Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Simon Says..........Use a Stamp and Blog Hop!



It's time for a new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog!This week our challenge is Use a Stamp.  

We're doing things a tiny bit different just this week: you must create a project using a stamp, no digitals, please, add your creation to the linky as usual, AND then hop around to all of the Design Team's blogs and leave a comment.

We are all showcasing the new STAMPtember® products being released - a humongous release full of stamps, stencils, and dies! If you haven't seen them yet, just click HERE.

So since you have lots of hopping to do, let's get started!  You should have arrived here from my lovely teamie Jo's blog.  If not, you can go to the Simon Says Stamp Blog to start at the beginning. Here are 2 cards using the new stamp sets I was sent:


supplies: Simon's Back to School stamp set, markers to color, yellow gelato, My Favorite Things Stitched Traditional Tags die, Lawn Fawn twine

I repeatedly stamped the bus across the card front, then scribbled on a yellow gelato.  I stamped and colored the little student, cut her out on a stitched tag, and added my sentiment stamped and embossed in white on black to make it resemble a chalkboard, in keeping with the school theme.

My next card uses a stamp set that is really meant for using in planners, but I did my best to use a few of the elements on a card that could be given by a proud parent to a son or daughter.  Soccer was the sport both our boys played growing up, so I concentrated on that sport only, but with the many different sports represented in this set, it could easily be changed out for anything else:



supplies: black and white cardstock, Simon's Sports Planner stamp set and Best Circle die, also Big Scripty Greetings stamp set

This Sports Planner set has every sports ball you can think of, plus some sentiments that would really come in handy for listing all the practices and notes a parent would need during any sports season.

Now it's your turn!  We have a $50.00 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store for one lucky random winner of our challenge!

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AND I have a Simon's goodie bag to give away, too!  All you need to do is leave me a comment here and enter the challenge!

 

Do you use Instagram?  If you do, we'd love you to add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there, too! Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram.

The next person on the hop is our fearless leader Lols!  Happy Hopping!

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Becca Cruger said...

These are super cute cards. Perfect for back to school time!

Jingle said...

Very cute cards, Lin!

Fikreta said...

you made great cards
have a nice day
hugs

Virginia L. said...

Way to rock the blog hop with two cuties!! I love the bus background with the darling image on the first! The 2nd card is just too fun! I love how you used the soccer stamp!

choman9912@aol.com said...

Great cards. I love the school bus background. Thanks for sharing!

liz said...

Cute soccer balls!

*Vicki* said...

Oh my gosh, these are so CUTE!! :) I really love the school bus background! ;)

stempelfrida said...

I really like your soccer card a lot! Creative regards from stempelfrida
http://stempelfrida.blogspot.de

Mandy said...

Wonderful cards Lin! They are both so cute :)
hugs
Mandy xx

marja said...

Lovely cards. specialy the footballcard. Greatings Marja

Harriet Skelly said...

Super cards! I love that school bus background!

Donna said...

love the bus background!

Dee Earnshaw said...

Love the ideas behind these two cards - the football card is just so perfect for my little boy ( I will have to case this one. LOL)

New Creations said...

Love the sweetness in your creation and the football creation is very striking!

Cindi said...

Beautiful cards! I love the bus background and great card designs.

Barbara said...

Both cards are really cute. Love the school bus background, especially!

Lorraine A said...

Fabulous cards Lin :-) both are very cute, I love the little girl, she is adorable and I love the yellow bus background. The football card is fab too, perfectly boyish :-)

luv
Lols x x x

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the creations. Like how you colored the school bus background yellow. Like the soccer theme. My daughter enjoyed playing soccer when she was younger.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Mary-Anne V said...

such great cards...love the background you created on the first and the great soccer theme on the last.

Ann K said...

LOVE that yellow school bus background .... perfect to showcase the little girl. Put gum balls on that backpack and it could be my granddaughter.

Sabrina said...

