Simon Says Stamp - August 2022 Card Kit, Vintage Garden
Hello Lovelies! Simon Says Stamp's Vintage Card Kit! is full of beautiful, intricate florals with butterfly and dragonfly accents. I pulled out some coordinating Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks and made 4 Clean and Simple (CAS) cards for you to give a try.
Wish a little ink smooshing and ink blending I added these vintage tones to the white cardstock included in the kit and then finished the cards with some of my favorite Simon Says Stamp dies!
This kit feels so fancy to me and I am in love with all the purple!
Click image above to shop for the kit and the following link to see the full supply list.
Here's the full list of all the crafty goodies that the kit contains:
1 NEW Exclusive Simon Says Stamp 6 x 8 inch Vintage Garden stamp set
9 sheets of Craft Consortium 6 x 6 inch patterned paper from the Wildflower Meadows collection
1 container of Simon Says Stamp Silver embossing powder
1 Simon Says Stamp clear embossing ink pad
1 NEW Exclusive Simon Says Stamp Picnic Floral embossing folder
1 sheet of Foam Squares
1 Simon Says Stamp Cheeky pink mesh bag
1 pack of 3 Simon Says Stamp Smoke scored notecards
1 sheet of 8.5 x11 inch 100 lb. Simon Says Stamp Rose Gold Metallic cardstock
1 sheet of 8.5 x11 inch 100 lb. Simon Says Stamp Lavender cardstock
1 sheet of 8.5 x11 inch 110 lb. Solar White Neenah cardstock
1 Simon Says Stamp A2 Metallic Lavender envelope
1 Simon Says Stamp A2 Metallic Silver envelope
This set of four cards is all about these key items from the Kit, butI think that I have a major crush on the Picnic Floral Embossing Folder!
I dove into my stash for other faves that I wanted to use in my cards, and I would recommend that you do the same, I would bet that you may already have some pretty options to pair with this gorgeous garden kit! If you fall in love with these dies below though, I have linked them in the full supply list:
Card Kit Jokes
How you are going to feel when you get the Kit... :-)
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE - Ink-smooshing background, Dry and Wet Embossing
Embossed Cardstock Layer: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Ink-smooshed Layer: 3" x 4 1/4"
Featuring:
IN KIT:
1 NEW Exclusive Simon Says Stamp 6 x 8 inch Vintage Garden stamp set
1 Simon Says Stamp clear embossing ink pad
1 NEW Exclusive Simon Says Stamp Picnic Floral embossing folder
1 sheet of Foam Squares
1 sheet of 8.5 x11 inch 100 lb. Simon Says Stamp Rose Gold Metallic cardstock
ADDITIONAL:
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pads - Orchid, Twilight, Lemonade, Aspen and Pine
Simon Says Stamp Stylized Butterfly Die
COLOR PALETTE
INK-SMOOSHING
Ink the craft mat with Orchid, Twilight, Lemonade, Aspen and Pine Ink Pawsitively Saturate Ink Pads
Spritz with water
Press first the corners, and then other sections of the cardstock into the diluted in rotating until you achieve pleasing coverage
I made the 3 backgrounds below, I used the first one for this card and the second one for the next card. I saved the last for a future project.
WET-EMBOSSING AND DIE-CUTTING
Trim the selected smooshed panel to 3" x 4 1/4"
Stamp the sentiment in Black Soot Distress Archival Ink. Without moving the stamped background, clean the stamped and reink in Clear Ink and stamp again, cover with embossing powder and heat set
Die-cut and adhere stylized butterfly die-cut to the background. Use your fingers to curl the Butterfly wings upwards
Pop-up the smooshed layer with the foam dots, layer over the Rose Gold Cardstock embossed with the Picnic Floral Embossing Folder and then adhere everything to an A2 card base to complete.
I love these colors! Will have to have something else with this palette.
This embossing folder gives me all the best floral feels!
Butterfly wings for the win!
Do you see where I bent my background? Oh well, lets's call it "added charm"! LOL
THINKING OF YOU CARD - Wet and Dry Embossing, Detail Inking, Ink-Smooshed background
Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Patterned Cardstock Layer: 4" x 5 1/4"
Embossed Cardstock Layer: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
Featuring:
IN KIT:
1 NEW Exclusive Simon Says Stamp 6 x 8 inch Vintage Garden stamp set
1 Simon Says Stamp clear embossing ink pad
1 NEW Exclusive Simon Says Stamp Picnic Floral embossing folder
1 sheet of Foam Squares
1 sheet of 8.5 x11 inch 100 lb. Simon Says Stamp Rose Gold Metallic cardstock
1 sheet of Craft Consortium 6 x 6 inch patterned paper from the Wildflower Meadows collection
ADDITIONAL:
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pads - Orchid, Twilight, Lemonade, Aspen and Pine
EMBOSSING AND DETAIL INKING
Select one of the unused ink-smooshed panels from the previous card. Tip: I chose the panel with the somewhat muted colors as I was going to be inking the raised layer in darker tones to emphasize the pattern
Roughly tear a strip of vellum (on both sides) ~2" x 7"
Wrap around the panel as shown to figure out positioning
Place panel in stamping tool and align Thinking of You stamp horizontally
Ink with Clear Ink, dust with Silver embossing powder and heat-set
Pop-up embossed layer on patterned cardstock using the foam dots and adhere everything to an A2 card base.
These embossed flowers make me smile!
The torn vellum and darker inked embossing help make this card special!
Silver embossing for a little glamour!
Pretty and simple, I think!
HERE FOR YOU CARD - Die-cutting
Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Patterned Paper Layer: 4" x 5 1/4"
Featuring:
IN KIT:
2 sheet of Craft Consortium 6 x 6 inch patterned paper from the Wildflower Meadows collection
1 sheet of 8.5 x11 inch 100 lb. Simon Says Stamp Rose Gold Metallic cardstock
1 sheet of Foam Squares
ADDITIONAL:
Simon Says Stamp Etched Dragonfly Dies
Simon Says Stamp Here For You Die
No words, just pictures for this one.
This card is so simple, but the patterned paper is so elegant the gorgeous print and silver foil that it makes it look fancier than it is.
A rose gold dragonfly adds an elegant touch!
I offset the white and rose gold sentiment layers to give the the metallic sentiment more definition against the similarly colored background.
Big Happy Birthday Hugs to everyone celebrating soon!.