Simon Says - Whatever The Weather

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...

WHATEVER THE WEATHER

I was inspired by the signs in my garden that Spring is on the way to create a series of notecards using Simon Says Stamp Watercolor Bouquet and Brushstroke Greetings stamp sets, Watercolor Bouquet and Brushstroke Greetings co-ordinating dies and Pawsitively Saturated Inks.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to make 3 - 3.1/2" x 4.12" panels and stamped the 3 larger floral images from the Watercolor Bouquet stamp set inked with Violet, Rhubarb and a mix of Zest and Rose Pawsitively Saturated inks.

I die-cut masks from Gina K Masking Magic paper using the Watercolor Bouquet co-ordinating dies and fixed over the stamped images.

I stamped the leaf sprig from the Watercolor Bouquet stamp set, inked with a mix of Marine, Violet, Zest and Field Pawsitively Saturated Inks. I removed the masks and stamped the small floral and splatters from the stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink to fill in the blank areas.

I inked lightly around the edges with Field Pawsitively Saturated ink using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I stamped the sentiments from Bruhstroke Greetings on to scraps of Distress Black Heavystock, inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set and die-cut with the Brushstroke Greetings co-ordinating dies.

I die-cut each sentiment again twice from Distress Black Heavystock and layered to create dimensional greetings.

I fixed the sentiments in place with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Glue and matted the panels on to 3.3/4" x 4.3/4" top folding white card blanks.

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

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I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Watercolor Bouquet Shaker Card

Hello my friends, I'm back to share a shaker card using products from Simon Says Stamp Watercolor Bouquet March 2026 card kit. You can check out what is included in the kit, subscribe if you don't already or purchase individual items from the kit, if you wish, HERE.

I used Simon Says Stamp Watercolor Bouquet 6" x 8" stamp set with the co-ordinating dies to create a wreath on the Simon Says Stamp Modern Loop Embossing Folder background and XL EZ Strips Basics Sentiment Strip Sheet for the sentiment die-cut with XL EZ Strips Rounded Rectangles Wafer Dies. 

I embossed an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card using Simon Says Stamp Modern Loop Embossing Folder and coloured the centre and around the edges using the Zest and Rhubarb Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cubes included in the kit with a mini round blending tool.

I die-cut a circle frame from Distress Watercolor card and began fixing the Watercolor Bouquet stamped die-cuts in place using Pawsitively Perfect Glue. The details on how I created the stamped die-cuts can be found HERE.

Once I had fixed all the die-cuts in place, I trimmed a circle from acetate, fixed to the back of the frame and added Gina K Shaker Strips to create a well for the shaker sequins.

I placed Simon Says Stamp Duckling and Starbright Embellishment mixes on the centre coloured circle and fixed the wreath on top.

I die-cut the XL EZ Strips Basics Sentiment Strip Sheet included in the kit using the XL EZ Strips Rounded Rectangles Wafer Dies. (The dies are not included in the kit but are available as a separate purchase). I left my chosen sentiment in the die, coloured with Zest and Rhubarb Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cubes to colour co-ordinate with the background using the Distress Blending Brush included in the kit and fixed to the panel using Simon Says 3D Foam Squares. 

I added Gina K Mini Black Pearls to the centres of the die-cut flowers and the sentiment banner and a White Hemp Twine bow to the wreath.

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

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

Hugs Kath xxx

Watercolor Bouquet Tag Cards

Hello my friends, I'm back to share tag cards I made using products from Simon Says Stamp Watercolor Bouquet March 2026 card kit. You can check out what is included in the kit, subscribe if you don't already or purchase individual items from the kit, if you wish, HERE.

I created a trio of tag cards using the small tags included in the kit along with the left over Watercolor Bouquet die-cuts from yesterday and the Brushstroke Greetings stamps and co-ordinating dies.

I inked around the edges of the #5 tags using Marine, Violet and Rhubarb Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cubes. I inked the sentiments from the Brushstroke Greetings stamp set with the same inks and stamped repeatedly to create a tone-on-tone effect backgrounds.

Click HERE for the link to yesterday's blog post with details of stamping and die-cutting the Watercolor Bouquet flowers and leaves.

I inked the sentiments from Brushstroke Greetings with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, stamped on to Distress Watercolor card and die-cut using the Brushstroke Greetings co-ordinating dies. The dies are not included in the kit but are available to purchase separately.

I fixed the die-cut flowers, leaves and sentiment die-cuts to each tag using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Glue and the 3D Foam Pads included in the kit.

I added splatters using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Silver Splatter Medium, also included in the kit.

I fixed a hanger and bow to the tags using gingham ribbon from my stash.

To finish I fixed the tags to Distress Black HeavyStock trimmed to be 1/4" larger, fixed to top folding white card blanks, also trimmed into tag shapes and added dots to the flower centres using a Sakura Black Glaze Pen.

I still have loads of left over flowers and leaves, so expect another project coming soon.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Watercolor Bouquet

Hello my friends, I was so excited when Simon Says Stamp March 2026 card kit - Watercolor Bouquet arrived in the cubbyhole. Oh boy this kit is jammed pack with lots of fabulous products to inspire your creativity and kick start your Spring themed card making. You can check out what is included in the kit, subscribe if you don't already or purchase individual items from the kit, if you wish, HERE.

I created a card using watercolor stamping, one of my favourite techniques and the Watercolor Bouquet stamp set is perfect to create that loose watercolor effect using the exclusive set of Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cubes and the Brushstroke Greetings stamp set for the sentiment.

I inked the flowers and leaves from the Watercolor Bouquet stamp set using all the colours from the exclusive set of Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cubes included in the kit. I added shading to the stamps using contrasting colours applied with Simon Says Stamp Round Detail Blending Brushes, spritzed the stamps with water and stamped on to the Distress Watercolor cardstock included in the kit.

I die-cut the stamped images using the Watercolor Bouquet set of co-ordinating dies, not included in the kit but available to purchase separately as an add on.
I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", smooshed the Marine Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cube on to my media mat, spritzed with water, pressed the panel on to the ink, dried and tapped back on to the ink to pick up the remaining droplets. I stamped the greeting from Simon Says Stamp Brushstroke Greetings on to the panel, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink.

I fixed the die-cut flowers and leaves in place using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Glue and the 3D Foam Squares included with the kit. To tie in with the black sentiment, I added dots to the flower centres and berries using a Memento Black Pen.

I wound the May Arts Twine included in the kit around the top of the panel, tied in a bow and fixed the panel to an A2 top folding white card blank.

I have lots of die-cut flowers and leaves left over so I'll be back soon to share more makes using this beautiful kit, in the meantime, have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx