Simon Says Stamp Good Luck Charm Blog Hop ~ Day 2

Hello friends and welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Good Luck Charm Blog Hop...if you missed yesterday's hop, then don't worry because you can catch up with Day 1 over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

I'm so excited to be joining so many of the talented designers on this hop and if you've arrived here from  Barbara Tarayao's blog, then hello, but if not, and you want to catch up with everyone who is participating in this hop, then don't worry because you can head back to the beginning HERE!

There are so many gorgeous new products in this release and I can guarantee that you’ll be spoilt for choice and every single one of them will get you heading for your craft room, make you feel happy and so uplifted. So, if you want to see this fabulous new release in full, then click HERE!

Now, back to my make and I created a card using the gorgeous Chinese Lantern Stem Die, the Well Wishes Stamp Set and gorgeous black glossy card.

So, let's get started and here's how I created this card...

To begin with I used black card stock to make a tent fold card, measuring 20 x 13cm. I then cut a further panel of the card, 10 x 13cm and I ran the card through my die cutting machine using the SSS Circle Rings Embossing Folder.

To accentuate the embossing, I used a small amount of Pearl White Alchemy Wax by Prima and lightly applied it over the top of the raised areas with my fingers.

I cut a piece of textured black card, and again used the Pearl White Wax to accentuate the texture. Adhere both of the panels onto a piece of Matte Gold Card, placing the embossed card at the top and the textured card underneath and attaching them to leave a border around the outside. You will be hiding the join, so don't worry about that.

Matt the card panels onto black kraft stock card, and a piece of black glossy card before mounting the panels onto the front of the card blank using foam pads.

Cut a second panel of the glossy black card, 11 x 2.5cm, and using Versamark Embossing Ink, I stamped the sentiment ~ 'You Are In My Thoughts" onto the card and embossed it with Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.

Moving onto those beautiful Chinese Lanterns and to begin with I cut three separate images from Distress Watercolour card. I kept some of the waste from the flowers as I will use these too.

I then used a water brush to watercolor the stems using Peeled Paint and Bundled Sage Re-Inkers and the lanterns with a combination of Candied Apple, Crackling Campfire and Aged Mahogany Re-inkers.

After layering the outlines over the top of each of the lanterns, I then added white pen work to each of the flowers.

We're ready to put the card together, and to begin with I mounted my sentiment strip onto black cardstock, then attached it across the card blank, placing it over the top of where the embossed panel and the textured panel join. This now hides that ugly part.

Underneath the sentiment strip, I attached a crochet border ~ this is cut from the Matte Gold Cardstock using the Sizzix Crochet Dies by Tim Holtz. I wanted to knock the shine back slightly, so to do this I applied some Black Soot Distress Paint over the top, and then wiped away any excess. This creates more of a vintage feel to the gold crochet detail.

Attach one of the stems to the card, tucking the base of it behind the sentiment strip. 

Now for the reason I cut three separate die cut images, and that's because I'm going to snip into the remaining two die cuts and add these tiny pieces to my main stem, this will elongate the bough and create the curve.

You can see the finished bough below...

I also added some foam underneath some of the lanterns, to create variations in height and dimension.

Remember the waste from the Chinese Lanterns...well this is where I used that, a finishing detail that I added to my card to create the tiny petals that are falling down from the bough and I attached these with Matte Collage Medium.

To complete the card, I added some Metallic Droplets onto the sentiment strip.

My card for the hop is now finished and I hope you love it and enjoyed the techniques I've used to make it.

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the blog hop! This means you can leave a comment here and on every stop along the way to increase your chances. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, 23rd February and all winners will need to contact/email Simon Says Stamp to claim their prize. 

Also, last but by no means least ~ if you shop during the Good Luck Charm blog hop, then you can get yourself a beautiful Birthday Cupcake Stamp Set FREE with any purchase. The offer is valid until 20th February 2022 at 11:59 ET, or while supplies last and the code you need to use to claim your gift, is: YUM20

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hope you enjoy this fun hop....see you soon, Emma x

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Laura Bassen

Debby Hughes

Amanda Korotkova

Amy Rysavy

Miriam Prantner

Bibi Cameron

Barbara Tarayao

Emma Williams (You are here)

Heather Hoffman

Lea Lawson

Sandi MacIver

Tina Smith

Emily Midgett

Jennifer Kotas

RECIPE FOR CARD:

Simon Says Stamp: Chinese Lantern Stem Die, Well Wishes Stamp Set, Tape Runner, Matte Gold Card, Black Card, Black Glossy Card, Circle Rings Embossing Folder, Antique Gold Embossing Powder

Sizzix/Tim Holtz: Crochet Thinlits

Distress Paint: Black Soot

Distress Re-Inkers: Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage, Candied Apple, Crackling Campfire and Aged Mahogany

Tim Holtz idea-ology: Metallic Droplets

Mediums: Matte Collage Medium, Versamark Embossing Ink, Black Mounting Foam

Surfaces: Distress Watercolor Card, Black Kraft Stash

Prima Marketing Pearl White Alchemy Wax

Foam Pads

Paint Brush

Big Shot

Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat

Blending Tool