Welcome to The Gray Muse Blog Hop featuring the 2020 Summer/Fall Stamp Collection! This release includes seven gorgeous floral stamp sets and one must-have sentiment set titled Social Distance! There are some amazing guests sharing inspiration using these stamp sets so grab your favorite drink and get to hopping! I have two projects to share today!
My first features the Simple Blooms stamp set. This set enables you to stamp all parts individually to build pretty bouquets or backgrounds or wreaths – whatever you like!
I stamped all of the images onto Bristol Smooth cardstock in waterproof black ink, then colored them in with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I used a water brush and layered bright yellow then a light pink after the first layer had dried, to create a pretty peachy depth to the petals. I did a similar blend on the leaves using a green and blue-green marker.
I fussy cut out all of the images once colored, and used a black marker to run around the outer edge to tidy up the outline. I then arranged them on a panel of white cardstock which I splattered with some of the paint from the markers. I used foam adhesive for dimension
The sentiment is heat embossed in white on black cardstock and comes from the amazing Social Distance stamp set. THE most awesome sentiment set for the times right?!! I finished with a few yellow Nuvo Drops and mounted on a white notecard.
My next card is a one layer card featuring the Forever Fuchsia stamp set. I used Bristol Smooth cardstock again and stamped the main floral image twice across the top of a landscape panel. If you line the images up carefully you can barely tell its a repeat image.
I colored in the images with my Zigs again, using bright pinks and greens, and some blues in between, adding a lot of drips with my water brush. I stamped a sentiment from the same set directly onto the card panel once the panel had dried then mounted it onto a note card. I kept it subtle by adding some clear enamel dots to finish.
Giveaway
Giveaway: The Gray Muse is giving away FIVE $25 gift codes to the shop so you can add some of these stamps (or enamel pins) to your collection. In order to qualify, leave comments on every post in the hop. The more posts you comment on, the greater your chances. The giveaway ends on Wednesday, September 30th at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. All winners will be selected at random and announced on The Gray Muse Blog within a week.
Your next stop on the hop is Natasha! Have fun!!
Jenny x
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I was provided the stamps by The Gray Muse as part of my design work.
Oh so pretty. Great stamps and lots of floral favorites for me. Thanks for sharing.
So pretty and colorful. Nice idea to make the leaves blueish.
Nice coloring samples for the sets. I like the color combinations used in each. Great shares.
Love the watercolors!
Your cards are so fresh and colorful and full of life! Beautiful makes.
So beautiful! I love the yellow flowers- they are sunshine!
stunning coloring on your cards – very inspiring
I loved the unexpected colors on your simple blooms card. It was so bright and cheery!
AMAZING! I love the yellow and blue color combo!
Wow your cards are so beautiful! I especially love your color choices for the first card!
Wow – such beautiful cards! Love both!
So beautiful!
Absolutely love both cards! The bold pops of color are my fave!
Love your first card for the coloring and color combo.
Beautiful cards. I love the unusual leaves in the first card. They look really cool!
Beautiful color combos! These new stamps are so pretty.
I just love that fuschia stamp, you’ve done a beautiful coloring job! Inspirational!
Beautiful! I always love a blue and yellow color combination!
Gorgeous cards!! I am in love with the yellow flowers and the blue leaves! So inspiring
Your cards are beautiful! So lovely.
Beautiful cards! I love the use of unconventional colors on floral images, like your blue leaves. It perfectly sets off the yellow flowers. Both cards are really pretty!
Pretty color choices on both of these.
I love the bouquet you created on your first card! Such beautiful coloring on both cards. 🙂
Love the yellow flowers with the
deep blue leaves. So pretty.
The bleeding hearts are wonderful.
Great cards. thanks for sharing
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Simply gorgeous! A wonderful release and inspiration!
Gorgeous cards with beautiful coloring! I particularly love the fuchsia design!