08.07.2015

Simon Says … Furry Friends

08.07.2015 by 15 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 We’re Going Dotty 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

FURRY FRIENDS 

Any furry critters will do !

We are showcasing NEWTONS NOOK 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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As a cat lover and owner of two of the cutest kitties ever, this set from Newton’s Nook called Naughty Newton really makes sense to me!  It has come fab images of Newton getting into trouble but the one that hits home the most to me is this one where he’s clawing the furniture!  I have so many ruined chairs because of this kind of activity!!  I took some wood effect paper and simply cut some shapes to create a sideboard and then stamped just the claw marks in Versamark and heat embossed them in white.  The I stamped and coloured the kitty and cut him out and then placed him so he looked like he was scratching the furniture! For the background I used some paper from the July Simon Says Stamp card Kit and also stamped some bits and pieces from the To Thine Own Shelf stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.

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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: Simon Says Stamp, Uncategorized
01.07.2015

Simon Says … We’re Going Dotty!

01.07.2015 by 9 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

WE’RE GOING DOTTY

Anything with spots.

We are showcasing ART IMPRESSIONS 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 LOVE this image – how many times have you laughed so hard that you literally worried you might just have an accident (don’t be shy – we’ve all been there, lol!).  I didn’t think this card really needed much more than this great image so kept it really simple and coloured it with Copics and mounted it on a card covered with some patterned paper from the Avery Elle Sorbet collection.   The sentiment is from a Lil’ Inkers set called Snarky Sentiments but I can’t find it to link to – maybe it’s discontinued 🙁

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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 Dies, Avery Elle patterned paper, Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Uncategorized
17.06.2015

Simon Says … use your favourite products or technique

17.06.2015 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 Friends/Superhero Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is

USE YOUR FAVORITE TECHNIQUE and/or PRODUCT

What is YOUR favorite technique ? Do you like to stencil, paper piece, splatter,watercolor and what is your favorite product ? Do you like sequins, twine, ribbons, charms, die cuts ? We would love to know a few of your favorite things !

We are showcasing RANGER 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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At the moment I’m in love with all things “water-coloury”!  I have lots of different mediums (Kuretake Gansai thingies, Spectrum Noir Aqua markers, the new Zig Clean Colour markers) and of course one of my favourites, Distress pads and markers.  As we’re featuring Ranger products this week I decided to play with my Distress markers and indulge in a bit of water-colour therapy!  I stamped the gorgeous magnolias from Altenew in Versamark ink and embossed them in Ranger gold embossing powder.  I then used a combination of Distress markers (scribbled on to a sheet) in Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry.  I flooded the area inside the embossing with water and then just let the ink do it’s workby picking it up with a paintbrush and dropping the colour in.  Once I let it air dry I stamped the greeting from the brand new Big Scripty Greetings set from the Simon Says Stamp Color of Fun Release in Versamark and again, embossed it in gold.  I mounted the panel onto the front of an A2 card leaving no edge – a nice, clean and simple card to send someone a much needed hug.

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Sadly, this card is for a friend of mine who has just lost her husband – an amazing man who was suddenly taken from us last Sunday.  You may remember I made a card for them when they celebrated their “joint 40th” birthdays a few months ago (HERE).  Danny was just 40 and was taking part in a Triathlon in North Wales when he collapsed and tragically passed away.  He was a great guy and you can read about his story here  – and if you feel like you want to help Nicki continue to raise money for his beloved charities then that would be awesome too.  The links are HERE and HERE.

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: Altenew, Simon Says Stamp, Simon Says Stamp Exclusives, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Tim Holtz, Uncategorized, Watercolour