Tim Holtz Season of Magic STAMPtember 2026

Hello my friends, I'm sharing cards I made with the Season Of Magic stamp set from the Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2026 release, one of two stamp sets included in the Class Kit for Tim's Technique Workshop over on Simon Says Stamp YouTube Channel. I immediately fell in love with the beautiful sketchy designs, gorgeous handwritten sentiments and loved the loose watercolour technique that Tim shared in the Live workshop. If you missed the workshop live, you can catch up HERE.

I stamped all the images from the stamp set on to the panels of Distress Watercolor card included in the kit, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink pad, also included in the kit. I dispensed the Distress Stains into the palette provided and coloured the images using traditional Christmas colours using the Simon Says Stamp Waterbrush, also included in the kit.

I added splatters of Lost Shadow Distress Stain using the water brush, fmatted the panels on to Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red and Midnight Green cardstock and fixed to the 4 Bar white card blanks included in the kit.

I stamped the sentiments from the Season of Magic and Season of Wonder stamp sets on to scraps of Schoolhouse Red cardstock, inked with Versamark, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set, die-cut using the co-ordinating dies and fixed to the cards using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D foam squares. To finish I added the fun bells and whistles, the pom pom to Santa's hat, a generous sprinkling of the Distress Rock Candy Glitter Mix and Cherry Dazzling Gems to the tree, using Ranger Glossy Accents.

oops: note to self, the candles image is from Season Of Wonder

I'll be back soon to share what I made with Season of Wonder, the second stamp set included in the kit.

Don't forget to tune in to Simon Says Stamp YouTube channel for another special Christmas surprise from Tim Holtz - Friday 2nd October, 9am PT, noon ET or 5pm if you're in the UK.

Hugs Kath xxx

Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2026 Workshop

Hello my friends, if you were lucky enough to get the Class Kit for the Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2026 Workshop on Simon Says Stamp YouTube channel, you'll know how much fun it was to join Tim and Heidi Live. The kit did sell out pretty quickly but if you have similiar sketchy type stamps you can watch the techniques that Tim shared in the Workshop HERE. I did a little prep before the workshop and stamped all the images on to the Distress Watercolor panels and tags supplied in the kit but decided to just enjoy the Live with some wine and snacks and play later. Here's what I've made so far.

I coloured 7 tags with the Rustic Wilderness Distress Stain included in the kit using a piece of acetate and the smooshing technique and inked around the edges with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink and a Tiny Blending Tool.

I coloured the images I had already stamped using the Distress Stains, Water Brush and Palette provided in the kit, in the loosey goosey style demonstrated by Tim and die-cut using the co-ordinating dies. The kit came with 10 small, exclusive to the kit, bottles of Distress Stain but it is exactly the same product as the larger bottles of Distress Spray Stain.

I fixed the die-cut images and sentiments to the tags using the Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares supplied and tied Red/White Twine to the tags.

I used the Glossy Accents, the Distress Rock Candy Glitter Mix and the cheap as chips brush included in the kit to add random sparkle on the die-cuts.

To finish I added the Simon Says Stamp Cherry Dazzling Gems.

If you missed out on this one, join Tim and Heidi on Simon Says Stamp YouTube Channel on Friday 2 October, 9am PT, Noon ET or 5pm if you're in the UK for very exciting news of a Christmas Class coming in November.

Hugs Kath xxx

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 embraced the white space to create simple Halloween cards and I used Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Brushstrokes, Dot Fade and Halloween Script Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 8 and 23, Distress Black Opaque Texture Paste and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Ghost Town Thinlits.

I inked the large circle from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Brushstrokes with a mix of Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide inks, spritzed with water and stamped on to A2 panels of Distress Watercolor card.

I applied Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide ink through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Dot Fade Mini Layering Stencil from Set 8 using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I masked off the individual words on Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Halloween Script Mini Layering Stencil from Set 23, applied Distress Texture Paste Black Opaque through the stencil and set aside to dry.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Ghost Town Thinlits from Distress Black HeavyStock.

I fixed the die-cut trees and bats on the panels using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue and the houses popped up on Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares to add diimension.

To finish I trimmed the panels to 4" x 5.1/4", matted on to A2 panels of Distress Black Heavystock and fixed to A2 white card blanks.

The products used to create this project are available from Simon Says Stamp and are listed 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 - Homepsun Gratitude

Hello my friends, I'm sharing a trio of Mini Slimline cards I created using products from Simon Says Stamp Homespun Gratitude October Card Kit. The kit is still available to purchase  or if you prefer, you can purchase individual items from the kit or subscribe to future kits HERE. I used the Homespun Gratitude 6" x 8" stamp set, A2 Handstitched Rectangles die set, Assorted Card Fronts Set 2 and Cream heavyweight cardstock, all included in the kit.

I die-cut the Hand Stitched Rectangles from the Assorted Card Fronts Set 2 included in the kit.

I inked the acorn image from the Homespun Gratitude stamp set with Simon Says Stamp White Pigment ink and stamped randomly on all the die-cut panels. I stamped the sentiment inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink on to one of the panels.

I stamped the images from the stamp set on to the Cream cardstock included in the kit, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I die-cut the images using the Homespun Gratitude co-ordinating dies which are included in the kit but are available as a separate purchase.

I fixed the die-cut rectangle panels to the card fronts with Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue, coloured the images using Distress Watercolor Pencils and fixed to the panels popped up on Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Square to add dimension. I stamped the other sentiments on to Cream cardstock and die-cut using the co-ordinating dies.

Have fun with whatever you are creatiing.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Make Your Own Background

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...

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

I created Halloween party invitations with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Monster Reunion and Simon Says Stamp Monster Reunion co-ordinating dies and used Distress Oxide inks and Tim Hotz/Stampers Anonymous Life Of The Party and Tiny Toadstools stamp sets to create the background.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 4 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels and coloured using Antique Linen, Rusty Hinge and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide inks using the smooshing technique and a Distress Sprayer.

I stamped the cobweb image from Life Of The Party on to each panel, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I stamped the toadstools and icons from Tiny Toadstools and the Monster Reunion images, to help with placement, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I inked the edges of the panels with Scorched Timber Distress ink and a Tiny Blending Tool and matted the panels on to Distress Watercolor card trimmed to leave an 1/8" border. I applied Distress Texture Paste Opaque Crackle through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Stars Mini Layering Stencil.

I machine stitched the edges of the panels using black thread.

I stamped the images from Monster Reunion on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder, heat set and die-cut using the Monster Reunion co-ordinating dies. I coloured the die-cuts using Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Detailer Water Brush.

I fixed the die-cut images to the panels using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to add dimension. I stamped the sentiments from Monster Reunion and the Happy Halloween sentiment from Scared Silly on to Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark, sprinkled with Cream Embossing Powder and heat set. I die-cut using the Monster Reunion and Scared Silly co-ordinating dies and fixed in place with Black Foam Squares.

To finish, I matted the panels on to Simon Says Stamp Slate Grey cardstock, trimmed to A2 and added the party invitation printed from my computer, shaded with Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide ink and stamped with the cobweb image from Life Of The Party.

The products used to create this project are available from Simon Says Stamp and are listed 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