Lots of Inky Techniques! Rainbow Xylophone Vignette + Blog Hop!
If you are participating in Simon’s Make Magic release blog hop, you can find all the hop details at the bottom of this post.
I’m really excited about the vignette project I made with Simon Says Stamp’s new Make Magic release– and in particular, the Build a Xylophone die set! My rainbow scene features not only the xylophone die, but I also included a lot of other cool details with many more Make Magic release products. While this project is a bit more involved than a card, I hope it inspires you. Even if you don’t create this exact vignette, maybe even just one aspect may inspire you to make something with this new release from Simon!
This project is best explained in the video, so be sure to watch that for full details. But I will touch on some of the highlights here…
The background of my vignette was created by ink smooshing Distress Inks onto Bristol paper. I then trimmed the paper to fit inside my vignette. Simon’s Build a Xylophone die was also colored with Distress Inks after cutting it out.
Inside the vignette I adhered some Tim Holtz Typography Findings, which are colored with Alcohol Inks. Around the xylophone are music notes from the Xylo Phone stamp and die set (also part of the Make Magic release)!
I painted the facing edges of my vignette with white acrylic paint and then added a layer of Simon’s Unicorn Confetti on top of that for extra sparkle.
The outside of the vignette is covered with pattern paper from Waffle Flower; on top of that I added splatters of white acrylic paint. On the side of the vignette are a couple of sentiments from the Magical Word and Xylo Phone sets. I sprinkled some of the new Magic Stars around my greetings, which are die cut from gold glitter cardstock.
This vignette turned out exactly how I envisioned it, which makes me SO happy. A fun fact to share with you all – I actually designed the Build a Xylophone and Xylo Phone sets for Simon! They were created specifically because my friend, Heidi Crowl (the owner/founder of Simon Says Stamp), has a daughter named Abby who adores the xylophone. Abby wanted a xylophone set to be able to create with and that lead me to illustrate these fun new products! I hope you all enjoy creating with them as much as I have!
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BLOG HOP DETAILS
- Your next stop of the Make Magic release hop is Caly Person! If you would like to reference the full hop list, be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp Blog!
- Would you like a FREE gift when you shop at Simon Says Stamp this weekend?? Use code ARTMAGIC at checkout! You’ll receive the exclusive Art Supplies die set for FREE with a purchase of $40 or more.
- Simon Says Stamp is GENEROUSLY giving away a $25 gift card at every stop in the hop! Just leave a comment here and at each blog to increase your chances of winning. Simon will pick the winners and announce them Wednesday, the 28th of July on their blog.
- Don’t forget that this is just Day 1 of the Make Magic release blog hop! There will be another hop (Day 2), on Saturday 7/24, at 8 am ET. Visit Simon’s Blog on Saturday to start the hop!
- Are you looking for even MORE Make Magic release inspiration? Simon has an entire gallery of ideas for you to peruse. I love checking them out and seeing what other crafters have been creating!
Thank you Simon Says Stamp for inviting me to participate in today’s blog hop!
Oh my goodness! How cute is that!
Love how inky that box is.
Love the brightness of this card
Really beautiful with the rainbow colors
This is just amazing!
This is so fun!
What an amazing project, wow! It’s a true keepsake & decoration!
Love this die set; what an awesome job you did designing it! Love your amazing project too! Thanks for the inspiration.
What an awesome project, love it!!
This is so fun and colorful!
Loving all the bright colors- such a happy feeling to it!
Such a fun project! I like that you showed something other than a card.
Thank you for the inspiration. I love the Xylophone set. It is a reminder that was one of my children’s and grandchildren’s toys.
This is such a cute project! The xylophone brings back memories from when my kids were little.
Wow! How fun is that! Love all the color!
This reminds me of the Fisher Price baby toy from long ago. Good memories!
So many great ideas come from you! Thanks for sharing!! I saw you on the live on Friday and I was not aware you designed product along with what you make. So talented! Love your designs!
What an amazing project! And I am sure Heidi’s daughter, Abby loved that you designed this set for her!
What a cool project and so many great techniques showcased. I love the little die cut musical notes on the back and sides of the vignette box. I don’t own any vignettes yet but they are on my list! Thanks for sharing your immense talent and for giving us the chance to win. Fingers crossed!
Great release. I enjoyed your video and your wonderful art piece.
