Holographic Dragonflies + Simon’s Crafty Hugs Blog Hop
If there is one thing I adore, it’s rainbows! Holographic paper has a glossy shine with a rainbow effect that I simply cannot get enough of! This paper looks amazing on its own, but I feel like it really shines when die cut with the new Simon Says Stamp Etched Dragonfly die!
Today’s post is part of the Simon Says Stamp Crafty Hugs blog hop. If you have already been hopping along, you should have arrived from my talented friend, Cathy Zielske’s blog. All the blog hop details are at the bottom of this post.
This card features some Distress Oxide ink blending in the background, including the new Speckled Egg color! I adore the new color – its a stunning blue with unique gray, blue and green undertones. Completely different than all the the other blue colors in the Distress line. I paired the Speckled Egg with Abandoned Coral, Scattered Straw, and a bit of Bundled Sage.
Silhouetted behind the Etched Dragonfly dies, I stamped a scene from Simon’s Wildflowers stamp set using a combination of Seedless Preserves and Black Soot. Be sure to watch the video above to see exactly how I did it!
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THE HOP DETAILS
I’m sure you are curious to see what everyone else is creating in today’s hop so your next stop is the talented, Nichol Spohr’s blog! Be sure to reference the entire hop list on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
During today’s and tomorrow’s blog hops, you can get a FREE pack of Rainbow Shattered Glass DecoFoil with any purchase! Just use the code HUGS4U at checkout.
Simon is also giving away a $25 gift card at every stop on the hop! Simply leave a comment here and at each stop along the way for a chance to win. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog, Wednesday, the 3rd of June.
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Beautiful ..love how you did the foliage and the fabulous wings
wow, so beautiful!
The Holographic Paper is perfect for wings.
Thanks for including the new distress color. I haven’t seen it used before. I ordered it anyway and this confirms my decision to purchase. Great card.
Beautiful card…the dragon fly looks real…
Beautiful! The wings look so awesome!
Wow, your card is gorgeous. I love the iridescent wings on the dragonflies.
Your card is beautiful. I love dragonflies.
Beautiful card and those dragonflies are just fabulous!!
Love the choice of colors
Gorgeous card, I love the colors, and those dragonflies are beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Beautiful card! Love the dragonflies!
Those dragonflies are magnificent!
OMG holographic dragon flys! I can see this in my future!
Beautiful card Nina-Marie. I am loving going through all the designers creations showcasing this wonderful SSS release.
I truly love how you used the wildflowers and the Distress Inks to create such an eye-catching card. The dragonflies are an excellent addition as I love and collect dragonfly stamps and dies.
Beautiful card! I love the background color combo!
Thanks for the amazing inspiration! I absolutely love it! And the new release is so fantastic!
I am wanting to start using the distress oxide ink pads with blender brushes. The colors you used are beautiful. I love your dragon flies. They do look real!!
The dragonflies wings do look real with that stunning holographic paper Nina. I appreciate that great tip you gave using the DOx Wilted Violet, then Black Soot, then Wilted Violet again. It is gorgeous.
Beautiful card! Amazing background and those dragonflies are wonderful.
I just discovered the distress oxide stamp pads, they really produce some amazing results! Your card is stunning!!
Your card is so pretty. I really love the dragonflies. The silver look on the wings is awesome!
This is stunning! I see a beautiful sunrise and I love the dragonflies!
Love the dragonflies on the beautiful background, thanks for the inspiration!
Nee to you and I’m a fan!
Beautiful dragonflies. Love this release!
Your card is gorgeous. I love those dragonflies.
I love that steaming technique with the purple and the black, I am going to have to give that a try. Thank you
Oooh the details in this card are stunning!
Your background is beautiful and I love your stunning dragonflies!!
Beautiful card! I love the purple and black flowers over your background. Very striking.
love this card. Hope to recreate with the supplies I have on hand
thanks for sharing
This card is absolutely stunning!! Never saw that technique before, so thank you for sharing that and the dragonflies are soo beautiful!
I have to have that holographic paper, now! Love your card, from the background to the dragonflies, love it all, thanks for sharing.