Both cards are super cute and fabulous!!!

lgw said...

Cute Card!

Jackie said...

The little girl on the card is so cute! Thanks for two super cards♥

Lagene said...

Super school days cards!!!

cm said...

Your little school girl card: sweet! And the soccer balls have has planted a smile all over my face! II have a young nephew who would love for his Aunty to make sport ball cards for him! This stamp/die set is on my list!
~carol

Bunny Dobbie said...

Love the repeating bus background! Great idea! They are both great card designs. Super job.

Gloria said...

She is going back to school!
She looks great and the bus background is awesome!!!
I love the soccer ball card too!

Miriam Prantner said...

Great cards! I am loving the school bus background and the fussy cutting around the soccer balls.

Irishtiger06 said...

Great card designs for teachers & coaches both!

Amy C. said...

Love these school themed cards!

craftytreen said...

wow, Lin. love your back to school cards. I always get wonderful ideas from you. thanks so much for sharing

Heather said...

Both fabulous cards Lin, I love your yellow school bus and such a gorgeous image on the tag!! The football image is stunning - perfect for many football fanatics!!

hugs
Heather xx

Cardsbymaaike said...

that little girl with the backpack could have been me at school, i looked just like that, how did you know? haha great card, well done

SewPaperPaint said...

Super cute cards!

conil said...

It's wonderful to get to see a twofer on these hops. That wonderfully colored little girl tag is a charmer but then you mount it on that great patterned paper. WOW! The soccer card is perfect...makes a great guy card.

Daria Z. said...

Both cards are wonderful, Lin. I especially love the design and bus bg on the first.

Linda said...

Love your cards and the way you stamped your pattern paper. Thanks for sharing.

Linda D.

Unknown said...

Such cute cards!

Shelly said...

Sooo cute!!

Berina RGA said...

Very cute!! My hubby is a soccer fan and he would love the second one!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie

Marlena M. said...

Genius background on your first and fantastic design on your soccer card, Lin.

Gaby said...

Great cards, excellent for this back to school season

Unknown said...

Both cards are super cute. Really love the background on the first card. What a great look!

The Sleepless Crafter said...

That background is awesome!! The school bus background is so eye catching.

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Fun cards. I really love the first one. That bus background is perfect. TFS

Ms Scrapmess said...

Love your sports planner card. Would look great in a project life spread!

Lillian Child said...

Sweet cards! Thanks for sharing with us!

Lizzie T a/k/a Wifelady said...

Cute cards!

Joanne M said...

Great cards. Thanks for sharing

Sarah G said...

That gelato background makes a great base for the sweet tag, Lin and the football card would be really popular with my 2 boys!

Diane said...

Both your cards are so cute.

Joanna M. said...

So cute Lin. My favorite was the back to school card with those darling buses in the background!

Cindy Beach said...

Hi Lin, these are awesome cards! I love the classic design of the football card and the bus background is so clever!

Theresa said...

gorgeous cards. fab, hugs xx

Cynthia said...

Both projects are adorable, Lin.

CathyL said...

These cards are great!

Lisa Elton said...

They're both as cute as can be Lin! I like the school busses in the background of the first card!

Taunya Butler said...

Perfect cards - both very fun and great for the kiddos in our lives!! You are marvelous!!

pamboe said...

That little girl is just so cute! I love the way you used that stamp.

Nora Noll said...

Oh how CUTE!! What great design!

Migdalia said...

Totally cue & fun cards.
Have a blessed day,
Migdalia
Crafting With Creative M

Unknown said...

Cute cards!

Diane Jaquay said...

Awesome cards, Lin!

Rose said...

Love both your cards but especially the soccer card. Really love your use of the die & sentiments.

jengd said...

Cute cards! I really like the way you used the soccer balls to border the sentiment.

Anonymous said...

Great cards, but I especially love the guy one...

greenthumb said...

love the soccer ball card.

Tanya said...

