Beautiful and Curious May 2025 Card Kit

Hello my friends, woohoo the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful and Curious May 2025 Card Kit has arrived in the cubbyhole. The kit is available to purchase HERE if you don't already subscribe to the monthly kits and if you so wish, you can also purchase individual items from the kit - see links below.

The minute I opened the box and saw the gorgeous Beautiful and Curious 6" x 8" stamp set, I knew that my adorable Professor had collaborated with Simon Says to design and curate this vintage inspired kit and I was going to have lots of fun playtime using it.

I created a card using the flower image from the Beautiful and Curious stamp set, stamped on to Simon Says Ice Vellum, coloured with the Distress Crayons included in the kit, fixed to a torn strip of the Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Vault Wallflower paper and matted on to a panel of Simon Says Steel cardstock embossed with the Dotted Diamond Embossing Folder which is included in the kit, if you are a monthly subscriber.

I trimmed the Steel cardstock to 3.3/4" x 5", embossed using the Dotted Diamond Embossing Folder and dragged Simon Says White Pigment ink pad over the raised detail to highlight.

I tore a strip of the Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Vault Wallflower paper and stamped the splatter and small ephemera images from the stamp set, inked with Scorched Timber Distress Ink.

I inked the floral image with Distress Black Soot Archival and stamped on to Simon Says Ice Vellum, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I used the waterbrush included in the kit to lift colour from the Distress Crayons to colour the image, tore around the image and fixed in place using dots of Distress Collage Medium behind the embossed areas.

I inked around the edges of the Wallflower paper panel with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool. The paper panel was not keen to adhere to the knobbly embossed surface so I stapled the panel in place using Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Tiny Attacher.

I inked the sentiment from the stamp set with Black Soot Distress Archival, stamped on to a scrap of the Vault Wallflower Paper, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I fussy cut around the sentiment with my trusty Tim Holtz Mini Recoil Snips and inked the edge with Scorched Timber Distress Ink and a Tiny Blending Tool.

I fixed the sentiment in place, wound White Hemp Twine around the panel and tied in a bow. I added splatters of White Gesso and matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

I'll be back soon to share more makes from this amazing, great value for money, kit. If you don't already subscribe, there are great benefits, perks and free gifts for doing so and you can check it out HERE.

Hugs Kath xxx

Create Together - Easter Bunny Cards

Hello my friends, I'm sharing a trio of cards I made using Simon Says Stamp Create Together Easter Kit. This great value kit did sell out pretty quick but you can purchase individual items from the kit (linked below). The icing on the cake with this kit was the free online class using the kit which is available on re-watch HERE on Simon Says Stamp YouTube channel, great inspiration whether you're using the kit or similar items you may have in your stash.

I trimmed the white cardstock included in the kit to create 3-4" x 5.1/4" panels and used the Neatly Knitted Embossing Folder, the 3 colours of Distress Oxide inks and the Argyle Builder Stencil to create 3 different backgrounds.

All the items used were included in the kit apart from the Trinity Stamps Creamy Vanilla Heart Sprinkles and Distress Grit Paste on Card 2, and a circle die, Glitter Gloss Pen and Glossy Accents on Card 3.

On the first card I used one of the panels embossed with the Neatly Knitted Embossing Folder and coloured the centre using Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink and a Simon Says Blending Brush. I fixed Simon Says Tear-rific Adhesive to the back of white cardstock, coloured one panel with Saltwater Taffy  Distress Oxide ink and die-cut the Bouncy Happy Easter die 3 times, layered to create dimension and fixed to the panel using Gina K Connect Glue and a fine tip bottle.

I stamped the bunnies from the Ear-resistibly Cute 6" x 8" stamp set, inked with the Gina K Obsidian ink cube. I scribbled the Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Crayon, smooshed the Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink pad on to my glass mat, diluted with water and coloured the bunnies using the Hero Arts Mini Brush.

I die-cut the bunnies using the Ear-resistibly Cute co-ordinating dies, fixed to the panel using foam squares and added Pastel Tones Pawsitively Dazzling Gems and a Silver Metallic Cord bow.

I coloured the second panel lightly with the 3 Distress Oxide inks, laid the Argyle Builder Stencil on top and used a heavier application to intensify the colours.

I applied Distress Grit Paste through the stitching Argyle Builder Stencil and set aside to dry.

