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STAMPtember Simon Says Stamp Collaboration With Colorado Craft Company

Today's STAMPtember collaboration is with Colorado Craft Company. This was a new company for me. I love these cute little mice in this set. It is sold as a stamp set alone or as a bundle with a set of matching dies. Here is an image of the bundle: Here is my card: I wanted to do a CAS card with this stamp set. I wanted to keep it really simple for once. So I stamped the images from the Life Happens stamp set with Intense Black Ink on white cardstock. I colored the images in with Copics. I also colored a blue circle around the images with Copics. This is when things go difficult. I looked at it and... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Limited Edition BOO DAY Halloween Kit

Simon Says Stamp has a brand new limited edition Halloween Kit called BOO DAY that was just revealed as part of STAMPtember. It is full of Halloween goodness that is so cute it made even me happy who hates Halloween and anything scary or dark. The stamp set is also called Boo Day and is adorable! Here is an image of the kit: I have my first "one stamp, five ways" post for quite a while using this kit. I primarily focused on the Boo Day stamp set which is sold alone if you prefer to just buy it (it is darling!!!). Several of the other components of the kit are also sold alone including the Batty Boos paper pack,... Read more →

STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set - Simon Says Stamp and Newton's Nook

Today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Newton's Nook and is called Talk Turkey. There is a 4" x 6" stamp set, but no die this time! Here is an image of the stamp set: And here is my card: I started this card by stamping all of the small images in the Talk Turkey stamp set with black ink on white cardstock in what I call my "random stamping" technique. I love puzzles, so I just arrange the images around each other like a puzzle. One thing I am constantly reminded myself when I do this type of stamping is don't stamp the images too close to each other. It makes you have to do more coloring and it... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp October 2021 Card Kit So Talkative

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp October card kit called So Talkative. I hope you are in the mood for Fall with this one as I went a bit fallish crazy town! Here is an image of the kit: The 6" x 8" stamp in the kit is also called So Talkative and is full of all kinds of wonderful greeting card talk! I usually do a "one stamp, five ways" post with the monthly kits focusing on the stamp set, but I didn't want to do that with out images. So I made 3 cards with the kit instead of my usual post. And they all 3 use my 3 watercolor cards that are in the... Read more →

Whimsy Stamps Collaboration with Simon Says Stamp for STAMPtember

Todays STAMPtember Simon Says Stamp collaboration is with Whimsy Stamps and is called Just Chicken In. This stamp set is definitely the funniest stamp that is part of this month's collaborations. I love the cute images and the greetings are so funny. You can buy the Just Chicken In stamp set alone or you can buy it as a bundle with dies included. Here is an image: I thought all these chickens were so cute and somewhat small, so they would make a good "random stamped" background card. I haven't done one of these in a while and I forgot how much I love them. As previously mentioned, I love puzzles, so doing this type of card is kind of... Read more →

STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set With My Favorite Things

Today's Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with My Favorite Things. They are one of my favorite stamp companies, so I was excited to work with this set. The stamp set is called Time to Unwind and it can be purchased alone or with a set of matching dies. Here is an image of the set: I created a slimline card with this set: I started by stamping all of the images from the stamp set with Intense Black Ink. I colored them in with colored pencils. I stamped several of the trees. I cut them all out because I didn't have the matching dies. I then placed all of the images the way I wanted them on... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set With La-La Lands Crafts

I have TWO blog posts up today because there are TWO special STAMPtember collaboration stamp sets today - La-La Land Crafts and Kitchen Sink Stamps. You can see my Kitchen Sink blog post HERE. I saw the La-La Land Crafts stamp set and knew I would be using this one as it is right up my style alley! I love hippos. I don't know why as they aren't cute in real life and I think they kill humans! But when I go to the San Diego Zoo, I always spend the most time watching the baby hippos with their moms. A close second is the apes and chimpanzees. Now I want to go to the Zoo! The stamp set is... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration with Kitchen Sink Stamps

Today is the STAMPtember collaboration with Simon Says Stamp and Kitchen Sink Stamps. There are two collaboration stamp sets today - the other is La-La Land Crafts and you can see my blog post for that one HERE. I didn't think I would have time to make a card with this set. I tend to lean towards stamps I can color in, so I put this one on the back burner. Then I decided I wanted to try it out as I love how they have a drawing inside of the set that explains how to stamp the layers in each one (I need a diagram like that!). So after playing with it with my new Simon Says Stamp inks,... Read more →

STAMPtember Collaboration Set of the Day: Simon Says Stamp and Mama Elephant

Considering I have a love all things critters, it will come as no surprise that Mama Elephant is one of my favorite stamp companies. They have the cutest designs. And today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set of the day is no exception! It is called Gnomie Holidays and is sold alone or as a bundle with a matching set of dies. I have to say, I didn't have the dies and I sure wish I did. I fussy cut out all of the designs - go me! haha Here is an image of the bundle: Considering my love of Mama Elephant stamp set and Gnomes, this one was a home run for me! I think it might be my favorite collaboration... Read more →

STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set - Simon Says Stamp and Reverse Confetti

Today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is between Simon Says Stamp and Reverse Confetti. The stamp set is called Autumn Blessings and it is sold alone or it is sold as a set with dies. Here is an image: And here is my card - it's another one layer one! I started by stamping the floral bouquet twice on the top and twice on the bottom of a card size piece of white cardstock using MFT Natural Ink. I stamped just the flowers, not the vase. I colored them sunflowers in with colored pencils. I embossed a sentiment from the stamp set in the center of the flowers using Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold embossing powder. I thought it matched the... Read more →