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Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit - Layout Style

I have an exciting project to share with you today.  But you will have to pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Blog to see it all.  I created a scrapbook page using the Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit.  This kit is amazing.  My favorite part of it is the stamp set, which I used on the tag shown in the picture below.  

In my blog post, I share how I used the 8x8 papers on my layout as well as the unique and fun embellishments included in the kit.  You are going to see how these card kits are not just for card makers anymore!!

See you on the Simon Says Stamp blog!

A Focus On Stamping, layout for Simon Says Stamp

Do you want to see more?  Sure you do!  I've written a blog post for the Simon Says Stamp blog where I show you how I stamp on my scrapbook pages.  I share a couple easy tips that will get you stamping in no time. 

Thanks!

 

Simon Says Stamp's Challenge Day - Anything Goes in May

Welcome to this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog day!!  This is always the best week of the month because it is always our Anything Goes Challenge.  Easy peasy, right?  Just create something this week, share it on your blog or online gallery and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.  I love seeing the Anything Goes Challenge entries because there are always so many beautiful, interesting and unique creations!!

So this week, the design team is also spotlighting all kinds of twine, string, and hemp.  Simon Says Stamp carries a ton of it and I scored big time when I found this Hemptique hemp cord.  It matches perfectly with this paper pad from Simple Stories.

Simple Stories has great 6x6 paper pads.  Not only do you get all of the regular sheets of paper but you also get some of the special papers which you can cut apart and use on your card like I did here with the journaling spot.  

Here is a closeup picture of the hemp cord and some beautiful Prima flowers that matched very well to the paper too.  Love the size of these flowers.  They are great for cards.  You can also see part of the stamp set that I used.  It is a great mini stamp set from Unity by Jillibean.  It has this great banner image and then three sentiment stamps that fit inside the banner image.  

The butterflies were cut using a Martha Stewart punch and the small white flower is from Maya Road.  I also added a small strip of Bella Blvd Washi tape and some gems from Kaiser Craft.  

 

I can't wait to see your cards.  Please make sure to link it up for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to the Simon Says Stamp Store.  I have listed all of the supplies that I used to make my card below.  Just click on the link and it will take you straight to the store!

*Simple Stories FAB-U-LOUS 6 x 6 Paper Pad Fabulous FAB2101	*Hero Arts KRAFT PAPER 65# Card stock ps627	*Hemptique SPRING BLOOM 2 Natural Hemp Cord Set 2916	*Prima Flowers FAIRYTALE Mini ROSES CORAL Peach 538651
Maya Road Vintage paper posies	*Martha Stewart ROYAL BUTTERFLY Craft Paper Punch M283011	ANM Mini Pop Dots Foam	Tombow Mono Adhesive Permanent Dots Refill
Tombow Mono Adhesive Permanent Dots Dispenser	Glue Glider Pro PermaTac Adhesive Apllicator	Glue Dots 3/16 Mini Dot N Go Disposable Dispenser	Memory Dot N Go Glue Dots
*Tsukineko Memento Ink Pad RICH COCOA Brown

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Simon Says Stamp's Challenge Day - Father's Day or Masculine Card

 

Welcome to a new challenge from the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.  Today we are challenging you to create a Father's Day card or Masculine card.  The girls on the design team a fabulous job and I know you will too.  I can't wait to see your cards!

 My card using supplies from the Echo Park Charming collection kit.  In the kit you get double sided 12x12 papers, a 12x12 shape sticker sheet, and a 12x12 alphabet sticker sheet.  There are also journaling cards on one of the papers and some lovely border strips.  This is hands down my most favorite masculine collection that I have seen in a long time.

Please join us this week for a chance at the $50 gift certificate that is given away each week to challenge participants. It's a fantastic prize and just think you could buy an awful lot of card making supplies with that gift card!  Hope to see your card in our Linky line up!

*Echo Park CHARMING 12 x 12 Collection Kit This & That THC26016	*Glue Arts GLUE GLIDER PRO PermaTac Adhesive Applicator	*Glue Arts Glider Pro VALUE 2 PACK 1/4 x 40 PermaTac REFILL Adhesive Applicator	*Therm O Web 3D MOUNTING SQUARES White Foam 3777
*03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches

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Simon Says Stamp's Challenge Day - Clean and Simple

Wow, I love clean and simple cards but sometimes struggle with the process of creating one. I always think that maybe it needs more here, more there.  Clean and simple is not always simple but using the right kind of stamps and paper sure helps.

This week, on the Simon Says Challenge blog, we are challenging you to create a clean and simple card.  Remember less is sometimes more.  

For my card, I used stamps from Lawn Fawn.  Lawn Fawn's simple and bold illustrations are perfect for the clean and simple look. I stamped the airplane stamp on white cardstock and then colored it in with Copic Markers and cut it out.

Look for it in the July issue!

