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simon says stamp monday challenge: feminine

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for playing along with us last week in the Use Some Green challenge and we hope you will join us again this week too :) 

This week our challenge is FEMININE and I thought this lovely young lady from the Paper Dolls Portraits would be the perfect addition to my card. For the backrgound, I used the Sizzix Arched Embossing Folder and ran my Distress Watercolor Cardstock through it. Then I used some of the new Gilded Tim Holtz Foundry Wax and went over the high points of the embossing, then set the wax with my embossing gun. Once the Foundry Wax was set, I spritzed the panel lightly with water using my Distress Sprayer and used my Distress Inks and a Detailer Waterbrush to paint in the sections of the folder so it resembled stained glass. 

Once the panel was dry, I added a Paper Dolls Portrait with some Transparent Things Wings behind it, a Flash Card and some Snippets Ephemera. To finish the card, I added a Numeric numeral also colored with Foundry Wax. 

See full supply list at the bottom of this post :)  

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 voucher to shop at the Simon Says Stamp Store! All you have to do is take out your crafty supplies, make something following this week’s prompt, and add a link in the Inlinkz at the bottom of this post! You can join up to 5 times so you could have 5 chances to win! How AWESOME is that!! All winners are chosen randomly, so everyone has an equal chance to win! Woo Hoo!! Good Luck to everyone! The Design Team is looking forward to seeing your crafty makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!

You can find links to the supplies I've used below; click on the picture of shop icon to get taken directly to the product. I use affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you :) I truly appreciate your support. 

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altenew: paint a flower iris

 

Hi there crafty friends. Today I have another card project that I completed as part of the Altenew Educator Certification Program. This card was created based on techniques from the Impressive Heat Embossing class. I based my card on the first lesson which is embossing for coloring. I love heat embossing when coloring because it is an easy way to help me stay in the lines, especially when watercoloring. I combined the new to me Paint A Flower: Iris stamp set with the Altenew Artists 24 Color Pan Watercolor set. 

To start I embossed the Iris in Gold Embossing Powder and colored in the Irises in shades of reds and oranges by wetting each area I wanted to color and dropping the color in to that section. I let each area dry and was careful to color areas that were dry on either side for each section. I colored in the petals first and once they were dry, I completed the leaves. When the Iris coloring was completed, I added a wash of the Crystal Water blue paint all around the Iris, letting the color fade out at the top. The embossing really helps to keep the wash from getting on to the flowers. Once the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment in Archival Ink. 

To finish the card, I masked off the flower and the sentiment and added Altenew Antique Gold Metallic Spray, Jet Black Spray, and Pure White Spray by dipping a clean paintbrush into each spray and splattering it on the card. 

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simon says stamp monday challenge: floral frenzy

Hi crafty friends, welcome to this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! Thank you to all of you who played along with us last week in our All Loved Up Challenge and I hope you will join us again this week. This week our theme is Floral Frenzy and the design team is using products from Prima and I hope you all will give this challenge a try and share your creation with us :) For my card this week, I used the new Tim Holtz/Sizzix Bouquet die and colored it in with the Bright Colors from the Prima Pastel Dreams watercolor set (and the black from the Classics set).  

I loosely colored areas on the back panel with all of the warm colors, then when it was dry adhered the die cut panel and colored the same colors on top of it, leaving a bit of white space. When that was dry, I went back in and carefully colored in the flower centers with the black watercolor from the Classics set. 


Once the entire panel was dry, I die cut the CZ Design Miss You die and assembled it and I also cut a base out of white craft foam for dimension and adhered it behind the die before adding to the card. I added a skinny sentiment strip with a sentiment from the CZ Design Like You set to complete the card. 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

 

 

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

 

 

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neat & tangled: august release (day 1)

Hi there crafty friends! It's time for the latest Neat and Tangled release and this month, we have something a bit different for you. We have a release of 4 great new products and you get to see them all at once, and they are available in the Neat and Tangled shop TODAY! I have used all 4 products on this card. Let me show you what is new:

Grateful Heart Stamp set

Grateful Heart dies

Delicate Dots Rubber Cling

Sophisticated Enamel Dots

SPECIAL PRICE ON THE ENTIRE BUNDLE! 

The card I have created for you today features the Grateful Heart stamps, the Grateful Heart dies, the Delicate Dots Rubber Cling and a new to Neat and Tangled product, Sophisticated Enamel dots...which I just love. To create my card today, I stamped the Delicate Dots with Versamark Ink and embossed them with clear detail embossing powder to give a bit of texture to my background. 

I colored in the flowers from the Grateful Heart set with watercolors, and when they were dry cut them out with the Grateful Heart dies. I added a sentiment strip and used 2 of the tiniest Sophisticated Enamel Dots to make it look like they "adhered" the banner to the card. 

ALL THE SUPPLIES USED ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE RIGHT NOW! 

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simon says stamp monday challenge: make your own background

Hi crafty friends, it's time for another challenge over one the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us in last week's Stars and Stripes Challenge and we hope you will join us this week too as we mace our own backgrounds. This week the Design Team is using products from Paper Artsy and I hope you will use some too if you have them. 

For my card this week, I've created a background in the easiest way possible, stamping a beautiful Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Botanical Sketch stamp with Gina K Skeleton Leaves Amalgam Ink and used Distress Inks and Oxides with a Tim Holtz Detailer Waterbrush to color it in.

When the watercolor panel was dry, I used Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Old Gold Metallic Paint to go over all the tiny "dots" on the image. When that was dry, I stamped and embossed the Friend sentiment in gold. I also put some of the gold paint on my finger and went around the edge of the panel to give it a glided edge. 



I stamped the I miss you from the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Crazy Talk set with white embossing powder onto Lawn Fawn Ground Coffee cardstock, then adhered the panel to a note card with foam tape. I fussy cut the sentiment out and added it to the panel with a super thin piece of foam tape. 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!

 

 

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

 

 

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

 

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too

 

You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in!

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altenew: moroccan mosaic

Another card made inspired by the lessons in the Altenew Educator Certification Program. This time, the inspiration comes from the class In the Mood for Color course by Stephanie Klauck and I've gone with a warm orange and pink color palette desired to evoke feelings of courage (orange) and caring (pink). I love this Morrocan Mosaic set and for this card, I stamped and embossed it with Antique Gold embossing powder making it the perfect background to watercolor in. I love the warm, sunshiny tones that this card conveys and hope it brings some good feelings to the recipient. The sentiment was embossed in white onto gold foil cardstock.





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simon says stamp monday challenge: let's doodle

 

 

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the Mythology/Inspired by a Story Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too!

 

This week the challenge is Let's Doodle! You can doodle a little or a lot, just have fun with it and be sure to share it with us for your chance to win. I took the easy way out this week and used this awesome Hello Sunshine set from Altenew and created a fun background with a bit of my own watercolor doodling in the form of dots and dashes :) I finished up the fun pattern with a bold sentiment and some Ebony Black Nuvo drops. I can't wait to send this one to a friend.

 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

 

 

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

 

 

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

 

 

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too

 

 

 

 You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in 

 

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neat and tangled: no words

It's Day 2 of the Neat and Tangled release and today we are featuring the No Words set. This sentiment set is just perfect for those occasions where you want to let the recipient know that you are thinking of them. I love the script font in this set and know that it is sure to become one of my go-to sets in the future. See those beautiful blooms on the background? Come back tomorrow to find out what they are all about! 

For this card, I stamped a pattern of flowers and loosely colored them in with watercolors. Added a little blue splatter on top, and a few sequins. I definitely will be making more of these types of backgrounds. 

 Be sure to stop by the Neat and Tangled Blog to see all of the design team inspiration! Don't forget - there is a giveaway every day this week of the set(s) being featured that day, and a $25 gift certificate up for grabs at the end of the week. Comment on all of the design team blogs all week for a chance to win.  Winners will be announced on Friday at 7:30am EST

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simon says stamp: making spirits bright holiday 2017 release

So happy to be sharing a couple of cards today with the newest Simon Says Stamp release, Making Spirits Bright!  This release has something for everyone, die cuts, stamps and stencils ranging from cute to elegant. I was lucky enough to receive this beautiful Pine Needles Trio die in the mail, and I sure had fun creating two totally different looks with it:

For the first card, I did a super merry rainbow holiday card, creating a background of Distress Oxides, black soot distress paint splatter, clear sequins and a simple "Merry" sentiment from the CZ designs Coolest Yulest set:

 
For my second card, I went with something a bit more traditional with hues of pink and green and nestled the pine needles behind the Believe Wafer die in between the layers of Kaleidoscope Leaves Background panel.

