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January 12, 2013 •

simon says card kit … the final

Hello Friends,
Sorry about the BasicGrey sneak peek in my last post. I wasn’t notified of a change ….. I will let you know next Tuesday when it will be on the BasicGrey blog.
My mom was wondering when I was going to finish her Christmas gift that she saw on my blog!! Well….here you go mom! Hope you like them 🙂
This is how they look all packaged up with envelopes and stamps. Love this nice and heavy vellum from Simon. I cut, scored and wrapped the cards in the vellum. The big yummy button was in the Jan card kit too. 
This is a another take on my “unfinished” card set. Don’t you love all of these fun prints? The paper was included in my Simon Says January card kit but, you can get if from Lily Bee called “Persnickety” 
After I die cut the hearts with Simon Says Stamps exclusive die cuts I traced the hearts with the marker. This extra step really makes them stand out. BUT…do it quickly or the paper will bleed to much. 
If you will be stamping onto a die cut  place the die cut (my banner) back into the negative space and  the banner will stay in place so you can stamp easily onto it without it moving. See the top of the photo. 
Have you seen these banners before? Love how they add so much to my card set. I changed the score lines that are on the die cut to accomodate the sentiment in the front of the photo because it was longer than the other ones. 
These are all of parts before assembling. I considered letting my mom have some fun and be able to play around with it but, nixed that idea. Here is project that I did before where the recipient could play around and add hearts and the sentiments. 
Just zeroing in on the sentiments from this stamp set…so many great ones. 
Rock Candy distress stickles made my hearts have a nice subtle shimmer.
Thanks for your visit and have a great weekend. See you next week for the Hero Arts Blog HOP!! So excited to be participating! 
Lots of prizes and giveaways…fun..fun! See you soon! Hugs, Kathy 

 

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Comments

  1. Maryann says

    January 12, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    These are sooo gorgeous Kathy you really did an awesome job here, and I can understand your mum was exited to get them. I´m sure, she´ll be pleased with the final result here.

  2. Barb says

    January 12, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    What an awesome set! LOVE the wonderful patterns, and these color combos are so pretty!

    I’m really glad you’re able to participate in the hostess hop with all of us too, Kathy! Can’t wait! 🙂

  3. Sandra H says

    January 12, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    Totally stunning x

  4. Lisa says

    January 12, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    These cards are gorgeous and the final presentation of them is beautiful. I enjoyed the post of how everything came together.
    p.s. I love that you have Simpsons postage stamps 🙂

  5. Kelly says

    January 12, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    I just bought that stamp set and “You” die from SSS. What a cute set!

  6. Glennis says

    January 12, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    I love what you have done with the kit – great gift idea too

  7. Chark says

    January 12, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    gorgeous work!

  8. jengd says

    January 12, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    Those cards are fabulous! Love the shape and the raised banners.

  9. Dawn Turley says

    January 13, 2013 at 2:46 am

    what an adorable set Kathy. I bet your mum was super pleased with the cards.

  10. Renee says

    January 13, 2013 at 9:13 am

    What a gorgeous kit! Love your card set, and the vellum is amazing!

  11. Message Keeper says

    January 13, 2013 at 9:36 am

    Wonderful! Handmade gifts always warm the hearts! Thanks for the tutorial!

  12. Kathy S says

    January 13, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Love, Love, Love your card kits, especially when they use the Simon Says Stamp Kits. Even better. You are just so darn creative. Thank you so much for sharing your art with us.

  13. Carol Gibson says

    January 13, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    Love the cards. Can’t wait for my January kit to arrive.

  14. Angie says

    January 13, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    Gorgeous!!! What awesome tips!!! TFS all the photos!!! Love the banners!!! I am going to have to take a look at those in the shop!

  15. Loly Borda-Towery says

    January 14, 2013 at 12:15 am

    Awesome cards! Thanks for the step by step pics. I’m a visual learner, I so appreciate it. TFS

  16. bark3344 says

    January 14, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    What a brilliant idea about using the negative banner space
    I will bless you every time I do it.
    Thanks

  17. Katie says

    January 15, 2013 at 4:58 am

    They turned out awesome! What a wonderful gift for your Mom. Thanks for sharing!

    Katie B.

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Kathy from The Daily MarkerHi, I’m Kathy! I’ve always loved to craft and create, but I discovered my passion for coloring and cardmaking just a few years ago.

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