Simon Says - February 2025 Card Kit

Hello my friends, I was super excited when Simon Says Stamp launched their February 2025 Card Kit, Distressed Vintage Notes, a "right up my street" card kit, filled to the brim with lots of goodies and I couldn't wait for it to arrive in the cubbyhole. The kit is still available to purchase or if you wish, you can buy individual items from the kit HERE.

I created a card using the beautiful Distressed Vintage Love Notes 6" x 8" stamp set, the Distress Watercolor Pencils and the bumper pack of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Palette Ephemera included in the kit.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", scribbled the Wilted Violet Distress Watercolor Pencil on to my craft mat, spritzed with water and used a large paintbrush to create a soft wash background. I dipped the Wilted Violet and Shabby Shutters Watercolor Pencils into a pot of water, scribbled over the music, flower flourish and butterfly images from the Distress Vintage Love Notes stamp set, stamped on to the background and dried to create a watercolor stamped effect on the panel. 

I chose a selection of purple pieces from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Palette Ephemera and inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool. I laid the floral panel on the background temporarily and re-stamped the butterflies to overlap the panel, inked with Scorched Timber Distress Ink. I fixed the floral panel and frame in place with Distress Collage Medium, also included in the kit.

I stamped the postmark images inked with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink and Scorched Timber Distress Ink.

I stamped the sentiment, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, also included in the kit.

I fixed the other pieces of Palette Ephemera in place with Distress Collage Medium.

To finish I inked around the edges of the panel with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

I'll be back soon to share more makes with this fabulous card kit and in the meantime, you have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx