Simon Says ,,,,,,,, Use Newspaper !! :-)

WOW !!!!!, THANK YOU so much to everyone who entered our Anything Goes challenge. We have never had to many entries and can't thank you enough for sharing all your fantastic creations with us. The final tally was 1121 entries !! AWESOME !!!
The DT have REALLY tried to get to visit you all but as you can imagine it may be difficult to visit you all, we are trying though :-)

Before moving on to our new challenge this week we would like to welcome two new DT members to the Simon family, Joy aka Less is More and Britta . I am sure you will have all visited both Joy and Britta's blogs but if not, you are in for a real treat ! Welcome aboard Joy and Britta.

This week's challenge is to use NEWSPAPER !

It can be the real mccoy, newspaper print designer paper or even a stamped image with newspapers featured on it, even something found inside a newspaper, Debby had a fabulous idea ,,,, :-)

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 !!! :-)

I needed to make a card using 2 House Mouse stamps so a Joy fold card it was !!



For the outside I used my new Extra Extra stamp ( I bought this specifically for this challenge ,, any excuse eh !! ) Here is Amanda reading THE most important bit ,,, stale donuts on offer !!! Where there’s mice there is usually food ! I coloured her with Copics and kept the colours very neutral I then inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink. The papers are from a Tim Holtz Lost and Found paper pack, I inked all the edges with the ink, distressed them with a Paper Distresser and sewed all the edges. I used a Idea-ology word stick that can swing across to hold the card closed and another Tim Holtz thingy that I can’t remember the name of ,,,, :-)

I have to thank Scoopy for the stamped image called Donut Bliss, I NEEDED this image for this card !! This is Muzzy eating Monica’s donut ,,, naughty Muzzy ! :-) I stamped some mice feet using a Penny Black stamp ( retired) and the Happy Birthday was made using a Lawn Fawn alphabet set.

I really enjoyed making this card and I hope you like it

The DT have made some fanbloomintastic cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges :

Anything Goes ,,, More than one fold

Tuesday Throwdown ,,,, Something Metallic

Craft Your Days Away ,,,,, Fancy Folds

The Stamp Man ,,,,, Anything ‘Tim’

Rainbow Lady’s ,,,, A Stitch In Time

ABC Christmas ,,, ‘O’ for Old ,,,

Hi all :-) ,, it is really difficult to think about Christmas when the sun is cracking the flags !! it is HOT here in Gozo ,,, phew !!

It is time for a new theme over on the ABC Christmas Challenge. This time it is Jayne’s turn to choose the theme and she chose

‘O’ for Old ,,,, use an old stamp, ,,, easy !

Unfortunately this is Jayne’s last challenge with us as she has decided to step down from the DT and move on to pastures new. It has been fabulous working with you Jayne and I wish you all the very best xx

We are sponsored by the lovely Dulcie at Wild Rose Studio and one lucky winner will get to choose 2 gorgeous stamps ! :-)

The DT were all given images to use and I chose this very cute Christmas Friends stamp

I coloured the image with Copics, added glossy accents to their noses and star dust stickles here and there. I then inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. The papers are downloads from Pink Petticoat and I used an EK Success snowflake border punch and Martha Stewart snowflake punch too. I embossed a strip of white card using a Swiss Dots folder and added some ribbon and Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish.

Thanks for looking, the DT hae made some cracking cards for your viewing pleasure so please hop on over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges :

Everybody Art ,,,,,, Dots

Sweet Stamps ,,,, Winter Blues

Creative Inspirations ,,, X mas in July

Paper Sundaes ,,, Christmas in July

Crafty Emma ,,,,,, Christmas

Winter Wonderland ,,,, Wet/Dry embossing

2 $50 vouchers to be won on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge !!!

PLUS

IF we make it to 1000 entries this week Heidi will give a $50 voucher to 2 lucky entrants to spend in the Simon Says Stamp Store !!! Please link any creations that you have made since last Wednesday ,,,, at the bottom of the Anything Goes Challenge post !!! :-)

Good Luck to all :-)

luv
Lols and all at Simon Says Stamp x x x

Papertake Weekly ,,, Getting Cute

Hi all :-) I think the HOT HOT HOT challenge was a bit too optimistic for those of you in the UK, but even though it was teeming with rain you rose to the challenge and got your HOT pinks and oranges out :-) thanks for joining in !

