Simon Says Stamp - Sending Cheer Release

Hello my friends, Simon Says Stamp have just launched their latest release - Sending Cheer which is choc-a-bloc with fabulous products to inspire your creativity for all your holiday makes. You can check out all the products in the release HERE.

With Christmas just around the corner, I created a card using the blackout technique with the Cozy Snowmen Embossing Folder and Holiday Wishes Sentiment dies from the release.

I embossed a Distress Watercolor card panel with Simon Says Stamp Cozy Snowmen Embossing Folder and coloured the snowmen hats and scarves on the debossed side with Candied Apple and Peeled Paint Distress Stains using a small paintbrush. I dragged a Versafine Clair Nocturne ink pad over the panel. I didn't want to go full on black so this ink pad which needs re-inking was perfect for the effect I wanted to create.

I used a Sakura Black Glaze Pen to colour the eyes and noses.

I used a small paintbrush to add Distress Collage Medium to the fur on the hats and the scarves and sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Glitter while the adhesive was still wet.

I die-cut the Holiday Wishes shadow piece and words 4 times from Distress Watercolor card. I dragged the Versafine Clair Nocturne ink over the shadow piece, layered the words to create dimension, painted with Distress Collage Medium and sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Glitter. I fixed the words to the shadow piece and added to the panel popped up with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I coloured the May Arts Wrinkled Faux Silk Ribbon with Candied Apple Distress Stain, tied in a bow and added to the top of the panel. I matted the  panel on Distress Black Two Tone Woodgrain cardstock and fixed to a white card blank.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Tag 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

The first challenge of the month is when the team showcase one particular brand/company and this month we are all using the fabulous products from Tim Holtz. You don't have to use these products to join in the challenge but if you have them in your stash, we would love to see what you make with them.

We are also welcoming the lovely and talented Fiona Whitehead as our Designer In The Spotlight. If you haven't visited her blog before, be sure to pop over, you will be in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

TAG IT

I created a snowy winter scene on a Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous #8 Etcetera Tag using Idea-ology Blue Palette 8" x 8" Collection Paper, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Frostie, Snowflakes Layering Stencil, Simon Says Stamp Mr Frostie co-ordinating dies and Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Tarnished Fine Liquid Tinsel to add some magical sparkle.

I trimmed the paper from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Blue Palette Collection and fixed to the #8 Etcetera Tag using Distress Collage Medium and a Small Distress Collage Brush.

I sanded the edges to neaten using Tim Holtz Mini Round Blending Tool and Sanding Disk. I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Snowflakes Layering Stencil, sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter and set aside to dry.

I stamped the snowman image and branch from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Frostie on to Distress Watercolor card and coloured using Stormy Sky, Candied Apple and Gathered Twigs Distress Stains using a Distress Detailer Brush.

I die-cut the stamped images using Simon Says Stamp Mr Frostie co-ordinating dies and fixed to the tag using Distress Collage Medium and Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares to add dimension to the snowman. I used a small brush to add accents of Distress Tarnished Fine Liquid Tinsel to the branch and snowman.

I coloured the May Arts Wrinkled Faux Silk ribbon using Stormy Sky Distress Stain and a Distress Sprayer.

I tied in a bow, fixed to the top of the tag and used a small brush to add random accents of Distress Tarnished Fine Liquid Tinsel.

I stamped the sentiment from Mr Frostie on to a scrap of Distress Watercolor card, trimmed to create individual words and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares. I fixed Clear Gems to the centres of the snowflakes, added Distress Tarnished Fine Liquid Tinsel on top.

To finish I added Distress Tarnished Fine Liquid Tinsel around the edges of the tag to complete the sparkly magic.

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 Season of Magic STAMPtember 2026

Hello my friends, I'm sharing cards I made with the Season Of Magic stamp set from the Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2026 release, one of two stamp sets included in the Class Kit for Tim's Technique Workshop over on Simon Says Stamp YouTube Channel. I immediately fell in love with the beautiful sketchy designs, gorgeous handwritten sentiments and loved the loose watercolour technique that Tim shared in the Live workshop. If you missed the workshop live, you can catch up HERE.

