 Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling all brave knights and crafty maidens! The August Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit is here and it is a fantastical assortment of fairytale products fit for royalty. OMG! How did August already arrive when I haven't even opened up my July My Monthly Hero Kit yet!?  August kit includes:
It is available in limited quantities so be sure to grab yours before they are all gone - or sign up for a monthly subscription, so you never have to worry about missing a kit!  Here are some samples from the Hero Arts Creative Team showcasing this new kit. *You can click on the photos to visit each artists' website.  Created by Caly Person  Created by Ilina Crouse  Created by Michelle Short  Created by Libby Hickson  Created by Jessica Frost-Ballas But, WAIT! There's more! (Of course, there is. . . ) In addition to the monthly kit, each month Hero Arts offers optional add-on products that complement the kit and take it in new directions! Let's take a look at this month's extras:
And that's only a small sampling of some of this month's kit extras. For more inspiration and information, or, to sign up for a Hero Arts subscription, please visit Hero Arts. XO, Crystal
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Hi friends, the July Simon Says Stamp kit "Party Like a Panda" has been released and it will leave you in a pure panda-monium! The 6×8 Simon exclusive, Party Like a Panda stamp set features adorable pandas, birthday gifts, balloons and plenty of clever sentiments for all kinds of celebrations! Also included is the Simon exclusive Picture Book Panda die; pair it with the 4 sheets each of DecoFoil White Latte and Black Velvet Flock Transfer Sheets for fun, fuzzy cuteness! In addition, this kit includes an array of colorful Simon Says Stamp custom, double-sided Doodlebug patterned papers and a Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay Sparkle Pen to add some shine! Everything is complemented perfectly with coordinating Simon brand cardstocks, plus two high-quality Simon envelopes. Our Party Like a Panda Card Kit is so cute it will make your cheeks hurt from grinning and will inspire you to create adorable designs to share with family and friends!  Kit includes: This kit includes a wide variety of hand selected coordinating supplies, enough to keep you creating for hours! Included in the box is an inspiration sheet with 6 ideas using the kit. You'll also receive inspiration via email newsletter with even more project ideas and video links using the kit. Simon Says Stamp exclusive 6x8 Party Like a Panda clear stamp set Simon Says Stamp exclusive Picture Book Panda wafer thin die 4 ThermoWeb DecoFoil White Latte flock transfer sheets 4 ThermoWeb DecoFoil Black Ice flock transfer sheets Custom exclusive 6 x 6 inch Doodlebug papers 1 Stick-It Double-Sided Sticky Sheet 1 Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay Sparkle Pen Simon Says Stamp Doll Pink envelope Simon Says Stamp White envelope 1 sheet 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Doll Pink cardstock 1 sheet 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Peacock Teal cardstock 1 sheet 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp 120# White cardstock 1 sheet 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock You can purchase the kit at $34.99, or you can subscribe to our kit of the month program for just $29.99 (plus S&H) per month to have the kits delivered right to your door each month! Here is a close up of the kit's included stamp set:  Here are some samples from the Simon Says Stamp Design Team that are sure to inspire you:  Created by Suzy Plantamura  Created by Jenn Shurkus  Created by Shari Carroll  Created by Suzy Plantamura I can't wait to receive my monthly kit and share with you what I create! Thanks for visiting and happy creating! XO, Crystal You might also enjoy:
Hello readers and Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing the first two cards I created using the July Bee Yourself card kit from Simon Says Stamp. I have really enjoying receiving these card kits once per month, because I feel like it's forcing me to use them, instead of just letting the cute oversized boxes pile up in my craft room! Don't get me wrong, the boxes (albeit, empty) are still piling up in my craft room because I re-use them for storing other kits! Unfortunately, this particular kit is now currently sold out, but if you love it, keep checking the SSS website, because it should be restocked after the initial rush. Yup, we stampers sure are crazy buying things up overnight as though there will ever be a stamp drought in the foreseeable future!
Let's take a closer look at the Bee Yourself card kit:
This kit includes a wide variety of hand selected coordinating supplies, enough to keep you creating for hours! Included in the box is an inspiration sheet with 6 ideas using the kit. You'll also receive inspiration via email newsletter with even more project ideas and video links using the kit.