Paper choice is another thing to consider when creating a clean and simple card.  The bold patterns of the Echo Parks Hello Summer papers are great for this look.  Just to add a little interest to my card, I die cut some clouds out of felt from a die by Memory Box called Puffy Clouds and added a colored brad to my banner from the Hello Summer collection.  The sentiment is part of the Lawn Fawn stamp set.  You can find all of the supplies that I used in my card in the links below.  

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget that all you need to do is make one card, post it to your blog or online photo gallery, and link it up to the challenge post here.  You could be that lucky participant that will win a $50 gift certificate to the Simon Says Stamp Online store.  I hope to see your card in our line up!

Lawn Fawn BON VOYAGE Clear Stamps	Echo Park HELLO SUMMER 6 x 6 Paper Pad	Echo Park HELLO SUMMER Decorative Brads	Memory Box PUFFY CLOUDS Craft DIE
Copic Markers	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill	Glue Glider Pro PermaTac Adhesive Apllicator	ANM Mini Pop Dots Foam

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Simon Says Stamp's Challenge Day - Something Sweet

Here is my card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge for this week.  Think of something sweet.  Not so hard for me because I love sweets.  I tell everyone that if it were possible to live off of sweets, I would!  So I created a card that used one of my favorite stamp sets from Paper Smooches which is filled with images of yummy sweet things.

 

I thought the doily was a nice touch behind the images. It's just a paper doily that I bought from Wilton while looking for cupcake liners. 

This image shows the Gelatos that I used.  I love the creamy texture of them.  They are very soft.  There are a lot of different ways to use them but on this card, I used them like watercolor crayons.  I filled my Aqua Painter with a little bit of water and then dipped it onto the gelatos to pick up the color.  Then I brushed it on my image.  It was a lot of fun to color my stamped images this way and very quick.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card for the Sweet Tooth challenge at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.

Please join us this week for a chance at the $50 gift certificate that is given away each week to challenge participants. It's a fantastic prize and just think you could buy an awful lot of card making supplies with that gift card!  Hope to see your card in our Linky line up!

Simon Says Stamp's Challenge Blog Celebrates their 3rd Birthday!

 

This week we are celebrating our 3rd Birthday! This calls for a party and of course you all are invited!  In honor to really celebrate we will be having extra prizes at Simon Says Stamp and a special sale for followers of this challenge only, be sure to check out below for details!

 

FIRST PRIZE 

a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore 

(the first number picked by the random generator)

The next 3 numbers drawn will each win:

Simon Says Stamp

Card Kit of the Month MAY 2012 YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

That is not all !! EVERYONE will get a gift this week too !! It is time to reward all of our lovely followers and supporters who join us week after week :-)

Beginning today, May 2nd at 12:00 EST and ending Friday, May 4th at 11:59 EST you can receive 10% off all your purchases by entering the code bbsim1

 When you go to check out, enter the promotion code at the bottom of the page that says "Billing & Shipping" at the top. There will be a box for you to enter your promotion code which will automatically deduct this amount from your total upon check out.

Here is my card for this week's challenge and birthday celebration.  I love this Congratulations Tilda stamp.  You can use her for so many occasions.  The sentiment is a Unity stamp co branded with Simple Stories.  I love the outline shape of it.  I used my Copic markers to color inside of it to match the card.

In addition to the Magnolia stamps, I added some Magnolia flowers in two different styles, some May Arts ribbon, a Zva Creative gem flourish, Cosmo Cricket Baby Jane paper, and a Spellbinder's die for the image mat.  I also used some Stardust Stickles on Tilda's dress and Glossy Accents on the bow, party hat and sentiment.

I hope to see your creation for this week's challenge on our Linky list.  Help us celebrate big!!

We're so proud of our amazing team, please be sure to check out everyone's fantastic Birthday themed inspiration this week!

GD Dora

Lols
Chris
Jo 
Domi
Debby
Heather
Christine
Mandy 
Dawny P
Melissa
Marcea
Becca
Joy

agnolia CONGRATULATIONS TILDA Rubber Stamp You're So Special 2011	Cosmo Cricket BABY JANE MINI DECK 6" Paper Pack	ANM Mini Pop Dots Foam	Glue Glider Pro PermaTac Adhesive Apllicator
Glue Dots 3/16 Mini Dot N Go Disposable Dispenser	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Spellbinders LACEY CIRCLES Nestabilities Decorative Elements Dies	Magnolia Paper Flowers Vintage RED Rose SMALL
Magnolia Paper Flowers Vintage RED Rose MINI	May Arts CHAMPAGNE Twill Stripes Chevron Ribbon	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- Anything Goes for April

Wow, the year is flying by already.  I can't believe that the kids are starting to count down the days until the end of school already!!  I think it was the lack of winter and cold weather around here that has gotten me all bloggled in the mind about the time of year it is.

