The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - The 12 Days of Christmas - Day 5

Hello everyone! Welcome to the annual event, The 12 Days of Christmas from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and Design Team Members.  Today, is day five (5) for The 12 Days of Christmas.  If you missed the previous days you can click HERE to visit the blog and check out all of the other beautiful Christmas cards.  

Be sure to check out all of the blogs because there is also some Blog Candy!

Here is the Christmas card I designed.  This card is full of sparkle and it came together in very quickly.  I used a piece of pattern paper from the My Mind's Eye - Sugar Plum 6 x 6 Paper Pad.  I love this wonderful winter scene on the paper and for the most part I let the paper do the work for me.  If you are using pattern paper and it has a scene like this or some other beautiful images let those image stand out and be a great focal point of your card.

Here is a close up look at the pattern paper.  I used Glossy Accents to cover the snow (dots) and then I sprinkled some Stampendous - Multi Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter on top of the glossy accents.  I also added glitter to the snow drifts, trees, and buildings.  So this card has lots of sparkle!

The sentiment is from the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-012 Christmas Blessings.  I used VersaMark Ink to stamp the sentiment on to a piece of ivory cardstock and then I added Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder and used my heat tool to heat set and melt the embossing powders.  I think sentiments always look so beautiful when they are embossed with metallic colors.  I used the Spellbinders - Labels Thirty-Nine to die cut the sentiment.  I also used the same die set to cut another label for layering.  I used the Bazzill - Gold Mirror cardstock for the second label shape.  I layered the two labels and used Therm-O-Web Foam Squares to add some dimension in between the layers.  

Here is a look at the bottom of the card with the winter scene.  Here you can see where I added more of the glitter.

I layered the pattern paper on to a piece of the Bazzill - Gold Mirror cardstock.  Than I added some  May Arts - 3/8" Metallic Velvet Gold Ribbon.  The card base is an ivory 5.5 x 5.5 top folding card.  To finish off the card I added some Prima Flowers - Lady Godivas Raspberry Ice and Kaiser Craft - Mini Paper Blooms Fuchsia.

I hope you enjoyed today's card share.  October is about half over and Christmas will be here before we know it so it's time to get started on the Christmas cards.

Blog Candy

*Please Read*

The 12 Days of Christmas runs for 12 consecutive days. There is a total of 6 designers participating, so each designer has 2 days.  Each designer will offer BLOG CANDY on ONE of her days, her choice.  So be sure to visit all of the blogs.  I am doing my BLOG CANDY starting today (10/14/16).  You will have until 11:59 PM (CST) Friday, October 21st, 2016 to leave a comment on this blog post and the winner will be announced Saturday, October 22nd, 2016

Leave a comment and let me know if you make Christmas cards and if you do how many do you send or give to family and friends OR tell me if your family has any Christmas traditions--it's your choice.

What will you win?

Your choice of one of the NEW Christmas Stamp Simply Clear Stamp Sets.

*If you have already purchased the Christmas sets, you are then welcome to choose from ANY of the Stamp Simply Clear Stamp Sets.

Please be sure to visit The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of your paper crafting goodies and also the Stamp Simply Blog for lots of inspiration from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-012 Christmas Blessings
Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Sugar Plum 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Bazzill - Gold Mirror, Cardstock - Ivory
Ink:  VersaMark Ink
Dies:  Spellbinders - Labels Thirty-Nine
Ribbon:  May Arts - 3/8" Metallic Velvet Gold Ribbon
Accessories:  Prima Flowers - Lady Godivas Raspberry Ice, Kaiser Craft - Mini Paper Blooms Fuchsia, Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Stampendous - Multi Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter, Ranger - Glossy Accents, Scor-Tape, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Altenew Bamboo Rose Watercolor Card with LOTS of Shimmer and Sparkle!

Hello everyone!  Today, I have a beautiful and easy watercolor card to share with you using the Altenew - Bamboo Rose Clear Stamps.  This card is full of lots of shimmer and sparkle too!

