Cards – Page 16 – Craft With May

Kit feature: August 2015 Simon Says Stamp kit

note: kit provided free and affiliate links used when possible in this post, at no additional cost to you – it just helps keep the blog running…

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New feature! Each month I am going to feature and highlight a different paper crafting kit with project tutorials and features. To kick things off, here is the just released Simon Says Stamp August card kit! Here’s a link to the kit if you want to check it out in detail. I love that anybody can buy a kit, they have exclusives each month, and I enjoy working this “card kit” into all kinds of paper craft projects!

I created a video where I make a card + walk through the kit.

link to YouTube

Here’s my first card:

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I just love how it turned out! Just a few dots of mist and such a playful feel to it. I will be back next week with project #2 – stay tuned!

Anything goes!

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I wanted to try and see what happened if I used cardstock that I cut this bird out from as a stencil… I like it! But what to do with it? With a scrap of doily and a few embellishments I had myself a card! So very simple – but a lot of fun. I will definitely be trying to use more of my bits of paper left over from die cutting as stencils!

Supplies Used:

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This week “anything goes” – so create something and join us! Simon is offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. Join the fun by creating a project this week – and for your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here.

coffee or tea?

When I decided to make this week’s challenge “coffee or tea” I knew I’d be using this Tim Holtz teacup die. I love how this card turned out – it will be holding a gift card inside for a very special person!

I used distress inks to stamp with, then gently painted with water to do a very controlled watercolor look – loving the results! lots of other stamping including pearl flourish on the cup (dabber paint), my cool new Simon Says Stamp letters, and more! This teacup has been featured on my projects quite a few times – love it!

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I took our challenge this week and used “coffee or tea” as my sentiment. I really like how this one turned out too.

supplies used:

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Simon is offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. Join the fun by creating a project this week – and for your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here.

Challenge: Mist + Stamps

This week we are all about mist + stamps. A favorite of mine! Simon is offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. Join the fun by creating a project this week – and for your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here.

Yeah, you can squirt mist. But I like to stamp with it, spray it on a mat and use a brayer, and flick it directly out of the bottle!

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So this week I made a card using a brayer (pink and green), I stamped with it (blue dots), and flicked it too (gold). The blue dot stamp (sadly) is a retired Hero Arts stamp. I’ve loved it for so long!

Simple but super fun!

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Simon Says… new product release!

My friends at Simon Says Stamp have a FABULOUS new release of stamps, ink pads, and more out today!

Free product provided, and affiliate links used when possible in this post, at no additional cost to you – it just helps keep the blog running…

I took some green copic markers and played around after stamping a few of these awesome nature stamps onto white cardstock. Note that I have a YouTube video on my channel up with the how-to (link)

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So enchanted with these stamps, and love that there is also a typewriter font in this release. Still on the nature kick though – decided to decorate the art journal I take out camping!

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Really can’t get enough of this stamp set – and the green stamped here on my cover is in fact the awesome new color called “Scuba”. For this I stamped in black archival ink, Scuba (the solid leaves), and my beloved white Simon Says Stamp pigment ink. Add a bit of gold and BAM. I’ve got a simply decorated journal ready to head out on my next camping adventure.

This is just the tip of the iceberg! Go check out all of the new exclusive products from stamps to inks and more at Simon Says Stamp. Thanks to my friends at Simon for sending me the perfect stamp set – I am having a blast playing with it and gearing up for a wonderful summer as you can see.