It’s Super Saturday over at Simon Says Stamp with TWO STAMPtember collaboration releases – Concord & 9th and Memory Box!. I was inspired by the beautiful Concord & 9th wreath and a card Kristina Werner made last year. I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

CONCORD & 9TH & MEMORY BOX STAMPTEMBER

SIMPLE HEAT EMBOSSED CHRISTMAS WREATH

I loved the vignette effect from Kristina’s card of blending Dark Chocolate ink into Red cardstock. It adds great drama to an otherwise simple card and the wreath from the ‘Tis The Season set was the perfect image to pair with the technique.

KEY INGREDIENTS

• Concord & 9th ‘Tis The Season
• Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red card
• Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder
• Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate ink

STEP BY STEP HOW TO

• On a piece of Schoolhouse Red card, stamp the wreath from the Concord & 9th ‘Tis The Season set in clear embossing ink and heat emboss with Antique Gold embossing powder.
• Using a blending brush, gently blend Dark Chocolate ink for the edges in towards the wreath.
• Splatter with gold paint, white gouache and perfect pearls.
• Tear the bottom of the card to reveal the brighter red of the cardstock underneath the ink blending. Trim the panel to be just smaller than an A2 card base.
• Stamp and Antique Gold emboss the wreath again but this time on Neenah Desert Storm card. Stamp a greeting in clear embossing ink and white heat emboss.
• Trim the wooded sign and then blend a little Dark Chocolate ink around the edges. Add to the panel with foam adhesive.
• Add the panel with foam adhesive to a card base cut and scored from Ivory card.
• Embellish with Nuvo droplets and sequins.

STAMPTEMBER

Here’s what has been happening for STAMPtember so far! As you can see, these limited editions, exclusive collaboration releases are selling out fast. Sometimes in a matter of hours! So if you see something you like then I’d recommend you don’t hang about.

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

* Concord & 9th Stamptember 2020 [ SSS ] * SSS SCHOOLHOUSE RED Card [ SSS ] Neenah Desert Storm 80lb Card [ SSS ] * SSS IVORY Card [ SSS ] * SSS DARK CHOCOLATE Dye Ink [ SSS ] Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD [ SSS ] * SSS ANTIQUE GOLD Embossing Powder [ SSS ] SSS EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE [ SSS ] White Gouache [ SSS ] Ranger PERFECT PEARL Powder [ SSS ] * JEWEL PICKER Tool [ SSS ] * Picket Fence Studios LIFE CHANGING… [ SSS ] * Hero Arts Misti at Simon Says STAMP [ SSS ] * Hero Arts MISTI MINI BLACK [ SSS ] Hero Arts MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD [ SSS ] * Hero Arts MISTI BAR MAGNATE Black [ SSS ] 3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE [ SSS ] SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ SSS ] Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE [ SSS ] Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board [ SSS ] EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors [ SSS ] TWEEZERS [ SSS ] T SQUARE RULER [ SSS ] Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun [ SSS ] Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH [ SSS ] SSS Embossing Powder Storage [ SSS ]

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