Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit

Austin: I like all these cards. I like how different cards there are I really like the cards I like how we can do so many different things. This kit stamp set is really good for beginners and it would have helped me at the beginning, that's why it's an amazing stamp set.
I like the watercolour card with the trees it looks lovely and a great design. The twine is what makes the card really sparkle because twine is so lovely and amazing. It's a really different card.

Sally: I used to get card kits all the time when I was first making cards & at least half the time I would have no idea what to make. I think I was so worried about doing something new that I would never make anything. So yeah, it's way more fun with Austin who totally doesn't care about that. Plus I did Kristina Werner's card sketch trick & it helped Austin & I choose which cards we wanted to make with the kit. We ended up making these 5 cards.

My Super Duper Superhero

This is one of my favourite cards as I really like super heroes and New York and this card has both. On the front of the card I blended the background using Distress Inks and then die cut a silhouette of New York using black card (My Favourite Things: New York Skyline) I added a monster (Lawn Fawn: Monster Mash) and a super hero - with his dog (Mama Elephant: Tiny Heros).
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Inside the card I blended the background and added some splashes of gold. For the pop up (Lawn Fawn: Pivet Pop Up) panel I blended a background and added another die cut silhouette of New York. I had planned to put some of the super heroes and at least one monster on acetate but this didn't work so I stuck them slightly over the edge of the panel instead.

I think this card works really well and I am very happy with it.

Out of this world

I saw an idea similar to this on another card ( by Shammy's crafts) where it was a pop up card with aliens and astronauts. I thought it was a really good idea and wanted to do something similar using astronauts in a pop up card.

I designed the inside of the card first. The pop up panel ( Lawn Fawn: Pivit Pop Up) is water colour using liquid water colour. The background of the card is blended - I needed the die cut cloud panels (Lawn Fawn: Stitched Clouds) to cover where I'd put finger prints, but I think the clouds work vert well.

On the pop up I added some aliens (Lawn Fawn: Monster Mash) and an astronaut (Lawn Fawn: Out of This World). The rockets and the stars where attached to strips of acetate to make them stand out.

On the front of the card the background is made with liquid water colour- which is a technique I really like because its easy and looks good. The moon surface (Lawn Fawn: Stitched Hillsides) is blended. I coloured everything else using copics pens. I added a few sequins to finish the card.