The new Summertime Animals set is such a classic for summer! Filled with pineapples, flamingos, ice lollies and even a bear in swimming trunks! I can almost feel the warmth of the sun’s rays just looking at this set, which is a good job as it has spent a about a week raining here LOL. This post is part of a hop to celebrate the new Among The Stars release from Simon Says Stamp, of which the Summertime Animals set is a part. More on the hop and how to enter for giveaways below, but for now here’s a look at the Among The Stars release. All supplies are linked at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used.
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Lets get back to those flamingos for now though! On a piece of Arches cold-pressed watercolor card I stamped the Summertime Animals images repeatedly with Versafine Onyx Black ink and then watercolored before splattering the panel thoroughly with left over paints :D I cut the panel with a Basic Rectangle which gave a perfectly cut piece and nice, clean edges. I do love my Stitched Rectangles but I can see that these Basic ones will be great for when there’s a lot going on with the card and you want to keep the edges distraction free.
I heat white embossed the sentiment on black card and die cut with a Basic Banner before foam mounting on the top of the panel. I took a leaf out of the book of Yoonsun – I love how she finishes her watercolors, and wrapped the top of the panel with some twine before mounting the finished panel on a Desert Storm card base.
The above card is all about the heat of summer, but how about something soft and dreamy?
This is a card I shared on my blog yesterday using the gorgeous Stacked Stars and Hydrangea dies along with a sentiment from Uplifting Thoughts and you can find all the details here :D
BLOG HOP AND GIVEAWAY
As mentioned above this post is part of a hop to celebrate the Among The Stars release. Hopefully you’ve arrived here from Kelly Latevola (who tells a cracking story and have you in stitches!) but if not then head over to Simon to get all the info and start the hop from the beginning. A good hop has to have a giveaway and we’ve got a good one for you! Leave a comment here for a chance to win a new surprise product that will be released later this year! That’s true of every stop on the hop, so make sure you leave comments as you hop along. Winners will be drawn by Simon on Monday. Talking of hopping along, the next stop is …
SHARI CARROLL!
SUPPLIES
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The 2nd card is so delicate and the 1st card bright and cheerful.