I love the look of the background and the dragonflies.
Gorgeous card; love the ink blended background—so lovely—and the wonderful dragonflies!
Beautiful card and love those dragonflies! That holographic paper looks really neat!
Wow, I love the dragonflies
Beautiful card. I love every detail right down to the beautiful dragonfly!
Absolutely lovely and so colorful.
Love this card! Dragonflies are beautiful.
Gorgeous. the dragonfly is lovely.
Gorgeous card NIna-Marie, I love how you made the dragon flies. I have to remember that, the wings from holographic paper are stunning.
I love this new release, such great products.
Thank you so much for sharing, stay safe and have a wonderful weekend.
Gorgeous! The holographic paper is perfect for the wings of that lovely dragonfly. Love all the detail in those dies. Thanks for the great tips and creative ideas!
You are right. The holographic paper is perfect for the wings of that lovely dragonfly. Love all the detail in those dies. Thanks for the great tip for layering colors on that background stamp. Clever. I have that stamp set and will definitely be giving this idea a try as well as trying it out on some of my other background stamps. Thanks for sharing!
Love the dragon flies. Your cards are fabulous. thank you
Your card is so beautiful
Wow that holographic paper has taken your beautiful card to new heights.
What a lovely background you have created for these fantastic dragonflies.
Incredible detail on the dragonfly die!
Great technique, background and those awesome dragonflies.
Love what you did with the holographic paper. Stunning.
I really need some of this holographic card stock!
Your card is so beautiful! Those dragonflies are amazing!
Beautiful, and what an amazing release!
great ink tutorial for those wildflowers
I loved the way you blended that floral image… Beautiful!
Great cards! The paper you used for the wings of the dragonflies is perfect!!
So beautiful!!!
Love those dragonflies.
Wonderful card.
thanks for sharing
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Lovely! That dragonfly die is amazing!
Beautiful card! The holographic paper add such a special touch…
Thanks for sharing.
The holographic dragonflies are wonderful! Great card!
I would never have thought of this color combo for ink blending, but it looks gorgeous!!
These cards are very inspiring. Thank you for showing us ways to use the holographic paper.
Gorgeous card!!
Nina- great call to use the holographic paper for wings… just beautiful! And the over stamping on the wildflowers gave a stunning results.
Such amazing colors for the background on this pretty card! I really like using the holographic paper for dragonfly wings too!
I love the use of holographic paper!
Very cool card – love the look of the Speckled Egg
I love these dragonflies and I love all the new products from SSS!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations and for the chance of
entering in the Simon Says giveaway.
Love that shading technique on the wildflowers!
Love the dragonflies with the holographic papers!!! Can’t wait to get my SSS order so I can give them a try!
Love the blending on the stamp.
Wow! What a gorgeous card! I love those wonderful dragonflies and the way you created the wonderful flower border with the extra stamping. Thanks so much for the super video and inspiration! :)
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic card! I’d never have thought you could stamp black ink Over the lighter and not destroy it. I was cringing when you started.
Such a different card!
Love this card! I also love the holographic paper.
Beautiful card. Love that dragonfly due ❤️
Beautiful card! Thank you for the video as well!
So many designers do dragonflies, but these are really beautiful. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
Beautiful colors and details! Love the dragonflies!
Lovely card! The dragonfly’s look awesome with the holographic paper!
What a gorgeous card! I love the background you created, and the dragonflies look awesome die cut from the holographic cardstock. :)
Your card is beautiful!
Your card is beautiful! I love that dragonfly and also can’t wait to try out the holographic paper!
I love the dragonfly die so much!! Thanks for the tutorial as well- amazing card!
How pretty! Love that paper.
DRAGONFLIES ARE A FAVORITE OF MINE!!! i THINK THIS CARD IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.THANK YOU!!
Beautiful card!! Love the design and colors.
I would never have thought to put a seedless preserves silhouette on top of that particular background, but I love how it turned out. And the holographic paper is absolutely perfect for the dragonfly wings. This is lots of colors and shapes I don’t use that often, so I’ve gotten a lot of great ideas.
