Simon Says ,,,, Sparkle and Shine :-)

Good Morning all !! We hope you are all fit, well and happy :-)

Thanks for all your gorgeous baby cards and creations last week ,,, all of them so very cute :-) If you would like to post a card to Heidi and Jason for the birth of their darling baby girl, Abigail, please email us for the address :-)


This week the theme is

SPARKLE AND SHINE !!!

The DT have been using products from Tattered Angels,, loads of glimmer mist this week :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! See the NEWEST stuff on the All New Just In Page For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too !!! :-)

For my card I decided to make a Joy Fold,,, I love these !! I used one of my new HM stamps ( sshh ) this one is called Basket of Friendship, I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. I made the papers using Slate and Chianti Glimmer Mists, the glimmer doesn’t show up on the piccy’s but they are gorjussss IRL

I added some faux pearls using a Viva Magenta pen and a Prima Athena flower, sprayed with glimmer mist, and some Martha Stewart punched Frond leaves.

For the inside I used this cute HM Mudpie Holds Jelly Beans stamp. I coloured the jelly beans to look like berries ,, this can also work for coffee beans ,,,, very versatile stamp !! The sentiment is also a HM stamp

So for your chance to win this fabulous $50 spree ,,, join in with our Simon Says Stamp Challenge !! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) Christine and the DT have made some gorgeous card for your inspiration so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them

Challenges :

ABC ,,, Unusual Folds

Paper and Such ,,,, Birthdays

Ooh La La ,,,, Fancy Folds

Paper Sundaes ,,,, Birthdays

Less Is More ,,,,??

Hi all :-) this is a very quick card from me this evening !!

I made this with the Less Is More challenge in mind whose theme is One Layer + Embossing and also the Simon Says Stamp and Show whose theme is ‘Old Wives Tales’ I went with ‘A stitch in Time’

I used SU Crumb Cake card, bought from Mandi and I used a stamp from the Tim Holtz Haberdashery set. I inked it with Vintage Photo distress ink and embossed with Vintage photo embossing powder. I then coloured all the edges with the ink too. The tape was in a Christmas cracker and the ribbon slider was a purple brad that I inked and embossed too. I added the Graphic 45 chipboard button and used twine to make ‘9’ !

Thanks for looking and I look forward to hearing what you think,,, I might have cheated here adding the tape and button ,,,,,

Papertake Weekly ,,,, Bloom and Grow Challenge

Hi all :-) Hope the weather is blooming marvelous where you are to get you in the mood for this weeks theme on the Papertake Weekly Challenge !!

BLOOM AND GROW :-)

we are sponsored by The Ribbon Girl and the prize is a fab Molly at the Beach stamp for one lucky entrant :-)

I used this very cute Molly Blooms stamp, this one is called Sunflower Molly. I coloured her with Copics and layered her top, shorts, wellies and sunflower, inked the edges with Stormy Sky Distress Ink. The papers are My Minds Eye from the Mabel pad. I used a Martha Stewart Pansy border punch and a ribbon, watering can charm and brad that were in my stash. The flowers are a mix of Prima and WOC and I added a few Robins Nest Dew Drops and stickles for sparkle.

I made a pocket on the inside to hold seeds or stamped images ,, depending on who I will send it to ,,, maybe a mixture of both !! The seed packs were a free download from here .

Thanks for looking , the DT and our 2 fab GD’s have made some gorgeous creations for you to see so hop on over to the PTW to see them

Challenges :

Corrosive ,,, Birthday

Word Play Weekend ,, Child or Children in project

Crafty Creations ,,, Anything Goes

Creative Belli ,,,, Beginning with S ,,, Sunflower,seeds . Old embellie, I have had the ribbon for well over a year and have never used it.

Ladybug Crafts Ink ,,,, Orange

A Spoonfull of Sugar ,,, Anything Goes

Stamp Something ,,,,,,,,Celebration Hop and Anything Goes !!! :-)

Hi all and this week we have a very special 3rd Birthday blog hop on the Stamp Something Challenge :-) Lots of sooper dooper prizes on offer this week from lots of sponsors, you can see the whole list on the challenge blog :-)

If you arrived here from the super talented Lisa N’s blog then you are going in the right direction. If not then you will need to start from the Stamp Something Challenge blog :-)

The theme this week is ANYTHING GOES !!

For my card I used a Hero Arts Eggshell Note card for the base some very cute new Hero Arts stamps using images from the Life of the Party Cutouts and Life of the Party Birthday stamp sets. What little colouring there is was done with copics and I added star dust stickles for sparkle :-) The papers are Jillibean Blossom Soup ( my current faves !! ) and I just added a few Hero Arts black pearls to finish

Now I know this looks simple but it took me AGES to make ,,, lol ,, lots of faffing about ummin and arrin !!