Great release. I enjoyed your video and your wonderful art piece.
This release has a wide variety of items that strike my fancy. From the layering leaves stencil, to the word dies that relate to magic! I also love the stencil that have the moon and stars. It is difficult to keep my mind on one idea, but I love it all!!
I’m really enjoying this release! There are so many products I can keep as a staple.
omg this is such a fab project!!
adorable project. So colorful. Love that’s it an altered item.
Wow Nina the colors just Pop! Thank you for sharing your art!
Wonderful colors and project
Great imagination and so colorful.
Great project and Congrats on your designs being included in the new Release!
What a delightful project. I can almost hear lovely sound of the xylophone.
OMG the xylophone is amazing!
Fabulous! Love the xylophone!!
Great creative inspiration. Love the color and the whole project!
The projects are very pretty
Wow! This is awesome and so colorful! I love it!
So fantastic! Colours are amazing!!
Love the xylophone,the colors and the colors of the box
Lovely and colorful. Great story on why you created the stamps. That’s so fun.
omg what a wonderful piece of art – love it
This is so unique and inspiring – Thank you for sharing this great project!
What an original project! I love how unique and colorful it is! TY
What a cute, colorful project — perfect for the musical person in your life — especially if you’ve got a percussionist!
I love the colors inside the box. Gorgeous work.
This is so cute! It would be great to figure out how to incorporate a little music box mechanism. Love this!
WOW!! What an awesome colorful musical vignette!!
Love your work! Thank you
Very inspiring video and project. I liked the tips also- leaving the small die cut rivets attached to the background until needed and the ink smooshing with clear plastic. Thanks.
Love the ink smooshed background – wonderful colors!
Darling idea. So colorful.
Would be wonderful in a music
classroom. thanks for sharing
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Very cool project! Love the colors!
A very sweet vignette! Great job on the SSS live, didn’t know you designed so much! I really enjoy your videos.
Wow!! Just amazing with its wonderful colours and clever design!!! I just love this project!! Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration!! Stay safe! :)
Such pretty colors!
Wow! This is such a cool project! I love the vibrant colors.
Awesome vignette project! I love the xylophone!
Such a fun, colorful project. Thanks for sharing.
Such a fun mixed media project! Thanks for sharing!
This is so cool looking and colorful. You gave me so many ideas!
Fabulous colors!
The colors are fun and the project is interesting.
Wonderful background and fabulous as a backdrop!
OMG, I absolutely love the happy colors!
The Vignette is so cute and colorful. A great stamp set, could find many uses., the xylophone is just do cool. Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful project! Love how colorful it is!
What a great card, I love the background!
Wow – beautiful and colourful!
Cute, fun & inventive card. Great job!
It was so fun watching you live today! You are an incredibly talented designer! I always love your inspiration and your instructions. Thanks so much!
Love the colorful xylophone!
Thanks for the inspiration!
This project is so colorful and BRIGHT!!! Thank you for sharing. ????
This is adorable! I loved seeing you on the live today – your work always impresses me!
So cute! Love the ideas. Thank you!!
Ooo such a cute project! I’ve put in an order for some of the fun products. I love the stamp set you designed ????
I love your vignette!! It makes me smile! Thank you for the great ideas!
I have never seen this before as a stamp set and it is awesome! Love your projects!
Such an adorable project, even though I don’t have the dexterity or patience for it! LOL The PAWS pad is brilliant! I use it for my gun to cool, as a coaster, and for an ink pad holder (the best one I’ve found so far). Thanks for sharing your wonderful project with us. Oh, and thank you SO much for the tip about using the pocket for smooshing!!!
Reminds me of the xylophone I had as a kid.
Wow! That’s quite a fantastic project! So creative.
Can you hear the music? I can! Original idea….the best!
This is so bright and fun. It definitely puts a smile on your face. I LOVE IT!
I cannot imagine how excited Abby is to see this. Wonderful job. Love the pride in your voice, justly so! Beautiful, fun and meaningful design and creations! ????❤
WOW ! Love this.
Love the xylophone set! Super cute!
This project was so cool. I loved it. That technique of putting the alcohol ink into a dixie cup and shaking it was amazing and the result was so different. Great video and that little xylophone is so stinking cute.
Very colorful! Great project.
Love all the bright colors on your creation. So talented.
