Have A Merry Christmas

Hello my friends, Simon Says Stamp have just launched their latest release And Everything Nice with lots of fabulous holiday season products to inspire your creativity. You can check out everything in the release HERE.

I created a card using the Simon Says Stamp Wispy Pine Needle Frame Embossing Folder, Merry Cover Die, sentiments from the Holly Jolly 4" x 6" stamp set all from the release and Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Christmas 2025 Backdrops Paper.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and coloured using Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide inks using my usual go-to smooshing technique followed by a spritz of water to create that familiar waterdroplet look.

I embossed the panel using Simon Says Stamp Wispy Pine Needle Frame Embossing Folder and sanded back the detail with a Mini Round Blending Tool and Sanding Disk.

I die-cut the Merry Cover twice from Distress Watercolor card and layered on the panel to create dimension.

I die-cut the Merry Cover again from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Christmas 2025 Backdrops paper and fixed the letters back into the negative spaces.

I stamped the sentiments from the Holly Jolly stamp set on to scraps of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink, sprinkled with Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing Powder, heat set, fussy cut and fixed to the panel with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares.

To finish I fixed to the panel to an A2 white card blank and added splatters of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect White Splatter Medium.

Hugs Kath xxx

Joy To The World

Hello my friends, Simon Says Stamp have just released 6 new die sets which co-ordinate with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stamp sets for the Holiday Season. You can check them out HERE and tune into the Live Launch over on Simon Says Stamp YouTube Channel HERE for lots of inspiration from the amazing samples.

I'm sharing a card I made using the snowflake from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Holiday Things stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp along with Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Bulletin Thinlits.

I inked the snowflake image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Holiday Things with Versamark ink, sprinkled with Simon Says Stamp White Embossing Powder and heat set. I smooshed Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord Distress Oxide inks on to my craft media mat, spritzed with water, dragged the panel through the inks, dried, tapped back into the inks repeatedly until I was with the coverage and trimmed to 4" x 5.1/4". I inked the snowflake image again with the same two inks, spritzed with water and stamped on to Distress Watercolor card. I die-cut the images using Simon Says Stamp Holiday Things co-ordinating set of dies and added splatters of Distress Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz to the panel.

I die-cut "JOY" from Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Aphanumeric Bulletin Thinlits and fixed to the panel using Simon Says 3D Thin Foam Squares.

I added the die-cut snowflakes also popped up with 3D Thin Foam Squares, added a Silver Metallic Cord bow, Gina K Silver Mini Pearl Mix Embellishments and Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Christmas Metallic Sticker.

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

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Have fun with whatever you're making

Hugs Kath xxx

Tim Holtz - Scribbly Christmas

Hello my friends, Simon Says Stamp have just released 6 new sets of dies to co-ordinate with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stamp sets, you can check them out HERE and tune into the Live Launch over on Simon Says Stamp YouTube Channel HERE for lots of inspiration from the amazing samples.

I'm on a mission to get organised for Christmas and decided to make cards and tags using the Scribbly Christmas stamps and co-ordinating dies.

I smooshed Old Paper, Bundled Sage and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide inks on to the craft mat on my Glass Studio Mat, spritzed with water and dragged an A4 sheet of Distress Watercolor card through the inks, dried and tapped back in repeatedly to pick up the remaining droplets of ink, dried between layers until I was happy with the coverage.

I trimmed a 4" x 5.1/4" panel from the sheet, inked one of the trees images with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink, spritzed with water and stamped on to the panel.

I die-cut a circle aperture and inked around the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I fixed the panel to Distress Kraft HeavyStock trimmed to be 1/8" larger and added splatters of Flickering Candle Distress Mica Stain.

I inked the same tree image with Mowed Lawn and Scorched Timber Distress Oxide inks, spritzed with water and stamped on to Distress Watercolor card.

