Anything Goes - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

I have 3 cards to share with you today, my DT card and also a couple of quick cards created with Simon Says Stamp card kits.

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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. 

This week I am featuring Stampendous Snowy Postcard & Frantage Embossing Enameling Kit.

This wasn't the card I had planned to share for today's challenge as I had chosen a Stampendous House Mouse stamp and coloured it before I checked if it was available but it had disappeared from the store, & as I didn't have time to colour another image I dug out this Snowy Postcard image to use.

I have stamped it using Simon's Fog Gray ink as I wanted a soft and shabby look and both the stamp & ink are beautiful but I hadn't thought about how well it would or wouldn't photograph especially in a shaker, & boy has it been a pest to take a half decent picture of! All in all I've not had the best week with my card lol.

I die cut the pretty poinsettia's and blended Spun Sugar distress ink over all of the die cuts pieces & on the largest Tattered Poinsettia I added Shabby Pink Frantage and heat set it, & on the two smaller Simon Says Stamp Poinsettia Parade flowers I have added lots of lovely sparkle using my Tonic Nuvo glue pen & Nuvo Snow Glow Sparkle Dust. I also die cut some Holly leaves using Simon's Holly Collage die and blended Pumice Stone distress ink over them and added the leaves to my flowers.

I also heat embossed Simon Says Stamps Christmas Sweater Background stamp in white embossing powder and then blended Pumice Stone distress ink over it before die cutting a rectangle panel using Simon's Bundle Of Stitched Shapes dies out of to create an overlay for my card.

 Other supplies used -

Simon Says Stamp Winter Snow die, Penny Black Snowflake Duo, Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Card Stock, Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops, stamping tool, 28 Lilac Lane Marshmallow sequins, Prima glass beads, Judikins embossable window plastic sheets,  Cuttlebug, May Arts twine, Simon Says Stamp clear embossing ink pad.

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,  Lemon Shortbread - anything goes, Creative Moments  anything goes, The Crafty Addicts - anything goes, Create & Makes - anything goes, Digi Choosday - anything goes

My next cards were created using Simon Says Stamps August card kit called Mandy's Flowers. The kit sold out but the individual products are available to buy in store and are listed in the kits content list.

 On my first card I thought I would have a play with some Daniel Smith watercolours using Debby's palette which is a perfect starting point to try out these watercolors before spending out lots of money on individual tubes. Even me who is not a huge lover of, or the best at water colouring have found these lovely to work with & I will be buying more.

Supplies used - Monthly card kit, Canson Water colour paper,  Hero Arts pearl.

My last card today has again been created using some of the contents of Simon's August card kit as so quick & easy I surprised myself as I usually fiddle & debate if I have done enough but I actually just left it alone after adding some Crystal Drops. 

I remembered after I had finished that there is the cutest, dinky bottle of Bubblegum Crystal Drops included in the kit which I could have used, I think it's just habit reaching for the Simply White Crystal Drops.

Just quickly before I go it's very nearly the best month in the paper crafting world! 

Yes the fabulous month of 

 STAMPtember®

promises to bring lots of wonderful new Exclusive Simon products, inspiration, discounts & prizes galore so I hope you will join us :)

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Food & / Or Drink - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

& this week our challenge is

FOOD & / OR DRINK

& 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. 

This week I am featuring Neat & Tangled's All The Sprinkles clear stamp which I have stamped using Simon Says Stamp's Duckling ink pad, Spun Sugar distress ink & Hero Arts Soft Sky shadow ink to create my background. 

The main image is Simon Says Stamps Suzy's Sweet Treats watercolour pints and as the watercolour card these prints are printed on is great quality they also work well with copics, so instead of water colouring I have coloured it with my copics. 

As the pretty cupcake is the focal point I have added lots of lovely sparkle to it using my Tonic Nuvo glue pen & Nuvo Snow Glow Sparkle Dust and I've also added some spots to the cupcake case using my white gel pen.

The copic colours I've used are -

cupcake - V25, V22, V20 / BV01, BV00, BV0000 / E34, E31, E30 / C3, C1, C00 / Y35, Y32, Y30, sundae - E43, E41, E40 / E33, E31, E31 / C3, C1, C00 / R89. R59, R39, lollipop - C3, C1, C00 / R85, R83, R81, doughnut - E34, E31, E30 / RV10, RV00, RV0000, macaroons - B01, B00, B000 / Y11, Y00, Y000 / C1, C00.

 Other supplies used -

 Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Card Stock, Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops, stamping tool, 28 Lilac Lane Lilac sequin mix

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,  Lemon Shortbread - anything goes, Creative Moments  anything goes, The Crafty Addicts - anything goes, Create & Makes - anything goes, Digi Choosday - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Back To School - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

& this week our challenge is

BACK TO SCHOOL!

& 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. 

This week I am featuring Penny Blacks adorable Taking Notes stamp which I have stamped with Memento ink and coloured with my copics.

My background has been created by stamping Simon Says Stamps pretty Ornate background stamp onto Neenah kraft card stock using embossing ink, I then heat embossed it using Simon's white embossing powder.

I wanted to keep the background colour to just shades of white and have some of the kraft card stock uncoloured so I only used a white pencil & a white gel pen to colour it. I absolutely love the effect of this & have used it on another card that I am yet to share with you.

The copic colours I've used are -

mice - E55, E53, E51, E50 / R30, book - RV95, RV93, RV91 / C3, C1, C00, pencil - RV95, RV93, RV91 / C3, C1, C00 / W2, W0, ink bottle - N6, N4, N2, N0 / RV10, RV00, RV0000.

 Other supplies used -

Simon Says Stamp Notebook Edge & Flickering Butterflies dies, Simon Says Stamp white wood grain card stock, Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Card Stock, Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops, Cuttlebug, May Arts Twine, Prima flower, Simon Says Stamp Black ink, MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles.

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,  Lemon Shortbread - anything goes, Creative Moments  anything goes, The Crafty Addicts - anything goes, Create & Makes - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Distress It! - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

& this week our challenge is

DISTRESS IT!

& 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 week I have used lots of Tim Holtz products on my card, Distress Inks, Lamp Post Big Z die, Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors, Idea-ology Snowflake Adornments, Heirloom Roses & Memo Pins Split Ring metal embellishments. 

My background has been created by stamping some small snowflake stamps from Simon Says Stamp's Envelope Holiday Sentiments and I have stamped them in Stormy Sky distress ink & Hero Arts Soft Sky shadow ink & I very lightly blended Stormy Sky distress ink all over my background. I then sprayed Distress Resist Spray onto my background and once dry I again blended Stormy Sky & Broken China distress ink over it.

The sentiment is from Simon's Christmas Cheer stamp set & is stamped using Simon's Fog ink pad.

I have die cut the Big Z Lamp Post using Canson XL watercolor paper and then water coloured it using Pumice Stone, Black Soot, Wild Honey & Scattered Straw distress inks.

The corrugated card is recycled from a parcel box and the Star Anise was recycled from some potpourri I bought last Christmas and kept aside to go into my card making Christmas embellishments box.

 Other supplies used -

Simon Says Stamps Stitched Snowflake dies, Prima White Heavy Gesso, Prima Art Stones, Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Card Stock, Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops & Crystal Glaze, Wood Veneer Stars, Glitter, Cuttlebug, Tonic Nuvo Paint Brushes, May Arts Twine.

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

Thanks for stopping by

Make Your Own Background - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

Another week has flown by and unfortunately I am back to work tomorrow after having a really lovely time off on annual leave. As much as I love my job I have enjoyed having more energy, sleeping properly without being on call and obviously having more time to spend in my craft room of course :)

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

& this week our challenge is

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

& this week the design team are featuring



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 chosen to feature Concord & 9th's lovely Happy Day Stamp Set which I have stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured with my copics. I loved this set as soon as I saw it and couldn't wait to colour it. I have added lots of texture to the cake area using various copics and my colourless blender.

My background has been created using Simon Says Stamp's beautiful Modern Rose Background stamp which I received in the very pretty Mandy's Flowers August 2018 Card Kit. My background was stamped in Versamark Watermark ink and heat embossed using Simon Says Stamps white embossing powder. I then added some colour to my background using a light wash of Prima Shimmering Lights Watercolor Confections. 

The copic colours I've used are -

E43, E31, E41, E40 / E53, E51, E50 /  R12, R01, R000 / G94, G43, G40 / RV52, RV10, RV000 / R29, R27 / C3, C1, C00, 

 Other supplies used -

Simon Says Stamp Flickering Butterflies & Butterfly Drift dies, Elizabeth Craft Designs double sided tape, Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Card Stock, Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks,  Copic X-Press It blending card, Glitter, Cuttlebug, Tonic Nuvo Paint Brushes, Prima Flowers, Tim Holtz Medium Leaf punch, May Arts Twine.

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

I also have a quick & easy card to share that I created using the pretty Flamingo stamp and Flamingo die from Simon's July 2018 Card kit.

I stamped the cute Flamingo using Ink on 3  Fadeout no line colouring ink and coloured it using Polychromo pencils before die cutting it & mounting it onto fun foam.

The background was really quick & easy to create I simply dabbed & flicked paint onto it using Prima Shimmering Lights Watercolor Confections and also some Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops.

The sentiment is from Simon's beautiful Bouquet Of Thanks stamp set and has been stamped using Simon's Black ink.

It's my 31st Wedding Anniversary today & as it's my last day off I am making the most of it & having a lazy afternoon chilling with hubs & me being me I can't sit and do nothing so my copics are bound to make an appearance lol.

Thanks for stopping by