Simon Says Stamp August 2014 Card Kit...and a GIVEAWAY!

Hi everyone!

Thanks for the sweet comments on my vacation blog post. I'm glad some of you enjoyed sharing in our adventure. :)

Today I'm sharing a couple of cards made using the fun new Simon Says Stamp August 2014 Card Kit.

I love the bright, summery colours and the adorable stamp set in this month's kit!

Here's what I've created so far:

For this first card, I took the small striped popsicle stamp and turned it upside down to create candles. :) I white heat embossed the image 3 times and coloured the candles in using the Peacock Feathers Distress Marker that came in the kit (along with the Picked Raspberry Distress Marker I already had on hand). I then used the Squeezed Lemonade Distress Marker that came in the kit (along with the Ripe Persimmon Distress Marker I already had) to create the flames. I coloured over the flames with a Clear Wink of Stella Marker and coloured the wicks with a black marker. I then stamped the sentiment and pieced the rest of the card together. The 'today' label was one of the random summer themed embellishments that came in my particular kit. I attached it with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

For my second card, I pieced some of the Bo Bunny Lemonade Stand patterned papers together on a card base made from Simon's Sunshine Cardstock. I took the Squeezed Lemonade Distress Marker and scribbled it over a scrap piece of cardstock before stamping the top of the ice cream cone and the smiley face on it to create my sun. Once I cut the sun out, I tucked it behind the 'good day sunshine' piece which was also one of the summer themed embellishment pieces that came in my kit. I used the beginning curvy part of the 'you're so cool' sentiment to create my sun rays. You can see I 'oopsed' with the bottom ray but I'm going to call it 'motion' from the heat ray. ;) I adhered the cloud/ sun piece using foam adhesive.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp August 2014 Card Kit - SUmmer Dreams	Simon Says Stamp Monthly Card Kit	Simon Says Stamp Ice Cream Dream Stamp Set	Bo Bunny Lemonade Stand 6x6 Paper Pad	Simon Says Stamp #100 Cardstock - Green Apple
Simon Says Stamp #100 Cardstock - Orange Peel	Simon Says Stamp #100 Cardstock - Sunshine	Simon Says Stamp 120 lb White Cardstock	Squeezed Lemonade Distress Marker	Peacock Feathers Distress Marker
Ripe Persimmon Distress Marker	Picked Raspberry Distress Marker	Zig Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Marker	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad	Versamark Ink
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder	Hero Arts Milwaukee Heat Gun	My Favorite Things Rectangle Stax Dies	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cut Machine	Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher Staples	Tonic Studios 12 Inch Guillotine Paper Trimmer	Martha Stewart Scoring Board	Martha Stewart Medium Footed Stamp Mount	Tombow Stamp Runner and Refill
3M Scotch Double-Sided Foam Tape

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Just a reminder that you can pick up the August 2014 card kit HERE for just $24.95 + shipping. Or if you’d like to receive this kit and future kits for only $19.95 + shipping per month, you can SUBSCRIBE HERE.

I also have an extra Simon Says Stamp August 2014 Card Kit to give away thanks to sweet Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp! Just leave a comment on either of my August 2014 Card Kit posts by the end of Wednesday July 23rd and I'll announce a winner on the 24th. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll  be back early next week with another Simon Says Stamp August 2014 Card Kit post and and another opportunity to win one for yourself. I'll even use a popsicle stamp as a popsicle. ;)