Whimsy Stamps Anything Goes

 Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week's challenge is Anything Goes!

We are showcasing Whimsy Stamps this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see what you make! As always just for entering you will be eligible for the the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store!

I have made a fun birthday card to showcase the gorgeous Whimsy butterfly stamp set.

I made this card using an A2 size cardbase made from smooth white cardstock. I then trimmed down another panel of white cardstock to create an ink resist background. I stamped three of the butterfly images from the stamp set all over the panel using VersaMark ink and white embossing powder. I heat set that with a heat tool and let cool. I began to ink blend the embossed panel at the top left corner and worked my way down to the bottom right corner. Using a napkin, I gently wiped away ink that had been left behind on the butterfly images. I then die cut the happy birthday and streamers and added them to the card with foam adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed the card I made today and if you are interested in any of the products I used, they are listed and linked below for your convenience. All supplies can be found at the Simon Says Stamp store.

Supplies:

Whimsy Stamps Butterflies clear stamp set

Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday CZ dies

Simon Says Stamp Streamer Ribbons

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Cracked Pistachio

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Salvaged Patina

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Wilted Violet

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Picked Raspberry

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Fossilized Amber

VersaMark watermark ink

Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder

Ranger Mini-Domed Blender sponge

Ranger Mini Blender Tool

Neenah Smooth white cardstock

***If any product is out of stock, just click on the "Notify Me" button and you will receive an alert from Simon when that item is back in stock! 

Now it's you turn! Happy crafting!

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You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

 

Newton's Nook STAMPtember exclusives

Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Newton's Nook

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

I just flipped when I saw this Warm and Cozy Wishes collaboration set with Simon! So much that I had to make two cards!

Both cards are made from smooth white cardstock cut to an A2 size cardbase.  I stamped one using black copic friendly ink and colored the images in using copic markers. The other was stamped using a very light distress ink. I believe it was antique linen and colored using prisma colored pencils for a no-line coloring effect. The copic colored card has a distress inked background while the prisma colored card has a pattern paper background. I stamped the copic colored card's sentiment using more black ink. The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder on the colored pencil card. I hope this wasn't too confusing but if you have any questions, just leave me a comment!

I hope you enjoyed stopping by to see my two creations! Here is a list and links to all the supplies I used to make these cards. Happy STAMPtember!!

Supplies:

Newton's Nook exclusive stamp set

Simon Says stamp clear embossing ink pad

Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Salvaged Patina

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Wild Honey

Sakura White Gel pen

Paper Rose STAMPtember exclusive

Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Paper Rose.

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

I used the All the Thanks stamp set to create this colorful thank you card.   

This is a very clean and simple card with a burst of color to emphasise the sentiment. I made this card using an A2 size card base using white cardstock. I then cut a panel from white cardstock to leave a bit of a border. Using distress oxide inks I ink blended a colorful rainbow background for the sentiment from the stamp set. I stamp the sentiment using the same oxide inks and clear embossing powder to create some shine. I stamped the sub-sentiment underneath in black ink. I added some flat pearls for some interest.

Here is a list and links to all the supplies I used to make this card. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Paper Rose exclusive stamp set

Neenah Solar white cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Fossilized Amber

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina

VersaFine Onyx black ink

Simon Says Stamp clear embossing powder

Pretty Pink Posh Aquamarine flat pearls/jewels

Pretty Pink Posh Bubblegum flat pearls/jewels

Pretty Pink Posh Sunshine flat pearls/jewels

Pretty Pink Posh STAMPtember exclusive

Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Pretty Pink Posh!

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

I used the Coffee Friends stamp set to create this fun and cozy card. 

I made this card using an A2 size card base out of white cardstock. I then trimmed down a panel from white cardstock to be a bit smaller than the base. I ink blended the panel with speckled egg distress oxide ink and a blender brush. Using a snow stencil, I added texture paste to create falling snow. While that was drying, I stamped the coffee cup image from the stamp set in black copic friendly ink and colored them using copic markers. I then fussy cut them out and arranged them around the sentiment from the stamp set that I stamped using red ink and cut out with a oval die. To finish the card off, I added icicle stickles for a bit of sparkle.

Here is a list and links to all the supplies I used to make this card. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

My Favorite Things Coffee Friends exclusive stamp set

Neenah Solar White cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Speckled Egg

Simon Says Stamp blender brushes

Memento Tuxedo black ink

Lawn Fawn Lobster dye ink pad

Ranger Icicle Stickles glue

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Ranger Texture Opaque paste

Simon Says Stamp Nesting oval dies

Tim Holtz STAMPtember Exclusive

 Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Tim Holtz!

