Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Simon Says: Thanks/Thanksgiving

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

I got home yesterday evening after a fabulous trip to Simon Says Stamp. It was an action packed and fun filled 3 weeks! I got to meet so many people at the CREATE event, it was AWESOME!! On the way home I stopped off for a couple of days in London and got to spend some time with my son, Sean, my parents, my brother and his partner. It was a perfect end to a perfect trip :-)

Thanks Heidi, Jason and all at Simon Says Stamp, I am missing you all LOTS XXX 

This week the challenge is

THANKS/THANKSGIVING 

It will be Thanksgiving in America in a couple of weeks, a time to count our blessings and be grateful for our lovely family and friends.
 Life moves along so quickly and now is the time to stop and think of all of the good things in our lives. 

We are showcasing our very own Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some 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
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I used Stitched PumpkinsSmall Chevron Stripes and Thanks Craft Dies

I stamped the background using a Stampendous 'Wired' Cling Stamp inked with Scattered Straw Distress Ink.
For the Stitched Pumpkins I used Watercolor paper and smooched the pumpkins into a puddle of Carved Pumpkin and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks. I love the effect of this for the pumpkins, makes them less 'perfect' and more 'real' don't you think ;-)


So now it's YOUR turn!

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If you use instagram add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!



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



Challenges:
Crafty Boots   Autumn/Halloween
Inkspirational  Halloween or Pumpkin/Owl
Crafting By Designs    Anything Goes
Mod Squad    Give Thanks
The Crafty Addicts   Anything Goes/Use Die Cuts 



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

12 comments:

Jacee said...

Fabulous card, love the pumpkins
Hugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design

Lin said...

I really like the play of that background stamp, the chevron dies, and the off-center sentiment tiles, Lols - really fun card!

Dee's Craft Room said...

Fab thanks giving card Lorraine, the orange and green combo looks great. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

Dionne

Heather said...

A gorgeous card Lols, a super design with a lovely colours.....the stamped background is fabulous and beautiful pumpkins!!

hugs
Heather xx

Jo Nevill said...

Fabulous card Lols, love your pumpkins and fabulous design x

Barbara said...

Beautiful card and I love the texture. Yes, we all have to stop and remember to give thanks for all that we have. I am very envious of your visit at Simon Says too. Thanks for playing with the Mod Squad this week.

Stephanie said...

Awesome card, Lols! I love the design! :)

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Sandra H said...

Stunning card as always x

cm said...

Your sweet pumpkin patch is absolutely delightful! The colours and textures add such impact! Thank you so much for sharing this gem in our 'cute Halloween' challenge at Inkspirational!
~c

Pia Larsen said...

Great colour and texture combo you've chosen for your card! Even the little details make this card a whole - if you get what I mean :)
Thanks for playing with us at INKspirational Challenges for our "Cute Halloween" challenge.
Pia xx

Mrs Beez said...

Great card, adore the little pumpkins. Thanks for joining in with Crafty Boots Challenges this time.

Caryn said...

Gorgeous, love those pumpkins!!