Plaid and Floral Cards - Simon Says Stamp Happy and Joyful Release

 Hello! I'm stopping by with my first couple of cards using the newest release from Simon Says Stamp - Happy and Joyful! I'm using a new background stamp for these cards - paired up with a beautiful floral stamp set. And as always, I have a hard time creating just one card - so I've got a set of two to share!

I did two slightly different techniques with the floral stamp set - not planned...I just made a mistake, and didn't want to throw it all away! I also mixed up the color combo for a different look on each card. :) 

This first card, I used two colors of ink that were actually included in the SSS May Card Kit in cube form - Lucky, and Ocean. I blended blue on the top and bottom of the Soft Plaid cling background stamp, and green in the center. I used a MISTI, so I was able to just do one color at a time, and stamp them overlapping so they blended together. I love the ombré look it gave!

I die cut an oval out of the stamped panel using Nested Ovals, and then stamped the flowers from the new Just a Note Pansy stamp set. Before mounting on the white cardbase, I positioned the panel, and lined up the cardbase, so I could stamp again, and pop up the florals in the center for a spotlight effect.

For the second card - I created the background the same way, only used Rose and Citrine ink. Don't you love how the colors mix to create a third color in an orange shade?

This is where I made my mistake. I tried to stamp the image two times on the oval panel, only the panel shifted in the MISTI, and I ended up with a double stamped image. At first I didn't think there was a way to save it - but I thought I would stamp out the florals, fussy cut them out, and mount them over my mistake. It worked! A totally different look, but better than starting over, and I actually loved the end effect!

I finished both cards off with a stamped and heat embossed sentiment from the stamp set, and a few coordinating Pinkfresh jewels in Bubblegum and Ocean Breeze to finish them off!

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