Categories: Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Card Kit

October Card Kit – SSS

Back for another card using the Simon Says Stamp October card kit! I loved the diversity of this stamp set so much!

One of many things I miss during this pandemic is getting together with friends. Thankfully, I do have a few friends that are quarantining just as well as we are and can meet up, but it takes out the fun whim of getting together with girlfriends for coffee. I made this card hoping that some day I can send it out and catch up with a few people who I haven’t had the chance to see this quarantine.

I started with using the new distress oxide ink in Crackling Campfire because honestly, its got to be the most perfect fall color. I picked out a brand new stencil from my stash from Paper Rose called “Stephanie” and brushed the distress ink on to it. I also used Pixie Spray for the first time and I was presently surprised! This was a very intricate stencil and it worked wonders keeping it in place. When the ink was blended to my liking, I stamped the coffee cups from the stamp set and then colored them with my Caran d’Ache pencils. I added some gold Nuvo drops, flicked the card from the bottom to level them out and then finished!

What’s your favorite thing about fall?

Categories: Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Card Kit

October Card Kit – SSS

I love a good card kit and Simon Says Stamps October kit is one I cannot put down! I even received Novembers yesterday and can’t bring myself to move on.

This little guy stole my heart with his cute little sweater. I broke out my Caran d’Ache pencils again to give him a quick color. I used the patterned paper from the kit of the falling leaves and tried to coordinate his sweater to match.

I added a velum circle behind him to break up the background and help him pop! Super simple and easy card!

Last I checked this kit still was for sale so go now and grab one!

Categories: Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Card Kit

October Card Kit 2020 – SSS

I just love fall! This months kit was so inspiring for the season. I was very inspired by Amy from Prairie Paper and Ink when she used the nuvo shimmer powders on a recent holiday card. They are stunning! (Click here for her blog post!). After not having the best luck with them, I followed her video as well as her advice on just letting them be to dry. So I pulled out my Tim Holtz watercolor paper and went to town creating two sheets of shimmers.

I started by selecting three colors of Nuvo shimmer powders . Once I had all three colors chosen,Solar Flare, Catherine Wheel, and Falling Leaves, I grabbed two sheets of Tim Holtz water color paper. I wanted to test which way the colors reacted better. One sheet where I place the shimmers down first then add water, and the second way where I add water and then spritz. I softly tapped the bottom of each bottle with my nail to help expel the littlest amount of product (because a little goes a long way!). Each method had similar results and I couldn’t tell the difference between the two. However, I enjoyed adding the powders first, then spritzing with water.

After I left them to dry, I returned and used the trees from the stamp set and arranged them so that the leaves of the trees had the best color. I then cut them out.

I grabbed matching colors in distress oxide ink and splattered the kraft Gina K cardstock along the bottom to represent leaves that had already fallen. I used Candied apple, Mowed Lawn and Fossilized Amber.

I glued them all and added some jewels and tada! Fall on a card. There are still some Simon Says Stamp October Card kits. You can find them here!

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