11.11.2015

Simon Says … Thinking of You

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

Thank you for joining us for the Thanks/Thanksgiving 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

THINKING OF YOU

We are showcasing Hero Arts 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

Hey there – it’s a great theme this week, especially around the time of Remembrance and Veterans days – definitely a time to keep folks in our thoughts. Although I know it has a very summery feel to it I was dying to play with this set of Colour Layering Hibiscus flowers from Hero Arts. I bought it a wee while ago and have only just managed to ink it up (did you catch me on Periscope where I created these with the MISTI?). I used some lovely SimonSays Stamp inks (I love how they blend together – perfect for multi-step images like this). I also used the Wavy Scalloped Borders dies – another new-to-me item and I LOVE them!! I have a special family in mind to whom I will be sending this card. Tragically, one of the teachers at my daughter’s school has suddenly passed away – she was amazing and will leave a big gap in her place.

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

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Posted By Caryn Davies 7 Comments

22.04.2015

Simon Says … Clean and Simple

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

Thank you for joining us for the Make Your Own Background 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

CLEAN AND SIMPLE

We are showcasing HERO ARTS 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

I recently picked up the Hero Arts Stamp Your Own Cactus stamp set and couldn’t wait to play! I love the images and little cacti arrangements seem to be everywhere right now! At the moment I’m pretty obsessed with Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers. I have just added to my collection with a third set, the Florals one. To colour my image on today’s card I used pens from the Primaries and Essentials sets.

I started by stamping the first cactus (the larger one) in India black Versafine ink (a great ink for using with watercolour techniques) onto water colour card and then masked it and stamped the round cactus as well as the pots. I coloured the images in using the pens as water colours (scribbling on a mat then adding water and painting with a brush). I added a very diluted wash of the aqua colour around the image and a grey wash for the shadow. Although you can’t see it, there is a little Wink of Stella on the cacti too – well why not?!

So now it’s YOUR turn. Happy Crafting

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Posted By Caryn Davies 13 Comments

04.02.2015

Simon Says … All Things Bright and Beautiful

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

ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

We would like to see nice cheerful bright colors after the long gray days of winter.

We are showcasing HERO ARTS 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

I’ve used one of my all-time favourite Hero Arts stamp sets, Delicate Blossoms. Poppies are one of my favourite flowers but I’ve never been able to get them to grow in my garden. When I see them in other people’s gardens I get so jealous! I used my Kuretake water colours – I love them so much! – the pigment is SO intense! So I hope you can join us this week at the Wednesday Challenge – hoping to see lots of bright and cheery cards to chase away those grey skies!

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