Good morning everyone. Today is the Simon Says Stamp July 2021 release. I had the pleasure of working with this gorgeous background stamp called Mountainscape. Oh my goodness, this stamp set has my name all over it! Let’s take a look to see how this card came together.
As soon as I saw this stamp, I knew pulling out my watercolor markers was my go to medium for this card. You may have heard me mention that watercoloring is a peaceful and relaxing way for me to color. I have a load of watercolor mediums (watercolor markers, tube watercolors, gouache and pan paints). Karin markers sit right next to me on my desk so I decided to use them.
To begin, I first stamped the image in Versafine Onyx Black ink on Canson XL watercolor paper. Sprinkled on clear embossing powder and heat set the image. Next I laid down a color wash of green and gray over the trees and mountains. Once I heat set that layer, I came back in with different tones of green and gray to build up the colors.
To complete the sky area, this was a little tricky. First I scribbled blue, yellow, pink and purple makers onto my glass media mat. I wet my paper throughly and picked up colors to blend onto the watercolor paper. I made sure not to let colors that would turn to brown touch. Heat setting the first layer I was able to really build up the color variations in the sky.
For the clouds I used a little bit of white gouache to make them white since the paper had more of a cream color. I also used a little bit of white on the top of the mountain tops. This panel started off larger than I needed, so I trimmed it down make a 5×7 card. I finished off the card with a sentiment from the You Got This stamp set also from Simon Says Stamp.
I really LOVE how this card turned out. All products used for this card are linked below. I can’t wait to see what you create with this stamp set and others from the new Simon Says Stamp July 2021 release. Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.
Using the Simon Says Stamp embossing folders really helps you create those quick and beautiful cards. One pass through your die cutting machine with or without adding color to the embossing folder and you a beautiful card. I used the same color of cardstock for each of these cards. I started with Simon Says Stamp Fog card stock only for the first card running in through the die cutting machine. The second card I also used Fog card stock. However I brayered on Simo Says Stamp Sunshine and Lemon Zing on the embossing folder prior to using my die cutting machine.
Two beautiful cards with the same design yet strikingly different. Just the hint of yellow really makes the leaf bundle stand out. Pairing the cards with black sentiments and thin strips of cardstock to the outer edge also gives the card some interest.
