so beautiful. You’re right that they’re the same, but different. Love your techinique! Thanks!
Beautiful cards!
I love how you were able to get two quite different feeling cards just by changing the colour palettes. The first card is so striking.
Whether brighr or pastel, those flowers are beautiful.
Lovely cards!! I appreciate the video and the different techniques you used to color the flowers! I am inspired!!
LOVELOVELOVE both of these cards!! Both are absolutely spectacular and either would be a welcome surprise to receive! TFS!
Such gorgeous cards! Those Artful Flowers are a must-have!
Love your card examples of these stamps which I also love. My wish list is growing!!! Thanks for sharing your awesome talent.
STUNNING design. I LOVE the big, bold background with the vibrant colored flowers. Just so fabulous!!
Beautiful cards and thank you for the info on the Chameleon Markers!
Love your backgrounds!!
The card colors brightened up a dull winter day…very lovely!
Love both of your cards, but the bolder one is my fave!
Beautiful cards! I especially like the sentiment used as a background. Very creative!
I love the more subtle praying for you card. It is perfect for a friend.
Love how you used the stamp as the background and then die cut your sentiments and applied them. Artful flowers is beautiful and you used both bold colors and soft colors showing how versatile they can be. Nice Job! TFS
WOW!!!!! Yana, you are so amazing… this is totally knock-your-socks-off! I love how you stamped the sentiment over and over in black like that!
Nina-Marie 🙂
Awesome!
~God bless~
i love the background on the first card!!
Always amazes me how by just changing colors, you can achieve a totally different look and feel to a project – these are beautiful cards Yana, & a great reminder of that!