Simon Says - Thank You Ever So Much

Hello my friends, I'm back to share another card made with the Celestial Wishes stamp set and Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cubes from Simon Says May Card Kit. You can check out the contents of the kit or purchase individual items from the kit HERE.

I trimmed the Neenah White cardstock included in the kit to create a 4" x 5.1/4" panel and dragged the Zest Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink cube across the panel. I stamped the sun bursts and butterflies from the Celestial Wishes 6" x 8" stamp set, inked with the Terracotta Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink Cube.

I added the sentiments from the stamp set, inked with Simon Says Intense Black ink

I fixed the orange gems from Simon Says Warm Tones Pawsitively Dazzling Gems, which match perfectly with the terracotta ink, in place with Distress Collage Medium, matted the panel on to an A2 panel of Simon Says Burnt Orange cardstock and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Celestial Wishes May Card Kit

Hello my friends, it's always an exciting day when the Simon Says Stamp Monthly Card Kit arrives in the cubbyhole. 

The Celestial Wishes May Card Kit is packed with a fabulous assortment of great products and I was itching to dive down the making rabbit hole. You can check out the contents of the kit or purchase individual items from the kit HERE.I made a quick and easy card using the Celestial Wishes stamp set and the Zest and Terracotta Pawsitively Saturated Mini Ink cubes, new and exclusive to the kit at the moment. I trimmed the Neenah 110lb white cardstock included in the kit to 4" x 5.1/4" with my Tim Holtz Deckle Edge Trimmer, created an ombre sunset effect using the Pawsitively Saturated Zest and Terracotta Mini Ink Cubes with Simon Says Small Blending Brushes and flicked on water to create splatters.

I stamped the leaf images from the Celestial Wishes 6" x 8" stamp set on the panel, inked with the Pawsitively Saturated Terracotta Mini Ink Cube.I stamped the dragonfly from the stamp set, inked with Simon Says Intense Black Ink.I added the sentiment inked with Intense Black and the stars and sprinkles inked with Pawsitively Saturated Terracotta.I added the gold gems from the Simon Says Warm Tones Pawsitively Dazzling Gems also included in the kit.

To finish I matted the panel on to a Simon Says White Card Blank covered with Simon Says Burnt Orange cardstock.

I seem to be on a card kit making roll and will be back later to share another makes using this beautiful kit, in the meantime, have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Make Your Own Background

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...

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

I created a bold and bright page in my Dylusions Small Media Journal Page. I used the numbers image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Curiosity Shop, Deco Leaf and Spots Layering Stencils with Distress Oxide inks and Distress Grit Paste to make a funky background. I added TimHoltz/Stampers Anonymous Abstract Florals coloured with Distress Watercolor Pencils and used Sizzix Alphanumeric Stretch Lower Thinlits for the title.

I began by applying a light coat of White Gesso to the journal pages, inked through the Deco Leaf Layering Stencil with Saltwater Taffy and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks using mini round blending tools. I repeated with Spots Layering Stencil and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink. I inked the numbers stamp from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Curiosity Shop with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink and holding the stamp in my hand, stamped randomly on the pages. I created small circles on the pages using a Scorched Timber Distress Watercolor Pencil with the Spots Mini Layering Stencil from Set 59.

I aligned the Deco Leaf Layering Stencil with the original stencilling and applied Distress Grit Paste randomly on the pages.

I stamped the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Abstract Florals on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival, sprinkled with Ranger Fine Detail Black Embossing Powder and heat set.

I coloured the images using Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge and Peacock Feathers Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Detailer Water Brush.

I fussy cut the images to leave a small white border and fixed to the page using Distress Collage Medium.

I die-cut the title from Distress Black HeavyStock using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Stretched Lower Thinlits and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I fixed a section torn from a dictionary page to white card, stamped the blank label from Curiosity Shop, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival, coloured with a Mustard Seed Distress Watercolor Pencil and Detailer Water Brush and trimmed and fixed below the title.

To finish I added splatters of Black Soot Distress Paint.