This is not my usual style and I wasn’t very sure whether I liked it or not but Amy ( my 17 yr old arty daughter) thought it was ‘HIP’ so I am using it instead of starting again

My candy for the hop is sponsored by my lovely Boss Heidi from Simon Says Stamp :-)

This is the candy on offer !! These fabulous exclusive Hero Arts stamps are not available to the general public in a set like this !! so they are extra special :-)

If you would like a chance to win this fab stamp set then you will need to enter the challenge AND add a link to your blog with the linky below . I will check that any winner drawn has also entered the challenge. You have until 19th May 7 pm ET to enter :-)

From here you need to hop on over to the fabulous PATTIE'S BLOG and see what a fabulous creation she has made for your inspiration

Totally Papercrafts ,,,,, Anniversary Challenge

Hi all :-) Before moving on to the challenge I would like to congratulate Heidi and Jason, the owners of Simon Says Stamp on the birth of their new baby daughter Abigail Ann :-)

What a palaver in blogger !! Lets hope the problems are now fixed !!

This week Cathy is hosting the Totally Papercrafts Challenge (nothing like throwing her in the deep end !! :-)) and she chose

ANNIVERSARY :-)

We are sponsored by Meljen and one lucky winner will win a choice of digi images :-)

For my card I decided to use my new Penny Black stamps ,, the Eiffel Tower, sentiment and bunnies are from the J’aime set :-) I coloured them with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. The papers are Prima, Sparkling Spring papers and I used my new Spellbinders Large Inverted Scalloped and Beaded Circle dies. I also used a Martha Stewart Scalloped Heart and border punch. The ribbon was in my drawer and I added a charm and robins nest dew drops and loads of star dust stickles to finish

Thanks for looking :-) the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges :

Just For fun Card :-)

I won a choice of 7 Bugaboo digi stamps on the Corrosive Challenge last week and ‘Tequila’ is one of the stamps I chose :-)

I followed the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday challenge, coloured the image with Copics and used a Spellbinders circle to cut her out ,,, making sure her boots were cut out first and not underneath :-) The papers were a RAK from America and I embossed some plain white card with a Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder. I then inked all the edges with Pumice Stone distress ink and added star dust stickles for sparkle,I was going for a dark nightclub sort of look :-)

I stamped some Hero Arts flag stamps to create the banner and sprayed them with Diamond Glimmer Mist . I used Glossy Accents on her wine glass ( I coloured that before I remembered she was drinking tequila ! ), boots, glasses and earrings.

This card is for my niece’s 30th B’day ( I hope she doesn’t see this !! ) and when I showed it to Amy she said ,,, you can’t send her that !! she looks like a pole dancer !! WELL !! THAT is EXACTLY the look i was going for ,, SUCESS !!

This is her on a recent hen night I REALLY hope she doesn’t see this !!!!

Challenges :

Paper and Such,,, Birthdays ( 1st Challenge )

Crazy Challenge ,,,,, Anything Goes

The Cheerful Stamp Pad ,,,, Girls with Curls

Catch the Bug ,,,,, Anything Goes

One Stop Crafts ,,,,, Birthdays

edited to add ,, I won 1st prize on the Cath the Bug Challenge with this entry and get to choose 7 more digi's !! woo hoo !! :-)

thanks for looking :-) please leave me a comment so I know you popped by :-)

CAS card for a couple of challenges

Morning all :-) I hope you’re all fit and well xx

I love the CAS style ,, I am not very good at it but am trying and it seems there are a few challenge blogs appearing now to give us more help and inspiration :-)

I made this card following the fab sketch on the Clean and Simple Stamping Challenge and also the CAS-usl Fridays where the challenge is to use text. Well ,,, I just HAD to use my new Lawn Fawn Just My Type stamps !!

I stamped the typewriter image onto card and Basic Grey Manila paper to use for paper piecing. I coloured a little bit with copics and used Glossy Accents on the keys. I used the same paper to stamp the background using a Herto Arts Friend Definition stamp. The darker papers are also Basic Grey from a Kraft paper pad. I used a SU border punch and finished with a ribbon and button from my drawer and some American Tag twine.

Challenges :

CAS-ual Fridays ,,, Text

CAS Stamping

Allsorts ,,,, 3 or more stamps ( text, typewriter and ‘hello’ )

Ladybug Crafts ,,,, Black/White + one other

Kenny K Krafty Girlz ,,,, Retro

Simon Says ,,,,, Look What the Stork Brought :-)

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in with our challenge last week of paper piecing/paper piercing. We had lots of entries and all your projects were stunning.