Here is the card I designed.  I stamped the roses using VersaMark Ink and then I applied Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder from Ranger.  Then I used a heat tool to melt and heat set the powder.  Next I added the inks from the Altenew - Red Cosmos and Green Fields to my craft mat and then I added water to the inks to be able to use them to watercolor the stamped images.  The Altenew inks are a dye base ink and they work nicely for doing watercolor, however I have found that I have the best results when I add water to the paper and then add the color.  I have noticed sometimes if I don't add water or forget to the ink just soaks right into the paper and doesn't blend as well so I always try to remember to add water first.  The watercolor is very loose and I purposely went outside the lines.

After I was done doing the watercolor then I added water droplets and sprinkled some of the gold embossing powder on the water droplets.  Then I used a heat tool to melt and heat set the powder.  Next I squeezed out some of the shimmer from the Zig - Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen and added a bunch of tiny little shimmery droplets over the entire watercolor panel.  I used the flashlight on my phone when I took this picture so you could see some of the shimmer.

Here is a close up of the roses on the top of the card.  I added some Glossy Accents on the roses and leaves and then I sprinkled some Floracraft Diamond Dust on top of the Glossy Accents and then I set the piece aside to dry.

Here is a close up of the roses on the bottom of the card.  This card is SO full of shimmer and sparkle!

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set on to a piece of Quartz Shimmer Paper using VersaMark Ink and then I embossed it using Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  I added the strip to the shimmer paper to the front of the card and then I also added two thin strips of black cardstock.  To finish the card off I added Therm-O-Web Foam Squares to the back of the card front and then added that to an A2 top folding black card base.  I also added a few 5mm Crystal Sequins and 10mm Crystal Sequins.

I hope you enjoyed today's card share!

Please be sure to visit The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of your paper crafting goodies and also visit the Stamp Simply Blog for more inspiration from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  Altenew - Bamboo Rose Clear Stamps
Paper:  Ranger Watercolor Paper, Quartz Shimmer Paper, Cardstock - Black
Ink: Altenew - Red Cosmos - (Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red), Green Fields - (Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades), VersaMark Ink
Accessories:  Ranger - Glossy Accents, Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Floracraft Diamond Dust, Zig - Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen, 5mm Crystal Sequins, 10mm Crystal Sequins, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares, Scor-Tape, Paint Brush, Heat Tool

Simon Says Stamp - Handwritten Floral Greetings Watercolor Card

Hello everyone!  Today, I have a floral watercolor card to share with you using one of the stamp sets from a Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month.  The kits are so much fun to receive and they are filled with all kinds of crafty goodness.  The kits always have a stamp set, pattern paper, and cardstock and then they have extra goodies such as dies, embellishments, and inks just to name a few.  There is also an inspiration sheet with colored photos of cards made using the kit.  The card kits are also very reasonably priced and you have the option to sign up for a subscription or check them out each month.  But I can tell you this--a lot of times the kits sell out so if its something you want don't wait lol.  I started getting the kits for something fun and different to do and now I look forward to them every month.

I stamped the flowers and leaves from the 101627 Handwritten Floral Greetings clear stamp set from Simon Says Stamp onto Strathmore Mixed Media paper using VersaMark Ink.  The I added NUVO Embossing Powder - 602N Glacier White from Tonic Studios and used my heat gun to melt the powders and emboss the images.  

Here is a close up of the flowers.  I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens to watercolor the images.  I think these pens are so fun and easy to use and you can use them with or without water.  For this card I blended the colors with water.  On the background I started with a blue in the upped left corner and then I added a very light yellow and pink to the bottom right corner.  The closer I got to the middle of the card the more water I used to blend and achieve the very light colors.  If you are new to watercolor you might want to start out with embossed images as they can be easier to work with. The raised embossed areas help to keep the color in the lines (if that is the look you want) and also the embossed areas resist the watercolor.  After I was done with the watercolor I took a paint brush and added clean water droplets over the entire piece.  I let the water sit for a few seconds and then I used a paper towel to blot off the water.  Doing this removes some of the watercolor.  It also adds texture and interest to the background piece.

I also used some watered down wicker white acrylic paint and added little paint splatter on the background.  

