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July Card Kit featuring Magnolia stamps

Each month I put together a card kit featuring adorable stamps that are fun and easy to color with Copic Markers.  Here is a picture of July's card kit.  You will receive all that you need to make this card in your kit, including the stamp, a 6x6 paper pad and embellishments.  This month our stamp is Sweet Princess Tilda from Magnolia Stamps and the paper pad is She Art from Pink Paislee. I just couldn't help but have a little fun with the sentiment and the die cut frog.

You will also receive all of the coloring instructions, the name of the markers and where I put the colors, and a full color copy of this picture and a closeup of the image.  If you would like to be part of this kit club please email India at the Scrapbook Mania Marketplace.  Of course if you have any questions about the card kit or subscribing you can always contact me via email too.

I used to make these card kits for my LSS but since the store closed we are working on moving these fun new kits for sale online.  If you are in the Birmingham, Alabama area we can arrange a pickup or if you outside our area, we will ship it to you for a small fee.

 

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- Bingo

 

Well, I'm a little late on my post for Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog this week.  I've been sick since Monday with a nasty cold and haven't even felt like a human being until today and that is probably stretching it.  When I get sick, I really get it good.  So I'm going to tell you a little bit about my card and get back into bed. :)

This week we have a Bingo challenge for you.  You can find the Bingo card here.  Just pick 3 embellishments in a row in any direction and include them on your card.  Then post your card to your blog or online gallery and link it up to this week's challenge post here.

I used Brads, Ticket, and Ribbon for my Bingo.  The design team is also spotlighting Magnolia Stamps this week so please play along if you have any of their products.

 

Don't forget about the fantastic prize that we have each week for a lucky participant.  All you have to do is link up a card and you are put into a random drawing for $50 to the Simon Says Stamp online store!  They have an amazing selection of stamps, paper, adhesives, dies, punches, ribbon, embellishments, etc.  It truly is your One Stop Shopping for all your stamping & crafting needs!

Click on the links below to find the supplies that I used on my card!

 

Magnolia Balloon Tilda	Echo Park This & That Graceful 6x6 paper pad	Tim Holtz Ticket strip die	Jenni Bowlin Jester Border punch
Basic Grey Indie Bloom Glazed Brads	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill	Copic Markers

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- Love is in the Air

Oh, it's almost Valentine's Day and we have a lovely challenge for you this week on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.  

But first I want to celebrate my wedding anniversary!  My husband and I have been married for 20 years today.  It's been an unbelievable adventure, full of fun, surprises, and wonderful memories. I love you honey and can't wait for the next 20 years!

 

So back to our challenge.  The theme this week is Love in in the Air!  So get your pretty lovey dovey stamps out and get stampin!  This week I used Throwing Rice Tilda.  It's from the Wedding collection but I think it looks like more of a Valentine stamp.  

The dt girls are also using Prima products today so I used a 6x6 paper pad called Annalee and pretty paper flowers from Prima called Cameo Roses in Aqua.  The small white flowers are from Maya Road, (link on bottom of page) and they are the best little accent flowers ever.  They are so tiny and they fit anywhere.  It is a great must have embellishment.  The felt hearts are from Martha Stewart.  They are last years collection but Simon Says Stamp has the new 2012 collection. I truly have used them all year.  Again another wonderful got to embellishment.

I colored by image with Copic markers and added a sweet seam binding ribbon.  The doily is one that I picked up in the Wilton isle and my local craft store.

I hope you have time to join us this week at Simon Says Stamp.  The challenges are always fun and the prize is fantastic.  Get a chance to win a $50 gift certificate with every entry that you link up.  No back linking please and make sure that you mention our challenge with a link to the challenge post in your entry. 

I look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations!

 

 

Magnolia Tilda throwing Rice	Prima Annalee 6x6 paper pad	Prima Cameo Roses Aqua	Maya Road Vintage paper posies
Martha Stewart Felt Heart Collection 2012	Copic Markers	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- Bingo

Wow, the week's have just flown by.  I can't believe Christmas is this weekend.  So one last challenge for you before the holiday.  So would ou like to play Bingo?  This week your challenge is to complete a card using this Bingo card.  Just pick three squares across, down, or diagonal and use these items on your card.  Then link up your card on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.

 For my card I used the top row, Ribbon, Gems, and Glitter.  I also used  two new Magnolia stamps from the 2011 Christmas collection.  When I saw Tilda sitting there with her Teddy Bear I just new I needed to color her.  It's she so sweet sitting on her large present? 

