05.08.2015

Simon Says … Tie It Up

05.08.2015 by 13 Comments

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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.

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

This week the challenge is

TIE IT UP

use ribbon, twine or anything you can think of to add a knot of a bow to your creation.

We are showcasing PAPER SMOOCHES PRODUCTS this week. You don’t have to use them to join in but if you have some 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

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This week I’ve used my favourite paper Smooches set of all time – Calorie Free.  I love the images in this set and particularly like the sushi one!  I was recently lucky enough to receive a GORGEOUS bouquet of flowers which were tied with a raffia bow.  I thought I could turn some of the raffia into a little sushi rolling mat so laid down some double sided tape and added strips  to it.  When I had enough down I trimmed down the side and added some black twine to finish it off.  For the sentiment (Japanese for Thank You I believe) I used Lawn Fawn’s Milo’s ABC’s.

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So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

Do you use Instagram?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!

 
You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in
No backlinking allowed, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw

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Filed Under: Lawn Fawn, Paper Smooches, Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
01.08.2015

Simon Says … Kids Summer Vacation Challenge

01.08.2015 by 8 Comments

 

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 Hi all and welcome to another of our annual Simon Says Stamp Summer Vacation Kid’s Challenge where we host a special challenge dedicated to our young designers.

ANYTHING GOES 

It is time for all you crafters to let your children loose in your crafty corners for a few hours. Just close your eyes and set them free to explore their creativity 🙂 You are allowed to hide your Copic Markers and extra special papers and you are allowed to help just a little bit if necessary, but we really want the children to ‘DO IT’ themselves as much as possible 🙂

This challenge is open to all children aged between 2 and 16 inclusive.

We have not 1, not 2 but  3 surprise parcels of crafty goodies, hand picked by Simon!

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For this challenge we have a very special Junior Design Team who I am sure you will agree have done an excellent job.

We have had a VERY busy few weeks prparing for our upcoming travels (more to come on that) but my youngest two, Pippa (7) and Sophie (11) managed to squeeze in some crafty time to make a card for the challenge!  Pippa made a birthday card for her Daddy. He loves monkeys (well, let’s say he has a love/hate relationship with them) so she picked this cute little critter from the Simon says Stamp Baby Party Animals set.  She coloured it with Copics and even used my MISTI to stamp everything in just the right place!

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Sophie had a good root through all my stamps and loved this one – I think she designed her on herself with the blonde hair and spotty pjs!!).  She also used the MISTI and coloured the images with Copics (yes, I was holding my breath the entire time!!).
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So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

Do you use Instagram?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!

 
You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in
No backlinking allowed, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw

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Filed Under: MISTI, Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Exclusives, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
29.07.2015

Simon Says … Anything Goes

29.07.2015 by 14 Comments

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

Thank you for joining us for the Sparkle and Shine 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

ANYTHING GOES

We are showcasing PENNY BLACK PRODUCTS  this week. You don’t have to use them to join in but if you have some 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

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I absolutely fell in love with this stamp as soon as I saw it!  I love the large size of the flower and all the colouring possibilities!  I’d love to heat emboss it in white and water colour it – imagine how gorgeous that would be!  When I get time I’ll have a play, lol!  In the meantime I decided I wanted to use Copics for this challenge.  I went with a traditional tiger-lily colour and blended some warm yellows and oranges (very much my favourite right now!!).  I fussy cut the lily after I coloured it and used Avery Elle Pierced Circle dies to create a frame and popped the flower into it.  I finished off with a few Simon says Stamp sequins and mounted the panel onto an Avery Elle notecard (from the Citrus Collection).  The sentiment is from the Avery Elle So Happy set which goes perfectly with the style of this flower I think.

 

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So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

Do you use Instagram?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!

 
You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in
No backlinking allowed, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw

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Filed Under: Avery Elle, Avery Elle Cardstock, Avery Elle Dies, Penny Black, Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge