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Make Magic Release: Simon Says Stamp

July 22, 2021

Hi Crafty friends! I am super excited to be back today to share the AMAZING and beautiful new release from Simon Says Stamp: Make Magic. You can see the release here – check it out! I know you will love it! For my first card I am using 2 new products from this release: Stained Glass Background and Magical to Me! I love background stamps and this is going to be a favorite in my collection! So let’s get started!

I started by prepping my Strathmore watercolor card with my aniti-static tool. I knew I wanted to heat emboss this gorgeous Stained Glass background and to create a rainbow with distress inks! Once my card stock was prepped, I stamped the background stamp onto my watercolor paper using embossing ink. I stamped the image using my Misti stamping tool. I wanted to stamp this a couple times to ensure a clear/crisp image. I then heat set the image using WOW embossing powder – Bright Opaque White. Now it was time to use my distress inks and to create a colorful background!

I chose 3 colors of Distress Inks for my background: Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, and Peacock Feathers. I started by “smooshing” the ink pad onto my glass surface. I then spritzed the ink with water and then “smooshed” the cardstock onto the glass mat. I repeated this process with all 3 colors, allowing each color to slowly move into one another. I repeated this process several times until I had the coverage and colors I was looking for. I love the fun colors you can achieve just from these 3 ink pads! Once it was complete, I set it aside to dry and then die cut this using a rectangle die.

For the next part of my card I started to work on the sentiments, from the Magical to Me set. I chose the large Magical, as well as 2 sub sentiments! This set is fun, as you can build your own sentiments, truly perfect for many occasions! I stamped all of the sentiments using embossing ink and then heat set these using Metallic Silver Sparkle powder from WOW! I love the added shine these sparkles give! I also followed the same process using the stars included in this stamp set! I then fussy cut the “magical” sentiment and trimmed both of the sub sentiments.

Finally it was time to put everything together! I glued the colorful panel to my A2 card base. I used foam tape on the sentiment, as well as a few stars. I then glued the rest of the stars to the panel. To complete the card I added a few sequins from a previous SSS card kit.

I hope you enjoyed this card!!!!!!! Be sure to check out this release! I know you will love it!

Thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate your support! Product links for today’s cards are listed in my post today and below. I appreciate your support, if you shop through these links I earn a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support!

Supplies Used:

  • Stained Glass Background – Simon Says Stamp
  • Magical to Me – Simon Says Stamp
  • Magical to Me Stamp & Die Set – Simon Says Stamp
  • Picked Raspberry Distress Ink – Simon Says Stamp
  • Mustard Seed Distress Ink – Simon Says Stamp
  • Peacock Feathers Distress Ink – Simon Says Stamp
  • Misti Stamping Tool – Simon Says Stamp
  • Spellbinders Platinum – Simon Says Stamp
  • Strathmore Watercolor Cardstock – Simon Says Stamp
  • Hero Arts Nested Rectangle – Simon Says Stamp
  • WOW embossing Ink Pad – WOW US
  • Bright Opaque White Powder – WOW US
  • Ink Pad Refill – WOW US
  • WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool – WOW US
  • Metallic Silver Sparkle – WOW US

Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

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Comments

  1. Sandi MacIver

    July 22, 2021 at 8:29 am

    those colors are fabulous together, love how bright and cheery the card is

    • natashavacca

      July 23, 2021 at 9:52 am

      Thank you so much Sandi!

  2. Bonnie Crane

    July 22, 2021 at 10:35 am

    Such beautiful colours!!!!

    • natashavacca

      July 23, 2021 at 9:52 am

      Thank you so much Bonnie!

  3. Von Marie

    July 22, 2021 at 11:20 am

    Gorgeous card!! Love the background stamp!!! 😍

    • natashavacca

      July 23, 2021 at 9:52 am

      Thank you Von Marie! Me too!

  4. Roberta Stevenson

    July 22, 2021 at 9:41 pm

    Gorgeous background and colour combos. Beautiful card!

    • natashavacca

      July 23, 2021 at 9:52 am

      Thank you Roberta!

  5. Valerie E. Goulds

    July 23, 2021 at 12:45 pm

    Love this card and love the technique! Thank you for sharing!

    • natashavacca

      July 27, 2021 at 1:31 pm

      Thank you so much!

  6. Henriëtte

    July 25, 2021 at 2:47 pm

    Stunning card Natasha, I love the new background stamp.
    If you don’t know Distress ink you wouldn’t believe you only used 3 colours, fabulous!.
    Gorgeous sentiment with the Wow embossing powder.
    Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration, stay safe and have a wonderful day.

    • natashavacca

      July 27, 2021 at 1:30 pm

      Thank you so much! It’s so fun to create with just a few colors!

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