I die-cut the trees using the Scribbly Christmas co-ordinating dies, fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin Foam Squares and coloured the stars using Flickering Candle Distress Mica Stain and a small paintbrush.

I smooshed Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink on to my craft mat, spritzed with water and used to colour Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Mummy Cloth. I fixed the Mummy Cloth across the panel, added a bow and matted the panel on to a top-folding A2 white card blank.

I inked the sentiment from Scribbly Christmas with Versamark ink, stamped on to a scrap of Distress Kraft HeavyStock, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set, die-cut with the co-ordinating die and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin Foam Squares. To finish I added tiny gold pearls from Gina K Mini Pearl Embellishment Mix.

I created the tags from the remaining coloured Distress Watercolor card using tag and circle dies and decorated in the same way as the card using different images and sentiment from the Scribbly Christmas set of stamps and co-ordinating dies.

I'll be back soon to share more makes with the other co-ordinating dies. In the meantime, have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Masculine

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

The first challenge of the month is when the team showcase one particular company or brand and this week we are all using the fabulous products from Tim Holtz. This gives you the choice to use Tim's products from Ranger, Stampers Anonymous, Sizzix and Idea-ology. You don't have to use these products to join in with the challenge but we would love to see what you make, if you have them in your stash.

We are also welcoming the lovely and talented Pauline C as our Designer In The Spotlight and please pop over to Pauline's Blog for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

MASCULINE

I created a card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Large A5 Texture Fade Typewriter, Idea-ology Halloween 2024 and Archives Collage Papers, Gauge Dials, Ephemera Snippets, Paper Dolls Poses and Snarky Small Talk Stickers.

I smooshed Broken China and Faded Jeans on to my media mat, spritzed with water, dragged Distress Watercolor card through the inks, dried and tapped back into the inks repeatedly to pick up the remaining droplets and dried between layers until I was happy with the coverage.

I embossed the panel using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Large A5 3D Typewriter Texture Fade, dragged the Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink pad over the raised areas and coloured the panel edges using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I added torn strips of Idea-ology Halloween 2024 and Archives Collage Papers using Distress Collage Medium and a Collage Brush.

I trimmed the panel to 4" x 5.1/4" and sanded the edges in places to reveal the white core. I added an Idea-ology Gauge Dial, Ephemera Snippets fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium, Paper Dolls Poses and Snarky Small Talk Stickers popped up on 3D Black Foam Squares to create dimension.

To finish I matted the panel on to Distress Kraft HeavyStock trimmed to A2 and fixed 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

Simon Says Stamp - Give Thanks November 2025 Card Kit

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card using the Craft Consortium Metal Texture patterned paper and Simon Says Stamp Red Maple Layering Stencils and co-ordinating dies from the Give Thanks November 2025 card kit. You can check out all the products in the kit, purchase individual items from the kit and sign up to subscribe to the great value for money for kits, if you don't already, HERE.

I trimmed one of the Craft Consortium patterned papers to 4" x 5.1/4", pounced Simon Says Stamp Embossing ink through the first of the Red Maple Layering Stencils using a Mini Round Blending Tool, sprinkled with Simon Says Stamp Silver Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. I added torn strips of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Archives Collage Paper using Distress Collage Medium and a Collage Brush.

I applied Stormy Sky, Vintage Photo Distress Oxide inks and Scorched Timber Distress Ink through the Red Maple Layering Stencils on to Simon Says Ivory cardstock using Mini Blending Tools.

I die-cut the Red Maple shadow from Idea-ology Silver KraftStock and the word from Ivory cardstock twice. I coloured one of the word die-cuts with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink and layered to create dimension.

I sprinkled a mix of silver and black embossing powders on to the background and leaf and heat set from underneath. I fixed the panel to Idea-ology Silver KraftStock trimmed 1/8" larger and matted on to an A2 top folding Ivory card blank. I added the die-cut leaf and sentiment popped up on Simon Says Stamp Thin Foam Squares and added a white hemp twine bow.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx