{"id":42211,"date":"2026-06-29T05:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=42211"},"modified":"2026-07-04T05:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:03:15","slug":"beach-challenge-winner-and-designer-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=42211","title":{"rendered":"Beach Challenge Winner and Designer Spotlights"},"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 Beach Challenge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ5kqJBvXD4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#4 Lynn Stevens<\/a> &#8211; Anna-Karin says: Lynn&#8217;s card is fantastic! I love the three hippos and the water looks amazing with the hippos&#8217; reflections. Just the perfect amount of greenery and a great sentiment too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"464\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/lynn-stevens.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/lynn-stevens.png 464w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/lynn-stevens-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaI-cK3MnHp\/?igsh=MWoxNnRvcWd0ZmZv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#59 Rebecca<\/a> &#8211; Anna-Karin says: This is such a stunning card! I love the background with the different circles of light and the bubbles. The little fish is so fun and the sentiment is perfect. Great wavy background too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaI-cK3MnHp\/?igsh=MWoxNnRvcWd0ZmZv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"473\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/rebecca.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/rebecca.png 473w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/rebecca-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/njstampingqueen.blogspot.com\/2026\/06\/tropical-themed-card.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/njstampingqueen.blogspot.com\/2026\/06\/tropical-themed-card.html\" target=\"_blank\">#33 Marie Flayer <\/a>&#8211; Cheiron says &#8211; I love this fun scene by Marie. Makes me wish I was there! Such a great idea to use an ocean background paper for a perfect paradise :) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/DSC_0015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/DSC_0015.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/DSC_0015-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/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 is your random number: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"174\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/winner-3June.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42665\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/tinypaperblossom.blogspot.com\/2026\/06\/beach-day-under-whimsical-skies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Janet Katz<\/a>! Below you can see Janet&#8217;s stunning beach-themed card:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinypaperblossom.blogspot.com\/2026\/06\/beach-day-under-whimsical-skies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/Beach-Day-card2-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/Beach-Day-card2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/Beach-Day-card2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/Beach-Day-card2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/Beach-Day-card2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/Beach-Day-card2.jpg 1080w\" 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>Happy crafting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna-Karin and the DT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have 3 artists in the Designer Spotlight for the Beach Challenge! #4 Lynn Stevens &#8211; Anna-Karin says: Lynn&#8217;s card [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":42664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[41,47,48],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42211"}],"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\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42211"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42667,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42211\/revisions\/42667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}