Using the SImon Says Stamp! August 2026 Kit for Some Card Challenges

Hello Crafty Friends!

I am popping in with some cards I created first for an IG Hop using Simon Says Stamp! products. We were supposed to use last years Stamptember products BUT I didn't read the fine print and created cards using my SSS August 2026 Made to Flourish kit, and some "extras" that were on my desk.

My first card I used the Brightest Bloom embossing folder to emboss on a piece of watercolor cardstock that was included in the kit.

I used the three Distress Crayons in the kit (mine came in with worn lipstick, mowed lawn and fossilized amber) along with stormy sky, dried marigold and festive berry to watercolor on the embossed image.

I distressed the edges, adhered it to an A2, white card base and used a sentiment from the Made to Flourish stamp set..

I am entering this card into this round of the All Sorts Challenge #856-heat or dry embossing. 

My next card I stamped around two sides of a white piece of A2 cardstock with the flowers from the SSS Made to Flourish stamp set. I then used Copic markers to color the images in.

Next I ink blended Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the entire card front. I also took some brown ink and water and splashed it across the front.

I distressed the edges and added Ranger Gilded Foundry Wax (not found in the kit) along all four sides. 

I added piece of old book paper from a previous kit, some vellum from my scrap box, some jute and a stamped sentiment 3/4 of the way down the card front. To finish the card, I adhered it to a top folding, red A2 card front.

I am entering this card in this round of Inkspirational Challenge #374.

On my third card I crumpled a piece of old book paper, smoothed it out, blended and dragged Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the top to create the background.

I adhered it to a kraft, A2, top folding card base. I then used two of the Craft Consortium Flowers ephemera, popping one up with foam adhesive.

I tied a piece of jute around the front, added a sentiment and some gems. Can you tell I am kind of obsessed with distressing the card edges or backgrounds? It became a theme in this set of cards.

I am entering in the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #44-Anything Goes Floral.

For my last card, I did a bunch of different techniques. I first used a Worn Lipstick and Stormy Sky Distress crayons to ink smoosh color onto a piece of white water color paper. I embossed it with a burlap background and used Vintage Photo Distress ink to blend ink across the front.

I added a scrap of book print to the left side, distressed the edges of the background and adhered it to a white, A2 card front.

I took a scrap oval frame, added a jute bow and adhered it to the card front.

I used my Distress Crayons to color directly onto my stamps, sprayed some water over the top and stamped my images onto white water color paper. I used the water brush in the kit to blend in the flowers. When the stamped image was dry, I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink to blend over the top.

I adhered the vase of flowers in the middle of the circle with foam adhesive. The sentiment was stamped a pink that matched my flowers, die cut out and adhered to the card front.

These cards took SO LONG to make. I am such a SLOW card maker but it was fun to use this kit, some supplies that I have accumulated and never used, like the foundry wax, and scraps from my desk. It was a successful creative session that left me feeling fabulous.

That is all from me today. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

A New Challenger Over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #640

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #640 is a THEME challenge. Create a project using the theme-FROM THE GARDEN.

 Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #640:

The embossed background was created using the Blooming Flowers embossing folder from Spellbinder’s. The vellum leaves are also from a Spellbinder’s set.

I had a hard time with this theme as I wanted to use vegetables for a card. However, I soon found out that I don’t really have any in my stash. I pivoted and dug out these raspberry images that were already stamped/die cut and colored from my “left overs” bins. Raspberries grow in the garden, right?

I had fun using Glossy Accents to create the texture of the raspberries. It gives it a little bit of zing. I added it to parts of the berries that didn't touch, let it dry, and then added more. The sentiment is from the Hero Arts Jam Packed stamp set that I used for my card last month. Love that I got more uses out of it!!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #640, head on over to the BLOG I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me today. Thank you taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!

Nora

Happy Sunday with some Cards

Hello Crafty Friends!!

After being away three weeks in July, I was able to get back into my craft room this week. I have made a TON of cards for some of the design teams I am on but I was also able to make a few with some recent challenges.

My first card I created for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #748.

I have been digging out some of the card kits that have been piling up in my craft room to create cards. For this card, I used the Simon Says Stamp April 2026 "A Little Artsy" kit for this card. 

The paper is Beautifully Imperfect from Spellbinders. The paper was a bit thin so I covered white cardstock with the pattern paper so I can distress the edges of all my pieces.

I added some stamping in black to the background paper using the Simon Says Stamp A Little Artsy stamp set. The sentiment was created using this same stamp set and cut with the matching die.

I am entering this card into the Freshly Made Sketches #748 and this weeks JUGS Challenge #835-Die Week Anything Goes.

The second card I created for this round of the Color Hues Challenge #138 Navy and Teal.

Once again, I used the SSS April 2026 Card Kit to create my card. The butterflies and the sentiment was stamped using the A Little Artsy stamp set.

This was a ton of fun to create. I used the stencil included in the kit to color in the butterflies with Peacock Oxide Ink-also included in the kit. I then added some SSS white splatter medium across the card. 

Once the panel was dry, I tied some teal twine around the card front, added the sentiment and then adhered it to an A2, white card base. My last step was to adhere some teal jewels around the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: The Color Hues Challenge #138 and the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #298-the top horizontal line-sparkle, ribbon/twine and butterflies.

My last card I used the August (Pin)spirational Challenge #340 for my colors, The Sisterhood of Crafters July 2026 Challenge-the fun, bright flower mood board and We Love Stamping August 2026-Summer Blooms.

 

Once again I used the April 2026 SSS Card Kit for my card. I stamped the flowers and the print in black on a white card front.

I used the stencil in the kit to shade the flowers in with MFT Coral Crush and Persimmon dye ink.

The background is Salvaged Patina Distress Ink. 

The twine is from my stash and the sequins are from one of the Spellbinders Advent Calendars.

Well, that is all from me today. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a GREAT day!!

Nora

Christmas in July Card

Hey Crafty Friends!!

I am presently away but am involved in a Christmas in July card hop over on IG. I decided I am going to post the card I created on my blog as well.

I used a stencil, Grateful Greenery, from Pinkfresh Studio to create the branches on my card. I didn't like how they looked with the greens I used so I then colored them over with Copic markers. 

I then splattered some Simon Says Stamp! gold splatter on top of the card front.

I added some white gel pen details on the greenery and the berries.

The sentiment is an old die from My Favorite Things that I used to cut the "joy" from gold. The last element was to glue some gold sequins around the sentiment.

I am going to enter this into the Just Add Ink #790-Stencils and Dies. I am also going to enter this card into The Card Concept #228b and The Inkspirational Challenge #372-Christmas in July.

That is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

New Simon Says Stamp! Every Happiness Release

Hey Crafty Friends!!

Today I am popping in with the last two cards I created for the new Simon Says Stamp! Every Happiness Release. I was gifted the Best Teacher Ever! stamp set for this release to make my cards. 

I used a previous card I created using the Hero Arts Let's Stick Together stamp/die set from THIS post to create my card. Instead of gummy bears, I stamped pencils across the bottom of the card.

I colored them in with Copic markers, added a sentiment from the Let's Stick Together set at the top and some gems.

My second card I created all my "papers" that I used on this card.

I hand stamped the background "paper" behind my sentiment in black on white cardstock with some of the tiny stamps in the set. 

The "stripe" paper was created by stamping the ruler over and over, masking and ink blending some aqua/teal inks over the top. 

I then layered an embossed white sentiment and some pencils over the top to complete my card.

Want to see the complete Every Happiness collection, CLICK HERE.

That is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora