Simon Says: Fun with Florals!

It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

This week Simon Says: Fun with Florals! The design team is featuring Paper Rose Stamps products! It isn't a requirement to use them but if you have them we would love to see them!

Come join in on the fun, you have the chance of winning a $50 gift card to the fantastic Simon Says Stamp store!

I started by stamping my Beautiful Day clear stamp by Paper Rose on some Bristol Smooth cardstock so that I could use my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I used my Misti stamp positioner and corner accessories because I wanted to gold emboss my image once the coloring process was complete.

My marker colors are listed and linked below. I love using my Zigs, especially for a larger image. The coloring process is quick and they blend beautifully.  Once that was done, I stamped my image again using Versamark Ink and added Simon Says stamp Antique Gold embossing powder.

I trimmed my panel to 4.25 x 5.5 and decided to add some Sunny Studio pattern paper to the side (it's winter, I needed a rainbow!) I also added a small strip of Black Licorice cardstock to ground the color a little bit.

I die cut my Simon Says Stamp Hello die with some Tonic Harvest Gold and some Black Licorice cardstock and offset them, I felt it needed a secondary sentiment so I stamped the Big Hugs by Mama Elephant and added it to the card.

I added some Tonic Dream Drops in White and Gold to the centres of the purple flowers and the "Berries" above the pink flowers. To Finish off, I added my new obsession, these Studio Katia Icy Crystals - I LOVE THEM! They were one of Jennifer McGuires recommendations in her Favorite Crafty Things series.

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Kim

Simon Says: Something New!

HAPPY NEW YEAR crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

This week Simon Says: Something New and the design team is featuring sweet Whimsy Stamp products! It isn't a requirement to use them but if you have them we would love to see them!

Come join in on the fun, you have the chance of winning a $50 gift card to the fantastic Simon Says Stamp store!

I love this new Penguin Lean on Me set by Whimsy Stamps! I paired him with some new Honey Bee pattern paper. The pattern paper decided on the new year theme.

I stamped and coloured my penguin with my Copic markers and fussy cut him out. I die cut my papers and added some white embossing paste to my background piece using a Tim Holtz stencil  I added some Simon Says Stamp Unicorn Dust to the paste and set it aside to dry.

I then picked a bow, hat and champagne glass from my stash and colored them in and used the accompanying dies.

I die cut my Simon Says Stamp Happy die and my Avery Elle numbers from gold glitter paper and lined them up on the top panel.  I added foam tape to the top panel and put my card together.

To finish off, I added some Nuvo gold glitter drops and Glossy accents a mix of Pretty Pink Posh Jewels and gold stars from my stash!

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Kim

Post-Christmas Thank You Card!

Happy Monday! Hope you all had an amazing Christmas! Sharing a post-Christmas thank you card today re-using some of my Christmas dies.

I started by die-cutting all of my elements for the focal point wreath from Tonic Specialty Cardstocks.   For the wreath, I die cut two of the white glitter and two of the gold glitter to fill it well. I also die cut two Thanks, one white and one gold to offset.

I die cut my Vanilla Malt cardstock and embossed it with a 3D embossing folder. I glued my wreath to the panel and added my Buttons Galore sequins to the wreath.  I then added my Eucalyptus dies to the centres (I think this Simon Says Stamp die is one of my favorite purchases from 2019)

I finished off by adding my Thanks and then decided to add the "Many" using a Mama Elephant Tiny Tag die.

Thanks so much for taking the time! Products used are listed and linked below, affiliate links used at no extra cost to you!

Kim

Family Christmas Cards!

Happy Friday! My two-week break from the office starts TODAY! I can't wait!  I am so behind in my Christmas paper crafts this year, my husband installed new hardwood floors in the entire house and we left my craft room last, well because I needed to move out of it lol! So it has been a race for the last couple of weeks to get everything done!

