Simon Says ,,,,, Anything Goes ! :-)

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and hope you all found something nice under the tree on Christmas morning !! :-)

We know it was a very busy week for most of you so a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for joining in with our game of BINGO ! :-)

This week on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge we have a nice easy one for you ,,,,,

Simon Says ,,,,,,,, ANYTHING GOES !!! :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too

Do you like this fab new blinkie ,,, isn't it CUTE !! :)



we have this new one for the challenge too :-)

Its a good idea to keep a check on the All New Just In Pages , there is invariably some new goodies listed and it is a handy way to keep up to date with all things new and crafty !!

It is Lin's last week with us in the December Spotlight . Thank you so much for all your lovely creations over the last few weeks :-) XX

I organised a Christmas gift swap amongst the DT, we all had to make a little gift and add a few crafty bits and bobs for one person. All the names were put into a hat and I drew Dawny’s name to make for and Debby made for me, if you would like to see what I received pop over to Debby’s blog !! IT IS GORGEOUS HUGE thanks Debby xxxx

Dawny, as you all know, has a beautiful Grandaughter, Kyla, and she will soon be joined by a baby brother or sister so I decided to make Dawny a brag book for her to pop photo’s of her little darlings into :-)

I got some mountboard ( free offcuts from a framer) and cut it to 6x6 inches and covered with a Kaiser Craft paper. I then made the central panel by stamping a Hero Arts Dots stamp with Colorbox White pigment ink and embossing with white embossing powder. I then inked with Dusty Concord, Broken China, Stormy Sky and Tea Dye distress inks. I used the Dusty Concord ink to colour the base card too. I used a MFT ‘Tag you’re It’ set to cut the tag and I stamped the dots using the white ink and powder and inked the edges with Stormy Sky DI. I punched a Martha Stewart Butterfly , inked and glittered with Star Dust Stickles and I added a few gems to create movement. I used a Lawn Fawn Harold’s ABC set and and various ribbons and twine and I used my Bind It All to finish.

I also made this little post it note holder, very quick and easy to make ! I used this very cute House Mouse ‘Amanda Writes stamp, coloured with Copics and the edges inked with Spun Sugar DI. The paper is from a Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby pack and I used a Sizzix Brackets die for the fancy border. I used Vintage Photo DI and some bias tape to finish.

Thanks for looking :-) Lin and the DT have all made some fabulous creations for your inspiration so please hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year :-)

Challenges :

Everybody Art ,,,,, Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday ,,,, Anything Goes

Sparkles Forum ,,,, Anything Goes

Secret Crafter ,,,, Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss ,,, For Someone Special

Jellypark Friends ,,,, Anything But a Card

Penny Black and More ,,, Love and Hearts ( thanks Brenda x)