Celebrating You Today

Hello my friends, I'm sharing a card made using Simon Says Stamp Make A Wish Cake Embossing Folder from the STAMPtember 2026 release along with the Simply Shabby 6" x 8" stamp set and Rainbow Splash Mini Ink Cubes from the Simply Shabby September 2026 Card Kit.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and coloured with the Rainbow Splash Mini Ink Cubes using Round Detail Blending Brushes.

I placed the panel in the Make A Wish Cake Embossing Folder and ran through my die-cutting machine.

I sanded the embossed detail and the edges of the panel using a Mini Round Ink Blending Tool and Distress Sanding Disk. I stamped the sentiment from the Simply Shabby stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I  coloured the candle wicks with a Memento Black Marker, added Simon Says Stamp Starshine Embellishment Mix and matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

Have fun with whatever you are creating.

Hugs Kath xxx

Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Scared Silly

Hello my friends, it's never too early to get started on your Halloween makes so I decided to make Halloween themed arch shaped cards using the adorable images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Scared Silly and Simon Says Stamp Scared Silly co-ordinating dies. You can check out all the stamps and co-ordinating dies from the new release HERE.

I began by creating 3 cards using Simon Says Stamp Nested Domed Arches dies. I lined up the left edge of the largest die slightly off the edge of the white card blank and die-cut. I taped the largest and second largest die together and die-cut from Distress Black HeavyStock to create the frames.

I die-cut the inserts for the frames from Distress Watercolor card using the second largest die.

I coloured the first insert panel using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Moon Mask, Tea Dye and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks and stamped with the bats and corn stalks from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous The Scarecrow, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I repeated the process using Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks and stamped the large branch from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr. Bones.

On the third panel, I used Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord Distress Oxide inks and the large spider web from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Boo Crazy.

I stamped all the images from the Scared Silly stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and coloured with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) using a Detailer Waterbrush.

I die-cut using the Simon Says Stamp Scared Silly co-ordinating dies. At this stage I realised I should have heat embossed the images before colouring to make them stand out more so I tapped a Versamark ink pad over each die-cut, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I stamped the sentiments from Scared Silly on to Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Simon Says Stamp White Pigment ink, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and heat set.

I die-cut the sentiments using the Scared Silly co-ordinating dies and hey presto, I now have a big pile of images and sentiments to play with.

I added splatters of Frozen Fog and Mulled Cider Distress Mica Stains.

I fixed the die-cut Scared Silly images and sentiments to the cards using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue and Thin 3D Foam Squares and added Black/White Plaid Ribbon bows from my stash.

Have fun with whatever you are making for Halloween.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Stamp 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...

STAMP IT

As you know STAMPtember® is a very special month in the Simon Says Stamp calendar. This week the team are all using some fabulous products from Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Release. You don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used. We are also welcoming the lovely and talented Debbie Emmons as this month's Designer In The Spotlight.  If you haven't visited her Instagram page before, please pop over, you are in for a real treat!

I created a page in my Stamperia  6" x 6" Mixed Media Art Journal using Simon Says Stamp Haunted Garden 6" x 8" stamp set from the STAMPtember release, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Ticking and Grain and Distress Watercolor Pencils.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 6" square and tore around the edges to make it smaller than the page in my art journal. I stamped the pumpkin image from Haunted Garden, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I stamped the images again on to masking paper, fussy cut and placed on the panel. I smooshed Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink on to my media mat, spritzed with water and used a large brush to add a wash of colour over the panel. I dipped the panel back into the ink repeatedly, drying between layers.

With the masks still in place, I inked Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Ticking and Grain with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink and holding the stamp in my hand, stamped randomly over the panel.

I coloured the images with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) and a Detailer Water Brush and inked around the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I added splatters of Distress Resist Spray, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and heat set. Istamped the large sentiment from Haunted Garden, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed as before with Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured a scrap of Distress Watercolor cardstock with Scorched Timber Distress Ink, stamped the small sentiment, inked with Simon Says White Pigment ink, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I fixed in place with Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares and fixed the panel to the art journal page using Distress Collage Medium.

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

Simply Shabby - Hello Friend

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card created using the Simply Shabby 6" x 8" stamp set, the  Morning Glory Vibes Embossing Folder, Rainbow Splash and Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Mini Ink Cubes, included in Simon Says Stamp Simply Shabby September Card Kit. The kit has sold out but if you don't already subscribe to these great value for money kits or wish to purchase individual items from the kit, you can do so HERE.

I used the Morning Glory Vibes Embossing Folder to emboss an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card and coloured the flowers on the debossed side with Canary and Sea Rainbow Splash Ink Cubes using Simon Says Stamp Detail Round Blending Brushes.

I coloured the bottom section of an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor with the same inks and stamped the background image from Simply Shabby inked with Sea Rainbow Splash ink.

I dragged the Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink over the embossed panel and tore the panel diagonally down to the bottom. I trimmed both panels to 4" x 5.1/4" and fixed to an A2 white card blank. I die-cut a circle from Distress Watercolor card, stamped the sentiment from Simply Shabby, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I shaded around the circle using Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink, fixed to the panel with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares and added a White Hemp Twine Bow.

To finish I accentuated the dots of the flower centres using a Sakura Black Glaze Pen.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned and I'll see you all on Monday to share my DT project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Simply Shabby September Card Kit.

Hello my friends, the Simon Says Stamp Simply Shabby September Card Kit has landed in the cubbyhole and as always contains amazing products to spark your creativity. The kit has now sold out but if you don't already subscribe to these great value for money kits or wish to purchase individual items from the kit, you can do so HERE.

I created a card using the background and sentiment from the Simply Shabby 6" x 8" stamp set, the Morning Glory Vibes Embossing Folder, Stencils and dies, along with the Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Mini ink pad and Rainbow Splash Mini ink cubes, all included in the kit.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and stamped with the large background stamp from the Simply Shabby 6" x 8" stamp set, inked with the Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Mini Ink Pad.

I used the Morning Glory Vibes Embossing Folder to emboss a panel of Distress Watercolor card, dragged the Pumice Stone Oxide Mini Ink Pad over the raised areas and trimmed to 2.3/4" x 5.1/4".

I inked the sentiment from the Simply Shabby stamp set with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, stamped on to a strip of Vellum, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I folded the strip behind the panel, secured in place and fixed to the stamped panel.

I used the Canary and Scarlet Rainbow Splash Mini Ink Cubes and Simon Says Detail Blending Brushes to stencil the flowers on to Distress Watercolor card using the Morning Glory Vibes set of Stencils.

I used the Detail Shading Brush included in the kit,to add Versafine Clair Nocturne ink to the flower centres on the embossing folder, placed the stencilled panel back into the folder and ran through my die-cutting machine. I die-cut the flowers using the co-ordinating Morning Glory Vibes dies and arranged on the panel fixed in place with Simon Says Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue and Thin 3D Foam Squares.

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

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

Hugs Kath xxx