Anything Goes - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

I can't believe how fast the weeks fly by & that it's almost the end of April!

I have been so busy in my craft room but can't share anything I have created yet as I have been working on catching up with lots of card orders.

It's Wednesday which means -

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

& this week our challenge is
ANYTHING GOES!

& this week the design team are featuring



products on our cards.
If you have them we would love to see them but as always it's not compulsory to use them to enter our challenge.

Don't forget you can enter our challenge 5 times and there is no limit to how many challenges you combine your entry with.

Do you use Instagram?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 

On this weeks DT card I have featured MFT's Wonky Stitched Rectangle Frames & Stitched Clouds Edges.

To create the background I used MFT's Stitched Cloud Edges to make templates for the clouds and then lightly blended Bundled Sage, Spun Sugar, Broken China, Scattered Straw & Milled Lavender distress inks over them, and then die cut the pretty pastel cloud background using MFT's Wonky Stitched Rectangle Frames.

I stamped a couple of balloons onto my background from Simon Says Stamps Birthday Celebrations stamp set & also onto copic cardstock & coloured them with my copics & I also stamped a few little stars from the stamp set in distress inks around the balloons. I then fussy cut just the balloons that I had stamped onto the copic card stock minus the strings & adhered them to my background. The sentiment has been die cut using Simon's Happy Birthday wafer dies & I have added a few drops of Pale Periwinkle Jewel Drops.

The Copic's colours I've used are -

BV01, BV00, BV0000 / RV52, RV10, RV0000

 Other supplies used -

 Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Card Stock, Tonic Guillotine,Acrylic Blocks, Ink blending tool, ink blending Foam Refills, Scotch Masking tape, Memento Ink Pad, SSS Black ink pad, Copic X-Press It blending card.

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a $50 voucher for the fabulous 

Simon Says Stamp Superstore

Thanks for stopping by

Sparkle & Shine! - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

Thank you so much for all my birthday wishes yesterday! I had a really lovely day & was very spoilt by my family & friends, & my day was topped off by one of my friends having her longed for precious baby on my birthday :)

It's Wednesday which means -

 at

SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

& this week our challenge is
SPARKLE & SHINE!

& this week the design team are featuring

Tonic 

products on our cards.
If you have them we would love to see them but as always it's not compulsory to use them to enter our challenge.

Don't forget you can enter our challenge 5 times and there is no limit to how many challenges you combine your entry with.

Do you use Instagram?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 

I am a huge Tonic fan & use many of their products frequently when crafting.

This weeks DT card features Tonic Moonstone Glimmer Paste & some pretty Duck Egg Crystal Drops.

To create the background I used Simon Says Stamps Extra Large Dots stencil & blended Wild Honey, Bundled Sage, Spun Sugar, Broken China & Seedless Preserves distress inks over it. 

With the stencil still in place I then used my palette knife to go over it using Moonstone Glimmer Paste to add that pretty sparkle.

The cute image I've used is Stamping Bella's Babette The Butterfly stamp which I have coloured with my copics & the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps Friendship Messages Stamp set.

The Copic's colours I've used are -

skin - E11, E00, E000, hair - E44, E43, E41, wings & flowers - RV52, RV00, RV000, B23, B21, B000 / G43, G40, G000 / Y32.

 Other supplies used -

 Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Card Stock, Tonic Guillotine,Acrylic Blocks, May Arts Twine, Ink blending tool, ink blending Foam Refills, Scotch Masking tape, Memento Ink Pad, SSS Black ink pad, Copic X-Press It blending card.

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a $50 voucher for the fabulous 

Simon Says Stamp Superstore

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Crafty Creations - anything goes, Crafting From The Heart - anything goes,  Inspiration Destination - anything goes, Lemon Shortbread - anything goes, Creative Moments  anything goes, The Crafty Addicts - anything goes, Create & Makes - anything goes, Pause Dream Enjoy - anything goes, 

That's me finished for today, I am off to enjoy some sunshine & then spending the evening in my blogging & playing in my craft room.
Thanks for stopping by

Add Some Texture & New Fluttering By Release! - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

I have two very different cards with you today, my DT card & a card featuring a new die from Simon Says Stamp's new Fluttering By release which has just been released today.

