STAMPtember party 2021

Hi everyone,

The most exiting month of the year in crafting is here, Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember®! The whole month of September is a celebration full of collaborations with different companies and fun promotions. In this blog post you can also find an amazing promotion! 

But first I have to tell you about the incredible party we're having today! Lots of amazing creative talent are sharing what they have made with this new amazing STAMPtember® release. You can find all the details of this party and who's joining at the Simon Says Stamp Blog. 

From this release I had the pleasure to create with the amazing Simon Says Stamp Interlocking Leaves stamp. I love that you can also make them into feathers like I did for this card. I started with stamping it in VersaMark and used the Simon Says Stamp Rose Gold Embossing Powder. I'm not really great in coloring, so using Embossing Powder helps to stay within the lines. 

 

I only used to colors for this card, Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick and Distress Oxide Spray Salvaged Patina. To make the third purply color I mixed both of the colors. After I was finished coloring the leaves within the lines I used lots of water to make the ink move and also fill in the background as I didn't color it. 

  

SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Cling Stamp INTERLOCKING LEAVES sss102286 Stamptember	Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER ROSE GOLD RoseGoldEP5	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger TIM43270	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide WORN LIPSTICK	Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Spray-2021-Salvaged Patina
Tim-Holtz-Distress-Spray-Stain-2021-Salvaged Patina	Ranger Perfect Pearls MINT Pigment Powder	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Sakura-CLASSIC-WHITE-Gelly-Roll	Zig Watercolor BrusH2O DETAILER WSBR01	Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker

Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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Green Easter card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "A Bit O' Green".

For this challenge I made a green Easter card. In the Netherlands we don't celebrate St. Patrick's day, but we do celebrate Easter. I started by applying some texture with the Tiles stencil and Texture Paste. Then I applied the first shades of green with Opal Magic Paint Green-Gold. Because I wanted to work with paint and pigment powder, I think it would work better to use something like a primer, so I applied a layer Clear Gesso.

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STAMPtember Christmas card

Hi everyone,

It's September and that means it's STAMPtember® at Simon Says Stamp! This is the 10th anniversary, and there are lots of extra's and fun things planned during this month. And today is the STAMPtember® Blog Party! There are lots of gorgeous projects to see that have used products from this amazing STAMPtember® release. So go check it out after reading this post of course :).

And check the special offer below, you can have you're own exclusie 10th Anniversary STAMPtember Apron for FREE! Please read all the details about it below. It's a limited offer!

From the STAMPtember® release I got the Inside Christmas Greetings stamp set to play with. This stamp set has all kind of sentiments that are perfect for inside but also on a Christmas card. I started with the background like I almost always do. I used Opal Magic Paint Blue-Gold and Green-Gold and started building up color. With Infusions and Distress Oxide Broken China.

The way the Infusions looked made me think of Christmas trees, so I stamped the Tree Line stamp on top of it with Archival Ink Jet Black. And I felt there was snow in the air, and I used the Snowflakes stencil with Worn Linen Nuvo Expanding Mousse.

 

On top of a strip of Simple Stories Basic paper I stamped the Inside Christmas Greetings sentiment with VersaMark Ink and used Simon Says Stamp White Embossing Powder. Around the edges I applied Distress Ink Ground Espresso and on top of that I added Bonding Powder that I heated and rubbed Driftwood foil on it. 

   

SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Clear Stamps INSIDE CHRISTMAS GREETINGS sss202028 STAMPtember 2019	Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Prima Flowers OPAL MAGIC BLUE GOLD Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint	Prima Marketing OPAL MAGIC GREEN GOLD Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 963651	Paper Artsy GREEN MAN Infusions Colored Stain CS18	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad
Versamark Watermark Stamp Ink Pad	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon WALNUT STAIN	Couture Creations DRIFTWOOD MATTE FINISH Heat Activated Foil co726064	Simple Stories Basics 6x6 Paper Pack	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil SNOWFLAKES THS050
Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2015 TREE LINE CMS244	Prima Marketing CLEAR GESSO 8.5 OZ. Art Basics 961466	WOW BONDING POWDER WX01	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Tonic WORN LINEN Nuvo Expanding Mousse 1700n
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide BROKEN CHINA	Crafter′s Companion - Extra Strong Tape Runner

And below all the people that made amazing stuff with the new release:

1. Simon Says Stamp blog
2. Barb Engler 
3. Ashley Tucker   
4. Mandy Stacey   
5. Courtney Kreeber
6. Christine Smith   
7. Svitlana Shayevich     
8. Karen Bull           
9. Cathie Cowles     
10. Betty Wright       
11. Michelle Lupton   
12. Gayatri Murali     
13. Lisa Addesa         
14. Debby Hughes   
15. Miriam Prantner 
16. Nina-Marie Trapani     
17. Karin Åkesdotter 
18. Amy Rysavy       
19. Shari Carroll       
20. Leigh Houston 
21. Suzy Plantamura 
22. Bibi Cameron     
23. Vicky Papaioannou     
24. Heather Ruwe     
25. Jennifer McGuire 
26. Keeway Tsao     
27. Kristina Werner   
28. Laura Bassen     
29. Lea Lawson       
30. Amanda Korotkova     
31. Tracie Pond       
32. Yana Smakula
33. Megin Brooks     
34. Caly Person               
35. Debby Yates       
36. Jill Dewey Hawkins            
37. Lin Brandyberry   
38. Rosemary Dennis
39. Heather Hoffman 
40. Lisa Hetrick         
41. Adelle Emery     
42. Laura Tyson       
43. JD Collins           
44. Janette Kausen   
45. Kath Stewart       
46. Lorraine Aquilina      
47. Mindy Eggen       
48. Yoonsun Hur       
49. Jenn Shurkus     
50. Seeka Yang       
51. Maura Hibbitts     
52. Lydia Fielder       
53. Virginia Lu         
54. Jessica Frost-Ballas   
55. Yasmin Diaz       
56. Cathy Zielske     
57. Daniel West       
58. Maria Peters       
59. Keisha Charles   
60. Cheiron Brandon 
61. Crystal Thompson
62. Joy Ott                      
63. Jeff Lindberg       
64. Tammy Stark       
65. Pam Torkelson   
66. Susan R. Opel        
67. Preeti Chandran 
68. Jan Tinklenberg 
69. Marcea Watkins 
70. Lisa Tilson         
71. Nichol Spohr       
72. Penny Ward       
73. Sandra Mouwen 
74. Sidnie Des Jardins     
75. Michelle Short     
76. Desiree Kuemmerle     
77. Amber Rain Davis
78. Emma Williams 
79. Bobbi Lemanski 
80. Tina Smith 
81. Veronica Zalis 
82. Michelle Peckham 
83. Vera Wirianta Yates 
84. Michelle Murray   
85. Misty Elam 
86. Meihsia Liu   

Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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Ancient Greece card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Vacation".

As you know, I love to go on city trips, and then I often visit cities with ancient history. I have only been to Greece once, but the museums I often visit have beautiful ancient Greek statues from. These molds from Prima Marketing remind me of those statues and what a great way to put my two hobbies together in one project.

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