Included in this kit: Simon Says Stamp Bee Yourself 6 x 8 clear stamp set Honey Bee The Bee's Knees exclusive 6 x 6 paper pad Simon Says Stamp custom foilable cards Rainbow Shattered Glass 5 Foil Transfer Sheets Simon Says Stamp White envelope Simon Says Stamp Small Hexagon Cluster wafer thin die Black and Yellow custom sequin pack Simon Says Stamp Sunshine cardstock Simon Says Stamp White 120# cardstock Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock Simon Says Stamp Seaglass cardstock 1 new Glue Sponge $34.99/kit Here is a video created by Simon Says Stamp showcasing the July Bee Yourself card kit:
Here are the first two cards I created using this kit:
Card details:
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Crumb Cake cardstock. I adhered a piece of the yellow hexagon paper directly to the card base. I stamped two of the bee hive trails on this paper using Early Espresso ink. I created a honeycomb shaker component using the Stitched Hexagon Dies from Gina Marie Designs. I stamped "Just Because" on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock in Early Espresso ink to place behind the shaker frame. I stamped the bees on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored them using Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers. I added some highlights to my coloring with the Sigma Uniball white gel pen. I added Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter to the bee's wings using a Sakura Quickie glue pen. I adhered the bees to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
Card details:
The second A2 card is made from Basic Black cardstock. I adhered the patterned hexagon paper directly to the card base. I stamped the sentiment in the lower right corner using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the bee trails also in Early Espresso ink. I stamped the beehive in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on one of the patterned pieces of paper included in the kit. The beehive is from HoneyBee Stamps - called Bee Hive. It has a coordinating die too. I stamped the bees in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored them with Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers. I added extra details to the coloring using a Uniball White Gel pen. I added Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter to the bee's wings. Lastly, I adhered the bees to the card front using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
I hope you have enjoyed today's cards. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
XO, Crystal
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 It's time for another fabulous My Monthly Hero release! This month they're combining some of your favorite techniques - Color Layering - with a happy place - the lake! July is the perfect time of year for summertime fun. This month's My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts celebrates the great outdoors. From enjoying the fresh air, to fishing, to doing a cannonball from the end of the dock, life truly is better at the lake! This month's kit will be excellent for making some of those masculine oriented cards for all the special men (and nature loving women) in our lives.   Kit includes:
With all of the goodies packed into this kit, it's an incredible value at $34.99! (Contents add up to $76 if bought separately!) Let's take a look at some of the beautiful creations made using this kit by the Hero Arts Creative Team! I have provided the artisan's name below each card and a direct link to their website for you to check out.  Janette Kausen  Caly Person  Emily Midgett
 Mariana Grigsby  Michelle Short I can't wait to receive MY Monthly Hero Kit and share with you what I create! To see what I created with last month's kit jungle themed kit, please click here and here. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative weekend! XO, Crystal
Hi friends! Yesterday I shared with you four cards that I created using the Leafy Frames monthly cardmaking kit by Simon Says Stamp and today I'm sharing three entirely different cards I created still using that same kit! (Click here to see those first four cards, if you missed it yesterday). Yesterday's cards incorporated more bold colors and patterns in greens, blacks and browns. Today's cards have a softer color palette in pink, kraft and white. I have been enjoying making cards from kits like this because when I sit to down to create, I find that I'm making multiple cards instead of just one or two. And two cards is always better than one! I have mentioned before that my card stock pile is running dangerously low right now!
Unfortunately this card kit is currently sold out at Simon Says Stamp, but I do think you'll find it back in stock fairly soon, so if it's something you are really interested, please just keep checking. 
Again, here is a look at the Leafy Frames card kit:
Kit includes:
Carta Bella Botanical Garden 6 x 6 inch papers
NEW Simon Says Stamp Leafy Frames exclusive 6x8 clear stamp set Kaisercraft Coconut Mini Paper Blooms Flowers 1 Package Carta Bella Botanical Garden Frames & Tags ephemera 1 Jar Ranger Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter Stampers Anonymous Glitter Duster Simon Says Stamp Metallic Gold envelope Simon Says Stamp Metallic Green Leaf envelope Simon Says Stamp Metallic Black envelope Simon Says Stamp White envelope Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Ivory cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Green Leaf cardstock 8.5 x 11 Neenah Desert Storm 100# cardstock Here are my three cards:
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
XO, Crystal
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Hello readers and welcome to the start of a new week! I hope you all had a nice weekend. I spent a lot of time in my craft room again, so you'll hear no complaints from me!
