12.11.2014

Simon Says …We’re Seeing Stars.

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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  Thinking Of You Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,

WE’RE SEEING STARS

We are showcasing STUDIO CALICO 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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Before I go on to my card I have to announce the winner of the Simon Says Stamp Grab Bag from the Birthday Blog Hop in celebration of Stephanie Lekauf (of Simon Says Stamp).  The winner, randomly chosen from 250 eligible comments is ……………

Karen of Stamping in pINK

Congratulations Karen – please head over the the Simon Says Stamp Blog for all the details of how to claim your prize.

So back to this week’s challenge.  I’ve got a gold-tastic card to share with you this week – it’s so shimmery in real life.  For the large stars I used the Simon Says Stamp Mosaic Stars stencil from the STAMPtember release.  It’s the first chance I’ve had to play with this stencil so when I saw the challenge theme was “Seeing Stars” I went straight for it!  I used a gold glitter effect texture paste with the stencil and then accented the card with some little cork stars from Studio Calico.  I actually spritzed them first with Heidi Swapp gold lame colour shine spray and then coated them with Glossy Accents.  To finish I added some gold thread and a gorgeous sentiment from Clearly Besotted’s Most Wonderful stamp set stamped in gold Delicata ink.

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I hope you get a chance to play along this week – can’t wait to see your creations!

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 

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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

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05.11.2014

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  Anything Goes Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,

THINKING OF YOU

We are showcasing PRIMA 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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Todays card continues the monochromatic colour scheme I used on my card for Stephanie’s birthday blog hop yesterday.  I am now addicted to spritzing Mister Hueys Calico Shine on everything too – it’s so SHIMMERY!  I love it!  I also love these Prima Crystals – they are rough like little clusters of minerals – I think they go perfectly with the shimmer.  I also LOVE the new Birch Trees stamp set from Clearly Besotted – part of the latest release available from 10 pm tonight (UK time) in the Simon Says Stamp Store!

 

Thinking of you

So now it’s YOUR turn.  Happy Crafting

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 

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Simon Says Stamp

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

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04.11.2014

SSS Stephanie’s Birthday Blog Hop !!

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Hello there – today is a very special day – we are celebrating the birthday of the absolutely gorgeous Stephanie Lekauf – Marketing Director of Simon Says Stamp with a fabulous blog hop! I had the absolute honour of meeting Stephanie and Heidi in London a couple of weeks ago and can honestly say that they are both the sweetest girls you could meet.  Whilst Stephanie was away powdering her nose, Heidi slipped the rest of us (yes – a lot of the Wednesday team were there too – along with two of my besties Stephanie Wincott and Debby Hughes) a fabulous CELEBRATION stamp and die set designed in honour of the birthday girl.

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It doesn’t come across so well in the picture but I coated the card in a mist of shimmer before adding the balloons and crystals.  Although it looks kind of masculine – it’s very pretty and shimmery in real life – honest!!

So are you ready to carry on hopping?  You should have arrived here from the Simon Says Stamp Blog and your next stop is the lovely Jo Neville (pictured below) but if you get lost anywhere along the way just pop back to the Simon Says Stamp Blog and start from the beginning.

There will be one of Simon’s Fabulous Grab Bags to give away on every blog ! All you have to do is  leave a comment on each of the blog posts (including this one) as you hop along to be entered in the random draws.  You have until Sunday 9th November 12 midday EST to join in!

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And just to finish, here’s a wee picture of some of us after our fabulous lunch in London.

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Top: Heidi Klausing Crowl, Stephanie Wincott and Lorraine Aquillina Middle: Mandy Stacey, Stephanie Lekauf, Caryn Davies Bottom: Jo Neville and Heather Gilfoy Bond