To create the pretty pink die cut thanks I used a piece of white cardstock and I applied VersaMark Ink directly to the paper.  Then I added NUVO Embossing Powder - 605N Ballerina Pink and used a heat gun to melt the powders and emboss the paper.  Next I used the Painted Thanks Wafer Die from Simon Says Stamp and die cut the word using the Tangerine Die Cutting Machine from Tonic Studios.  Then I added more of the VersaMark Ink and embossing powder and heat set the word die.  I repeated this step one more time to build up the embossing powder.  Doing this adds dimension to the die cut.  I keep the embossed paper to use on another project.

Here is another look at the die cut word.  I really like the added dimension from the embossing powder.  To finish off the die cut I added Glossy Accents from Ranger on to the die cut and then I added NUVO Pure Sheen Glitter 711N Candy Pink on the bottom half.  I set the piece aside to dry.  Once the Glossy Accents was dry then I used Multi Medium Matte Adhesive from Ranger to adhere the die cut to the card front.

Using Scor-Tape I added a piece of white craft foam to the back of the watercolor panel and adhered that to an A2 top folding card base.  To finish off the card I added NUVO Crystal Drops - 669N Gloss Apple Green to the center of the flowers and  NUVO Glitter Drops - 758N White Blizzard for little accents.  The crystal and glitter drops dry pretty quickly but you want to make sure you don't lay anything on top of the card for 24 hours so the drops can cure and harden.  If you love the look of enamel dots the crystal and glitter drops are a fun alternative for your projects.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Are you interested in the products I used?  I have all of the supplies listed and linked below.
Compensated affiliate links are used when possible.  Products with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer.
The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store = TSSRS
Tonic Studios = TS
Simon Says Stamp = SSS
Amazon = AZ

Supplies
Stamps:
Simon Says Stamp - 101627 Handwritten Floral Greetings
Paper:
Strathmore - Mixed Media (AZ)
Cardstock - White Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover, 80 lb (AZ)
Ink/Markers:
VersaMark Ink (TSSRS) (SSS) (AZ)
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens (SSS) (AZ)
Dies:
Simon Says Stamp - Painted Thanks Wafer Die SSSD111546
Accessories:  
*Tonic Studios NUVO Embossing Powder - 602N Glacier White (SSS) (AZ) (TS)
*Tonic Studios NUVO Embossing Powder - 605N Ballerina Pink (SSS) (AZ) (TS)
*Tonic Studios NUVO Pure Sheen Glitter 711N Candy Pink (AZ) (TS)
*Tonic Studios NUVO Crystal Drops - 669N Gloss Apple Green (SSS) (AZ) (TS)
*Tonic Studios NUVO Glitter Drops - 758N White Blizzard (SSS) (AZ) (TS)
*Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Tonic Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer 160E (SSS) (AZ) (TS)
*Tonic Studios Tangerine Die Cutting Machine (TS)
Ranger Multi Medium Matte Adhesive (SSS) (AZ)
Ranger Glossy Accents (AZ) (TSSRS) (SSS)
Quilled Creations Precion Tip Empty Applicator Bottle 317 (SSS) (AZ)
Scor-Tape (SSS) (AZ) (TSSRS)
Wagner Heat Gun (AZ)
White Craft Foam (SSS) (AZ)
FolkArt Wicker White Acrylic Paint (AZ)
Paint Brush

This Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Give Thanks Card with a Tutorial

Hello blogging friends!  Today, I have a card to share with you using two of the NEW Autumn Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.  I also have a tutorial to show you how I created the background using Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Here is a look at the card I designed.  I have created several cards that have watercolor background and also faux watercolor backgrounds.  For all of those other cards I have always used a watercolor or mixed media paper and I thought why not put a different spin on it and use kraft paper.  

I think kraft paper works great for a faux watercolor look because it uses very little water but you probably wouldn't want to use it for regular watercolor because the paper would pill up.  I stamped the leaf and acorn images from both the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-009 Give Thanks and SS-010 Harvest stamp sets on to kraft paper.  I used Delicata Celestial Copper ink and then added Ranger - Super Fine Detail Copper Embossing Powder to all of the images.  I used my heat tool to melt and heat set the embossing powders.  I think the copper embossing looks so pretty on kraft paper.  Next I started applying color to the images using Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  All of the inks are listed below in the supplies.  Whenever I do ink blending I just use cotton balls.  I pinch the cotton ball and rub in on the ink pad and then I rub some of the ink off on to a piece of scratch paper.  To do the ink blending I start off of the paper going in a circular motion.  Doing this will give you a very soft ink blending.

