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Hi friends! Amidst the fantastic STAMPtember releases and fun surprises, Simon Says Stamp has added to their Rainbow Splash product line. (Click HERE to see the full range of products!) These products, introduced a a couple of years ago during STAMPtember, are intended to be as user-friendly as possible, making them excellent options for both beginner stampers and seasoned stampers alike! They feature simple designs, a fabulous rainbow color palette in both ink and coordinating cardstock, and useful tools that will enhance your crafting experience. During the 2026 STAMPtember Mega Simon Says Stamp release, (click HERE to see the entire release!), Simon added some beautiful new fall- and winter-themed products that are simple enough for a beginner crafter to be able to enjoy, as well as unique enough that a seasoned crafter like myself can create something lovely! I created this autumnal thanks card using a couple of the new stamp and die sets, as well as some other tricks to make the card feel like “me.” Let’s get started with the details on my project!
To begin, I stamped several images from the diminutive-but-very-useful So Very Thankful stamp set from the Rainbow Splash line using Rainbow Splash Black Ink. Because this ink is alcohol marker-friendly, I was able to add some simple coloring to these line images, keeping the colors very autumnal with reds, oranges, and some deep olive green. I mixed colors that I would not normally try to blend for the leaves, and I love how they came out! Autumn leaves are truly a rainbow of colors, sometimes within one leaf, and I love that the markers were able to smoothly blend into one another. Once I had finished coloring all of the images, I used the coordinating dies to cut each image out.
Next, I stamped the sentiments from Flourish Phrases on white cardstock using Emerald Rainbow Splash Ink and used the large coordinating “thanks” die to cut out the larger greeting, cutting the smaller strips with my guillotine trimmer. I also used a blending brush to blend more Emerald ink on my white card front, then splattered that background with some coppery metallic watercolors for a quick touch of texture!
Once my card front had dried, I began assembling all of the die cuts. I placed the sentiment die cuts first, adhering them with thin foam adhesive squares over the blended and splattered area, then arranged the pumpkin and foliage in a cluster around the sentiment components, creating a little swag. The final touch for this simple and elegant card was a burlap twine bow tucked amongst the pumpkin and leaves!
I wanted to also mention that there are a few of the Pinkfresh Studio STAMPtember collaboration stamp sets left! (Click HERE to see the stamp set!) Here’s a fun shaker project that I made with the product suite:
My secret to blending pink ink on that minty green cardstock: Simon Says Stamp Pastel Pigment Inks! The opaque pigment inks sit nicely atop the colored cardstock without muddling the colors together as a transparent dye ink would. I was even able to layer dye ink over the top of the blended pigment ink for a layered effect!! If you missed out on the dies and stencils, you can still purchase the fabulous stamp set with it’s gorgeous imagery and poignant sentiments for a limited time! I will have all of the supplies that I used to create this elegant shaker card in the link list below.
Isn’t that such a fun technique? I can’t wait to try it out with other projects!
Well, that’s all for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
