11.02.2015

Simon Says …All Creatures Great and Small

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

Thank you for joining us for the All Things Bright and Beautiful Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

We would like to see animals on your creations this week.

We are showcasing PAPER SMOOCHES 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’m loving the smaller scale of these little 4-bar sized cards I’ve been making recently – they’re so cute! For my interpretation of the challenge I looked to the smallest creatures of all – microbes! In a previous life I obtained a degree in microbiology so this stamp set, Healthy Vibes from Paper Smooches is really quite appropriate!! I stamped each of the bugs onto a sheet of gorgeous Taylored Expressions paper from the new Rainbow Brights paper pack and fussy cut them out. I then took the Borders 1 dies and cut my white front card panel across the bottom third with one of the dies (the heartbeat one – no idea of the technical name??). With a strip of one of the other papers from the same pack I placed it behind the gap. I then simply stamped the greeting and popped the little bugs onto the front with foam adhesive and added some googly eyes – for which I never need an excuse!!!

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

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

Paper Smooches HEALTHY VIBES Clear Stamps Kim Hughes	Paper Smooches BORDERS 1 Wise Dies Kim Hughes	Taylored Expressions RAINBOW BRIGHTS 6×6 Paper Pack TEPP105	Darice 4MM PASTE-ON EYES 410 Pieces 5104	Darice 5MM PASTE-ON EYES 30 Pieces ME5
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# DOLL PINK DP17

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01.08.2014

Simon Says ,,, Childrens Summer Vacation Challenge

It’s a very special day on my blog today. I have 2 very cool cards created by 2 very cool chicks – my daughters Olivia and Georgia! Here’s what it’s all about….

Hi all and welcome to another of our annual Simon Says Stamp Children’s Summer Vacation Challenge where we host a special challenge dedicated to our young designers.

It is time for all you crafters to let your children loose in your crafty corners for a few hours. Just close your eyes and set them free to explore their creativity 🙂 You are allowed to hide your Copic Markers and extra special papers and you are allowed to help just a little bit if necessary, but we really want the children to ‘DO IT’ themselves as much as possible.

ANYTHING GOES

This challenge is open to all children aged between 2 and 16 inclusive.

We have not 1, not 2 but 3 surprise parcels of crafty goodies, hand picked by Simon !

For this challenge we have a very special Junior Design Team who I am sure you will agree have done an excellent job.

Please give them a warm welcome and leave comments for them on thir blog posts. Thank You xx

Olivia Davies age 13 used Paper Smooches ‘Calorie Free’ Clear Stamps, Avery Elle Sorbet Collection Paper Pack and Gift tag die collection

Georgia Davies age 12 used Lawn Fawn Love’n Breakfast Clear Stamps and Doodlebug Kraft in Colour paper pack.

Haven’t they done a fantastic job?! I’m a bit scared of what I might have started though – my craft space might get invaded a bit more often from now on!!

You have until August 31st 6pm Ohio time. 11pm UK time, 12 pm CET to join in

You can enter as many times as you like 🙂

GOOD LUCK

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16.07.2014

SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE: Dots and Spots.

Hello! Today is a very exciting day for me. In case you didn’t hear my squeals when I got the news, I was picked to join the Design Team at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge !! And with it being Wednesday and all, here I am to share my first card! I am absolutely honoured to be joining an amazing line up of designers along with my other two newbie pals Virginia Lu and Jenn Shurkus! Check out their amazing blogs (although I’m sure you know perfectly well who they are already)!!

Anyway, onto the challenge. The theme this week is is DOTS AND SPOTS and we’re showcasing products from Paper Smooches.

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!

For my card this week I used the Paper Smooches Spiffy Scooters stamp set and the Borders 1 die collection. Just because I do so love spots I added a bit more dotty interest using the Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil with some Distress Ink in Spun Sugar. And although it doesn’t show as well in the photo as in real life – the sides (I’m sure there’s a technical name for them!!) of the scooter are coated in Prisma glitter and then covered with Glossy Accents – yum!!

NOTE: The papers I’ve used here are currently not in stock at the SSS store but a good alternative can be found HERE!

And as always, the AMAZINGLY generous peeps at Simon Says Stamp love to reward your efforts with an awesome $50 gift voucher for one one lucky, randomly drawn participant! Yay!!