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

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous - Paint By Number

Hello my friends, I'm back to share the trio of cards I made for the YouTube Live launch of Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous new collection of stamps and stencils, using the Paint By Number stamp set, all the Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 59 and 60 and just for good measure, threw in a few of the beautiful botanical images from Forgotten Garden and sentiments from Abstract Florals. If you missed the Live, you can catch up on the replay and check out all the amazing projects from the Makers on Tim's Blog or YouTube Channel.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 3 - 3.3/4" x 5" panels and coloured with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink by smooshing the ink on to my Media Mat and spritzing with water. I stamped the numbers from Paint By Number on to the panels for placement, inked with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink. I applied Picked Raspberry and Bundled Sage Distress Oxide inks through the Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 59 and 60 using Distress Tiny Blending Tools. I inked the sentiment stamp from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Nature Walk with Scorched Timber Distress Ink and stamped randomly over the panels.

I re-stamped the numbers on to Distress Watercolor card, sprinkled randomly with Picked Raspberry Embossing Glaze, heat set, fussy cut and fixed in place over the original stamped numbers to create some dimension.

I smooshed the Scorched Timber Distress Ink Pad on to my Media Mat, spritzed with water and used to add splatters on the backgrounds.

I fixed the panels to Distress Kraft HeavyStock panels measuring 4" x 5.1/4", machine stitched around the edges and added zig zag stitching randomly on the numbers.

I cut some of the sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Abstract Florals apart to get the words I needed and stamped on the panels using Black Soot Distress Archival Ink.

I outlined the word stamping by drawing around one of the rectangle shapes from the Labels Layering Stencil.

I stamped one of the images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Forgotten Garden repeatedly on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink and coloured with Picked Raspberry and Bundled Sage Distress Watercolor Pencils using a Detailer Water Brush.

I fussy cut the images and flower heads and fixed to the cards using Distress Collage Medium and Foam Squares.

To complete the sentiments, I fixed Sizzix Adhesive Sheets to Distress Black HeavyStock and die-cut using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower Thinlits. To finish I added buttons from my stash in colours to match the Bundled Sage/Picked Raspberry theme.

I'll be back soon to share more projects using the rest of the stamps from this amazing release.

Hugs Kath xxx

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous - Forgotten Garden

Hello my friends, if you've just come from the YouTube Live launch of the new collection of stamps from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous, you'll know what an awesome release it is and once again, regardless of your crafting style, there's something for everyone. If you missed the Live, you can catch up on the replay and check out all the amazing projects from the Makers on Tim's Blog or YouTube Channel. I love all the stamp sets but Forgotten Garden is one of my favourites and I used the botanical images to decorate a drawstring bag to hold lavender seeds, a small pillow, shaker card and tag. 

Let's start with the drawstring calico bag which I purchased in a pack of 20 from Amazon. I applied Rustic Wilderness Distress Paint through the Decor Leaf Mini Layering Stencil from Set 60 on the front and back of the bag using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I decided to sacrifice another bag and trimmed to create 2 panels, one slightly larger than the other. I spritzed the larger panel with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide Spray and set aside to dry. I stamped the image from Forgotten Garden inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink and coloured with Dusty Concord and Rusty Wilderness Distress Paints using a small watercolour brush. Once both panels were dry, I machine stitched them together and frayed the edges of both panels.

I applied Dusty Concord Distress Paint through the Spots Mini Layering Stencil from Set 59, spritzed the Dusty Concord Distress Paint left on my Glass Media Mat with water, added splatters to the panel, fixed the panel to the bag with fabric glue and added Idea-ology Specimen Remnant Rubs.

I filled the bag with the dried lavender seeds.

To create the pillow, I trimmed off the edge with the drawstring cord from another calico bag, stamped the images from Forgotten Garden with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink, coloured with Dusty Concord, Crushed Olive and Rustic Wilderness Distress Paints and heat set to dry.

I applied Dusty Concord Distress Paint through the Deco Feather Mini Layering Stencil from Set 60 using a Mini Round Blending Tool on the back of the pillow.

I hand stitched Idea-ology Trimmings, from my stash, around the bottom of the pillow, added Idea-ology Specimen Remnant Rubs, filled with fibrefill and stitched close.

To finish I stitched a button to the front and a large button on the back to cover where the trimmings overlapped.

I'll be back tomorrow to share another project made for the Live and will share the shaker card and tag made with Forgotten Garden next week. In the meantime, have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx