Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Simon Says: Anything But A Card




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


This week the challenge is 

Anything But A Card 

We are showcasing My Favorite Things 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.

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $50 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! All you have to do is take out your crafty supplies, make something following this week’s prompt, and add a link in the Inlinkz at the bottom of this post! You can join 5 times so you could have 5 chances to win! How AWESOME is that!! All winners are chosen randomly, so everyone has an equal chance to win! Woo Hoo!! Good Luck to everyone! The Design Team is looking forward to seeing your creative makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!
Please pop by the challenge blog to see what our lovely guest, Thi, and the DT have made :-)




Cross Stitch used to be a hobby of mine so it was lovely to pick up a needle and Embroidery Floss again and make these tags!! I have to say, I love them and will definitely be making more of these! 


I used the partial die cut technique, ie, hang the lower edge of the die over the edges of the cutting plates and then moved it down a bit to elongate the tags. 

I actually bought several lip balms, there are 10 pouches in the pack so I fully intented to use them all. However, I now know that not all lip balms fit into these pouches! I have a bag full of Nivea to prove it ;-) My advice would be to take a pouch with you to the store and check to see if they will fit,  these are Blisteeze and they are a perfect fit. To make them look a little more festive I wrapped them in scraps of Christmas paper  ;-) 

I am going to make up 'Pamper Hampers' with lotions and potions and used these to decorate the baskets for my family and friends, I am so excited!!! I am sure they will love them!! 



So now it's YOUR turn to get out your crafty supplies and join in!!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please 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:
The Holly and the Ivy .  Anything Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas  
Crafty Cardmakers .  Lace or Ribbon 
Crafty Friends . Use More Than One Die 
Christmas At Sweet Stampin' .  Anything Christmas 


My Favorite Things Cross Stitch Tag Die Set
My Favorite Things Cross Stitch Tag Die Set
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My Favorite Things Lip Balm Window and Frame Die Set
My Favorite Things Lip Balm Window and Frame Die Set
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Simon Says Stamp #120 White Card stock
Simon Says Stamp #120 White Card stock
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Sizzix Big Shot Plus
Sizzix Big Shot Plus
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Embroidery Floss Giant Pack
Embroidery Floss Giant Pack
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My Favorite Things Lip Balm Shaker Pouches
My Favorite Things Lip Balm Shaker Pouches
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Simon Says Stamp Assorted Glitter Card Stock
Simon Says Stamp Assorted Glitter Card Stock
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Elizabeth Craft Designs Tweezers (my all time faves)
Elizabeth Craft Designs Tweezers (my all time faves)
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Simon's Exclusive Green Leaf Card Stpck
Simon's Exclusive Green Leaf Card Stpck
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Simon Says Stamp Lipstick Red Card Stock
Simon Says Stamp Lipstick Red Card Stock
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Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x

14 comments:

Marge said...

Oh I also bought two regular lip balms but they didn't fit into the pouches . Instead I had to use mini lip balms which are actually samples, lols. MFT should have made larger pouches and matching dies. >.<

Love how you placed pouches on one side of tags. It made them look like real retail products . Lovely gifts!♡
Marge

Lin said...

What a fun project, Lols! Love that you wrapped the balms, too!

pearshapedcrafting said...

What a brilliant idea and how fabulous they look! Hugs,Chrisx

Mandy said...

Lols these are gorgeous! The design is wonderful and make such a lovely little gift xxx

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

What a lovely gift and card combo! The cross stitch is fabulous!! Thanks for sharing it with us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'. Come and play along again soon. Hugs, Wends xoxo CaSS DT

Monika Gulyas said...

I love this lip balm wrapping idea from MFT!!! Your tags are beautifully made!!! The cross stitching is awesome too!!! xx

Sandra H said...

What a brilliant idea they are gorgeous x

BiglietTerrya said...

Wowww this is a amazing and fun idea for a little Christmas gift!thank you for share Lorraine!

Margaret Mifsud said...

What a lovely little gift idea and really cute tags!! Thank you for playing along with our Challenge at Crafty Cardmakers. x

Kim x said...

What a fabulous gift idea Lois.
Thank you for entering my Ribbon and Lace challenge at CCM
Hugs Kimx

Helen said...

A great project - thanks for joining us at The Merry Christmas Challenge.

Helen x

ankitag612 said...

So sweet and pretty at the same time! I love how you cross stitched for you! So neatly done. This is a very pretty inspiration for the challenge. Have a great day! xx Ankita

Jackie C said...

Just perfect for the Challenge! Great project! Fabulous that you have shared this with us here at The Holly & The Ivy. Good luck hun and do come back again!
Jackie DT @ TH&TI

LOU said...

Awesome project Lorraine.
Thanks so much for joining us at The Merry Christmas Blog.
Lou DT xo
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