Simon Says Stamp - Always There release

Hello my friends, Simon Says Stamp have just released Always There, a new collection of fabulous products to inspire your creativity. You can check out all the products from the release HERE and join Heidi for the Always There YouTube Live Stream HERE today at noon EDT or 5pm if you're in the UK.

I created a simple Birthday card using Simon Says Stamp Floral Word Builder 6" x 8" stamp set, Willow Weave Stencil and Rounded Rectangles Wafer Dies from the release and Basic Brushstroke Greetings from a previous release for the sentiment.

I sprayed the back of the Willow Weave Stencil with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Spray, sprayed lightly with water and pressed on to an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card to create a subtle monoprint effect.

I die-cut the card using the 3rd largest die from Simon Says Stamp Rounded Rectangle set of wafer dies.

I stamped the "H" image from Simon Says Stamp Floral World Builder stamp set on to the panel, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. The letter stamps can be used to create words but can also be used individually as the first letter of a word or an initial. 

I masked off the right hand side of the "H" and stamped the sentiment using the Simon Says Stamp Basic Brushstroke Greetings 4" x 6" stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I die-cut a white card blank using the largest Rounded Rectangle die by placing the left side of the die just over the fold of the card. I stamped the bees from the Floral Word Builder stamp set and fixed the panel in place, popped up on Simon Says Stamp Thin Foam Squares to create dimension.

I coloured the images using Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Distress Detailer Waterbrush - Mustard Seed, Scattered Straw, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Evergreen Bough to shade the wings of the bees and added dots to the flower centres with a Sakura Black Glaze Pen.

I'll be back soon to share more makes using the products from this release and you can find more inspiration on Simon Says Stamp Always There Gallery HERE

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Life Is The Ticket

Hello my friends, I'm back to share a masculine card made with the Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Ticket Book and the Having Fun stamp set from Simon Says Stamp Step Right Up June 2026 card kit. The card kit has sold out but individual items from the kit are available to purchase HERE. I also used Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Vintage Auto stamp set, Simon Says Stamp Marquee Wafer dies and Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Machine Heads.

I separated the individual tickets from the Ticket Book and fixed to an A2 panel of the Neenah Desert Storm card included in the kit with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue. I trimmed the panel to be 1/8" smaller on each side. I inked the large starburst image from Simon Says Stamp Having Fun stamp set with Versamark ink, stamped randomly on the panel, sprinkled with Simon Says Stamp Cream Embossing Powder.

I stamped the sentiment from the Having Fun stamp set on to a strip of Vellum, inked with Versamark, sprinkled with the Cream embossing powder and heat set. I tore the top and bottom edges of the Vellum and fixed to the back of the panel with double sided tape.

I die-cut Simon Says Stamp Marquee dies from cream and brown cardstock, stamped Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Vintage Auto on to the cream panel, inked with Scorched Timber Distress Oxide ink, sprinkled with Clear embossing powder and heat set. I fixed the brown edging panel in place and fixed to the background popped up on Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I added extra tickets, splatters using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Black Splatter and Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Machine Heads. To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

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

Simon Says - Wedding/Anniversary

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...

WEDDING/ANNIVERSARY

I created an Anniversary card using Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Palette Teal Collection Papers, Palette Ephemera, Paper Doll Portraits, Botanical Layers, Adornments Deco Frames, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Hearts Layering Stencil, Distress Opaque Texture Paste Crackle and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Love Thinlits.

I fixed Tim Holtz Palette Teal Collection papers to white cardstock trimmed to 5.1/2" square and inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress ink using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I applied Distress Opaque Texture Paste Crackle through Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Hearts Layering Stencil and set aside to dry.

I fixed pieces of Idea-ology Palette Ephemera in place with Distress Collage Medium, scribbled around the edges with a Walnut Stain Distress Crayon and blended out with my finger. I added Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the hearts using a Detailer Waterbrush to accentuate the crackle.

I fixed White Crinkle Ribbon across the bottom of the panel, added Idea-ology Paper Dolls Portraits popped up on Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares and a double ribbon bow.

I added Idea-ology Botanical Layers popped up on Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares, die-cut the word Love 3 times from Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Love Thinlits and layered to create dimension. I matted the panel on to a 6" square white card blank.

To finish, I scribbled Peeled Paint Distress Crayon over an Idea-ology Adornments Deco Frame, smoothed out the crayon with my finger and fixed around the Palette Ephemera circle.

The products used to create this project are available from Simon Says Stamp and are listed below. Thank you for supporting me if you use 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 Stamp - Celebrating You In A Big Way

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card made using the Festive Bunting die and Having Fun 6" x 8" stamp set from Simon Says Stamp Step Right Up June 2026 card kit, along with the Prize Ribbon Sentiments and die which are not included in the kit but are add-ons to purchase separately. The card kit has SOLD OUT 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 began by using Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink and Distress Sprayer to add colour on a 4" x 5.1/4" panel of Distress Watercolor card and inked around the edges using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I die-cut the Festive Bunting flags from Distress Watercolor and Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red and Mint cardstock and fixed to my Black Stamp and Stencil Mat.

I stamped the stripes, stars and polka dots from Simon Says Stamp Having Fun stamp set on to the flags, inked with Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink and Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.

I threaded the flags on to the string die-cut from Schoolhouse Red cardstock and fixed to the panel with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam squares.

I stamped the sentiment from Prize Ribbon sentiments on to a scrap of Distress Watercolor card inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, die-cut using the Prize Ribbon Circle die, fixed to the rosette circle, die-cut from Schoolhouse Red cardstock and fixed to the panel with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue.

I stamped the small stars from Simon Says Stamp Having Fun stamp set randomly over the background inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink and added Gina K Black Mini Pearls. To finish I covered the front of an A2 white card blank with Schoolhouse Red cardstock and fixed the panel in place with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you are doing and in the meantime, happy crafting.

Hugs Kath xxx

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