Little Yellow School Bus

As I have my pumpkin spice coffee with my pumpkin harvest crisp yogurt for breakfast (yup...I'm totally ONE OF THOOOOSE), I wanted to share another fun little card I created using the Simon Says Stamp Back to School stamp set. You could easily change this sentiment out to be a cute teacher thank you or even an encouraging lunch box note for your kiddo!



I colored the image using Copics and and Spectrum Noir markers. I added the little smoke puffs and the road lines by hand. P.S. That was scary. HA! The windows of the bus are coated with glossy accents to add just a little bit of shine!



Don't forget to check out the two current GIVEAWAYS that are open right now! You could win a FREE pair of Glasses (prescription or non) and you can also win some fun Simon Says Stamp goodies! YAY!

Have a Happy!

STAMPtember® Blog Hop Time!

I have a FIRMOO Glasses GIVEAWAY, too! Be sure to check that one out, as well!

Oh, boy! Oh, BOY!!!! We have some EXCITING stuff today! The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge team not ONLY has a new challenge for you today, but we also have an AWESOME STAMPtember® blog hop with PRIZES! WHAT?! Yup. Totes, you guys. For. Reals. We are celebrating the amazing STAMPtember® release with a big 'ole party! If you are just now finding the hop, be sure to head on over to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog to start from the top!

Speaking of the CHALLENGE blog... our challenge this week is nice and easy! We want you to USE A STAMP! Yup. That's it! It has to be a rubber or clear stamp, we ask that you don't use digi images for this challenge, but other than that, you've got LOTS to choose from!



The Back to School stamp set is just TOO CUTE! I absolutely adore this little girl with her sweet little backpack on! I pulled out my watercolors to give her a fun, playful look for her first day of school! You can find my complete supply list (with links) at the bottom of this post.



The next stop on the hop is the EVER fabulous, JO! Seriously. her stuff is always amazing. I just love her work!

Before you get going, however, let's talk PRIZES! We have a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store to give to one lucky challenge participant! Just link up your project on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win!

BUT, that's not all, folks! That's right! You could win not just one, but TWO FABULOUS PRIZES!!! Enter the challenge by linking up your project and comment on MY blog for your chance to win a Simon Says Stamp GRAB BAG! WHAT?! Yup. For reals. (P.S. EVERY blog in this hop is giving one away! Woot!)

GO! Make something! Hop! Have a HAPPY!!!

Supplies:
(All links included in this post and below are Simon Says Stamp affiliate links. Your support is greatly appreciated.)

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Back to School
Patterned Paper: Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers 6x6 Paper Pad
Watercolor Paper: Tim Holtz/Ranger
Watercolors: Sakura Koi Watercolor Sketch Box (This thing is brilliant! I take it on airplanes with me. Super easy to travel with and to pack for crops and stuff!)
String: May Arts Iridescent String
Ink: Simon Says Stamp Black
Cardstock: Blueberry Sour Bazzill Card Shoppe

Another Fabulous Year of Being Awesome

It's time for another fun Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! This week it is BACK TO SCHOOL time! The Design team is using My Favorite Things products this week. If you have them, we would LOVE to see you rock them, but if you don't, that's cool, you don't have to use them to participate in the challenge.



I used the Blueprints 17 die for my card and all I can say about that is that I am in love with it!!! I will be honest, that was a bit of a splurge for me, but it was SO worth it! The die set included the frame, the banner pieces, and the embossed rectangle that I cut from wood. There are a bunch more dies in the set, too! Definitely one of my new favorite things in my stash! The sentiment comes from a birthday set from Altenew, but I thought it worked brilliantly for Back to School!



Now it's your turn! Create something awesome with the Back to School theme in mind and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!

Don't forget to check out the Kid's Challenge, too! It is open through the month of August so there is still time!

I am also linking my card up to the Trendy Triangles Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Have a Happy!

Altenew Birthday Bash My Favorite Things Blueprints 17 Market Street Nob Hill 6x6 Paper Pad DCWV Chalkboard Stack 12x12 Simon Says Stamp Birch Veneer Sheets *Memento Luxe Ink Pad WEDDING DRESS Tsukineko *Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD *Ranger Embossing Powder WHITE EPJ36685 *May Arts GOLD Metallic String *Studio Calico GOLD Essentials Sequins 332149 *Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 *Sistema KLIP IT 3 Containers Clear Three Pack 1523 *Mini Plastic TASTING SPOONS Pack of 100 47051 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900 *Claudine Hellmuth Studio MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Adhesive Paint Ranger *Elmer's CLEAR BOND Foam Mounting Tape Permanent Adhesive

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Back to School!

It's that time of year and we are having some fun creating CAS back to school projects over at the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge this week!  I decided to play with some fun primary colors to create a great thank you card for a teacher!

Mmmmm!  I am so loving those ink colors!  Good old primaries.  They make me happy.  I trimmed the rectangle panel and temporarily adhered my stencil to the cardstock, then I inked the three colors onto the cardstock.  I used Momento inks with Tsukineko ink daubers.  I die cut the sentiment from black cardstock and then simply adhered it over the raised panel.  Nice and easy, but so striking!

And now it's YOUR turn!  Simply create a CAS creation based on the Back to School theme and link it up to the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge blog for your chance to win a great prize from Ellen Hutson!

In the meantime, I'm going to go hug some primary colors.  'Cause I love 'em and stuff.  Just sayin'.

Have a Happy!!!

Setting Sail on a New School Year

I had a pumpkin spice coffee this morning and a PumkinHead beer (It's made by Shipyard and it is the BEST pumpkin beer on the planet...go find some.  For reals.)  the other day.  As much as I hate to admit it, fall is creepy it's way in slowly, but surely!  Fortunately, it is supposed to be in the upper 80's around here today, so that helps me out a bit.  HA!  Don't get me wrong, I love fall...it's just that nasty thing-which-should-not-be-named that comes after it that I so dread.  But, alas.  *sigh*

With fall, however, also comes the excitement of back to school for many students and teachers!  The Hubbums still has a bit before he starts, but I know many schools have gone back already!  The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is all about BACK TO SCHOOL this week!  Super fun!



I couldn't pass up this opportunity to use one of my FAVORITE techniques!  The chalkboard technique!  The inside of my card reads, "On a GREAT School Year!"  It's a perfect card to tuck into a lunch box, give to a teacher, or even to the office staff or admin!  The design team is using Maya Road products this week and I am in LOVE with that striped fabric tape that I used to create that fun little flag!  LOVE IT.  For reals, dude.



And, of course, Simon Says Stamp is offering one lucky participant in this week's challenge a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!  For reals, you guys.  That's good stuff.  Just sayin'.

You have until 9am Eastern Time 28 August  2013 to participate.  We ask that you do not backlink - we like to inspire you to create something NEW!  YAY!  Also, you can enter up to FIVE times!  Woot!  That kinda rocks.  Just sayin'.  Be sure to add links back to the challenge blog to be eligible for the prize.

If you would like to check out the awesome goodies I used to create this fun card, they are all available at Simon Says Stamp and can be found in the links below!  (Sometimes they take a minute to load, but it makes it super easy to find 'em.  Just sayin'.)