Here is a look at the paper after all of the ink blending is done.

Next I took a paint brush with clean water and added water droplets.  Distress Inks will react with water and adding the water droplets is a fun way to give your paper more interest, texture and depth.

Let the water droplet sit on the paper for a few seconds and then blot with a paper towel.  Use a heat tool to speed up the drying time for the paper.  You can repeat the water droplets as many times as you would like until you achieve the desired look.  Just make sure to dry the paper each time after adding water.  You will also see as the paper drys the areas where the water was start to pop a little more.

Next I added some water to the DecoArt - Metallic Lustre Copper Kettle.  I wanted to use this to add little copper paint splatters on to the background paper.

Here is a look at the paper with the copper splatters.  Now, I will admit this didn't turn out like I thought it would.  I have used other colors of the DecoArt Metallic Lustre and it adds a pretty metallic accent.  The copper looks more like a burnt red or orange red and doesn't have as much of a shimmer when it's the little splatters.  However if you brush or rub it on to something then it has a beautiful copper shimmer.  So after the splatters were dry then I took the paper towel I had used to wipe everything up and I rubbed it on the background to get a pretty shimmer.

Here is a close up where you can see the copper shimmer.  In this picture the paint splatters have a little more metallic shimmer to them but they have to hit the light just right.

I used one of the sentiments from the  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-009 Give Thanks stamp set.  I stamped the sentiment on to a piece of brown cardstock with Delicata Celestial Copper ink and then embossed it with Ranger - Super Fine Detail Copper Embossing Powder.  Then I die cut the paper using one of the dies from Spellbinders - Labels Twenty-Five die set.  I added Therm-O-Web Foam Squares to the back of the label and the background piece.  Then I added some metallic copper ribbon and assembled the card.  To finish off the card I used some of the brown and green sequins from the Prima Say It In Crystals Combo Pack - A Victorian Christmas.

I hope you enjoyed today's card and tutorial. Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all your paper crafting needs and visit the Stamp Simply Blog for more inspiration from the design team.  Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Stamps:  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-009 Give Thanks, SS-010 Harvest
Paper:  Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 80# Text - Copper, Cardstock - Kraft, Brown
Ink:  Delicata Celestial Copper, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Cracked Pistachio, Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs
Dies:  Spellbinders - Labels Twenty-Five
Ribbon: Copper
Accessories: Prima Say It In Crystals Combo Pack - A Victorian Christmas (sequins), Ranger - Super Fine Detail Copper Embossing Powder, Ranger - Glossy Accents, DecoArt - Metallic Lustre Copper Kettle, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares, Scor-Tape, Paint Brush, Water, Heat Tool

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Altenew Floral Shadows Smile Card with the Rock-N-Roll and Faux Watercolor Techniques

Hello everyone!  This week on the Stamp Simply Blog all of the design team members have been sharing projects to feature some of the NEW Altenew products that have recently been added to The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  For my card I used two of the new stamp sets, inks, and one of the dies from Altenew.  I also did a couple of fun and easy techniques on the card.  I don't have a tutorial this week but I will explain the whole process and how you can achieve the same look for your cards.

Here is a look at the card I designed.  I started out with a piece of Ranger - Watercolor Paper and I stamped the floral and leaf images from the Altenew - Floral Shadows Clear Stamp set.  For the flowers I used Red Cosmos - Cool Berry and Ruby Red.  If you look at the stamp set there is a smaller flower with a little stem and that is the image I used for the center of the flower.  I just made sure to only ink up the flower and not the stem and it made a perfect flower center.  I randomly stamped the images to fill in most of the space on the watercolor paper.  Then I used a heat to to dry the inks on the paper because I wanted to do a little bit of embossing.

Here is a close up so you can see some of the embossing.  For the embossing I did the Rock-N-Roll technique with the stamps and ink.

