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Hi friends! I have some projects to share with you today using the brand new Simon Says Stamp September 2026 Card Kit of the Month (click HERE to see the details for the entire kit!). Here’s a sneak peek at the fabulous contents of the kit:
This kit is packed with spectacular products: gorgeous floral embossing folder (with stencils AND dies!), marvelous sentiments, a huge background stamp set with even more gorgeous sentiments and coordinating dies, inks, blending brush, cardstock…. it’s absolutely chock full of fabulous goodies to make crafting super easy and even more fun! Individually, the contents of this kit would retail for nearly $100, but you can get your own for only $44.99 while supplies last (click HERE) or $39.99 for kit subscribers! (Click HERE to see how to become a subscriber!)
When I first started crafting, I absolutely fell in love with the shabby chic style that seemed to be everywhere: distressing, huge junk bows, tons of layers. It took me a minute to determine that it wasn’t 100% my style, however much I loved it. Fast forward to now, with 16 years of cardmaking under my belt, and I have discovered that those styles that I love that I can’t quite pull off traditionally can still be adapted to fit my own, slightly cleaner aesthetic. I used my favorite combination of blue and white to create this pretty pair of cards using lots of goodies from the kit. Let’s get started with the details!
I took advantage of the spectacularly detailed embossing folder for both of my projects, employing two different ink swiping techniques to create different effects!
For my first project, I ran an entire A2 panel of some cornflower blue cardstock through my die cutting machine using the new Morning Glory Vibes Embossing Folder. I also die cut a few individual blooms from the same blue cardstock using the Morning Glory Vibes dies, then ran them through the die cutting machine with the embossing folder as well. To help enhance some of the stunning details, I swiped my Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink pad directly over the raised areas of the full embossed panel and the individual blooms, which creates a two-tone background that showcases those gorgeous details to perfection. After heat embossing and cutting a sentiment from Beyond Measure, I added it to a strip of pearly white cardstock with some thin foam adhesive. I tucked the embossed flowers around the greeting, then enhanced them with some vellum Leafy Sprig die cuts. Finally, I finished things off with some white gel pen dots and sparkling Opal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems! Isn’t that blue and white color palette simply divine?
My second project uses the same gorgeous Morning Glory Vibes, this time with a reverse color palette. I ran a panel of the same cornflower blue cardstock through my die cutting machine with the embossing folder, then trimmed it down and flipped it over so that the pattern was debossed into the cardstock rather than embossed up. I swiped my white pigment inkpad directly over the flat areas, creating a white background with a blue floral pattern. It’s so fun to see the difference between the two techniques!! I also stamped the crackled background from the new Simply Shabby set, included with the kit, using white pigment ink on an A2 panel of the same blue cardstock. I added some thin strips of pearly white cardstock above and below the debossed strip, then popped up the greeting from Simply Shabby using thin foam adhesive. Finally, I added a few Opal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems some sparkle!
Well, that’s all for my projects today!
The Simon Says Stamp Card Kits are such an incredible value; the value of the individual elements of each kit equals far more than the $44.99 price tag, so you’re getting incredible bang for your buck. If you are consistently interested in the Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month, you can sign up HERE to become a subscriber for an even bigger discount on these carefully curated products. As always, Simon also makes each individual element of the kits available a la carte, so that you can pick and choose what you would like to purchase if buying the entire kit isn’t really your thing. Options galore! Who can say no to such incredible value though, right?
Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
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