Simon Says - Make Your Own Background

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...

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

I created Halloween party invitations with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Monster Reunion and Simon Says Stamp Monster Reunion co-ordinating dies and used Distress Oxide inks and Tim Hotz/Stampers Anonymous Life Of The Party and Tiny Toadstools stamp sets to create the background.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 4 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels and coloured using Antique Linen, Rusty Hinge and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide inks using the smooshing technique and a Distress Sprayer.

I stamped the cobweb image from Life Of The Party on to each panel, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I stamped the toadstools and icons from Tiny Toadstools and the Monster Reunion images, to help with placement, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I inked the edges of the panels with Scorched Timber Distress ink and a Tiny Blending Tool and matted the panels on to Distress Watercolor card trimmed to leave an 1/8" border. I applied Distress Texture Paste Opaque Crackle through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Stars Mini Layering Stencil.

I machine stitched the edges of the panels using black thread.

I stamped the images from Monster Reunion on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder, heat set and die-cut using the Monster Reunion co-ordinating dies. I coloured the die-cuts using Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Detailer Water Brush.

I fixed the die-cut images to the panels using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to add dimension. I stamped the sentiments from Monster Reunion and the Happy Halloween sentiment from Scared Silly on to Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark, sprinkled with Cream Embossing Powder and heat set. I die-cut using the Monster Reunion and Scared Silly co-ordinating dies and fixed in place with Black Foam Squares.

To finish, I matted the panels on to Simon Says Stamp Slate Grey cardstock, trimmed to A2 and added the party invitation printed from my computer, shaded with Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide ink and stamped with the cobweb image from Life Of The Party.

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 - Just Because

Hello my friends, I'm back to share a card made with the Beautiful Butterfly Flaps dies from the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember release, the Simply Shabby 6" x 8" stamp set from the September Card Kit and Tim Holtz Idea-ology Neutral Palette Paper Collection.

I trimmed the brown marbled paper from the Neutral Palette Collection to 3.3/4" x 5", inked the Simply Shabby background stamp with Simon Says Stamp White Pigment ink and stamped over the panel.

I dragged a Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide ink pad over Distress Watercolor card and stamped randomly with the Simply Shabby background image, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturrne ink. I die-cut the Beautiful Butterfly Flaps frame die from a black paper from the Neutral Palette Collection. I die-cut the Beautiful Butterfly Flaps frame again using the second die to cut out the detail from the Distress Watercolor card, inked lightly with Vintage Photo and Scorched Timber Distress Oxide inks using a Tiny Blending Tool, sprinkled with Vintage Photo and Scorched Timber Distress Embossing Glazes and heat set.

I die cut again from the Distress Watercolor card, inked lightly with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink and fixed to the Beautiful Butterfly Flaps frame with adhesive only on the centre sections and lifted the wings to create dimension.

I stamped the sentiment from Simply Shabby on to a rectangle of the Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and coloured lightly with Vintage Photo and Scorched Timber Distress Oxide inks. I added Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Mummy Cloth behind the butterfly and sentiment and fixed both in place popped up on Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares.

I die-cut the butterfly body from Distress Black HeavyStock 3 times and layered to create dimension. I tapped the body with a Versamark ink pad, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder, heat set and fixed to the butterfly with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue.

To finish I dragged the Frayed Burlap Distress Ink Pad around the edges of an A2 white card blank and fixed the panel in place.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Transport 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...

TRANSPORT IT

I created a page in my Stamperia Mixed Media 6" x 6" Journal inspired by the iconic red buses and black cabs that transport residents and visitors around London. I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix Wacky Transport, Handwritten Celebrate and Vacation Thinlits, Stampers Anonymous London Sights and Idea-ology Postmarked Sticker Book. 

I began by creating a wash of Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink over the page and added shading to the edges using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I fixed a panel of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Correspondence 8" x 8" paper in place with Distress Collage Medium, added Barn Door Distress Oxide ink randomly applied with a piece of acetate and stamped the Big Ben and postmark images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous London Sights, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I die-cut the bus and car from Simon Says Stamp Red Lipstick and Silver cardstock, Distress Black HeavyStock and Sizzix Grey Neutral cardstock  and shaded the edges and windows of the bus with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I added a collage of stamps from the Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Postmarked Sticker Book. I fixed thin strips of the Correspondence paper to ground the die-cuts and fixed them in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I added Tim Holtz Idea-ology Snippets - ignore the "journey" die-cut - I changed my mind about using it.

Instead I die-cut the page title twice from Simon Says Stamp Red Lipstick cardstock and Distress Watercolor card, layered to create dimension and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. The observant amongst you will notice that the die only cuts the word Travel but thanks to a great tip from my friend Tami B, I did a little sneaky surgery on the word Thanks, in other words, I stole the "S" to add on at the end. Who will ever know and I won't tell if you don't.

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

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