Card Kit Reveal and Inspiration: Big Thanks Autumn

Our November 2020 Card Kit, Big Thanks Autumn will fill your heart with gratitude!

Express your thankfulness with our brand new, Big Thanks Autumn exclusive 6×8 stamp set! We’ve also included 3 Simon exclusive foil-able acetate sheets and a collection of 5 Autumn foils!

In the kit, you’ll find a variety of fall-themed P13 patterned papers, a Simon sequin pack, foam tape strips, and one sentiment strip sheet. Rounding out the kit are 3 Simon brand envelopes and 3 scored notecards, 2 sheets of Simon brand cardstock, and 1 sheet of Neenah Desert Storm.

Our Big Thanks Autumn kit will help you share love and thanks with those who mean the most to you!

The NEW Big Thanks Autumn 6×8 stamp setCozy Vibes Transfer sheets, and the Gratitude Sentiment Strip sheets 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 $34.99, or you can subscribe to our kit of the month program for just $29.99 (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.

EZ with CZ: Simple Techniques

Hi friends! Happy Tuesday and welcome to the latest edition of our blog series EZ with CZ where the awesome Cathy Zielske share clean and simple cards that anyone from a beginner to a seasoned crafter would love to make! Be sure to watch the video for more information and enjoy!

Hey Simon friends, Cathy Z here and today I want to encourage all of you who might be more in the beginner card maker category to keep it simple when trying new techniques! I started making card in 2017 after years of crafty endeavors, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s easy to get discouraged if what you try doesn’t work out the first time!

My advice is to keep your techniques really simple at first and build your confidence and skills slowly.  I like to say that when you try to write a creative check that your body isn’t quite ready to cash, you can feel a bit discouraged! But I’m all about encouraging simplicity to help you find success in your crafting!

In my tutorial today I will be stamping, embossing, ink blending and die cutting. But, every step is simple and this is a design you can practice with any ink pads you have on hand. Heck, the stamps are so simple you could also fussy cut if you didn’t have the dies. (But I did design coordinating dies to make it even easier!)

Plus preprinted sentiments are really easy and fun to use. Be sure to watch my video showing you the steps below!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! And remember: keep it EZ, friends!

WATCH THE VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

CZ Design Stamps and Dies CHUNKY…
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CZ Design Clear Stamps CHUNKY…
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CZ Design CHUNKY CHRISTMAS Wafer Dies…
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Simon Says Stamp SENTIMENT LABELS…
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CZ Design SENTIMENT STRIPS REVERSE…
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Copic Sketch Marker T10 TONER GRAY
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad…
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE…
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MISTI MEMORY MISTI PRECISION STAMPER…
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MISTI MOUSE PAD INSERT 000144
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Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
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Set of 5 Rainbow Pack BLENDER BRUSHES
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Tim Holtz Tonic RETRACTABLE CRAFT…
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Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SHEARS 9.5…
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE Adhesive…
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Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE…
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3M 2 INCH WIDE POST-IT TAPE 36 Yards…
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Scotch 3M TAPE DISPENSER with Magic…
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Therm O Web 0.5 INCH PURPLE TAPE Easy…
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Therm O Web PURPLE TAPE Easy Release…
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C-Thru T SQUARE RULER Westcott JR12
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT…
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Gemini JUNIOR Die-Cutting And…
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Altenew Self Healing 24 x 18 CUTTING…
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Thanks so much for stopping by today, and a big thanks to CZ for being our guest!!

Here for the Boos

Hi friends! Happy Monday! We hope you had a wonderful weekend! We’re delighted to welcome back special guest Cheiron Brandon for this fun and creative card showcasing a fun take on a Halloween card! Be sure to read on for more information, and enjoy!

Tis the season for Halloween cards. I love creating Halloween cards and sending them to friends. I am always looking for things in my craft stash that I can use all year long. One of these things is the Tim Holtz Sizzix Happy Hour dies, I love creating cocktails for all seasons. Today I have created a Halloween card with some spooky sparkly cocktails that are sure to put you in the Halloween mood. 

To create this card, I started by cutting three cocktails from the Tim Holtz SIzzix Happy Hour dies. I cut the “cocktail” parts from glitter paper in Halloween colors and the glasses from grey kraft core cardstock.  I assembled the cocktails and gave them a few fun Halloween accent..including a creepy eye inked with Mushroom alcohol ink, and some die cut bats from the Gatekeeper die Set. 


For the card, I cut a panel of watercolor cardstock and stamped and embossed the web from the Stampers Anonymous Life of the Party set with white detail embossing powder . It makes the perfect backdrop for this spooky get together. I cut a shelf from Distress Woodgrain cardstock that I had sprayed with Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo Distress Spray Stains. I cut the ‘screws’ for the shelf from Metallic Kraft Stock.

I adhered the shelf to the panel with Distress Collage Medium in matte, then I added the cocktails to the shelf, popping up the center one with foam tape. To finish the card, I stamped the ‘I’m Here For the Boos’ sentiment from the Stampers Anonymous Life of the Party set. 

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Tim Holtz Sizzix HAPPY HOUR Thinlits…
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Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps LIFE OF…
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Tim Holtz Sizzix LABORATORY Thinlits…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper…
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Simon Says Stamp Cardstock ASSORTMENT…
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Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium…
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Tim Holtz Sizzix SIDEKICK STARTER KIT…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Hero Arts EMBOSS WHITE DETAIL…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology CREEPY EYES th94061
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Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink MUSHROOM Ranger…
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Tim Holtz DISTRESS WOODGRAIN…
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Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain FRAYED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper…
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Tim Holtz Sizzix GATE KEEPER Thinlits…
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and to Cheiron for being our guest!

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