{"id":7933,"date":"2017-01-02T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=7933"},"modified":"2017-07-13T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T14:00:19","slug":"simon-says-start-afresh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=7933","title":{"rendered":"Simon Says: Start Afresh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We hope you all had a wonderful time over the Christmas holidays and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best for 2017!!<\/p>\n

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

START AFRESH<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

We would like you to use something fresh out of the packaging, i.e. something never used before.<\/p>\n

We are showcasing the fabulous Carabelle Studio Products<\/a> this week. If you have them we would love to see them used, but you don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge<\/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<\/b><\/p>\n

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This month in the Designer Spotlight we are so pleased to welcome the lovely and super talented Autumn Clark <\/a>aka SewPaperPaint\u00a0<\/a>. if you haven’t visited Autumn’s blog<\/a> before then you are in for a real treat!<\/p>\n

Autumn<\/a> created an inspirational boho wall hanging from an upcycled plastic container using the Trame Tissue et Chiffres Stencil<\/a> paired with Tim Holtz Paper Snowflakes dies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Andrea<\/a> couldn’t wait to dig into the the freshly-released Altenew Reflections Scrapbook Kit<\/a>, which she used to decorate her clipboard.\u00a0 She also used some stamps from Carabelle Studio: Frise Nuage Edge<\/a> and Stitched Mixed Media Background<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Anna-Karin<\/a> made a tag to start the new year. She used Carabelle Studio’s Herbier 2<\/a>, Nature Sauvage<\/a>, and Every Bird<\/a> stamp sets to make the tag, as well as the Simon Says Stamp Inspire<\/a> die.<\/p>\n

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Barbara <\/a>has decided to collect in this little box her favourite Christmas recipes ! This delightful Carabelle stamp “EN CUISINE 3 BOCAUX”<\/a> \u00a0is perfect for this project and Simon Says Cling Stamp GINGHAM BACKGROUND\u00a0<\/a> gives to the work a rustic \u00a0mood!<\/p>\n

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Cathie<\/a>\u00a0used portions of the large Dutch Tulips<\/a> stamp by Carabelle Studio. She used a technique to mask off parts of the image to create her card and used Simon Says Stamp inks<\/a> in her background.<\/p>\n

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Emma<\/a>\u00a0is looking forward to 2017 and combined the Toujours Avec Des Ronds Edge Stencil<\/a> with Tim Holtz’s Evolution Stamp<\/a>\u00a0and the Alphanumeric Thinlits Dies<\/a> to create a card welcoming the new year!<\/p>\n

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Kath<\/a>\u00a0couldn’t start the new year without creating a 2017 notebook\/planner decorated with Carabelle Studio Mixed Media Strips Art Stamp<\/a> and used her “fresh out of the packaging” Angel Heart Die<\/a> from Simon Says Stamp Hey Love Release<\/p>\n

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Lols<\/a> made a birthday card for a special friend using a\u00a0Le Roses De La Vie Stamp Set<\/a>\u00a0and a Textures 2 Die Set<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Macarena<\/a>\u00a0used her imagination making Art Journal pages using Frises Delirantes Par Azoline Stamp<\/a> by Carabelle Studio for her borders and Paper Artsy Infusions<\/a> and Distress Ink Pads<\/a> to give the colors to the background and the Layered Butterfly <\/a>by Sizzix.<\/p>\n

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Maura<\/a> started off her new year’s adventure with a bold and bright art journal page using Carabelle’s Mixed Media Strips<\/a> and Strange Nature <\/a>stamps.<\/p>\n

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Meihsia<\/a>\u00a0started her new year with creating a mixed media tag using Carabelle Studio Heart and Pebble Cling Stamp<\/a> and her new Simon Says Stamp Handlettered Greeting Wafer Die<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sandra<\/a> made a card using Carabelle Mixed Media Strips stamps<\/a>\u00a0and 3 different\u00a0Infusions Colored Stain<\/a>, which were all new products for her.
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Zoey<\/a>\u00a0used Carabelle Studio Herbes Folles et Texture by Azoline<\/a>\u00a0and distress crayons<\/a> to decor this welcoming ATC<\/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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Follow\u00a0Simon Says Stamp on Instagram<\/a><\/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 3 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.<\/p>\n\r\n