Simon Says - A Little Artsy April Card Kit

Hello my friends, I can't tell you how excited I was when Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit - A Little Artsy turned up at the cubbyhole. It is right up my alley, filled to the brim with the most amazing products and I couldn't wait to play. You can check out all the products in the kit, subscribe if you don't already, purchase individual items from the kit or the add-ons available HERE.

I created a card using products from the kit but because there are so many to choose from, it was hard to know where to start.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and coloured using the Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Mini Distress Oxide inks. I applied the 49andMarket Fresh Start Rub-On Transfers. I trimmed out one of the Simon Says Stamp A2 Creative Overlays transparencies, smeared Ranger Glossy Accents on the backside and fixed to the Panel. I applied Distress Salvaged Patina Paint to the small circles image from the A Little Artsy 6" x 8" stamp set using a Mini Round Blending Tool and stamped randomly on the background.

I stamped the large flower image and sentiments from the A Little Artsy stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and coloured the flower with the Mini Distress Oxide inks, using Tim Holtz Mini Distress Blending Brush and added Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink to the flower centre.

I distressed the edge of the panel, added the May Arts Black Twine, tied in a bow, matted the panel on to Simon Says Stamp black cardstock and fixed to an A2 white card blank. 

I applied one of the butterfly rub-ons to a scrap of white card, fussy cut to leave a small white border and fixed to the card with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I fussy cut the flower and the sentiments and fixed in place with Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I'll be back soon to share more makes with this fabulous kit, in the meantime, have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Beautiful Blooms

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...

BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS

I created a card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Typewriter 3D Texture Fade, Stampers Anonymous Curiosity Shop stamp set, Simon Says Stamp Curiosity Shop co-ordinating dies and Simon Says Stamp Divine Peony and Cosmos Duo dies for the blooms.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and created a light neutral background using Salvaged Patina and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide inks.

I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix Typewriter 3D Texture Fade to emboss the background. This is the original Texture Fade which is now discontinued but the Large A5 Texture Fade (linked below) would work too. I dragged the Frayed Burlap over the panel to accent the embossed detail and inked around the edges using a Mini Round blending Tool.

I stamped the typewriter and labels from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Curiosity Shop on to Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, coloured the labels with Saltwater Taffy and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide inks using a Detailer Waterbrush and die-cut using Simon Says Stamp Curiosity Shop co-ordinating dies.

I stamped the script and postmark images from Simon Says Stamp Vintage Love Notes, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, shaded the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink and tucked the labels into the slot on the typewriter created by the die. 

I die-cut the blooms from Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock using Simon Says Stamp Cosmos Duo and Divine Peony wafer dies and coloured with Saltwater Taffy, Salvaged Patina and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide inks using Distress Tiny Blending Tools.

I fixed all the die-cut elements to the panel using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares, matted the panel on to Distress Kraft HeavyStock and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

I added splatters using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Black Splatter Medium, stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp EZ Strips Everyday on to Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I die-cut using Simon Says Stamp EZ Strips Rectangles die and fixed to the panel popped up on Thin 3D Foam Squares.

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 - A Bit O' Green

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...

A BIT O' GREEN

I created a St Patrick's Day card using Simon Says Stamp Falling Shamrocks Stencil, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous The Professor and Curiosity Shop stamp sets and Simon Says Stamp The Professor Suite and Curiosity Shop co-ordinating dies and added a pint of Guinness using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Happy Hour Thinlits.

I began by colouring an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card using Bundled Sage and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks and a Distress Sprayer.

I fixed the panel to Simon Says Stamp Black Stamp and Stencil Mat and inked through Simon Says Stamp Falling Shamrocks Stencil with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I stamped the images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous The Professor and Curiosity Shop inked with Rustic Wilderness and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide inks and used the Detailer Waterbrush to pull the ink over the entire image. With the stamps still in place on the lid of my stamp platform, I re-stamped each image, inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival to re-define the details.

I die-cut the beer glass from Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate cardstock and Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Happy Hour Thinlits, coloured the foam lightly with Antique Linen and Ground Espresso Distress Oxides using Tiny Blending Tools, assembled and fixed to the panel using Simon Says Stamp Thin Foam Squares.

I die-cut The Professor and Curiosity Shop images with the co-ordinating dies, trimmed out the individual numbers from the die-cut number border and arranged on the panel, fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin Foam Squares and added an Idea-ology Theories Quote Chip.

I trimmed the panel to 4" x 5.1/4", added splatters of Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink, matted on to an A2 panel of Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate cardstock and fixed to an 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

Ear-resistibly Cute Easter Gift Bag

Happy Friday my friends. I'm sharing an Easter Gift Bag I decorated using Simon Says Stamp Ear-resistibly Cute stamp set and matching dies, Extra Large Dots stencil and Bouncy Happy Easter Wafer Dies.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to fit the front of the gift bag and applied Cracked Pistachio, Bundled Sage, Crushed Olive and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks using Mini Round Blending Tools through Simon Says Stamp Extra Large Dots Stencil and fixed to the front of the kraft gift bag.

I die-cut the Bouncy Thank You shadow die from Distress Watercolor card and coloured with a mix of the Distress Oxides I used for stencilling using a Mini Round Blending Tool. I fixed Simon Says Stamp Tear-rific Adhesive Sheet to the back of Distress Watercolor card, die-cut Happy Easter 3 times and layered to create dimension.

I stamped the bunnies, carrots and flowers from Simon Says Stamp Ear-Resistibly Cute stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, coloured with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) using a Detailer Waterbrush and die-cut using the co-ordinating dies.

I fixed the sentiment panel, bunnies, carrots and flowers to the gift bag using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I punched holes in the top of the bag. I smooshed the Distress Oxide ink pads on to my craft mat, spritzed with water, used to colour the May Arts White Wrinkled Ribbon and dried. I tied the ribbon in a double bow to close the gift bag. 

To finish I used a Sakura Black Glaze Pen to add shine to the bunny eyes and flower centres.

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