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Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for joining us for the Sparkle Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week we are challenging you to include a:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SANTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it\u2019s the first Monday of the month we are showcasing a brand\/company. This week we are all using some fabulous products from Tim Holtz<\/a>! You don\u2019t have to use them to join in with the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp<\/a> are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! <\/a>All you have to do is take out your crafty supplies, make something following this week\u2019s 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! The Design Team is looking forward to seeing your crafty makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This week we are welcoming the lovely Susan Babcock aka Susanbcards <\/a>into the Designer Spotlight. If you haven’t visited her blog before then you are in for a real treat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan<\/a> made a home decor piece for her buffet using the Tim Holtz\/Sizzix Woodland Santa<\/a> and Festive Bouquet<\/a> dies colored with Distress Sprays<\/a>. The center of the piece is stamped with Tim Holtz\/Stampers Anonymous Winter Watercolor<\/a> stamps and Distress inks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrea<\/a> stealthily stuck a subtle Santa image into her elf’s wrapping paper! The elf was made using Tim Holtz’s Toil and Trouble<\/a> die set and the presents and sentiment are from his Seasonal Scribbles<\/a> stamp set. And that star? It’s a cookie shape from Tim’s Retro Oven<\/a> die set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anna-Karin<\/a> made Christmas tag using Tim Holtz Christmas Classics stamp set<\/a>. The stars and sentiment were die cut from Metallic Kraft stock paper <\/a>using the Tim Holtz Sizzix Christmas Vault Series 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barbara<\/a> created two projects using her favorite Santas by Tim Holtz: Sizzix Woodland Santa Thinlits Dies<\/a> – Stampers Anonymous Jolly Santa Stamp Set<\/a>. For her backgrounds she used Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Lumberjack Set<\/a> and Shifter Multi Stripes stencil<\/a> together with Ranger Ink Distress Spray Festive Berries<\/a>, Distress Mica Stain Holiday Set 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cheiron<\/a> created a card using the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Jolly Santa<\/a> set. She sprayed her background with Tattered Rose<\/a> Distress Spray Stain and then stamped the images in Distress Oxides. She added splatter and a sentiment with an Idea-ology Christmas Label Sticker.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emma<\/a> was inspired by Santa’s grotto and she created a Vignette Shrine<\/a> using many of the amazing new idea-ology products from Tim Holtz. She placed the gorgeous vintage Santa from the Christmas Layers<\/a> set inside the shrine which was covered with Collage Tiles<\/a> and Christmas Backdrops<\/a> before surrounding him with Red and White Confections<\/a>, tiny presents and Woodland Trees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kath<\/a> made Place Setting ornaments for her Christmas Day Dinner guests using Tim Holtz adorable Dash Away All die, a Cyber Monday surprise gift from Tim and Simon Says Stamp, Tim Holtz\/Sizzix Paper Village<\/a> and Village<\/a> Thinlits, trees from Idea-ology Woodland Tree Lot<\/a> and Bauble Findings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Macarena<\/a> altered a cardboard box transforming it into a Christmas gift box which she decorated with last year Tim Holtz Sizzix Jolly St. Nicks<\/a> Colorize and Tree Line<\/a> dies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maura<\/a> has been busy making holiday cards, and is sharing some of her Santa cards she made. She used the Tim Holtz Stamptember 2021 and Cozy Christmas <\/a>sets, Tim’s Black Soot Archival ink<\/a>, distress oxide inks like Villainous Potion<\/a>, and Simon Says Stamp Matte Gold Mirror paper.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meihsia<\/a> was inspired to create a mixed media Christmas tag Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps Jolly Santa<\/a> and decorated it with Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Wood Slices<\/a>, Festive Adornments<\/a> and Christmas Remnant Rubs Tiny Text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sandra<\/a> was inspired by the tiny Santa from the Holiday Postmarks stamp set<\/a>, and used Distress Oxide Spray Speckled Egg<\/a> and Hickory Smoke<\/a> for the background. Along with the Snowflake stencil<\/a> and Texture Paste<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zoey <\/a>used a whole bunch of Tim Holtz Ideaology Items to decorate this tag! She used Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMAS Mini Flair<\/a> , Tim Holtz Idea-ology BASEBOARDS CHRISTMAS<\/a> and Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMAS Layers<\/a>. She also used Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps LEDGER SCRIPT<\/a> and Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps FADED TYPE<\/a> to add texture to the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge<\/a>so we can see your entries there too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are fabulous give aways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog,<\/a> if you haven’t subscribed by email you may want to so you don’t miss out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You have until Monday  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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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 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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You are invited to the Inlinkz<\/strong> link party!<\/p>\nClick here to enter<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n