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

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

This week we are challenging you to:

ADD SOME TEXT

Maybe use text stamps, some newspaper/magazine cuttings etc

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 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!

Please remember to click on the person’s name to see all of the details of how we made these creations and leave these wonderful girls some comment love

Alison – a.k.a. Words and Pictures – always has words involved in her projects, so for this theme she decided to add text in as many layers and elements as she could on these large panels!  That starts with the book page in the background, goes via the Tim Holtz A5 Typewriter Embossing Folder created with Black Kraft Stock card, sanded for a distressed look.  The sunrise/sunset tags are made with Alison’s Printed Tissue from PaperArtsy – focusing on one of the text elements rather than the botanicals – with layers of PaperArtsy Mattints brushed on to create a glowing ombre effect.  Some Idea-ology Quote Chips provide the final added text, with seedheads from the garden for dimension, and some Hinge Clips adding a touch of metal detailing.

Andrea made a Halloween card using Whimsy Stamps’ Potion Bottle Dies and Potion Labels Stamp Set. She added some text to the background using Tim Holtz’s Halloween Sketchbook Stamp Set and those great quirky edges are from AALL & Create’s Numberama Dies.

Anna-Karin made a wintery birthday card this week, using Simon Says Stamp Cool Birthday set from the new Sugar & Spice release. The large word in the sky comes from Simon Says Stamp Love Letter. The background was white embossed with an alphabet stamp from Tim Holtz School Desk.

Barbara created a tag using the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Wicked Hipster CMS439 set for the centerpiece. She added the text using another set by Stampers Anonymous Rest In Peace CMS435. For the background, she used the Tim Holtz Stencil Plus in the mini version (set1) along with Ranger Ink Distress Crayon Ominous Twilight.

Cheiron created a background using the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text stamps. She added texture paste through the Brush Arch stencil and sprayed her panel with Distress Mica Stains. She added the Simon Says Stamp Curled Fern Fronds and finished her card with a sentiment from the CZ Designs Thank You Basics.

Kath created Halloween Tag cards using Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock #8 Tags, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 23 and 49 and sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Spooky Spirits to add text to the background and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Haunted House and Frightful Things Thinlits die-cuts.

Macarena made a layered card using some text from both Tim Holtz Field Notes stamps set and Hero Arts White Collage Backgrounds Part 2 Hero Transfer Rub Ons. For the focal point she used Brutus Monroe Bookworm Creative Cards.

Maura is ready for an adventure in her art journal this week. She added text with Simon Says Stamp’s Friendship Text Backgroudn stamp, Tim Holtz’s Small Talk stickers, and added layers with Tim Holtz Collage Paper Archives and Simple Stories Woodlands paper

Meihsia was inspired to create a birthday card using AALL & Create Woof It Up A7 Clear Stamps on the background, and colored it with Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET C Markers and added the sentiment text with Simon Says Stamps and Dies Birthday Love.

Zoey used Tim Holtz Sizzix Alphanumeric Cutout Lower to add some text in her background, she then added pieces of collage paper and Ranger Ink Dina Wakley Paint mixed with Distress Oxide ink to add color.

So now it’s YOUR turn to get out your inks, paints and all things arty and start creating! We are looking forward to seeing what you make!

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallengeso we can see your entries there too!

There are fabulous give aways 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 Monday  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

We will also be choosing a selection of our entries to put in the spotlight. This is a special honor where we talk about why we loved that entry in particular and award a special badge too! For the full rules please read the challenge rules posted in the side-bar here on our blog.

Please note that all previous challenges and winners posts can be accessed by clicking on the button at the very bottom of this page.

Please read the challenge rules on the sidebar. It has come to our attention that some are entering projects that were posted weeks ago. While they may follow the theme they are not eligible to win the voucher. All creations must be newly published. Thank You 

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

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

This week we are challenging you to:

THINK PINK

As you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so its time to get your girls checked if you haven’t already done so! :-)

As it’s the first Monday of the month we are showcasing a brand/company. This week we are all using some fabulous products from Dylusions. You don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used.

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 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!

