Card Kit Reveal and Inspiration: Life Is a Party!
Introducing our April 2022 Card Kit Life Is A Party!
This bold and trendy kit features three brand-new Simon exclusives: the super fun Life Is A Party 6×8 stamp set, the Balloon Trio die, and the Dimensional Stars embossing folder. There are vibrant and colorful 6×8 patterned papers from Damask Love for American Crafts plus a full-sized Distress Oxide ink pad in the just-released color—Saltwater Taffy! Yeah, baby!
In addition, we’ve included 2 jars of Ranger Stickles in Venus and Galaxy, 2 sheets of Yupo paper, and one sheet of Neenah Solar White cardstock.
Crank up the tunes and strap on your roller skates—our Life Is A Party kit is a SUPER good time!
The NEW Life Is a Party! 6×8 clear stamp set, the NEW Balloon Trio dies, and the Dimensional Stars embossing folder are available for individual purchases in our store!
Don’t forget! We have LOTS of gorgeous card kit inspiration to access and add to in our Card Kit Galleries!
You can purchase the kit at $39.99, or you can subscribe to our kit of the month program for just $34.99 (plus S&H) per month to have our kits delivered right to your door each month!
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 anytime between the 16 – 30 of every month.
Did You Know? March 2022
Hi friends! Happy STAMPtember® eve! Today I have a new edition of our popular Did You Know series!
Hello crafters, it’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you! Today I have a new edition of our popular Did You Know series!
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!
Therm O Web Pixie Tape
Having a low-tack tape on hand is an invaluable tool for die cutting, stenciling, ink blending, and more! Therm O Web’s Pixie Tape is a perfect tape for all of these techniques, as its gentle adhesive won’t tear your paper as you use it. It also has a slick surface that wipes clean of inks and pastes, which allows you to reuse it more than once!
Simon Says Stamp Magnetic Glass Mat
Our Simon Says Stamp Magnetic Glass Mat work surface is perfect for ALL the things! Its white color is perfect for seeing colors clearly and the magnetic feature allows you to use a bar magnet to hold your project in place. The grid makes it so easy to measure and line pieces up–and did you know we even included corner marks for many of the most popular card sizes?
Simon Says Stamp Triangle Trays
Our adorable Simon Says Stamp Triangle Trays are the best way to sort and select your embellishments! The convenient triangular shape of this tray makes putting the sequins back into their original container super easy; no more sequins all over your craft table (or worse, the floor!). Plus, each tray includes our adorable, signature paw print in the center!
Simon Says Stamp Black Glossy Cardstock
Gorgeous and classy, our Simon exclusive Black Glossy Cardstock is the ultimate paper for many different crafting projects! Did you know that it looks AMAZING when used with embossing folders? The depth and shine of the embossed details literally jump off the cardstock!
Simon Says Stamp White Glossy Cardstock
Hot foil is a very popular trend these days in the paper crafting world! We specifically designed our Simon Says Stamp White Glossy Cardstock to work as a superior surface for hot foil techniques. The paper has a beautiful glossy finish that enhances your hot foiling to perfection. The best part is that the paper can also be ink blended over, which allows you to add color to your foiled creations!
I hope these tips have helped you learn a few tricks for your upcoming crafting projects… Thanks for tuning in today and spending some time with me!
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Bright Birthday Trio
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Cheiron Brandon who has a lovely bright and colorful project to share with us today! Read on and enjoy!
Hi there creative friends, it’s Cheiron Brandon here and I am back with another Tim Holtz Distress project. Today I have created a card project that anyone can make with just a few supplies using Distress Watercolor Cardstock, three colors of Distress Ink and the Sizzix Bold Text 1 Word Dies. I am also going to show you 3 variations for assembling these cards.
When I set out to make these, I create some fun vibrant backgrounds simply to build my birthday card stash. To keep it easy, I used 3 colors of Distress Inks: Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Peacock Feathers. I used a Distress Watercolor Cardstock, and then pressed some of the inks onto my glass mat, sprayed them with water (till you see the ink bead up) and then pressed each piece into the color to create the first layer. Just press and lift up, do not smoosh around or you will just get one color! I dried them all with a heat tool, then continued to build the layers by adding more ink to each piece just in small areas at a time
Once the panels were dry, I wanted to add a sentiment for a quick and easy birthday card. There are a few ways you can do this, and I wanted to share three ways that I have made cards using these Bold Text dies. The first is to add the words on top of the panel. The way I do this is to die cut the words out of my panel, but keep the letters in by adding Sookwang tape to the back. Then I cut the letters again out of white cardstock and layer them on top. The second, possibly easier way is to cut the letters out, back the panel with a piece of white cardstock and then add the ‘insides’ of the panel back in. And one more, even simpler way is to cut the words out of a rectangle of white cardstock and adhere it over the inked panel. I did use a bit of foam tape on mine.
These techniques are perfect for making batches of cards! You could make backgrounds one day then add sentiments the next. If you want to make the cards even fancier, you could add Distress Mica Spray or even embellishments (like tiny stars). I hope this post gave you some fun ideas for creating with the Bold Text dies! Let me know which one you find the easiest!
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Thanks so much for stopping by today, and thanks to Cheiron for being our guest!