It's Wednesday which means -

 at

SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

& this week our challenge is
Add Some Texture

& this week the design team are featuring

TIM HOLTZ

products on our cards.
If you have them we would love to see them but as always it's not compulsory to use them to enter our challenge.

Don't forget you can enter our challenge 5 times and there is no limit to how many challenges you combine your entry with.

Do you use Instagram?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 

This weeks DT card features several Tim Holtz products - Stitched Plaid embossing folder, Spun Sugar & Picked Raspberry Distress Ink, Medium Leaf & Small Butterfly punches, Idea-ology Ornate Plates & Crinkle Ribbon.

As you can see I wanted to show the "softer" side of using Tim Holtz products & have teamed them with some pretty Prima Ashby Heaven Sent 2 Flowers,  & I also added a couple of Prima flowers from other sets that I had in my stash. The sentiment is from Simon's Bouquet Of Love stamp set which I have stamped in Simon's Black pigment ink.

 Other supplies used -

Ice White Nuvo Glitter, Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Card Stock, Tonic Guillotine,Acrylic Blocks, May Arts Twine, Ink blending tool, Confetti Perfect Pearls, Ranger Mini Misters, & Simply White Crystal Drops.

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a $50 voucher for the fabulous 

Simon Says Stamp Superstore

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Crafty Creations - anything goes, Crafting From The Heart - anything goes,  Inspiration Destination - anything goes - twist use a real stamp (sentiment), Lemon Shortbread - anything goes, Creative Moments  anything goes, The Crafty Addicts - anything goes, Create & Makes - anything goes, Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday April - say it with flowers, The Paper Shelter - flowers, Pause Dream Enjoy - anything goes, 

Simon Says Stamp has a brand new release out today called Fluttering By.

I have created a card featuring one of the gorgeous new dies in this release called

 Twinkle Flower Circle. 

 This pretty die can be used to create cards for so many different occasions, weddings, anniversary's, sympathy, birthdays, thank you, thinking of you etc, I just wish I had had more time to create them for today's release.

I have reversed roles of using patterned paper on this card and used some Kaisercraft papers for matting & layering instead of using plain card stock as I normally do. I have used Simon's Woodgrain card stock, a stamp from Simon's Handwritten Greetings stamp set, & added a couple of Tim Holtz punched butterflies & clear gems to finish.

That's me finished for today, I am having a nice lazy day as I'm back at work after having the flu but finding it exhausting & really need my energy to go to a craft show tomorrow :)

Thanks for stopping by

Happy 9th Birthday To Us! - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

I hope you have all had a lovely Easter :)

I am totally confused with the days due to the bank holidays and thought it was Tuesday today!!!

It's Wednesday which means -

 at

SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

& this week our challenge is a special one as it's
our 9th Birthday
so it's time for a special celebration & of course our challenge this week is

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The last 9 years have flown by so quickly and I know that many of you have been joining in with the challenges side the very beginning! This challenge would not be here without YOU and your support. So we would like to say a HUGE thank you and give you the opportunity of winning not one but one of NINE $50 Gift Vouchers to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store How AWESOME is that!!



This week the design team are featuring some gorgeous

SIMON SAYS STAMP

own brand products on our cards.
If you have them we would love to see them but as always it's not compulsory to use them to enter our challenge.

Don't forget you can enter our challenge 5 times and there is no limit to how many challenges you combine your entry with.

Do you use Instagram?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 

This week I have created a card using Simon's gorgeous Bouquet Of Thanks stamp set and the sentiment is from the It's Your Birthday stamp set.

I have coloured the beautiful image with my copics and added a little more depth to it using Faber-Castell Polychromos and a Sakura white gel pen.

The copic colours I have used are -

RV95, RV93, RV91, RV000 / G43, G94, YG63.

 Other supplies used -

  Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Tonic Guillotine, Spellbinders Hydrangea dies,  Simon Says Stamp Black Pigment Ink Pad, Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Queen & Company White Iridescent Pearls, Bazzill Cotton Candy Card Stock, SSS White card stock.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Crafty Creations - anything goes,  Inspiration Destination - anything goes, Creative Moments  anything goes, The Crafty Addicts - anything goes, Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes, Colour Crazy - anything goes, Crafting With Friends - anything goes, A Snowflakes Promise - anything goes. 

We are currently holding a Design Team Call so if you would like the opportunity to design for this amazing company & truly lovely people CLICK HERE for more details and to enter.

Thanks for stopping by