Onto this week's challenge which is

LOOK WHAT THE STORK BROUGHT !!!

As many of you will know, Heidi's baby is due anyday now and we are all eagerly awaiting the news that we are to be Auntie's again !! We would love to see your baby cards !

Sshhhh a little birdie told us that Heidi's baby is a girl, if anyone would like to make a card and send it to her then please email the Simon Says Stamp Challenge email addy for the address :-) Thanks xx

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

It is also Marcea's 40th Birthday TODAY !!!! Woo Hoo !! :-) Time to PARTY !! :-)

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you , happy birthday to you hooooo,,,, happy birthday to you :-)

We are welcoming Christine aka Nanaseaside to join us in the Designer Spotlight for the next 4 weeks :-) I am sure most of you will have visited Christine's blog but if you haven't you're in for a treat !! Please pop over and say Hi :-)

For my card I used this very cute Happy Hoppers Love Bunny stamp ( as did Christine and Jo ,, very popular stamp this week ) I coloured the image with copics, cut out with a Spellbinders circle die and inked the edges with some pink chalk ink. The papers are from Kaiser Crafts Lullaby pad. The flowers are punched with my fab new Mc Gill Buttercup punch, these were edged with the pink chalk ink too and embossed with a Swiss Dots folder . The center flowers were made with a Nellie Snellen Punch and Emboss set and Stamen punch I popped a pearl in the center to finish ( Here’s a tip ,, if you haven’t seen the Nellie Snellen page in the store ,, go for a peep ,, I love everything in there ,, the stamps are GORGEOUS !! ) .

Close up piccy's, don't you just LOVE the expression of the proud Mummy and her little bundle of joy :-) Makes your heart melt eh !! aww :-)

I used a Martha Stewart Pansy Punch around the page, added a little shoe charm and the sentiment was made using a Spellbinders ribbon slide and Simon Says Stamp Exclusives sentiment.

We would love to see you ALL joining in with us for this very special challenge and don't forget YOU could win this fabby voucher !!! :-)

Thanks for looking , Christine and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so please pop over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges :

Everybody Art ,,,,, Flowers

Flourishes ,,,,, Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Flower Frenzy

Tuesday Throwdown ,,,, Die Cuts

Design Dollies ,,, Get Crafty With Folds

Incy Wincy ,,,,, Mothers Day/ Girlie

Kaboodle Doodle ,,,, Lots of Layers

Karen’s Doodles ,,,, Pastels

Make It Monday,,,,, Anything Goes

Stamp & Fun- Creativity ,,,, Dots

Crafty Pad ,,, Spots and Dots

Dream Valley ,,, Flowers

Lets Ink It Up ,,,,, Embellish it ( no digi’s)

One Stitch at a Time ,,, Fancy Folds

Crazy 4 Challenges ,,,,, Flowers

Word Play Weekend ,,,, Flowers

Fuzzy Wuzzy ,,,,,, Babies

Raise The Bar ,,,, Flower Power

Southern Girls ,,,, Lets Hear It for the Girls

Oh my goodness ,, Imanaged to link this card to alot of challenges today !! :-) This must be my record !! :-) Please leave a comment so I know you popped by :-)

ABC Christmas ,,, J for Joy Fold Challenge

Hi all and hope all is well with you all and you’re all enjoying the milder weather.

This week we have 3 fab GD's joining us for May ,,, Heidi , Carol, and Miria , welcome aboard girls :-)

We are already onto ‘J’ on the ABC Christmas Challenge and this time it is Helen’s turn to choose the theme and she chose Joy Fold AND she has made a fabulous tutorial to make things easy for you :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab $15 spree for one lucky entrant :-)

For my card I used 2 House Mouse stamps :-) For the front cover I used a I Cane Count On You stamp, coloured with copics and stickled with star dust. The papers are Pink Paisley Father Christmas and were a pressie from Scoopy and Joey from Crafty Emma’s Store. I used a Bottle Cap Ink flattened chrome cap and the sentiment is from LOTV stamp set.

For the inside I used a Santa’s Little Helper stamp and a Penny Black We Wish You sentiment.

Thanks for looking :-) Please pop over to the challenge blog to see Helen’s fab tut and the gorgeous creations that the DT have made

Challenges :

Design Dollies ,,,, Creative Folds

My Partners In Crafting Crime ,,,, Use Numbers ( 25)

The Ribbon Reel ,,, choose from red, yellow, green, blue

Allsorts ,,,, Use at least 3 stamps ( 2 HM and 2 sentiments)

Winter Wonderland ,, Christmas Colours

Lollipop Crafts ,,,, More than 1 fold