Born to Sparkle Release Blog Hop

Hi, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS blog hop celebrating THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp.

So, I’m a big fan of when one technique turns into two cards. Today’s cards are a great example of that…

To create these cards, I inked up my Gel Press with three colors of Distress Oxide ink. I die-cut the coordinating die from the Spring Bouquets stamp set and laid the white die-cut on top of the ink on the gel press. I stamped the remaining ink on a white 5×7 panel. In the white space of the ink panel, I stamped the coordinating image from the Spring Bouquets stamp set. I die-cut the Congrats on the line die from black card stock and added VersaMark on top. I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it lots of shine….

I finished off the design with a sprinkling of black enamel dots.

For the second card…

I adhered the colored die-cut piece from the first card and adhered it to a 5×7 black card base. I die-cut the larger congrats from the same die set as the first card and clear heat embossed it just like the first card. This gives it a glossy embellishment look…

I finished off the design with a sprinkling of pearls.

BLOG HOP
There is much more inspiration to see. Click HERE for the next stop on the hop. Click HERE to start at the beginning of the hop.

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Heather Ruwe

Amy Rysavy

Lisa Addesa

Sidnie Des Jardins

Suzy Plantamura

Cheiron Brandon

Barb Engler

Sandi MacIver

Natasha Vacca

Seeka

Looking for even more inspiration using THIS release? I shared another project HERE

and HERE

I also have a few more projects featuring this release that I haven’t blogged about yet. Here are some sneak peeks of those projects…

This graduation card features the Party Balloons Background Stamp, Cap and Gown Dies, Class Act Stamp Set, and Virtual Grad Stamp Set…

This Happy Birthday card features the Window Box Bloom stamp set and coordinating dies…

This teacher card features the Organic Fruit stamp set and coordinating dies as well as the Open Grid Background stamp…

GIVEAWAY
Simon is so generous and giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop so be sure to leave comments along the way for your chance to win. Simon Says Stamp will announce winners on their blog on Wednesday. Good luck!

Wait, there’s more…

Use the code CRUSH428 to receive a FREE Island Crush Ink Cube Set. Valid while supplies last or until 5/2 at 11:59 EST.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I’ve linked to the entire Born to Sparkle Release below as well as products used on today’s cards.

LINKS TO ENTIRE BORN TO SPARKLE RELEASE:
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LINKS TO SUPPLIES USED ON TODAY’S CARDS:
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89 Comments

  1. Danielle Chapman
    April 30, 2021

    You have been busy!! Great cards!!

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  2. Carol Wortman
    April 30, 2021

    Beautiful cards… hmm need to get my gel press out again! I’m really enjoying the release so far, that background grid is a wonderful staple!

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  3. Nandini Karmarkar
    April 30, 2021

    Very beautiful and elegant cards. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Anneleise Hampson
    April 30, 2021

    Beautiful cards!

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  5. Miriam Prantner
    April 30, 2021

    Love how you were able to get two cards from the one gel press inking!

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  6. Betty McDougal
    April 30, 2021

    Nice cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Barbara Walborn
    April 30, 2021

    Love the bright colors on the black background!

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  8. Patty A Eifert
    April 30, 2021

    Awesome cards!! I LOVE that flower bouquet stamp set as well as everything else in this release!!

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  9. Katherine
    April 30, 2021

    I love these bold looks! Very beautiful!

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  10. Jill Rauenhorst
    April 30, 2021

    Love the gel press technique to get a two-fer! Love the black card, really makes the colors of the flowers pop!

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  11. Patricia Wilson
    April 30, 2021

    Loved your projects but especially the flowered cards using the gel press. That’s a great idea of doing the background stamping and then cutting out the gel press creation. Got to get out my gel press for sure. Thanks for all the inspiration and the great ideas.

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  12. Scraporcraft
    April 30, 2021

    Great project shares. I like the color wheel.

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  13. Clara Riedl
    April 30, 2021

    Need to try that out. Thanks for sharing!

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  14. Denise Bryant
    April 30, 2021

    Wonderful card ideas with these awesome new items! The Window Box Bloom set is a favorite!

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  15. Holly Lau
    April 30, 2021

    Beautiful cards and great designs on all of them!

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