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SIMON SAYS STAMP JANUARY CARD KIT

Before I jump into the how-to section of making the Cardinal card, I wanted to share the new Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit with you. Each month I look forward to seeing what is in store with the kit and I am never disappointed! You can buy the kit as a one-off, subscription or you can buy many of the products in the kit individually – whatever suits you best. 

While supplies last, you can get this free Cardinal die from Tim Holtz when buying any Tim Holtz product at Simon Says Stamp!

KEY INGREDIENTS

• Tim Holtz Cardinal dies
• Simon Says Stamp Dainty Snowflake Dies
• Simon Says Stamp Christmas Foliage Dies
• Simon Says Stamp Large Falling Snow Slimline Stencil
• Tim Holtz Crackle Paste
• Tim Holtz Texture Paste
• Tim Holtz Rock Candy Distress Glitter
• Tim Holtz Mica Flakes
• Various Distress Inks, sprays and Distress Oxide sprays (see thumbnails at the bottom of this post)

STEP BY STEP HOW TO

• Using Tim Holtz watercolour card, create a Distress ink background using Barn Door, Candied Apple, Festive Berries and Walnut Stain Distress Inks. Splatter with watercolour paint and set aside to dry.
• Create another background piece with Tim Holtz watercolour card and Speckled Egg Distress Spray.
• Smear Tim Holtz Crackle Paste with a palette knife randomly over the blue background and leave to dry.
• Meanwhile die cut the Cardinal dies from the red background. Using a blender brush and Walnut Stain ink around the edges of the die cuts.
• Create small areas of colour for the face and beak of the bird using Black Soot and Dried Marigold Distress Inks and die cut the relevant dies, again using a brush and Walnut Stain ink around the edges. 
• Die-cut the Dainty Snowflake die and the Christmas Foliage dies from watercolour card.
• Create another background, this time using Evergreen Bough and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide sprays and die cut the Christmas Foliage dies from it twice.
• Die-cut the berries from the Christmas Foliage dies twice from left-over red background pieces.
• Rub Ranger Multi Medium Matte over some of the green foliage and dip into Rock Candy Distress Glitter.
• Add Ranger Glossy Accents to the berries and holly leaves. Leave to dry. 
• Swipe Matte Distress Texture Paste through the Large Falling Snow Slimline Stencil on the blue background and heat with a heat tool causing the paste to puff up into snowy flakes.
• Trim the blue panel to be just smaller than a Neenah Solar White A2 card base and attach with foam tape. 
• Die cut the Decorated Branch die from Dark Chocolate card, and using scissors, trim the hearts and presents on strings to leave a delicate branch for the Cardinal to stand on. 
• Arrange the die cut elements and keep in place with Ranger Multi Medium Matte.
• Adhere the die cut elements to the Cardinal with glue and the wing of the bird with a foam square. Add the bird to the snowy branches with foam squares.
• Take a Christmas Sticker and rub Walnut Stain around the edges. Add with foam squares.
• Dab Ranger Multi Medium Matte in places on the foliage and sprinkle with Mica Flakes.
• Embellish with white and clear sequins from the Mini Hearts pack.
• Add a glossy dot for the Cardinal’s eye. 

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support. 

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