 

Hope you enjoyed them! All of these stamps are available in the Simon Says Stamp shop today!

 

simon says stamp holiday release 2016: believe in the season

Just popping in with a quick share using stamps from the new Simon Says Stamp Believe in the Season Release. So much holiday goodness in this one: stamps, dies and new Simon Says Stamp Inks. I made sure to order some of the Barely Beige ink...I can wait to use it for some no line coloring! 

I used the new Poinsettia set today along with my Zig markers to create a pretty holiday card in some non-traditional colors. I love a holiday card that is not just red and green. 

 

Links to the ENTIRE new release are below, so be sure to grab your favorites! 

 

 

Simon Says Stamp BELIEVE IN THE SEASON Water Color Paintable Prints SZBIS12	Simon Says Stamp Hybrid Ink Pad Cube Set REGAL RG11 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad BARELY BEIGE INK072 Believe In The Season INK072	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad BARELY BLUE INK073 Believe In The Season
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad DEEP PURPLE INK075 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad EVERGREEN INK076 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad MERLOT INK074 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp Die Set SNOWFLAKES FOR THE SEASON Set284SS Believe In The Season
Simon Says Stamp AUBREY SNOWFLAKE Wafer Die SSSD111636 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp MARISSA SNOWFLAKE Wafer Die SSSD111635 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp PEYTON ORNAMENT Wafer Die S396 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp NORTHERN LIGHTS SNOWFLAKES Wafer Die S402 Believe In The Season
Simon Says Stamp BUBBLE BREEZE Wafer Die S405 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp SNOWGLOBE LANDSCAPE Wafer Die S403 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp CORBEL ORNAMENT COLLAGE Wafer Die S404 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp CORBEL TREE COLLAGE Wafer Die S398 Believe In The Season
Simon Says Stamp MERRY CHRISTMAS SCRIPT Wafer Die SSSD111645 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp HAPPY HOLIDAYS Wafer Die SSSD111646 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp SNOW FLURRIES Wafer Dies SSSD111637 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp ANNA SNOWFLAKE Wafer Die SSSD111634 Believe In The Season
Simon Says Cling Stamps CIRCLE DOODLE BACKGROUND SSS101670 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Cling Stamps HOLIDAY BACKGROUND SSS101653 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamps And Dies MAGICAL CHRISTMAS Set280MC Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp MAGICAL CHRISTMAS Wafer Die SSSD111644 Believe In The Season
Simon Says Clear Stamps MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SSS101669 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamps And Dies CHRISTMAS ESSENTIALS Set285CE Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp CHRISTMAS ESSENTIALS Wafer Die SSSD111641 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Clear Stamps CHRISTMAS ESSENTIALS SSS101664 Believe In The Season
Simon Says Clear Stamps HOLIDAY MESSAGE STRIPS SSS101673 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Clear Stamps HAPPY CHRISTMAS SSS101675 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp BELIEVE Wafer Die SSSD111650 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Clear Stamps BELIEVE SSS101654 Believe In The Season
Simon Says Stamps And Dies WINTER FLOWERS Set283WF Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp WINTER FLOWERS Wafer Die SSSD111638 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Clear Stamps WINTER FLOWERS SSS101660 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamps And Dies COLOR ME TREES Set282CT Believe In The Season
Simon Says Stamp COLOR ME TREES Wafer Die SSSD111631 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Clear Stamps COLOR ME TREES SSS101652 Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamps And Dies POINSETTIA Set281P Believe In The Season	Simon Says Stamp POINSETTIA Wafer Die SSSD111632 Believe In The Season
Simon Says Clear Stamps POINSETTIA SSS101651 Believe In The Season

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