Simon Says - Use More Than One Stencil

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because

and the theme for this week is...

USE MORE THAN ONE STENCIL

I created a card with an Autumnal feel using Simon Says Stamp Red Maple set of layering stencils and Red Maple Wafer dies from the Give Thanks November Card Kit along with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Layering Stencils from Set 48.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and applied Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink through the first of the layering stencils from Simon Says Red Maple set of 4.

I applied Rusty Hinge and Forest Moss Distress Oxide inks through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Halftone and Circuit Mini Layering Stencils from Set 48.

I placed an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card on Simon Says Black Stamp and Stencil Mat and applied Bundled Sage, Crushed Olive, Rusty Hinge and Forest Moss Distress Oxide inks through all 4 of the Simon Says Red Maple set of layering stencils.

I inked the edges of the card panel with Crushed Olive Distress Oxide ink using a mini round blending tool, die cut the stencilled leaf using Simon Says Red Maple wafer die and added splatters to the card panel and die-cut using Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz.

I fixed the die-cut leaf to the panel using Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares and added a white hemp twine bow. I die-cut the Red Maple shadow section from vellum and the word from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Gold Metallic Classics KraftStock, layered and fixed in place with Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below

Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp

You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

and if you use Instagram...

please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Peace and Love at Christmas

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card using the Large Snowflake CutOuts Stencils and Reverse Vintage Christmas Sentiment Stickers from Simon Says Stamp recent Sugar and Spice release along with a generous helping of Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Scribbly Snowflakes Thinlits. You can check out all the products in the release HERE.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and coloured by smooshing the Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide ink pads on to my craft mat, spritzed with water and dragged the panel through the inks, dried and tapped back in to pick up the remaining ink droplets. I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through the circular snowflake stencil from Simon Says Stamp Large Snowflake Cutouts stencils, sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter and set aside to dry.

Check out the gorgeous frosty sparkliness

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Scribbly Snowflakes Thinlits from Distress Watercolor card and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I die-cut the Reverse Vintage Christmas Sentiment Strips using Simon Says Stamp EZ Strips Rectangles Wafer Dies, coloured the white edges with a Memento Black pen and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Strips.

I added PinkFresh Studio Silver Metallic Pearls to the centres of the snowflakes and matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Add Some Text

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because

and the theme for this week is...

ADD SOME TEXT

I created Halloween Tag cards using Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock #8 Tags, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 23 and 49 and sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Spooky Spirits to add text to the background and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Haunted House and Frightful Things Thinlits die-cuts.

I coloured the Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock #8 Tags by smooshing the Distress Oxide ink pads on to my craft mat, spritzed with water, dragged the tags through the inks and dried. I tapped the tags back into the inks to pick up the remaining droplets.

I applied Distress Black Texture Paste through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 23 and 49.

I die-cut the ghosts from Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Frightful Things and placed on Simon Says Stamp Black Stamp and Stencil Mat. I placed the sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Spooky Spirits on to an acrylic block, inked with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink and stamped over the die-cuts.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Haunted House from Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain card, sadly discontinued and if you don't have it in your stash, you could use Distress Black HeavyStock and stamped the sentiments as before, inked with Lost Shadow Distress Oxide ink.

I inked the sentiments again with Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide ink and stamped randomly over the tags.

I dragged a Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink pad around the edges of the tags, coloured the tag reinforcers with a Memento Black Pen and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. I fixed scraps of Distress Black HeavyStock behind the ghosts and fixed the Haunted House and ghosts to the tags using Simon Says 3D Thin Foam Squares to create dimension.

I spritzed Ivory Faux Silk Ribbon with Black Soot Distress Spray Stain and dried.

I fed the faux silk ribbon through the tag reinforcers and tied bows using black/white check ribbon from my stash to hold in place.

I added splatters of Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz

To finish I fixed the tags to side-folding white card blanks and trimmed off the excess to create tag shaped cards.

You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below

Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp

You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

and if you use Instagram...

please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says Stamp - Sugar and Spice Blog Hop Day 2

Hi my friends, welcome to my stop on Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop for the Sugar and Spice release. I'm thrilled to be joining lots of talented friends and designers to share inspiration using products from this fabulous release and you can check out all the products in the release HERE.

Simon Says Stamp has a blog hop exclusive give-away, the Exclusive and "Not Yet Released "Warm Thoughts"  3" x 4" stamp set will be automatically added to your cart that contains any of the Sugar and Spice products! This gift with purchase will expire on 12th October at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last.

Simon Says Stamp are also giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop so make sure you leave a comment on each participant's blog to be in with a chance of winning. The winners will be chosen and posted on Simon Says Stamp Blog on Wednesday October 15th, and if you are a lucky winner, you can e-mail Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize. 

I created a card using the Narrow Holly Cluster Wafer Dies and EZ Reverse Vintage Christmas Sentiment Strips from the release.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", smooshed the Pine Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cube on to my Glass Mat, spritzed with water and dragged the card panel through the ink, dried and repeated until I was happy with the background. I placed Simon Says Stamp Extra Large Dots stencil on the panel and applied Pine Pawsitively Saturated Ink randomly using a Simon Says Stamp Round Detail Blending Brush

I die-cut the Narrow Holly Cluster Wafer Dies from Distress Watercolor Card, placed on Simon Says Stamp Stamp and Stencil Mat and coloured using Sprout, Field, Pine, Punch and Paprika Mini Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes and Simon Says Stamp Round Detail Blending Brushes.

I fixed the die-cuts to the background panel with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to add dimension, painted Distress Collage Medium on to the leaves and berried with a thin brush and sprinkled with Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter to give a frosty sparkly look.

I die-cut the EZ Strips Reverse Vintage Christmas Sentiment Strips using EZ Strips Rectangle Wafer die.

I coloured the white edges of the Sentiment Strips die-cuts using a Momento Black Pen and fixed in place using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 top-folding white card blank.

If you've arrived from the very talented Lea Lawson,  you're in the right place but if you happen to get lost along the way, the list of participants below will help you get back on track. Your Next stop on the hop is the amazing Laura Williams.

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nichol Spohr

Caly Person

Suzy Plantamura

Amy Rysavy

Sandi MacIver

Emily Midgett

Lisa Addesa

Emma Williams

Lea Lawson

Kath Stewart

Laura Williams

Hanh Nguyen

Nicki Baxley

Susan Valle

You'll find more inspiration from the release on Simon Says Stamp Sugar and Spice Gallery HERE and if you make anything with the release, we would love you to share with us all in the Gallery. If you missed Day 1 of the Blog Hop, you can catch up HERE.  In the meantime, I'm off to make myself a cuppa, find a comfy sofa and enjoy an afternoon of blog hopping and be inspired by all the makes.

Hugs Kath xxx