Two adorable cards! I especially love the schoolbus paper on the first, so cute :)

Tanya xx

pcm said...

such fun kids cards!

Patty said...

Well your bus background for your first card is excellent! The little girl is such a cutie! I am loving your second card, as you said, perfect to change up for almost any sport!!

None None said...

Super cute! Love the back to school theme - so appropriate for this time of the year!

Janice said...

The school bus background is really fun.

Amy said...

cute!

kiwimeskreations said...

Great cards Lin - love the back to school one in particular.
Blessings
Maxine

Brandi R said...

Love these! Darling back to school card ♥

Linda T said...

What sweet cards. Love the bus background with the sweet schoolgirl tag. Beautiful work.

Memories by Manda said...

Really cool cards.

Unknown said...

Both cards are so great! The bus background is really appealing. I would love to send the soccer card to a soccer playing grandchild!

Donna said...

Love that background of the bus. Great back to school card. And the soccer balls are adorable. Great cards!

Sue said...

Such wonderful cards! Love the bus background!

Aileen said...

Lin, love both cards. Was looking at the back to school card and thinking how brilliant that would be for my granddaughter, who's too young for school but has just started preschool. I reckon she will love the little girl and backpack.

Ms Scrapmess said...

Love your sports planner card. Would look great in a project life spread!

Christine said...

What fabulous backgrounds you have created. Such fun to see your ideas.

Unknown said...

That bus background is awesome!!!! Very nice cards!

Unknown said...

Super cute

Emily said...

That soccer card is such a smart encouragment card!

Unknown said...

love that little girl and the bus!

Anonymous said...

Cute card. Thank you for sharing

TracyM #6773 said...

CUTE and COOL cards Lin :)
LOVE your designs, especially your awesome school bus background!!!

Unknown said...

love the bus and the little girl...so cute!

98Arizona said...

adorable

Katie Kinde said...

Love the school bus card!

Unknown said...

Great cards! Thanks for sharing.

Cathymac said...

Darling back to school cards, Lin! Love the school bus background!

Ксения Phedra Ли said...

Lin, Yahoo! Great blog hop! It gives the opportunity to meet new telented people! Your card is really gorgeous )

Anonymous said...

Amazing projct for this blog hop..But my favorite is card with girl and with amazing background!! Thanks for the inspiration and great blog hop!

NGCARDS said...

A great set of creations! xxx

Anonymous said...

Those are very cute and unique! <3

Anonymous said...

Those are such cute and unique cards!

Shirley said...

Love your cards. I had soccer players as well...brings back memories...thank you.

Angeline Choo said...

What adorable cards! Love both the backgrounds.

Unknown said...

Love your cards :) Thanks for the great inspiration!

Ellen H. said...

very nice :)

anja curvers said...

Love that bus background really awesome cards. TFS.

Unknown said...

Such a cute back-to-school card. I like the way you repeated the image for the background.

Zarah said...

How CUTE these cards are! Love that you use such bold colours (yes, I count black and white as colours) and let the motifs and sentiments pop for themselves. Very pretty!

Katia said...

your first card is super sweet and your second card is awesome!

Marie said...

Two spectacular cards, Lin. You created a great background, lovely coloring.

loulou said...

Great cards. I really like your bus background and the soccer encouragement card is a great way to use the planner set.

Jo Nevill said...

Love your cards Lin, especially love your back to school card and the background you have created.

Jo x

Carol Ric said...

Super cute card.

forpahl5 said...

Nice! Wow love the cards!

Teresa Doyle said...

These are really great cards for young people (which, I sometimes have a hard time with!) Great work Lin.

Gail said...

My granddaughter Syd would love that soccer ball card! Super! TFS

Susi said...

Fabulous card duo - love how you used the bus image from the Back To School stamp set to make your background

I Card Everyone said...

Hi Lin! Love them both - I'm now thinking those large sentiments could be calling my name!
=] Michele

Linda Jamme said...

