Hi friends! I am back today with another collaboration stamp set for Simon Says Stamp’s month-long stamping extravaganza. Today’s gorgeous set is brought to you by fan-favorite: Gina K. Designs! (You can click HERE to see all of Gina’s products!)
If you are new to STAMPtember from Simon Says Stamp, throughout the month of September, Simon Says Stamp will have exclusive collaborations with some of our favorite stamping companies, releasing an exclusive, limited edition stamp set designed in collaboration with a different company nearly every day! (Click HERE to see the Collaboration Sets page, and be sure to bookmark it!)
For both of my projects today, I used a sugar plum fairy color palette, pairing the gorgeous new pink inks in Pawsitively Saturated Ink Trio 34 with the cool, muted greens of Ink Trio 31. My MISTI was also invaluable for both projects; I used the ability to stamp over the top of my dye inked images with embossing ink so that I could add shimmering embossing powder over the top, creating a perfect canvas for emboss/resist technique!
For my first project, I stamped the ornament duo from the exclusive, limited edition Gina K Designs Shimmering Christmas product suite onto some white cardstock using Pawsitively Saturated Eucalyptus ink, then added embossing ink and Hero Arts Iridescent Lavender Embossing Powder, adding a lush iridescent shimmer to these dangling ornaments. After I had embossed the ornaments, I used blending brushes to blend Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Plum, Fairy, and Ballerina around the edges of the embossed panel, adding some second generation stamping with the sparkles from the stamp set as well as some glitter watercolor splatters to create an ethereal, magical background.
For the greeting, I used my MISTI to stamp the sentiment from Shimmering Christmas using Juniper ink, again adding embossing ink and Iridescent Lavender embossing powder over the top. I die cut the image with it’s coordinating die, then added a notched strip of vellum behind it, folding it over the edge of my embossed and blended card front and adding liquid adhesive behind the solid die cut. I added a bow tied with Iridescent White Cord, tucking it beneath the sentiment, then added a couple of die cut sparkles, stamped with Jade ink and embellished with more Iridescent Lavender embossing powder. Finally, I added one more touch of sparkle with Opal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems.
My second project features similar techniques, but creates a sparkling frame for my dangling ornaments! I stamped the ornaments from Shimmering Christmas using Jade Ink, again adding the Lavender Embossing Powder. This time, however, I die cut the finished ornaments and added some ink blending, creating shadows and highlights by concentrating the color towards the bottom edge and tapering off towards the middle. I also stamped and embossed a greeting using the same ink/powder combination, die cutting it with it’s coordinating die.
I created another ethereal, magical holiday background by blending Plum, Fairy, and Ballerina inks down the A2 card front in an ombré, then used Ballerina Ink to stamp a variety of snowflakes and sparkles all over the card front to create a subtle, tone-on-tone winter background. I again splattered the background with iridescent glitter watercolors and popped up a glittery white frame created with Pinkfresh Studio Glacier glitter cardstock and cut with the new Lacy Point Frames and More A2 Rectangles. I popped up the frame with foam adhesive and arranged the baubles within the frame, tucking an embossed and die cut greeting amongst them with a double layer of foam adhesive. Finally, I added some more Opal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for even more shimmer and sparkle!
Well, that’s all for my projects today! If you love the STAMPtember Collaboration Sets, don’t wait to purchase them, because these limited edition sets will NOT be restocked. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! (Click HERE to see the Collaboration Sets page, and be sure to bookmark it!) Each day holds new surprises, so be sure to check out the Simon Says Stamp social media at noon ET every day throughout STAMPtember so that you don’t miss out. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy STAMPtember!!!
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