What's poppin? - Simon Says Stamp June 2026 Card Kit

 Hello! I'm dropping by to share my first card using the newest June 2026 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Step Right Up! This month's kit is full of summery fun - perfect for carnivals, movie nights, and happy nostalgic memories! The included Having Fun stamp set has some fun images that pair with some of the dies included in the kit. There is some fun new Heat and Fluff (which is MAGICAL on the popcorn!), Scratch and Sniff stickers (takes me back to my childhood!), exclusive printed papers, craft fluffs, additional dies, and that's all not to mention the cardstock, notecards, and more! And, there is also a coordinating die set for the stamp available that is live in the store now as well!

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I had SOOO much fun making realistic popcorn for this card! I mean, that Heat and Fluff is absolute magic for this! I used the 3D Box and Popcorn die, die cutting the box from the Schoolhouse red cardstock in the kit, then stamping the strips on the box with the Having Fun stamp set. I blended a bit of the Scattered Straw distress oxide ink on the die cut popcorn pieces, then added little dabs of the Heat and Fluff and heat set it to "pop" up my popcorn! I assembled everything together, and used one of the panels of pattern paper in the kit for my cardfront, adding some white cardstock with a torn edge and layered up across the front. Stamped a sentiment, wrapped around some jute twine to tie in a bow, and embellished with some fun little sparkly stars! Here is a closer look at all the details - especially check out the detail on that popcorn(!!!):

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Sweet Sheep Birthday - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I will probably always have a soft spot for sheep - they were my mom's favorite animal, and she collected pretty much anything that had a sheep on it! Now that she's gone, every time I see one, it makes me think of her. So of course I had to use this adorable little die from Simon Says Stamp - even it if took me a while to get around to it. And adding a shaker to the card just made it that much more special. :)  

I assembled the little Sweet Sheep die set first, using a mix of Altenew Moonstone glitter cardstock, then SSS Seashell, Ivory, and Black cardstock. I did a bit of trimming on the layer with the legs, so that I could have two colors on them. Next. I created a shaker cut with a Stitched Circle die, then filled with mix of Cream Puff embellishment mix and Trinity Stamps Gold Sparkle Stars. I backed it with a panel of Apricot cardstock for a dreamy background! I stamped a sentiment from Graceful Swans at the bottom, then added a BIG glittery Double Loop Bow die cut from Pinkfresh Champagne glitter cardstock. I love how this card feels both adorable and elegant! Here is a closer look:

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Sarcastic Cats - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I always love a funny sentiment set - and this recent one from Simon Says Stamp had me giggling a bit when it arrived! I was trying to decide how to put it to use, then I noticed the perfect fit - I feel like cats with attitude are just BUILT for snarky sentiments, don't you?  

I started off by choosing which kitties from the Sassy Sally set I wanted to use, and paired them up with the perfect sentiments from the Getting Old set. This allowed me to plan how wide to make my ink blended sections on my card fronts. I masked the fronts off to the sizes I wanted with Post-it Tape, then blended Sunbeam and Dublin ink on one card, and Tropic and Cadette on the other card. I added a light splatter of water, since these SSS Pawsitively Saturated inks are water reactive, and peeled off the tape, then allowed them to dry. I stamped the images and sentiments in Nocturne ink, and clear heat embossed over them. I actually planned on stamping the sentiments directly into the ink blended panels, but I messed up stamping the first one and got a double image (whoops!), so I opted to die cut them and pop over the top to hide the oopsie! I added those images and sentiments with foam adhesive, rounded off one corner on each card, then added a few Pinkfresh Enamel embellishments in coordinating colors from the Legendary and Lovely Lane collections. Here are more photos of these hilariously sassy kitties:

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Bright ConGRADulations - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! It's that time of year again - graduation season! And Simon Says Stamp released a couple new graduation stamp sets on the sly a couple weekends ago as a free-with-purchase promo. They are also now available on the website to purchase. One of those sets was a cute little Rainbow Splash set that my daughter designed, and you know I was just itching to pull it out and create with it, right? And when I saw the leftover frame pieces from the card I shared a couple days ago, this design just clicked into place perfectly!

I used the little frames from the Thin Frames die set from THIS card that I already posted, and were all die cut from Rainbow Splash cardstock. I also cut some thin strips of the same colors to add to the background. I stamped several images from the Graduation Greetings set in Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for shine. I then arranged those dainty frames on a Stitched Rectangle panel, and adhered the sentiment and images over the top with foam adhesive. I adhered that panel over the background with more thin foam adhesive, and then finished off with a sprinkle of tiny coordinating Dazzling Gems in Taffy, Mandarin, Surf, and Sprout! Here are more photos of this bright and fun card:

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Bright Butterfly Grid - Simon Says Stamp

Hello! It's been a quiet week here on the blog, as I recovered from a busy trip last week to Ohio for the Simon Says Stamp Create Event, and then came home to a lot of behind the scenes things I needed to work on (testing the May release for one, and it's a GOOD one!). But towards the end of the week, I broke out some of my other Simon Says Stamp sets and got to play a bit! This card is one of my FAVORITES from that crafting session - I LOVE the graphic and modern feel, and the bright and fun colors, inspired by a fun image I found on Pinterest.

I started off by pulling out my Rainbow Splash cardstocks, and choosing a variety of fun colors. THIS image I found on Pinterest was the beginning inspiration for this card design. I die cut some squares of different colors using one of the dies in Thin Frames (and saved the fun outlines for another card that I'll share soon!). I then used a die I hadn't had a chance to use yet - Whirl Butterflies - and die cut the smallest butterfly from a few different colors of cardstock, cutting the center from black cardstock. I layered everything together with foam adhesive and liquid glue on my white cardbase, and then added a sentiment underneath from the older Big Old Birthday stamp and die set. I wanted to add some coordinating bling, and played a while with the placement, but thought adding them this way was unique and fun! And fit well with the geometric feel! I used Dazzling Gems in Taffy, Surf, Sprout, and Mandarin to coordinating with my base cardstock colors. Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Pink Floral Kindness Appreciated - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I'm here today with a soft and pretty monochromatic card featuring an embossing folder with some heat embossing to help make it pop a little extra. I used several recently released items from Simon Says Stamp - and I love this sentiment so much. It's kind of a unique type of sentiment that I don't feel you see a lot, but I think is super meaningful!

I started off with the Everlasting Flowers embossing folder, and embossed a panel of Apricot cardstock. I used the debossed side of the panel, and swiped over it with White Pigment ink. I was planning to stop there - and it was nice and soft and pretty already - but thought it would be fun to add some white embossing powder to make it a little more special. The sentiment is from Bereavement Thank Yous, stamped on the next lightest shade of cardstock, Seashell. To set it off from the busy background, I layered together several strips of white cardstock with torn edges, a simple way to add some lovely texture. Added a bow using coordinating Prima Yarn, and then a couple little rows of Peachy Dazzling Gems to accent! Here is a closer look at this card:

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