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simon says stamp wednesday challenge: anything goes (Simon Says Stamp exclusives)

Time for a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. This week's challenge is Anything Goes and the design team is using Simon Says Stamp exclusive products.

Have you checked out the new Simon Says Stamp Holiday release? If not, start making your list.  Here's one I made with the new Diagonal stripe stencil, some translucent embossing paste (and Distress glitter), and the Layered tree die. I used a stamp set from last year, the Small Folded Banners set and as you can see all the SImon's products are great together!  

Be sure to check out the Simon Says Stamp Blog too. There are tons of tips and tricks, special guest artist posts and even galleries where you can upload creations you have made with SImon's exclusive products and card kits.  

Remember, just by playing along and linking up your project to the SSS Wednesday Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random, it could be you!

I hope you get to join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can't wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have fun! 

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hero arts holiday challenge: merry and bright

It's been a while since I have had some time to just sit down and play at the craft table! I have a brand spanking new pile of Hero Arts stamps that have been waiting to see some ink. So I thought I would take some inspiration from the newest Hero Arts Holiday Challenge...

I am entering this card into the "Merry and Bright" category. All that is required is to use some NEON...inks or daubers and you know I just love my neon.  I used the fun Message Bursts set with a bit of neon pink and green...for a very very bright and merry Christmas card. 

 

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simon says stamp wednesday challenge: Halloween!

Time for a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. This week's challenge is to use Halloween colors or anything Halloween. The team is using this photo board this week for inspiration and hope you will tell us which of these photos inspired your project this week.

I was inspired by the bottom center photo. The purple photo was my inspiration to use the shatter stencil with some seedless preserves Distress Paint:

Remember, just by playing along and linking up your project to the SSS Wednesday Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random, it could be you!

I hope you get to join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can't wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have fun! 

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simon says wednesday challenge: Christmas/Happy Holidays

Time for a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. This week's challenge is Christmas/Happy Holidays and what a great time to pull out those supplies and start on those holiday cards! I decided to ink up some of my Tim Holtz Christmas Blueprint stamps this week...so fun to color and decorate this gingerbread man: 

Remember, just by playing along and linking up your project to the SSS Wednesday Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random, it could be you!

I hope you get to join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can't wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have fun! 

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a blog named hero & lawn fawn week!

If you haven't seen it yet, A Blog Named Hero is combining some of their favorite Hero Arts stamps with some of their favorite Lawn Fawn stamps! Thank you Kelly Marie for making these fun cards possible. My card today features the Winter Trees Pattern seen below...but I've made it into a Halloween card. Hope you'll stop by and take a peek! Leave your comment on today's post over at A Blog Named Hero for a chance to win some Lawn Fawn of your own...

simon says stamp wednesday challenge: use a clear or rubber stamp

Time for a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. This week's challenge theme is to use a clear or rubber stamp (no digis) to make your creation. The design team is using stamps from Neat and Tangled and/or Clearly Besotted. If you have some of these stamps why not use them too? I have used the Dreams stamp from Neat and Tangled this week: 

Remember, just by playing along and linking up your project to the SSS Wednesday Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random, it could be you!

I hope you get to join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can't wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have fun! 

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cc102: behind on my homework from day 1

I finally got a chance to sit down tonight and try of some of the techniques from Creative Chemistry 102. If you have not signed up for this class, you are definitely missing out! I have not had much time after work, but the few hours I did have tonight were great! Even if it takes me a few days longer I definitely plan to finish all my homework. I started out with the first tag and tried the Distress Paint Marbling Technique: 

After doing this one, I thought as a card maker, it might be better if I tried this technique on a card base: 

I also tried the Altered Surfaces Technique and made these numbers: 

And here they are on a finished Christmas card: 

The last technique I tried was the Eroded Metallics Technique. I think I need a little more practice, but it certainly was fun to try out and I definitey thought the piece was good enough to use as a card base: 

That's it for tonight, and I definitely can't wait to have some more time to play around with the rest of the techniques...so much fun! 

to the moon and back

Playing with a few new Tim Holtz goodies today. Thought it would be fun to make something other than a Halloween card with the Crescent Moon die and Starry Night Texture Fade. 

Also entering this into the Neil Armstrong Drunken Stampers Challenge 

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see beyond the imperfections

Spent the weekend getting messy and playing in my art journal. I am just getting started with art journaling, but am really enjoying trying out new techiques. Just a quick share to play along with the Say It With Stamps Challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Lots of paint, layers, and Tim Holtz stencils, and even a mirror on one side. And the words?? They are from a Dyan Reaveley set that is full of wonderful quotes. Here is a close up of some of the fun texture and layering: 

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simon says stamp: we're going dotty!

Time for a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. This week's challenge theme is Going Dotty and the design team is using products from Basic Grey and/or Saturated Canary. I think I am stretching it a bit with the "dots" here since they are SO tiny, but I wanted to use this fun Hipster collection paper pack and stamps. 

Remember, just by playing along and linking up your project to the SSS Wednesday Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random, it could be you!

I hope you get to join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can't wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have fun! 

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