I stamped the bunnies from the 4" x 6" Hoppy Birthday stamp set, inked with the 3 Distress Oxide colours. I stamped the detail and the sentiment from Ear-Resistibly Cute with the same ink, die-cut using the co-ordinating dies, fixed in place with foam squares and added Trinity Stamps Creamy Vanilla Heart Sprinkles. To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

On the third card I coloured the panel with the 3 Distress Oxide inks using a blending brush and debossed using the Neatly Knitted Embossing Folder. I dragged Simon Says White Pigment ink across the raised detail and created an aperture using a circle die. I trimmed the panel to 3.3/4" x 5", matted on to a panel of Lemon Chiffon cardstock trimmed 4" x 5.1/4" and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

I stamped the bunny from Ear-resistibly Cute on to watercolor card and used Saltwater Taffy/Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide inks and Pumice Stone Distress Crayon to colour as before using Hero Arts Mini Brush.

I die-cut the bunny using the Ear-resistibly Cute co-ordinating dies. I stamped the hearts from Hoppy Birthday, inked with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink, using the co-ordinating dies and fixed the die-cuts in place with foam squares. I used the Glitter Gloss Pen to add shimmer to the hearts and bunny ears and once dry, added Ranger Glossy Accents to the hearts. I inked the sentiment from Ear-Resistibly Cute with Gina K Obsidian, stamped on to a scrap of Lemon Chiffon cardstock, die-cut and fixed in place with foam squares.

Have fun with whatever you are creating.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Sweet Treats

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...

SWEET TREATS

I created Easter Sweet Treat boxes filled with my favourite M&S Chicky Chocky Speckled Eggs using Simon Says Sweethearts Box die, Ear-resistibly Cute 6" x 8" stamp set and Ear-Reistibly Cute Co-ordinating dies.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Memoranda 8" x 8" papers (which seem to have sold out everywhere, so you could use whatever patterned papers you have in your stash) using Simon Says Stamp Sweethearts Box die and used the heart dies in this set to die-cut the apertures. I fixed Simon Says Stamp Acetate behind the panels and assembled the boxes using strong double sided adhesive tape.

I stamped the bunnies and flowers from the Simon Says Stamp Ear-resistibly Cute 6" x 8" stamp set on to Strathmore Bristol Smooth card, inked with Versafine Clair Onyx Black, coloured using Zig Clean Color Brush Markers and die-cut using the Ear-resistibly Cute co-ordinating dies. I coloured scraps of card using matching colours of Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, diluted with water, stamped the Happy Easter sentiment, inked with Versafine Clair Onyx Black and die-cut.

I fixed the bunnies, flowers and sentiment to the boxes popped up with 3D foam squares and filled with the Chicky Chocky Speckled Eggs. As per usual, I over-estimated how many eggs were needed, so there were lots left over for me to have my very own Easter Sweet Treat.

To finish I decorated the boxes with Trinity Stamps Creamy Vanilla Heart Sprinkles.

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

Ear-resistibly Cute

Hello my friends, I'm sharing another 2 Easter Cards featuring the adorable bunnies from Simon Says Stamp Ear-resistibly Cute 6" x 8" stamp set, the clipboard from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Noteworthy Thinlits on backgrounds created with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Tiny Prints.

I inked the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Tiny Prints background with Worn Lipstick and Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink, spritzed with water and stamped on to Distress Watercolor card trimmed to 3.3/4" x 5".

I die-cut the clipboard from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Noteworthy Thinlits 8 times and layered to create 2 - dimensional pieces,

I tore sheets from an old notebook and stamped Simon Says Stamp Basic Stripes, inked with Barn Door Distress Oxide ink, to create a margin.

I die-cut using the panel from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Noteworthy Thinlis and stamped the sentiments from Simon Says Ear-resistibly Cute, inked with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

I stamped the bunnies, carrots and flower from the stamp set, inked with Versafine Onyx Black ink on to scraps of Strathmore Bristol Smooth card.

I coloured the images with Zig Clean Color Brush Markers and die-cut using the Ear-Resistibly Cute co-ordinating dies.

I stamped the Happy Easter sentiment from the stamp set on to scraps of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Onyx Black ink, die-cut using the co-ordinating dies and layered on to extra die-cuts to create dimension.

I die-cut the clips for the clipboards from Idea-ology Silver Metallic Kraftstock, sanded to scuff up the surface, added shadows using a Ground Espresso Distress Crayon and fixed to the clipboards. I fixed the clipboards in place with Distress Collage Medium and popped the bunnies, carrots and flowers up on foam squares to add dimension.

To finish, I inked lightly around the edges of the panels with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a tiny blending tool and fixed the panels to A2 top folding white card blanks.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx