Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Party

Hello and welcome to my blog! The best month of the creative year has begun and I am happy to take part in the blog party to celebrate the start of STAMPtember® at Simon Says Stamp. There is of course also a big new exclusive STAMPtember® release.

STAMPtember® is a month-long celebration of stamping at Simon Says Stamp, with inspiration, new products and many surprises. You can find the beginning of the blog party on the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog.

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The STAMPtember® release is full of fantastic new stamps of course, but also dies, stencils, inks and paper products. So much! You can find it all here.

I also have a free gift for you. You will get the Trees and Stars free with a qualifying purchase, if you use the code TREE. Search sss202753c in the store. It is valid while supplies last. There are a whole bunch of codes that you can find among the party participants.

I made a tag, but it can also be made into a card, if you rather want that.

When I saw the Party Balloons embossing folder and die I knew I wanted to use them for my project and make something with a happy feeling. The weather varies a lot at this time of the year and this tag is about enjoying those days with wonderful weather. And it is raining balloons, what could be more cheerful?

Start by applying embossing ink on the Party Balloon folder. Emboss a tag and sprinkle white embossing powder on the background. Melt carefully with a heat tool. Don't touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely.

The STAMPtember® release includes two ink sets and here I used Peachy and Grapefruit Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks from the Orange Leaves set. The embossing will resist the ink.

Stamp images from Happy Days on watercolor paper. 

I decided to use this cute image. Sometimes I color on a failed stamped impression first, to test color and combination. That is the one to the right. Lilac is from the Purple Fields set. Smear on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush.

I picked the image to the left above and added some color inside the umbrella, keeping it light since I wanted this tag to be light.

Die cut with the coordinating Happy Days die. I used Simon Says Stamp Very Very Low Tack Tape to keep the die in place.

White emboss sentiments on vellum. The set with all the small sentiments is the Season's Greetings set. I love stamp sets with small sentiments.

Tear vellum to form a beach and staple to the background.

Add highlights with a white gel pen.

The ribbon was dyed with the Pawsitively Saturated Inks, using the same inks as for the coloring.

I also added highlights to the balloons, but my favorite part is the stray embossing powder.

The glitter balloons was die cut with the die from the Party Balloons set, from two shades of glitter paper. Add a piece of twine and adhere with two layers of Simon Says Stamp Foam Tape.

I like to white emboss sentiments on vellum since you can see the background through the sentiment strip.

Let the little cat hold the two balloons. The images from Happy Days are so cute.

I also added a small piece of cheesecloth/mummy cloth, for a bit more texture.

Dying ribbon with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks works really well and the ribbon will coordinate with your project.

Don't miss all the inspiration along the blog party. All the links are available at the Simon Says Stamp Store blog. Throughout the month there will be surprises and scavenger hunts. Don't miss it!

There is also a s special STAMPtember® Gallery where you can find inspiration and add your own projects.

Here are all the participants in this huge blog party: 

1. Alberto Gava
2. Allison Frazier
3. Amrita Pettus
4. Amy Rysavy
5. Angela Myhre
6. Anna-Karin Evaldsson
7. Anne Fiene
8. Avra Williams
9. Barb Engler
10. Barbara Tarayao
11. Beth Opel
12. Bethany Deschamp
13. Betsy Green
14. Bibi Cameron
15. Bobbi Lemanski
16. Bonnie Crane
17. Caly Person
18. Carol Hintermeier
19. Cathy Zielske
20. Channin Pelletier
21. Charlene Madrid
22. Cheiron Brandon
23. Cindy Norberg
24. Debby Hughes
25. Elizabeth Costa-Rogers
26. Emily Midgett
27. Hannelie Bester
28. Heather Hoffman
29. Heather Ruwe
30. Jaycee Gaspar
31. Jean Doeringsfeld
32. Jenn Shurkus
33. Jennifer Kotas
34. Jennifer McGuire
35. Jessica Vasher
36. Joe Sysavath
37. Joy Ott
38. Kailash Naidoo
39. Karen Boyce
40. Karen Downs
41. Karin Åkesdotter
42. Kath Stewart
43. Kathleen Darroch
44. Keisha Charles
45. Kim Hamilton
46. Kulbir Kirkland
47. Laura Bassen
48. Lea Lawson
49. Lisa Addesa
50. Lisa Schenck
51. Lorraine Aquilina
52. Maggie Haas
53. Mary Reiner
54. Maura Hibbitts
55. Megin Brooks
56. Michelle Peckham
57. Michelle Short
58. Mindy Eggen
59. Miriam Prantner
60. Natasha Vacca
61. Nichol Spohr
62. Nicki Baxley
63. Nicoletta Porcu
64. Nina-Marie Trapani
65. Noelle Vargas
66. Pam Sparks
67. Ricky Burton-Romero
68. Rosemary Dennis
69. Sandi MacIver
70. Seeka
71. Shari Carroll
72. Simeen Batra
73. Stefanie Loh
74. Susan Babcock
75. Susan R. Opel
76. Suzy Plantamura
77. Teri Wilson
78. Tina Smith
79. Tracy Ware
80. Vera Yates
81. Veronica Zalis
82. Vicky Papaioannou
83. Yana Smakula
84. Yoonsun Hur
85. Zoey Scarpelli

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! Have a wonderful STAMPtember®!

Happy stamping!

Anna-Karin

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