♥Simon Says Stamp and Show GDT and Tutorial and a Giveaway! ♥

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Today I am Guest Designing at the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge Blog! They have the BEST Vintage style challenges around and this week's challenge is called "A Little Stamping"! You can use either a small stamp on your creation or use a stamp in some small way. Get creative and have fun!!

I actually didn't use a small stamp, by any means, or either stamp in a small way! But I have a fun tutorial over there on how to use Bleach with your images! It's so easy and fun and gives great highlights to stamped, embossed images using household bleach.

These are sneaky peeks of 2 of the cards I made. To see them in full, please visit the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge Blog.

I f you leave me a comment both here on this post and 1 over on the Challenge Blog, you will have 2 chances to win a fun, vintage inspired Surprise Goodie Bag from me! And if you join in on the challenge, I will give you an extra chance! Just let me know you joined it by leaving me your Entry #. You can join the latest challenge HERE! Easy Peasy!! Good luck and more importantly, have fun!

And before I go, I want to give a special thank you to May Flaum, the DT Leader, over at the Simon Says Stamp and Show Blog! I had so much fun coming over to the "Vintage Side"!! Thank you for having me!

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♥ A {real} "GATE" Card ♥ {City Crafter GDT}

I have the pleasure to be this week's Guest Designer on the City Crafter Challenge Blog! And the awesome challenge this week is to make a gate card. For directions on how to make one, you can visit HERE or HERE.

I decided to make a real gate card! I used a mini Ornate chipboard Gate from Dusty Attic, which I added some white paint to and then "aged" it a bit with some various inks and then added some punched leaves and flowers to it as well as some punched butterflies, Melissa Frances resin keyhole and a tea-stained crocheted heart. When you "tuck" the heart under one of the mini roses it holds the gate closed. I used some pieces of thin hemp cord to hold the gates onto the front of the flaps. So the gates really open. So I have a gate fold card with real gates on it! :)

I also used paper by Making Memories, a Crafty Secrets Creative Scraps (Love Mail), ribbon, crystal chandelier pendant, pearls, and trim.

Stop by the City Crafter Challenge blog to say Hi and participate in this fun challenge!! I would love to see your gate cards too!

 Look at this gorgeous inspiration photo!

Have a wonderful day!

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