Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

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

This week the challenge is

Anything Goes  

We are showcasing our very own Simon Says Stamp 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 Challenge 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 crafty makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!

Here is my card for the challenge inspiration. I used Critter Sweaters Stamp , Critter Sweater Dies , and Kadyn Snoflake Dies from Simon Says Stamp.

To begin, I arranged patterned lines from Critter Sweaters Stamp on my mini-MISTI, then I stamped them on Neenah Texture Red Cardstock and Peacock Teal card stock using Clear Embossing Ink and heat embossed them with White Embossing Powder. 

I diecut the panels using Critter Sweater Dies, and cut the head parts to make them look like real sweaters. I diecut Critter Sweater Dies out of 80 Neenah White again, and I stamped face using the images from Critter Sweaters Stamp.

For background, I diecut gray paper from Knit Picky 6×6 using Wonky Rectangles Dies, and yellow paper from Knit Picky Fall 6×6 using Wavy Scallop Stitches dies followed by Wonky Rectangles again. After I foam mounted the two critters on the panel, I added a sentiment from Winter Scene.

To embellish the card, I used Kadyn Snoflake Dies and Sparkling Clear Jewels.

So now it’s YOUR turn. 
 Happy Crafting

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

Thank you so much for your stopping by and reading this. Have a wonderful day.
Marge ♡

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Halloween /Spooky

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

Thank you for joining us for the Animal Antics Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher

This week the challenge is

Halloween/Spooky  

We are showcasing Echo Park 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 the Challenge 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 crafty makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!

Here is my card for the challenge inspiration. I used Celebrate Autumn 6x6 Paper Pack.

I chose a piece of grid pattern paper from Celebrate Autumn 6x6 Paper Pack , cut it into 4×5.25 inch and distressed the top area using distress inks Carved Pumpkin, Black Soot, and Wild Honey. I diecut a black card stock using Halloween Hills Dies and Halloween Set Dies from Impression Obsesstion. 

Before I adhered Hill Diecut to the background, I inked the lower part of the panel with Distress Inks Peacock Feather and Milled Lavender.

I wanted to add a little bit of fun details so I cut another piece of Halloween Hills Dies out of white card stock, colored small items using Copic markers and adhered them to the black silhouette cut. 

Sentiment from Halloween Pals was heat embossed in white and I trimmed it into a tag and added Natural Twine Ribbon to it. 

 I embellished my card  by adding some 4mm Charcoal, and orange colored sequins. 

So now it’s YOUR turn. 
 Happy Crafting

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



There are fabulous Giveaways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog, if you haven't subscribed by email you may want to so you don't miss out.

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

Thank you so much for your stopping by and reading this. Have a wonderful day.
Marge ♡

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Animal Antics

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

Thank you for joining us for the Anything But A Card Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is

Animal Antics   

We are showcasing Hello Bluebird 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! 

Good Luck to everyone! The Design Team is looking forward to seeing your crafty makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!

Here are my cards for the challenge inspiration. I used Quiet Christmas Set from Hello Bluebird. 

Card No.1

I started  by stamping Quiet Christmas Set on 80lb Neenah White paper using Memento Black Ink, then I colored the images using my Copic Markers.

It was midnight when I was making this , I couldn't use my Scan N Cut because everybody was sleeping and I didn't want to delay my works to another day. I wish I could have bought the Coordinating Dies set, but it had been always out of stock,  reflecting the huge popularity of this set. So fussy cutting was the best I could do, lols. 

For the background, I used one of my Mod Trees panels I had made for SSS October 2018 Release Blog Hop. I ink blended a piece of Bristol paper with Distress inks , Lucky Clover and Cracked Pistachio, splatteted water, and then stamped Mod Trees with similar colors of dye inks. I then splattered white acrylic ink to express snow.

I cut two pieces of side panel using Gingham 6×6, and Stitched Borders 1 die set. Bottom hill was made using Wavy Scallop Stitches Dies and white card stock.

Then I used foam tapes , Glue Dots and glue to assemble a christmas scene. I stamped a sentiment from Winter Scene set using Versafine Onyx Black, then cut it into a fishtail tag using Stitched Banners Dies. Finished off the card by adding Sparkling Clear Snowflakes.

Card No. 2

Since I adored the lovely images from Quiet Christmas Set so much , I couldn't stop stamping and coloring them, ending up with this second card! Used 80lb Neenah White, Memento Black Ink, Copic Markers and White pen.

I trimmed the panel with Wonky Rectangles Dies and added sentiment from Christmas Wishes set, which was heat embossed in white on Schoolhouse Red card stock. I added Silver Glitter Mat behind the sentiment piece. Finally I foam mounted the panel onto Fog Gray Card Base.

So now it’s YOUR turn. 
 Happy Crafting

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



There are fabulous Giveaways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog, if you haven't subscribed by email you may want to so you don't miss out.

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

New creations only, please don’t link projects published before the start of the challenge, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw.

Thank you so much for your stopping by and reading this. Have a wonderful day.
Marge ♡

Simon Says Stamp - Fun And Festive Release Blog Hop Day 2

Hi, there and welcome to my blog. 
I hope you've come here from Lisa Addesa's blog, or you can start your hop from Simon Says Stamp Blog . 

I'm so honored to be participating in the second day of Simon Says Stamp Fun and Festive Release Blog Hop. 

You can see the whole release at Simon Says Stamp Store.

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Here's the first one that showcases Winter Scene Stamp set. 

The little images of Winter Scene Stamp set were stamped on 80lb Neenah White paper and colored with Copic Markers. I used my SCAN N CUT machine to cut the images, but Winter Scene Coordinating Dies are also available at the store.

