I had creative BLOCK–but I still made a card! Featuring Simon’s STAMPtember® Collab with Memory Box!

I know you’ve experienced this as much as I do–the inevitable creative block. I’m showing you how I embrace it and help myself “get out of the funk”. Typically I approach creative block from one of two angles; I either abandon the card process completely and just play with a tried-and-true technique, OR I focus the context of my project on my favorite things. I’ll explain this is depth in the video, which I hope you will watch! As you watch me work through my creative-block-project, you’ll see the new Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box STAMPtember® 2021 exclusive collaboration set–True Friend–in action.

Some of the favorite products and techniques I used in this project included watercoloring with Karin Markers, ink blending with Simon’s Pawsitively Saturated Inks, Raindrop stenciling with Transparent Gloss paste and glitter… I even white embossed a sentiment with the new XL Birthday Greetings stamp set from Simon.

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