Sparkle & Shine! - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

In hope you are all enjoying the fabulous STAMPtember® celebrations.

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is -

Sparkle & Shine

The design team are featuring

Gina K Designs

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 Gina K Designs Sweet Friendship stamp set on my card which I have stamped using Ink On 3 fadeout ink pad, and I have water coloured it using Prima Marketing Watercolour Confections & Altenew Paint Pans.

To add my sparkle & shine I added a panel of black glitter card stock below my image & my favourite embellishments Simon Says Stamps Moonshine sequins & Silver Foil pearls.

Other supplies used - 

 Sentiment - SSS Sketched Flowers stamps set, Black pigment ink,  Tacky Glue,  Double Sided Tape, Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer,  Canson XL watercolour paper

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! 

Thanks for stopping by &  stay safe!

xxx

Simon Says Add A Sentiment - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is -

Add A Sentiment

The design team are featuring

Clearly Besotted

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 Clearly Besotted Flower Friends clear stamp on my card and I have water coloured it using Prima Marketing Watercolour Confections & Altenew Paint Pans.

I added a pale yellow watercolour wash to the background & once dry I masked my image & stamped Simon's Says Stamps Old Letter Stamp using Khaki ink onto the background for some added interest.

I used CZ Design & Simon Says Stamp Thank You Dies to die cut the sentiment & added an embossed panel to the lower third of my card using Tim Holtz Intertwined 3D Texture Fade.

Other supplies used - 

 Flickering Butterflies wafer die, Tacky Glue,  Double Sided Tape, Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer, Simply White crystal drops, Kraft card stock, Canson XL watercolour paper

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! 

Thanks for stopping by &  stay safe!

xxx

Use Dies & / or Punches! - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is -

Use Die & / or Punches!

The design team are featuring

Memory Box

  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 Memory Box Catalina Wreath Wafer Die which I didn't intend using for this challenge but my DT parcel with the products I intended to use is somewhere in Switzerland for some reason & didn't arrive in time. The Catalina Wreath die is so pretty I'm more than happy to use it again & have done many times.

I die cut the Catalina Wreath using white cardstock & then coloured the flowers using Copics and then dusted my die cut with prisma glitter.

I die cut a large tag and then placed it on Simon Says Stamps Stitched Whirl background die to add the lovely pattern to my tag. 

For my sentiment I have used Simon Says Stamp You Matter stamps & die & I chose this sentiment as I made my card on Monday which was the day those of us in the England were at last allowed to "cautiously" hug our friends & loved ones for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Other supplies used - 

  Black Cardstock, Black Pigment Ink Pad, ModaScrap Spring Blossoms paper pack, Tacky Glue, Double Sided Tape, Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer, Simply White Crystal Drops

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a $25 gift voucher for the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store.

Thanks for stopping by 

xxx

Make A Slimline Card - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

 Our challenge is -

Make A Slimline Card!

The design team are featuring

 LDRS Creative

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. 

This week I have chosen to feature the pretty Cherry Blossoms Clear Stamps Set which I have stamped with Ink On 3 Fadeout ink pad & coloured with my copics.

I've die cut "You" using Simon Says Stamps You wafer die  from my stamped and coloured background and then stamped a sentiment to go with it from Simon Says Stamps You Matter Clear Stamp Set using white pigment ink. I layered up the die cut "You" before adding it to my card to add some dimension & also added a few pretty sequins.

Other supplies used - 

Simon Says Stamp black card stock, Simon Says Stamps White Pigment Ink , Tacky Glue, Scor-Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, 

 Double Sided Tape,  Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer, Simon Says Stamp Moonshine Sequins.

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! 

On social media you will find us using these hashtags 

  #simonsaysstamp & #unitedwecraft

Thanks for stopping by & stay safe!

xxx

Peony Love - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is - 

Use Dies &/Or Punches!

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 created a card for this challenge featuring Paper Rose Peonies clear stamp set which is no longer available but Simon does have a huge amount of beautiful Peony stamps here!

I have stamped my images in Ink On 3 Fadeout ink onto Canson XL watercolour paper & water coloured them using Altenew watercolour pan set.

For my die element I die cut a background using Whimsy Stamps Checker background die and before popping out the die cuts I stamped Your Next Stamps Mini Star Ink Splatter in Simon's Fog Gray ink pad to add some delicate tiny stars around my flowers.

