Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge #458

Welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge !! Thank you for joining us for the Layer It Up Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too :-)

This week the challenge is...

Anything Goes

 We are using Art Impressions products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some, we love to see them used :-)

For my project, I am using Art Impressions Shepherd Cling stamp.

 This square image is very easy to color due to it's size. 
I used Altenew Artist Markers to do the coloring! 



The Snowflake Stitched Frames (Penny Black) provides the lovely textures and size!
 Hope you are inspired to create!
 
 

As always, Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!

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

There are fabulous Give Aways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog . If you haven't subscribed by email, you may want to do so you don't miss out.

You have until Wed. 8am Eastern Time to join in :-)

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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 !

I hope you check out the DT's work!  I can't wait to see what you create!!
Thanks for stopping by!

Monthly Altenew Gift Card Winner Announcement

Happy February...almost!

Time to do a quick post to announce my monthly Altenew $15 Gift Card!

Every month, Altenew offers my readers a chance to win a gift card.

That means, YOU, who follow my blog and comment in any of my Altenew posts have a chance to win the random giveaway! 

(Drum roll please.....)

The $15 January Altenew gift card goes to......

Dawn Turley said...

Beautiful Virginia. Such a subtle background.

January 20, 2018 at 3:45 AM  

Congratulations, Dawn, please e-mail me at becr8ive2@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Please do so before Feb. 7th, or another winner will be randomly selected.

Thank you for stopping by!  

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See you later for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!  

Stretch The Cover Die

Hello friends! 

Spring Shower Cover Die

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This is one of the newer cover dies from Altenew.
Today's post is my 1st take on it. Honestly, I was daunted by the smaller pieces of this cover die.

So, I took an easy way out.... 😁



I love using cover die for dry-embossing, that is a well-known fact now.
Good things are worth repeating, so here I go again.



You only need a Tan Embossing Mat (Spellbinders)and let the die cut machine do the magic!
Other than dry-embossing the cover die with the Tan Embossing Mat, I also die cut the cover die along with Bristol paper. I then water-colored the tinny flowers and leaves.

Ding---> this is the beauty of the cover die! You can use it for background and have your die cut images to match. (Who said that you can't have your cake and eat it, too!!?) 😉

Using pattern paper is also another good way to bring out the colors. For instance, my watercolored flowers and leave are a bit too soft on their own, so I added pattern paper and a strip of silver to accentuate the colors. It worked!

Yay for a happy card!
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The Invaluable Vellum with Alcohol Inks!

Hello friends!

I want to share a card created with this awesome  BUTTERFLY HEART POP Die from Penny Black. It all started with a piece of leftover vellum inked with Alcohol Ink.

I let the piece sit on my crafting area for a long time... weeks!

Until one day, the inspiration hit me and I took out this lovely die and

Penny Black BUTTERFLY HEART POP Thin Metal Creative Die 

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here we are!

Vellum is nearly transparent, and creates this airy and light feel. 

With the pop-up butterfly die, using vellum seems like a good idea! 

Since the alcohol-ink colors are quite intense in this, I had no trouble gluing it to the white card stock and the glue stayed hidden.



 I decided to add some light text background (Script from Penny Black) and splatter.
I think I like how this turned out.



The gold color from Lilac Lane Metallic Sequin Mix really brings out the richness to the overall design.
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This Cosmos Background Stamp is on my wish list.
ps: your comments make my heart smile.

I am waiting for my order of NEW Distrss Oxcide and Alcohol Inks to arrive! 

Can. not. wait. (I am listing what I ordered).

Altenew Stamp and Die Promotion

Hello friends!

(Halftone hearts)

I want to pass on the Altnew promotion.

All Stamps and Die Bundle are 15% off.

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 Lastly, if you have not checked out Simon Says Stamp release, You can see it
here or click on the inks below.

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These are my cards using the stamps and die bundle.

(Under the Cherry Blossom)

 (With Gratitude)

(Halftone Star)

Embossing Goodness

Hello friends!

I am popping in with a quick tip about about embossing.

This bear image and stamp are my prime examples with this design.

Love Bear Wafer Die 

(LIMITED in stock, so hurry if you want it!)

I also used this WOW Glitter Pink Embossing Powder

 All I can say, when you have the right tools and supplies, the sky is the limit!

 

I love stamping, embossing and coloring on vellum.

Ding--->With the stamps positioned inside the MISTI in place, I stamped the heart in Embossing Pad and applied WOW Glitter Pink Embossing Powder multiple times ( I think I did 4!). This really built up the volume and strengthen and define the heart image.

Hope you try this heavy-embossing if you have not done so.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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here or click on the inks below.
To get $5 off your entire purchase over Simon Says Stamp, use code PST555

Inspiration is All Around Us

Hello friends!

Today's post is a random share about inspiration.

A while a go, I got an Instagram message from a bakery company in Toronto asking for my permission to use my card design for their cookies....

I was in the middle of traveling to Disney World at the time and failed to see/respond to the message.
Well, I am so glad that they company went ahead and made the inspired cookies!

 This was my card that inspired the pastry chef Barbara.
Here is her Instagram photo and you can find my Instagram here.

 

 My original blog post can be found here and Pinterest here 

(one of my most pinned cards over Pinterest)

 Isn't this amazing or what? 😍😍😍

 
Lastly, if you have not checked out Simon Says Stamp release, You can see it
here or click on the inks below.
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Alter That Sentiment!

Hello friends!
I am popping in to share  more inspiration from Simon Says Stamp "LOVE" Release.

This new die "Perfection" truly is....well perfect.
It comes with two images and you can use the single script alone or use both.
However, I wasn't sure how to use it perfectly.

Then this stamp set "Kindness Flowers" came to my mind....

and BAM, this is it.

Sometimes we are limited to what we see in a stamp set. We often use it "AS IS".

 I am guilty of that, too. However, we need to be inventive and clever about using the images.

Ding---> cover up a pre-existing die over the stamp. You can stamp, cut out the sentiment of your choice and then pop it up over the existing sentiment. In today's card, I simply pop a word die over it....done!

With the help of Wink of Stella, I color the floral iamge with Distress Oxide.

See how easy it is?
You can check out the entire release here.
I am also listing the supplies and the new release items below.
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Thanks for stopping by!
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You can see the entire new SSS elease here or click on the inks below.
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Altenew has a FREE gift with purchase offer... 

Receive FREE 36 sheets of 12"x12" patterned paper(value $15.99) on orders over $49 from 1/25/2018 at 12:01 AM EST through 1/28/2018 at 11:59 PM EST. It will be added to cart automatically. Limit one per customer. Not valid on previous orders. 

Shop the LATEST here

Shop the SALES here

Ongoing promotions:

$7 off on all orders over $100 with code SHIP70FF. Shop here

FREE U.S. shipping on orders over $200 with code SHIPFREE