Please remember to click on the person’s name to see all of the details of how we made these creations and leave these wonderful girls some comment love

This week we’re welcoming back the lovely Alison Bomber into the Designer Spotlight. If you haven’t visited her blog before then you are in for a real treat!

Alison’s been thinking pink coneflowers, and plenty of them!  Combining her own PaperArtsy EAB49 Coneflowers Edition stamps (flowers and words) with the lovely daisy from Tim Holtz’s French Garden set, she created a garden in a frame for the fabulous Idea-ology Photobooth woman in the centre.  The flowers are tinted with a combination of PaperArtsy Mattints and Dylusions sprays, used as watercolours.

She altered the simple wooden frame with Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic in Snowflake and Ranger Opaque Distress Crackle Paste, grunged up with Pumice Stone Distress Spray Stain and Distress Crayon.  The Tree Rings in the backgrounds sadly seem to have been discontinued, but there are plenty of other fabulous wood-look Sizzix 3D Texture Fades to choose from.  Lots of Idea-ology Snippets Curator labels add a final vintage touch. 

Andrea made a bright scribbly tag using Dylusions Intense Colour Caykes and Sticks. The fairy image is from Kate Crane’s KC016 stamp set and the image in the background is from Tim Holtz’s Deconstructed stamp set.

Anna-Karin made a pink art journal page in her Dylusions Small Creative Journal. She also use Dylusions Stardust Stickles and White Linen Dyamond Dust. The flower stamps are from Simon Says Stamp Happy Day.

Barbara created a tag using the Tim Holtz Sizzix Winston Colorize Thinlits Dies and the Tim Holtz Sizzix Mini Christmas Things Thinlits Die. For the background, she chose the Dylusions Ranger Small Crazy Paving stencil. She added sparkle with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Rock Candy Chunky Special Edition, and to keep with today’s theme, she chose Ranger Distress Mini Oxide Picked Raspberry .

Cheiron created a floral card featuring the from Concord & 9th Primrose Garden Stamps & Dies. She shaded her florals using Dylusions Mini Archival Ink Pads. She added her florals using foam tape to a base that was debossed with the Primrose Garden dies and then added Creamsicle enamel dots and a simple Happy Birthday sentiment.

Emma created a tag with a message, “Hope Is Never Lost’. For her background she used Dylusions Archival Inks through the Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz Roses Layering Stencil before adding the paper doll nestling in the metallic wreath, made using the Funky Wreath and Garden Greens die sets by Sizzix and Tim Holtz.

Kath created a page in her Dylusions Large Art Journal in support of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, using Kitsch Flamingo Distress Paint/Distress Spray Stain, Dylusions Small Write Now Stencil, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Serendipity Collage Paper, Stampers Anonymous Faded Type and Sizzix Bold Text 2 Thinlits.

Macarena loves circles and pink so she combined Simon Says Stamp Circle Quilt die with Ranger Dylusions Mini Archival Ink Pads in Peony Blush and Bubblegum Pink. She also fussy cut the leaves from Paper Artsy Kate Crane Mini Cling Stamp kcm013.

Maura headed to her Dylusions 8×8 Art Journal , a favorite, to create a pink themed page using Dylusions Leaf It Out stencil, Simon Says Stamp’s Friendship Text Background stamp, and a Simon Says Stamp Mini Envelope that she tucked in a note in memory.

Meihsia was inspired to create a pink tag using Riley and Company Crafters Against Cancer Clear Stamp and Die Set on the background, and colored it with Ranger Dylusions Rose Quartz Shimmer Spray and Ranger Dylusions Dyamond Fluffier Brush 2 Pack.

So now it’s YOUR turn to get out your inks, paints and all things arty and start creating! We are looking forward to seeing what you make!

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallengeso we can see your entries there too!

There are fabulous give aways 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 Monday  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

We will also be choosing a selection of our entries to put in the spotlight. This is a special honor where we talk about why we loved that entry in particular and award a special badge too! For the full rules please read the challenge rules posted in the side-bar here on our blog.

Please note that all previous challenges and winners posts can be accessed by clicking on the button at the very bottom of this page.

Please read the challenge rules on the sidebar. It has come to our attention that some are entering projects that were posted weeks ago. While they may follow the theme they are not eligible to win the voucher. All creations must be newly published. Thank You