Simon Says - Trees

 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...

TREES

I created Christmas cards and tags using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Bottlebrush Trees, Festive Tags dies and Festive Sentiments Stamps and dies from the Simon Says Stamp/Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2025, Idea-ology Christmas Collage Paper, Postmarked Sticker Book and Cello Sticker Tape.

I began by colouring Distress Watercolor card using a Distress Custom Ink Pad (colours linked below), trimmed to create 2 - A2 panels and die-cut using Tim Holtz/STAMPtember Festive Tags dies.

I placed various sizes of Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Bottlebrush Trees on to Grid Blocks, inked with Candied Apple and Rustic Wilderness Mini Distress Oxide ink pads, spritzed with water and stamped on to the card panels and tags.

I added torn strips of Idea-ology Christmas Collage Paper applied with Distress Collage Medium and small paintbrush.

I inked around the edges of the panels and tags with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool, spritzed with Dina Wakley White and Black Gloss Spray and dried. I die-cut the Festive Tags and hole reinforcers from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas 2024 Backdrops, fixed behind the original tags and fixed thin strips to the card panels.

I stamped the Tim Holtz Festive Sentiments, inked with Versamark on to Simon Says Schoolhouse Red cardstock, sprinkled with white embossing powder, heat set and die-cut with the co-ordinating Festive Sentiments dies. I fixed the sentiments in place with Simon Says 3D Foam Strips..

I added Idea-ology Christmas and Metallic Label Stickers to complete the sentiments, stamps from the Postmarked Sticker Book and Cello Sticker Tape.

I added Simon Says Red/White Bakers Twine to the tags and cards and matted the card panels on to A2 white card blanks.

You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below

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I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx