Monday, July 9, 2018

Summer Fun card with video tutorial

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Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Summer Fun".


It's summer indeed, also here in the Netherlands. The temperatures are very high! Almost tropical and that was the best inspiration for my card. I started with masking the Heavystock with post-it tape. After that I stamped with Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade and the Simon Says Stamp Reverse Polka Dot Stamp. To keep the dots visible, I used MicroGlaze that works like a resist.


 

I added more color with Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade and Picked Raspberry. It needed some extra pink, so I used extra Picked Raspberry. By drying it with the heat tool the MicroGlaze goes further into the paper and the resist doesn't work as well anymore, but that just gives  it a cool effect.

  

The flamingo die is from the Simon Says Stamp July Card kit. The legs and the beak got some glitter with the Wink or Stella Clear Glitter Brush. To give it a tropical touch, I used the flowers and leaves from the Heidi Swapp Pineapple Crush stamp set. With as the finishing touch, two butterflies of the Botanical Ephemera pack.

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Hugs,
Sandra

9 comments:

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Sandra :-) the background is fabulous and I love how you used the flamingo from the July kit!! it looks stunning as a silhouette!! :-)

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Maura said...

Love your card, Sandra! The tropical colors are wonderful, and then the way you used the black embellies, really makes for a striking card! hugs, Maura

Stephanie said...

Gorgeous warm palette for Summer, Sandra! Totally digging this background :D

*mwah*
Steph
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Andrea Ockey Parr said...

This is such a great project! Your mastery over any color palette always amazes me!

Emma Williams said...

Beautiful card, which has such a gorgeous warmth to it...it reminds me of a tropical night just as the sun is going down on the day! Hugs :)

Macarena said...

Love this. The background stamp looks really cool! I knew you'd use it in a pretty way! And I haven't expected the black flower and leaves could look so GREAT! I would never stamp them in black, what a pity, right? I always learn something creative from your projects! And those drops....... Hugs, Marzena

Kath Stewart said...

love this card Sandra. perfect summer background to set off the black die-cuts, hugs kath xxx

Lagene said...

GORGEOUS creations, Thanks for the video sharing your process!

Barbara said...

You know how I love your use of black, it's amazing! you are able to create amazing color combinations every week! Fantastic work! barbara