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. This year it is extra special because it is the 15th STAMPtember®. There will be even more surprises than normally. And don't miss all the inspiration!

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. It is a big party, with 82 stops!

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There is of course also a big new exclusive STAMPtember® release. 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 Prism Pawsitivily Dazzling Gems free with a qualifying purchase, if you use the code DAZZ. It is valid while supplies last. 

I made a tag, but you can easily turn it into a card instead.

Just Because is such a great sentiment since it works with many different themes and because it is fun to send a card or craft 'just because'. I really like both the Just Because sentiment die and the Just Because background stamp. This tag consists mainly of words, except for the flowers made with the Crimped Floral Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies.

Start by white embossing the Just Because stamp on a tag. I liked how most of the sentiments on one side of the stamp fit onto the tag.

Ink with various Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks. The embossing will resist the ink.

Die cut the four flowers from Simon Says Stamp Crimped Floral Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies several times from watercolor paper. Mist with water and then emboss in the coordinating folder. Aren't these flowers cute? 

Watercolor the flowers loosely with Distress Inks and Pawsitively Saturated Inks.

Add a bit of shape to the flowers.

Die cut the Just Because sentiment from heavystock paper and ink with Spring and Surf Pawsitively Saturated inks. 

Emboss with several layers of clear embossing powder. Be very careful when using a heat tool and never touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely. Sprinkle white embossing powder into the last layer for a textured, almost marbled, effect.

I glued Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Velvet Luxury Cardstock to cardstock and embossed Just Because again. 

Dye May Arts Faux Wrinkled Silk Ribbon with Pawsitively Saturated inks.

The shiny and speckled words look nice together with the soft, matte velvet paper. The sentiment was adhered with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. 

I added Simon Says Stamp Dazzling Gems to the center of the flowers.

The Just Because stamp works great as a background, but you can also use the individual sentiments.

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. 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 of the party: 

1. Alberto Gava
2. Allison Frazier
3. Amy Rysavy
4. Anna-Karin Evaldsson (you are here)
5. Anne Fiene
6. Barb Engler
7. Barbara Tarayao
8. Beth Opel
9. Betsy Green
10. Bibi Cameron
11. Bobbi Lemanski
12. Bonnie Crane
13. Brennan Keane
14. Caly Person
15. Carly Minner
16. Carol Hintermeier
17. Cathie Cowles
18. Cathy Zielske
19. Charlene Madrid
20. Cheiron Brandon
21. Cindy Norberg
22. Dana Joy
23. Daniel West
24. Debby Hughes
25. Debby van Diepen
26. Emily Midgett
27. Enza Gudor
28. Hanh Nguyen
29. Hannelie Bester
30. Heather Hoffman
31. Heather Ruwe
32. Inderjeet Kaur
33. Jean Doeringsfeld
34. Jenn Shurkus
35. Jennifer Kotas
36. Jennifer McGuire
37. Jessica Vasher
38. Joe Sysavath
39. Joy Ott
40. Kailash Naidoo
41. Karen Boyce
42. Karen Downs
43. Karin Åkesdotter
44. Kath Stewart
45. Keisha Charles
46. Kim Hamilton
47. Kristin Sluhan
48. Kulbir Kirkland
49. Laura Bassen
50. Lea Lawson
51. Lien Leysen
52. Lisa Addesa
53. Lorraine Aquilina
54. Maggie Haas
55. Mary Reiner
56. Maura Hibbitts
57. Megin Brooks
58. Michelle Peckham
59. Michelle Short
60. Mindy Eggen
61. Miriam Prantner
62. Misty Elam
63. Mitchell Koenig
64. Natasha Vacca
65. Nichol Spohr
66. Nicki Baxley
67. Nina-Marie Trapani
68. Pam Torkelson
69. Rachel Alvarado
70. Revati Panickar
71. Rosemary Dennis
72. Samantha Pfrimmer
73. Sandi MacIver
74. Seeka
75. Shari Carroll
76. Simeen Batra
77. Sue Symens
78. Susan Babcock
79. Susan R. Opel
80. Suzy Plantamura
81. Tracy Ware
82. Yana Smakula

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Anna-Karin

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