Kath's Blog......diary of the everyday life of a crafter: Simon Says

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 a particular brand or company and this time we are all using the fabulous products from Tim Holtz. You don't have to use these products to join in the challenge but who doesn't have some of Tim's products in their stash and we would love to see what you make with them.

We are also welcoming the lovely and talented Teresa York as this month's Designer In The Spotlight and if you haven't visited her Instagram page please pop over, you are in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

THINKING OF YOU

I used the newly released Tim Holtz/Sizzix Letterboard and Fresh Brewed Sidekick Side Orders along with my trusty Sidekick to create a card for a friend who now lives far away to send her a Starbucks Gift Card and let her know I'm thinking of her and miss the conversations we used to have over a coffee.

I trimmed Distress Black HeavyStock to create a 4.1/2" x 6.1/2" panel, embossed using the folder from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Letterboard Side Order and dragged Simon Says White Pigment Ink pad across the surface to mimic the letterboard look.

I die-cut a tag from Distress Watercolor card using the die from the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Sidekick Starter Kit and coloured lightly with Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink using a mini round blending tool. I embossed the folder from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Fresh Brewed Side Order on to Distress Watercolour Card, dragged the Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink pad over the detail, spritzed with water and dried. I trimmed to fit on the tag and added the hole reinforcer, die-cut from Sizzix Surfacez red cardstock.

I threaded the tag with Red Bakers Twine and fixed to the background using 3D foam squares to create dimension. I fixed Sizzix Adhesive Sheet to Distress Watercolor card, die-cut using the alphabet from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Letterboard Side Order and fixed to the panel.

I die-cut the coffee cup, steam and hearts from Distress Watercolor card, Sizzix Brown and Red Surfacez cardstock using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Fresh Brewed Side Order and fixed to the tag with Distress Collage Medium.

I fixed the panel to white card leaving a border around the edges. I trimmed Tim Holtz Distress Two-Tone Grey Woodgrain into 1" strips, inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink, mitred the corners and fixed in place to create a frame. I trimmed and fixed to a 5" x 7" 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