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

This stamp set is a large red rubber Stampers Anonymous Christmas stamp set featuring lots of gorgeous holiday images.

I created this card using an A2 size card base made from white cardstock.  I then trimmed down another piece of white cardstock to create a panel a bit smaller to leave a white border. I stamped the large image from the set using black ink and heat set it with clear embossing powder. I then cut it up! Yes, I did! I wanted a kinda 3d look to this card. I cut out the tree and santa on the latter. I then stamped the whole scene again on another panel and ink blended the sky and added some texture paste for snow. When everything was dry, I added the panel to my card and along with the popped up santa and tree. I know it might be hard to tell in this photo so I attached a video that hopefully gives you a better idea of the layers I created. The sentiment was heat embossed in white on to a red cardstock strip and the believe die was cut from silver cardstock.

Here is a list and links to all the supplies I used to make this card. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Tim Holtz STAMPtember exclusive stamp set

Simon Says Stamp Believe die

VersaFine Onyx Black ink

Simon Says Stamp embossing ink

Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Uncharted Mariner

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tumbled Glass

Ranger White Texture Opaque paste

Avery Elle STAMPtember exclusives

Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Avery Elle.

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

I used the Reindeer Wishes stamp set to create this fun holiday card.  

I made this card using an A2 size cardbase made from smooth white cardstock. I then trimmed down another piece of white cardstock and ink blended it using distress oxides. I used some white acrylic paint to add some white splatter to look like snow. I then stamped the image from the stamp set directly onto the ink blended panel using Walnut Stain distress oxide ink. I then stamped the sentiment from the stamp set using a embossing ink and heat set it with white embossing powder. I then stamped the reindeer image onto white cardstock and fussy cut out and paper pieced it onto the first stamped image. I added stickles for some sparkle to the ornaments and collar.

Here is a list and links to all the supplies I used to make this card. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Avery Elle exclusive stamp set

Neenah Solar White cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Picked Raspberry

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Abandoned Coral

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Carved Pumpkin

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Walnut Stain

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Simon Says Stamp embossing ink pad

Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder

Ranger Icicle Stickles

My Favorite Things STAMPtember Exclusives

Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with My Favorite Things. 

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

I used the Owl-ways My Favorite stamp set to create this adorable card.  

I made this card using an A2 size card base from smooth white cardstock. I then trimmed down a panel of watercolor cardstock to leave a bit of a border. I then used the new Tim Holtz watercolor pencils to make an ink blended background. I then stamped the images from the stamp set using black copic friendly ink and colored them with copic markers. I then fussy cut them out and added them to the ink blended background. I stamped the sentiments from the stamp set and cut them into strips. I then added some sequins for a bit of sparkle.

Here is a list and links to all the supplies I used to make this card. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

My Favorite Things exclusive stamp set

Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor pencil Mustard Seed

Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor pencil Cracked Pistachio

Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor pencil  Picked Raspberry

Neenah Solar white cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Memento Tuxedo black ink

Tim Holtz watercolor paper

Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins

Altenew Card plus matching envelope

 Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week's challenge is Card + Matching Envelope.

We are showcasing Altenew products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see what you make! As always just for entering you will be eligible for the the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store!

Christmas is just around the corner! I try every year to send out Christmas/Holiday cards to friends and family. Wanting to make Christmas cards was one of the reason I started making cards over 20 years ago. So today I have made a fun Christmas/Holiday card for this week's challenge. I was heavily inspired by Laura Bassen when I chose these colors. They are not so traditional but still has a holiday feel.

I made this card with an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then cut a panel using a stitched rectangle die out of cream colored cardstock. I then pulled out my scraps of cardstock and cut strips of red, pink, orange, yellow and green. I used tape runner to adhere them to a scrap piece of cardstock and then used a circle die to cut out a colorful background for my sentiment. My sentiment JOY was die cut using Altenew's big alpha dies out of white cardstock. I popped the letters up in the center of the circle and added die cut snowflakes around the card. The sub-sentiment was embossed in white on a black strip of cardstock. I have a red envelope to match my card.

I hope you enjoyed the card I made today and if you are interested in any of the products I used, they are listed and linked below for your convenience. All supplies can be found at the Simon Says Stamp store.

