♥ Anything Goes with Altenew! ♥

♥♥ For my Shimmerz Paints DT Sneaky Peeks, please scroll down! Thank You! ♥♥

Hello! Can you believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving already? Love this holiday! I am cooking and having family and friends here. One of my favorite holidays, next to Christmas, of course! ;)

This week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog it's every one's favorite challenge! ANYTHING GOES!!

And the Simon Says DT are showcasing some beautiful stamps by Altenew! Love their stamps!! I am using one of my favorite stamp sets of all time...Vintage Roses.

I stamped the roses and leaves in several different inks...Simon Says Stamp Zen Cube Ink Pad Set, Mint and Audrey Blue. The die cut circles are from the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles Die Set.

And don't forget, the super sweet and generous Heidi will give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

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

I hope everyone here in the U.S. and abroad have a wonderful and very blessed Thanksgiving tomorrow!! Don't eat too much turkey!! ;)

                             
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♥ 2 Shimmerz Christmas Cards ♥

Today I have 2 Christmas cards on the Shimmerz Blog. One has a modern look and the other a more traditional, vintage look. And they are both super easy and fun to make!

  
To see the full cards and details on how they were made, please visit the Shimmerz Blog HERE.

And, don't forget, on your next Shimmerz order, just mention my name, Melissa B in the "Notes to Merchant" section in the Paypal Checkout and you will receive a FREE Shimmerz Paints Product in your order! ;)

Be back later with my Simon Says DT post! ;)

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♥ Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas ♥

Hello there! It's time for another brand new challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog! This week's theme is....CHRISTMAS! A good excuse to get started on those Christmas cards! There are only 36 days left!! YIKES!!

This week the Simon Says DT are showcasing products by My Favorite Things! I chose the Grand Holiday Greetings Clear Stamp Set. Love this set!! There are 4 different sentiments in the set. I am using 2 of them today. :)

I am using some Hero Arts Acetate Folded Cards as well as some Tim Holtz Yuletide Paper (love this stash!) and Prima Victorian Christmas Flowers.

The sentiments were stamped in Jet Black StazOn Ink.

This card was made with another one of the stamps from the MFT Grand Holiday Greetings Set.

This one was also made with some Tim Holtz Yuletide Paper as well as the Simon Says Stamp Christmas Tree Die.

And don't forget, the super sweet and generous Heidi will give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

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

Hope you have a wonderful day!

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♥ Mini Shabby Christmas Lanterns ♥

Hello there! I hope you had a lovely weekend! Stopping in today with some fun little lanterns that are so quick and easy to make! You can also put a small gift, chocolates or a little bag of nuts in the lantern as well since it is lit with a battery operated tealight. They would also make really sweet Place card settings for your holiday table or even a December Wedding! But since the actual boxes I am using are not Christmas themed, they can be used at any time of the year! How sweet would these look around your Holiday table or at a wedding reception, all lit up on the tables! :) And they literally take minutes to make!

The template to make the diamond style boxes are from the iralamija shop on Etsy. Just print out the Boxes No. 1 Collage and cut them out. There are 5 different sweet designs in the collage. This is how 1 of the boxes looks when printed.

Punch or die cut a circle in the center of the box, slightly smaller then the diameter of your tealight. This will leave an opening at the bottom of the lantern, so you can easily turn on and off the tealight without having to open the box.

Next, using any shape die or punch you like, add little "windows" on each panel of the box so that the tealight will show through. You can even add a piece of acetate or vellum over each window. Just adhere to the inside portion of the box.

Next, adhere the tealight to the inside of the box using hot glue, making sure the little switch on the bottom shows through the hole.

Lastly, decorate as desired. You can also put a little gift, chocolates, etc inside and add names to the tags to act as place card settings.

They also make cute little decorations for a mantle or table too!

I also used the Christmas Joy Collage and Christmas Expressions Collage from the iralamija shop as well to make these. 

                                             

I hope you have a sweet day!

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♥ Dear Santa ♥

Woo-hoo! It's Fri-Yay! What are your plans for the weekend? Me. I have none. And that's a good thing! Just going to spend time with my kids and hubby, go to visit my mom and do some crafting! :)

                                            

This is a card I made with some sweet collages from the iralamija shop. Love that Santa image! It is from the Christmas Story Collage. There are 8 different, wonderful images in all.

I also used some papers from the Rudolph Backgrounds Collage and the sweet sentiments are from the Christmas Expressions Collage.

Using some Multi Medium Matte Adhesive from Ranger, I added some chunky glitter all around the edges of the papers and sentiments for an "icy" look.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

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♥ Simon Says...Thinking of You ♥

Happy Hump Day! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a brand new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog! This week's challenge is...Make a Thinking of You Card.

This week the Simon Says DT are showcasing products by Hero Arts. I am using the HA Thinking of You Script Wooden Stamp. I love this font! So pretty! I am also using some HA Small White Pearls, as well.

The super adorable Stitched Maple Trio Leaves Dies are an Exclusive by Simon Says Stamp. I also used some Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock,  May Arts Natural Twine, ruler trim and the papers I used for the leaves are from the Prima Bella Rouge 6x6 Paper Pack.

And don't forget, the super sweet and generous Heidi will give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

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 have a wonderful day!

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