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:
GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
Each stop on the hop will receive a Simon Says Stamp Prize pack randomly selected by Simon on February 23. Leave a comment on this post before February 23rd to be entered into this giveaway. Comment on other participating blogs to increase your chances to win!
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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Thank you for the pretty card ideas! I really like the watercolor looks and the pens that you used. Thank you for a chance to win!
Yana, fantastic job on your cards. They are absolutely gorgeous.
Great use of the stamps, dies and colour palette – you’re so creative!
wONDERFUL WORK! love the background.
Wonderful cards and thanks so much for the video!!
Stunning and beautiful cards!
love the colors of the bright card, thanks for the video
These cards are outstanding…love your designs and use of products.
Love your cards, Yana! I especially admire the second one, with the watercolored flowers. I just like the soft color palette you used in that one. Tfs!
very pretty! thanks for the video!!
These are wonderful. I love both of them. Thanks for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
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Your cards are beautiful. I like the way you changed the feel by changing the boldness of the colors. Beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration.
Fabulous cards! I love that you did one in bold colors and one in muted. Thanks for sharing.
Very visually beautiful card!
So pretty – love the way you have stamped the sentiment to create a background and created different effects with the flowers!
Love both versions!
Thanks for showing multiple versions!
Lovely cards! Happy Stamping 🙂
Gorgeous cards, I love how you stamped your background 🙂
Love all your ideas of what to do with outline flowers! Love your cards.
Your style and craftiness is out of this world and I love it!
Wonderful cards as always!
Yana, these are stunning cards! Both color combos work great! Wonderful job!
beautiful – love the different techniques applied to the same design!
Привет, Яна! Как всегда очень-очень мило. Хорошая идея, замечательно выглядит открытка в ярком цвете и в нежной пастели. Ты супер!!!
very enjoyable video on watercoloring and the new markers……..thank you for this.
This looks like such fun!
Lovely cards! Beautiful coloring techniques to try!
Both of the cards are simply amazing. I loved your video!
Yana, your cards are beautiful. I love the background you made.
Always enjoy & appreciate seeing two (or more) looks from the same supplies. Both cards are lovely – great job 😀
great cards and I always enjoy watching your videos.
I love the difference between the 2 cards, same design different feel to them.
Awesome cards. Love the watercoloring.
So very beautiful!
I like the graphic punch your card delivers.
Really like both cards, you do a great job
love the bright colors on black! very cool
Really like both versions!
Love the sentiment as a background!
Love your cards.
I love both cards; one being super bold and the other being beautiful pastels.
Thanks for the video. Love the bold stamped background and the lovely cards!
Gorgeous cards! I love how you achieved two very different looks with the same stamps!
Cool background!
Love how you created the background! Thank you!
Those bold sentiment backgrounds look amazing! I especially love the first one, so bright and graphic!
These cards are beautiful! Thanks for the video, too!
Both cards are fantastic. What a clever way to use the saying for the background. I just might have to try that trick. thanks for sharing
LOVE your BOLD & BEAUTIFUL and SOFT & DELICATE cards Yana!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION, FABULOUS tutorial and CRAFTY TEMPTATION!!!
I’m SO EXCITED at the thought of stamping a sentiment background and – WOW – I can’t wait to try Chameleon Markers, they’re like MAGIC 🙂 In the meantime, I will be giving my Aquarelles a workout, picking up the color direct from the pencil instead of putting pencil to paper, I think I have been too heavy handed and LOVE the soft, subtle effect you achieved, hoping I can do it too!!!
I love how you made your cards with the sentiment as your background. I love to watch all your videos – I always get inspired to try something you have done. Thanks for sharing your talents.