Supplies:

Altenew Bold Alphabet dies

Simon Says Stamp Tiny words Christmas

Lawn Fawn mini Snowflakes

Simon Says Stamp A2 envelopes

Neenah Solar White cardstock

Simon Says Stamp cream cardstock

***If any product is out of stock, just click on the "Notify Me" button and you will receive an alert from Simon when that item is back in stock! 

Now it's you turn! Happy crafting!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too.

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

 

Riley & Co. STAMPtember Exclusives

Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Riley & Co. 

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

I used the Riley & Co. It's Your Day stamp set to create this fun birthday card.  

I love the clean and simple look of a card. It's probably my favorite card to make. I feel like this stamp set lends itself to a CAS card. I made this card using an A2 size cardbase made from smooth white cardstock. I then masked off a seperate panel from white cardstock with a circle die cut into vellum to create a stencil. I then used post it tape to make a flat bottom to the circle mask and used distress ink to blend a colorful background. I then stamped the images from the stamp set onto white cardstock using black copic friendly ink and colored the images in with copic markers. I fussy cut them out and heat embossed the sentiment using white embossing powder to make it stand out. I added the images to the ink blended semi-circle and added some more stamped and colored images like the balloon and the little snail. I finished this card off by stamping the Happy Birthday sentiment underneath and popping the whole panel up using foam adhesive.

Supplies used to make this card:

Riley & Co. It's Your Birthday exclusive stamp set

Neenah Smooth white cardstock

Memento Tuxedo black ink

Simon Says Stamp white embossing ink

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fossilized Amber

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Picked Raspberry

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Wilted Violet

Simon Says Stamp Foam adhesive

*Please leave a message in the comments if you would like to know the list of copic marks I used.

Reverse Confetti STAMPtember exclusives

Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Reverse Confetti!

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

I used the Reverse Confetti Fa La La Trees stamp set to create this festive holiday card. 

Lot's of gold shimmer to this card! I created it using an A2 size card base from smooth white cardstock. I then trimmed down a panel of white cardstock to leave a bit of a border and ink blended it using distress inks in shades of red. I then flicked on some water drops and splattered some white and gold paint for a festive background. I then stamped the tree images from the stamp set using an embossing ink and embossed them using gold embossing powder. I fussy cut them out and added them to the center of the card panel. I stamped the word Christmas from the stamp set onto red cardstock and heat embossed it with white embossing powder and then trimmed it to a strip. I then die cut the sentiment Blessings from heavy white cardstock 3 times for extra thickness and adhered them together. I finished the card off with a bit of stickles on the front tree.

Supplies:

Reverse Confetti STAMPtember exclusive stamp set

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Barn Door

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fired Brick

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Aged Mahogany

Simon Says Stamp Christmas Blessings die

Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse red cardstock

Neenah Solar White cardstock

Simon Says Stamp embossing ink pad

Simon Says Stamp Gold embossing powder

Simon Says Stamp White embossing powder

Ranger Stickles Icicle glitter glue

Stamperia Golden Sun Stardust Metallic paint

Mama Elephant STAMPtember exclusive

Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Mama Elephant!

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

I used the Mama Elephant Merry Greeters stamp set to create these adorable holiday gift tags.

I used an old goodie bag pattern and created a couple of bags from light weight red paper. I stamped with with a polka dot background using a watermark ink and white embossing powder. I die cut out 5 mini tags from craft cardstock. I also die cut the tags from white cardstock and trimmed them down to create a snowy ground. I then stamped the adorable images from the stamp set using copic friendly black ink and colored them using copic markers. I fussy cut them out and using foam adhesive I added them to the tags. I added some stickles for a bit of sparkle.

Supplies:

Mama Elephant Merry Greeters limited edition stamp set

Neenah White cardstock

Neenah Desert Storm cardstock

Spellbinders Assorted tag set

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

Lawn Fawn Peppermint twine

Simon Says Stamp 3d foam squares

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Ranger Icicle Stickles

Lawn Fawn Little Critters

Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week's challenge is Little Critters.

We are showcasing Lawn Fawn products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see what you make! As always just for entering you will be eligible for the the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store!

I know an elephant and giraffe is not considered a little critter but when they are only about 2 inches tall I just had to use them! Lawn Fawn is known for their amazing interactive products so I wanted to make this pop up platform card using all these adorable animals.

