Peaceful Roses - Simon Says Stamp DT

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is

Anything Goes!

The design team are featuring



 products on our cards this week.
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. 

Today I am featuring Gina K's Peaceful Roses clear stamp set & Rose Gold Embossing Powder. 

For a change I decided to heat emboss my image using Rose Gold embossing powder to give my card a vintage look, & I then water coloured it using Altenew Watercolour Pans.

To create my largest background I blended Scattered Straw, Bundled Sage & Dried Marigold Distress Inks over a piece of white card stock and once dry I then stamped &  heat embossed Simon Says Stamps Rose Lattice stamp using clear embossing powder. By using clear embossing powder after I had blended my inks I could achieve a really pretty subtle pattern on my background. 

My middle layer of card stock has been stamped with Simon Says Stamps Modern Rose Blooms stamp & heat embossed in white embossing powder. 

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps Friendship Messages Stamp Set & I've stamped it in Simon's Black Pigment Ink.  I've embellished my card with twine, butterflies, Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops & a pretty sparkly jewel.

 Other supplies used -

 Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain card stock,  Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape,  Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Tonic Scissors, Die Cutting machine, White Fun Foam,  SSS Tacky Glue, & SSS 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,  Crafting From The Heart - anything goes, Get Creative Challenges - anything goes, Little Red Wagon - Flower Frenzy, Paper Shelter - birthday girl, Crafty Sentiments - anything goes, Everybody Art - lace or pearls, Stinkin' Inkers - all tied up, Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

Bright Colours Moodboard! - Simon Says Stamp DT

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is

Bright Colours Moodboard 

The design team are featuring



 products on our cards this week.
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 today's card I am featuring Doodlebug's Under The Sea Petite Prints Swiss Dots 6x6 paper pad.

 I've not used my copics for a couple of months due to my thumb problems making removing the lids so painful so it's been really nice to dust them off to colour this cute Stamping Bella Garden Girl stamp. 

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps Beautiful Flowers stamp set and I've stamped it on black card stock & heat embossed it using white embossing powder.

 I've added some Twine, a butterfly which is die cut from Simon Says Stamp's Butterfly Drift die & Nuvo Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops to embellish.

 Other supplies used -

Simon Says Stamp Scallop Stitches & Large Tags wafer dies, Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain card stock,  Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape,  Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Tonic Scissors, Die Cutting machine, White Fun Foam,  SSS Tacky Glue, & SSS 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,  Crafting From The Heart - anything goes, Get Creative Challenges - anything goes, Little Red Wagon - Flower Frenzy, Paper Shelter - birthday girl, Crafty Sentiments - anything goes, Everybody Art - lace or pearls, Stinkin' Inkers - all tied up, Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

I know that some of you have seen already that I have the honour of being the featured designer in this month's Making Cards Magazine. 
The magazine is available in a digital download as well as from the usual retailers if anyone would like a read.

Stitches Real Or Faux! - Simon Says Stamp DT & New Release!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is

Stitches Real Or Faux!

The design team are featuring



 Art Impressions products on our cards this week.
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 today's card I am featuring Art Impressions Blooming Birdhouse Cushion Cling Stamps Set.

I wanted this card to be loosely water coloured and & try & get out of the habit of colouring with water colours very precise the way I colour with my copics, so I very roughly put down some background colour using Bundled Sage & Stormy Sky Distress Ink onto Canson XL Watercolour paper before stamping the birdhouse in Pumice Stone Distress Ink. 

I coloured the birdhouse using Pumice Stone & Walnut Stain distress inks & then added a little water to my background before stamping the foliage & floral stamps in Mowed Lawn, Dusty Concord & Broken China Distress Inks.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps Tiny Words Encouragement stamps set & I have stamped it using Simon Says Stamp Black pigment ink.

My base card has been created using Simon's 3 Sided Scallop Die & I've added some Twine, Pearls, Simon's Flickering Butterflies & Simply White Crystal Drops to embellish.

 Other supplies used -

Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain card stock,  Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape,  Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Tonic Scissors, Die Cutting machine, SSS Tacky Glue, & SSS Black pigment ink.

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 -

   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes,  Crafting From The Heart - anything goes, Get Creative Challenges - anything goes, Everybody Art - lace or pearls, Stinkin' Inkers - all tied up

Simon Says Stamp has a brand new release out today called 

Celebrate You

with lots of lovely new products which are now available to purchase.

I have two CAS cards to share using the new Rounded Alphabet Dies from today's Celebrate You release.

I had created a couple of inky backgrounds last weekend while experimenting with my new Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Pearls which I received in my Simon Says Stamp May Card Kit  so I decided to create some cards with them using the new Rounded Alphabet Dies.

The letters on both cards have been die cut and popped up using fun foam for some added dimension and as I didn't have any black fun foam I coloured mine using a sharpie to avoid the obvious signs of fun foam. I die cut the letters in black glitter card stock & have added a few of Simon's Flickering Butterflies which I die cut from a practice sheet of Yupo which was also in my SSS May card kit.

My last card today has also been created using the Alcohol Ink Pearls & I have simply added some Nuvo Ebony Crystal Drops to embellish.

For A Special Lady - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is
For A Special Lady!

The design team are featuring



products on our cards this week.
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 have again been productive in my craft room this week & have two cards to share. On my first card I am featuring Altenew Build A Flower Gardenia stamps & dies set, Watercolour Stripes Stencil &  Altenew Watercolour Pan Set. 

I heat embossed my flowers and leaves onto Canson XL Watercolour paper with white embossing powder & then water coloured them using my Altenew watercolour paint pans which I am really enjoying using at the moment. 

For my background I blended some Bundled Sage distress Ink over my Altenew Watercolour Stripes Stencil & also used some pretty Moda Scraps Let Your Soul Bloom paper & as you can see my card is very green today which I hadn't originally intended but it just happened! 

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps Sketched Flowers stamps set & I have stamped it using Simon Says Stamp Black pigment ink I did regret sewing my papers as I am still having problems with my thumb & tying the knots with cotton proved impossible!

As the flowers are so big and pretty I have simply added some Twine, Pearls, Simon's Flickering Butterflies & Simply White Crystal Drops.

 Other supplies used -

Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain card stock, Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad,  Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape,  Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Tonic Scissors, Die Cutting machine, SSS Tacky Glue, & SSS Black pigment ink.

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,  Crafting From The Heart - anything goes, Get Creative Challenges - anything goes.

My second card today has the flower on it that I originally intended for my card above but changed my mind about the colour of the flowers I wanted on the above card & it has been heat embossed & water coloured as before.

I have used the same stamps & dies from the Build A Flower Gardenia set to create a shaker card using Altenews Watercolour Stripes Cover Die and have added an assortment of different sets of sequins to my shaker. 

I have die cut Simon Says Stamps large Devonshire & Paulina butterfly dies, the Paulina butterfly was die cut using Canson XL Watercolour paper & then given a wash of paint from my Watercolour Pan Set to match the flower. These butterflies have featured many times on my cards over the years & are still firm favourites of mine.

The sentiment is from Simon's Beautiful Flowers stamps set & has been heat embossed onto SSS Fog Gray card stock.