A Look at CHA 2016!
Hi friends! We thought you might enjoy a virtual tour of the 2016 CHA trade show! Grab a yummy beverage, sit back and enjoy!
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Spotted! January 2016 Edition!
It’s a new year and time for another Edition of Spotted! Here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog! Seeing all of the amazing cards and projects featuring the Simon Say Stamp brand that are created by you, our awesome customers, is super fun for us! We love seeing what you are creating. ‘Spotted!’ is a monthly feature on this blog that highlights the talents of all of you! Thank your for bringing our products to life with your creativity and energy! It’s really a treat to share your projects!
Today we are happy to introduce you to 5 designers who shared their work and caught our eye for the January 2016 edition of our ‘Spotted’ post! We send each of them a little something special for being “spotted.” Be sure to use the hashtag #simonsayssstamp on your social media accounts so we can spot YOU! We find cards on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr, in our Simon Galleries, and craft blogs.
We spotted this beautiful, clean and simple balloon card on Andreea’s DIY Craftyscraps blog! She used the Simon Says Stamp exclusive Balloon Dies and our Paper Hugs stamp set to make a bold statement on her pretty Valentine’s Day creation. We love how all that red pops right off the page! Visit Andreea on her blog, or on Instagram!
Jen created this awesome watercolor creation using our Simon Says Exclusive Sending and Wishing stamps and dies! We love how she made a gorgeous rainbow of watercolor washes to compliment and highlight her sentiment. It’s perfect! Be sure to visit Jen on her blog – Deconstructing Jen.
We spotted Lee-Anne’s sweet and pretty card next! Wow, she used our Exclusive Roses for You stamp set in the most delightful way! We love how she made a cluster of roses on the bottom of this card, and we love the color combination! That bit of yellow really wows! Please stop by and visit Lee-Anne on her blog called Creatively LA.
Next up on our spotted list is this adorable card made by Lisa! We love how she colored the animals from our Exclusive Stacked Animals stamp set! She used white accent dots over her Copic coloring – and the results are so fab! This card is sure to make anyone smile. You can see more of Lisa’s cards on her blog here.
This next card is so colorful and FUN! Vanessa made this delightful birthday card using our Exclusive Extra Large Dots Stencil and Scribble Flowers stamp set. Such a creative use of two of our favorite products. We also love how she blended these pretty and vivid colors together for a punch of wow! Be sure to visit Vanessa on her blog to see more of her great work.
Wasn’t that awesome!? Would you like to be SPOTTED using Simon Says Stamp product?
Post your creations to Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram (with hashtag #simonsaysstamp), your blog and/or the Simon Says Stamp online galleries (in the sidebar) and we’ll choose cards or projects to feature each month! We also have a Simon Says Stamp Flickr group here and we would love for you to join us! So many ways for you to play along with us.
We can’t wait to see what you are creating!!
Below are some of the Simon Says Stamp exclusive products featured in this post:
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Weekender with Wanda – Taylored Expressions treats!
Hello! Happy Saturday! Hope you had a great week! Did you enjoy coming along with us to CHA last weekend? It was a blast, and we sure had a great time bringing all the show news to you via blog posts and Instagram. Everyone at the SSS home office is busy ordering all the new goodies to stock the store. I can’t wait for it all to come in. Welcome back to the latest edition of Weekender with Wanda here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog. Today I’m sharing some cheery Valentines made with super cute new stamps and embossing folders from Taylored Expressions. Their stamps are really so adorable – and I particularly love their Petite sets – they come with the matching dies already in the package! Can’t beat that.
I used the Pizza My Heart stamp set and I couldn’t decide between using the coffee stamp or the donut stamp – so I made two cards! I used the same supplies for both and just switched the papers around a bit. I colored the images with my Copic Markers. I used papers and embellishments from the newest Doodlebug collection. I think that Doodlebug supplies match with Taylored Expressions stamps perfectly!
I love you a latte! And donut forget that I love you! EEEK!
I started with a white A2 card base. For my bottom layer I used white cardstock and then ran it through my Big Shot with the Swiss Hearts Embossing Folder. SO pretty. I used the Stitched Rectangles dies to make my patterned paper layer and my top white layer. The red strip of heart paper I cut with my paper trimmer. I stamped my images with the awesome new Intense Black Ink Pad from Simon Says Stamp (perfect for Copic coloring).
Here are my Copic marker selections – just a few colors. These are the ones that I thought best matched the patterned paper. I love how this Valentine paper pad has some aqua in it – so fresh and bright!
I cut some circles using EK Success punches and then added enamel hearts to the center! I used a Doodlebug Clothespin to make it look like my layers are clipped together. The layers are mounted onto my card base using foam tape. For the coffee cozy I paper pieced it with the same paper pad.
That’s it for me today! Some tips from this post: Use your patterned paper to paper piece some parts of your images to tie it together, Pick your papers before choosing your marker colors so you can color match and, most importantly, have fun! Until we meet again next time – have an awesome and creative day!
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Blog Candy Alert!! Follow our blog via email and comment on this post for a chance to win a grab bags and blog candy! Remember to tag your awesome projects with #simonsaysstamp on social media so we can see what you are creating! See you next weekend!
