Simon Says - Mother's Day/Feminine

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

The first challenge of the month is when the team feature one particular brand/company and this month we are all using exclusive products from our very own Simon Says Stamp. You don't have to use their 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 Estelle Palumbo as our Designer In The Spotlight and if you haven't visited her blog yet, please pop over, you will be in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

MOTHER'S DAY/FEMININE

I created a trio of feminine floral cards inspired by the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies, EZ Strips Everday and EZ Strips Rectangles die and Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer patterned papers.

I trimmed the Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer papers to 3.34" x 5" and trimmed out panels from the papers, inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool and fixed to A2 white card blanks.

I stamped the floral images from Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I coloured the stamped images with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) using a Detailer Water Brush, die-cut using the co-ordinating Long Stem Florals dies and fixed to the cards with Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Squares on the flower heads and Distress Collage Medium on the stems.

I added 49andMarket Rub-Ons to add text and stitching detail to add interest to the plain backgrounds.

To finish I stamped the EZ Strips Everyday on to Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark ink,, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set, die-cut using the EZ Strips Rectangles die and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin 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 - Four Legged Friends

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...

FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS

I decorated a Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous #8 Etcetera Tag inspired by childhood memories of fun times spent with my sister and our much loved four legged friend. I used Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pink Palette Collection paper, Mosaic Mini Layering stencil from Set 28, Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals stamp set and co-ordinating dies, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls and Sizzix Handwritten Love and Tiny Type Lower Thinlits.

I attached Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pink Palette Collection paper to the #8 Etcetera Tag using Distress Collage Medium and a Collage Brush.

I trimmed off the excess and sanded the edges to neaten.  I applied Distress Texture Paste through the Mosaic Mini Layering Stencil from Set 28.

Once the paste was dry, I applied Distress Collage Medium over the tag, scribbled Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the textured sections and rubbed into the detail with my finger.

I stamped the images from Simon Says Long Stem Florals on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and coloured with Distress Crayons (colours linked below) using a Detailer Waterbrush.

I die-cut using Simon Says Long Stem Florals co-ordinating dies.

I applied a light coat of Distress Collage Medium over the Tim Holtz Idea-ology to add tooth to the surface ready for colouring.

I scribbled the Distress Crayons (colours linked below) on to my craft mat and applied the colour to the Paper Dolls using a Detailer Waterbrush.

I fixed the Paper Dolls and die-cut florals in place popped up on Simon Says 3D Thin Foam Squares to add dimension.

I die-cut "Friends" 4 times from Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Love Thinlits, layered and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

To complete the sentiment, I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower from Distress Watercolor card, fixed to a strip of Distress Black HeavyStock and added to the tag.

To finish I added splatters of Distress Resist Spray, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I added a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Hinge Clip to act as a hanger, if required.

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 - More Long Stem Florals

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card using products from Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals May 2026 card kit. The card kit has sold out but if you wish you can purchase individual items from the kit HERE.

I love the whimsical sketchy flowers in the Long Stem Florals 4" x 6" stamp set and created a card using them coloured with Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink cubes, the Long Stem Florals 6" x 6" Stencil and Long Stem Florals co-ordinating dies, which did not come in the kit but are an add-on to purchase separately.

I stamped the 4 floral images from the stamp set on to a 4" x 5.1/4" panel of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I placed the panel on Simon Says Stamp Black Stamp and Stencil Mat and applied Sprout and Pearfection Pawsitively Saturated Inks through the stencil using Simon Says Stamp Detail Round Blending Brush.

I repeated for the flowers using Simon Says Stamp Zest and Honey Pawsitively Saturated Inks, added flicks of water and dried.

I stamped one of the floral images and a sentiment on to a scrap of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, coloured the flower as before and die-cut using the co-ordinating Long Stem Florals dies.

I fixed the flower and sentiment in place with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares and added Simon Says Stamp Black Splatter.

I added Gina K Mini Black Pearls, fixed the panel to the Simple Stories Vintage Junk Market dark brown paper included in the kit and matted on to an A2 top folding white card blank.

The weather forecast for the weekend is good so I'm on a mission to finish sowing my vegetable seeds and get the pots ready for bedding plants. Enjoy your weekend whatever you are planning and I'll be back on Monday to share my DT project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Long Stem Florals

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card using products from Simon Says Stamp Long Stem Florals May 2026 card kit. The card kit is filled to the brim with creative products and is sure to be another "sold out" winner. You can check out the contents of the kit, subscribe if you don't already and purchase individual items from the kit HERE.

I made a simple easy card using the Long Stem Florals image as the focal point, with a collage of Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer Paper and Rub-Ons on a Squoval Tag and matted on to a Steel Cardstock panel.

I trimmed the Steel cardstock included in the kit to 4" x 5.1/4". I die-cut the Squoval Tag from Distress Watercolor card, fixed to the panel with Distress Collage Medium, added a panel of Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer paper and Rub-Ons.

I inked small areas on a scrap of Distress Watercolor card with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink using a Tiny Blending Tool and stamped the floral image and sentiment, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Black and White Splatter, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder while still wet and heat set. I die-cut the floral image, sentiment and Squoval Tag re-inforcers using the co-ordinating Long Stem Florals and Squoval Tag dies and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium and Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares.

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

I'm having so much fun with this kit and will be back soon to share more projects.

Hugs Kath xxx