Monday, December 12, 2016

Simon Says: Let There Be Snow










Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

This week the the theme is

'Let There Be Snow'
We have a very special junior guest in the Designer Spotlight this month so please be sure to pop over to see what the lovely Cate has made, Cate is only 15years old and her work is AMAZEBALLS!! :-)

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

I has been admiring these Tim Holtz Village Dwellings for a while and am now in the process of making a whole Christmas village for my mantlepiece. 


This is my first effort and I have learned a few things while making this so hopefully my next ones will be more 'finished' ;-) I have to say a huge thank you to the lovely Tim Holtz for taping such a great you tube video with great tips and instructions, I could never have done it without him :-) 


For the roof I used Distress Watercolor card, inked with Pumice Stone Dustress Ink and then brushed over with perfect pearls, it looks very silvery and icy don't you think?

For the walls I used Corrugated card, coloured with Picket Fence Paint and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. 

I have popped a battery operated tea light inside so it has a lovely glow in the dark effect in dim lighting ;-)



Thanks for looking! 

So now it's YOUR turn to get creating!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too





You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

Challenges:
Crafting When We Can    Christmas 
Pile It On   Any Holiday/Celebration
Craft For The Craic, Christmas + Anything But A Card 
Creative Artiste  Anything Mixed Media 
Creative Corner    Christmas 




Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x
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Sunday, December 11, 2016

Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit 'Light Up' Card

Oh my goodness I have  had such a lovely time playing with the December Card Kit! I am late to the party but thats because I was having such a great time helping out at Simon Says Stamp actually packing these kits ready to ship them out to those lucky enough to grab one before they sold out! My kit was waiting for me at home!!

In this kit there is a fabulous Chibitronics Circuit Stickers Set which actually light up your card!! YAY!! Oh my goodness I am so going to get a few more of these!!


and here is Rudolph with a very shiny nose and the star also lights up. I have to be honest here and say that this card will not be going in the post, it is staying here with me ;-) I just LOVE it!! ❤️

To make it light up all you have to do is press 'BRIGHT' and it lights up like magic!! 


To make the card you need to make 2 of the same design, its better to use a MISTI tool or a stamp positioner so that you know exactly where you need the lights to be. I thought you might like to see whats hidden under the image ;-)


the battery is hidden inside the piece of card. It enables the copper foil to lift off the battery so that the lights will only work when it is pressed down to make the connection. 


I made a 2nd card, almost the same but no lights. 


These kits sold like hot cakes and are now unavailable but you can buy all of the elements I used individually. 


Thanks for looking!

I can hardly believe that Christmas is almost here!! Being away from home for 3 weeks has put me back a bit and I haven't even posted a single card yet! I had better get a wiggle on ;-)

Challenges:
Christmas Cards All Year Round    Anything Christmas
Crafters Cafe   Christmas or Birthday
Creative With Stamps   Christmas
Naughty Or Nice   Christmas Carol or Frozen (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)
Allsorts  Christmas Lights 
Crafty Calendar   Christmastime 


Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x
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Friday, December 9, 2016

Wild Rose Studio 'Romantic'

Hi all, I have just arrived home from a fabulous trip to Simon Says Stamp in Ohio. It was lovely to spend Thanksgiving with Heidi and family and I was also there for the staff Christmas party which was held in a bowling alley! It was AWESOME!! I had an absolute blast, I went to a basketball game, read a story in Abby's school, lots of fun stuff :-) ! One evening Renee (lovely friend from the office) Shari Carroll and I went to a Chinese lantern festival, that was a super fun outing too :-) 

 On the way there and on the way back I spent a few days in London to see my family, and to do a little Christmas shopping, well you have to don't you!! ;-)

 The time flew by so quickly and I can hardly believe that I am back in my craft room with Mopsy cat keeping me company ;-)

Anyhow's moving on ,,,,,,,,

I made this card using a brand new Wild Rose Studio A5 stamp set  called 'Romantic'.

 There are 4 new sets in this release, the other 3 being a super popular Bella Elephant Set, an adorable Milton Bear Set and very beautiful Antique Roses Set. All of them are fabulous and it was difficult to know which one to choose to use first!!


I used the partial die cutting technique where you fussy cut part of the image out and lay that part over the top of the die so that it remains intact. I should have taken a photo of that process while making this card but I forgot, this one uses the same technique though.


I used a Scattered Confetti Paper Pack and layered with a lovely Mulberry Cardstock. The sentiment is heat embossed with Silver Powder. Al of the flowers on the veil are glittered, it is super sparkly IRL, it doesn't show up so well on the photos so you will just have to take my word for it ;-)


Thanks for looking!! I need to go and unpack now ;-)

 I hope you all have a great day!! :-)


Challenges:
Crafting With An Attitude   Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations      Anything Goes
Creative Moments    Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door Anything Goes
Pile It On  2 patterns or 2 patterned papers (the pattern on the lower paper is very subtle :-))




Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x
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