Simon Says Stamp Stepping Stones Star Birthday Card & February Card Kit Winner

Hi everyone!

I'm back to announce the winner of the Simon Says Stamp February 2016 Card Kit and to share a final card this month showcasing another way to use Simon's Stepping Stones Background Stamp.

First, the winner of the February Card Kit is...

Marcie Sharp who said...

So pretty! That's a lot of hearts to glue down lol...way to go!

January 27, 2016 at 3:40 PM

   

Congrats, Marcie! Please email me with your shipping info so I can pass it on to Simon. :)

Earlier this month, after participating in the Simon Says Stamp You Have My Heart Blog Hop, I decided to come up with different ways of using Simon's new Stepping Stones Background Stamp. Besides my blog hop post (embossed resist and colouring in the circles), I shared ideas HERE (making windows) and HERE (embellishing inside the circles with buttons, brads, sequins, etc).  

For today's card, I decided to die cut shapes inside the circles and back them with patterned paper. Alternatively, you could just put die cut shapes on top of the stamped panel.

First I heat embossed the Stepping Stones image onto Neenah 110 LB Smooth Solar White Cardstock. I then die cut stars using Simon's Large Holiday Shapes Dies into the centers of the heat embossed circles. I die cut this panel as well as a piece of Lawn Fawn woodgrain patterned paper, using one of Simon's Stitched Rectangles Dies. I used papers from Various 6x6 Paper Pads to back the negative die cut stars before adhering this panel to the woodgrain panel on an angle. I then adhered this to a card made from Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock. Using Simon's Dark Chocolate Cardstock, I die cut the 'Happy' from Simon's Happy Birthday Die three times, layered the pieces and adhered the sentiment to my card. I white heat embossed the rest of the sentiment from Simon's Happy Stamp Set onto a strip of orange cardstock, adhered it to the card, and finished it off with some yellow Enamel Dots.

Supplies:

SSS Stepping Stones Cling Stamp	SSS Happy Clear Stamps	SSS Happy Birthday Die	SSS Stitched Rectangles Dies	SSS Large Holiday Shapes
Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine	Various Enamel Dots	Versamark Ink	American Crafts Zing! Aqua Embossing Powder	Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
Hero Arts Milwaukee Heat Gun	EK Success Powder Tool	Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer	Martha Stewart Scoring Board	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors
Various 6x6 Paper Pads	Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock	Neenah 110 LB Smooth Solar White Cardstock	SSS Dark Chocolate Cardstock	Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots Dispenser
Mini Multi Medium Matte Adhesive	Quilled Creations Precision Tip Applicator Bottle

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Thanks for stopping by!
Sarah