A Blog Hop for Beautiful Moments
Welcome to Day 2 of the Beautiful Moments Blog Hop! I am so excited to join in sharing this amazing release from Simon Says Stamp.
Read below to see one of my cards using the release, follow along to the other blog hop stops below, and then you can take a look at the complete Beautiful Moments release from Simon Says Stamp HERE!
As a special bonus, our not-yet-released Simon Says Stamp/CZ Design Clover Shaker sentiments 3x4 stamp is automatically added to your cart that contains any purchase from our exclusive Beautiful Moments collection! This gift with purchase will expire 3/1 at 11:59 pm EST or while supplies last.
Also, Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop! Leave a comment in the blog comment section below to be eligible. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday March 4th.
Now, check out my card cards, and then go see what else is in the hop:
Techniques:
I started this card by choosing my colors and cutting a few sizes of eggs out of these bright spring colors. I made sure that I cut each color out of two sizes, so that if I used them both it would add some variety to the design.
Once I had the eggs cut out, I arranged them on a sticky mat in my MISTI stamp tool. This allowed me to stamp the Pinwheel Party background stamp onto a group of the eggs at once. I stamped with embossing ink and used clear embossing powder, which is a great technique because it works on the variety of colors without having to clean the stamp and swap colors in between. I like the way the embossing powder adds a bit of shine and multiplies the color a bit so it is a touch deeper.
The eggs have the touch of embossed shine, and I gave the background some texture also by using the Halftone Dots embossing folder. The small dot pattern relates to the eggs, but the scale difference between that and the large eggs creates a good balance and hierarchy. They work together, but do not compete for attention.
I added another layer of dimension by attaching two of the eggs with foam adhesive. (The others are glued on.) Those two eggs (the large orange and deep pink ones in the middle) combined with the sentiment create a visual triangle and focal point for the card.
That sentiment is super easy, and created by simply die cutting the Easter EZ Strips sentiment sheets with the Rounded Rectangle EZ die. (Again, the rounded corners of that die tie in nicely with the other round shapes used on the card.) I left the sentiment strips white because I knew that would contrast nicely with the saturated colors on the rest of the card.
Ready to hop?
Please be sure to continue on to the next stop on the hop:
Betsy Green You are here!
Next stop: Mary Reiner
Thank you for visiting! Be sure to check out all the stops and leave your comments to be eligible for the gift card prize.
And note: This is Day 2 of the Blog Hop, which means there is another big batch of inspiration from yesterday’s Day 1 hop. Be sure to check it out!
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