Simon Says Stamp: DieCember Exclusive Tim Holtz Be of Good Cheer Die Set, 2024

That beloved event known as DieCember has begun over at Simon Says Stamp and what a goodie is in store!  It's an exclusive Tim Holtz die set called Be of Good Cheer.  If you go to Simon Says Stamp, you can check out all the details of this little gem, including how to get one for yourself.

Here's a tag I made with the Santa die from the set:

Happy DieCember to one and all!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Sparkle Tag using Paper Artsy's Kate Crane KC006 Stamp Set

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is to add some sparkle.  We're also featuring supplies from Paper Artsy.  I made a sparkly tag which uses an image from Kate Crane's KC006 stamp set.

I started with this fun-sized 3" square Dina Wakley Tag.  I stamped the girl image and sentiment from Kate Crane's KC006 stamp set.  For some sparkle and shine, I cut a star panel out of shiny silver paper.  The stars are from Tim Holtz's Vault Wicked die set.

Bring on the color!  I glued the star panel to the bottom of the tag and added some Paper Artsy Infusions (Violet Storms) and spritzed that with water.  I added in some Daniel Smith watercolors and glued on the stars that had been cut out from the panel.  To give it more sparkle, I doodled around with an embossing pen and heat-embossed some gold glittery embossing powder onto the tag.

As that was drying, I colored my girl with Distress Watercolor Pencils and I made a crown for her, which I painted and added another star to.

I added some water and smoothed out the coloring on my girl's face.  I also splattered on some Ocean Gloss Spray to the tag.  When that dried, I glued the girl, her crown, and the sentiment to my tag.  Wah-la!  This tag was done!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Kate Crane Paper Artsy Stamp Set: KC006
• Paper Artsy Infusions: Violet Storms
• Dina Wakley 3" Square Tag
• Daniel Smith Watercolors: Indanthrone Blue, Quinacridone Violet
• American Crafts Embossing Pens
• Stamperia Sparkling Gold Embossing Powder
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Sets 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Tim Holtz Vault Wicked Die Set
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Distress Ink: Blueprint Sketch
• Dina Wakley Media Gloss Spray: Ocean
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Dina Wakley Paint: White, Sapphire, Night

Be sure to upload your sparkly creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!