Simon Says - Another XL Stacked Greetings Card

Happy Friday my friends and what a surprise, I'm sharing another card using the XL Sketched Greetings stamp set from Simon Says latest release, Happy and Joyful along with patterned paper from the Simon Says Life Is A Party April Card Kit and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Modern Floristry Thinlits, inspired by the beautiful spring sunshine we've had this week and the joy of being able to spend time pottering in the garden.

I began by trimming the patterned paper to 4" x 5.1/4", matted on to a panel of Idea-ology Black KraftStock trimmed to be 1/8" larger and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 2.1/4" x 3.3/4, matted on to Idea-ology Black Kraftstock and trimmed to leave a small border. I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says XL Stacked Greetings on to the panel, inked with Simon Says Intense Black ink.

I die-cut the flowers from Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Modern Floristry Thinlits, coloured with Scattered Straw and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxides using a Distress Blender Brush, coloured the flower centres with a black marker and fixed in place with foam adhesive.

I'm hoping that the glorious weather continues over the weekend because I have my trusty squad rocking up tomorrow to move the last ton of gravel and complete Stage 1 of the garden make-over - much later than planned but hey ho, if I have learned anything over the last 2 years, it's that you just have to go with the flow. Enjoy your weekend, whatever you have planned.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - XL Stacked Greetings

Hi my friends, I'm back to share another card made using the XL Stacked Greetings stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp latest release, Happy and Joyful. You can check out all the fabulous new products in this release HERE.

I began by colouring an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card with Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide inks using the familiar technique of smooshing the inks on to the craft mat on my Glass Media Mat.

I stamped the XL Stacked Greetings sentiment inked with Simon Says Intense Black ink

I stamped the balloon image from Simon Says Life Is A Party stamp set, inked with a mix of the three Distress Oxide colours and the balloon strings, inked with Simon Says Intense Black ink.

I die-cut the smallest balloon from Distress Watercolor card using Simon Says Balloon Trio dies and fixed the highlight to the balloons with Distress Collage Medium Matte. I die-cut the panel using Simon Says Wonky Rectangles die and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

Happy Crafting and have fun with whatever you are creating. 

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Happy and Joyful

Hi my friends, today is debut day for Simon Says Stamp latest release, Happy and Joyful. You can check out all the new products from the release HERE.

I instantly fell in love with the XL Stacked Greeting stamp set and created a card using one of the sentiments from the set, along with the Lined Background 6" x 6" Cling Stamp set to add interest to the background and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Falling Hearts Thinlits and Woven 3D Texture Fade.

I smooshed Saltwater Taffy and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks on to the craft mat on my Glass Media Mat, spritzed with water, laid a panel of Distress Watercolor card into the inks, dried and tapped back in to pick up the remaining ink. I dried the panel and stamped the XL Stacked Greetings sentiment, inked with Simon Says Intense Black ink.

I inked the Lined Background Cling stamp set with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink, held the stamp in my hands and stamped randomly around the sentiment. I sprinkled the panel with Simon Says Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. Because I had made sure that the background was completely dry before stamping, the powder only adhered to the sentiment and background stamping.

I coloured a scrap of Distress Watercolor card with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink and die-cut using the individual heart dies from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Falling Hearts Thinlits.  I dragged Simon Says Intense Black ink over the raised side of Tim Holtz/Sizzix Woven 3D Texture Fade, placed the hearts inside the folder and embossed using my Sizzix Foldaway. I created splatters with White Gesso and while they were still wet, sprinkled with Simon Says White Embossing Powder and heat set.

I fixed the hearts in place with foam adhesive, trimmed the panel to 4" x 5.1/4", matted on to a panel of Simon Says Black Cardstock, trimmed to be slightly larger and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Whatever The Weather

 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...

WHATEVER THE WEATHERT

I created a card as a reminder that, even on the cloudiest of days, you can be the sunshine in someone's life using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Flower Field, Funky Flowers, Bunny Games and Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower Thinlits, Latticework Mini Layering Stencil and Simon Says Hello Sunshine to complete the sentiment.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and coloured with Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain and Scattered Straw/Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Sprays.

I spritzed the Latticework Mini Layering Stencil from Set 4 with Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain and laid on to the panel to create a monoprint effect.

I coloured Distress Watercolor card with Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain, die-cut using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Flower Filed Thinlits and fixed to the panel with Distress Collage Medium Matte. I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Hello Sunshine stamp set, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival ink.

I fixed Sizzix Adhesive Sheet to scraps of Distress Watercolor and Black Alcohol Ink card, die-cut using Tim Holtz/Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower Thinlits and fixed to the panel slightly offset.

I sprayed Idea-ology Bouquet Findings with Fossilized Amber Distress Spray Stain and Distress Oxide Spray, spritzed with water, scrunched up in paper towel and set aside to dry.

I fixed the Bouquet Findings in place with Distress Collage Medium and added leaves die-cut using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Funky Floral 1 and daisies using Bunny Games Thinlits.

To finish I matted the panel on to Idea-ology Black KraftStock trimmed to be slightly larger and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

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 Minis and Mediums

Happy Easter weekend my friends. There has been exciting news from Tim Holtz and Ranger, Saltwater Taffy, Salvaged Patina, Prize Ribbon and Villainous Potion are now available as a set of Distress Minis, there are 2 new additions to the Distress Mediums Family, Distress Texture Paste Translucent and Distress Crackle Paste Translucent and all Distress Mediums now come with new cohesive labelling. I'm loving the new look which not only makes identification easier but also the addition of the top label which highlights each product and it's individual properties and effects. I would definitely recommend you watch the Live launch on Tim's YouTube Channel HERE or over on his blog HERE.While all the new goodies were on my work desk I decided to have a play, make some backgrounds and turn them into cards.I began by smooshing the mini ink pads on to the craft mat on my Glass Media Mat, spritzed with water and placed a 4" x 5.1/4" panel of Distress Watercolor card on to the inks, dried and tapped back into the inks to pick up the remaining droplets until I was happy with the background.I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through the Numbered and Linen Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 9 and 22.I added torn strips of Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typeset Collage Paper fixed in place with Distress Collage MediumI added Distress Embossing ink to the Idea-ology Paper Doll Portrait using the Distress Embossing Dabber, sprinkled with Distress Frosted Crystal and heat set. I scribbled Distress Crayons on my Glass Media Mat and coloured using a Distress Detailer Brush.I added Idea-ology Ephemera Curator Snippets and Design Tape Trims and matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

Have a Happy and Fun Easter Weekend and I'll be back on Monday to share my DT project for Simon Says Monday Challenge.

Hugs Kath xxx