I used the platform pop up die from Lawn Fawn to make the base of this interactive card. With the exception of the sentiment that I embossed with white embossing powder, I have used all die cuts. I also used a variety of colored cardstock. 

I made a little video showing how this pop up card will fit nicely in an envelope. This pop up card was designed to fit inside an A2 size envelope but because my giraffe's head poked out the top a bit, I have decided to use a 5x7 envelope.

I hope you enjoyed the card I made today and if you are interested in any of the products I used, they are listed and linked below for your convenience. All supplies can be found at the Simon Says Stamp store.

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Platform Pop-Up and add on platform die set

Simon Says Stamp Picture Book Giraffe die

Simon Says Stamp Picture Book Elephant die

Simon Says Stamp Picture Book Zebra die

Simon Says Stamp Groovy Happy Birthday die

Doodlebug Hello There die set (cloud die)

Impression Obsession Scalloped Circle die

Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder

***If any product is out of stock, just click on the "Notify Me" button and you will receive an alert from Simon when that item is back in stock! 

Now it's you turn! Happy crafting!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too.

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

 

Memory Box STAMPtember exclusive

 Today Simon Says Stamp is revealing the exclusive STAMPtember collaboration with Memory Box!

If you fall in love with this stamp set, don't wait to grab it because once these exclusive collaborations sell out they are gone forever!!

Even though it's over 100 degrees outside the holidays are fast approaching. Using the gorgeous image from this exclusive Memory Box Beautiful Moments stamp set I have made a Christmas card.

I began with an A2 size card base made from white cardstock. Using a stitched rectangle die I cut a panel out of light grey cardstock. I used the poinsettia, berries and leaf images to stamp and embossed using white embossing powder. I then stamped the images onto white card stock and heat embossed them again using more white embossing powder. I then cut the images apart and ink blended them using distress ink with a finger dauber. I fussy cut each leaf, berry and the flower out. I ink blended a shadow onto the gray card stock where I had first stamped the image for added dimension. I then glued the pieces onto the gray cardstock. I know it might sound confusing but just look at the image and you should be able to see what I did. I found a stitched tag die in my stash to showcase the sentiments from the stamp set. I then heat embossed the wishes in silver embossing powder and fussy cut it out and popped it up using foam squares. I popped up the poinsettia flower as well. I then added some shiny pearl accents.

If you want to grab this Memory Box stamp set I have listed it and linked all the products I used to create this card.

Thank you for stopping by and happy STAMPtember!!

Supplies:

Memory Box Beautiful Moments limited stamp set

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Banner dies

Lawn Fawn Fog cardstock

Tim Holtz distress oxide ink Pumice Stone

Tim Holtz distress oxide ink Shabby Shutters

Tim Holtz distress oxide ink Peeled Paint

Tim Holtz distress oxide ink Barn Door

Tim Holtz distress oxide ink Fired Brick

Simon Says Stamp Silver embossing powder

Pretty Pink Posh flat pearls

Simon Says Stamp 3 foam squares

STAMPtember Stamp It!

 Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week's challenge is  Stamp It!

We are showcasing exclusive products from the STAMPtember release this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see what you make! As always just for entering you will be eligible for the the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store!

STAMPtember is one of my favorite months of the year! It's so exciting for lovers of stamping!!

I have made a fun shaker card for the challenge using the Happy Face stamp set. So adorable!

I have made a little video to show you this card in action!

My favorite size of cards these days are mini slimline cards. So I began with white card stock and cut the card base to mini slimline size. I then stamped on the base the happy faces and sentiment from the stamp set. I embossed them using white embossing powder and then ink blended them with distress oxide inks.

I used a stencil and more distress oxide inks to color the panel that I die cut 3 circles to create the shaker elements.

I hope you enjoyed the card I made today and if you are interested in any of the products I used, they are listed and linked below for your convenience. All supplies can be found at the Simon Says Stamp store.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Happy Faces stamp set

Neenah Solar white cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Wilted Violet

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Abandoned Coral

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Fossilized Amber

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Twisted Citron

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina

Simon Says Stamp Nested Circle dies

Simon Says Stamp White Foam Tape

Simon Says Stamp White embossing powder

Simon Says Stamp embossing watermark ink

Simon Says Stamp sequins mix

***If any product is out of stock, just click on the "Notify Me" button and you will receive an alert from Simon when that item is back in stock! 

Now it's you turn! Happy crafting!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too.

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in