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

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

As this month we are celebrating DieCember® we would like you to:

Use Dies

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

Anita made a large tag featuring the Tim Holtz Sizzix ‘Perspective Moth’ thinlits die with Simon Says Stamp ‘Medium Dots’ stencil, and an acrylics-filled background using The Crafter’s Workshop ‘Collage Elements’ 6×6 stencil and Tim Holtz ‘Newsprint and Type’ cling rubber stamp.

Andrea made this faux-Rolodex type of card using AALL & Create’s Galactic Edges die set and their Heartnook die set. She also did some stamping with Elizabeth Craft Designs’ Measurements stamp set. The sentiment is from Dina Wakley’s Typed Media Ledgers, Set 1.

Anna-Karin made a winter/Christmas card this week. The two cute snowmen were die cut with Simon Says Stamp Arthur the Snowman and Oliver the Snowman. The background as made with the Simon Says Stamp EZ Strips Rectangles die in combination with Rock Candy Glitter.

Barbara got into the Christmas spirit and created two tags using different die cuts: Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Winter Wishes Thinlits Dies and Simon Says Stamp Home For Christmas Wafer Dies. She used various stamp sets to complete the tags, including Home For Christmas by Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous. To color she chose Ranger Distress Ink Pads in traditional Christmas colors.

Emma created a background on her Etcetera Tag project using the snowflake die from the Sizzix Vault Winter Wishes Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz. She added more die cuts using the Vault Festive Wreath to cut and create dimension to the floral arrangement on the left of the tag before completing her make with a Paper Doll wrapped up in his scarf made with idea-ology Mummy Cloth Trimming.

Kath created a winter card using Simon Says Stamp Postage Collage Cover and Festive Snowman dies from the DieCember release and Willow Snowflake die to create a sparkling centrepiece. She stamped the snowflake from Home For The Holidays and sentiment from the Winter Wonderland stamp sets.

Macarena prepared a set of tags to be attached to the Chritmas gifts. She used the sweet Tim Holtz Sizzix DieCember Be of Good Cheer dies. She cut out small frames with Tim Holtz Sizzix Vintage Labels dies and added some greenery with Penny Black Ascending die.

Maura was thinking of all the snowbirds who head south around this time of the year. She made a tag using Simon Says Stamp’s Standing Whirl Bird die, added marks with Paper Artsy Kate Crane KC005 stamps on top of a painted background using Dina Wakley acrylic paints like Lime and Peacock.

Meihsia was inspired to create a mixed media tag using Tim Holtz idea-ology 2024 Christmas Backdrops on the background, and decorated it with Tim Holtz Sizzix DieCember Be of Good Cheer and Tim Holtz idea-ology 2024 Christmas Layers and Paper Dolls.

Zoey used Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Festive Wreath Thinlits to decor her tag. She also used Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paste Translucent and a bunch of distress ink spray. For her sentiment she used Tim’s Stickers and to add some more shine, she used Distress Mica Stain.

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:

Make It Sparkle

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 Paper Artsy. 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 Anita Rao into the Designer Spotlight. If you haven’t visited her blog before then you are in for a real treat!

Anita made a two-page art journal spread featuring Paper Artsy Tracy Scott Mini Cling Stamps, with a background using a Tim Holtz Mini Stencil (from Set 28) and Tim Holtz ‘Newsprint and Type’ Cling Rubber Stamp. She added touches of sparkle using Altenew Crystal Clear Gem Sparkles.

Andrea made a sparkly-shiny star-themed tag using Paper Artsy’s Kate Crane KC006 stamp set. She also used Paper Artsy’s Violet Storms Infusions in the background. The tag is one of Dina Wakley’s 3″ Square Tags and the stars are cut from Tim Holtz’s Vault Wicked die set. Stamperia’s Sparkling Gold Embossing Powder added an extra bit of shine.

Anna-Karin made a sparkly and colorful tag. She used various colors of Paper Artsy Infusions Color Stains for the background. The snowflake was die cut with Tim Holtz Vault Winter Wishes and the stripes were die cut with the new Simon Says Stamp EZ Strips Rectangles die.

Barbara created tags using Paper Artsy Mini 122 Cling Stamp and Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Sparkle Fade stencil in the backgrounds. The cute snowmen are from the Stampers Anonymous set Mr. Frostie, and the flowers are cut with two Sizzix dies, Seasonal Sketch and Holiday Classic. She used Ranger Ink Distress Mica Stain in various colors to make her tags sparkle.

Emma created a sparkly Stampers Anonymous Etcetera Panel for Christmas which is covered in Mica Flakes. She used PaperArtsy Jofy Tissue, combined with Tim Holtz products including the Stamperss Anonymous Mr Frostie stamps and SSS die set bundle, who is sitting proudly in the centre of the Sizzix Vault Festive Wreath by Tim, holding his shine gold star, which is die cut using a die in the Christmas Vault Set 2020.

Kath created a snowy winter night scene using PaperArtsy In The Navy Infusions on the background of her card, stamped the cottage and sentiment from Simon Says Home For The Holidays and used the PaperArtsy JOFY PS438 stencil with Distress Grit Paste Opaque and Simon Says Stamp Detail Sparkle Embossing Powder to add texture and sparkle.

Macarena went totally colorful and used Paper Artsy Hot Picks Printed Tissue pt01 for the background and Paper Artsy Seth Apter Printed Tissue pt06 with the butterfly. She glued everything with Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte and added Tim Holtz Distress Mica Flakes.

Maura Created a Christmas card with Paper Artsy’s Jofy S24 STAMPtember release, Paper Artsy Kate Crean KC005 mark making stamps, Simon Says Stamp White Slimline card, Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated ink Trio 30, and added some sparkle with Ranger Rhubarb Stickles.

Meihsia was inspired to create a mixed media tag using Paper Artsy Lynne Perrella Cling Stamps on the background, and decorated it with sparkle Simon Says Stamp Sequins Hearts and Confetti and shiny Tim Holtz idea-ology METALLIC Sticker Book.

Zoey used Candleshop and Vault Festive Wreath to decorate her tag. She also used Paper Artsy green man Infusions Colored Stain and Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Heavy Cream Chalk Acrylic Paint to add colors to her tag. Tim Holtz idea-ology 2024 Christmas Sticker Book was just perfect to add the final touch.

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