The school bus background was very clever. What a great idea.

Marcie Lovett said...

Love that schoolbus card, Lin!

BeckyR71 said...

Very cute cards! Love all of them...especially the sport card!

Maureen Reiss said...

Both of your cards are super Cute!!

bev said...

Cute cards!

Deb Selby said...

Cute school age cards. I like some of the small image sets even though I don't need a planner anymore.

Unknown said...

De vuelta al colegio, preciosa postal

Sarah said...

both very cute cards!

Cindy C. said...

Wonderful Back To School cards!! Thanks for the inspirations!

CraftyPaws said...

Great cards! I especially love that little girl. She's so sweet!

snazzyjj said...

Great cards, such fun.

Unknown said...

Love your cards. The coloring on the little girl image is very nice. And as a soccer fan, I love the soccer card. Great designs. TFS

Mary Holshouser said...

Love the soccer card. It's plain but the colors are so effective.
The little girl is darling. So fun that she's standing in front of the school buses - ready to go.
thanks for sharing.

Loly Borda said...

Love your bus background on the first card and the impact that the contrast make on the second. Both are fabulous Lin!

Carol L said...

The first card is just adorable, and I love the stitched tag along with the school bus background. The 2nd card is so fun with those soccer balls inside of the scalloped borders! What a fun pair of cards for his and hers :)

Michele K. Henderson said...

These cards are super cute! I especially like the soccer theme--so many kids play yet it's hard to find good soccer inspiration! Yours is terrific!
Take care!
Michele

Marci Morgan said...

Great cards Lin! I am a school bus driver and I love the card with the buses in the background. Thanks for all the artistic inspiration!

Alina said...

Love the bus background! Such a great idea to use that stamp!

Carol said...

That use of the planner set is inspired!

April said...

These are great cards! Thanks for sharing!

Crafting with Jeanne said...

Great cards for september! I just got a "soccer" ball stamp and can't wait to make some cards. So many kids (including my grand kids) are into soccer!

Nandini said...

Very cute cards! Love the bus background!

LauraEva said...

wow---great cards!

Tracy said...

Loving the bus background. Great cards.

Kimberly J. said...

Great cards!! I love the background on the first one and the sentiment on the second!! :)

JoAnn said...

Really cute cards. Love how you stamped the bus background and the cute girl image.

KT Fit Kitty said...

Super cute cards! I love the little girl! Thanks for the inspiration and blog hop!

Mateja Močnik said...

That little girl is adorable :)

TaeEun said...

So cute! love the schoolbus background! The card with the soccer theme is very creative!

Unknown said...

Great cards. Really like the way you colored the background on the back to school card.
Vanessa

Stephanie said...

Both are adorable, Lin! Love the big twine bow on the first :)

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Unknown said...

So cute,wish I had grandchildren!

Carol w said...

Sweet little cards, love those back to school stamps.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Darling school card, Lin - just love the shading on your little girl! And the soccer card looks great too!

Unknown said...

I love the soccer card! I have been eyeing that set ever since it came out!

Heather said...

These are adorable! Love the school bus background on the first and that soccer card is fabulous!

Karen Hasheck said...

Both cards are so cute! Love 'em!

Maria Giselle B. said...

Love the girl stamp. Wish there is a boy stamp, too.

CyndyBr7 said...

I love seeing how designers use tags on their cards - tags are one element I'm not comfortable with yet. Guess I have to grab a tag by it's tie and just do it.

mandalj said...

Great cards! I love the yellow bus background on the first and the cool black/white soccer theme of the second!

Aunt Denise said...

What a great idea for a background! The buses are perfect, and they just look so happy :)

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Am loving how you are so industrious that you made 2 fabulous back to school cards! Loved the little girl with the fun bus background! Great job!

BeverlyBL said...

Love your bus background. So very cute.

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

Such fun cards! Love the school bus background and football borders.

Jessi said...

