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

Monday, July 6, 2026

Simon Says - Back To School

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 products from one brand/company and this month we are all using the fabulous products from 49andMarket. You don't have to use their products to join in the challenge but if you have them in your stash, we would love to see what you make with them.

We are also welcoming back the lovely and very talented Rox aka Red Dirt Crafter. If you haven't visited Rox's Instagram page, please pop over, you are in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

BACK TO SCHOOL

I decorated Kraft notebooks for students to take to art class using 49andMarket Artful Moments Icons and Titles Ephemera, 49andMarket Rub-Ons and Tim Holtz/Sizzix 3D Numbered Texture Fade.

I embossed 3-A2 panels of Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix 3D Numbered Texture Fade.

I smooshed Distress Oxide inks on to a sheet of acetate, spritzed with water and pressed on to the panels.

I arranged the 49andMarket Artful Moments Icons and Titles Ephemera to make a collage for each panel and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium and Simon Says 3D Thin Foam Squares.

I matted the panels on to A2 Kraft notebooks and added various 49andMarket Rub-ons from my stash.

The products used to create this project are available from Simon Says Stamp and are listed 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