I used Ranger Red Stickles on the bow and the red gems are from an old circle set from Heidi Swapp I think.  The flowers and sequin centers are from Petaloo.  I love these flowers for my cards.  

 So link up your card to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to have a chance to win this $50 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp! There are so many great things to get there.  I can't wait to see your creation!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- Photo Inspiration

 

Where does the time go?  I can't believe it's already December and the year is almost over.  I've been rushing around trying to get all of my holiday preperations going and wondering if I will get it all done.  We decorated our tree last night so check that off the list and I'm going to try to get the kids to do their gingerbread house tonight.  I love that even though they are older they still love to do all of the our tradional events each year.

So today I have a new challenge for you at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.  Our challenge to you is to make a card that is inspired by the pictures below.  The grouping was done with Pinterest which by the way if you haven't yet signed up you should. Need an invite just leave me a comment and I'll get one out to you. :)

(Courtesy of Pinterest)

 Here is my card for this week.  I was inspired by the Christmas trees, the glitter and the antique colors.  The paper by Authentique that I picked has that vintage feel to it too.

It's sort of hard to see but if you look closely you can see little raised dots around the image.  I cut my image out with an oval Spellbinders die and then created little dots with Ranger's White Enamel Accents.  It is the most amazing product.  Much easier to use than Perfect Pearls I think.  It dries really quick and leaves a beautiful shiny dimensional perfectly round dot.  

I covered Tilda's dress with Stickles so there is a lot of shine onit and colored her little head band with a Clear Star Jelly Roll pen by Sakura.
 
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 The tree was cut out on my Silhouette using the cut shown above.  I also created an offset shape from it so that my tree had a matting around it.  The sentiment came from a cardstock punchout in the Authentique Wonders line and I used punches for the mats around it.

Don't forget to link up your challenge card to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate to the Simon Says Stamp online store.  If you haven't stopped by lately you really should.  They have so many new items coming in weekly and carry everything for your stamping and scrapbooking needs.  Just go to the top of the page and type in the search box what you are looking for and you will see.

See you next week!!

Supplies used.  Click on the image to take you directly to each item.

Christmas Morning Tilda	Authentique 6x6 Wonder paper pad	Authentique Wonder Noteables	Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Oval	Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped Oval Large
Ranger White and Black Enamel Accents	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-8363/ranger-stickles-glitter-glue/Detail	Sakura Stardust Clear Glitter Pen	Copic Markers	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- Photo Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog's newest challenge is called Photo Inspiration.  This week we want to see what kinds of card you can make inspired by the photo of poppy fields below.  I chose to be inspired by the color scheme but you will see many others interpretations in the design teams cards on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.

The Authentique Wonder Papers were the perfect red and green colors for my Christmas card.  I just got this wonderful new Glittering Tilda stamp from Simon Says Stamp and knew they were made for each other.  I colored Tilda with my Copics and then matted her on a scalloped rectangle mat that was cut from a Spellbinder die.  The other die I used is from Memory Box and it is called Savannah.  It is amazing.  I just got it from Simon Says Stamp and one other as well.  I am so please with the way it cut and the delicate twists and turns it has.  Simon Says Stamp carries all of the Memory Box dies so you might want to check them out.  Really pretty stuff!! 

You might have noticed the pretty poinsetta flower that I used.  These are from Petaloo and they are amazing.  So soft and velvety with just a hint of sparkle. The other flowers around it is a Petaloo flower as well.  The red cardstock stamp is from the Authentique Tabloids labels.  I pop dotted it for some dimension.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts and it is from a set called Holiday sayings.  I can tell you that this set is one that I will use over and over again.  So many great sayings in wonderful fonts and sizing perfectly for cards. 

 Here is a close up of Tilda.  I just love her braids reaching all the way to her feet. I also added a little bit of sparkle to the tinsel that she is holding with some Stickles.  Love the way it shines.

Be sure to stop by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see the rest of the teams cards and be sure to link up your challenge card.  You could be the winner of the $50 Simon Says Stamp gift certificate given away each week to a random participant.

 

 

Magnolia Glittering Tilda	Hero Arts Clear Stamps Holiday Sayings	Authentique 6x6 Wonder paper pad	Authentique Tabloids	Memory Box Savannah border die
http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-8363/ranger-stickles-glitter-glue/Detail	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and Refill	Copic Markers

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- Buttons

 

 

Are you ready for another Simon Says Stamp Challenge?  Great!!  This week we are challenging you to create a card using buttons.  The team is also using Basic Grey paper or stamps so if you want to join us please do!!    

Here are a couple of details about my card. I was excited to use the new Basic Grey Nordic 6x6 paper pad.  The colors and patterns are fantastic.  I thought that Reindeer Tilda would be the perfect character to use with this paper.  So festive!!  I also used this week's sketch from Sketch Saturday so I will be entering my card in that challenge too.

I colored her with my Copics and cut her out.  Then I  punched a scalloped border for her to sit on and attached her with foam dots for dimension!!  The sentiment is from a new set from Hero Arts called Holiday Sayings.  It is loaded with different holiday sentiments that are the perfect size for cards.  I will probably never need another set again it is so versatile!!  I used a Martha Stewart punch for the holly and snowflakes and the Snowflakes Cuttlebug folder to add the texture behind Tilda. 

The little bit of shine on her jingle bell necklace is from a Silver Atyou Spica pen from Copic.  Be sure to stop by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see the rest of the teams cards and be sure to link up your challenge card.  You could be the winner of the $50 Simon Says Stamp gift certificate given away each week to a random participant.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Day- Fairytales

 Another fantastic challenge from Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog today.  The theme is Fairytales.  So we want to to see what cards you can make with that theme.  I chose the Magnolia Tilda with Apple for my card.  Doesn't she look like Snow White.   The challenge for me on this card was her black hair.  I used my Copics to color it.  I really had to work hard to make it look dark.  It actually looks a little bit better in real life.  Here is looks a little gray.  I'll just have to try again.

The shape behind the image is a Spellbinders Labels #18 die.  Since this particular set doesn't have sizes that make a small mat around the shape I decided to make my own. I just put the die upside down on a white piece of paper and traced around it and then cut it out.  I will be using that trick more often.  The flowers that you see are from Petaloo.  They have a lot of flowers that are the perfect size and shape for cards.  The red roses are actually a ribbon product that I cut apart.  The white flowers are a new product and come in a lot of different colors.  The leaves are pre-attached so they are ready to just stick and go.

I wanted to point out a little something special about my sentiment.  I love the sentiments that have been released lately in the circles so I thought that I would try to make one myself to go with my card.  I used Photoshop and it was pretty easy.  The apple was from a WingDing font that I found called Krapple. All kinds of apples images in the font.  Fun! 

The ribbon is one from my stash that I folded over and adhered to the card.  I like how the ruffles on both sides of the ribbon create a double ruffle when I did that.  The twine is from the Twinery.  Love it.  I've got it in all different kinds of colors.

Supplies:  Stamp- Magnolia Tilda with Apple,  Paper- Authentique 6x6 paper pads in Journey and Blissful, Basic Grey 6x6 pad in Nordic, Copic markers, Spellbinders Label #18 die

As always Simon Says Stamp is giving one lucky winner a $50 gift certificate to the Simon Says Stamp store.  I'm telling you that's one of the best prizes out there in the paper crafts challenge community.  There is so much to chose from.  It's really easy to enter too.  Just create a card based on our theme for the week and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.

This could be yours.  What are you waiting for?  Get stamping!! :)

Simon Says Stamp- Film or Song Title

I will admit that this week's challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog had me sort of stumped at first but then one of my favorite songs popped into my head and I knew that I had the answer.

Rain Drops Keep Fallin On My Head by Burt Bacharach

My mom was a huge fan of Burt's when I was growing up so we always had one of his records playing in the house.  If you scroll down you will see a link to a YouTube video of the song.  Play it for old times sake. :)

So for my card I chose Tilda in Spring Rain.  I colored her with Copics and then used Glossy Accents on the umbrella and boots so that they looked like rain gear.  It doesn't really show in the picture but it is really cool in real life.  I also added some Stickles to the lace on the umbrella and the rain drops.  It's that extra bit of sparkle that really dresses it up.  The paper is the 6x6 paper pad from My Mind's Eye called Happy Go Lucky.  I don't usually use paper with purples in it but I actually like how it turned out. The pearls are from Kaiser and are the perfect color blue.

Supplies:  Stamp- Magnolia Tilda in Spring Rain, Paper- Happy Go Lucky, Glossy Accents, Stickles, Markers- Copics, Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, Ribbon- Stampin Up!, Pearls

 Please join us this week with your own card.  There is this amazing $50 gift certificate for one lucky  participant from the Simon Says Stamp Online store, so let's get started.  Please link your creation here.