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

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

This week we are challenging you to make something with love in mind:

ROMANCE/WEDDING/ANNIVERSARY

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

Wanda has created a 50^th wedding anniversary card using the Tim Holtz/Sizzix 3d embossing folder Elegant; Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Die Sets Boutique, World Travel, and Matchbox; Distress Mica Sprays and Inks; Distress Watercolor Paper; Simon Says Stamp Luxe Glitter Classic Cardstock Gold; and This Calls For Confetti Glazed Cherry Sequin Confetti. 

Andrea made a tag using Tim Holtz’s Backdrops, Vol. 4 paper and AALL & Create’s Heartnook die set. She also added some texture with Tim Holtz’s Floral Linen Tape.

Anna-Karin made a card with faceted hearts. The hearts were die cut with Tim Holtz Vault Rosettes set, from paper colored with Paper Artsy Infusions Colored Stains. The background was dry embossed in Simon Says Stamp Spun Glass embossing folder.

Barbara created a rainbow tag using the Tim Holtz Arch Brush stencil in the background along with Ranger Distress Ink Pads, Texture Paste Transulcent and Distress Rock Candy Crystal Clear Glitter. In the center the couple with the heart balloon is cut with the Sizzix The Park Thinlits Dies and the sentiment is from Stampers Anonymous from the Love Notes set.

Cheiron created an anniversary card using the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Abstract Florals stamps and embossed them with Ranger Gold Embossing powder. She cut them out with the Simon Says Stamp coordinating wafer dies. She added them to a background panel cut with the Detail Mandala Plate and added a splatter of Gilded Foundry Wax.

Emma felt the love in the air with this challenge theme and she created a mini Etcetera Tag. She used Sizzix dies from Tim Holtz including the Vault Funky Floral Wreath to frame a Tim Holtz idea-ology Photomatic image and the alphabet from the World Travel die set to make up the letters, LOVE before adding a Vintage Clip altered with Foundry Waxes, to complete the piece.

Kath made a trio of “love themed” cards using Tim Holtz/Sizzix True Love Colorize Thinlits, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Layering Stencil Set 59, Forgotten Garden and Love Notes, Simon Says Stamp Forgotten Garden and Love Shadow dies.

Macarena made a Love U tag using two 3D hearts from Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Rosettes dies and Framed Tags die for the base. She added a bunch of dots left from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Layered Dots die.

Maura created an interactive envelope card, using Graphic 45’s Mon Amour papers, Tim Holtz’s Abstract Florals stamps, and Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Mocha and Cheeky inks.

Meihsia was inspired to create a mixed media tag using Stamperia Roseland 8×8 Paper on the background, and decorated it with Tim Holtz Idea-ology PAPER DOLLS MINI and Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps Curiosity.

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!

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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 

We have 3 artists in the Designer Spotlight for the Light & Airy Challenge!

#5 Gerrina – Anna-Karin says: This card is so lovely with the soft background and stamped grasses, making you think of a calm day on a beach at the sea.

#Dana M – Macarena says: What a pinky beauty. I love the softness of the background and the different shapes of clouds. It seems like it’s soft even in touch. Love the flying gnome, too. Great card, Dana.

#49 Melanie – Zoey says: I love this soft color palette. Such a wonderful card design . I am always looking out for Sympathy cards, and this is such delicate and warm card to receive. Love the background and the black layered cardstock. Absolutely well done!

Congratulations!

Please copy this spotlight badge, display it on the sidebar of your blog and if you could please link it to Simon Says Stamp!

We now have this lovely badge for you to add to your sidebar if you are this weeks, or a previous, winner please feel free to add this to your sidebar and please link it to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

So who is the lucky winner of the $25 voucher? Please note, all of our winners are chosen at random so everyone has an equal chance of winning. Good Luck to all!

Here is your random winner:

Congratulations Tina z. Treebug! Below you can see Tina’s pretty card:

Congratulations! Please email us so we can explain how you can claim your prize, the address is on the sidebar.

Be sure to include your full name in the email so we can issue a Gift Certificate 

Thanks to everyone who joined in with the challenge and we hope you will all join in our current challenge too!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin and the DT