The holographic paper is great!
Very beautiful card!
Beautiful card! I learned a new technique with using black ink! Thanks so much for sharing your work!
Awesome! So beautiful!
This is really beautiful. I love the depth of the background.
Nice card! I love the holographic paper for the wings of the dragon flies. I can’t wait to try this paper. Thanks for sharing your techniques.
This is an awesome card and your dragonflies look real. I’m anxious to try your inking technique with the black stamped between layers of seedless preserves.
Oh, Nina! This is gorgeous and I love this technique!
Gorgeous card. I love dragonflies, and made with that holographic paper these are just stunning! Thank you for sharing the awesome stamping and blending techniques.
To think I would not have put the dragon fly die on my wishlist until I saw your video. I am in love with the wings with made with the holographic paper. And your feathering ink tip is so useful. Card is very cute and love composition.
Awesome card, I so wanted some of the paper but it was sold out so I guess I will have to wait till its back in stock!!
Gorgeous card! That paper is awesome!
Wow what an impact that makes using the holographic Paper.
Such a pretty card, and look at that dragonfly! Need that paper!
The dragonfly wings with holo cardstock is beautiful!
Your cards are always so cool and beautiful! Love the gradient stamping. The dragonfly die and the holographic paper are so awesome!
I had never seen that ink blending technique. I loved it. I’m always just a bit intimidated by blending so this was great for me to see. You card was beautiful I loved the dragonflies.
Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and healthy.
The holographic dragonfly is awesome! Great card!
The ink blended background is so pretty! And you are right, holographic dragonflies rock!
Oh I love the color combos you used here and the inking/ombre stamping. Just so pretty!
Oh yeah, I love that ink blending technique with the background stamp!
I need to clear off some clutter and try it. I am enamoured of the dragonfly dies, too. If I can get it, I will be putting them on everything. Thanks, Nina Marie????
Dragonflies are my favorite insect. Thanks for the wonderful ideas!
Your card made me buy the holographic paper. Very pretty love the colors
Fantastic card. Great tips. Thank you. Love the new release.
Wow! The dragonflies are so realistic! Now you really raised my eyebrows when you added the black…yikes….!??, but. WOW that’s beautiful! I now see what could be a bright, beautiful and respectful sympathy card! ♥️
Beautiful card!!!! I NEED this die and holographic paper!!!!
Love love!!! Beautiful card! Love the shimmery wings on the dragon fly
Your dragonflies are amazing! What a lovely job you did!
That’s a beautiful card!
Lovely dragonfly cards!
love the dragonflies! thanks for the inspiration!
That is such a lovely card.
So beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
beautiful dragonfly wings. Would love to win this and make something for my daughter
The dragonflies are so beautiful and shimmery on the holographic paper.
Yes! Adore the dragonflies. The use of this die on Hologram papers is stunning.
Very pretty! Love the dragonfly wings.
That card is absolutely beautiful!
Great way to blend the inks on the stamp. Thank you! You created a lovely card.
Beautiful card. Loved your triple stamping technique. Thanks for sharing.
Love your card! Thanks for sharing!
Love the Idea of using holographic paper for the dragonflies’ wings. Beautiful card.
Gorgeous card! I love how you inked the wildflowers! The holographic paper looks great on the wings!
Love the idea of using holographic paper for wings!
Love this card! I ordered the dragonfly die yesterday, but, alas, the holographic paper is sold out! Bummer.
What a great inking technique! Great card!
I was truly amazed when you stamped the gray on top of the pink. It truly means I need to invest in some distress oxide inks
Love dragonflies! This card is amazing.
Learned so much about using distress oxides. Thanks
I absolutely love your card. Everything about it is amazing. The holographic paper really makes a fabulous background. So cool
Wow …this is beautiful!! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Dragonflies are my favorite. Well done.
So pretty! I love this design! The dragonfly is perfect!
LOVE this card, the colors are different and just right and the dragonflies are fabulous.
Love the holographic dragonfly. Can’t wait to get it.
