Hi readers! Happy Sunday to you! We have a special treat today with Vicky Papaioannou as our guest, and she’s made a couple very beautiful art journaling pages!  Be sure to watch the video to get the full instructions on how to recreate this beauty with your own twist! Some products to highlight that Vicky used are the Bricked Layering Stencil, Bitty Grunge stamps (to help “age” the wall of the house), Tattered Flower Garland, and of course the Window & Window Box.

Enjoy!

Hi everyone, it’s Vicky Papaioannou and I am happy to guest design here today. So let’s make an art journal layout!

To make my project I mainly used distress paint by Tim Holtz along with a couple of his dies, stamps and stencils. The idea was to recreate an old Mediterranean house with terracotta bricks and a lovely window with flowers. Loved making this layout and those street signs really added a great final touch. You can watch the how-to video for a step by step tutorial on how I made the layout.

Watch the video:

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Many of us lead hectic lives and there are times when we simply do not have the time to spend several hours making a card to give to our family or friends. On the other hand we don’t want to buy a mass produced one from a shop, so what is the alternative ? CLEAN AND SIMPLE! That’s this weeks theme on the  Wednesday Challenge ! Our lovely Guest Designer, Yuki, and the Design Team have made some beautiful cards that don’t need to take up much of your time. We hope that they will be able to give you some ideas and a starting point for your creations.

The designers 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!  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! (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 our Guest Designer  Yuki:

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Created by Jennifer:

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Created by Melissa:

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So now it’s your turn. Happy Crafting !

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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Hi friends! Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Falling For You Blog Hop. We are busting at the seams with inspiration for you!  To top it off, EVERY SINGLE stop along the way is a chance to win a Mega prize package for you!  All you need to do is comment on the stops along the way to be eligible to win.   Winners will be drawn April 28.

Check out the inspiration below by Shari Carroll. Can you tell which products she used?

Please join us today for this MEGA blog hop where designers from around the world have brought these products to life to share with you.  The hop starts here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog and continues: