Simon Say Stamp!

Three Fruity Cards

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Having received the Spellbinders’ All-Clubs Crate for April 2026, I decided to play with the Fresh Packed Clear Stamp + Die of the Month, the Market Berries Stencil of the Month and Seed Co. Border Press + Foil of the Month sets.

Market Tote: This is an A2 (4.24×5.5-inch) card with a yellow gingham paper mat. The die-cut brown bag is one of the dies in the Fresh Packed stamp & die set. The lemons, tomato, berries and flowers were stamped first using Chiffon, Grass Skirt, Mandarin Spice, Rockin’ Red, Samba inks. The tiny black seeds and texture were added with an ultra fine tipped pen. Next the bag was glued in place and then the sentiments which came from the same set and die-cut. The flowers were fussy cut out and popped-up with foam dots.

Stamped Lemons and Strawberries: This is an A2 (4.24×5.5-inch) card with a green pattern paper mat. The lemon and strawberries stamps from the Fresh Packed set were used with Chiffon, Grass Skirt and Samba inks. tiny black seeds and texture were added with an ultra fine tipped pen. The sentiment from the same stamp set is stamped in green, die-cut three times and glued together to add dimension.

Stenciled Berry Plants:  This is an A6 (4.75×6.25-inches) card which uses Market Berries Stencil of the Month with the ink colors of Gray Flannel, Grass Skirt, Samba & Sea Glass and Tuxedo Black. Yellow Pops of Color form the flower centers and an accent of yellow satin ribbon was added before the stenciled panel was glued on the cardbase. Sentiment is from the Seed Co. Border press plates on a bisque colored heavy weight cotton cardstock.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston stamps and dies are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Stencils

  • Spellbinders – 4.75×6-inch Plastic Stencils – Market Berries

Stamps & Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – Clear Stamps & Metal Dies – Fresh Packed
  • Spellbinders – Press Plates – Seed Co. Border

Papers

  • Scrapbook.com – 6×8-inch -100lb Cardstock – Rainbow
  • Spellbinders – 5.50×4.25-inch A2 Panels – Cotton 118lb. – Bisque
  • White Cardstock
  • A6 (4.75×6.25-inches) Cardbase – Ivory

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Gray Flannel & Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Catherine Pooler- Mini Ink Pads – Chiffon, Grass Skirt, Mandarin Spice, Rockin’ Red, Samba & Sea Glass

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Gel Plate
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • 1/8-inch wide Satin Ribbon – Yellow
  • Scrapbook.com – Pops of Color – Gloss – Sunshine

Which Came First The Chicken or The Egg Birthday Card

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I like discovering new craft companies by perusing the Spin Sponsor section of Craft Roulette. That’s how I found this amusing stamp set of snarky birds from The Rabbit Hole Designs. I pared it with a nested egg shaped die set from Simon Says Stamp!

Watch the video below to see how the card was made.

Cardbase: I used a 65lb sheet of white cardstock folded in half and die-cut the largest egg in the Simon Says Stamp Basic Shapes Nested Eggs die set. The die was placed with fold on the left side and the left edge of the die was slightly over the fold. I cut two eggs from decorative paper to cover the front and back of the card, gluing the back on first, trimming off the edge that extended over the fold before gluing the front egg onto the cardbase. (I stamped my inside sentiments before gluing the outside pieces onto the cardbase.)

Birds: Using black ink and The Rabbit Hole Designs Squawk Talk set, I stamped the images and front sentiment on to white cardstock. Next, using Nuvo Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils, I colored the images and used a water brush to smooth out the pigment. The images were then fussy cut out. I used 1mm thick foam tape, to pop-up the images and the sentiment on the card front.

Sentiments: From The Rabbit Hole Designs stamp set, “Happy Bird-day” and “I’m sorry did I roll my eyes out loud?” are stamped in black ink onto the inside of the cardbase. (I find it easier to do this stamping before finishing the outside of the card.)

Envelope: Using a A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) envelope I stamped “you’re egg-cellent” on the back in brown ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Simon Says Stamp! – Steel Dies – Basic Shapes Nested Eggs – 1579sd

Stamps

  • The Rabbit Hole Designs – Clear Stamps – Squawk Talk – TRH-259

Papers

  • Laserowe Love – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Vintage Trip by Renata Maslyk
  • White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Hero Arts– Alcohol-marker friendly ink – Intense Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Scrapbook.com – Foam Tape – 1mm thick

Tools

  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Water Brush

2025 ATC Calendar – August

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I started a new challenge for 2025 – the ATC calendar challenge. With a group of crafty friends, we are making a new image on a 4.25×5.5-inch calendar card for each month.

August’s card is made with Simon Says Stamp! dies and papers from it’s July 2025 card kit.

To see other months’ calendars go to click here.

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Materials Used:


Dies
• Simon Says Stamp! – Steel Dies – Window Trio – 1401sd


Press Plates
• Spellbinders – BetterPress Plates – 2025 DIY Calendar


Papers
• La-La Land Crafts 6×6 Double Sided Paper Pad – In The City
• Kraft Cardstock
• Spellbinders – BetterPress – 5.5 x 4.25” (A2) Cotton Card Panels – Porcelain & Pebble


Ink
• Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – BetterPress Black

Adhesives
• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle

Tools
• Die Cutting Machine
• Scissors

• We R Memories – QuickStick
• Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous
• Simon Says Stamp! – Stellar Embellishment Mix

Sandy Dunes Birthday Card

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I just got the July 2025 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit with the theme of Windows on the World. Using the Landscapes stencil from the kit, made this sand dunes scene Birthday card.

Cardbase: Start with a 4.25 x 11-inch piece of cardstock and fold in half to form a side-fold A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card.

Stenciled Scene: Using the stencil by sticking the 4.25×5.5-inch white cardstock panel through the water patterns slots, I worked my way from the bottom up to build water waves coming ashore, then the sand dunes and finally the cloudy sky. The water used the two darker shades of blue while the sky used the lightest blue. The stencil includes three birds in flight, which I stenciled on using a fine tipped black marker.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments come from the Through The Window stamp set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope stenciled with the three birds on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Stencils

  • Simon Says Stamp! – 6×6-inch Plastic Stencil – Landscapes

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Through The Window

Papers

  • SpellBinders – 8.5×11-inch -100lb Cardstock – Raindrop
  • White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Husk Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 03 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Stampin’ Pad – Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Pacific Point

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick