Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

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Tropical Sunset Blend with New Keep Palm from Simon Says Stamp!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon! *I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

Hi friends! The kids and I had our first afternoon at the pool this summer, and coupled with the sultry, humid temperatures we’ve recently developed, I am definitely in a summertime mood! When I was designing the new Keep Palm stamp set for the Always There release, (click HERE to see the entire collection) I wanted to create a floral border that would fill up most of a card front and had enough detail that you could spend lots of time coloring the images or do some simple stamping and ink blending to create vibrant tropical backgrounds. I used tropical inks from the super juicy Pawsitively Saturated Ink lineup with some crisp black embossed images to create this vibrant project. Let’s get started with the details on my card!

To begin, I stamped the floral frame image from Keep Palm onto some plain white cardstock using Simon Says Stamp’s Nocturne Black Pigment Ink. I added some clear embossing powder over the top of the sticky black ink and heated it up, creating the perfect canvas for the emboss/resist technique!

After I had completed the heat embossing, I selected some vibrant, almost neon, shades of ink from the Pawsitively Saturated Ink lineup, selecting Apple, Coral, Peachy, Lemonade, and Limelicious inks, then blending them in ROY G BIV order to create this vivid sunset background. I love how smoothly the colors blend into one another, creating a seamless transition from one to the next! Once I had finished blending, I used a sparkle pen to add some pretty shimmer to the flowers. It’s so hard to capture that shimmer in photographs, but in real life the sparkle is gorgeous!

After I had finished the main card front, I trimmed it down so that I could place it in the center of a full sized A2 card base created using So Very Black cardstock. This crisp black frame works nicely to emphasize the crisp black embossed lines of the stamped image. For the greeting, I selected a sentiment from the Keep Palm set, embossing it on more So Very Black cardstock using white pigment ink and white embossing powder for a crisp sentiment on the black backdrop. I die cut the sentiment with it’s coordinating die, then placed it in the center of my floral frame with some thin foam adhesive. Finally, I added a black twine bow and some Black Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for a few more black accents and sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Every time I design a stamp set, I do my best to create images that are both fun to color and easy to use for those not inclined to color. You can do so many different techniques with a detailed floral image like this, and I think blending those tropical colors over the black embossed lines sets them off beautifully! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

So Lovely to See You In Sunny Yellow with Simon Says Stamp!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

Hi friends! We are at the end of another stretch of bitterly cold weather, as most of the country is, I think, and I thought I’d brighten things up with a tropical-themed card using some warm greens and yellows! I’ve been to Mexico a few times, and I am always astounded by the vibrancy of the colors everywhere, from the flora to the fabrics to the decor…. it’s a visual feast! I channeled some of that into this project using some dies that I had not yet had a chance to use, along with the blackout technique on the Feathery Fronds embossing folder, so let’s get started with the details!

*I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

I began by running an A2 panel of white cardstock through my die cutting machine using the Feathery Fronds embossing folder, then flipping the cardstock over so that the debossed side was facing up. I used blending brushes to blend Celery and Fairway inks over the debossed foliage, concentrating the darker green in the center and brushing the tips of the fronds with the lighter green to create a bit of gradation and interest on the foliage. After I had finished blending, I put the Nocturne Pigment Ink pad directly to the cardstock and gently swiped the black ink over the raised areas, highlighting the debossed pattern while still allowing the ink blending to peek through. I love the dramatic effect this creates!

For my focal point, I die cut the Lily Duo die and the Etched Delicate Frond die sets from white cardstock, then used blending brushes with Celery, Fairway, and Lemonade Pawsitively Saturated Inks to blend some beautiful and vivid color on the individual die cuts. I don’t frequently use yellow for a focal point, so it was fun to step outside of my color comfort zone for this card!

For the greeting, I stamped the coordinating sentiment strips onto some black cardstock using the Lovely stamp set, then die cut the large scale coordinating sentiment die from some sparkling lime green Altenew Fairy Dust Glitter Cardstock, adding the shadow layer with some more black cardstock. I arranged the flowers and foliage on the debossed and blended card front using both liquid and foam adhesive, then tucked the sentiment pieces amongst the arrangement with a double layer of foam adhesive to give it some extra height. Finally, I added some extra shimmer to the card with a few Sprout Pawsitively Dazzling Gems.

Well, that’s all for my project today! While it is frigid outside, I am dreaming of a warm tropical paradise with drinks decorated with little umbrellas, delicious fresh fruit, sunglasses, and sparkling pool waters. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day! Stay warm, friends!

Neon Rainbows for a Tropical Theme!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

Hi friends! I am back with another card inspired by the new Rainbow Splash line from Simon Says Stamp. As I was swatching the colors in the Rainbow Splash Ink Collection, I noticed that the super bright Lime ink was nearly neon, and that inspired me to create a tropical project using a few inks from the Rainbow Splash line, softening the vivid neon aesthetic with the lovely Peachy ink from the Pawsitively Saturated ink line. Let’s get started on the details for this project!

I began by trimming down a panel of white cardstock to about 5.25″ x 4,” blending around the edges with Lime, Canary, Peachy, and Princess Inks. The Lime, Canary,and Princess Inks are from the Rainbow Splash family, but they work beautifully when paired with the Pawsitively Saturated inks. After I had created the beautiful neon glow on the edges of my white card front, I matted the panel with an ever-so-slightly larger piece of black cardstock to make it pop from the Lime Rainbow Splash cardstock base.

To keep the bright neon colors as vivid as possible, I die cut the Tropical Leaf Bunch die from some black cardstock. The crisp black cardstock contrasts beautifully with the neon background! I nestled one die cut into the corner and trimmed off the excess, then added the second over the top with some black foam adhesive squares for extra dimension and interest.

For the greeting, I heat embossed a couple of the greetings from the Big Old Birthday stamp set onto some more black cardstock using gold glitter embossing powder. I die cut the larger sentiment using the coordinating die and trimmed the smaller sentiment strip with my trimmer. I popped those up on the card front using some more black foam adhesive squares, finally adding a few Onyx adhesive gems for some more sparkle!

Well, that’s all for me today! It was such fun to step outside of my jewel- and pastel-toned aesthetic for this super vivid neon project. Sometimes, all you need is one color to jumpstart an idea for an entire card! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!