If you are new to stamping or if you have never done the Rock-N-Roll technique it is very easy to do and here is a picture so you can see what the stamp would look like with the ink on it.  Basically to do the technique you will hold the ink pad at an angle and you will Rock-N-Roll the ink pad around the outer edges of the stamp.  So as you can see in the picture the stamp will just have a little bit of ink applied to the edges.  You can also do this with two colors of ink like a light and darker color.  With two inks you would apply the lightest color fist and then Rock-N-Rock the darker ink around the edges and then stamp.

Here is another close up.  I used the Delicata - Golden Glitz Pigment Ink for the Rock-N-Roll technique of the stamps.  Since the stamps are clear you can line them up pretty easily but if the images are offset a little that is ok too--it will still look good--I promise!  I chose to used the Delicata - Golden Glitz Pigment Ink because even though it is a pigment ink it's not as opaque as some other pigment inks.  I knew it would have a pretty gold shimmer and then by adding  Ranger - Super Fine Embossing Powder - Clear on top of the images and heat setting the embossing powder will seal in the ink colors under the embossing.  So I stamped the flowers and leaves with the Altenew dye inks and then I stamped the images a second time with the Delicata - Golden Glitz Pigment Ink and heat embossed them.  For the leaves I used Green Fields - Frayed Leaf ink. I also stamped one of the small leaf clusters using just the Delicata - Golden Glitz Pigment Ink and heat embossed with Ranger - Super Fine Embossing Powder - Clear.  Once all of the stamping and embossing was done then I used a spray bottle with water to wet the paper.  Since the colored inks are dye based they will react with the water and the colors will start to move and blend around.  I just let the colors and water blend for maybe about 30 seconds or so and then I used a heat tool to dry the paper.  Once the paper was dry then I added paint splatters using the Ruby Red ink and a paint brush with some water and then set the paper aside to dry.  By adding the water and the paint splatters it gives the paper the look of a watercolor piece but its easy peasy to achieve. :)

Next I stamped the smile sentiment from the Halftone Smile Clear Stamp Set.  I used the Red Cosmos - Cool Berry and Ruby Red inks and stamped on to a piece of white cardstock.  Then I used the Altenew - Halftone Smile Die to die cut the word.  I stamped the other part of the sentiment on to black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and embossing with Stampendous Super Fine Embossing Powder - Detail White.

To assemble the card I added some May Arts Rose 1/4'' Silk Ribbon with a bow around the faux watercolor panel.  I added the black embossed part of the sentiment and then added some Therm-O-Web Foam Squares to the smile die cut to add a little dimension to the card.  To finish off the card I added a Petaloo Botanica Collection Pistachio Minis Flower to the center of the bow and I also added a few 5mm Black Sequins.  I added more foam squares to the back of the card front panel and then added that to an A2 top folding black card base.  I hope my instructions were clean enough but if you have any questions please feel free to leave them in the comment section or you can always email me too.  floralfantasy@charter(dot)net

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Please be sure to check out the Stamp Simply Blog so you can see what all of the design team members have been busy creating with all of the Altenew products.  You can also visit The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of your paper crafting needs.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi 

Supplies
Stamps:  Altenew - Floral Shadows Clear Stamps, Halftone Smile Clear Stamp Set
Paper:  Ranger - Watercolor Paper, Cardstock - Black, White
Inks:  Altenew - Red Cosmos (Cool Berry, Ruby Red), Green Fields (Frayed Leaf), Delicata - Golden Glitz Pigment Ink, VersaMark Ink
Dies:  Altenew - Halftone Smile Die
Ribbon:  May Arts Rose 1/4'' Silk Ribbon
Accessories: Ranger - Super Fine Embossing Powder - Clear, Stampendous Super Fine Embossing Powder - Detail White, 5mm Black Sequins, Petaloo Botanica Collection Pistachio Minis Flowers, Ranger - Glossy Accents, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares, Scor-Tape, Paint Brush, Water Bottle, Heat Tool

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Autumn Release Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Give Thanks Card

Hello blogging friends!  Last week I shared a card and sneak peek with you for one of the New Stamp Simply Clear Stamps and today I will be sharing another card using both of the two new stamp set for the Autumn Release.  This past week the design team has been sharing so many beautiful Fall/Autumn cards and projects so please be sure to check out the Stamp Simply Blog.  Sharon is having a giveaway over on the blog and you can click HERE to find out all of the details and how you could have a chance to win! 