You color choices and blending is amazing
Yowza! I love everything about this card! The three layers of ink on the stamp is brilliant, and the holographic dragonflies are stunninbg.
Beautiful card! Thanks for the techniqes! Love this dragonfly too!
Your card is beautiful! The dragonfly is perfect.
Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing your cards.
Gorgeous card. The way you did your dragonflies makes them so unique and adds so much to the card.
The colour combo for this background is amazing! An works so well with the holographic paper – I love it.
Amazing! I just saw Jennifer McGuire using holographic paper the other day….I love it as dragonfly wings! So clever and beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful card and the holographic butterfly wings are the Wow on this card!
Beautiful card. I love that dragonfly and your ink blended background is amazing.
stunning card – these dragonflies are gorgeous – must have!!
This card is gorgeous! I love how the flowers pop with that yellow-orange background.
This card is gorgeous, beautiful ink blending and love the dragonflies! That die is my favorite thing from this collection.
The Dragonfly with etching looks wonderful. I have seen some real Dragonflies around our pool. Use to see alot more but same as Butterflies not many like then.
Lovely card and the dragonfly is making a comeback I see.
Beautiful – I am so glad that I ordered the dragonfly! You made it look so wonderful!
I totally agree with you, Nina. The holographic paper makes the dragonflies incredible. Thanks for sharing your card idea. Gorgeous.
This is exquisite!
What a beautiful colorful card project! Love the detail in your scene!!
So pretty! Love your card.
The holographic paper for the dragonfly wings is awesome! Beautiful card, Nina.
Really beautiful colors, blending, and the dragonflies are stunning
I love your card! I have to get the dragonfly die and the holograph paper!
Beautiful card and love the layered stamping tip. Going to try that!
A wonderful all around card from the blending, silhouette and the holographic dragonfly!
What a lovely scene! And different as usually people show dragonflies almost alone. The new Speckled Egg looks really good as a sky.
What a beautiful card! and yes, those dragonflies really are attractive!
That’s a gorgeous card, love the holographic dragonflies.
I am in love with this dragonfly die and the holographic paper. They are a perfect match fr making dragonflies. Love this card so much.
Your card is cool with the blending of colors and the dragonfly of course
Love the wildflowers. The dragonflies are stunning!
Wow! Such a great idea to cut the dragonfly wings from the holographic paper! Your card is amazing and I’m going to “borrow” that wing idea!
Ooh this is so good! Love the colors and the dragonfly! <3
Such beautiful use of color…this is a lovely card.
What a lovely card! The dragonflies are such a nice touch!
Beautiful, Nina. You sold me on this dragonfly!
The holographic look is wonderful. I am going to think of my holographic paper for new applications now….. LOVE THIS
Great use of the inks and holographic paper.
That Holographic paper is just perfect for those beautiful dragonflies!! Love your design!
Beautiful. The dragon flies are gorgeous and you’re right, the paper is perfect for that. I just received my Speckled Egg Distress ink and love the colors you used with it for the stunning background! I’m writing those down now! :)
Love that combination of blended colors!
You are right….the Holographic Papers and the Etched Dragonflies make for a gorgeous combo! Beautiful card.
This is too pretty. I love the paper…need to get some!
This is too pretty. I learned something today, thank you
These dragonflies are perfect for using with the Wilflowers set. Lovely card!
This card is amazing!! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Fabulous, as always!
Beautiful colors! Gorgeous card! Thanks for sharing.
Love your card…the background is great and your dragonflies are so cool! Great tutorial!!!
Beautiful card. Before this blog hop, I had never considered using iridescent paper. I love the way you did. It’s given me some ideas I plan to try.
The dragonflies are too darn cute. Great idea using the holographic paper. Made them come to life! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card – I love those dragonflies and the holographic paper.
I will try your ink blending color combo…once I acquire the new speckled egg combo. Your card is beautiful! Thank you for sharing it.
Lovely card! It reminds me of a nature walk.
That paper is now on my shopping list – thanks for the idea!
I love your ink blending and the way you did the dragonflies! GORGEOUS scene!
Love your card. Thanks for sharing.
That is a creative card!