{"id":8398,"date":"2017-03-06T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=8398"},"modified":"2017-07-13T09:58:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T13:58:29","slug":"simon-says-make-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=8398","title":{"rendered":"Simon Says: Make Your Own background"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Thanks for all of your fabulous entries into the ‘Based On A Book’ Challenge and we hope you will join in this week too!<\/p>\n

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

Make Your Own Background \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

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As it is the first Monday of the month we are showcasing a company\/designer and this week we are thrilled too be using Dyan Reaveley’s range of Dylusions Products\u00a0<\/a><\/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 we have invited the super talented Linda Kunsman <\/a>aka Heartfully Inspired<\/a> into the Designer Spotlight. If you haven’t visited her blog before then you are in for a real treat! Please pop by to say ‘Hi’ and to leave her a nice comment.<\/p>\n

Linda<\/a>\u00a0made a pair of inspirational Artist Trading Cards using Calypso Teal<\/a>, Lemon Zest<\/a> and Dirty Martini<\/a>\u00a0Ink\u00a0Sprays<\/p>\n

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Andrea<\/a> made a courageous girl collage using Dylusions Large Star Stencil<\/a> and two of her favorite Dylusions stamp sets: Birds on a Wire<\/a> and Laugh Til You Leak<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Anna-Karin<\/a> created a background with Dylusions paints and stencils<\/a> in her new Creative Flip Journal<\/a>. The little boats were made with stamps from the Doolally Dorris set<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Barbara<\/a> has created her background \u00a0with various Dylusions Sprays: Pomegranate seed<\/a>, Ground coffee<\/a>, Bubblegum pink <\/a>and Lemon Zest<\/a> and Tim Holtz Stencil Roses<\/a>. Please visit her blog to see other projects created with the same products using different techniques!<\/p>\n

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Cathie<\/a>\u00a0created the background for her card using Dylusions Paints<\/a>\u00a0and the \u00a0Basic Backgrounds<\/a>\u00a0stamp set. The flowers are from the How Does Your Garden Grow<\/a> and Fancy Florals<\/a> Dylusions stamp sets.<\/p>\n

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Emma<\/a>\u00a0used\u00a0White Linen<\/a>\u00a0and Black Marble Dylusions Paint<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0combined them with Tim Holtz Distress Paints\u00a0to create a soft, dreamy background for the\u00a0pages in her\u00a0Small Creative Dylusions Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kath<\/a>\u00a0used Dylusions Paint<\/a>, Sprays<\/a> and Creative Dyary Stick-its<\/a> to decorate a page in her Small Creative Dylusions Journal<\/a> with a little help from Tim Holtz Flower Garden<\/a> and Flutter<\/a> stamps<\/p>\n

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Lols<\/a>\u00a0used Fresh Lime<\/a>, Lemon Zest<\/a> and Black Marble Sprays<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Basic Backgrounds<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0How Does Your Garden Grow<\/a>\u00a0Stamp Sets and a Number Jumble Stencil\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0to create a spring tag.<\/p>\n

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Macarena\u00a0<\/a>made a colorful Art Journal pages using Crushed Grape<\/a>, Bubblegum<\/a>, White Linen<\/a> and Marble Black Dylusions Paints.<\/p>\n

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Maura<\/a> created her own mini album full of bird quotes using lots of Dylusions paints like Fresh Lime<\/a>, Vibrant Turquoise<\/a> and Squeezed Orange<\/a>, Dyan Reaveley’s Bird on a Wire stamp set<\/a>, Dylusions\u00a0Clearly Borders<\/a>, and a gelli plate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Meihsia<\/a>\u00a0created a mixed media card this week using\u00a0Ranger Dylusions Ink Spray<\/a>\u00a0on the background and \u00a0Rangers Dylusions Paints<\/a>\u00a0on the butterfly embellishments.<\/p>\n

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Sandra<\/a> made the background for her card with\u00a0Lemon Zest<\/a> and Fresh Lime<\/a> Dylusions Paint and Vibrant Turquoise<\/a> and Squeezed Orange<\/a> Dylusions Spray
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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 a selection 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