{"id":34765,"date":"2024-03-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=34765"},"modified":"2024-03-12T12:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:23:34","slug":"34765","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=34765","title":{"rendered":"Simon Says: A Bit O’ Green"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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 Bright and Cheerful 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 make something with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Bit O’ Green <\/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! <\/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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Ann<\/a> made this card using Tim Holtz Tailored Thinlits Dies<\/a>,  Lucky Love 3D Impresslits Cut and Emboss Folder<\/a>, Seal Dies and Switchlits Embossing Folder<\/a>, Distress Spray Stain<\/a>, and she used a Typewriter 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder<\/a> for the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrea<\/a> made a round-edged card using Avery Elle’s Pierced Rounded Frames <\/a>die set. She used Tim Holtz’s Noble Gent<\/a> stamp set and Backdrops (Volume 4)<\/a> paper as well as paper from Dina Wakley’s Collage Sparks, Collection 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anna-Karin<\/a> made a tag with quite a bit of green this week, celebrating one of the very first spring flowers. The background was white embossed with Tim Holtz Tiny Prints background <\/a>and inked with green shades of Distress Ink. The flowers were stamped with Simon Says Stamp Blooming Meadow<\/a> and colored with Prismacolor pencils<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barbara<\/a> created a card dedicated to St Patrick’s Day using the new Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamp set Mr. Rabbit<\/a>. She adds a cloverleaf cut with the Sizzix Lucky Love 3D Impresslits Cut and Emboss<\/a> and a sentiment, cut with the Sizzix Alphanumeric Tiny Type Upper Thinlits Set<\/a>. She used various greens by Ranger Ink: Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness and Bundled Sage Distress Ink Pad.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cheiron<\/a> created a clean and simple card using the Lucky Love<\/a> dies. She cut out the clover and colored it with Distress Mica Stains in Wicked Elixir<\/a> and Bubbling Cauldron<\/a>. She cut her card panel from Distress Watercolor Cardstock<\/a> and cut out the sentiment from the Bold Text 2<\/a> and backed it with Metallic Kraftstock<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emma<\/a> created a home decor Etcetera panel<\/a> in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. She used Tim Holtz’s The Count die by Sizzix<\/a>, who is all dressed up in his fancy dress costume and framed him in an Etcetera Facade<\/a>, surrounded by Bouquet Findings<\/a> and die cut foliage, cut using the Funky florals 3 die<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kath<\/a> used lots of her favourite products to create a Bit O’ Green card – Tim Holtz\/Stampers Anonymous Mr Rabbit<\/a>, Bundled Sage<\/a>, Rustic Wilderness<\/a> and Saltwater Taffy<\/a> Distress Oxide inks, Distress Watercolor Pencils<\/a>, Bakers Twine<\/a> and Sweet Strawberry Heart Sprinkles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lols<\/a> made a card using the wonderful Tim Holtz’s Gladys<\/a> as the main focus. For the background she spritzed with Tumbled Glass <\/a>and Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Inks<\/a> before adding Schoolhouse<\/a> and Halftone Layering Stencil<\/a> designs. She added some Funky Florals<\/a> a Simon Says Stamp Winsome Branch<\/a> and finished with a few Pinkfresh Studio Ice Drops<\/a> and a Tim Holtz Sentiment Sticker<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Macarena<\/a> put a shiny, embossed green scarab from Tim Holtz Specimen stamps<\/a> on the Framed Tags<\/a> base which she colored with Distress Oxide Inks<\/a> and made a composition using Idea-ology Gauge Dials<\/a> and Vintage Labels die<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maura<\/a> had to really challenge herself to add just a bit of green. She created a mixed media page in her art journal using Tim Holtz’s Funky Insect die<\/a>s, Paper Artsy Tracy Scott TS085 stamp set, <\/a> Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Honey ink, <\/a> and just a touch of green with Tim Holtz Rustic Wilderness Watercolor Pencil.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meihsia<\/a> was inspired to create a mixed media tag using Simon Says Stamps and Dies Easter Critters<\/a> on the background, colored the tag with Zig Clean Color 30 COLOR SET A Real Brush<\/a> and added sentiments using Tim Holtz Idea-ology CLIPPINGS Sticker Book<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zoey<\/a> used Tim Holtz Layering Stencil Bubble <\/a>and Lace<\/a> to decorate her background. She then Used Twister Citron<\/a> to add color. She also used Scorched Timber<\/a> and Gathered Twigs<\/a> to add some dark contrast. For her sentiment she used the alphabet in the Vault Hippity Hop<\/a>.<\/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

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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