Hi readers! Happy Thursday! Please join me in welcoming the fabulously talented Nina-Marie Trapani back to our blog as a guest! Today, we’re spotlighting this adorable Newton’s Nook stamp set called, Hoppy Days! Be sure to check out her video for the full tutorial.

Enjoy!

Happy Thursday everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here today sharing a fun way to create a simple shaker card scene using a technique I like to call “spotlight scene”. I am also featuring some of the newest Newton’s Nook Designs stamp sets called Hoppy Days, which has a lot of cute critters in it known for their “hopping” abilities! So let’s get into today’s card…

When most people think of a scene on a card, they think of an entire card front covered with the setting in mind. With spotlight scenes, this focuses the scene in one specific area of a card; and in some ways draws the attention of the recipient much more effectively than with a full-card scene. Spotlight scenes are also great for card makers that like a more “clean and simple” look.

And not only have I made a scene in today’s card, but I’ve also incorporated a shaker into the design as well which adds a fun, interactive element to the card. If you aren’t a shaker card type of person, you could easily skip adding in the shaker bits and still create the scene we are making here.

The images from the Newton’s Nook Hoppy Days set is great for practicing your coloring skills too; I’ve chosen to work with Copics today, but feel free to substitute the Copics for whatever medium you like working with. The frog image is super cute and to create my scene, I paired him up with the lily pads (also included in the Hoppy Days stamp set), a Wave Border die from Lawn Fawn and a Grassy Hill die from My Favorite Things.

To see how I’ve created this card, be sure to check out the video below!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for spending some time with me today… happy creating!

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This week on the  Wednesday Challenge we are getting all lovey dovey and adding hearts to our creations. With Valentine’s Day in a few days we are thinking of all those we love and making something special for them.

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 Gayatri Murali:

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Created by Jo Nevill:

Jo used:

Created by Virginia Lu: (She made two cards this week for the challenge!)

Virginia used:

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From: Valentine’s Home Decor DIY Project featuring Tim Holtz Supplies: Stephanie Rafos!
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From: Distress Ink Color Pop: Candied Apple: KristenNB!
From: Prima Wood Base Collage: Mixed Medium Home Decor: Neha Parab!
From: You Make Me Smile: Robin Buchholz!

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Welcome to “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” Blog Hop. Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker loves to color and she is hosting her fourth 30 DAY COLORING CHALLENGE. The premise of the challenge is to color something everyday even if it’s for five minutes. It doesn’t matter what you color or what you are coloring with. Today Kathy has assembled a blog hop to give your creativity a jump start with some very talented ladies.

At the end of the hop you will find an awesome GIVEAWAY AND A COUPON CODE FOR Online Card Classes.

Kathy very graciously made this gorgeous card for us to share in the spirit of this coloring challenge:

Supplies:

Happy Hopping!

Jennifer McGuire
Kristina Werner
Simon Says Stamp Blog <– You are here
Shari Carroll
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr Magouirk
Lydia Fiedler
Debby Hughes
Lawn Fawn Blog
WPlus9 Blog
Kelly Latevola
Kathy Racoosin

Additional information about the challenge:

Kathy from The Daily Marker is hosting her fourth coloring challenge called, “The Daily Marker 30 Day” it’s a super fun challenge and a great way to get full use of your supplies.

(When sharing use #TheDailyMarker30Day so Kathy can find your work)

THE GOAL IS: To color something daily even if it’s a few minutes but, certainly not required. It’s been proven that coloring can lower your blood pressure so it’s worth carving out a little time for yourself each day. You will find that Kathy encourages you along the way to stretch your creativity a little bit more and to feel successful with your coloring.

CAN YOU PARTICIPATE in the 30 DAY CHALLENGE? Yes! that would be awesome if you want to participate & feel free to jump in at any time during February! Everyone is welcome! If you miss a few days don’t feel like you have to catch up. The challenge is meant to be fun and with no stress.
WHAT’S NEW THIS TIME? Kathy will have a weekly feature that she will be sharing on her blog that showcases some of your work every Sunday.

Read more on Kathy’s blog, “The Daily Marker” to see how to share you work and if you have questions, how to share, giveaways etc. Prepare to be inspired with daily posts and many videos for 30 days.