Today I am sharing the cards I sent to my aunts and uncles in my home town!  I loved using stencils for these as it was a much more efficient and quick way to make their cards.

The first one above was sent to my favorite aunt who is now living in a care facility. I used an Altenew Stencil for this one and I really like the way it turned out.  They are French Canadian and french sentiments and die cuts are super difficult to find.

For this one above I used the fantastic Simon Says Stamp Joyeux Noel sentiment and a Stencil from my stash. I added some Nuvo drops and some Pretty Pink Posh jewels.

Thanks so much for taking the time! I will share some Christmas gift tags over the next few days.

Kim

Simon Says: Party Time!

Hello crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

This week Simon Says: Party Time! This Challenge will last for two weeks!  The design team is featuring always amazing Simon Says Stamp brand exclusive products! It isn't a requirement to use them but if you have them we would love to see them!

Come join in on the fun, you have the chance of winning a $50 gift card to the fantastic Simon Says Stamp store!

I decided this theme was perfect to make my husband's birthday card. He is a January birthday so this will be perfect for him! I started by die cutting my grey woodgrain cardstock with the Simon Says Stamp Repeating Circles die.

My color scheme came from adding the Honey Bee blue Bokeh paper in the background (I love this paper)

I then die cut my balloons from some various Simon Says Stamp glitter paper and some Tim Holtz mirrored cardstock. 

Once that was complete, I took my Party Like a Panda set and stamped my party hat and colored it in with my Copic markers in coordinating colors. I put my panel together with the balloons and hat adding some Lawn Fawn twine, I then stamped my smaller sentiments in Navy ink and embossed my Party Time sentiment on a banner with Silver Sparkle embossing powder and added it to the panel.

To finish off, I added some Pretty Pink Posh gems and some snowflakes from my stash and a little bit of Ranger Stickles in Navy sparkle.

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Kim

Joyful Christmas!

Happy Monday! Last week before the two-week holiday break! I can't wait, this will be needed time off with family and friends.

I do love an aqua Christmas card! I chose to use the beautiful snowflakes from the Simon Says Stamp Comfort and Joy stamp set released last year.  I simply chose a mix of Aqua inks and stamped away. This is a quick card to put together as well, very useful over the holiday season! 

I stamped my Honey Bee Joyful sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink and added some Altenew sparkle embossing powder to make it shine, it is really lovely when you angle the card. I masked off the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Christmas and used my darkest Aqua ink.

I then decided to add a few hearts with Simon Says Stamp Silver embossing powder.

To finish off, I added a mix of Tonic Nuvo Drops and some snowflakes from my stash. I also added some Washi tape from my stash that I just love, a tiny strip of Aqua and Silver just topped off the project!

Thanks for taking the time, products used are listed and linked below, affiliate links used at no extra cost to you! Have a great week!

Kim

Simon Says: Interactive Christmas featuring Lawn Fawn

Hello crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

This week Simon Says: Interactive Christmas! The design team is featuring always super fun Lawn Fawn products! It isn't a requirement to use them but if you have them we would love to see them!

Come join in on the fun, you have the chance of winning a $50 gift card to the fantastic Simon Says Stamp store!

So how fun is this Christmas Fishes set by Lawn Fawn! I mean look at them, so cute! I started by stamping all of the images from that stamp set and colouring them with my Copic Markers and using the accompanying dies cuts.

If you follow my blog or Instagram, you know that I am clearly obsessed with this Brutus Monroe paper and a Distress Oxide background this season!

I used Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch Oxide inks for my panel, I added some water with my Distress Sprayer and some Picket Fence Distress Paint - because there is cleary snow under water... lol! 

I set my panel aside to dry and added my pattern paper to my card base and embellished my critters using the Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter my white gel pen and gold gel pen.

Once the panel was dry I die cut my Reveal Wheel Elements and put my card together.

I added my "sand" to the bottom and glued my critters/fishes to the card and that was it!

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Kim