January Card Kit Reveal! Flurries of Love!
It’s December 14th and that means it’s time to reveal our Monthly Card Kit! Let me introduce you to Flurries of Love, our January 2016 card kit. Flurries of Love is full of winter theme images, perfect for those in-between non holiday card making.
This kit includes the Cute Snowflakes stamp set, Doodlebug’s Polar Pals 6×6 papers and Sticker sheet and Sparkle Sprinkles. Also in this kit is a roll of Silver Glitter tape, a pack of 130 piece Iridescent Snow flakes and 6 sheets of Simon Says card stock in Smoke, Sea Glass, Blue Violet, Lavender, Audrey Blue and 120# White.
I’ve created a card where I used everything in the kit! I stamped an Audrey Blue panel with snowflakes using White Pigment, Audrey Blue and VersaMark inks. From there I cut strips of pattern papers to frame the panel.
I added strips or paper and glitter tape putting them horizontal to create a place to anchor the snowman sticker. The top piece was stamped using greetings from the Cute Snowflakes stamp set in black ink.
I added a couple snowflake sequins and Sparkle sprinkles to finish things up. I’ve shot a video walk through of the kit, explaining all the contents and a little instruction on how to make the card. You can watch it below or on our YouTube channel.
The Cute Snowflakes Stamp set is also available for individual purchase in our store.
Remember, you can SUBSCRIBE to our no obligation kits and receive them monthly for $ 24.95 or purchase them each month for $ 29.95, while supplies last.
If you are a subscriber who used Paypal to purchase your subscription, please be sure to pay the invoice that we send you within 3 business days. We have a limited number of this card kit in stock and don’t want you to miss out. For easier and quicker monthly processing, please contact us via email or telephone and we will put your credit card on file as a courtesy for you. Card kits bill and ship between the 17th and 27th days of every month.
Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy!
Spotted! December 2015 Edition
Seeing all of the amazing cards and projects featuring the Simon Say Stamp brand that are created by you, our awesome customers, is super fun for us! We love seeing what you are creating. ‘Spotted!’ is a monthly feature on this blog that highlights the talents of all of you! Thank your for bringing our products to life with your creativity and energy! It’s really a treat to share your projects!
Today we are happy to introduce you to 5 designers who shared their work and caught our eye for the December 2015 ‘Spotted’ post! We send each of them a little something special for being “spotted.” Be sure to use the hashtag #simonsayssstamp on your social media accounts so we can spot YOU! We find cards on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr, in our Simon Galleries, and craft blogs.
We spotted this gorgeous card on the Pink Lion Cards blog. The beautiful dark background perfectly accents the Merry & Bright word dies and the pretty sequins. Such a clever use of accents on a clean and simple card. Be sure to click over and see more from Pink Lion Cards!
Svitlana created this beautiful card using the Simon Says Stamp Clustered Leaves Die. Her colors are gorgeous, and her sense of clean and elegant style just made us happy! Please stop by Svitlana’s blog to see her wonderful work!
Tracey made this classy and elegant Christmas card using the Simon Says Stamp Village Dies. It’s so wonderful how she created this snowy scene with cozy houses. Love the pops of green she made by coloring the trees with her Copic Markers. You can find Tracey’s great creations at her blog called In My Creative Opinion!
This gorgeous red and white creation caught our eye right away on Pinterest! Kim S created a graphic Christmas card using the Presents and Ornaments Stamp Set and the Holiday Frame Die. We love this fresh look for Winter. You can’t go wrong with candy cane colors! You can see more of Kim’s creations on her blog.
Lynn made a super sweet and cheery Christmas card with the Simon Says Stamp Furry Christmas Friends stamp set! We love how she popped the color with the striped paper behind her beautifully colored animals. Check out Lynn’s blog for more awesome cards!
Would you like to be SPOTTED using Simon Says Stamp product?
Post your creations to Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram (with hashtag #simonsaysstamp), your blog and/or the Simon Says Stamp online galleries (in the sidebar) and we’ll choose cards or projects to feature each month! We also have a Simon Says Stamp Flickr group here and we would love for you to join us! So many ways for you to play along with us.
We can’t wait to see what you are creating!!
Below are some of the Simon Says Stamp exclusive products featured in this post:
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Weekender with Wanda – More fun with DieCember products!
Hello there! Yes, it’s the weekend again! Last week went by so fast! Must be all that Christmas running around and such! Welcome back to another edition of Weekender with Wanda here on the Simon Says Stamp blog. I’m always so very happy to see you here each weekend! Thanks for all the nice comments. I read them all – and enjoy your suggestions and support! Hope your holiday season is going well.
Today, in order to take a tiny break from holiday madness, I made a birthday card to share with you! I really wanted to use some more of the awesome products from the Simon Says Stamp DieCember release. I especially had my eye on the beautiful Single Roses Dies. I used those pretty roses dies in combination with the Painted Happy Birthday Die and then popped it all with a lot of bright vivid color. You can never have too many birthday cards on hand, right? I love to watercolor with my Distress Inks and that is the technique I used for today’s card.
I really love to use super bright colors with deep rich black accents. For this card, I made the flowers Pink and Yellow and bright Green. Then I die cut my sentiment out of crisp black cardstock. You can see that I added some white accents to the die cut words using a white gel pen. That’s the first time I’ve done this, and I like how that came out! My Single Roses Dies are cut out of bright white cardstock and then layered over my colored panels.
I used the awesome Tim Holtz Ranger Watercolor Paper for this project, and my Mini Distress Inks. To use the ink colors, I simply rubbed some ink (smushed it!) onto my craft sheet. Next I added some water to my inks using a paint brush (You can also use a spritzer bottle). Then, I used a water brush to apply the color to my paper. For the leaves I used two different shades of green – Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint.
For my flowers, I used Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry inks and used the same technique outlined above. After my watercolor paper was dry (I used my heat tool) I took a pencil and lightly traced around my roses die cuts. Then I cut the shapes out by hand, cutting the shapes slightly larger than my outline. After erasing my pencil lines I ended up with this:
I thought the background paper needed a bit of visual interest so I used some Black Soot Distress Ink to make splatters. To do this I put some ink onto my craft sheet and mixed it with water. Then I used the new Tim Holtz Splatter Brush to put the black ink splatters down. I absolutely love how this new brush works! I adhered my die cuts using foam tape for the flowers and a glue pen for the words. Lastly I added a few glittery enamel dots in matching shades. A black card base completes the look.
You could really have fun with this one – using all different colors for your flower backgrounds, and using different word dies. I might have to try making a Christmas one – if I don’t run out of time! Be sure to pop over and check out all the inspiration in the DieCember Idea Gallery! Also, please add your own DieCember creation! We love to see what you make with Simon Says Stamp products. AND…don’t forget that Copic Markers are on sale 25% off – until the 15th!
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Blog Candy Alert!! Follow our blog via email and comment on this post for a chance to win a special blog candy! Remember to tag your Christmas projects with #simonsaysstamp on social media so we can see what you are creating this holiday season! See you next weekend!