Last week I shared with you two very different sets of cards I created using the June Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit. I created these very colorful animal inspired cards and these simple note cards. Today I am sharing the first four of seven cards I created using the Simon Says Stamp "Leafy Frames" monthly kit. While this set is currently sold out on the Simon Says Stamp website, I do think you'll find it back in stock fairly soon, so if it's something you are really interested, please just keep checking. 
Here is the "Leafy Frames" June kit by Simon Says Stamp:
Kit includes:
Carta Bella Botanical Garden 6 x 6 inch papers
NEW Simon Says Stamp Leafy Frames exclusive 6x8 clear stamp set Kaisercraft Coconut Mini Paper Blooms Flowers 1 Package Carta Bella Botanical Garden Frames & Tags ephemera 1 Jar Ranger Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter Stampers Anonymous Glitter Duster Simon Says Stamp Metallic Gold envelope Simon Says Stamp Metallic Green Leaf envelope Simon Says Stamp Metallic Black envelope Simon Says Stamp White envelope Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Ivory cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Green Leaf cardstock 8.5 x 11 Neenah Desert Storm 100# cardstock Here are the four cards I made:
I hope you have enjoyed seeing the different cards I made. Please come back on Wednesday as I will be sharing three more cards made from this same kit. Thanks for visiting and have a great week!
XO, Crystal
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On Tuesday, I shared with you the first two cards I created using myJune My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts. Both cards involved a lot of coloring and detailed alcohol ink backgrounds, so today I'm sharing with you another, more simple way to use this exact same kit to achieve a whole new look. Each of these cards came together in just a few quick minutes with some heat embossing and a stamped sentiment. You could easily swap the "stay wild" sentiment for whatever expression you need.
Here is a look at the June My Monthly Hero Kit in case you missed Tuesday's post:
KIT INCLUDES:
Card details:
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Basic Gray cardstock. Using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles Dies, I die cut a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and matted it onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock. I stamped the elephant in Versamark ink on Basic Gray cardstock and heat embossed it with black embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment in Intense-ified black ink (included with the kit) and adhered the elephant to the card with 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
Card details:
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Pumpkin Pie cardstock. Using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles Dies, I die cut a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and matted it onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock. I stamped the tiger in Versamark ink on Pumpkin Pie cardstock and heat embossed it with black embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment in Intense-ified black ink (included with the kit) and adhered the tiger to the card with 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
I hope you have enjoyed today's cards. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
XO, Crystal
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Last week I mentioned that I had recently re-subscribed to two monthly cardmaking kits. The first was Simon Says Stamp and this week I should be receiving the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit!  It's a jungle out there! The June release focuses on the botany and biology of the jungle, from lush, leafy backgrounds to the amazing animals who occupy this beautiful habitat. This month Hero Arts has combined jungle-themed stamps and dies with a gorgeous dot palette of Daniel Smith artist quality paints as well as a brand new black dye ink that's darker than our Intense Black - we're calling it INTENS-ified! A pretty leaf stencil rounds out this fabulous kit. And best of all, they will donate 10% of the net profits from this kit to jungle habitat preservation through the World Wildlife Fund.  June kit includes: ► - 6" x 8" Clear Stamp Set ► - 20 Coordinating Frame Cuts ► - 2 Jungle Vine Fancy Dies ► - 6" x 6" Leaf Pattern Stencil ► - Watercolor Dot Card ► - Intens-ified Black Ink Cube The kit is valued at $79, but it's an incredible deal at only $34.99! The Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kits are offered for a limited time only and once this product sells out (and they usually do!) it will no longer be available! Here are some beautiful samples using the June My Monthly Hero kit created by the Hero Arts Design Team:  Designed by Caly Person  Designed by Michelle Short  Designed by Emily Midgett  Designed by Jessica Frost-Ballas Click below to shop the My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons today!  I can't wait to receive my Monthly Hero kit and share with you what I create! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! XO, Crystal
Hello and welcome to the first reveal of my Create w/ Crystal monthly cardmaking "club!" Last month I asked some fellow crafty friends who would be interested in a FREE little "kit." Every month I send each member a small envelope of supplies that they will have to use to create a card. Everyone in the group will receive the exact same supplies. Once they have completed their card, they mail it back to me (in a self-addressed stamped envelope) and I share all their cards with you! The idea is to see how vastly different our cards can be, despite all using the very same products.
