Simon Says Stamp - STAMPtember Blog Party

Hi my friends, the month long STAMPtember celebration of stamps, dies, stencils and more has begun over at Simon Says Stamp and you're invited to join in the fun. Can you believe this is the 15th STAMPtember.

Throughout STAMPtember, Simon Says Stamp will be celebrating every day, posting exclusive collaborations, contests, prizes, special promotions, announcements and even more surprises on Simon Says Stamp Blog. To get the party started, there's a special STAMPtember BLOG PARTY today on Simon's Blog and I'm thrilled to be joining lots of my Simon Says friends to share lots of inspiration using the new products - click HERE to join the party where you can check out the list of many participants. You will also find a promotional code on each blog participating in the party to receive a free gift with any or qualifying purchase and woohoo, if you follow the instructions below and use the code CNDY at checkout, you'll get the adorable Cotton Candy Wishes stamp and die set free with a $30+ purchase.

I created a trio of cards using the Block Alpha Words 6" x 8" stamp set and the large floral image from Graceful Flowers included in a recent card kit to add some subtle stamping in the background.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 3 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels and coloured by smooshing Abandoned Coral, Seedless Preserves and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide inks on to my Glass Media Mat, spritzing with water, picking up on a piece of plastic and pressing on to the panels repeatedly until I was happy with the coverage.

I stamped the main word images from Simon Says Stamp Block Alpha Words and the shadow images inked with Simon Says Intense Black ink and the colours of Distress Oxide inks to match the backgrounds.

I stamped the main words on to masking paper, trimmed, fixed to the panels and stamped the large floral image from Simon Says Stamp Graceful Flowers, inked with Intense Black ink.

I inked the sub sentiments from the Block Alpha Words stamp set with Versamark ink, stamped on to a scrap of Distress Black HeavyStock, sprinkled with White Detail Embossing Powder, heat set and trimmed.

I fixed the sentiments to the panels using black foam squares and added Bubble BlowOut Clear Iridescent Gems.

To finish I matted the panels on to Distress Black HeavyStock, trimmed 1/8" larger and fixed to white A2 card blanks.

1. Alberto Gava
2. Allison Frazier
3. Amy Rysavy
4. Anna-Karin Evaldsson
5. Anne Fiene
6. Barb Engler
7. Barbara Tarayao
8. Beth Opel
9. Betsy Green
10. Bibi Cameron
11. Bobbi Lemanski
12. Bonnie Crane
13. Brennan Keane
14. Caly Person
15. Carly Minner
16. Carol Hintermeier
17. Cathie Cowles
18. Cathy Zielske
19. Charlene Madrid
20. Cindy Norberg
21. Dana Joy
22. Daniel West
23. Debby Hughes
24. Debby van Diepen
25. Emily Midgett
26. Enza Gudor
27. Hanh Nguyen
28. Hannelie Bester
29. Heather Hoffman
30. Heather Ruwe
31. Inderjeet Kaur
32. Jean Doeringsfeld
33. Jenn Shurkus
34. Jennifer Kotas
35. Jennifer McGuire
36. Jessica Vasher
37. Joe Sysavath
38. Joy Ott
39. Kailash Naidoo
40. Karen Boyce
41. Karen Downs
42. Karin Åkesdotter
43. Kath Stewart
44. Keisha Charles
45. Kim Hamilton
46. Kristin Sluhan
47. Kulbir Kirkland
48. Laura Bassen
49. Lea Lawson
50. Lien Leysen
51. Lisa Addesa
52. Lorraine Aquilina
53. Maggie Haas
54. Mary Reiner
55. Maura Hibbitts
56. Megin Brooks
57. Michelle Peckham
58. Michelle Short
59. Mindy Eggen
60. Miriam Prantner
61. Misty Elam
62. Mitchell Koenig
63. Natasha Vacca
64. Nichol Spohr
65. Nicki Baxley
66. Nina-Marie Trapani
67. Pam Torkelson
68. Rachel Alvarado
69. Revati Panickar
70. Rosemary Dennis
71. Samantha Pfrimmer
72. Sandi MacIver
73. Seeka
74. Shari Carroll
75. Simeen Batra
76. Sue Symens
77. Susan Babcock
78. Susan R. Opel
79. Suzy Plantamura
80. Tracy Ware
81. Yana Smakula

Be sure to visit the STAMPtember Gallery for a ton of inspiration and feel free to add yours as well once your STAMPtember happy mail arrives!

You can check out all the fun products that are part of the 2024 STAMPtember release HERE. I'm off to make myself a cuppa, find a comfy sofa and visit all my amazing friends who have cooked up fabulous inspiration for this very special party. I'll be back soon to share my DT project for Simon Says Monday Challenge. Hugs Kath xxx