This week on the  Wednesday Challenge we invite you to set your imagination take flight and create whatever you fancy!  I personally love the Anything Goes challenges as it means that we can create whatever we like!

This week we are showcasing the fabulous Carabelle Studio Products. You don’t have to use them for the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used.

Once you have made your creation just go ahead and upload it into the linky on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog!  We can’t wait to see what YOU make!

As always, we’re offering a chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp!  All YOU need to do is join in with the challenge!

Below are three projects created by the design team, that showcase this weeks theme! You can visit the challenge blog  to get all the details and see the amazing cards and projects that the design team has created this week. If you click on each designers name, you’ll be taken directly to their blog where you’ll get more details about their project! Be sure to give these talented ladies some comments!

Created by Vicki Finger, our Designer In The January Spotlight:

Vicki used:

Created by Tracy Freeman:

Tracy used:

Created by Virginia Lu:

Virginia used

So now it’s your turn to get out your Carabelle Studio Products, if you have them, if not just use whatever you like, and get crafting!

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Hi readers! Happy Wednesday! Welcome to Work It Wednesday for January 2017!

In case you’re wondering what ‘Work It Wednesday’ is, let me explain: On the last Wednesday of every month (or towards the end of the month ;)), we want to see what you’re creating! The Simon Says Stamp community is so very talented, and we want to see more of your cards and projects every month.

We thought this would be a great way for all of you to ‘stretch your creative muscles’ and share what you’ve been working on. So we’ll give you a little challenge each month, and you’ll have until the following month to share what you’ve made. Please limit entries to 3 per month.

Each month we’ll pick a few random participants to win a Simon Says Stamp grab bag!
The projects and cards that were shared for December were so great! We loved what you made, and we look forward to seeing what you make for this challenge.

Do you want to see all of the cards and projects that were shared for December 2016 Work it Wednesday? Check them out!
The following three participants were randomly chosen to win a goody bag from Simon Says Stamp:

Penny Ward!
Natalie K!
Shona Chambers!

Please email [email protected] with your mailing address and she’ll get your prize sent out to you.

Now on to this month’s challenge! Your challenge is to make something NEW with a new product!

Once you’re done creating, share your project below!
What are you waiting for? WORK IT! ;)

Welcome to the blog everyone!! I’ve got a really intricate canvas to share with you that’s full of texture, treatments and muted tones of color.

I could do these all day….everyday… seriously. My focus product is Prima and on this project I show how they work together to create a treasured piece of art.

If you’re new to mix medium, this may appear intimidating. Start with a 6×6 canvas and build up texture with pastes, paper clay, pearls or beads, metal pieces, buttons and flowers. Go at your own pace, take your time and put your items where you want them.

Once you’ve built your layers, you can start adding your color. Spray stains, paints (Watercolor or Acrylic) and mousses work well together to create a shabby chic/vintage look. Crackle pastes are amazing for backgrounds where the paints and sprays fill the crevasses leaving you with an effect much like chipped paint.

Use sprays of water to dilute paints and allow them to flow around the textures. Each area of the canvas has a different look; from the paste with a stencil to the crackle and even the canvas showing thru.

Paper Art Stones fill areas between embellishment and add an interesting effect. They mix well with all the other circular items.

The time involved was about two days as I let some of the layers of pastes air dry naturally. Remember to enjoy the process and don’t rush.

I have filmed the complete process of this canvas. You can view the videos below or on our YouTube channel Part 1 HERE, Part 2 HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope I’ve inspired you to get out your supplies and make something special.