May kit included:
5 1/2' x 11"' sheet of Basic Black cardstock
5 1/2" x 11" sheet of Whisper white cardstock 4 x 6" sheet of Gorgeous Grape cardstock 4 x 6" sheet of Lovely Lipstick cardstock 12' Lovely Lipstick ribbon 2 stamped sentiments 6 punched flowers 12" x 1" strip of Gold Glimmer paper Nesting Dolls stamped images in a variety of sizes and colors 
Let's look at what they created:
Created by Donna
Created by Sherri (a.k.a. my Mom)
Created by Glennice
The inside of Glennice's card
Created by Marcia
Created by Nancy
Nancy's card even included nesting dolls that flipped open!
Created by Moira
Created by Carol
Created by Crystal
What a wide array of ideas have been presented in these beautiful samples! I hope you have enjoyed seeing the talents of my crafty friends. Please leave them some love in the comments below!
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! XO, Crystal
 I have recently signed up for two monthly card kits. Yes, again! I go back and forth between liking monthly kits and not liking them, but this time I'm determined to stick with it! The truth is that I see how many cards you can make from just one kit and I'm drastically in need of cards! I'm hoping that by having these kits mailed to me once a month I can really increase my on hand supply. Later this week, I'll share with you the other monthly kit company I re-joined! Leafy Frames Kit Includes: Carta Bella Botanical Garden 6 x 6 inch papers NEW Simon Says Stamp Leafy Frames exclusive 6x8 clear stamp set Kaisercraft Coconut Mini Paper Blooms Flowers 1 Package Carta Bella Botanical Garden Frames & Tags ephemera 1 Jar Ranger Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter Stampers Anonymous Glitter Duster Simon Says Stamp Metallic Gold envelope Simon Says Stamp Metallic Green Leaf envelope Simon Says Stamp Metallic Black envelope Simon Says Stamp White envelope Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Ivory cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy cardstock 8.5 x 11 Simon Says Stamp Green Leaf cardstock 8.5 x 11 Neenah Desert Storm 100# cardstock Here is a close up of the Leafy Frames stamp set:  Here are some beautiful samples from the SSS Design Team:
Monthly Subscription: Each month's card kit will be automatically shipped to you before the end of the month prior. No muss, no fuss. We want to delight you in receiving our hand selected treasures! Experienced card makers have carefully chosen each product to coordinate and inspire us on a card making journey. Each kit includes a wide variety of supplies--enough to keep you creating for hours! You'll also receive an email with at least 6 project ideas using the items in the kit. All of this right to your doorstep every single month. Your payment method will be automatically billed for the purchase price of the kit plus shipping and handling upon shipment from our Simon warehouse. Click below to subscribe today! $34.99 month (plus s/h)  If you subscribe now, as a new subscriber the first month of your subscription will be the June 2019 Card Kit. By choosing to subscribe to the Simon Says Stamp 2019 Card Kit of the Month rather than purchasing the kits individually, you will receive our monthly Card Kit at a discounted rate of $5 below the retail cost! After your original order for the subscription ships, you will receive a monthly invoice in your email inbox. This invoice is payable by credit card or Paypal. If, for any reason you'd like to opt out of a specific kit, please email KitClub@SimonSaysStamp.com. You will not be charged for the kit you have chosen to opt out of and your subscription will resume the very next month like normal. The card kit of the month subscription offers a no strings attached approach to receiving monthly kits. You may cancel at any time. I can't wait to receive my June Leafy Frames kit and share with you what I made! XO, Crystal
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