Layers of ink: Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Party

Hello and welcome to my blog! The best month of the creative year has begun and I am happy to take part in the blog party to celebrate the start of STAMPtember® at Simon Says Stamp. There is of course also a big new exclusive STAMPtember® release.

STAMPtember® is a month-long celebration of stamping at Simon Says Stamp, with inspiration, new products and many surprises. You can find the beginning of the blog party on the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog.

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The STAMPtember® release is full of fantastic new stamps of course, but also dies, stencils, inks and paper products. So much! You can find it all here.

I also have a free gift for you. You will get the Trees and Stars free with a qualifying purchase, if you use the code TREE. Search sss202753c in the store. It is valid while supplies last. There are a whole bunch of codes that you can find among the party participants.

I made a tag, but it can also be made into a card, if you rather want that.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember.

When I saw the Party Balloons embossing folder and die I knew I wanted to use them for my project and make something with a happy feeling. The weather varies a lot at this time of the year and this tag is about enjoying those days with wonderful weather. And it is raining balloons, what could be more cheerful?

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Dry emboss the balloons.

Start by applying embossing ink on the Party Balloon folder. Emboss a tag and sprinkle white embossing powder on the background. Melt carefully with a heat tool. Don't touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Ink with Simon Says Stamp Saturated Ink.

The STAMPtember® release includes two ink sets and here I used Peachy and Grapefruit Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks from the Orange Leaves set. The embossing will resist the ink.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Stamp the Happy Days images.

Stamp images from Happy Days on watercolor paper.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Watercolor with ink.

I decided to use this cute image. Sometimes I color on a failed stamped impression first, to test color and combination. That is the one to the right. Lilac is from the Purple Fields set. Smear on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add more watercoloring.

I picked the image to the left above and added some color inside the umbrella, keeping it light since I wanted this tag to be light.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Die cut with the coordinating die.

Die cut with the coordinating Happy Days die. I used Simon Says Stamp Very Very Low Tack Tape to keep the die in place.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. White emboss on vellum.

White emboss sentiments on vellum. The set with all the small sentiments is the Season's Greetings set. I love stamp sets with small sentiments.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Tear the vellum.

Tear vellum to form a beach and staple to the background.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add details with a white pen.

Add highlights with a white gel pen.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Dye the ribbon.

The ribbon was dyed with the Pawsitively Saturated Inks, using the same inks as for the coloring.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add sequins.

I also added highlights to the balloons, but my favorite part is the stray embossing powder.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Die cut glitter balloons.

The glitter balloons was die cut with the die from the Party Balloons set, from two shades of glitter paper. Add a piece of twine and adhere with two layers of Simon Says Stamp Foam Tape.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add the sentiment.

I like to white emboss sentiments on vellum since you can see the background through the sentiment strip.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Let the little cat hold the two balloons. The images from Happy Days are so cute.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add cheese cloth.

I also added a small piece of cheesecloth/mummy cloth, for a bit more texture.

Layers of ink - Balloon Background Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Tie ribbons.

Dying ribbon with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks works really well and the ribbon will coordinate with your project.

Don't miss all the inspiration along the blog party. All the links are available at the Simon Says Stamp Store blog. Throughout the month there will be surprises and scavenger hunts. Don't miss it!

There is also a s special STAMPtember® Gallery where you can find inspiration and add your own projects.

Here are all the participants in this huge blog party:

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! Have a wonderful STAMPtember®!

Happy stamping!

Anna-Karin

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