Simon Says - Vintage Fall Vibes

Hi my friends, I'm back to share another card using products from Simon Says Stamp Fall Vibes October 2025 card kit. You can check out all the products in the kit, subscribe if you don't already or purchase individual items from the kit HERE.

I created a Vintage Mixed Media card using the Modern Loop Embossing Folder, Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Halloween Large Collage Strips and CZ Designs A2 Grid Basics 4" x 6" stamp set.

I trimmed the Ivory cardstock from the kit to 4" x 5.1/4", ran through my die-cutting machine using the Modern Loop Embossing Folder and swiped over the raised detail with an Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink pad.

I created a collage panel using Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Halloween Large Collage Strips and fixed to the card panel using Simon Says Foam Strips. I cololured the petals and flower centre with Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink using a Distress Detailer Brush and added a thin strip of Simon Says Creamsicle cardstock to divide the panel. I trimmed one of the Collage Strips into a square, matted on to Ivory cardstock, trimmed to leave a small border and stamped the flower image from the CZ Designs A2 Grid Basics stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I stamped the friend sentiment from the stamp set on to Ivory cardstock, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, inked the edges with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink and Scorched Timber Distress Ink using Distress Tiny Blending Tools and fixed both in place with Simon Says Thin Foam Squares.

For the last sentiment square, I coloured Ivory Cardstock with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink, stamped the sentiment, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, trimmed to leave a small border, fixed in place with Simon Says Foam Strips and applied Ranger Glossy Accents to the heart.

To finish I matted the panel on to Simon Says Dark Chocolate cardstock trimmed 1/8" larger and fixed to an A2 Ivory cardstock card blank.

Have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Fall Vibes October 2025 Card Kit

Hello my friends, I think we can kiss goodbye to Summer, the temperature is dropping and Autumn is definitely just around the corner. Right on cue the Simon Says Stamp Fall Vibes October 2025 Card Kit has arrived in the cubbyhole, filled with lots of inspirational products to get your creativity started. You can check out the contents of the kit, subscribe if you don't already or purchase individual items from the kit HERE.

I created a card using the Simon Says Pumpkin Patch set of Layering Stencils, Distress Mini Blending Brush and cardstock included in the kit along with CZ Designs Hello Wafer Die and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Pumpkin Duo Colorize Thinlits.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and used Simon Says Black Stamp and Stencil Mat to hold the Pumpkin Patch 6" x 6" Layering Stencils in place and applied Carved Pumpkin, Rusty Hinge and Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide inks and Scorched Timber Distress Ink through the stencils with the Distress Mini Blending Brush included in the kit.

I die-cut the CZ Designs Hello Wafer die shadow from the Dark Chocolate cardstock and the word 3 times from the Creamsicle cardstock and layered to create dimension.

I die-cut the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Pumpkin Duo Colorize Thinlits from the Creamsicle cardstock, coloured with Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide and Scorched Timber Distress Ink using the Distress Mini Blending Brush and assembled.

I inked the edges of the panel with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Distress Tiny Blending Tool and matted on to a panel of Creamsicle cardstock trimmed 1/8" larger. I wrapped Idea-ology Mummy Cloth around the panel and tied in a bow. I fixed the pumpkin and sentiment in place with Simon Says Thin Foam Squares and fixed to an A2 top folding card, scored and folded from the Simon Says Ivory cardstock included in the kit.

I added Simon Says Duckling Sequins.

To complete the sentiment, I fixed a Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Chit Chat Sticker to Creamsicle cardstock, trimmed and fixed in place with Simon Says Thin Foam Squares.

I'll be back soon to share more makes using products from this fabulous kit. In the meantime, have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Sentiment As The Focus

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...

SENTIMENT AS THE FOCUS

I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix Big Frights and Simple Plaid Thinlits, Stampers Anonymous Spooky Spirits and Perfect Plaids and Idea-ology Mummy Cloth to create a neutral colours Halloween card on a Distress Black HeavyStock and Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter background.

I die-cut the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Simple Plaid Thinlits from double sided adhesive sheet, fixed to an A2 panel of Distress Black HeavyStock, removed the top carrier sheet and sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter, I place the card in folded over copy paper, pressed all over with my hand and brushed off the excess glitter

I die-cut the panel with the shadow die from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Big Frights, fixed to an A2 panel of Distress Black HeavyStock and die-cut the word from the cut out shadow panel.

