Wednesday 30 October 2013

Simon Says.................Anything Goes


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Welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge !!

and this week we have your favourite challenge  ............

ANYTHING GOES !

You can create anything your little heart desires!  Just be sure to check out the rules so you don't miss out on your chance to win!

We are showcasing OUR VERY OWN SIMON'S EXCLUSIVE 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.
Who couldn't just love Simon Exclusives !!!
As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!  Woot!  Woot!  Go ahead...start dreaming of the wonderful goodies you could snag with this baby!
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I use  Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Feather Craft Dies perfect for the adorable  Indian Tilda. I kept this card pretty Clean and Simple as I wanted to show the fabulous Ring Cluster stencil.
I think you will be seeing this fairly often. I apologise for the rubbish photograph - it's dark and raining and one of my 2 lights bulbs has 'gone' - that's my excuse!!!
Materials and Tools
Image:  Magnolia Indian Tilda
Stamps:Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Greetomg and Stamp and Die set
Medium:  Memento Tuxedo Black,    Copics,   Hero Arts Soft Lilac & Soft Pink
Papers: Simon's White - Ultra thick White 120lb, Bazzill Rainbow
Dies: Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Feather Craft Dies
Stencils:Simon Says Stamptember Ring Cluster
Tools:   Martha Stewart Scoring Board,  Tonic Studio Guillotine/Paper TrimmerPro Arts Glue Glider,  Fiskars - Stamp Press

       *Bazzill RAINBOW Card Shoppe Variety Pack Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock             

I have another  another fun creation to show -  I enjoyed making this enormously!!!

      

When I first saw these Simon's feather I know exactly what I wanted to do - I used to have a Dream Catcher but it slowly disintegrated and I would love to make another - so here we go!!!
The circle is from a bangle - I haven't been able to find here anything at a better size.
I twisted the purple twinearound the bangle and the finer white twine to make the web.
I used a secetion of pearl and beads (from my stash)to adorn the the feathers which I had added with some natural ones.
This is one Dream Catcher which is showed in diferent colours - the pink looks wishy washy, the white at the end shows the more natural colours but the one in the middle (pale blue background) shows the better photograph.
I really enjoyed making this and I think I shall be making more if I manage to acquire a larger circle!!!
Hemptique White natural Cord
Feathers Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Feather Craft Dies
Feathers Bella Blvd. Feathers - Cotton Candy
Pearls and Beads
    


Simon Says Stamp
Challenges
Make it Monday
Magnolia- liscious & Wee Stamp Challenge Blog -  Anything Goes 
Craft Room Challenge -  Stencils & Masks (Week 1)
Die Cuttin' Divas -- Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge -  Die Cuts/Punches
All Crafts Challenge -  Anything but a Card - (The Dream Catcher)

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Everybody Art Challenge ............ A Sketch


We have time for another Everybody Art Challenge and this week we have a sketch.
I am so late today - we have been having storms the last couple of days - I've been losing my internet and was up half the night from the cluttering and banging. I had a tree in the garden covered with leaves - now it is stripped naked. It is still very windy but it has calmed down and my internet is OK and can start uploading my post and link it!!!  
I have used this little Tilda from the new Magnolia's collection and coloured here with Prisma's  on Neenah Kraft Desert Storm. The  Magnolia showflakes are stamped with the Colorbox  Frost White and I used Aleene's Glitter Snow for the snow.

Materials and Tools
Image:  Magnolia - Tilda - Merry Christmas cellection
Stamps: Magnolia snowflakes
Medium:  Memento Tuxedo Black,  Prismas Prisma pencils, Colorbox  Frost White
Papers: Neenah Kraft Desert Storm
DP's:  Bearly Mine
Dies: Simon Says Stamp Faceted Snowflake, La La Land Filigree Corner
Miscellaneous: Aleene's Glitter Snow, Studio Calico Tiny Wooden Stars,  Melissa Frances White Pearls, Ribbon from stash
Tools:   Martha Stewart Scoring Board,  Tonic Studio Guillotine/Paper TrimmerPro Arts Glue Glider,  Fiskars - Stamp Press

Challenges
Tilda's Town - Bling - pearls and sparkling ribbon - (throw me out if it doesn't count!!!)





Monday 28 October 2013

House Mouse & Friends - REMINDER FOR "Anything Goes with TWINE"

If you are looking for the House Mouse Blog Hop post fine it






* Anything goes with TWINE *

Use ANY House-Mouse Designs; House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffies image, and, or, if you enjoy using the CDs, or even the HMD decoupage. All may be used on your creation...

HAVE fun with our super duper BLOG-HOP
and good luck with the amazing sponsored prizes ++ the team candy prizes up for grabs.

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Offering a lucky player a $10 Gift Voucher.


