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Stack of Thank You’s

01/8/2015

Note: I am wicked excited to be guest posting over on Julie Fei-Fan Balzers blog today hope you will go check that out too!

So as I mentioned in yesterday’s Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge post- I LOVE the January Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp! I had so much fun playing with it and creating my challenge card, that I cranked out 9 more card designs- all thank you’s which are much needed this time of year! So, sit back relax and get ready for some eye candy!!

Group of Thank You cards from the January Simon Says Stamp Card Kit | shurkus.com

Hand Lettered Winter Wishes, Simon Says Stamp
Note: I realize the January Card Kit is out of stock, but many of the individual items are still in stock and I have linked those below!

The kit included Grape Fizz Perfect Pearls, and an empty mini mister. I knew right away what I wanted to do with them! Create shimmer spray of course! This is something I learned in Ranger U years ago!

Create your own Shimmer Mist, supplies | shurkus.com

Custom Shimmer Mist Formula:

  • small amount of Perfect pearls, use the end of your paintbrush for a “scoops” worth.
  • a dropper full of Distress Ink re-inker
  • put both in the mini mister, then fill the mini mister with water, almost all the way full. Leave some room for some shaking.

Tip: you can use any combination of perfect pearls and distress re-inkers so there are SO many possibilities of colors!
Create your own Shimmer Mist | shurkus.comI used my purple shimmer mist on some distress watercolor paper for the background on this first card. I also used different bits of the pattern papers from the kit and cut my own banners, attaching them with the tiny attacher.

Thinking of You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

Now onto the other really fun designs! For this next card the only thing I added were some Snowflake die cuts and I used a quickie glue pen and ultrafine glitter on the word “thanks”. I LOVE the diagonal line pattern paper you see here.
Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

The kit included this beautiful blue shimmer Bazzill cardstock. I added a few Lawn Fawn wood veneer snowflakes. I again used a quickie glue pen and ultrafine glitter on the word “thanks”

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.comI did some repetitive stamping on the background of this next card with some of the smaller images from the Hand Lettered Winter Wishes stamp set. I used Lawn Fawn’s stitched rectangle die and the SSS Eliza Snowflake diecut. I also added some white gel pen accents to the word “thanks”.

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

I LOVED this background paper from the Bo Bunny 6×6 paper pad.

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

This next one was a lot of fun. I used an edge distresser on the pattern paper for the background. I used the Ek Success powder tool on the back of the snowman postage stamp sticker, then put some foam tape on it to pop it up off the card. I used a bit more of my fave diagonal line pattern paper. Some more Lawn Fawn wood veneer snowflakes.

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

For the sentiment I put a layer of glossy accents over the letters, pretty thick. Once that was dry I went over it with diamond stickles, so there is a lot of dimension there!

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

For this next one, the background paper was so pretty I didn’t want to do too much to it. I added a few wood veneer snowflakes. The word “thank” I fussy cut out, and then stapled with the tiny attacher the word “you” . I trimmed the front of the card a bit short and added some more of that diagonal paper I was obsessing over. Would it be wrong to purchase the 6×6 pad of paper just so I can get 2 more sheets of that paper?!

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

Once the card was put together I put a few thick coats of glossy accents over the word “thank”

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

I really love how this next one came out. The ombre bokeh pattern is so pretty paired with the heart snowflake stamp from the set.

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

and for the last card I went all in 😉 I used the rest of that diagonal paper I had. I embellished it by adding ultra fine glitter on every other diagonal. SO.PRETTY. in person!

Thank You, featuring Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit | shurkus.com

And just like that I had ten thank yous done 🙂 The tenth card being yesterdays Thank you for the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! My studio table was a disaster. I had used most of the pattern papers given in the kit and the new stamp set was well loved! Remember even though the kit is sold out you can still purchase pieces of the kit individually from the links below!

Simon Says Stamp Monthly Card Kit
Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month JANUARY 2015 WINTER WONDERLAND
Simon Says Clear Stamps HAND LETTERED WINTER WISHES
Bo Bunny 6 x 6 ALTITUDE Paper Pad
Bo Bunny ALTITUDE Stamp Stickers
Ranger Perfect Pearls GRAPE FIZZ Individual Pigment Powder
Ranger Perfect Pearls CONFECTIONS Complete Pigment Kit
Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink Pad WHITE
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# 3 SHADES OF GRAY
Bazzill GLITZ Bling Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
Bazzill VELVET Canvas Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
*Fiskars SPRING-ASSIST SCISSORS Micro-tip 09921
*3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent
*3M Scotch ATG GUN 700 Use GOLD 1/2″” TAPE ROLL Adhesive Applicator Glue atg700
*3M Scotch ATG 1/2″” GOLD REFILL TAPE Adhesive 36 Yards Acid Free
*EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator EKT001
*Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive .5oz
*Ranger STICKLES STAR DUST Stardust White Clear Glitter Glue
*Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER Stapler Tool Mini Staples TH92800
*Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER REFILLS Staples Mini Refill
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad SOFT NAVY Blue
*Hero Arts HUE Chalk Ink IRIS Stamp Pad AF179
Lawn Fawn SNOWFLAKE WOOD VENEER Lawn Ornaments
*Simon Says Stamp ELIZA SNOWFLAKE Craft DIE 111308
*Simon Says Stamp MARYANNE SNOWFLAKE Craft DIE SSSD1111310
Simon Says Stamp RYLYNN SNOWFLAKE Craft Die
Simon Says Stamp MELODY SNOWFLAKE Craft Die
Uni-ball Pen Signo Gel Pen WHITE Smooth Broad
ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker
*Ranger Inkssentials MINI MISTER Spray Bottle Ink Rubber Stamp Tool
*Tim Holtz Tonic PAPER DISTRESSER Altered Aged Edges
*Sakura QUICKIE GLUE ROLLER PEN 38480
*Hero Arts Sparkle ULTRA FINE PRISMA GLITTER Sparkly
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad SMOKE Gray
*Tim Holtz REFILL Distress Ink SEEDLESS PRESERVES Reinker Fall Edition
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  1. Becca Cruger says

    January 8, 2015 at 11:18 am

    These are all so pretty! I’m sure people will be pretty excited when they get their hands on these beauts. By the way – your mixed media background technique was stellar!

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