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 to celebrate the feathered friends who live in my garden and provide year round entertainment with their aerial acrobats around the bird feeders. I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix Feathered Friends Thinlits, Idea-ology Serendipity Collage Paper and Mummy Cloth, Simon Says Stamp Birdies Wafer Die and Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Note Quotes for the sentiment.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and coloured using a Distress Custom Blend ink pad, the re-inkers used to create the ink pad are linked below. I fixed torn strips of Idea-ology Serendipity Collage Paper to the panel using Distress Collage Medium and a Collage Brush. I fixed a strip of Idea-ology Mummy Cloth to the bottom of the panel and added the branch die-cut from Distress Kraft HeavyStock using Simon Says Stamp Birdies Wafer die and coloured with Scorched Timber Distress Ink.

I applied Distress Opaque Texture Paste through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Grid Dot Mini Layering Stencil from Set 27. I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Feathered Friends Thinlits from Distress Black HeavyStock and Distress Watercolor card, coloured with Wild Honey and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks using Tiny Blending Tools and assembled. I stamped the frame and sentiment from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Note Quotes on to a scrap of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink, coloured the centre with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink and fussy cut. I fixed the bird and sentiment to the panel using Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares and added splatters of Black Gesso. I decorated with a white hemp twine bow and Trinity Stamps Creamy Vanilla Heart Sprinkles.

To finish I matted the panel on to Distress Kraft HeavyStock trimmed 1/8" smaller than A2 and fixed to a top folding 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 - Fun With Foil

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...

FUN WITH FOIL

I created a frosty winter card using Simon Says Dashing Snowflakes Embossing Folder from the Heart to Heart release, Ranger Sticky Embosing Powder, Gina K Gold Sequins Fancy Foil and to complete the winter scene, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Frostie and co-ordinating dies.

I embossed an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card using Simon Says Stamp Dashing Snowflakes Embossing Folder. I smooshed Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide ink pads on to my media mat and spritzed with water. I dragged the panel through the inks, dried and repeatedly tapped back in to the inks, drying between layers until I was happy with the coverage.

I dragged a Versamark ink pad over the embossed areas, sprinkled with Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder, heat set, placed Gina K Gold Sequins Fancy Foil on top and rubbed with my finger.

I fixed a torn strip of vellum across the bottom of the panel and stamped the snowman image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Frostie inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink for placement. I reinked the image along with the snowflake, stamped on to Distress Watercolor card and die-cut using Simon Says Mr Frostie co-ordinating dies. I dragged the Versamark ink pad around the edges of the panel, sprinkled with Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder, heat set and applied the foil again. I shaded the snowman and snowflake with Seedless Preserves and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide inks using a Distress Detailer Brush and fixed to the panel using Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I stamped the sentiment from the Mr Frostie stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Villainous Potion Distress Oxide ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder, heat set, fussy cut and fixed in place with 3D Thin Foam Squares. To finish I matted the panel on to a top-folding A2 white card blank and decorated with Pink Fresh Studio Gold Glitter Drops.

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 - Locket Of Love

Hello my friends from my snowed-in corner of Scotland but in between repeatedly clearing the car and the driveway in an attempt to get out into civilisation again, I have managed to sneak in a little bit of crafting and am sharing a card made with the Locket Of Love stamp set from Simon Says Stamp latest release Heart to Heart. There are lots of fabulous products in this release to celebrate Love and you can check them all out HERE.

I created a vintage style Valentine's Day card using the Locket Of Love stamp set from the release, Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Backdrops 5 paper and Collage Strips and Distress Crayons to add a touch of grunge.

I trimmed the Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Backdrops 5 floral paper to 4" x 5.1/4", placed in my stamping tool and stamped the locket image, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I fixed two strips trimmed from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Collage Strips to the panel with Distress Collage Medium. I replaced the panel into my stamping tool in the same place as before and stamped the Locket Of Love image again, along with the string of pearls and sentiment.

I dried the images with my heat tool and applied a layer of Distress Collage Medium over the panel using a Distress Collage Brush.  I scribbled Kitsch Flamingo, Rustic Wilderness and Walnut Stain Distress Crayons on my media mat and used a Distress Detailer Waterbrush to colour the flowers and leaves. I scribbled the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon around the edges of the panel and the Collage Strips and rubbed with my finger to create shadows.

