simon says stamp diamond pattern - black and white

Thanks, Simon, for sending me a Diamond Pattern background stamp from the new release, Friendly Frolic, to play with. My first idea was to use it as a background stamp (ha!) once in black and once in white.

First, the black version. With a twist.

 SSS Diamond Pattern stamp

SSS Summer Garden stamp

SSS Clustered Leaves die

MFT Fishtail Stax die

white embossing powder

Distress Inks

Nuvo drops

washi

To make this BG I masked the top portion of the panel, inked up the stamp with DI Black Soot, spritzed it with water and the CS with a light spray of water, then let the MISTI door fall shut. This created that artsy "splashed" look I was going for.

I die cut the leaves, blended Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio inks and spritzed with perfect pearls mix. Heat embossed the sentiment and added some Nuvo drops. See all the sparkle?

For the white version, I angled the stamp before stamping it onto my card with Versamark. Heat embossed it white and added the other half of the leaf die cut sponged with Festive Berries, Ripe Persimmon and Carved Pumpkin. Added the die cut sentiment. Voila!

Which do you like better? Warm or cold?

Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for all the products in this release and tons of inspiration too. Thanks for visiting.

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SSS Wednesday - AG
Happy Little Stampers - AG with Dies

ATSAM - Make your Mark