Very cute, nice for kiddos’ room!
Such a beautiful piece, love it!
Love this! So colorful and pretty!
Beautiful little artwork Nina! I have loved all your cards/projects with this release!
Very cool….love the bright colors and your creativity.
You are so inspirational! This vignette is beautiful. I love all your work! I’m really loving the New Prize Ribbon from Tim Holtz. It’s such a beautiful color.
Wonderful colorful musical Xylophone creation.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Its such a cool project…Beautiful colors all over …Love the vignette and all inspiration !!
I love your colorful, fun vignette! I’ve never made a vignette, but now I’m inspired. On a side note, you introduced me to the Pawsitively Everything tool a couple of releases ago and I bought one to give it a try. I must say it’s one of the most useful tools in my craft room.
I love your use of color.
LOVE the vignette!! So bright and cheery!!❤️
Love the vignette!
Lots of cool techniques. Thanks for the ideas!
So colorful – love it!!! Makes me miss playing with (cause not very good) a xylophone.
Nina, love what you do! Have been a Youtube fan of yours for years. Thank you for sharing your talents with us all!
Thanks for the teaching and chance to win.
I love your project and even learned a few new techniques! loving the bright colors as well.
Wow! Your vignette project looks so cool! It was also fun to see you creating a card on SSS Facebook live today. :)
You have so much creativity making this. Really love these colors together too.
It looks like you had so much fun creating this project. It looks really magical!
What an amazing project! Love the background.
The Waffle paper on the outside blends so well with your ink colours. Your design of the xylophone and how you used it is great.
Such an explosion of color in a vignette box, Nina. Very impressive, and ‘thank you for posting!’ ????????????
Love you xylophone vignette Nina, that ink smooshed background is awesome too! I plan to try that this weekend with some crafty time–we’re in the midst of monsoon season here and having daily storms, perfect crafting weather! Thanks for your awesome creativity and inspiration!
Beautiful, I love your ideas. I’ve made two edge to edge shaker cards following your instructions. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Super cute and colorful!!! Such a fun project!!! TFS
Very nice! Great ideas for using the Make Magic release. Thank you!
Such a bright and wonderful project! I love all the extra detail and materials you used. The vibrant colors and smooshing is such a great tip!
I love your designs in this kit. Fabulous!
Love your vignette! Very cute! Love the rainbow colors!
I love the colors you used and how you used the xylophone! Very cool.
Nina-Marie, your xylophone design is nothing short of amazing! I love everything about it! Thank you for paying attention to the details!
Wow!! Just WOW!!
This is really, really cool! Thank you for a chance to win. Michelle t
What a great project. I love all the colors.
This is so cute. I love your colors. It is so kid like. Thank you so much for sharing!
So many cute products in this release!
This is such a cute project! Love the xylophone die and think it’s the cutest die in this release!
Love everything about your creation! Glad to see something different created besides a card! Great job!
This is gorgeous! The colors used are so vibrant and I just love the little shadow box!
Love this! Know lots of people in my life who would enjoy something like this. TFS!
How adorable and colorful!
Such a wonderful, colorful project! So awesome…
Thanks for sharing.
Such a cool project—so colorful
Nina, this is absolutely darling! My grandson loves his xylophone and I’m sure you know every little kid gets one!! Well, maybe not every little kid….. I love your rainbow design throughout and how you used the TH letters!
The xylophone die & stamp set is adorable <3
How cute the xylophone is. I love the colors…
OMG! Awesome music box! Great colors!
Love this xylophone! Think of all the band / orchestra kids whose parents might buy this for them! It’s so cute! Thanks for teaching me more, as always!
Lori S in PA
What a neat project Nina! Very creative for sure.
I couldn’t love this any more!! So fun and happy!!!
This xylophone die is my favorite thing from this release!
You were not joking! That’s a ots of Inky Techniques – thanks for always teaching something!
I llve the happy colors u chose. This work is so colorful and fun.
I love it!! So bright and colorful!! I love your shadow box, what an awesome project using the xylophone stamp and die set. Bravo!!
Your shadow box card is awesome! I love watching your videos. You make it so look so easy! Thanks for sharing your talent!
The xylophone die & stamp sets are some of my favorite items of the release. Your little shadow box turned out great.
Love your vignette! The colors are so bright! This is a great release!