{"id":7210,"date":"2016-11-07T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=7210"},"modified":"2016-11-07T12:18:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T17:18:39","slug":"simon-says-shine-bright-like-a-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=7210","title":{"rendered":"Simon Says: Shine Bright Like A Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi all and welcome to another week on the\u00a0Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

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

This week the challenge is<\/p>\n

Shine Bright Like A Diamond<\/span><\/h1>\n

We would like to see some sparkle and bling on your projects this week!<\/p>\n

As it is the first Monday of the month we will be showcasing a company\/designer and this week we are all using products designed by the super talented Tim Holtz<\/a>! I am sure you will all have at least one of his products, so it’s time to get your ‘Tim’ supplies out and get crafty!<\/p>\n

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous\u00a0Simon Says Stamp Store<\/a><\/p>\n

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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<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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This week we are welcoming the fabulous Anita Houston<\/a>\u00a0aka The Artful Maven Haven\u00a0<\/a>into the Designer Spotlight. If you haven’t visited Anita’s blog before then you are in for a real treat!<\/p>\n

Anita<\/a>\u00a0made a fabulous card and matching gift tag using Retro Ornaments<\/a>\u00a0and Courtyard Frameworks Dies<\/a> and lots of Stickles<\/a> for extra sparkle. I love the Harlequin Texture Fades<\/a> ‘diamond’ background too don’t you!<\/p>\n

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Andrea<\/a> made some bright shiny Christmas tree treat boxes and luminaries using Tim Holtz’s Petal Drop die<\/a>, his Bubble Stencil<\/a> and his Small Talk Occasion stickers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Anna-Karin<\/a> loves to create sparkly snow and made a winter scene in a Tim Holtz Vignette Box House<\/a>. You’ll also find a stamp from Scribble Woodland<\/a> in the background, and lots of snow.<\/p>\n

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Barbara<\/a> this week has altered the new transparent and glossy Tim Holtz Idea-ology OH DEER Clipboard<\/a>! She used a lots of bright products: \u00a0Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Dry Glitter ROCK CANDY <\/a>, \u00a0Tim Holtz Idea-ology GILDED CHRISTMASTIME Remnant Rubs <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and Tim Holtz Idea-ology DECO SHEETS<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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Cathie<\/a>\u00a0created a card using Tim Holtz Detailed Butterflies<\/a> and Distress Stickles Rock Candy Glitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cheiron <\/a>created a card with a glittery dome using the Tim Holtz Snowglobe<\/a> die, Rock Candy Dry Distress Glitter <\/a>and Distress Paints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Emma<\/a>‘s chalkboard style Christmas card is full of sparkle and shine and uses various Tim Holtz products including Perfect Pearls<\/a>, Metallic Kraft Core Card<\/a> and Vintage Platinum Glitter Dust<\/a> to create a shimmery wonderland!<\/p>\n

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Kath<\/a>\u00a0decorated a Vignette Box<\/a> with Tumbled Glass Distress Paint<\/a>, Holiday Drawings<\/a>\u00a0Stamp Set\u00a0and lots of Idea-ology <\/a>Christmas\u00a0goodies to create a Winter Wonderland Scene<\/p>\n

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Lols <\/a>used a Mini Crazy Cats And Dogs Set <\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0Festive Scribbles Die Set<\/a>\u00a0 to make a super sparkly Christmas Card\u00a0
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Macarena\u00a0<\/a>made a Christmas card\u00a0with Dashing Deer<\/a> and Woodlands both by Tim Holtz giving the shining effect with Embossing Powders and Opal Magic Paint.<\/p>\n

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Maura<\/a> was thinking of the bright diamonds in the falling snow inside Tim Holtz’s Snowglobe die<\/a>\u00a0using the shiny Clear Rock Candy Glitter <\/a>and Vintage Platinum Distress Glitter Dust<\/a>\u00a0to bring out the winter sparkle.<\/p>\n

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Meihsia <\/a>created a Christmas tag using Clearsnap Colorbox Clear Embossing Powder<\/a>\u00a0for the Christmas tree<\/a> and\u00a0Tim Holtz Gilded Holiday Remnant Rubs<\/a>\u00a0on the\u00a0background.<\/p>\n

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Sandra<\/a> couldn’t resist the shine part of this challenge, so she used lots of it with the Perfect Pearls<\/a> as a mist and as\u00a0focal point of her card she used Tim Holtz Layered\u00a0Dragonfly<\/a>.
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Zoey<\/a>\u00a0altered a piace of cardboard to create this Star that then decorated using Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap paper<\/a> and Distress Crayon<\/a><\/p>\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

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Do you use Instagram ? \u00a0If so please add\u00a0\u00a0#sssmchallenge<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>so we can see your entries there too!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

There are fabulous Give Aways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the\u00a0Simon Says Stamp Blog<\/a>\u00a0, if you haven’t subscribed by email you may want to so you don’t miss out<\/p>\n

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You have until Monday \u00a08am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in<\/p>\n

We will also be choosing \u00a0a few of our entries to put in the spotlight – a special honor where we talk about why we loved that entry in particular and award a special badge too! For the full rules, read the “challenge rules” posted in the side-bar here on our blog.
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