Simon Says - Happy Birthday

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

We are excited to invite you to join in the Monday Challenge "Sweet 16" Birthday Celebrations and as it's the first challenge of the month when the team feature one particular brand/company, this month we are all using the fabulous products from PaperArtsy. You don't have to use these products to join in the challenge but we would love to see what you make if you have them in your stash.

We are also welcoming back the lovely and talented Cassie Lynch aka MK Knits. If you haven't visited her Instagram page, please pop over and say hello.

The theme for this week is...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I created a With Love Birthday card using PaperArtsy Infusions, Simon Says Stamp Darling Greetings dies, Darling Patterns Hearts Stencil, Made to Flourish 6" x 8" stamp set and co-ordinating dies and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Wildflower Stems 1 Thinlits.

I die-cut With Love from Gina K Masking Magic using Simon Says Stamp Darling Greetings Wafer die and fixed to an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card.

I sprinkled PaperArtsy Sunset Beach and Lemoncello Infusions on to the panel, spritzed with water to activate, dried and removed the masking paper die-cuts.

I applied Distress Texture Paste Opaque Crackle through the Simon Says Stamp Darling Patterns Hearts Stencil.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Wildflower Stems 1- 4 times from Distress Watercolor card, layered to create dimension and fixed to the panel with Distress Collage Medium.

I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Made To Flourish 6" x 8" stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and die-cut using the Made to Flourish co-ordinating dies. I die-cut extra and layered to create dimension.

I added a White Hemp Twine bow and fixed the sentiment in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I matted the panel on to Distress Black HeavyStock, trimmed to be 1/8" larger and fixed to a 5" x 6.1/4" white card blank.

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. As it's a special occasion, this week the lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $50 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store!  

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 - Love You A Bunch

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card using the MadeTo Flourish 6" x 8" stamp set, the Made To Flourish co-ordinating die set and Sketched Florals Watercolor Card Front A2, all included in the  Simon Says Stamp Made To Flourish August 2026 Card Kit. The kit has sold out but you can, if you wish, buy individual items from the kit or subscribe to the monthly kits, if you don't already HERE.

I coloured the Simon Says Stamp Sketched Florals Watercolor Card A2 Front panel with Mowed Lawn Distress Crayon and Detailer Water Brush.

I stamped the images from Simon Says - Made To Flourish stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I coloured the images with Festive Berries and Mowed Lawn Distress Crayons and a Detailer Waterbrush and die-cut using the Made To Flourish co-ordinating dies.

I cut a slit in the neck of the jars and pushed the die-cut flowers into place. I wrapped the twine around one of the jars, fixed one in place with Simon Says Pawsitively Perfect Glue and added the 2nd popped up on Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares. I stamped the sentiment from the Made To Flourish stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder, heat set, die-cut with the co-ordinating die and fixed to the panel.

To finish I trimmed the panel to 4" x 5.1/4", inked around the edge with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink using a mini round blending tool and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Made To Flourish August 2026 Card Kit

Hello my friends, the Simon Says Stamp Made To Flourish August 2026 Card Kit has landed in the cubbyhole and woohoo, once again it's great value for money and packed with amazing products. The kit has sold out, no surprise there but you can, if you wish, buy individual items from the kit or subscribe to the monthly kits, if you don't already, HERE.

I created a series of simple notecards using the Made To Flourish 6" x 8" stamp set and co-ordinating dies coloured with the Distress Crayons included in my kit.

I stamped the images from the Made To Flourish 6" x 8" stamp set on to the Distress Watercolor card included in the kit, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I coloured the images with the Distress Crayons included in my kit, Festive Berries, Broken China, Mowed Lawn and Vintage Photo from my stash to colour the barrel using the Detailer Water Brush, also included in the kit.

I die-cut using the Made To Flourish co-ordinating dies, also included in the kit.

I scribbled the Distress Crayons on to my glass mat, spritzed with water, picked up on to a piece of acetate and used to create backgrounds on 4 - 3.3/4" x 5" panels of Distress Watercolor card.

I fixed the images and sentiments on the panels using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares and Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue.

To finish I matted the panels on to top folding white card blanks.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Stitch 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...

STITCH IT

I created a mixed media card using Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Yellow Palette 8" x 8" papers, Simon Says Artful Palette Layering Templates and Dies, A Little Artsy stamp set to add stitching and the sentiment and decorated with butterflies using Simon Says Artsy Butterflies stamp set and dies.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", smooshed Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide inks on to my craft media mat, spritzed with water, pressed the panel on to the inks and dried. I tapped the panel repeatedly back on to the inks to pick up the remaining droplets, drying between layers.

I selected one of Simon Says Stamp Artful Palette Layering Templates and die-cut Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Yellow Palette Collection papers using the Artful Palette co-ordinating dies.

I inked the edges of the die-cut shapes with Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide ink using a mini round blending tool and used the layering template to align the shapes on the panel.

I stamped the stitching image from Simon Says A Little Artsy on the panel, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I stamped two of the butterflies (to help with placement) and sentiments from Simon Says Artsy Butterflies inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I stamped the twp butterflies again on to Distress Watercolor card inked with Verafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I coloured using Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Distress Detailer Waterbrush.

I die-cut the butterflies using the Artsy Butterrflies co-ordinating dies, fixed to the panel popped up on Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares and added Simon Says Black Pawsitively Perfect Splatter Medium to the background. 

To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 panel of Distress Black HeavyStock and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

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 - Best Teacher Ever

Hi my friends, I'm back to share another card made using the CZ Design Best Teacher Ever 6" x 8" stamp set from Simon Says stamp latest Every Happiness release. The release is full of fabulous new products to inspire your creativity and you can check out all the products HERE.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", smooshed Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress Oxide ink pads on to my Glass Mat, spritzed with water, picked up with a piece of acetate and pressed on to the panel.

I inked the book cover from the Best Teacher Ever stamp set with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink and stamped twice on to the panel. I coloured the cover which will be in the back with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink using a Distress Detailer Brush. I stanped the sentiment inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and left the sentiment stamp on the lid of my stamp platform.

I stamped the book cover again on to Distress Watercolor card, coloured as before, fussy cut to leave a small border and fixed over the original stamped book cover using Simon Says Stam Pawsitively Perfect Glue. I placed the panel back in my stamp platform and re-stamped the sentiment. I stamped the rulers, pencils, paper clip and stars from the stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and coloured with Brushed Corduroy, Broken China and Barn Door Distress Oxide inks using the Distress Detailer Brush. I added splatters using the left over Barn Door Distress Oxide ink.

I used my Cinch machine to punch the left side of the panel, inked around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink using a Mini Round Blending Tool and fixed to an A2 panel of Distress Kraft HeavyStock.

To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

Have a great 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