I stamped all the images from the stamp set on to the panels of Distress Watercolor card included in the kit, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink pad, also included in the kit. I dispensed the Distress Stains into the palette provided and coloured the images using traditional Christmas colours using the Simon Says Stamp Waterbrush, also included in the kit.

I added splatters of Lost Shadow Distress Stain using the water brush, fmatted the panels on to Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red and Midnight Green cardstock and fixed to the 4 Bar white card blanks included in the kit.

I stamped the sentiments from the Season of Magic and Season of Wonder stamp sets on to scraps of Schoolhouse Red cardstock, inked with Versamark, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set, die-cut using the co-ordinating dies and fixed to the cards using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D foam squares. To finish I added the fun bells and whistles, the pom pom to Santa's hat, a generous sprinkling of the Distress Rock Candy Glitter Mix and Cherry Dazzling Gems to the tree, using Ranger Glossy Accents.

oops: note to self, the candles image is from Season Of Wonder

I'll be back soon to share what I made with Season of Wonder, the second stamp set included in the kit.

Don't forget to tune in to Simon Says Stamp YouTube channel for another special Christmas surprise from Tim Holtz - Friday 2nd October, 9am PT, noon ET or 5pm if you're in the UK.

Hugs Kath xxx

Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2026 Workshop

Hello my friends, if you were lucky enough to get the Class Kit for the Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2026 Workshop on Simon Says Stamp YouTube channel, you'll know how much fun it was to join Tim and Heidi Live. The kit did sell out pretty quickly but if you have similiar sketchy type stamps you can watch the techniques that Tim shared in the Workshop HERE. I did a little prep before the workshop and stamped all the images on to the Distress Watercolor panels and tags supplied in the kit but decided to just enjoy the Live with some wine and snacks and play later. Here's what I've made so far.

I coloured 7 tags with the Rustic Wilderness Distress Stain included in the kit using a piece of acetate and the smooshing technique and inked around the edges with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink and a Tiny Blending Tool.

I coloured the images I had already stamped using the Distress Stains, Water Brush and Palette provided in the kit, in the loosey goosey style demonstrated by Tim and die-cut using the co-ordinating dies. The kit came with 10 small, exclusive to the kit, bottles of Distress Stain but it is exactly the same product as the larger bottles of Distress Spray Stain.

I fixed the die-cut images and sentiments to the tags using the Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares supplied and tied Red/White Twine to the tags.

I used the Glossy Accents, the Distress Rock Candy Glitter Mix and the cheap as chips brush included in the kit to add random sparkle on the die-cuts.

To finish I added the Simon Says Stamp Cherry Dazzling Gems.

If you missed out on this one, join Tim and Heidi on Simon Says Stamp YouTube Channel on Friday 2 October, 9am PT, Noon ET or 5pm if you're in the UK for very exciting news of a Christmas Class coming in November.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Use More Than One Stencil

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...

USE MORE THAN ONE STENCIL

I embraced the white space to create simple Halloween cards and I used Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Brushstrokes, Dot Fade and Halloween Script Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 8 and 23, Distress Black Opaque Texture Paste and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Ghost Town Thinlits.

I inked the large circle from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Brushstrokes with a mix of Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide inks, spritzed with water and stamped on to A2 panels of Distress Watercolor card.

I applied Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide ink through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Dot Fade Mini Layering Stencil from Set 8 using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I masked off the individual words on Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Halloween Script Mini Layering Stencil from Set 23, applied Distress Texture Paste Black Opaque through the stencil and set aside to dry.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Ghost Town Thinlits from Distress Black HeavyStock.

I fixed the die-cut trees and bats on the panels using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Glue and the houses popped up on Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares to add diimension.

To finish I trimmed the panels to 4" x 5.1/4", matted on to A2 panels of Distress Black Heavystock and fixed to A2 white card blanks.

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