Card Kit Reveal and Inspiration: Beautiful Butterflies
Our June 2020 Card Kit, Beautiful Butterflies is full of fluttering vintage charm. In the kit are some fantastic Simon exclusive products—the stunning Beautiful Butterflies 6×8 stamp set and the 6×6 Butterfly Trails stencil! You’ll also find two fabulous Tim Holtz Idea-ology products: Clippings stickers and Typography Findings! We’ve also included shimmery Gina K. Designs Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel, a variety of gorgeous Simple Stories patterned papers, and 4 sheets of Simon brand cardstock.
Our Beautiful Butterflies Card Kit will fill your heart (and craft space!) with beauty and happiness!
The NEW Beautiful Butterflies 6″x8″ stamp set and the Butterfly Trails 6″x6″ stencil 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.
Art Journaling: “Record” Your Thoughts
I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner for my Circle Journal, but I got this idea to create a “Record” to record my thoughts. I’m old school and had “45’s” growing up with my favorite music singles. This journal is styled after those fun little nuggets.
This is a simple journal page where journaling is the key factor. Record your thoughts and feelings to complete the look of the disc.
I started out using the Simon Says Stamp Nested Circles to cut out my record parts from black cardstock and Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor cardstock. I used the 5 1/2″, 3 1/2″, and 1 1/2″ dies.
I used Tim Holtz Distress Paste through a stencil for texture and once dry, I added color with Distress Spray Stains. I completed my page by journaling in the “grooves” of the record with a silver Reminisce pen.
Thanks for stopping by today, Enjoy and stay safe!!
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Simon’s Top 10 Crafty Must-Haves!
Hello crafty friend! With so many amazing products continually being released, it’s often hard to decide what you truly need to have in your creative arsenal.
We’ve taken all the guesswork out of deciding by providing you a fresh, new lineup of our popular Top 10 Crafty Must-Haves!
#1 Creative Detailer Tool
Made a small inky mistake? Have some unwanted foil left behind on your project? The battery-powered Creative Detailer Tool has become one of our go-to erasers for cleaning up small trouble areas. There are even interchangeable eraser nibs for even more precise erasing capabilities!
#2 Stencil Pal
Whenever you apply pastes through a stencil, it can be tricky to get your paste completely smooth. Not any more! Whenever we use pastes and stencils, we always make sure to use our Therm O Web Stencil Pal to smooth everything out in just a few easy strokes!
#3 Purple Tape
If you ever need a temporary tape that can do it all, look no further than the Therm O Web Purple Tape! Whether you are die cutting, taping your stencil in place, temporarily holding paper together, stretching watercolor paper – and so much more – this tape is what we always reach for! The easy release and light tack of the tape prevents tears when removing from your project (which also makes for a more relaxing crafting experience!).
#4 Dot Liner Tape Runner
We love dot tape runners because the adhesive goes down only on your project and not everywhere else! Many tape runners are just continuous strips of adhesive, which can easily end up outside of where you are trying to put it down. The Kokuyo Dot Liner is instead made up of the tiny dots, which stop dispensing onto your paper the minute you lift it off your project.
#5 A2 White Card Bases
Save yourself a ton of time crafting by having a stash of pre-made card bases on hand! We love being able to simply reach for one of our A2 White Card Bases when we are ready to craft; no need to cut, score, and fold. All the hard work is done for you and now you can focus on just creating. You’re welcome! ?
#6 MINI MISTI STAMPING TOOL
Let’s face it, we all make mistakes when stamping … that is, until we met the Mini MISTI! Now we make fewer mistakes because we can simply re-stamp over top of our images if we didn’t get it right the first time! Align your paper in the corner of the MISTI, hold it down with a magnet and stamp! If it wasn’t right the first time, reink the stamp and do it again (just make sure you don’t move the paper)! Less wasting paper and ink, less frustration, and perfect stamping every time – who doesn’t love that???
#7 Teflon Bone Folder
This is not just any bone folder – this one is made from Teflon. Why does Teflon make this so special? Because the Teflon material keeps the bone folder strong and durable for years. In addition, the material will not add a sheen to your paper, which other bone folders will do. All these reasons make this Teflon Bone Folder a crafty-must have for our creative space!
#8 BLENDING BRUSHES
Whenever we want to ink blend, it seems we reach for our Blending Brushes most often these days! Why, you may ask? One of the reasons we love these brushes so much is that they are easier to hold in your hands – if you have arthritis, you’ll find these brushes much more comfortable to hold. Another reason why we reach for these most often is that you have so much more control over the blending intensity!
#9 Make Art Stay-tion
Working and cleaning up afterward is so much easier with the Make Art Stay-tion from Wendy Vecchi and Ranger! This magnetic surface wipes clean in no time, has strong magnets to hold your paper AND stencil in place when blending, adding paste, etc., and the best part? It is a low profile, which means it won’t take up a ton of space in your crafty area (it also travels well!). If you stencil a lot, we definitely feel that this is a must-have for you!
#10 Hand Crafted with Love stamp set
When you are done crafting and you have a finished project all ready to go off to its recipient, you mustn’t forget to stamp the backside! We love reaching for our Hand Crafted with Love stamp set for this very thing. The set includes stamps for cardmakers, stampers, crocheters, bakers, and more – you can even make care instruction tags for your handmade clothing articles! Whenever we complete a card, we always stamp the back for that final finishing touch!
We hope that you have discovered some new must-haves for you creative space. These tried and true items are loved by those of us here at Simon and we know that you will love them too!
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