SSS Star Medallion Birthday Cards & August Card Kit Winner

Hi everyone!

I'm popping by to announce the winner of the fabulous Simon Says Stamp August 2017 Card Kit: Together and to share a couple of cards made using Simon's beautiful Star Medallion Stencil.

First the winner of the Card Kit is...

Diane who said...

Your card is awesome!! Love the stamp set in this kit. Thanks for sharing.
July 25, 2017 at 4:49 AM

 

Congrats Diane! Please message me via the contact me button on my side bar with your mailing info by next Friday to claim your prize!

Now to share a couple of cards! 

For these cards I paired Simon's Star Medallion Stencil with Distress Oxide Inks (supply list below) and got two very different looks.

This first card is very bold and was created by ink blending the Distress Oxide Inks over the stencil with Mini Ink Blending Tools. I then spritzed some water drops on top and removed them with a paper towel. The panel was die cut using one of Simon's Wonky Rectangles Dies and adhered to a notecard made from a piece of Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock. The greeting combines Simon's Big Day Die and a white heat embossed sentiment from Simon's Big Birthday Wishes Stamp Set. I also added a few of the asterisk stamps from Simon's Hello Beautiful Stamp Set.

After removing the stencil, I decided to spritz it with a Ranger Mini Mister filled with water and place a piece of Simon's 120 lb White Cardstock over top. After rubbing over it with my hand I was pleasantly surprised with this beautiful subtle result....

I love that the ink all pooled at the edges, creating an outline of the stencil's design. I'm going to have to play with this technique some more! After diecutting this panel with one of Simon's Wonky Rectangles Dies, I stamped a sentiment from Simon's Thoughtful Messages Stamp Set with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and clear heat embossed it. Using fun foam and an adhesive runner, I adhered the panel to a notecard created from Simon's Green Apple Cardstock. Finally, I added a My Mind's Eye Hooray Puffy Sticker and and a couple of enamel dots. 

That's it for me today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Sarah

Supplies (with affiliate links at no extra cost to you):

SSS Thoughtful Messages Stamps Shop at: SSS	SSS Hello Beautiful Stamps Shop at: SSS	SSS Big Birthday Wishes Stamps Shop at: SSS	SSS Big Day Die Shop at: SSS
SSS Wonky Rectangles Dies Shop at: SSS	SSS Star Medallion Stencil Shop at: SSS	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS	Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS	Peacock Feather Distress Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS	Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS
VersaMark Ink Shop at: SSS	EK Success Powder Tool Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Heat Gun Shop at: SSS	SSS Clear Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Tonic Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS	MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS	Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS	Ranger Mini Mister Spray Bottle Shop at: SSS
Ranger Craft Sheet Shop at: SSS	Various Enamel Dots Shop at: SSS	MME Hooray Puffy Stickers Shop at: SSS	SSS Green Apple Cardstock Shop at: SSS
SSS Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS	SSS 120 LB White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Mini Multi Medium Matte Adhesive Shop at: SSS
Darice Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles Shop at: SSS	Kokuyo Long Dot Adhesive Runner Shop at: SSS	White Fun Foam Shop at: SSS