Clean & Simple Stenciled Card with Kristina Werner
Hi all! Kristina here! Today I have a clean and simple stenciled card for you! I used some postage stamps as color inspiration for the inks and used four colors from Simon’s Pawsitively Saturated Ink line: Cheeky, Guava, Amethyst, and Violet. All the stenciling was done with the Rainbow Splash Flip-Flop Shapes stencil set.
As I stenciled the hearts, I used multiple colors on each one, and made sure to overlap them.
To finish off the card, I stacked four layers of the Sending Love & Hugs diecut to create dimension.
Thanks for stopping by! This simple card is a lot of fun!
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Stamp Layering Tutorial: Send Smiles Across the Miles with this On-Trend Village Set – Yippee for Yana
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back the oh-so-talented and amazing Yana Smakula! (Please note: our dear friend Yana is Ukrainian. To show support to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, please see Yana’s post HERE.)
Hello, crafters, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp! Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video!
Have you seen the European Street stamp set? Oh.Em.Gee. Being from Europe I could not wait to use these darling houses on a card! Today I’m sharing a card for a crafty bestie. We all have friends, crafty friends, who live not close enough and I think this kind of card is perfect for that kind of friend – a crafty bestie who lives miles (or kilometers, as we say in Europe) away.
I stamped 2 out of the 3 houses from this stamp set on Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock using Butter, Honey, and Woodsy for the yellow house and Aspen, Sage, and Mocha for the green house. The add-on stamp set is a must, as it allows you to add charm and character to your houses – you can use it to stamp wild grape plants spanning the house (we had a huge one growing at the base of the apartment house I used to live in when I was little), or ivy reaching all the way to the second floor or draping down from the balcony above. I stamped greenery onto the green house using Pearfection ink. Don’t forget to pick up the coordinating dies for these as they make cutting the houses an easy and enjoyable task.
The idea I had for this card featured 2 houses and a vertical sentiment. I used the Hello Beautiful one from the Slimline Beautiful You stamp set. I did some ink blending to add color to the background and blended Seafoam ink in the top right and Celery in the bottom right corners to create the notion of sky and grass. The two colors do not meet on my card, there is still plenty of white space.
I also added basic stamping using the European Cities Background stamp, the one with the confetti – I stamped that using the same Seafoam ink to emphasize the sky.
I also used the tiny add-on set to create little trees, bicycle, and streetlight to help set the scene on my card. Everything was adhered to the background using foam adhesive. I also used the Seaglass cardstock to create A2 card base to have a tiny bit of this beautiful color show on the front of my card behind the ink-blended panel (which I trimmed down to be a bit smaller than 4 ¼ x 5 ½”).
I bet you already have a friend in mind to send this kind of card to! I know I do! Have fun stamping! -Yana
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks again to Yana for being our guest!
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Did You Know? March 2024 edition!
Hello crafters, it’s Shari Carroll here with you! I have a new edition of our popular Did You Know series today!
If it’s your first time seeing this feature, each month, we bring you fun facts, creative tips, and even crafty hacks about your favorite supplies and brands; you can then use these awesome tips that you learn in your next crafting projects! Are you ready to learn some fun tricks? Keep on reading!
Our Pawsitively Dazzling Gems are highly faceted, reflective glass gems for an ultimate shine! These adorable and handy jars hold approximately 244 gems in a mix of 3 sizes. We have color selections available now, including Clear, Sunbeam, Lucky, Cool Tones, and Rainbow.
TIP: Customize your clear gems by using your alcohol inks or Copic markers.
TIP: Adhere your gems using our Simon Craft Tacky Glue and our Place and Score Wand.
TIM HOLTZ CLEAR STAMPS AND STENCILS
Tim has some really beautiful clear stamp and stencil sets. These are created from some of his most popular images. Perfect for Spring, the latest sets are Note Quotes, Bold Botanicals, Silhouette Birds, and Bunny Hop! Check out the stencils in the images below, they are mixed images for a variety of backgrounds. Be sure to check out our store for additional sets.
I’ve created a shaker tag using the Bunny Hop stamps and stencil. With a little color blending, some stamping with white Staz-on and sequins you have an impactful and easy way to use your stamps and stencil for a Spring project.
And Finally… Did you know it’s NATIONAL CRAFT MONTH? Be sure to sign up to get our notifications with the latest news and savings!
I hope these tips have helped you learn about some special items for your crafting needs. Thanks for tuning in today and spending some time with me. Happy Crafting!
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