 Other supplies used - 

Simon Says Stamp Friendship Messages stamps set, Polkadoodles 6x6 paper, SSS You're Peachy & Moonshine Sequins, Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape, Tonic Guillotine, Tim Holtz Stamping Platform, Tonic Scissors, SSS Tacky Glue, SSS Black Pigment Ink Pad, Tonic Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops

As you may know, the  Simon Says Stamp Store is accepting new orders, but have longer shipping times for the moment due to the coronavirus. With this in mind we have made the difficult decision to suspend the $50 voucher for this challenge.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Crafty Creations - anything goes,  Lemon Shortbread - anything goes, Creative Moments  anything goes, Get Creative Challenges - anything goes,  Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

Don't forget to join us on social media using the hashtag  #SSSUnitedWeCraft 

& share your creations with us.

Stay Safe! 

Simon Says Stamp United We Craft Blog Party!

Welcome to our super-special and extra epic United We Craft Blog Party, friends!

Now more than ever, it’s time to sit down and craft with our loved ones, keep little hands busy, bring joy to family members, and virtually unite with our crafty friends! You can join us in this crusade by sharing your creative moments using #SSSUnitedWeCraft. Use the hashtag to share photos of what you create and who you create with in person or virtually. It’s our time to shine as card makers! 

So what’s this party all about? While we are staying at home and crafting up a storm to fill our time and do our best to flatten the curve, we wanted to give you a TON of inspiration using previously released Simon Says Stamp exclusive products that you might have in your stash.

It was so difficult deciding which of my Simon Says Stamp exclusive products I was going to feature & I eventually decided to use the pretty Fresh Daisies wafer die, Ornate Background Stamp, White Fine Detail Embossing Powder, Flickering Butterflies wafer die, Woodgrain card stock, Moonshine Confetti Sequins & the sentiment stamp is from Simon's Leafy Frames stamp set.

 Other supplies used - 

SSS Black Pigment Ink, Die cutting machine, Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape, Tonic Guillotine, Tim Holtz Stamping Platform, Tonic Scissors, SSS Tacky Glue, May Arts Twine, white gel pen, copics.

I intended taking some photos of the staff at work yesterday enjoying some downtime & creating paper craft rainbows but I was so busy counting & booking in a huge new delivery of medication that I missed the fun!

I thought I would share a couple of older photos of one of my usual craft buddies instead, Miss Daisy Mae who makes crafting entertaining to say the least! She likes to sit directly in front of me kissing my face, preferably on the image I am working on, or on my desk ready to pounce on whatever I am using, or in my light tent when I want to take photo,

& the arrival of my Simon Says Stamp card kit keeps her entertained for ages hahaha.

Stay Home, Stay Safe, Craft & share the love using the SSSUnitedWeCraft hashtag!

Majestic Peonies! - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

 at

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. 

With many of us staying at home there has never been a better time to get crafting! If you have children we would love it if you would encourage them to join in too! Crafting is very therapeutic and provides a fabulous way to promote well being, so please, all of you, join in!

Stay Home, Stay Safe and CRAFT!

On today's card I am featuring Gina K Designs Majestic Peonies Stamps. This beautiful image took me a long time to colour & I really enjoyed colouring it although I haven't had as much time to craft as usual due to being needed to work more hours being front line staff in this terrifying pandemic! 

I stamped the images onto X Press It Copic Blending card using Ink On 3 Fadeout ink pad & coloured it with my copics.

 I die cut some of Simon's Flickering Butterflies using SSS wood grain card stock & I also added a few of Simon's Moonshine Confetti sequins. Originally I chose coloured sequins but then found myself reaching for my favourite Moonshine Confetti sequins again as I love how sparkly they are in real life.

 Other supplies used - 

 Simon Says Stamp Sketched Flowers stamp set, Die cutting machine, Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape, Tonic Guillotine, Tim Holtz Stamping Platform, Tonic Scissors, SSS Tacky Glue, SSS Black Pigment 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, Get Creative Challenges - anything goes,  Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

There is no way doing my job I can be 2 meters away from the people I am caring for but please everyone remember social distancing &

Stay Home, Stay Safe and CRAFT!