Good morning! I'm dropping by to share my first couple of cards using the Be Creative Release from Simon Says Stamp! Lots of fun items in this release - particularly exciting for me were a few birthday sets, and since that is the card I use and am asked for the most, I was so happy to be able to create some cards to build my stash!
I'm starting off by sharing a pair of mini slimline cards. I love using one background panel to create two cards like this!
I started off by heat embossing the new Bunch of Balloons background stamp in gold on watercolor cardstock. I then taped it down to a board, misted it well with water, and sprinkled on 3 different colors of Shimmer Powders: Atlantis Burst, Falling Leaf, and Blue Blitz.
I let them sit and mix - pooling in the different areas of the embossing powder. I tried a bit to aim inside the balloons, then mix the colors where the balloons overlapped. It wasn't perfect, but I love the effect, and these colors are so fun!
Once those dried thoroughly, I trimmed the panels in half, and matted them with white cardstock to help give them a border to set them off from the cardbases.
I heat embossed a sentiment from the new Big Old Birthday stamp set in gold on strips of vellum, then attached those at the top with my Tiny Attacher. I did them in cross patterns for fun. I added a tiny drop of glue behind one of the letters on the bottom word - this attached them so they stayed down, but left the illusion of them floating free.
Finally, I popped them up with foam adhesive on some Green Apple cardbases - to help that lovely green pop, and add some fun dimension!
I feel like these colors are more masculine, but wouldn't they be fun in pinks and reds and oranges?!? I may have to try that sometime!
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