Wonderful cards! I wish I could give that soccer one to my son :)

Dawn T said...

both your cards are wonderful Lin. Love the soccer one... great idea to use the balls

Karen M said...

Wonderful cards Lin and I love your clever designs:) xx

Anonymous said...

2 great cards, Lin. I really like the little girl. I also very much appreciate you sharing the verse with you photo at the top of your blog.

NatQuebec said...

Very nice cards, I love the background of the first one, so cute and colorful.

Sazzle Dazzle said...

2 brilliant cards - love the cuteness of the first one with the fun yellow bus BG but the second one in black and white has just knocked me over! So perfect for lots of people I know! Superb inspiration.

KandA said...

Two fabulous cards and great stamps xx

Ashlee McGregor said...

awesome cards...loving the yellow bus background it looks super cool!!

Tricia Coffin said...

Two very nice cards for children. They'll love them.

Jane said...

2 great cards x

sarascloset said...

Wow! Two sweet cards! I wonder how that poor little girl will know which bus to catch? Ha! Ha! Thank you for sharing these with us! What fun to see all these creations up close!

donna mikasa said...

Ack! So cute, Lin! Love your school themed cards and I'm totally smitten with your school bus background!

Unknown said...

Oh these are sweet! I really love the background you made with the busses.

Pat said...

Two lovely and fun cards Lin and I adore the background on the first and the footballs are great too. x

Jean Bullock said...

I love the bus card. The repeated bus stamp outlines against the yellow look great.

LauraJane:) said...

LOVE the bus background.

Chark said...

love the bus bg and the gelato...I always forget to use mine!!

Anja said...

Wonderful cards!! the Soccer card looks great :)

Pink Unicorn said...

What cute cards, I love the gelato and bus background, it's so pretty.

Linda said...

Love all the buses on the background and the soccer card is a fab design Lin.

Michelle Lupton said...

Love your yellow gelato and school bus background!

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

She's so cute, very clever use of the school bus stamp to create the background. Love the football card, it's perfect for any player.

Thank you for the blog hop.

Love and hugs
Maarit

Lisa :) said...

Both great cards!!!! I really love the circle sentiment you used on the soccer card, what a unique idea!

Grenouille Greetings said...

Not just one but two fab fun cards. I love your paper choice and use of the tag with the first cutie and your repeated soccer ball with that wonderful bold sentiment is...well, awesome! Hugs, Lesley

idolmk said...

black with white-whether it's in honor of your favorite football team?

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Wow, two great cards. Love the background paper with the buses on the first card, such a cool finish with the gelato. Such a sweet image too. Just gorgeous. Hugs, Wends x

Dr Sonia S V said...

Both your cards are gorgeous . i recently made a couple of projects for my daughters teachers and I wish I had your stamp then!! and Thank you for a chance to win
Cheers
Dr Sonia
soniasv@rediffmail.com
Cards Crafts Kids Projects

Carol McCready said...

Great back to school cards. Thank you for the inspiration.

A Tad Bit Off said...

Great cards!

Unknown said...

Love the school bus background.

SueB said...

lovin' how you used a repeat stamp to create your own DP; thanx for the inspiration!

Janeen said...

she is so cute on that tag and i really like the BG paper you created.

Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

wonderful cards thanks for sharing

Barb Housner

karenelr said...

Your cards are great! I love how that bus looks stamped as a background!

Kelley said...

Your bus background is wonderful! I need the sports set for when the grandchildren begin sports...which will be here quicker then it should!

Marianne said...

Fun cards. Love the school bus background.

Lynne in NI said...

Ohhh these are fabulous ... I especially love your soccer balls card, that would be perfect for my nephew!

Unknown said...

I love the bus background! Thanks for sharing.

Damjana said...

Such a cute little girl is going to school. I love the card. D. xxx

Nancy Robidas said...

Very cute cards! I agree with the majority; I also love the background with school bus :)

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