Here is the card I designed using the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-009 Give Thanks and SS-010 Harvest.  I love all of the beautiful verses and sentiments on both of the stamp set.  Both sets also have some wonderful images of leaves to stamp and color.

To start I stamped one of the smaller leaf images from the SS-010 Harvest stamp set on to Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock - Quartz White paper with Delicata - Celestial Copper ink.  The Delicata inks are a pigment ink but you can do some really fun and shimmery techniques with them.  Usually you would add embossing powder to a pigment ink and use a heat tool to melt the powders and heat emboss.  But on the pearlescent papers you can use a cotton ball or a sponge to rub and blend the ink into the paper for a very soft and faint image of the stamp.

Here is a look at the paper after the ink is blended in.  The images are still there but they are very soft and faint looking.  I love the results!  After the ink has been blended into the paper you will need to use your heat tool to make sure the paper/ink is dry.

After the paper is dry then I take an anti-static powder bag and rub over the area that will be embossed.  Before stamping the larger leaf pour a little of the embossing powder over the paper and tap it off.  If all of the embossing powder comes off then your paper is dry.  If the embossing powder sticks to your paper then you can brush it off and dry the paper a little more with the heat tool.  I stamped the larger leaf image from the SS-009 Give Thanks stamp set towards the upper part of the card in the center.  I used the Delicata - Celestial Copper ink and  Ranger - Super Fine Detail Copper Embossing Powder to heat emboss the image.  Then I added some color to the leaf image using Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  I used a cotton ball to apply the inks.  These are the colors of ink I used on the leaf and acorns--Vintage Photo, Brushed Corduroy, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, and Fired Brick.  Next I added a little bit of sparkle to the image using a Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen.  When I used the glitter pen I just kind of pounced it on to the paper.  You don't want to use regular pen strokes to apply the glitter pen because if you do it will lift the distress inks right off of the paper.  I waited for the glitter and ink to dry and then I added some Glossy Accents to seal in the shimmer from the glitter.  Oh and one other tip just let the wink of stella dry on its own.  I tried to speed up the drying time and used a heat tool but when I did that it took away all of the shimmer so I had to apply it again.  I'm not sure why that happened but I thought I would share it with you and save you the trouble of having to reapply the wink of stella.

Once the glossy accents was dry then I started to assemble my card.  I added a layer of Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 80# Text - Copper paper behind the stamped images.  The text paper is lighter weight and great for layering.  Then I added a piece of  May Arts Metallic String Copper around the middle of the card and just tied it in a simple knot.  I added the card front panel to a black A2 top folding card base.

I used the same ink and embossing powder to stamp and heat emboss the sentiment on to a piece of black cardstock.  The sentiment is from the SS-009 Give Thanks stamp set.  I cut the black paper down to size and I fussy cut the one end to look like a banner.  I added Therm-O-Web Foam Squares to the back of the sentiment to pop it up a little and add some dimension to the card.

To finish off the card I added a few Black 5mm Sequins.  I hope you enjoyed today's card and I hope you will give the background technique a try.  It's really easy to do and it is so pretty, soft, and shimmery.  :)

Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of your paper crafting needs.  And while you are there check out the new Autumn Release, metallic ribbons,  Delicata inks and pearlescent papers.  Don't forget to check out the Stamp Simply Blog for beautiful inspiration from the design team and a chance to win the giveaway! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-009 Give Thanks, SS-010 Harvest
Paper:  Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 80# Text - Copper, Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock - Quartz White, Cardstock - Black
Ink:  Delicata - Celestial Copper, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Vintage Photo, Brushed Corduroy, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick
Ribbon: May Arts Metallic String Copper
Accessories:  Ranger - Super Fine Detail Copper Embossing Powder, Glossy Accents, Black 5mm Sequins, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares, Scor-Tape, Cotton Balls, Heat Tools