Simon Says ,,,,, Summer Food and/or Drink

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge !! Thank you for joining us for the By the Sea Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too :-)

Before moving on I would like to thank Dawny P for all of her fabulous creations over the past couple of years. Dawny is stepping down from the team ,, sob ,,, and moving onto glittering pastures new ,,, did you know she is going to be a TV Star !!! YES she is !!! :-) GOOD LUCK DAWNY !!  Go and break a leg :-)

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,

SUMMER FOOD AND DRINK

Think BBQ's, Cocktails, whatever you like to eat and drink during those long hot summer days ,,,, :-)Thanks Joy for this yummy Inspiration Board

We are showcasing Hero Arts Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have them we would love to see them used.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!

I used Life of the Party Stamp Set and Life of the Party Basic Grey/Hero Arts Paper Pack

Peach and Strawberry Ice Creams ,,,,, YUM ! :-)

I smothered them with Rock Candy and they look lovely and icy IRL :-) 

Thanks for looking :-) Our fabulous Designer in the Spotlight, Emily, and the DT have made some gorgeous cards, so please hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to see them :-)

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in :-)

Challenges :

Die Cuttin Diva's,,,, Twice Is Nice ,,,
Party Time Tuesday ,,,, Ice Cream
Craft Your Passion ,,,, Happy Birthday
Crafty Cardmakers ,,,, Birthday

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Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x

ABC 'O' For 'O' Christmas Carrot Tree :-)

Hi all :-) Christmas is only 153 days away !! It won't be long now before the big fella comes down the chimney ! :-) I have a box for my cards which is filling up nicely, thanks to the ABC Christmas Challenge,,, it really does make you keep going throughout the year so no last minute panic buying ready made ugh ones :-)

This time our lovely Wilma is hosting the challenge and the theme for the next fortnight is ,,, 

 'O' for O' Christmas Tree 

We are sponsored by the lovely Jodie owner of  Bugaboo Stamps and you could win 7 digis !! 

Thanks Jodie :)

I LOVE Bugaboo, but I was having a fight with my printer and decided to use my old faithful Happy Hopper Carrot Tree instead :-)

Aren't they CUTE trimming their tree with carrots ,,, awww :-)

I made the carrot embellies using the Silhouette Cameo Machine :-)

Looking at this card now, I think the bias tape looks too perfectly ironed ,, I will scrunch it up a bit now :-)

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

Challenges :
Die Cuttin Diva's ,,,, Twice Is Nice, 2 hoppers and 2 carrots :-)
Sweet Stamps ,,,, Christmas Greenery
Sparkles Forum Christmas ,,, Christmas Trees
The Stamp Spot ,,,, Christmas In July
Cards For Men ,,,, Christmas In July + masculine

Products I used 

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Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x

Viola Sprouts :-)

Hi all :-) I hope you're all OK and enjoying the summer /winter if you're down under :-)

It's Tuesday and that means it's time for a new theme over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge ,,, 

Die-ing for a Punch ! 

so use dies and/or punches this week :-)

We are sponsored by our lovely teamie, Mary and Andrea aka The Ribbon Girl so a fabulous prize on offer ,,, not sure what it is so please check the blog :-)

I love this new Simon's Exclusive Viola Sprouts die and thought it would be fab to use this for the Less Is More Challenge too :-)

I used a Simon's Exclusive Grid Border and some flower soft in the centre of the flowers.

I will link all the products I used at the bottom.

Thanks for looking :-) tour GD's and the DT have made some gorgeous cards so please hop on over to the PTW to see them :-)

Challenges :

Less Is More ,,, Handmade Flowers 

Crafting When We Can ,,, Floral 

Pile It On ,,, Just Because/Thinking of You

Top Tip Tuesday ,,,, Spooled Items , tip, use clear foam behind delicate dies to raise them without it being seen, 

Products Used

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Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x