Simon Says Stamp - Rain or Shine Release

Hello my friends, I'm back to share simple cards using the floral images and sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Loving Thoughts 6" x 8" stamp set from the recent Rain or Shine release, stamped on soft pastel Distress Oxide watercolor backgrounds. You can check all the fabulous products in the new release HERE.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 2 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels, inked one of the floral images from the Loving Thoughts stamp set with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink, spritzed the stamp with water and stamped repeatedly on the background.

I coloured a strip of Distress Watercolor card with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink using a Mini Round Blending Tool and fixed on the bottom of the panel. I stamped the floral image, butterflies and sentiment on to the panel, inked with Simon Says Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink.

I smooshed the Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink on to my Glass Media Mat, spritzed with water, coloured the images using a Distress Detailer Waterbrush and added ink splatters on the background.

I repeated the process on the second panel using Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress Oxide inks.

To finish I inked the edges of the panel with Peeled Paint and Broken China Distress Oxide inks using a mini round blending tool, added Simon Says Opal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems and fixed the panels to A2 white card blanks.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned, in the meantime, have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says Stamp - Pretty Poppies

Hello my friends, it's Happy Thursday.  Simon Says Stamp have a just released their new collection - Rain Or Shine. There are lots of fabulous new products in this release and you can check them all out HERE.

I created a card using Simon Says Pretty Poppies wafer dies, coloured with Distress Oxide inks, the butterflies and sentiment from the Loving Thoughts 6" x 8" stamp set on a background of Simple Stories Color Palette Warm Washi Tape. 

I used my go-to custom blend ink pad (Iced Spruce/Weathered Wood Distress Oxides and Hickory Smoke/Old Paper Distress Inks) to create a neutral background on an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card.

I added strips of Simple Stories Color Palette Warm Washi Tape and fixed in place torn strips of script paper from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Serendipity Collage Papers, with Distress Collage Medium, all included in Simon Says Stamp April 2025 Card Kit.

I die-cut Simon Says Pretty Poppies wafer dies from Distress Watercolor card, placed on my Simon Says Pawsitively Perfect Craft Tacky Mat and coloured with Scattered Straw, Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick, Mowed Lawn and Scorched Timber Distress Oxide inks using Simon Says Stamp Detail Round Blending Brushes.

I assembled the die-cuts and fixed to the panel with 3D foam squares behind the flower heads to create dimension.

I stamped the butterflies from Simon Says Stamp Loving Thoughts 6" x 8" stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set on to a scrap of Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with Simon Says Stamp White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. I fussy cut around the sentiment and fixed in place with 3D foam squares.

I trimmed the panel to 3.3/4" x 5", matted on to Distress Black HeavyStock trimmed 1/8" larger and fixed to an A2 white card blank. To finish I used a Sakura Black Glaze Pen to darken the poppy centres and to add dots to the petals.

I'll be back tomorrow to share more makes with products from the Rain or Shine release.

Hugs Kath xxx

A Spring Floral Arrangement

Hello my friends, I had lots of fun making a spring floral arrangement card using the products from Simon Says Stamp gorgeous Butterfly Blossoms April 2025 card kit. You can check out the contents of the kit, purchase individual items from the kit or suscribe to receive the kit each month HERE.

I used the floral images from Simon Says Stamp Butterfly Blossoms 6" x 8" stamp set, coloured with Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink Distress Ink using the Butterfly Blossoms Stencils included in the card kit, fussy cut and arranged in a wooden barrel die-cut with Tim Holtz/Sizzix Potted BigZ Die 664184.

I trimmed one of the Paper Rose Bees and Butterflies papers to 4" x 5.1/4" and added two strips of the Simple Stories Color Palette Warm Washi Tape, both included in the kit.

I stamped the 4 floral images from the Butterfly Blossoms 6" x 8" stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Simon Says Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and dried ready for colouring.

I placed each panel on my Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Tacky Mat.and used the matching Butterfly Blossoms set of stencils to colour with Pawsitively Saturated Pearfection ink on the leaves and a mix of Distress inks (linked below) on the flowers using Simon Says Round Detail Blending Brushes. The stencils have an etched reference number which matches the reference for each image on the stamp set.

