Hello everyone!!! Happy Friday and welcome back to the blog. I have a Color Coordinates Recipe for you today featuring some of our newer ink colors from our Splash of Color and Color of Fun releases.

I’ve combined Apricot, Mint Candy, Duckling, Lake Shores, and Steel blue all together to create a soft palette great for any occasion.

For my card, I colored strips of card stock with my inks then die cut them using “Thanks” from the Summer Greetings word dies. I can’t say thanks enough!

To finish things up, I added some enamel shaped arrowheads and dots.

I couldn’t leave out all the left over letters, so I created a simple card using them in a row.

I’ve shot a video of the complete process, you can view it below or on our YouTube channel.

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I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Hi readers! Happy Thursday! We wanted to share with you a couple teachers that have classes available now or coming soon that we highly recommend! Their teaching styles are very consistent, fantastic, and admirable!

Available Now:

Our very own Shari Carroll taught a fabulous Lovely Layered Cards from Top to Bottom class for Craftsy that we feel confident you will enjoy! Today is your LAST DAY to get it at 50% off! What a deal!! Now is a great time to check it out!

Coming Soon:

The latest installment from Online Card Classes is all about Watercoloring for Cardmakers! This trend is hot hot hot! With teachers like Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner, and Jennifer Rzasa, you know it will be great! :) You don’t want to miss it! Use code SIMONWATER to register now with a $2 discount!

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As it’s the last week of the month we have our regular Anything Goes theme on the  Wednesday Challenge. We love this theme especially as it allows us to create whatever we like with no restraints. It’s time to let your creativity run wild! Rip open those products that you have been thinking of using but never getting around to and have a play! Whatever you make just have fun and join us, we can’t wait to see what you make!

We are showcasing Hero Arts 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!

As always, we’re offering a chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp! (If you enter in this weeks Wednesday Challenge, you’ll have a chance to win!)

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 Lin Brandyberry:

Lin used:

Created by Teresa Kline:

Teresa used:

Created by Virgina Lu:

Virginia used:

We also have a Kids Summer Vacation Challenge which runs to the end of the month. We would love to see your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews joining in! CLICK HERE for more details!

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Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!

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