The Mask of Zorro

Or.... maybe the mask of the Great Card Caper? Sure. Let's go with that one! This week, our Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is all about Masking! It's the Mask It Challenge! The Design Team is featuring Altenew products this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but if you have some, we would love to see what you work your masking magic with them.



I used the super fun Halftone Hello stamp set to create my card. I masked a strip in the middle of the larger stamp to leave room for the smaller hello to overstamp and be clear and visible in the completed design. I love how these two images look layered!


And now it's your turn! Create something awesome using masking in some way in your design and link it up over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Simon Says Stamp Store!

Have a Happy!

I Can't be Beet!

Heh. Heh. See what I did there? Well, officially, I'm asking that before you've seen my card, but, I bet you scrolled to the pictures first so.... see what I did there????? HAHAHA! Ah, man, I crack myself up. It's sad, really. Or not. However, all this to say that we do, indeed, have a brand new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for you! We are doing the POLKA! That's right, we want you to incorporate polka dots into your design in some way. The Design Team is featuring Lawn Fawn Products this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but if you've got some, we'd love to see how you make them POLKA!

Ummm, YES!!!! I love this stamp set SO MUCH! It is way too much fun. For reals. I used a combination of Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp inks to create the layered stamping design. A bit of Lawn Fawn paper brings in the polka dots for a perfect frame around the beets. SO FUN!

Now it's YOUR turn! Create something fabulous inspired by this week's Let's Polka theme and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WOOT!

Now... beet it! 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!

Just Kidding. 

Have a Happy. ;)

Let's PARTY!

Hello, all! I hope you had a truly wonderful Christmas holiday! I certainly enjoyed the extra time with family. We have a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog this week as we bring in the New Year! This week our challenge theme is PARTY! Yup! It's a fun one! I pulled out the super adorable Lawn Fawn Party Animal Stamp Set. Because CUTENESS!!! Oh...and it seemed to suit the theme. But, mostly, CUTENESS!!!



I used my MISTI to stamp the birds and the sentiment and then stamped the little party horn on scrap paper, colored it, and cut it out to adhere with foam tape. I used Spectrum Noir pens to color my images. I played with bright, fun colors for this one!



I used a thin strip of striped paper from the Lawn Fawn Let's Polka in the Dark paper pad. I also used a small accent strip to add balance to the top right of the card. I mounted the stamped panel on a yellow card base for a bit more color and fun.

Now it's YOUR turn! Create something fabulous based on the PARTY theme and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! That seems like a fabulous way to ring in the New Year, wouldn't you say?

Have a Happy!

Gobble! Gobble!

Hello, friends! It's time for another awesome Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! This week want to see your Thanks and Thanksgiving cards! U.S. Thanksgiving is coming up, so if you live here, this is a great time to make a card for someone special. If you are outside of the U.S., it's totes cool, yo. We all need fabulous Thank You cards in our stash! The Design Team is showcasing Simon Says Stamp Exclusives today, so you are in for a TREAT!



I decided to have a little fun with this one. I created my own turkey using the leaves from the Simon Says Stamp One With Nature Set and then added a fun sentiment from the Thanksgiving Table set. I used all Simon inks for this one, too. I absolutely LOVE my Simon inks! For reals.



Now it's YOUR turn! One lucky challenge participant will win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WHAT?! Yup. I know you want to GOBBLE up that prize! (Heh-heh... see what I did there?....yeah...okay, moving on....)

I can't wait to see your creative Thanksgiving and Thank You cards! 

Have a Happy!

Because Leaves.

It's your favorite challenge of them all, folks! It is ANYTHING GOES week over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog! This week we are featuring Lawn Fawn goodies. Lawn Fawn tends to hold a pretty strong 'King of Cute' status in the industry, but I wanted to take it a slightly different direction, so I made a non-cute Lawn Fawn card. WHAT?! Yup. And it was hard. Because I really like that adorable hamster AND the adorable alpaca. Lots. Like, lots and lots and lots kind of lots.



SUCCESS! I created this pretty design using the absolutely gorgeous Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves die set, some awesome distress inks, and an absolutely fabulous sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp One With Nature Stamp set. I adore that stamp set. If you don't have it just go buy it because I told you to. For reals.



I used just a bit of gold string behind my layered leaves to add some texture and visual interest to the card. Ummm... you guys... this is one of THOSE cards. You know, the ones I love. Super lots. Yup. Totes one of those.

BUT...I also love seeing YOUR work! Create something awesome and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WHAT?! Yup. For reals, folks! For. Reals.

Now go make something!

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Have a Happy!

Wow! That's Fantastic!

It's Time for a New Challenge! Wait....I guess I just said that. In the little banner right above this. Oh, well. I said it again. But, for reals, though...it is. It is time for a brand new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog! This week we are Making it Masculine! We want to see you create projects for the men in your life! The Design Team is featuring CAS-ual Fridays Stamps products and Waffle Flower Crafts products this week!



I pulled out THREE of my favorite CAS-ual Fridays Stamp sets for this card. Yes, three favorites. I have a lot of favorites when it comes to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, what can I say? I stamped using some favorite Simon Says Stamp inks to create a simple, classic design. I have a confession: I don't differentiate between 'masculine' and 'feminine' cards. I make a card for a person. If that person likes blue, I use blue. If that person likes birds or flowers or cake or beer, I choose my images accordingly. I think this card would work wonderfully for any friend who likes bold, clean designs, but we are going to go with masculine for the sake of the challenge, K? K. Glad we had this talk.



A wee bit of washi tape and a single sequin accent the top of the card for just a teensy bit of pizzazz! That's a fun word. PIZZAZZ! Go ahead... say it. No, like, for realies...out loud. PIZZAZZZZZ! Yup. Totally a fun word. Plus the word 'pizza' is hidden in it, so that makes it even more awesome.

Wow. Tangent. Okay, so, anyway... now it's your turn to play along with the challenge! Create something awesome for the Make it Masculine challenge and link it up over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog! We can't WAIT to see what you do! One lucky participant will win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! Yup. That's awesome, too.

Have a Happy, folks!

NSD: PUFFY STICKERS Challenge (GIVEAWAY!)

Happy (inter)National Scrapbook Day, folks! I started the party a little early with a couple of great posts yesterday, so be sure to check those out by clicking on the Just Jingle banner at the top of the page and scrolling down. Today, I have even more fun for you! Pinkfresh Studio and Winnie & Walter have partnered together for a KILLER Collaboration! Seriously... two amazing companies and I am so lucky to be a part of this! We have challenges running all day and you can keep track of them on the Pinkfresh Studio and Winnie & Walter blogs! LOTS of inspiration AND prizes to be won!

I have a fun card for the Puffy Sticker Challenge! All you need to do to participate in this one is create something fabulous using PUFFY STICKERS! I love puffy stickers. Lots. I loved them when I was three and I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am that they are now popular in paper crafting. Seriously. Wicked. Excited.



I used the adorable Sugar Rush stamp set from Winnie & Walter along with the super cute rainbow puffy stickers and the border puffy sticker from Pinkfresh Studio. I love how well these products work together!

The prize for the lucky winner of this challenge is the Pinkfresh Studio April Embellishment kit! Woot! Woot!

I know you have a lot of creating to do today, so I won't keep chatting, but be sure to check back later for another awesome challenge inspiration on my blog! And keep an eye on the Pinkfresh Studio blog and the Winnie & Walter blog for a new challenge EVERY hour!!! 

Hoppy Easter!

Hello, friends! We have a fun Pinterest Mood Board to inspire you, this week, for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! Whether the weather agrees or not (hee-hee...see what I did there?), Spring is coming this week for half the planet, and daggnabbit, we are going to celebrate that!

This week we want to see you created something inspired by this Pinterest Mood board! Choose one image, or a group of images to inspire your design. The Design Team is featuring Bazzill Basics products this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but we would love to see them if you have some on hand!

For this fun little Easter card, I used a few Bazzill products, along with an adorable stamp set from Mama Elephant. You can find my complete supply list at the bottom of this post. I fussy cut the bunny from cardstock and accented him slightly with a Copic for just a bit of visual interest. 

Now it's YOUR turn! Create something inspired by this mood board and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!

Supplies:

Stamps: Mama Elephant Honey Bunny
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Bella Rouge 6x6 Paper Pad 
Dies: WPlus9 Timeless Tags 2

Cardstock: Bazzill Dotted Swiss Butter, Bazzill 40 lb. Vellum, Bazzill Card Shoppe Marshmallow
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark
Accents: DMC Metallic Thread, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, May Arts Silver String
Embossing Powder: Stampendous! Silver
Tools: Fiskars Stamp Press, Milwaukee Hero Arts Heat Gun, Fiskars Titanium Micro Tip Scissors, Spellbinders Artisan Explorer Die Cutting Machine

I Believe I Can Fly

Yes, we are flying high with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge this week! The theme is Things That Fly and the design team is featuring American Crafts products this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but we would love to see what you do with them if you have some on hand!

I pulled out the Shimelle 6x6 paper pad along with the new Tim Holtz birds, with which I may or may not be slightly obsessed, to create a fun encouragement card for today!



I used the Simon Says Stamp curved die to die cut my paper to create a 'wire' of sorts for my bird to stand on. I then pulled the sentiment from the Mama Elephant Up and Away stamp set. I colored the bird using various greens and yellows from Spectrum Noir. I just love how he turned out! I did add a touch of an icy blue to his eyes, as well.



I added a few little Simon Exclusive heart sequins from Pretty Pink Posh for a bit of shine.

Now it's YOUR turn! Create something based on the Things That Fly challenge and link it up over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WHAT?! You guys, for REALS! It's pretty awesome!

You can find my complete supply list below. These are affiliate links and your support is always appreciated! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Tim Holtz Birds, Mama Elephant Up & Away

Ink: My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid, VersaMark

Patterned Paper: Shimelle 6x6 Paper Pad (American Crafts)

Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh for Simon Says Stamp

Markers: Spectum Noir

Die: Simon Says Stamp Curved Edge Die

Embossing Powder: Ranger Liquid Platinum

Tools: Milwaukee Heat Gun, Fiskars Stamp Press, EK Sucess Powder tool, Fiskars Titanium No. 5 MicroTip Scissors, Scotch Foam Tape

Have a Happy!