To finish I dragged Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink pad around the edges of an A2 white card blank and fixed the panel in place.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned and stay warm and cosy if the weather is wintry where you are.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Something New

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

Happy New Year everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and that Santa popped some crafty goodies into your stocking.

The first challenge of the month is when the team feature one particular company or brand and this week we are all using the fabulous products from PaperArtsy. You don't have to use their products to join in the challenge but we would love to see what you make with them, if you have them in your stash.

We are also welcoming back the lovely and very talented Natash Vacca as our Designer In The Spotlight. If you haven't visited Natasha's blog before, please pop over, you are in for a treat.

The theme for this week is...

SOMETHING NEW

I created a frosty winter card to welcome in the New Year using Simon Says Stamp The Small Things stamp set, Crystal Snowflake dies and Cool Tones Dazzling Gems from the January 2025 Card Kit along with PaperArtsy In The Navy Infusions and Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Worn Text stamp set.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", stamped a cluster of snowflakes from The Small Things stamp set inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with White Embossing powder and heat set. I sprinkled PaperArtsy In the Navy Infusions on to the panel, spritzed with water and dried. I used a soft cloth to buff any of the Infusions off the snowflakes.

I die-cut the Crystal Snowflake wafer die from Distress Watercolor card and Soft Navy cardstock and fixed the Soft Navy letters on to the Distress Watercolor die. I applied a thin layer of Distress Collage Medium and sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Glitter. I fixed Simon Says Stamp Silver Cord to act as a hanger, fixed the Crystal Snowflake in place with Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares and added a double Silver Cord bow. I matted the panel on to an A2 Soft Navy card blank

I stamped the numbers from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Worn Text on to the panel, inked with Prize Ribbon and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide inks.

To finish I added Simon Says Cool Tones Pawsitively Saturated Dazzling Gems to the centres of the snowflakes.

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

Winter's Gift Card

Hello my friends, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends. As 2025 comes to a close and we get ready to welcome 2026, I'm sharing a card made with products from Simon Says Stamp The Small Things January 2026 Card Kit. No surprise that this fabulous kit has already sold out but you can, if you wish, purchase individual items from the kit HERE or subscribe to future kits HERE.

I created a Winter's Gift card using the Sage cardstock, Pixie Snowflake Embossing Folder, Crystal Snowflake Stencils and co-ordinating die set, Tim Holtz/Ranger Mini Twinkle Texture Paste and Simon Says Stamp Cool Tones Pawsitively Saturated Dazzling Gems, all included in the kit.

I trimmed Sage cardstock to 4"x5.1/4", embossed using the Pixie Snowflake Embossing Folder and dragged Simon Says Stamp White Pigment ink pad over the embossed detail and around the edges of the panel.

I placed a panel of the white cardstock from the kit on to my Simon Says Stamp Black Stamp/Stencil Mat and stencilled the Crystal Snowflake using Lucky Clover Distress Oxide and Scorched Timber Distress Inks applied with Simon Says Stamp Round Detail Blending Brushes.

I placed the first stencil back on the card panel, applied Distress Texture Paste Twinkle through the stencil and set aside to dry.

I die-cut the stencilled Crystal Snowflake with the co-ordinating die and fixed to the panel with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares. I die-cut the Winter Gift die from Sage and White Cardstock, removed the die-cut letters from the Sage die-cut and fixed together with adhesive. I inked the edges with the White Pigment ink pad, fixed to the panel with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares and added a White Hemp Twine bow.

I fixed Simon Says Stamp Cool Tones Pawsitively Saturated Dazzling Gems to the stencilled Crystal Snowflake.

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

Tomorrow will be New Year's Eve or Hogmanay here in Scotland where we traditionally welcome in the New Year with a dram of the water of life at midnight, in the company of friends and neighbours. Enjoy your celebrations wherever you are in the world and I wish you a Happy, Peaceful and Joyous 2026.

Hugs Kath xxx