{"id":8966,"date":"2017-05-22T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=8966"},"modified":"2017-05-22T09:04:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:04:25","slug":"simon-says-little-critters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=8966","title":{"rendered":"Simon Says: Little Critters"},"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 Home Sweet Home Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.<\/p>\n

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

Little Critters\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you choose to feature your own pets or prefer to delve into the wider animal kingdom we will be looking forward to seeing which little critters you choose to feature on your creations!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

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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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Sonia<\/a>\u00a0made a 3 dimensional garden shed with 2\u00a0adorable hedgehogs from\u00a0<\/span>Penny Black’s Critters in Love\u00a0<\/a>water-colored with\u00a0<\/span>Zig Clean Color Brush Pens<\/a>\u00a0and used\u00a0<\/span>Prima Crackle Paste<\/a>\u00a0with die cuts made from\u00a0<\/span>Tim Holtz Window die<\/a>\u00a0to create a dimensional window for\u00a0the garden shed which also has a hidden space to store away a mini album.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Andrea<\/a> made some colorful critter tags using Flora and Fauna’s Happy Place<\/a> and Glass Dome<\/a> stamp sets. \u00a0She added some flowers from the Sketched Blooms<\/a>\u00a0stamp set by My Favorite Things.<\/p>\n

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Anna-Karin<\/a> made an art journal page inspired by memories of walking across fields with her grandmother, where cows\u00a0where grazing. The stars of the page are the lovely On The Farm animal stamps <\/a>by Tim Holtz. The base is one of the canvas pages in Dina Wakley’s Media Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Barbara<\/a> take her inspiration from the sea creatures! She used Tim Holtz ‘s \u00a0Sea Life Set<\/a> and Tim Holtz Sizzix Pipeline Bigz Die <\/a>to create a framed canvas with rusty look made with Prima Marketing Rust Effect Paste<\/a> and Prima Marketing Patina Effect Paste<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cathie<\/a>\u00a0used the Tim Holtz Mini Bouquet<\/a> and Penny Black Winged Beauty<\/a> stamp sets to create her cute mixed media framed panel. The frame was created using the Tim Holtz Stitched Rectangles<\/a>,\u00a0Prima Arts Stones<\/a> and Patina Paste Effects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Emma<\/a>\u00a0was inspired by\u00a0Tim Holtz’s Bee stamp<\/a>\u00a0and the Creativity Takes Courage Quote Chip<\/a>\u00a0to create a canvas panel full of busy bees buzzing around the Honeycomb<\/a> die cut hive which is dripping with honey and nectar!<\/p>\n

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Kath<\/a>\u00a0used Distress Oxide Reinkers<\/a> to watercolour a page in her Dylusions Creative Dyary<\/a> to help her keep on track with the renovation of her craft room<\/p>\n

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Lols<\/a>\u00a0used a Tiger from a set of Dylusions Die Cuts<\/a> and a little bird from a Cat Among The Pigeons<\/a> stamp set along with a new\u00a0Creative Dyary<\/a>\u00a0to create a fun diary planner page.<\/p>\n

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Macarena <\/a>made an adorable card with a troop of cats on a night scene. She made them with Impression Obsession Cat Set die<\/a> and the Simon Says Stamp Cardstock Slate Gray<\/a> and the city with houses was made with Sizzix Snowglobe die<\/a>. She used a lot of Distress Oxide Inks<\/a> to color the background and the buildings.<\/p>\n

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Maura<\/a> found her Paper Artsy Jofy Lovebird stamp<\/a> and Distress Oxide inks in Wilted Violet<\/a>, Cracked Pistachio<\/a>, and Broken China<\/a> and made a tag.<\/p>\n

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Meihsia<\/a> created a tag with three cute little pandas using Simon Says Stamp Cuddly Critters Set<\/a>\u00a0and added the sentiment with Simon Says Stamp Uplifting Thoughts Stamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sandra<\/a> made a card using Distress Oxides<\/a> for her background, the stamped butterfly from the Perspective<\/a> set she highlighted with a Gelly Roll pen<\/a> and the Detailed Butterfly<\/a> she used Infusions<\/a> on.
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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