Simon Says ,,,,,, PIN IT :-)

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

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

PIN IT

It's getting a bit prickly around here!  We want to see you use pins, paper clips, clothes pins, etc. on your projects for this week!  Get creative, folks!  We can't WAIT to see your PINS!

AND... speaking of PINNING.... Did you know that Simon Says Stamp has some really great boards stuffed to the brim with inspiration on Pinterest?  Be sure to follow!  And be sure to pin your favorite DT projects to your own boards, too!

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

I used a  Kaiser Craft Wooden Flourishes Nappy Pin :-)

I have had this Penny Black Baby Hammock stamp for years and it is still one of my fave baby card stamps, isn't baby Hedgie adorable :-) I made the background paper using an Impression Obsession Gingham stamp and Hero Arts Shadow ink, I also used the same ink to colour the card behind the die cut hearts.
 I am LOVIN' Judikins Sticky stuff ,,, I used it to glitter some vellum before die cutting the delicate butterfly,, sooo pretty IRL,,   !

All the products I used are linked at the bottom :-)

So now it's YOUR turn ! Happy Crafting !!
You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in :-)

No backlinking allowed, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw :-)

Challenges :

Party Time Tuesday ,,, Wing It 

Cutie Pie ,,, Cute and Cuddly ( not sure how cuddly the hedgie is but the little bear is,, and both are cute :-))

Challenges 4 Everybody ,,, Anything Goes

Penny Black and More ,,, Dies and Punches 

Sweet Stampin',,, Butterflies and Bows 

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

ABC 'N' for No Embellishments Challenge

Good Morning :-) I hope the sun is shining wherever you are :-)

There are only 167 days left to Christmas and you can never have too many cards ready, so if you haven't already started popping cards into your Xmas box then now's the time to start ! :-)

We all need to make cards that will fit into envelopes, especially those that are to be posted overseas, so this challenge is perfect for those ,,,,

N for No Embellisments,

no gems, ribbons, flowers or even punched snowflakes ,, haha :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Gerda, owner of Stamp Fairy and we have a $10 voucher to give away ! :-)

I didn't use any stamps this week ,, all die cuts using dies borrowed from Heather ! Which I definitely need to buy now !! :-)

I love the deer walking amongst the trees and the long grass ,,, :-) I masked the moon and inked the background with distress inks then sprayed with Studio Calico shine to create a snowy background, I love this effect :-) I then masked the background and sprayed the moon with a delicate yellow ands soft orange copics, this doesn't show up in the photo unfortunately.

In retrospect I would chop a 1/2 cm off the whole card and have the tops of the trees at the top of the card ,,,, next time ,,,,, :-)

Challenges :

Crafty Sentiments ,,, Christmas in July

Creative Card Crew ,,,, The Great Outdoors

ABC ,,,,,,, Christmas in July

Card Mania   ,,, Christmas in July

Stamp and Create ,,, Christmas in July

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

Old, New, Borrowed or Blue

Thats the new theme just starting over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge ,,,,I am a bit late today ,,, well, a lot late ,, but we have had no electricity ,,, AGAIN,,, all day ! It has been terrible these last few days with the power on and off like a light switch ,,, :-)

Anyways ,,,

Old. New, Borrowed and/or Blue ,,,

choose one or all of them ,,, tis up to you :-)

we are sponsored by the lovely Katarina, owner of Whiff Of Joy 

and you could win this fabulous stamp set ! :-)

I used this super cute new Unity Stamp ' New Set Of Wheels' stamp, New Baby and Blue :-)

I used various stamps inks and embossing to make the background papers and added a little strip of red paper from a BG pack to paper piece the pram and added the banner strip. I will link all the products I used at the bottom.

Thanks for looking,  the DT have made soem gorgeous cards so please hop on over to see them :-)

Challenges :

Die Cuttin Diva's ,,,, Ruby Red

Paper Minutes ,,,, Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps ,,, Lots of Layers 

Eclectic Ellapu ,,,, Its a Man's World (do little men count ? ) 

One Stop Crafts ,,, Anything Goes

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

Give Peas a Chance

I have just returned from Malta after dropping Heather off at the airport (sob)  and spending the night over there,, bought me some new flip flops in Sliema to cheer me up ,,,, there's exciting ,,, haha :-) Miss you Heather :-/

I made this card to remind you all to join in with us on the House Mouse and Friends 'Food' Challenge, so don't forget !! :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp 

so a fab $25 voucher to the store 

AND

Di's Digi Downloads  will give a $10 Voucher to the store

I also made it to join in with the Less Is More Shades of Grey Challenge ,,,, it was quite a challenge to colour this in grey and I have to thank Heather for her advice ,,, her colouring tips were FAB, this was made before dashing off to the airport so it was a real quickie :-)

Heather and I on Saturday ,,,her last night in Gozo

Cheers Heather  :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :)

Challenges :

Less Is More ,,,, Shades of Grey

Lady Anne's ,,,,, Monochrome

Oohh La La ,,, Ebony and Ivory

Pile It On ,,,,,,, Food

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

Wild Rose Studio Bunny and Mouse :-)

Hi all :-) I am here with another card that is published in the current Papercraft Essentials Magazine.  For this one I used the super cute Wild Rose Studio Bunny and Mouse image, also from the Blackberry Lane Collection.

Arty Angle :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I hope you all have a fabulous weekend :-)

Challenges :

Bearly Mine ,,,, Anything Goes

Diva's By Design ,,,, Cute

Stampin' Royalty ,,, Anything Goes

One Stop Craft ,,,Anything Goes

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

Good Luck Mum & Dad

My parents are moving house today, they sold their big house and are downsizing into a bungalow so I made this card for them :-)

The Big House 

I used distress inks to colour the background and used the Silhouette to cut the sign, I will link all the products I used at the bottom.

This is the decorated inside,,,, the Bungalow :-)

Good Luck Mum & Dad ,, I hope the move goes without a hitch :-)

Challenges :

Clear It Out ,,, Make someone's Day + stash item sparkly, old red stickles 

Creative Card Crew,, No Designer Paper

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