This week on the PTW we want to see CUTE creations :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Wendy at Digital Delights so a fab choice of digi images for one lucky winner :-)

For my card I used a new release stamp from the Wild Rose Studio, this one is called Millie Baking, isn’t she cute :-) I coloured her with Copics and Prismacolor pencils and used a little glossy accents on the rim of the bowl. The papers are a Pink Petticoat download and I used a strip of cream card, embossed with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and made the border using a Arch Lattice punch. The flower was made using an EK Success Buttercup punch, a button from my drawer and some American Tag twine. I used my new Magnolia Heart Swirl die to pop underneath. I love this die, very pretty :-) The ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl and the charm was in my drawer, I used some new Hero Arts Floral Dots and the sentiment came with the stamp.

Thanks for looking , the DT and GD’s have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges :

Bling It On ,,,, Anything Goes

Card and Scrap ,,, Punches and Dies

Sir Stampalot ,, Anything Goes

Fuzzy Wuzzy ,,,,, Get Punchy

If you are looking for the ABC Blog Hop Click HERE

HM&F Monday 100th Challenge and Happy Hopper Hop !! :-)

Hi all :-) I hope you all had a fab weekend and enjoyed some sunshine ,,, we had loads of that here !! scorchio !!

It is the 100th challenge on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge so we thought a fab celebration with a hop was in order :-)

Lisa chose the theme this week and she chose ,,

Buttons, Bows and Bling ,,, use one or all of those options.

Unfortunately this will be Lisa’s last challenge as part of the DT as she has decided to up & leave us meeces to fend for ourselves :-( I would like to wish Lisa all the very best for the future xx

If you arrived here from the ever so talented and very witty Lori’s blog then you are going in the right direction, if not you may need to start at the very beginning ,, cos thats a very good place to start ,,,,,are you singing along ?? :-)

We have a fabulous list of sponsors so a huge thank you to all of them + the DT all have some candy on their blogs to give away too ,,, LOADS of prizes on offer !!! :-)

*100th CHALLENGE SPONSORS*

We are very lucky to have these FABULOUS SPONSORS who have GENEROUSLY
donated amazing prizes.

Sponsor #1

*The official House-Mouse Designs site;*

(A $25.00 Electronic Gift Certificate to the official site's store)

Sponsor # 2

Joanna Sheen*

(10 packs of House-Mouse Decoupage)

Sponsor # 3

*Di's Digi Downloads*

(*Will have 2 winners for 3 Digi Downloads Each)

Sponsor # 4

*K n' K Designs*

( 4 Free Digi sets)

Sponsor # 5

*Pizzazz Aplenty*

( A $10 embellishment gift package)

Sponsor # 6

* R K Stamps*

(2 of the new House-Mouse Designs release stamps)

Sponsor # 7
*Emma @ Crafty Emma's Store*

( A £10.00 voucher to Crafty Emmas Store, excluding P&;P)

Sponsor # 8

Simon Says Stamp

( a $15 Gift Card PRIZE to the wonderful Simon SaysStamp store )

Sponsor # 9* *

Bearly Mine Designs

*Offering a £10 gift voucher*


My blog candy is sponsored by the lovely and very generous Heidi from Simon Says Stamp who has kindly given me a $10 voucher to the fabulous store :-)

For my card I used my brand new release, ever so cute, House Mouse Cake for One image (Happy Birthday Samantha :-))

I coloured the image with Copics and added star dust stickles to the roses and glossy accents to the candles. The papers are Echo Park Springtime ( need more of these ! gorgeous !! ) and the sentiment was made using a Lawn Fawn clear stamp alphabet set. I sewed all the edges on my machine and finished with a bow and button :-)

aww ,, here is a close up of Mudpie with an iced rose ,, look at his big tummy and boz eyes lol ,, how cute is he :-)

Thanks for looking :-) From here you need to hop along to Natascha's Blog ( I love her blog name !! )and see her fantastic card ,,, sooo cute !! :-)

Before you leave don’t forget to leave me a comment and if you would like a chance to win this fab $10 voucher to spend in Simon Says Stamp then please leave a link to your HM&F entry with Mr Linky before the challenge closes on Sunday, July 31st at 8:00 PM EST

Challenges:

Copic Creations ,,, Pastel Colours

Fab n Funky ,,,,, Food

Die Cut Dreams ,,, 4 Legged Animals

Birthday Sundaes ,,,, Anything Goes

I Did It Creations ,,,, Animals

Stamptacular Sunday ,,,,, Animal Antics

Crafty Sentiments ,,,, use Stitching

Do You Stack Up ,,,, Stitching

Crafting for all Seasons ,,,,, furry friends