Simon Says Stamp - Step Right Up June 2026 Card Kit

Hello my friends, it's that time of the month when I get excited about the arrival of the latest card kit from Simon Says Stamp. This month's kit STEP RIGHT UP is jam packed with lots of amazing and innovative products to kick start your creativity. The card kit has SOLD OUT, no surprise there, but you can still purchase individual items from the kit or if you don't wish to miss out, subscribe to future kits HERE.

I created 2 cards using the Scattered Straw Distress Mini Oxide ink pad, Having Fun 4" x 6" stamp set, 3D Popcorn Box die, A1 pre-cored notecards, Schoolhouse Red cardstock and White Heat and Fluff, all included in the kit.

I began by creating 4 - A2 background panels on Distress Watercolour card using the Scattered Straw Distress Mini Oxide ink pad and Distress Sprayer.

I stamped the stripe from the stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink, die-cut using the 3D Popcorn box die and assembled. I die-cut the popcorn box backer and popcorn kernels from one of the inked Scattered Straw Panels.

I trimmed 2 of the inked panels to 3.1/2" x 4.1/2" and stamped one with the burst image from the Having Fun stamp set, inked with Lumberjack Plaid 

I inked the edges of both panels and tickets from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Ticket Book with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool and fixed the tickets to the second panel using Distress Collage Medium.

I stamped the larger burst from the Having Fun stamp set on the second panel, inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.

I used Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Tiny Attacher to fix Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Film Strip.

I fixed the die-cut Popcorn Boxes to both panels, coloured the box inserts and popcorn kernels with Scattered Straw Distress Oxide ink, applied the White Heat and Fluff, heat set and added the kernels to the boxes and backgrounds.

I covered the fronts of the A1 blank cards with Schoolhouse Red cardstock and fixed the panels in place with Distress Collage Medium. I stamped the sentiments from the Having Fun stamp set on to scraps of Schoolhouse Red cardstock, inked with Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink, sprinkled with Simon Says Stamp Cream Embossing Powder, heat set, trimmed and fixed to the panels with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I'll be back soon to share more makes using this amazing kit. In the meantime, have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Tag It

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...

TAG IT 

I created a trio of Tag shaped cards  using Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals stamp set and Long Stem Florals Color Block Stencil, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Rabbit to add interest on the background and Idea-ology Label Stickers for the sentiments.

I used a #8 Mixed Media HeavyStock tag as a template to cut 3 tags from Distress Kraft HeavyStock.

I applied Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink through the Long Stem Florals Stencil using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I stamped the images from Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals 4" x 6" stamp set inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I coloured the images with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) using a Distress Detailer Waterbrush.

I stamped the background stamps from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Rabbit with White Pigment and Versafine Clair Nocturne inks.

I added splatters of Distress Resist Spray, sprinkled with white embossing powder and heat set. I fixed the tags to white card blanks, trimmed to create tag shapes, added a black/white plaid bow from my stash and Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Sentiment Label Stickers.

The products used to create this project are available at Simon Says Stamp and are listed below. Thank you for supporting my blog by using my affiliate links to shop, at no cost to you. I truly appreciate it.

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 - Things With Wings

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...

THINGS WITH WINGS

I created a card using Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Yellow Palette Collection papers, Simon Says Layered Scallop Tag dies, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Specimen and Leaf Prints stamp sets, Script Mini Layering Stencil from Set 49 and Idea-ology Sentiments Label Stickers.

I trimmed tim Holtz/Idea-ology Yellow Palette Collection paper to 4" x 5.1/4" and stamped randomly with an image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Leaf Prints, inked with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink.

I die-cut two tags from Distress Black HeavyStock and Yellow Palette Collection paper using Simon Says Layered Scallop Tags.

I placed the panel into my stamping platform and stamped the moth from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Specimen, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I fixed the die-cut tags to the panel with Distress Collage Medium and re-stamped the image.

I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Script Mini Layering Stencil from Set 49 and sprinkled randomly with Simon Says Gold Embossing Powder.

I heat set the embossing powder on the stencilled areas, dragged the Versamark ink pad around the edges of the paper, sprinkled with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set. I stamped the script and specimen circle from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Tiny Toadstools on to the background and tag, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and added Simon Says Black Splatter Medium.

I added a White Hemp Twine bow, a butterfly trimmed from the patterned paper and Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sentiments Label Sticker.

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 - Mother's Day/Feminine

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 feature one particular brand/company and this month we are all using exclusive products from our very own Simon Says Stamp. You don't have to use their products to join in the challenge, but we would love to see what you make if you have them in your stash.

We are also welcoming back Estelle Palumbo as our Designer In The Spotlight and if you haven't visited her blog yet, please pop over, you will be in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

MOTHER'S DAY/FEMININE

I created a trio of feminine floral cards inspired by the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies, EZ Strips Everday and EZ Strips Rectangles die and Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer patterned papers.

I trimmed the Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer papers to 3.34" x 5" and trimmed out panels from the papers, inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool and fixed to A2 white card blanks.

I stamped the floral images from Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I coloured the stamped images with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) using a Detailer Water Brush, die-cut using the co-ordinating Long Stem Florals dies and fixed to the cards with Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Squares on the flower heads and Distress Collage Medium on the stems.

I added 49andMarket Rub-Ons to add text and stitching detail to add interest to the plain backgrounds.

To finish I stamped the EZ Strips Everyday on to Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark ink,, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set, die-cut using the EZ Strips Rectangles die and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares.

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