The Simon Says Stamp August 2015 Card Kit is now available!!!
You can pick up the August 2015 card kit HERE for just $29.95 + shipping. Or if you’d like to receive this kit and future kits for only $24.95 + shipping per month, you can SUBSCRIBE HERE. When you subscribe you will receive kits delivered to your door automatically!
Today's card was inspired by the patterned paper on the front of this card from the kit (Simple Stories Summer Vibes 6x6 Paper Pad) and the greeting I used from the Flip Flop Season Stamp Set. I knew I wanted to create some sort of summer sunshine/sky type of card and the Shaker Kit Die paired with the Martha Stewart confetti was the perfect compliment!
The front panel of the shaker/card was die cut using the inside piece for the Shaker Kit Die (window) and the largest Stitched Rectangle Die. A greeting from the Flip Flop Season Stamp Set was stamped on the front using SSS Black Ink and another greeting stamped on a scrap of Cream Cardstock from the kit, trimmed and adhered below the other stamped greeting.
The frame for the kite and one of the bows was die cut from the MME Tropical Bay Cardstock from the kit using the Shaker Kit Die. I die cut additional bows from the Carrot Stick and Imperial Red shimmery cardstocks from the kit. The inside pieces for the kite shaker were die cut from patterned papers included in the kit.
Using the cut outs in the front panel, I adhered the inside kite pieces to the shaker backing. The kite shaker front was backed with a piece of transparency, then the kite frame was adhered to the front of the shaker. Then the string and bows were glued in place.
On the back of the shaker, foam adhesive was places around the kit to "frame it up" and provide a secure frame for the confetti shaker material. The rest of the shaker front was filled in with foam adhesive as well. Powder around the inside edges of the shaker well will help the shaker material from sticking to the sides. The shaker was filled with the confetti and then the backer was adhered to the shaker front and I adhered the whole thing to a card base.
Puffy cloud stickers from the October Afternoon Summertime stickers complete the design.
To watch the creation of this kite shaker card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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Simon Says Stamp has generously offered me the opportunity to give a Simon Says Stamp August 2015 Card Kit away to one lucky recipient!
Please leave a comment on this blog post in the "Comments" section below today's post by Saturday, July 18th 2015, 11:59 p.m. CST for a chance to win this incredible kit!
ahhh! I love this super cute shaker card!
Posted by: Summer Sunset54 | July 15, 2015 at 02:25 PM
This is one of the cutest kits this year. Love the stamp set.
Posted by: Tami B | July 15, 2015 at 03:14 PM
These kits are so worth the money! I love that everything coordinates!
Posted by: Eileen | July 15, 2015 at 03:20 PM
Love your card
thanks for the chance to win
Posted by: {vicki} | July 15, 2015 at 03:46 PM
Love your kite shaker box. So clever of you.
Posted by: Marcia Scantlin | July 15, 2015 at 05:05 PM
I love your card. Thanks for a chance to win.
Posted by: Gilda (McStamper) | July 15, 2015 at 05:20 PM
Thanks for the opportunity to win this fun card kit
Posted by: Michelle | July 15, 2015 at 05:51 PM
I love how easy you make shaker cards look! Of course, I still struggle with them but I am heartened by this design -- love it! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Marilyn Bronson | July 15, 2015 at 06:49 PM
I love these colors! Such fun, sophisticated summer colors! :)
Posted by: Megan Niergarth | July 15, 2015 at 08:18 PM
Very fun and summery! Love your shaker card.
Posted by: Stephanie Meade | July 15, 2015 at 09:06 PM
I just love this card! Your background coloring is wonderful. The kite, paper and sentiment make such a sweet summer card! This looks like a fun card kit.
Posted by: Denise Gutshall | July 15, 2015 at 10:29 PM
Beautiful kite, it really makes the whole card shine and sparkle. the whole kit is so happy and summery!
Posted by: beatrice lawson | July 15, 2015 at 11:55 PM
Such fun colors, thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Melissa | July 16, 2015 at 02:04 AM
your card is awesome, i love it !
Posted by: Celine | July 16, 2015 at 02:51 AM
So fresh and fun! LOVE this gorgeous card kit and your shaker card!
Posted by: Renee VanEpps | July 16, 2015 at 03:22 AM
Nichol, that card is sooo amazing! Especially the sun rays you created!!
Posted by: Rosali | July 16, 2015 at 07:20 AM
I love this month's kit! I subscribe but it would be great to win the kit for free!
Posted by: Elizabeth Lumsden | July 16, 2015 at 09:20 AM
This is my favorite shaker card so far. Fun!
Posted by: Dawn Haughey | July 16, 2015 at 11:12 AM
SUPER FUN Card and Video!! LOVE Me SOME SHAKER Cards!! AMAZING Kit again this Month!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | July 16, 2015 at 01:41 PM
Oh wow!!! This card of yours is so stinkin' cute and it really shows of this months card kit very well!!!! I forgot all about the kite shaker die. Thanks for reminding me. Now I'm off to go and buy it!!
Posted by: Sabrina Radican | July 16, 2015 at 04:42 PM
Love the flip flop stamp! And such a neat shaker card.
Posted by: Rebecca H. | July 16, 2015 at 10:09 PM
Love the shaker card. So fun!
Posted by: Brittany Tucker | July 17, 2015 at 12:26 AM
Love this kit and your card is awesome!
Posted by: Elizabeth Lumsden | July 17, 2015 at 10:19 AM
Nichol! Your cards are so much fun! Love this kite with shaker inside and the puffy sticker clouds were the perfect finishing touch. Great kit! Thanks for making great videos of your fabulous card art!
Posted by: Paulette S. | July 18, 2015 at 06:14 AM
Fun design for this card!
Posted by: Nita K. | July 18, 2015 at 08:21 AM