Hi crafty friends, so super excited to be a part of Day 2 of the And Back Again Blog Hop Day 2. These 2 days are packed with amazing inspiration. If you missed Day 1 of the blog hop head over to Simon Says Stamp for some fantastic inspiration. Don’t forget to leave a comment below for your chance to win a prize.
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Using distress water color cardstock I created a very soft background usuing Antique Linen and Speckled egg. I always create my backgrounds in layers drying in between using my heat tool. After it was completely dry I stamped Ledger Script using hickory smoke archival ink.


After I went over the stencil with crackle paste I worked on adding on distress embossing glaze. I did work really fast and managed to get it before the paste started drying. The colors I used are all on the supply list below.


I die cut the gorgeous Clustered leaves die from the To The Moon rlse using Bazzil vellum and for the sending smiles die I die cut the sentiment using glitter cardstock and the background with black kraft-stock which I sanded down to show off the kraft underneath.


I roughed up all the edges using the distress tool and blended on vintage photo.

I popped up the panel on a sheet of kraft-stock which I sanded down to show the kraft paper in random spots. Really love this paper…it is quickly turning into my favorite cardstock. Glued down the vellum clustard leaves and the sentiment on top using foam tape.

Simon Says Stamp has an amazing gallery packed full of amazing inspiration. Here is a link to all the Simon Brand Galleries and here’s the link to the new To the Moon and Back Again Release. Please don’t forget to add your amazing projects to the gallery to share with others….:)
Giveaway:
Simon Says Stamp is also giving away a $25 gift certificate at every stop along the hop from the comment sections! Be sure to leave a comment below for a chance to win. SSS will announce the winners on their blog on Wednesday January 26th.
Hop Order:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Laura Bassen
- Debby Hughes
- Amanda Korotkova
- Amy Rysavy
- Vicky Papaioannou
- Heather Ruwe
- Kulbir Kirkland – you are here
- Miriam Prantner
- Yoonsun Hur
- Heather Hoffman
- Lea Lawson
- Sandi MacIver
- Tina Smith
- Dilay Nacar
- Emily Midgett
- Jennifer Kotas
Hope you like my step by step. You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below: click on the picture and it will take you directly to the product. If purchased through the link provided I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate all your amazing support. Looking forward to sharing many more projects and techniques including my favorite .. mixed media.


Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today. Hope you will subscribe to my blog for future posts. See you again soon with another crafty make.
Kulbir
I DO love your step by step explanation. I’ll have to find my crackle paste. Haven’t used it in years!
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Thank you so much Alma 🙂
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So happy you like the step by step. Thank you for the kind comments 🙂
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How could you NOT smile when you see that gorgeous crackled background! It turned out beautifully and is a great background to make the sentiment pop! Thanks for your inspiration!
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Thank you so much Sara 🙂
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Wowsers! That is absolutely beautiful!
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Thank you so much for your kind comments 🙂
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Gorgeous card! Love all that sparkle! 💕
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Thank you so much Justene 🙂
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Love the background. I have never used the crackle paste but now I should. Great inspiration!
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Crackle paste is so much fun. Thank you for your kind comments 🙂
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Wowza!! Absolutely STUNNING!!!!
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Not sure if my first comment got posted…
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING card!!!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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I loved your step-by-step today. Such great inspiration. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful project. 🙂
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Thank you so much Angie 🙂
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Neat and fun to make card. Love the leaf die. SSS has such great releases!
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Thank you Brenda, they really do 🙂
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Very pretty!
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Gorgeous card. Thanks for the detailed instuctions.
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stunning card – thanks for sharing how you made it – very inspiring
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An absolutely stunningly beautiful card. Thank you for the detailed instructions. Your vision is amazing.
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Thank you very much Nancy 🙂
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Wow! Combining the crackle paste with embossing glaze achieves such a stunning result! Just LOVE your card!
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Love the texture of your card !!
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This is fantastic looking, thanks for sharing the step by step of your process!
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Thank you so much Mirella 🙂
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Wow! Beautiful card, Kulbir. Love your step by step instructions.
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Thank you so much Giselaine 🙂
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Great project share. Nice look at the steps to create the color.
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Awesome Mixed Media background and a lovely card.
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Wow! That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing the step by step on how you created this!
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Gorgeous card.
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