Simon Says Stamp Dads and Grads Release

Published May 12, 2016 · Updated May 4, 2017

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Hello there everyone! I’m super excited to be sharing with you a card featuring some of the newest stamps and dies from Simon Says Stamps latest mini release! This “Dads and Grads release features some really fun products that I think you will love as much as I do!

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The Father’s Day Finds stamp set that is included in the release is perfect for Father’s Day of course, but I wanted to show you how you can stretch it’s use to be able to use it beyond the obvious! I paired the stamp set with a greeting from Simon’s Cuddly Critters Accessories stamp set (released last month) to create a birthday card for my very own dad, who’s birthday is right around the corner. :)

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I stamped the little fish and fishing rod onto white cardstock using Audrey Blue and Stone dye inks (both from Simon); I then colored all the images with Copics and die cut them using the coordinating Father’s Day Finds dies. The Copic colors I used are listed below for reference:

FISH: YG0000, YG21, YG23, G07, YR00, YR12, YG68, BG01, BG05

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FISHING ROD: W3, W5, C1, C3

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The fish of course needed to be swimming in some water, so I die cut some Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass cardstock using the Mama Elephant Ocean Waves Trio dies and blended on a bit of Peacock Feathers distress ink. To create texture, I then spritzed some water droplets onto the card using the Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer and covered the droplets with Glossy Accents. Doesn’t it really look wet???

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I added a sunshine background by die cutting a circle using Simon’s Stitched Circle dies and Lemon Chiffon cardstock. My sentiments are stamped onto the circle as well and I added sun rays using a few yellow Copics (Y02, Y08, Y17).

To finish things off, I added a bit of “bubbles” using Pretty Pink Posh clear droplets and mounted the scene onto some white cardstock and a yellow striped card base.

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If you enjoyed this card, be sure to check out the card I have up on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Father’s Day Finds stamp and die sets to create an underwater Father’s Day card! Here’s a sneak peek!

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PRODUCTS

Simon Says Stamps And Dies SPECIAL DAD Set	Simon Says Clear Stamps FATHER’S DAY FINDS	Simon Says Stamp FATHER’S DAY FINDS Wafer Dies	Mama Elephant OCEAN WAVES TRIO Creative Cuts	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM CLEAR DROPLETS (small)
Pretty Pink Posh 6MM CLEAR DROPLETS (medium)	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 118711 9 x 12	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965	Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE Two Pack 1919994	Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SCISSORS Micro Serrated Non Stick
Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White 660425	*Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LEMON CHIFFON Yellow LC25	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SEA GLASS SG4	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB* SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE	*Copic Sketch Marker Y02 CANARY YELLOW Sunshine Cheery Bright
Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Bright Bold	*Copic Sketch Marker Y17 GOLDEN YELLOW Bright Bold	*Copic Sketch Marker YR00 POWDER PINK Light Pastel	Copic Sketch Marker YR12 LOQUAT Pale Orange	Copic Sketch Marker YR68 ORANGE Bright Bold	Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY No. 1
Copic Sketch MARKER W3 WARM GRAY Grey	*Copic Sketch Marker W5 WARM GRAY NO.5 Medium Blend Blending	Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Grey	Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Grey	Copic Sketch Marker YG0000 LILY WHITE	*Copic Sketch Marker YG21 ANISE Yellow Green Light Bright
*Copic Sketch Marker YG23 NEW LEAF Green Light Subtle	Copic Sketch Marker G07 NILE GREEN	Copic Sketch Marker BG0000 SNOW GREEN	Copic Sketch Marker BG05 HOLIDAY BLUE	Copic Sketch Marker BG01 AQUA BLUE	Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink Pad BLACK
Hero Arts Hybrid Ink Pad TANGERINE AF333	*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad AUDREY BLUE ink018	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad STONE ink062 Splash of Color	Altenew MANGO SMOOTHIE Crisp Dye Ink Pad AN193	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Ranger TIM20226	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS