Hero Arts Monthly Kit: Advent Calendar
Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp blog.
Today we are part of the My Monthly Hero Blog Hop, celebrating the new November kit from Hero Arts.
I’ve played with the add-ons that are available in the Simon Says Stamp store to create an advent calendar… not a typical calendar, but one with hanging gifts.
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I’ve used the Number It Stamp and Cut set (DC201) to create the count down days (white embossed) and placed them onto different die cut tags from the DC200 Little Messages Stamp & Cut set.
I’ve mixed pattern papers of red, kraft, teal and white for a nice variety of color and tied each of my gifts to the hanger with coordinating twine and cord.
I have put together a video showing an up-close look at some of my tags and gift bags. You can watch it below or on our YouTube Channel.
The add-on portions of the My Monthly Hero Kit CM122 Mini Christmas, DC200 Little Messages Stamp & Cut, DC201 Number It Stamp & Cut, SA087 Holiday Words Stencil are available for purchase in the Simon Says Stamp store. You can purchase the kit at Hero Arts by clicking here.
Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes Sunday, November 13 at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week. Be sure to leave a comment on each stop for a chance to win!
Blog Hop List
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula
Mariana Grigsby
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Ilina Crouse
Laura Bassen
Heather Ruwe
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Shari Carroll at Simon Says Stamp
Julie Ebersole at Ellen Hutson’s CLASSroom
Libby Hickson
Enjoy!!!
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Shine Bright Like A Diamond
This week on the Monday Challenge we’re adding lots of bling and sparkle for a ‘Shine Bright Like a Diamond’ theme. I think I was a magpie in a previous life as I have always loved everything sparkly. Whether you choose to add gems, glitter or tinsel, we will be looking forward to seeing what you make!
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! I am sure you will all have at least one of his products and 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 Monday Challenge blog!
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 Anita Houston, our Designer In the November Spotlight
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Created by Andrea Ockey Parr:
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Created by Barbara Schiassi:
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So now it’s time for you to get out your craft supplies and join in the fun!
Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!
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Quirky Christmas Robin
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! I hope you’re having a great weekend so far! I’m delighted to welcome back the fabulous Debby Hughes as a guest to our blog with this delightfully adorable Quirky Christmas Robin card! Be sure to watch the video and enjoy!
Hello it’s Debby here today looking at how to create a quirky Robin from leaf dies to stretch my supplies for the Holiday season. I die cut two of the Nature leaf dies from white card and started with the larger one blending in Apricot and Lipstick Red ink in to the Robin’s breast area and for the rest of the Robin I used Goldenlocks and Khaki inks. For the legs it was Sparrow ink, for the beak Sunshine and finally for the second leaf die cut acting as a wing I used Willow ink. A wiggle eye bought the little guy to life and then to dress things up a bit I added Wink Of Stella to the breast and wing followed by dots of white enamel accent on the breast area.
Wink of Stella adds a lovely shimmer but I felt I needed to take things up a notch so rubbed Ranger Multi Medium Matte over the wing and then dunked it in a tub of Rock Candy distress glitter. I love the sugary look this glitter gives everything. Next I stamped the gorgeous Merry Christmas sentiment from the Christmas Essentials set and die cut around it with a Stitched Slope. On a panel blended with Lake Shores ink I mounted the sentiment snowy slope and Robin with foam adhesive and then decorated the panel with Snow Flurries snowflakes again dunked in Rock Candy distress glitter. I also added a few, appropriately named for this card, Robin’s Egg sequins too.
To finish the card I added loop of twine and bow around the top of the panel and then mounted on a Fog card base. Well that’s it from me today; I hope you take a second look at your supplies to see if you can stretch their use for the coming season.
Watch the video:
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Thanks for reading today, and thanks so much to Debby for being our guest!
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