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The Official STAMPENDOUS! Rubber Stamp Company Blog can be found HERE. House-Mouse Designs® stamps can also be purchased at:STAMPENDOUS!.com
Stampendous! is GENEROUSLY GIVING AWAY two separate prizes to two players. How would you like one of these 2 New, (and-oh-so-adorable) Cling STAMPS?
STAMPENDOUS! Prize #2 - New HMD CANDY CLAUS Cling Stamp 

Aren't these new STAMPENDOUS! House-Mouse stamps just the cutest??



I'm definitely at Less is More mood at the moments, especially with my mousies.
I'm not a lover of twine for twines sake although it can be useful. 
I'm happy about the the little Twine ball and skein knitting from Amanda - that is fine - it serves a purpose as for the tied around the image - that is rubbish - it looks stupid and would be better with a narrow ribbon.
Not much else I can say really I've linked the details below!!
Materials and Tools
Image: House Mouse Designs
Medium:  Memento Tuxedo Black,    Copics, 
Papers: Simon's White - Ultra thick White 120lb, Bazzill Rainbow
Embossing:  Spots & Dots
Miscellaneous:  Hemptique Vintage Natural and White Hemp Cord 
Tools:   Martha Stewart Scoring Board,  Tonic Studio Guillotine/Paper TrimmerPro Arts Glue Glider,  Fiskars - Stamp Press, Sewing Machine

Challenges 

I hope you stay safe from the horrendous storms hitting the UK - it is pretty stormy here - had to batten down the hatches and remove everything movable!! 
I hope it has blown it's self before it reaches  here!!!

Sunday 27 October 2013

lovely hAnglAr or sweet Magnolia


I used the the images, the window and sentiment all from Halloween hAnglAr stamps and all coloured with Copics.
The Kraft cardstock is Neenah's  Desert Storm, and Bazzill Rainbow (purple and black)
The wood of the window coloured with Copics and the outside is inked, then I used Judikins Embossable acetate for the glass -  a waste of time really - the window either catches the camera and didn't show through the inking !!!.
Bats are Memory Box Swooping Bats and the sentiment is hAnglAr on Simon Says Small Folded Banner die

Challenges
2 Sisters -  Cute and Spooky
Crafty Calendar - M, 1E - October Halloween
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - SIR M - (October) Spooky
Totally Gorjuss -  Spooky
Alphabet Challenge  - S for Scary
Delicious Doodles - Halloween - Something Scary
Savvy Handmade Cards -  week 1 - Gone Batty (use bats or birds)
Stempelsonnen Challenge  - Halloween

Thursday 24 October 2013

LIM...............Trees


Oooops - I forgot to most this card for Less is More   I lost the light in my craft room. I have a strip with six bulbs - one of the stupid ones - when one goes they all go!!! They are so powerful I only use 3 or 4 in - if I had them all in they look like a runway on a landing strip -if I had them all on I would end up with planes landing on my balcony!!! I had 3 more bulbs  - but they all blew so I then had to find where I good buy some more until I could start crafting again!!!
This week the Less is More challenge is 'trees' - this one turned out not what I had intended - I couldn't get this idea out of my head - time allowing I shall finish the one I started!!


Wednesday 23 October 2013

Simon Says........................Halloween and/or Halloween colours!!

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Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge !! Thank you for joining us for the Christmas/Happy Holidays  Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too :-)
We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher !! :-)
This week the challenge is .....................

HALLOWEEN OR HALLOWEEN COLOURS

ie ORANGE / PURPLE / BLACK 

Our  lovely teamie Laura made this fabulous spooky mood board for your inspiration!!!

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!
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I've altered a bag to fill with Halloween goodies - they don't celebrate Halloween in Germany so what I fill my bag is ???? search me.
I've used Mo Manning's Penny Black image Bat Cat and coloured him with Copics, I have used  Black Stampendous Glitter Kit  on his  bat mask.
The tag is a  Simon Says Stamp Apothecary Label Dies, added a Tim Holtz Sizzix Typeset Alphabet and a couple of Creative Hands Goggly Eyes.


Materials and Tools
Image:  Penny Black - Bat Cat 
Stamps:  Gourmet Rubber Stamps, WebLawn Fawn Happy Haunting
Medium:  Memento Tuxedo Black,    Copics, 
Papers: Simon's White - Ultra thick White 120lb, Bazzill Rainbow
DP's:  Echo Park Happy Haunting
Dies: Simon Says Stamp Apothecary Label Dies Memory Box Swooping Bats,  Tim Holtz Sizzix Typeset Alphabet
Miscellaneous: Stampendous Glitter Kit - Black, Hemptique Black Twine, Creative Hands Goggly Eyes
Tools:   Martha Stewart Scoring Board,  Tonic Studio Guillotine/Paper TrimmerPro Arts Glue Glider,  Fiskars - Stamp Press,

    *Bazzill RAINBOW Card Shoppe Variety Pack Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock       


So now it's YOUR turn ! Happy Crafting !!

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