Friday 22 April 2022

Simon Says Stamp Happy and Joyful Blog Hop Day 2

Hello friends and welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Happy and Joyful 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 the very talented Bibi Cameron ~ 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 vintage style card using the gorgeous Celebrate Rose Corner stamp set, and here's how I created it...

To begin with I cut a black tent fold card base to measure, 14.5 x 18.5cm.

I then cut a panel of SSS black card, 14 x 18cm and around the outside I used a white gel pen to make a border of tiny circles. Matt the panel onto the card base.

For the main panel, I used Distress Watercolour card, cut to measure 12.5 x 16.5cm and using Tim Holtz Black Soot Archival Ink, I stamped part of the corner rose onto the left hand side of the card.

I then watercolored the image using a water brush and Distress Inks;

Rose: Saltwater Taffy, Rusty Hinge, Picked Raspberry, Antique Linen

Leaves and Stems: Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage, Gathered Twigs

After I laid down the palest colours, I then built up the intensity with the darker shades of inks, heat drying between each watercolored layer.

Once I was happy, I added some more depth of colour, and shading with Polychromos Pencils before I lightly flicked some Picket Fence Distress Paint across the surface.

To create a vintage feel to the background, I once again used Distress Inks which I applied to my Glass Media Mat. I lightly spritzed the inks with water until they beaded and then dipped the card into the various colours ~ Old Paper, Saltwater Taffy, Speckled Egg, and Frayed Burlap. In the photo below, you can see all the tiny inky droplets that I picked up from the mat and how they form the background to the image.

Once I'd heat dried the inked card panel, I used a Blending Tool to ink around the edges with Old Paper Distress Ink.

To complete the panel, I used black ink to stamp the Celebrate sentiment, also from the Rose Corner stamp set and placed this in the top right hand corner.

After machine stitching a border around the outside, I matted the panel onto a further piece of black card, followed by matte gold card and each time left a narrow border around the outside.

I then mounted the panels onto my card base using foam pads to add dimension.

To complete the card, I added some tiny gems around the rose image...

...and in the top right hand corner, I adhered a Curator Snippets Ephemera piece.

...and that's my card finished and I hope you love what I've made!

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, 27th April 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 Happy & Joyful blog hop, then you can get yourself a beautiful GARDEN PARTY STICKER SHEET FREE with any purchaseThe offer is valid until 24th April 2022 at 11:59 ET, or while supplies last and the code you need to use to claim your gift, is: GRDPTY

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

RECIPE FOR CARD:

Distress InksSaltwater Taffy, Rusty Hinge, Picked Raspberry, Antique Linen, Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage, Gathered Twigs, Old Paper, Speckled Egg, and Frayed Burlap
Tim Holtz idea-ology: Snippets Curator Ephemera
Tim Holtz Stamp Platform by Tonic

59 comments:

  1. Oh so pretty and very inspiring.

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  2. Gorgeous card! Thank you so much for the inspiration and your technique!

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  3. Love the vintage look of your card!

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  4. Your vintage card is pretty enough to be framed. Love it!

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  5. Just when I think I have enough roses! So wonderful....

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  6. I always forget to use distress inks to color! I love this.

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  7. So beautiful!!!! Love the antique look!

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  8. This is lovely - I like the way you combined the colors for your background

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  9. Wow, this is so pretty. It looks antique, with the background colors. Really gorgeous. REALLY GORGEOUS!!

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  10. Your card is so beautiful! I love the vintage look!

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  11. This card is gorgeous. looks like it should be framed. tyfs :)

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  12. Caught my attention right away. Love the distress vintage look. Could be a framed show piece.

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  13. Love this beautiful card, Emma! I can't believe that you took the time to draw the dotted border around the perimeter of it. Such patience and so nicely done.

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  14. I love the framing and gorgeous coloring and flowers!!!!

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  15. Gorgeous! So elegant -- looks like a painting hanging in an art gallery!

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  16. This is stunning and why I still love A Vintage look!

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  17. Lovely! Such a darling vintage look!

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  18. Love that you create a vintage distressed card. Beautiful

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  19. wow love this elegant card - must try adding some stitching to my cards - thanks for the ideas

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  20. Wow!!! Stunning vintage look!!!! I love your coloring!!

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  21. I really like the vintage look of your card.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  22. What a beautiful design, love it!

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  23. Emma, as always your talent, and creativity astounds me! I thank you for so many beautiful ideas over the years and this card does inspire me to create!

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  24. Woooooooow. This is a masterpiece of a card. Mass produce that and put them up for sale!

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  25. Your card is amazing. I love your style.

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  26. Such a beautiful card! Love the vintage design. So creative.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Wonderful inked background with layers & detail framing.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  28. Such a beautiful card!! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  29. Fantastic card. Very artistic!

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  30. A work of art! Love the vintage feel of the background!

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  31. Your card has such a cool vibe and so many intricate details, love it

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  32. So lovely! I love the dots and I adore the background. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  33. Nicely done. Lovely coloring, and I love your choice of frames, the stitching, and the vintage feel.

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  34. Well stunning wouldn't even be enough to describe this beautiful card!! Love all the detail put into this card like the white dots, stitching and background droplets! I would frame this and hang it on my wall!

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  35. How beautiful, I really love it!

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  36. Beautiful. I like the vintage colors and framing.

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  37. Wow! What a masterpiece! I love the flower colors. What impressed me was the background. It does look vintage.

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  38. Love the layering and textures! Gorgeous card!

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  39. Soooooo pretty. So good! I need to try this. Such a great blog hop. So much inspiration.

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  40. So amazing! I love the elegant old work look to your stunning card! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! :)

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  41. THUD! This. Is. Stunning. I love everything about this creation! The vintage vibes and feel are perfect!

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  42. Oh my gosh, so beautiful, and so inspirational. Love it!

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  43. I love your vintage design! And such a great inky background!

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  44. If I received this card, I'd put
    it on permanent display. It looks
    like a framed painting.
    Gorgeous. thanks for sharing
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  45. I'm obsessed with this card! So beautifully done and that background is perfect for the soft water coloring you did on the florals!

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  46. The vintage vibe is so classic. The stitching makes it unique.

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  47. Love how you used this new product!

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  48. Great color share. I like the layers created.

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Thank you for all your comments and messages, they are all appreciated and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon...
Emma ~xx

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