Simon Says Stamp Rainbows Blog Hop

Hello stampers! I am very happy to take part in the Simon Says Stamp Rainbows blog hop, to celebrate the new collection. If you follow along in the hop, you should have come here from the very creative Heather Hoffman.

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The Rainbows release is full of versatile stamps, dies, embossing folders, stencils, sequins and paper products. If you use the code ENVIES you can get a pack of Holographic envelopes for free (with purchase). This promotion will expire 6/6 at 11:59 pm or while supplies last.

I made an art journal page and a card for the blog hop and you can find tutorials for both below.

I created a sunny and happy art journal page using the Slimline Sunburst stencil. You can easily turn this design into a card instead. I didn't originally plan to add all the sentiments along the rays, but got that idea when I had stamped the first couple of sentiments.

Start by coating a page with gesso, let it dry and then paint it with Distress Paints. Mist with water so that the paints flow and blend. I worked in the Small Creative Flip Journal.

Place the Slimline Sunburst over the page and apply texture paste through it with a palette knife. Let dry.

Place the stencil back over the design and apply Sizzix 3-D adhesive with a palette knife. Leave to dry for a short while.

Place foil over the design with the shine side up. Press down on the design or rub it with a bone folder. This transfers the foil to the 3-D adhesive. 

I stamped 'sunny days ahead' from the Hello Sunshine set first, and then just continued adding sentiments all around the sun. I used stamps from Tropical Silhouettes, also from the Rainbows release, and from a bunch of previous Simon Says Stamp sets.

Add some texture with the Halftone Background and High Dive ink.

This sun stencil is so fun and it looks really nice with the combination of texture paste and foil. 

I had missed a couple of places when I applied the glue and went back later to add more glue, even though I knew there was a risk that it would get a little messy, which it also did. But I was okay with that.

I also stamped the two clouds from Hello Sunshine on white paper and cut them out.

A few circles were added with a white gel pen.

The The Best die is such a great die and very versatile since you can add lots of different words both before and after. I wrote the word 'time'.

If I had planned to fill the sun with words, I would have made sure they all started at about the same place, but the slightly larger sentiment stamps didn't fit as close to the sun as I needed to be.

My second card is super shiny and uses the gorgeous Vine Canopy embossing folder together with silver metallic paper for the background. It is a quick way of adding lots of interest. Delicious Monster leaves are a favorite of mine, so I was happy to find them on the Tropical Silhouettes set.

Adhere Sizzix Silver Aluminium Adhesive sheet to white cardstock to give it stability. Emboss in the Vine Canopy folder.

Ink the flamingo and leaves from Tropical Silhouettes with various Distress Inks. Mist with water and stamp on watercolor paper.

The sentiment was die cut from another piece of watercolor paper which had first been colored with the two pink Distress Inks that were used for the flamingo.

The sentiment was stamped with Spring Rain ink.

It is difficult to catch the shiny effect of the foil and all the wonderful details on this embossing folder. The leaves have gorgeous embossed veins.

I cut the leaves and flamingo out and glued them to the background. There is a coordinating die set which would work great for this.

Don't miss all the inspiration along the hop. There are of course prizes to be won too, and at each stop on the hop SSS is giving away a $25 coupon, randomly drawn from those who leave a comment. The winners will be posted post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, the 9th of June.

Your next stop on the hop is Bibi Cameron who will share wonderful inspiration with you.

Here are all the stops along the hop:

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Debby Hughes

Laura Bassen

Jennifer McGuire

Heather Hoffman

Anna-Karin Evaldsson (you are here)

Bibi Cameron

Keisha Charles

Yoonsun Hur

Vicky Papaioannou

Mindy Eggen

Koren Wiskman

Norine Borys

Tina Smith

Natasha Vacca

Adelle Emery

For more Rainbows inspiration, remember to check out the Rainbows gallery at Simon Says Stamp, and if you make something with products from the range, it is fun if you post it in the gallery too. There are galleries for all releases, and for the card kits, full of inspiration. Part one of the blog hop was yesterday, so don't miss all the inspiration there.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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