♥ Make it Sparkle...Says Simon! ♥

It's time for another brand new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog! This week we want your cards to SPARKLE! You can use glitter, sparkly gems, shimmery paper, Stickles, etc!

This week the Simon Says DT are showcasing products by Neat and Tangled and/or Jane's Doodles. I chose the On the Strip 2 Clear Stamp Set by Neat and Tangled for my card. I stamped all the strips diagonally on a white piece of cardstock using inks from the Simon Says Sweet Treats Ink Pad Set and the Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad by Tim Holtz. After the inks were dry, I ran my Glue Pen over the inks and added lots of Iridescent Glitter.

The stamped sentiment is from the True Love Stamp Set by Ali Edwards. I finished off the card with some Prima Crystal Hearts, May Arts Natural Twine, a My Mind's Eye Brad, punched heart and a pearl.

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!

Have you seen the new Simon Says Stamp Store Website?? You can see it for yourself HERE! Happy Shopping!! :)

And lastly, don't forget, the entire month of August, we are having a special Summer Vacation Kid's Challenge for children ages 2-16!

We have not 1 but 3 awesome prize parcels up for grabs! So get your kids crafting and join in on the fun!! You have until August 31st! ;)

Have an amazing day!

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♥ The Shabby Tea Room Guest Designer ♥

Happy Monday everyone! (ugh!) Well, there is one thing that is sure to make you smile! This week's challenge at The Shabby Tea Room! It's called Rainbows and Raindrops! It is to create a card/project based on this sweet inspiration photo! And I am lucky enough to be Guest Designing there this week. :)

Here is my card based on the inspiration photo. I used the Rainbow Die by Paper Smooches along with different colors of cardstock to match the colors in the photo. The Chevron Cloud Die is an exclusive by Simon Says Stamp as well as the little hearts which are from the Heart Rainfall Die Set.

The woodgrain paper is from the Base Coat III Pack by Kaiser and the cream colored paper is by Marion Smith Designs, Nirvana. The sentiment is from the New Beginnings Clear Stamp Set by My Favorite Things. I finished up the card with some seam binding ribbon and a sparkly gem.

I hope to see you playing along this week at The Shabby Tea Room! :) A big thank you to Debbie and the Shabby Girls for having me back this week!

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♥ Simon Says...Summer Vacation Kids Challenge! ♥

Hi all and welcome to another of our annual Simon Says Stamp Summer Vacation Kid's Challenge where we host a special challenge dedicated to our young designers.

ANYTHING GOES 

It is time for all you crafters to let your children loose in your crafty corners for a few hours. Just close your eyes and set them free to explore their creativity :-) You are allowed to hide your Copic Markers and extra special papers and you are allowed to help just a little bit if necessary, but we really want the children to 'DO IT' themselves as much as possible :-)

This challenge is open to all children aged between 2 and 16 inclusive.

We have not 1, not 2 but  3 surprise parcels of crafty goodies, hand picked by Simon !

For this challenge we have a very special Junior Design Team who have done an excellent job. Please pop along to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog and please leave comments for them on their blog posts. Thank You xx

This challenge will continue for the whole month of August, finishing at 6pm Ohio time. 11pm UK time, 12 pm CET  on August 31st. 

Here are 2 cards made by my kids using the Simon Says Stamp August 2014 Card Kit, Summer Dreams.

♥ Antonio's Card

♥ Santino's Card  (Check out that amazing coloring job! ;)

Have a great rest of your summer!! ;)

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