Simon Says Stamp

10.06.2015

Simon Says … Friends/Superheroes

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

Thank you for joining us for the Masculine Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is

FRIENDS or SUPERHERO

Create something for a Special Friend or your very own Superhero. Someone you admire and has a special place in your heart.

We are showcasing MAMA ELEPHANT 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

Believe it or not this is the first time I’ve played with this gorgeous Mama Elephant set since buying it several weeks ago! I know – shocking! I just wish there were more hours in the day! At least I’ve managed to ink it up now! I used some woodgrain cardstock from Simon Says Stamp and added some stitched detail using one of the AHHH-MAZING new dies from the latest Avery Elle release! I coloured the little critters from the Three Amigo’s set and attempted to add texture using Nichol Magouirk‘s (and several others) dot technique – I love how it worked – particularly on the raccoon!

I used a little Avery Elle Linen ink under the critters to ground them and stamped the little greetings onto their flash cards (adorable)!

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

Do you use Instagram ? If so please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too !

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

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp THREE AMIGOS Set MEPT44	Mama Elephant THREE AMIGOS DIE Creative Cuts Set	Avery Elle Steel Dies WONKY STITCHES Set 023024	Avery Elle LINEN Pigment Ink Pad 022256	Simon Says Stamp WOODGRAIN CARDSTOCK WHITE 111 LB
Avery Elle THE NATURAL COLLECTION A2 Folded Cards 022645	Copic SKETCH Markers	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965	Hero Arts Dye Ink Pad INDIA INK Black af248

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09.06.2015

Simon Says Stamp June 2015 Card Kit – I’ve played at last!!

My goodness, where are these weeks going??! I’ve had this amazing kit sitting on my desk for days but have only just managed to have a play with it! I LOVE it so much – it’s one of my favourites so far (although I think I say that every month, lol). I die cut one of the new MFT circle dies and whilst the die was still in place used a series of masking steps to get the stripes. I used the Ranger dye inks (which I LOVE) and they blended beautifully!

Well thanks for popping by – hope I get to play a wee bit more with this kit this week so watch this space!!

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03.06.2015

Simon Says … Make it Masculine

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

Make It Masculine

Father’s Day is on 21st June, so this challenge is dedicated to creating something for the men in our lives. You don’t have to make a Father’s Day creation, anything masculine will do !

We are showcasing CAS-UAL FRIDAYS and WAFFLE FLOWER 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

Eek – not the dreaded masculine card, lol! I know a lot of us card makers aren’t all that keen on making masculine cards as they tend to be less fussy, less “pretty” and don’t often give us as much freedom to get really creative as cards for fefmales do (but that could just be me, lol) . I recently picked up this woodgrain paper pad and love it for giving a good amount of detail and texture but still be able to keep it CAS and masculine-looking. I stamped the bow from the Waffle Flower Bowtiful stamp set in fog ink on three different wood papers and also covered the cream base card with a darker one for contract. The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink and then I heat embossed it with a cream powder. The bows were die cut and mounted on foam adhesive to finish – simples!!

So now it’s YOUR turn. Happy Crafting

Do you use Instagram ? If so please add #ssswchallenge

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

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

Waffle Flower BOWTIFUL Clear Stamp Set WFS100	Waffle Flower BOWTIFUL DIE Set WFD100	My Mind’s Eye 6 x 6 WOOD Paper Pad Necessities NC1105	Ranger WEATHERED WHITE Antiquities Embossing Powder EPJ37538	SSS
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001