Birthday Mandala, Simon Says Stamp {creative chick}

Hey everyone! Today I am sharing with you a couple of fun birthday cards I made with some of the new exclusive products from the Simon Says Stamps And Back Again Release! They are part of an inspiring Instagram hop, with lots of prizes to be had, so be sure to head on over to my instagram for those details.

Birthday Mandala, Simon Says Stamp

I had so much fun creating these TWO birthday cards. Both cards used the new Layering Heart Mandala Stencil set. One thing that is really cool about this stencil set is all the different masks it includes, so you can choose to use only parts of the stencil at a time. I went all in and used the whole stencil for these cards, but it really gives you so many options!

I ink blended the background using Simon Says Stamp blending brushes, and Pawsitively Saturated Inks. Only 3 colors needed to create this beautiful rainbow! I used Bubblegum, Lemonade and Seafoam. When layered the colors fill in the other rainbow colors, and the Pawsitively Saturated SSS inks blend like a dream on Distress White Heavystock!

Whenever I am stenciling, I use the Wendy Vecchi Stay-tion. It’s a magnetic board with strong magnets and grid helping to hold layers in place, and straight! I love this tool and it makes me want to use my stencils SO much more!!

For the sentiment, I used the new Birthday Wafer Die, cut the front layer out of Lawn Fawn Metallic Gold cardstock, and the back layer with Pixie Dust Sparkle cardstock. For the word “Happy” I cut the letters using Sizzix/Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Bold Thinlits and cutting them out of Lawn Fawn Gold Metallic Cardstock.

On the word “Happy” I added some Glossy accents, and Prisma glitter. I also sprinkled on some Simon Says Stamp Smiles Sequins, and matted the card onto some more Gold Metallic cardstock.

For the second card, I did the same thing, only this time on the background after ink blending, I spread some Lawn Fawn Fairy Dust Stencil Paste through the stencil as well. Also on the word “Happy” I only added Glossy Accents, no Prisma Glitter.

I hope you enjoyed these cards! Remember: they are part of an inspiring Instagram hop, with lots of prizes to be had, so be sure to head on over to my instagram for those details.

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Supplies Used:

Supplies I used are linked below. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Simon Says Stamp, Layering Heart Mandala Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp, Birthday Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Alphanumeric Bold Thinlits Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp, Smiles Sequins Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp, Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Bubblegum Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp, Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Lemonade Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pads Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pads Shop at: SSS
Lawn Fawn, Stencil Paste – Fairy Dust Shop at: SSS \| LF	Simon Says Stamp, Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS	Blender Brush Caddie Shop at: shurkus	The Ink Stand, rectangle Shop at: shurkus
Lawn Fawn, Pixie Dust Sparkle Cardstock Shop at: SSS \| LF	https://www.shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=24698&userID=647049&productID=1189906000 Shop at: SSS \| R	Ranger Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS \| R	Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter Shop at: SSS \| LF
Lawn Fawn, Gold Metallic Cardstock Shop at: SSS \| LF	Trinity Stamps, Tidy Tray Shop at: SSS \| Trinity	Tim Holtz, Distress Palette Knife 2 Pack Shop at: SSS	Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS \| LF
Wendy Vecchi, 7 inch Stay-tion Shop at: SSS \| shurkus \| R	Wendy Vecchi, Make Art Stay-tion Shop at: SSS \| LF \| R	Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS \| LF
Scrapbook Adhesives, 0.25″ white foam squares Shop at: SSS \| LF	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS \| LF	Altenew, Mini Blossom Die Cut machine Shop at: SSS \| AMZ	Spellbinders Platinum Shop at: SSS \| SB
Spellbinders Limited Edition Aqua Platinum Shop at: SB	Klutter Keeper Shop at: shurkus	ATG Gun Holster, Mint Shop at: shurkus	Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS