Star Gazing Friends! - Simon Says Stamp

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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. 

I have created a card featuring Penny Blacks Star Gazing Friends clear stamp which I have stamped using Ink On 3's Fadeout Ink Pad & water coloured using Altenew watercolour pans.

 To create the background I blended Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch & Black Soot Distress Inks onto Canson XL watercolour paper & I then added some  white gouache. Once dry I added a wash of water over the top to really get the colours moving and blend them well, & once dry I added some Simply White Crystal Drops & splats of white gouache.

The sentiment is from Simon's Winter Scene stamps set & has been stamped in Simon's Black Pigment Ink.

 Other supplies used -

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Flakes wafer die, SSS White Woodgrain & Fog Gray card stock,  May Arts twine, Simon's Black Pigment ink, Rock Candy Distress Glitter, Glitter Duster, Canson XL watercolour paper, Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape,  Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Tonic Scissors, SSS Tacky Glue.

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

Simon Says Stamp Superstore

I have another card to share that I created 2 or 3 weeks ago and have forgotten to share!

This card features Colorado Craft Company beautiful Big & Bold Missing You Peony Stamp Set which  have stamped onto Canson XL Watercolour paper using Ink On 3 Fadeout Ink Pad & water coloured with Altenew watercolour pans.  

I coloured this pretty image over a couple of days as it's so big & I teamed it with a sentiment from Simon Says Stamps Leafy Frames stamps set which I stamped in Simon's Black Pigment Ink.

I simply added one of Simon's cute Flickering Butterflies, Hero Arts clear gems, Simply White Nuvo Crystal Drops and a few flicks of left over paint to embellish.

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,  Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

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!

The design team are featuring

Simon Says Stamp
 
exclusive 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 created a bookmark for this weeks challenge & it features an adorable clear stamps set called Bee Yourself which I received in my SSS July Card Kit Of The Month. This card kit sold out quickly but you can still purchase the different elements individually. I also used Simon's Embossing Ink Pad, White Embossing Powder, Black Pigment Ink & some Treasure Chest sequins.

The cute bees were stamped in Simon's Black Pigment Ink onto Canson XL watercolour paper & water coloured using Altenew Watercolour pans. This set of pans is currently sold out but there are many alternative watercolours here!

I stamped the honeycomb stamps from the Bee Yourself Stamps Set in embossing ink & heat embossed them using Simon white fine detail embossing powder. 

I watercoloured the honeycomb with my Altenew pans & then added in some Wild Honey Distress Ink to add more depth to the honeycomb, & then splattered on some of my paint, distress ink & white gouache. Once dry I added some Treasure Chest Sequins, Simply White, Pale Gold & Buttermilk Nuvo Crystal Drops.

 Other supplies used -

May Arts twine, Simon's Black Pigment ink, Rock Candy Distress Glitter, Glitter Duster, Canson XL watercolour paper, Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape,  Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Tonic Scissors, SSS Tacky Glue, We R Memory Keep Crop-A-Dile & Warm Metal Eyelets .

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

Simon Says Stamp Superstore

While I was playing with my SSS July card kit I decided to make a little card for my daughter using the same supplies & techniques as above. 

I die cut my card base from Simon's Sunshine card stock and Simon's 3 Sided Scallop wafer die. I have used this die so many times before so it's definitely a must have for me!

I'm entering my bookmark / 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,  Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

Tweet Holiday - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is

Add A Number!

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's card features an adorable stamp called Tweet Holiday which I've stamped in Memento & coloured with my copics.

I couldn't decide which colour I wanted for my main background & eventually decided to use my old favourite SSS Woodgrain card stock & die cut the largest of my Wonky Stitched Rectangles dies to create the main background. 

 To create my smaller background I die cut another smaller rectangle using my Wonky Stitched Rectangle die out of Canson XL watercolour paper  & using die cuts of my Stitched Clouds dies as templates I ink blended some clouds on it using Pumice Stone Distress ink. I then used my SSS Falling Snow stencil with embossing paste to create the falling snow over the clouds.

I fussy cut my image and mounted it on fun foam before attaching it to my card. The numbers I have die cut using an SSS die in Simon's silver sparkly card stock & the sentiment is from Simon's Winter Scene stamp set.

 Other supplies used -

May Arts twine, Palette Knife, Simon's Black Pigment ink, Rock Candy Distress Glitter, Glitter Duster, Canson XL watercolour paper, Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape,  Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Tonic Scissors, Die Cutting machine, White Fun Foam,  SSS Tacky Glue.

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,  Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

Beautiful Mermaids! - Simon Says Stamp DT

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is

Stars & / or Stripes!

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's card features My Favourite Things Stitched Star Peek A Boo Window which I've just discovered is sadly no longer available in store but there are lots of alternatives available here.

 To create my background I took some Canson XL watercolour paper  which I added some simple stripes of different shades of blue watercolour paint using my Altenew Watercolour Pan Set & water to represent the sea. 

Once dry I stamped the bubbles from Simon Says Stamps Beautiful Mermaid stamps set in Simon's white pigment ink onto it my background & allowed the ink to dry then added some darker blue watercolour paint to the bubbles. The mermaid, star fish & oyster are all from Simon's Beautiful Mermaids stamp set & have been stamped in Memento & coloured with my copics. The sentiment has been stamped in Simon's Black Pigment ink as I find it gives a crisper result than Memento so is always my chosen ink pad to stamp sentiments in black ink with.

I've attached a double layer of fun foam to the reverse of my image & added a Hero Arts Pearl to the oyster in the shaker window & some Sea Breeze Jewel Drops &  Simply White Crystal Drops to embellish.

 Other supplies used -

Rock Candy Distress Glitter, Glitter Duster, Judikins Window Plastic, Tonic Golden Years Sequins, Tonic Nuvo Paint Brushes, Simply White Crystal Drops, Canson XL watercolour paper, Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape,  Tonic Guillotine, Acrylic Blocks, Tonic Scissors, Die Cutting machine, White Fun Foam,  SSS Tacky Glue, & white gouache.

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,  Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes