29.10.2014

Simon Says … anything goes

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

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,

ANYTHING GOES 

We are showcasing SPECTRUM NOIR  Products this week, you don’t have to use them but if you do have them we would love to see them used.

We have not one but TWO fabulous prizes to give away this week !!

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

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AND

Spectrum Noir are giving away one lucky winner a choice of 2 sets of Spectrum Noir Pencils ! Woo Hoo !!
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Once again the design team have been very lucky and we all received two sets of fabulous Spectrum Noir pencils.   I chose the ones pictured above – Primaries and Essentials.

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I stamped the poinsettia image (Pretty Poinsettias by Clearly Besotted) and used the red shades from the Primaries set of pencils.  I used dies from the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Shapes and Stitched Slopes and Hills sets (HOW did I survive without these before??) for the background pattern and the little flag shape.  I love how the red pops againts the crispness of the white card and the black twine ties the sentiment and centre of the flower together.

There are fabulous Give Aways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog , if you haven’t subscribed by email you may want to so you don’t miss out 

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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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27.10.2014

Santa Claus is Coming To Town

Greetings!  Today I’m sharing a card featuring a fabulous Avery Elle set called Joy To The World.  The set features some gorgeous images designed to create a festive globe.  However, the round motifs can be used alone too as I have done here with my card.

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The circle image is stamped and heat embossed in white and then I’ve painted some dark cobalt blue water colour over the image in a freestyle way to represent a night sky.  The white image then pops and looks like a full moon (that’s how I see it anyway, lol)!!.

 

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Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,

Caryn xxx

23.10.2014

More Simon Says Stamp dies – my new favourite!

Did I mention how much I love the new die collections from Simon Says Stamp??  No?  Well i LOOOOOOVE them – I mean, REALLY love them!  The little houses from the Village set and the Stitched Slopes and Hills – they’re amazing!  I know there are lots of other companies out there with similar things (I have quite a few and love them all too) but there’s something about the SSS ones – the addition of the stitch-only dies for the slopes….genius!!  What a world of options they open up!!

Winter village 1I used the Village and slopes dies on my card today – such an easy design to create yet  SOOO Christmassy and simple to mass produce – imagine the different colour options?  The added bling of sequins just adds the right amount of sparkle too!  I think I’ll be making quite a few of these this year!!

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