There are dies available for this stamp set (linked below) but I don't have them yet so I looked out my trusty Tim Holtz/Tonic Studios Mini Recoil Snips and fussy cut. I also fussy cut individual flowers and stems from the images to fill out my arrangement.

To create the barrel, I die-cut Distress Woodgrain cardstock, coloured with Scorched Timber Distress Ink, Walnut Stain and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide inks, using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Potted BigZ die. I die-cut the rings for the barrel from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Metallic cardstock, sanded lightly with a Distress Sanding Disk, added shadows using a Walnut Stain Distress Crayon and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I fixed the barrel in place with 3D foam squares and arranged the flowers, some directly to the panel with Distress Collage Medium and others with 3D foam squares to create dimension.

I stamped the sentiment from the Butterfly Blossoms stamp set on to a scrap of Simon Says Honey cardstock, also included in the kit, inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with Simon Says White Detail embossing powder, heat set, trimmed around the edge and fixed to the barrel with Distress Collage Medium and 3D foam squares on the portion overhanging the barrel. I also added a Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Screwhead to the ring on the barrel.

To finish I inked around the edge of the panel with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool, fixed to Simon Says Honey cardstock, trimmed to 1/8" larger and matted on to an A2 white card blank. I fussy cut a butterfly from one of the Paper Rose Bees and Butterflies patterned paper and fixed in place with dots of Distress Collage Medium on the body only and once dry, pulled the wings up to create dimension.

I'll be back soon to share more makes, in the meantime, have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Transport It

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...

TRANSPORT IT

I decorated a travel journal cover using Tim Holtz Idea-ology French Industrial 8" x 8" Vault 2025 Paper Stash, Archives Collage Papers, Small Talk and Cello Tape Stickers and Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Vintage Auto stamp set.

I selected papers from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology French Industrial 8" x 8" Vault 2025 Paper Stash, trimmed the plain paper to A2, added torn strips from the paper with images, inked the edges of both papers with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool. I fixed the torn strips in place with Distress Collage Medium and spritzed water on to the inked edges and dried.

I added torn strips of the script Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Archives Collage Paper, trimmed the alphabet collage paper to create individual letters and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I stamped the car image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Vintage Auto, inked with Scorched Timber Distress Ink on to a scrap of the French Industrial paper, sprinkled with Scorched Timber Distress Embossing Glaze and heat set.

I trimmed around the edge of the stamped image to leave a small border, fixed to a scrap of Distress Black HeavyStock, trimmed again, fixed to the panel with Black 3D foam squares and added Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Small Talk Stickers.

To finish I added Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Cello Tape Stickers, flicked Dina Wakley Black Gloss Spray from the nozzle of the bottle to add splatters and dried.

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

Simon Says Stamp - Butterfly Blossoms April 2025 Card Kit

Hello my friends, woohoo the Simon Says Stamp April 2025 Butterfly Blossoms Card Kit has arrived in the cubbyhole and I was super excited to play with this gorgeous kit jam packed with amazing products. This kit will definitely put you in the mood for Spring and you can check out what is included in the kit, purchase individual items from the kit or subscribe, if you don't already, HERE.

I made two quick and easy cards using the Butterfly Blossoms 6" x 8" stamp set, Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Serendipity Collage Paper, Distress Collage Medium and Simple Stories Color Palette Warm Washi Tape, all included in the kit.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 2 - 3.3/4" x 5" panels and fixed strips of the Simple Stories Color Palette Warm Washi Tape across the first panel. I added torn strips of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Serendipity Collage Paper, applied with Distress Collage Medium Matte using a Distress Collage Brush.

I stamped the floral image, butterfly and sentiment from the Simon Says Butterfly Blossom 6" x 8" stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne and dried with my heat tool.

I repeated the process on the second panel and coloured the floral and butterfly images using Fossillized Amber and Peeled Paint Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Distress Detailer Brush.

To finish I scored and folded A2 card blanks from the Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock included in the kit, covered the fronts with Distress Kraft HeavyStock and fixed the panels in place with Distress Collage Medium.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned and I'll be back soon to share more makes with this gorgeous kit.

Hugs Kath xxx