09.11.2016

Simon Says … Thanks/Thanksgiving

09.11.2016 by Caryn Davies 5 Comments

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thank you for joining us for the Thinking Of You Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher

This week the challenge is

Thanks/Thanksgiving

This week we are showcasing Tim Holtz Products. You don’t have to use them for the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

Hey there! It’s a fabulous new challenge and this week we’re featuring Tim Holtz products. As I’ve said before, I sometimes get a bit intimidated by TH stuff – I’m not an inky type really. However, I LOVE his stencils and this Autumn Leaves one is gorgeous! I used a few different Distress Inks to give a variety of shades on the leaves and the Thank You sentiment is cut using the Thank You die from Avery Elle. I added a border strip to add a touch more detail to the design and finished off with a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

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So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

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05.10.2016

Simon Says … Halloween Inspiration

05.10.2016 by Caryn Davies 14 Comments

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thank you for joining us for the Anything Goes Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is

Halloween Inspiration

the lovely Jenn Shurkus has made us this fabulous Inspiration Board to use. We don’t necessarily have to make a Halloween creation, we can use the board however we like

This week we are showcasing our very own Simon Says Stamp Products You don’t have to use them for the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

Don’t you just love this inspiration board? Jenn did an amazing job picking some PURRFECT spooky images and I was naturally drawn to the cat silhouette! I blended my orange background using Distress inks and then used a partial die-cutting technique to create the aperture with the cat sitting just like in the photo above! I added some little stars from Retro Ornaments and the Boo sentiment from Bag It and Tag It from Taylored Expressions before adding a light layer of shimmer. It’s so sparkly in real life!

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So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

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Filed Under: Distress Inks, Halloween, Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Dies, Simon Says Stamp Exclusives, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

06.01.2016

Simon Says … Something New

06.01.2016 by Caryn Davies 9 Comments

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thank you for joining us for the Party Challenge and we would like to wish you a Very Happy New Year!

This week the challenge is

SOMETHING NEW

We are showcasing Wplus9 Products this week. You don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them used!

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

As this goes live I will (hopefully) be somewhere over the Atlantic on my way to CHA! I have been looking forward to this day for MONTHS and will have lots of photos to share whilst I’m there. Make sure you’re following me on Facebook and Periscope (Glittermesilly) if you fancy catching any of the gossip!!

For my card this week I’ve paired (geddit??) a gorgeous sentiment from the recently released So Very Merry stamp set with the gorgeous WPlus9 Pear Stackers (LOVE this little set of dies). Of COURSE I managed to add some foiling into the design this time making use of the Heidi Swapp Toner Pen (I ran it around the edge of my mat and on the leaf and stalk of the pen) before running it through the Minc with gold foil. I spritzed the panel with Heidi Swapp Gold Lame spray and added some onto the pear (which I coloured with Distress Inks in Crushed Olive and Worn Lipstick). I stamped the sentiment in Versamark before embossing it in Gold and finishing off with some thread and a few strategically placed sequins!