20.11.2024

Simon Says … Sparkle and Shine

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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  Thanks/Thanksgiving Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too

This week the challenge is

SPARKLE AND SHINE

We are showcasing MEMORY BOX 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.

For my cards this week I’ve used a oldie but goldie Memory Box die – Woodland Branch. This is such a great die – everyone should have it in their stash!

Card 1: I started with some Distress Woodgrain cardstock and used Saltwater Taffy and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxides “smooshed” onto my craft mat spritzed with water. I added some Sparkle Shimmer Spray and some droplets of Saltwater Taffy Spray Stain and set aside to dry.

Meanwhile I die cut the Woodland Branches and some other foliage from Tim Holtz Vault Festive Wreath as well as the bow from that same set. I added colour using Distress Watercolour Pencils (My new obsession) and coated everything in Distress Rock Candy Glitter.

I die cut the words Merry and Bright from Tim Holtz Holiday Words: Script and coloured using Saltwater Taffy Spray Stain. I finished with some sequins and gems for extra SPARKLE AND SHINE!!

Card 2:

I smooshed Saltwater Taffy and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxides onto a Distress Watercolour card panel with water then spritzed it with Sparkle Shimmer Spray and Saltwater Taffy Spray Stain. I added a few spots of Picket Fence Distress Paint when the panel had fully dried.

I die cut it using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles. I gathered more of the Woodland Branches and foliage from Tim Holtz Vault Festive Wreath and assembled and glued them together. I die cut a bow from the same inked cardstock as the base panel using the Simon Says Stamp Perfect Bow and glued it onto the gathered bundle.

To finish I die cut the word Believe from Tim Holtz Holiday Words: Script and coloured it with Saltwater Taffy Spray Stain and Sparkle Shimmer spray and added sequins and tiny gems.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

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So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

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22.03.2017

Simon says … Use More Than One Die cut/punch with Memory Box

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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 last week’s challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is

More Than One Die Cut/Punch 

This week we are showcasing Memory Box.  You don’t have to use them for the challenge but if you have them 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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So this week I’ve been playing with WOW! heat reactive foil!  I wanted a subtle yet striking background for my Memory Box Stitched Heart Trio die cuts so pulled out an older set from Avery Elle called Brushed – and stamped one of the brush strokes three times in Versamark Ink.  I then used the WOW! Bonding powder and sprinkled it over the stamped images much as you would embossing powder.  When you then heat it it goes tacky and whilst it’s still hot, you add over the foil.  I burnished it a little with a bone folder and then peeled back the foil to reveal the silver design!  For the rest of the card I simply die cut the hearts from cream and Doll Pink card stock and layered them up alternatively.  I added them to my card and finished off with a few spots of Silver Moondust Nuovo drops.  The sentiment, which is also foiled is from one of my favourite go-to die sets from Avery Elle, Sentimental.

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07.10.2015

Simon Says … Clean and Simple Christmas

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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.

This week the challenge is

CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHRISTMAS  

Christmas is only  78  days away so if you haven’t made a start on your preparations then maybe now is the time to think about getting all of your holiday craft products out of mothballs and making a start! Keeping your cards CAS should cut down on the time it takes to make them, you can mass produce and it also keeps the postage costs down too, a definite winner!

We are showcasing MEMORY BOX 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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So this week’s challenge is right up my street!  I LOVE Christmas and I LOVE CAS!  Not to mention I also LOVE Memory Box dies – what more could I ask for?  I adored this Stitched Heart Trio die set as soon as I saw it and immediately pictured them dangling like little ornaments from the EVER-SO-USEFUL Woodland Branch die.  I wanted a sort of rustic, country feel to the card to chose to use a cream card base with a Kraft panel and just to add a wee bit of interest used my favourite Avery Elle die, Wonky Stitches (how did I live before this die??).  I cut the hearts from cream and red card and layered them with some foam adhesive and added some cord.  It was a tad fiddly getting everything to stay in place whilst I waited for the glue to dry!  The sentiment is from the Christmas Florals stamp set from Avery Elle and I embossed it in an off-white embossing powder.

CAS Christmas

Thanks for stopping by xxx

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

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