This week on the Wednesday Challenge we are looking to the animal kingdom for inspiration for our ‘Animal Magic’ projects! From butterflies to buffalos, kittens to kingfishers, we will be looking forward to see which animal you choose for your project!

Many of us have fur babies that are very much a part of our family and we would love to know what little critters live with you! Maybe you could add photo’s of them on your post too!

We are showcasing Paper Smooches Products this week. You don’t have to use them to join in but if you have some 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 our Designer in the Spotlight Torrey Moseley:

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Created by Debby Yates:

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Created by Virginia Lu:

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So now it’s your turn to get crafting!

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Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! I’m always happy to welcome back the sweet and talented Kelly Rasmussen to our blog as a guest! She made this adorable pair of emoji cards! Be sure to read on to learn how to recreate them for yourself and enjoy!

Emojis seem to be everywhere these days! I’ve seen them on clothing and home decor and there is even an emoji Bible! I will admit I am a fan of a clever emoji used in text message, so the new Hero Arts Emoji Icons caught my attention. The adorable little images can say so much with just a facial expression.

To create the emojis, I stamped each one with black ink and trimmed out the image. Then I used a black marker to color the edges, so the white core of the paper wouldn’t show. I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color the images — the super fine tip makes it a breeze to color in the tiny spaces!

I created a 4-bar sized (3 1/2″x4 7/8″) card base from white cardstock and used Distress Inks to blend a gradient background. I think I need some blending lessons from Laura Bassen because I really struggled to get that nice fade out to white at the top. She makes it look so effortless!

Both messages are from the Hero Arts Happy Mail stamp that I designed. It’s got a great mix of messages that are perfect for envelopes as well as cards!

And finally I adhered three emojis to each card with foam adhesive and covered them with a coat of Glossy Accents. I love that shine!

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It’s the 14th and time to reveal the Simon Says Stamp card kit for July called Handwritten Floral Greetings!

This is a dreamy kit with soft tones of colors from the Pink Fresh Indigo Hills 6×6 papers. The Handwritten Floral greetings stamp set is a perfect addition to these papers with both detail and solid florals. We’ve included inks in this kit! Enjoy stamping with our Simon brand Hybrid inks in; Thistle, Goldenlocks, Slate and Steel Blue! Want to watercolor your stamped images? We’re also including two sheets of watercolor cardstock and a detail water brush.

I have some inspiration to share with you. I’ve created a single layer card by stamping solid flowers and dots onto the pattern paper and then adding a greeting. Talk about a quick card!

Wanda created a watercolor masterpiece by embossing her images in white and using the water brush to paint the insides.

Heather Ruwe used a hearts punch to create a fun panel using a variety of the papers.

I’ve shot a video of the kit walk through so you can see the kit contents. You can watch it below or on our YouTube channel.

The Handwritten Floral Greetings stamp set is also available for individual purchase in our store.

Remember, you can SUBSCRIBE to our no obligation kits and receive them monthly for $ 24.95 or purchase them each month for $ 29.95, while supplies last.

If you are a subscriber who used Paypal to purchase your subscription, please be sure to pay the invoice that we send you within 3 business days. We have a limited number of this card kit in stock and don’t want you to miss out. For easier and quicker monthly processing, please contact us via email or telephone and we will put your credit card on file as a courtesy for you. Card kits bill and ship between the 17th and 27th days of every month.

Thanks for stopping by today!