Welcome everyone and Happy Saturday! It’s Shari here with a mixed media canvas full of color inspired by my surroundings of fall.

I’ve created this canvas to include a variety of texture, a mixture of color, and a bit of shine!

The background starts with cut papers that are overlapped with crumpled tissue on top. After a coat of Distress Crackle paint, I’ve added Walnut Stain ink to get some dramatic effects.

The die-cut leaves were colored using Distress stains by dripping the stain directly on to moistened watercolor paper.

Finally, everything came together with a die-cut foil cup to hold all the colorful clippings.

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SUPPLIES:

Winsor Newton 8×8 Stretched Cotton… [ SSS ] Honey Bee FRESH BREWED 6 x 6 Paper… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp LATTE GIFT CARD… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp TENDER LEAVES Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp DETAIL ELM LEAVES… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp LEAFY CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Sizzix FESTIVE STEMS Bigz L… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain WILD… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain RUSTY… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain August… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain BARN… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain PEELED… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain WALNUT… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain… [ SSS ] Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER 9×12 140lb… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ] Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz 4 Oz ROCK CANDY Distress… [ SSS ] The Crafter’s Workshop CLEAR GEL… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE… [ SSS ] Fineline Applicators 20 Gauge… [ SSS ] Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And… [ SSS ]

Hi friends! Happy Fri-YAY! I hope you’re having a fantastic week! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Laura Bassen in our Amore Laurafodra blog series with this beautiful and very calming card! She’s showcasing our brand new Circle Masks along with our Stitched Slopes and Hills dies, Sentiment Labels dies, and Reverse Sympathy sentiment strips! Be sure to watch the video for more information and enjoy!

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamp Stencil CIRCLE MASKS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp STITCHED SLOPES AND… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SENTIMENT LABELS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SENTIMENT STRIPS… [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WILD… [ SSS ] Therm O Web 0.5 INCH PURPLE TAPE Easy… [ SSS ] Therm O Web PURPLE TAPE Easy Release… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch SAFE RELEASE MASKING… [ SSS ] Altenew Self Healing 24 x 18 CUTTING… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Studio Katia SSS EXCLUSIVE CLEAR… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SEA… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SOFT… [ SSS ] Concord & 9th ASSORTED COLOR… [ SSS ] Kokuyo LONG Dot Liner Adhesive Runner… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks to Laura for being our guest!!

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday—a trip back in time! For each throwback, we’ll be spotlighting fantastic cards and projects using products from previous releases. The new stuff is always SO fun, but think about all of those great products you’ve collected and set aside. They are STILL AWESOME! And we want to inspire you with fantastic inspiration from our creative archives.

A new exclusive Simon brand release is headed your way in early November, but today we’d like to take a look back at some fall-themed products that were released in 2019. Below you’ll find four inspiring and unique projects created with previously released products from Simon Says Stamp!

First off is this adorable Halloween treat bag by Heather Ruwe:

While our products are awesome for creating cards, we love it when we see them used in non-card projects! Heather dressed up a plain gift bag to create this super cute treat bag using our Birch Tree Collage die, Boo Word and Shadow dies, and our Jack O’ Lantern stencil. You can see the details of this design by Heather on her blog HERE.

Heather’s supplies

Simon Says Stamp BIRCH TREE COLLAGE… [ SSS ] CZ Design Wafer Dies BOO WORD AND… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Stencil JACK… [ SSS ]

Next, let’s throw it back to this fabulous mixed media canvas by Anna-Karin Evaldsson:

Anna-Karin always inspires with her amazing mixed media projects, and this beauty is no exception. She used our Tumbling Leaves stencil and Tabbed Sentiments stamp set (among other amazing products) in the creation of her mixed media canvas. Anna-Karin shared this project HERE on her blog with lots of great step shots to guide you through her project.

Anna-Karin’s supplies

Simon Says Stamp Stencil TUMBLING… [ SSS ] CZ Design Clear Stamps TABBED… [ SSS ]

And take a look at this clever circle shaker card created by Kristina Werner:

There’s lots to love about this circular shaker card that Kristina created last October. She used the Thankful Flowers stamp set that was a part of our October 2019 card kit. Did you know that even after our card kits sell out that the stamp sets are still available for purchase in our store? You can see Kristina’s original post on her blog HERE and a fantastic tutorial on her YouTube channel HERE.

Kristina’s supplies

Simon Says Clear Stamps THANKFUL… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp NESTED CIRCLES Wafer… [ SSS ]

And finally this adorable bookmark by Susan Richter:

Bookmarks are a fun thing to create with your favorite stamps! We spotted this cute one that Susan created using our Fall Frenchies stamp. A bookmark is a wonderful gift and a great way to use your ribbon stash! You can check out Susan’s blog post where she shared this project HERE.

Susan’s supplies

Simon Says Clear Stamps FALL… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES… [ SSS ]

Did you know that we have inspiration galleries on our website showcasing project ideas for all of our releases and card kits? It’s a veritable treasure-trove of terrific ideas just waiting to inspire you, and you are invited to share your projects, too! You can find all of the Simon release galleries HERE and galleries for our monthly card kits can be found HERE. Scroll through today, and maybe you’ll find one of YOUR projects linked there!

Thanks for throwing it back with us and checking out these cool projects from four talented ladies!