{"id":39580,"date":"2025-08-04T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=39580"},"modified":"2025-08-07T03:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T07:51:17","slug":"blues-challenge-winner-and-designer-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=39580","title":{"rendered":"Blues Challenge Winner and Designer Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/07\/designer-spotlight.png\" alt=\"designer-spotlight\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have 3 artists in the Designer Spotlight for the Summertime Blues Challenge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/creationsnz.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/the-stamped-image-popped-up-and.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#3 CarolG<\/a>&#8211; Lols loves this fun image and the sentiment is hilarious! The watercolored background and yern are just gorgeous! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creationsnz.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/the-stamped-image-popped-up-and.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Carol-G-600x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Carol-G-600x804.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Carol-G-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Carol-G-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Carol-G-1147x1536.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Carol-G.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/leeartsncrafts.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/a-masculine-card.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/leeartsncrafts.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/a-masculine-card.html\" target=\"_blank\">#40. Leanne S<\/a> &#8211; <em>Andrea says<\/em>: When I read the write-up of this card, I was so impressed!  The creator, Leanne, wrote about how she found a piece of patterned paper that was creased, so she embossed it to cover up the imperfections.  What a great example of valuing something that&#8217;s flawed and still using it beautifully!  Clever and inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leeartsncrafts.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/a-masculine-card.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Leanne-600x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Leanne-600x480.png 600w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Leanne-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Leanne.png 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMsEQU7AnEj\/?igsh=MW1wbnQ4cW80YXdleQ%3D%3D\">#10 cardsandphotosbyjennifer<\/a> Meihsia says, This is such a gorgeous card! Love the beautiful watercolored background. The light house stamping and the sea creature embellishments are fantastic! Great design!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMsEQU7AnEj\/?igsh=MW1wbnQ4cW80YXdleQ%3D%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-9.33.26-PM-600x609.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-9.33.26-PM-600x609.png 600w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-9.33.26-PM-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-03-at-9.33.26-PM.png 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please copy this spotlight badge, display it on the sidebar of your blog and if you could please&nbsp;link it to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simon Says Stamp<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/09\/designer-spotlight-badge.png\" alt=\"designer-spotlight-badge\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/\">Simon Says Stamp&nbsp;Monday Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/Monday-Challenge-Winner-01-300x300.png\" alt=\"Monday Challenge Winner-01\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/25voucherSSS-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/25voucherSSS-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/25voucherSSS-1-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are your random numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">32\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Timestamp: 2025-08-07 07:37:32 UTC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMv1OJGTY2F\/?igsh=dGc2Z21sMGhkbWFm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcia Harlamert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMv1OJGTY2F\/?igsh=dGc2Z21sMGhkbWFm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcia&#8217;s gorgeous card<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMv1OJGTY2F\/?igsh=dGc2Z21sMGhkbWFm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Marcia-600x605.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Marcia-600x605.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Marcia-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Marcia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Marcia-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Marcia.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations! Please email us so we can explain how you can claim your prize, the address is on the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Be sure to include your full name in the email so we can issue a Gift Certificate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to everyone who joined in with the challenge and we hope you will all join in our current challenge too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>luv<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lols and the DT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have 3 artists in the Designer Spotlight for the Summertime Blues Challenge! #3 CarolG&#8211; Lols loves this fun image [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":39828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[42,41,43],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39580"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39580"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39830,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39580\/revisions\/39830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}