So today we have another great challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.  It's the best time of the month because our theme is Anything Goes.  That's right, we want to see any of your beautiful creations that you have made this week starting today.

The design team has been issued an extra challenge and we would love for you to play along if you can.  We all used stamps from Paper Smooches.  If you haven't seen these stamps yet, you need to check them out.  They are the cutest stamps and have such fun characters and sentiments.  I have started my collection so you can be sure that you will be seeing them from me a lot more in the future. 

So here is my card.  I used the stamp set called Healthy Vibes.  I loved the sentiment!  Another thing I love about Kim Hughes's stamp sets are the "fonts" she uses for her sentiments.  Actually I am pretty sure it is her own handwriting.  Wish I could write like that!  Sooo cute!!

My card is farily simple but that is why Paper Smooches are so great.  You can make a very simple card with them that looks adorable.  Here I used the stamps for paper piecing the cup and spoon.  I popped the spoon up with foam dots and placed it all on multiple mats.  The paper is from the new My Mind's Eye paper line, On the Bright Side. 

Join us this week for a chance at the $50 gift certificate that is given away each week to challenge participants. It's a fantastic prize and just think you could buy all of the supplies that I used to make my card and still have money left over for more!!

Here are the supplies that I used to make my card.  Click on the image to take you to them at the Simon Says Stamp store!

Paper Smooches HEALTHY VIBES Clear Stamps Kim Hughes

My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 ON THE BRIGHT SIDE ONE Paper Pad

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- Dawny's Sketch

 

Ready for another fabulous challenge from the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog?  I am, and so are the other designers.  We have a sketch challenge this week and had a lot of fun.  Here is the sketch created by Dawny!

I used a stamp from Stamping Bella called LuLu's Pies.  I love the LuLu stamps and plan on adding to my collection soon.

I need to give some credit to a special someone for this card.  It is not usual for me to CASE a card but while commenting on all of the wonderful cards that are linked to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge weekly, I came across this card and I just couldn't help myself. :) I think it is one of the cutest cards that I have ever seen.  I pinned it on Pinterest right away, bought the stamp and waited for a chance to make one of my own.  So thank you Steph at Honey Boutique.  You totally inspired me with your card and talent!

So I hope to see your card this week for our sketch challenge!!  Don't forget that there is a $50 gift certificate to the Simon Says Stamp online store for one lucky participant.  You can't win unless you enter so get those card making supplies out! :)

Click on the links below to find all the supplies that I used to make my card.   

Stamping Bella Stamp LULU'S TWO PIES	Cosmo Cricket BABY JANE MINI DECK 6" Paper Pack	Martha Stewart RINGS Lattice Punch Around the Page	Epiphany Round 25 Tool
Epiphany Shape Studio ROUND 25 BUBBLE CAPS Epoxy	Copic Markers	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill	Tombow Mono Adhesive Permanent Dots Dispenser
Tombow Mono Adhesive Permanent Dots Refill

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- April Showers Bring Spring Flowers

 

Another fun challenge was issued today on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.  Our theme this week is

April Showers Bring Spring Flowers

This week the Design Team are showcasing Bo Bunny and/or Basic Grey products so if you have either of these two products, we would love to see them in your projects this week but if not, please come and join us anyway !!

Here is my card.  I went all out with stamps and paper by Basic Grey.  I love this new Plumeria collection. The papers are so soft and pretty and just the shade of purple that I love.  The Hero Arts stamps that match the Plumeria are to die for.  I've only used two of them from the set, the flowers and label, but the others are great too.  Little postage stamps, a heart and scalloped circle.  I know that I will be using these over and over again.

I stamped my flower image with Momenta Ink and the image with Copic Markers.  I used V93, V95, YG91, and YG95 for the flower part and G000 for the leaves.  Then I cut out the flowers and popped it up with foam adhesive.  I did the same treatment on the label which is also part of the Hero Arts/Basic Grey set.

You might notice the subtle leaf background on the purple Basic Grey paper.  I actually used another Hero Arts stamp to create it.  It's one of my favorite background stamps. I stamped it using Night of Navy from Stampin Up! but any navy blue color would look great.  The butterfly is a sticker from the Plumeria collection and I dressed it up with some Hero Arts Neutral gems.

As always the lovely Heidi is giving away ……

Here are all of the links that you need to purchase your own supplies to make this card.  I hope to see your Spring Flowers card and good luck with the giveaway!!

Basic Grey Plumeria 6x6 Paper Pad	Basic Grey/Hero Arts Pattern Hearts and Flowers	Hero Arts Cling Leaf & Floral large Background	Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill	Hero Arts Neutrals Mixed Accents Gems and Pearls	ANM Mini Pop Dots Foam	Tombow Mono Adhesive Permanent Dots Dispenser
Tombow Mono Adhesive Permanent Dots Refill

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