Simon Says - Stars and/or Stripes

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...

STARS and/or STRIPES

I created a card to wish all my friends in the USA a very Happy 4th of July using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Ticking and Grain, Mini Stars Layering Stencil from Set 11, Idea-ology Postmarked Sticker Book and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Bulletin and Tailored Thinlits.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and coloured using a Custom Blend ink pad created with Distress and Distress Oxide re-inkers (colours linked below).

I stamped Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Ticking and Grain on to the panel, inked with Barn Door Distress Oxide, coloured the corners with Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide using a Mini Round Blending Tool, add water splatters and dried.

I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through the Stars Mini Layering Stencil from Set 11.

I added stamps from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Postmarked Sticker Book.

I die-cut USA from Distress Watercolor card and card coloured with Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide ink using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Bulletin Thinlits and fixed in place with Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares to create dimension.

I die-cut the top hat from Prize Ribbon coloured card, added stripes to the hand band with a Barn Door Distress Watercolor Pencil, shaded with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool and fixed to the panel with Thin Foam Squares.

I added splatters of Dina Wakley White Gloss Spray, Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Small Talk Stickers and stars die-cut using Simon Says Stamp Falling Stars.Tim Holtz/Sizzix Falling Stars. To finish I coloured the edges of an A2 white card blank with Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide ink and fixed the panel in place.

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

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I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Shine On Release

Hello my friends, Simon Says Stamp have just released Shine On, a new collection of fabulous products to inspire your creativity. You can check out all the products from the release HERE.

I created a thank you card using the Lettered Many Thanks 4" x 6" stamp set and Leafy Greens 6" x 6" Stencil.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and applied Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink through the Leafy Green Stencil using a Mini Round Blending Tool to add soft colour on the background.

I stamped the large letter images from the Lettered Many Thanks stamp set, inked with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink.

I inked the small greenery images from the stamp set with Forest Moss Distress Oxide ink and stamped around the letters.

I stamped the large letters again on to Distress Watercolor card, fussy cut and fixed in place with Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares - there are dies available for the stamp set (linked below). I stamped the sentiment inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I inked around the edges of the panel with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink and fixed to an A2 white card blank. To finish I added Gina K Black Mini Pearls and splatters of Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned and I'll be back on Monday to share my project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - You Are Loved

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card made using the Pop Art 6" x 8" stamp set, the Pop Art Pieces dies, Textured Cardstock and Prism Dazzling Gems all included in Simon Says Stamp Pop Art July 2026 card kit. This amazing value for money card kit has sold out but if you head over to Simon Says Stamp HERE, you can subscribe to the kit if you don't already, purchase individual items from the kit and find a selection of great add-on products to use alongside the kit. 

This was one of those cards where I constantly changed my mind about colours and placement and failed to take step by step photos along the way. I think the heatwave we are having in the UK at the moment has frazzled my brain, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

I began by die-cutting the Textured Cardstock included in the kit using the Pop Art Pieces wafer dies and the first glitch in the making process was I decided to ditch the glitter card pieces.

I trimmed the Black Heavyweight cardstock included in the kit to 4" x 5.1/4" and embossed using Simon Says Dotty Circles Embossing Folder from a previous release. I also embossed one of the white die cut circles which ended up as Glitch No 2.

I replaced the glitter die-cuts with pink Textured cardstock and fixed in place with Simon Says Pawsitively Perfect Glue and added splatters of Simon Says Silver Splatter. I stamped the sentiment and hearts from the Pop Art 6" x 8" stamp set on to the white textured cardstock, inked with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink, die-cut using the Pop Art Pieces dies and popped up on Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares to create dimension.

I added Simon Says Clear Prism Dazzling Gems.

To finish I matted the panel on to a white card blank, trimmed, scored and folded from the Neenah Solar White card included in the kit.

 In the meantime, I'm off to sit in the shade with a cool drink and attempt to reset my crafty brain.

Hugs Kath xxx

Hello - Simon Says July Card Kit

Hello my friends, it's that exciting time of the month when the Simon Says Stamp card kit arrives and woohoo, the Pop Art July 2026 card kit is amazing, chock full with great products to spark your creativity and if you head over to Simon Says Stamp HERE, you can subscribe to the kit if you don't already, purchase individual items from the kit and find a selection of great add-on products to use alongside the kit. 

I made an easy 5 step card using only products from the kit, the Pop Art 6" x 8" stamp set, Simon Says Black heavyweight cardstock, Clear Prism Dazzling Gems and some of my favourite colours of Distress Oxide inks. You could switch up the ink colours and chunky sentiments to create a variety of cards for different occasions.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", inked the wonky circle from the Pop Art 6" x 8" stamp set with Kitsch Flamingo, Scattered Straw, Tumbled Glass and Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide inks and stamped randomly over the panel.

I stamped the circles and star, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I stamped Hello twice on to the panel and once on to a scrap of Distress Watercolor, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. There are dies available for the stamp set (linked below) but I don't have them yet, so I fussy cut around the sentiment and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I smooshed Kitsch Flamingo and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide inks on to my glass mat and used a Detailer Waterbrush to colour the trimmed sentiment to match with the background.

I added the Simon Says Clear Prism Dazzling Gems.

To finish I fixed the panels to A2 panels trimmed from the Black Heavyweight card included in the kit and fixed to an A2 white blank, trimmed, scored and folded from the Neenah Solar White card also included in the kit.

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

Hugs Kath xxx

Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Moth Study

Hello my friends, I'm back to share cards made with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Moth Study and the newly released Moth Study co-ordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp. You can check out the 6 sets of dies released this month HERE.

I trimmed Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock to create 3 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels and coloured using Evergreen Bough, Dusty Concord and Tea Dye Distress Oxide inks and a Distress Sprayer.

I fixed torn strips of Idea-ology Entomology Collage Paper in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I applied Black Soot Distress Oxide ink through Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Bubble Mini Layering Stencil from Set 5 using a Tiny Blending Tool,

I stamped the moth images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Moth Study on to Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock, inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink and coloured with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) using a Detailer Waterbrush.

I repeated using the small label and number images and die-cut using the Simon Says Stamp Moth Study co-ordinating dies.

I fixed Idea-ology Mummy Cloth and Black Hemp Twine to 2 of the panels and added the moths popped up on Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to create dimension.

I also added the die-cut labels and numbers popped up on Thin 3D Foam Squares and inked around the edges of the panels with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I stamped the sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text on to Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark, sprinkled with Simon Says Stamp Cream Embossing Powder, heat set and fixed in place with Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I matted the panels on to Distress Black HeavyStock and fixed to A2 white card blanks.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx