Christmas In July

Hello my friends, can you believe we are almost at the end of July already and like it or not Christmas is slowly creeping up on us, so I decided to make a start and create some tag cards inspired by the wonderful Tina Smith at Cards and Coffee Time using the adorable Dear Santa products from Spellbinders. I used the Dear Santa Letters to Santa pack, the gorgeous Dear Santa Poinsettia and Cardinal Acetate Embellishment Stickers and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Festive Gatherings Thinlits to create 10 cards, a great start to my Christmas box.

I began by trimming white cardstock to create 5 - 3.3/4" x 5" and 5 - 3.1/4" x 4.1/2" panels, embossed using Simon Says Stamp Dotty Circles Embossing Folder and fixed to white card blanks.

I assembled the 10 envelopes from the Letters To Santa set and added shading around the edges using Scorched Timber Distress Ink and a Tiny Blending Tool. I added the notecard and postcard panels from the set fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Glue.

I added the postage stamps included in the set and stamped the cancellation mark from Waffle Flower Postage Collage and the postmark and First Class Mail from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Field Notes, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I added Spellbinders Festive Birds and Poinsettia Acetate Embellishment Stickers.

I punched a hole in the panel of each tag, used my Crop-A-Dile to add a white eyelet and threaded with Simon Says Stamp Red/White Bakers Twine.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Festive Gatherings Thinlits from Simon Says Stamp White, Cotton Candy and Sage Cardstock. I applied Ranger Glossy Accents to each die-cut with my finger and tapped into Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter.

I fixed the die-cuts to the cards using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Glue and Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I threaded Silver Jingle Bells from my stash on to red thread, tied in a bow and fixed to the cards using glue dots.

I'll be back soon to share a make using products from Simon Says Stamp latest collection to be released tomorrow, in the meantime have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Add Some Text

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...

ADD SOME TEXT

I created a page in my Dylusions Small Creative Journal using the papers, cut-outs and stickers from  Stamperia Furry Friends Junk Journal along with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Script Layering Stencil and Distress Grit Paste Opague.

I fixed paper from the Stamperia Furry Friends Junk Journal to the pages of my Dylusions Small Creative Journal using Distress Collage Medium and a Distress Collage Brush and trimmed the edges. I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Script Layering Stencil.

I inked the edges of the paper with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool. I added an eyelet and a White Hemp twine bow to one of the cut-out tags and fixed the rest of the  cut-outs and stickers from the Stamperia Furry Friends Junk Journal popped up on Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to create dimension.

To finish I added torn sections of Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chatter Design Tape from my stash.

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

Floral Elements Bonus Cards

Hello my friends, I'm sharing 2 bonus cards using the left over die-cuts from my previous Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp Floral Elements project. You can find the details on how I coloured the Floral Elements die-cuts HERE.

I began by trimming Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", smooshed Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink on to my glass mat, spritzed with water and transferred to the panels using a piece of acetate - my favourite way to create a quick and easy background.

I inked one of the backgrounds from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Ticking and Grain, randomly with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink and holding the stamp in my hand, pressed on to the panels.

I stamped the sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Basic Brushstroke Greetings on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and die-cut using the co-ordinating dies. I fixed the left over Floral Elements die-cuts and sentiment die-cuts in place with Distress Collage Medium and Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to create dimension. 

To finish I matted the panels on to A2 white card blanks.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Fun with Paint

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 PAINT

I used Tim Holtz/Ranger Picket Fence Distress Paint and Simon Says Stamp Leafy Greens 6" x 6" Stencil to create a resist on the background of my card and decorated with Simon Says Stamp Floral Word Builder stamps and co-ordinating dies along with Floral Word Builder Sentiments set to complete the sentiment.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor cardstock to 5" x 7" and taped to my Glass Media Mat. I pounced Picket Fence Distress Paint through Simon Says Stamp Leafy Greens 6" x 6" Stencil using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I removed the stencil and dried the panel. I smooshed the Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink pads on to the glass mat and spritzed with water. I picked the inks up on a piece of acetate, pressed on to the background until I was happy with the coverage and wiped any excess ink of the stencilled sections.

I repeated the process with Black Soot Distress Paint and Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Half Tone Layering Stencil using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I stamped the images from Simon Says Stamp Floral Word Builder stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, on to Distress Watercolor card, coloured with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) using a Detailer Waterbrush and die-cut using the Floral Word Builder co-ordinating dies.

I fixed the die-cut letters to the panel using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I stamped the banner from Simon Says Stamp Floral Word Builder Sentiments on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink, stamped the sentiment on top with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, die-cut with the co-ordinating die and fixed to the panel with Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I matted the panel on to a 5" x 7" 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

Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Floral Elements

Hello my friends, I'm back to share cards I made using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Floral Elements stamp set and the recently released co-ordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp. There were 6 sets of dies in this release and you can find the stamps and die sets HERE.

I began by stamping all the flowers from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Floral Elements on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink and coloured loosely with Kitsch Flamingo and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide inks using a Detailer Water Brush. I reinked the stamps with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and stamped again to add the outline details.

I repeated the same process for the leaves from the stamp set, coloured with Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide inks and die-cut using the Simon Says Stamp Floral Elements co-ordinating dies.

I die-cut 4 panels of Distress Watercolor card using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles die. I inked the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Perfect Plaids background stamps with Kitsch Flamingo and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide inks, spritzed with water and holding the stamps in my hand, pressed randomly on to the panels.

I fixed the die-cut greenery to the panels using Distress Collage Medium and popped the flowers up on Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares to create dimension.

I stamped the sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text on to scraps of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and die-cut using Simon Says Stamp Tiny Text co-ordinating dies.

I inked the edges of the die-cut sentiments to match the background of the panels and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I fixed the outer Stitched Rectangles frames to A2 white card blanks and fixed the stamped panels in place with Distress Collage Medium.

Enjoy your weekend whatever have you planned. The heatwave continues in the UK so it may just be a few days lazing in the garden with a cool drink for me. I'll see you all on Monday to share my DT project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Hugs Kath xxx