13.08.2014

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Summer

 

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Hello!  It’s Wednesday which means a fab new challenge over at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge blog.  The theme of this week’s challenge is SUMMER and we’re showcasing Simon’s Exclusive products.

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I can’t wait to see how you interpret this challenge – there are so many options available to you – stamps, paper, embossing folders, stencils… the list is endless!  Lets make Summer last as long as possible!!

For my card this week I grabbed one of my favourite stamp sets Ice Cream Dreams designed by Kristina Werner for by Simon Says Stamp.  I have been dying to play with this set – the images are just gorgeous.  I stamped 3 popsicles and coloured them using Copics and finished them off with a nice thick coat of glossy accents!

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Don’t forget that every week Simon Says Stamp offer one lucky random papercrafter a $50 gift voucher for playing along!

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For lots of fabulous inspiration from the design team and all the challenge details please visit the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog.

Happy crafting!!!

 

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16.05.2014

It’s the small things in life that mean the most.

Just popping with a quick post this morning to share a card I whipped up yesterday evening.  When I came home from work there was a small padded envelope on my desk and the label said it was from Simon Says Stamp.  Now, I shop there a fair bit but I knew I wasn’t waiting for an order – how curious!!  When I opened it there was a letter and a die set (Partial Cut Flowers) from their new release, Pure Sunshine and a lovely letter telling me to feel free to play with them and share anything I made on my blog!!  I know my friend Michelle (the Card Grotto) received a gift too and probably MANY others around the world.  I know it’s marketing and its a great way to promote their product BUT – they never promoted they were doing it, they just sent them out and now lots of crafters have had their day lifted and a smile put on their faces because of a gesture by a company that  frankly, is successful enough without needing to do that!!  I am so impressed!  I loved shopping with SSS anyway (despite the sometimes long wait for delivery)  but this has shown me what a great company they really are and whoever is behind this marketing stroke of genius needs a pay rise!!!

Anyway, I thought “the children don’t need to be fed RIGHT away – lets see what this little die set does”!!.  And here is the (very quick) card I made.  Thank you so much Simon Says Stamp peeps – you are AWESOME!

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Right, better get on with what I’m supposed to be doing – just wanted to share a little story about good customer care when all too often we complain about the exact opposite!!!!

ETA: The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is “Die Crazy” – need to link this baby up then don’t I?!