Then I stamped large rectangle background scene  on a piece of Bristol paper in light greay ink. I used blue dye inks to express winter sky and warm gray copic markers to color the hills. I added white ink pen dots to express snow, then I matted the piece onto Silver Glitter Card Stock.

Next, I made a white panel using Wonky Rectangles Dies from 110 Neenah White paper, stamped sentiments from Winter Scene Stamp set on the bottom. After I foam mounted background piece on the white panel, I adhered small images here and there to create a scene. Card base was made of Schoolhouse Red Card Stock.

As a final touch, I added a snowflake piece from Center Cut Holiday Stamp, and Sparkling Clear Snowflakes.

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My second card features Big Picture Book Bear Dies and Kadyn Snowflake Die.

I cut Big Picture Book Bear Dies from Ivory Card Stock, and used copic markers to color the diecuts (E59-E57-E55-E53, E51-E50, R20-R30) . I also diecut a Santa's hat from different dies set, colored it with copic markers (E29-R39-R46-R27-R14, W5-W3-W1-W00).

Next, I created a background panel using Blue Dye Inks, Bristol paper, and white acrylic ink, which was then trimmed with Wonky Rectangles Dies.  "Believe" was cut out of the panel and inlaid with dimension by stacking up a couple of more diecuts. Kadyn Snowflakes were cut from  110 Neenah White  and adhered over the panel . Small sentiment from  Winter Scene Stamp  set was heat embosed in white using Bright White Super Fine embossing powder.

 I foam mounted Big Bear onto the panel and adhered the panel on an Ivory card base, and then I finished off the card by adding Sparkling Clear Snowflakes.

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Lastly, I would love to share a couple of cards featuring Mod Trees Background Stamp which is one of my favorite of the this release :)

The whole process is very simple so you can quickly finish a card or two using the stamp set.  I had created several panels before, by ink-blending of A2 sized pieces of Bristol paper, splattering water, and stampinh Mod Trees Background with similar colors of dye inks using my stamping platform.

I picked three for today's cards and set aside two for future use. Here I'm sharing specific product names and ink colors for each card below the pictures.

Background blending ( MFT cube dye inks -Coral Crush, Peach Bellini, In The Buff), Stamping Mod Tree ( Versamark Embossing Ink,  Pearl Nuvo Glitter Embossing powder --> heat embossed), Stamp (Mod Trees Background, Stained Glass Greetings), Dies ( Wonky Rectangles Dies , Rejoice), Paper ( Schoolhouse Red Card Stock, 110 Neenah White, Gold Glitter 6×6, Thick Vellum), Sequins ( Metallic Gold Sequins 6mm & 4mm)

Background ( Fog Card Stock ), Mod Trees patterns were heat embossed using White embossing powder, Dies (Wonky Rectangles Dies , Stained Glass Greetings Coordinating Dies), Stamp ( Mod Trees Background, Stained Glass Greetings), Paper ( Schoolhouse Red Card Stock, 110 Neenah White), Sequins (  Metallic Gold Sequins 6mm & 4mm, Ivory Jewels)

Background (Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade), Mod Tree ( SSS Orange Slush, Altenew Fresh Lemon), Embossing (Wow Gold Rich Pale , Wow Bright White Super Fine), Stamp (Mod Trees Background, Stained Glass Greetings), Dies (Wonky Rectangles Dies , Stained Glass Greetings Coordinating Dies), Paper (Schoolhouse Red Card Stock, 110 Neenah White), Metallic Gold Jewel

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That's it from me for today.
Thanks for your patience to read this long post.

Now, your next stop to hop along is super talented Lea's blog. Here's also the full list of Day2 Blog Hop. Please be sure to visit all to get lots of new inspiration from the desginers.

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Debby Hughes

Yana Smakula

Yoonsun Hur

Amy Rysavy

Heather Ruwe

Lisa Addesa

Marge Yoon <-- You are here

Lea Lawson

Kristina Pokazanieva

Cheiron Brandon

Mindy Baxter

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

< Giveaway + Sale Info > 

• Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. They’ll choose  winners over the weekend and post on Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.
• Use the code FEST587 for a free festive Stickles with any purchase. The code will expire on Sunday 10/14 at 11:59 PM E.S.T.

Get more inspiration
Share your creations with us at the SSS Fun and Festive Gallery!☆

There are fabulous Giveaways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog, if you haven't subscribed by email you may want to so you don't miss out.

Thanks so much.
Have a wonderful day!

Marge♡

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - 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 to a lucky winner.

Here are my creations for ,the challenge inspiration. I used Lip Balm Window & Frame, Lip Balm Shaker Pouches, and Tall Tag Duo Dies. 

For upcoming christmas season, I wanted to make some fun gift tags and then I came up with the idea of using Lip Balm Shaker Pouches.

First, I diecut Tall Tag Duo Dies out of  Knity Witty 6×6 paper pack, then I cut out window from each tag using  Lip Balm Window & Frame with negative diecut piece adhered on another tag made of white card stock for shaker background.

Next, I inserted Lip Balm Shaker Pouch through the diecut, put a mini lip balm, filled empty space with jewels ( Raspberry for one, Metallic Gold for the other), then I adhered background tag to seal the pouch.  For one of the window frames, I used Silver Glitter Card Stock .

To embellish the tags, I adhered pieces of Right Meow, Cuddly Cats, and Christmas Icons.

So now it’s YOUR turn. 
 Happy Crafting

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



There are fabulous Giveaways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog, if you haven't subscribed by email you may want to so you don't miss out.

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

New creations only, please don’t link projects published before the start of the challenge, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw.

Thank you so much for your stopping by and reading this. Have a wonderful day.
Marge ♡