Circle Card Tutorial

Hi friends! It is a new beautiful Monday. Mondays happen to be one of my favorite days of the week, since I like the start of a week, but also since it is time for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

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This week our theme is We are going around in circles at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Circles have always been one of my favorite shapes. I hope you will join us in the challenge! Don't miss the gorgeous project by our July guest designer Natasha Vacca aka Natasha's Colorful Creations.

I haven't made a circle card in quite a while and thought it would be fun to make one with a shaker in the middle. The card was inspired by the beautiful printed circle from Tim Holtz Transparent Layers. I also used circle stamps and a circle stencil.

I used Simon Says Stamp Nested Circles to die cut the card. I started with the largest circle, which was die cut from heavystock paper and then die cut the window in the center. Simon Says Stamp Very Very Low Tack Tape was used to hold the smaller die in place.

Ink the circle with Antique Linen. Then ink through the Simon Says Stamp Mix and Match Circles Stencil with Guava ink and an ink-blending brush.

I die cut another circle from heavystock paper to place behind the shaker window. Ink with Antique Linen and Pumice Stone. Ink the edges of the larger circle with Pumice Stone too.

Stamp a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Laugh In Flowers with Watering Can ink. Stamp dots with Simon Says Stamp Halftone Background using the same ink.

Stamp circles and dots from Simon Says Stamp Mix and Match Circles stamp set, with Pumice Stone and Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Guava ink.

The cardbase is Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy cardstock, which was folded and die cut with the largest circle. Place the folded edge slightly inside the die as seen here.

Folded up, the cardbase looks like this.

Glue the printed acetate in place and die cut another acetate circle for the sandwich. Add Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape around the edges and fill with mica flakes and sequins. Place the second acetate circle on top to close the sandwich.

I also used a Tim Holtz Quote Chip Label. The background circle was placed so that one of the stamped dotted circles, frames the little white flower.

The Transparent Layers are so pretty and I like the bright colors. 

I like a mix of mica flakes and sequins in a shaker.

I hope you will join us this week in our We are going around in circles challenge. You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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