I die-cut the Big Frights word 3 times from Distress Watercolor card and layered to create dimension. I stamped the small ghosts from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Spooky Spirits, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and die-cut using the co-ordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp. I smooshed the Old Paper Distress Oxide ink pad on to my glass mat, spritzed with water, dipped the die-cut and stamped images into the ink and dried.

I got a little bit caught up in the process and forgot the photograph the steps from here on. I used the word die-cut to position the ghosts and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. With the die-cut still in place temporarily, I fixed the inner sections of the word die-cut from the glitter background back into the negative spaces. I removed the word die-cut, overstamped with the background stamp from Stampers Anonymous Perfect Plaids, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and fixed back into place using Simon Says Thin Foam Squares. I added teased out pieces of Idea-ology Mummy Cloth held in place with dots of Distress Collage Medium.

I inked the sentiments from Spooky Spirits with Versamark ink, stamped on to scraps of Distress Black HeavyStock, sprinkled with white embossing powder, heat set, trimmed and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin Foam Squares. To finish I fixed the panel to a top folding white card blank leaving a small border around the edge.

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

Distress Mini Oxides 2 - Collage Tags

Hello my friends, I'm back to share some Christmas Collage Tags I made using the tester swatches I created using the latest release of Distress Mini Oxide ink pads from Tim Holtz and Ranger.

If truth be told, I was feeling a bit of a numpty because I already have swatches of all the Distress Oxide colours from the original full size ink pads and being the thrifty Scot that I am, decided that I was not going to let this little adventure be in vain so why not have some fun and turn them into tags to fix to Christmas parcels.

I decided to fix all the tags together with some old Idea-ology Design Tape from my stash. Don't know why but I find it easier to collage on a larger surface rather than working on small individual tags.

I inked one of the foliage images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Sketch Greenery with the darkest colour from each of the ink pad packs and stamped randomly on to the corresponding coloured tag.

I flipped the tags over, inked several of the foliage images from the stamp set with a variety of the Distress Oxide ink colours, spritzed the stamps with water and stamped randomly to create a light watercolor effect, a place to write your Christmas message.

I trimmed Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Christmas Large Collage Strips into smaller pieces, inked the edges with the Ground Espresso Distress Oxide Mini Ink Pad and a Tiny Blending Tool and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. I tried as much as possible to match the collage pieces with the background colours.

I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through the Hocus Pocus Mini Layering Stencil from Set 43 and this was definitely made easier with the tags all in a row.

To finish I separated the tags using my trusty Tim Holtz/Tonic Studios Guillotine and tied twine on to each tag.

In the meantime, have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Distress Mini Oxides - Round 2

Hello my friends, if you have been watching the Live over on Tim Holtz YouTube channel, you'll know that the second round of Tim Holtz/ Ranger Distress Mini Oxide ink pads have just been released, another 6 packs of 4 colours each.

I created shaker cards using the colours from 3 of the packs with Mini Round Blending Tools and stamped images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Retro Flakes to create the backgrounds along with Tim Holtz/Sizzix Festive Words Thinlits and Dimensional Domes.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 3 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels. I created the 3 backgrounds in the same way. On the first panel I tapped a Mini Round Blending Tool into each of the 4 colours, Speckled Egg, Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon and Faded Jeans and stamped repeatedly to create a dotted pattern.

I then chose the darkest colour from each pack, in this case Faded Jeans, inked the snowflake image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Retro Flakes and stamped repeatedly on the background.

I die-cut the shaker aperture using a circle die and the frame using the same circle die and one slightly smaller from Distress Watercolor card, fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium and added a piece of acetate behind the aperture. I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Festive Words Thinlits from Distress Watercolor card 4 times, trimmed to separate the words, layered and fixed to the panel with Distress Collage Medium. I used a small paintbrush to apply Distress Collage Medium to the words and frame and sprinkled with Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter.

I wound Blue Bakers Twine around the top of the panel and tied in a bow. I fixed 3D foam strips around the aperture, added Distress Rock Candy Chunky Glitter and matted on to an A2 white card blank. I die-cut the "Let It" word again from Distress Watercolor card, coloured using all the colours from the pack and fixed over the original. I applied Distress Collage Medium and sprinkled with the Chunky Glitter.

The second card was created in the same way using Hickory Smoke, Frayed Burlap, Gathered Twigs and Ground Espresso Distress Mini Oxides.

On the third card I used Twisted Citron, Evergreen Bough and Pine Needles Distress Mini Oxides on the background and Rustic Wilderness to stamp the Retro Flakes and colour the Festive Words sentiment.

I'll be back soon to share more cards made with the 3 remaining packs of Distress Mini Oxide inks from the release.

Hugs Kath xxx