Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Simon Says Stamp...........Red, White, and Blue

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

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Our theme this week is Red, White, and/or Blue, in honor of our country's birthday today!  My teamies and I are playing with Simon Says Stamp exclusive goodies.


supplies: white and Soft Navy card stock, Simon's Brush Stroke Messages and Seeing Stars stamp sets, Lipstick Red and Navy inks, retired Fireworks stencil from Simon's July 2016 Card Kit, Nuvo Pure Platinum embellishment mousse and glitter, Impression Obsession Stars and Stripes cling stamp

I trimmed a piece of white cardstock and stamped my sentiment using red and navy inks, and then did the same with my brush-stroke stripes and stars.  Then I used my stencil to add some fireworks.  After spreading platinum mousse through the stencil I removed it and added some glitter for some sparkle.

Here's one more card, just for fun - I saw a similar idea on Pinterest and thought I'd see if I could make it work, using Simon's Scallop Stitches.  I paired it with a teddy from my collection.



supplies: Lipstick Red, white, and Soft Navy card stock, the largest Simon's Scallop Stitches and heart dies from (retired) Heart Flowers

Now it's your turn!  Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher

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to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!


Before I go, I have a reminder for you. First we are in the midst of our month-long Kid's Challenge.

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It's open to young people between 2 and 16; here's your chance to let your kids' artwork shine!

10 comments:

Tracy Freeman said...

Two lovely cards Lin, I really like the flag one, so creative and it looks awesome. Happy 4th x

Cat Craig said...

Happy 4th Lin. Love your patriotic cards!

Marge said...

Oh how wonderful your patriotic cards are, Lin! I love love your creative design in the first card which reminds of me your country's national flag the glorious history of yours. Thanks for the inspiration with the second card! Since I have some borders dies I would love to CASE it some day, hehe.
Happy 4th of July!

Marge
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Lorraine A said...

Fabulous cards Lin :-) I absolutely LOVE the fireworks one, GORGEOUS, and the 2nd one is super cute too, love the patriotic bear too ❤️

luv
Lols x x x

ankitag612 said...

Hi Lin! I love both the cards you made for this week's challenge. Particularly the second one with all the layering and those cute little hearts <3 Thank you for the wonderful inspiration! Have a splendid day. xx Ankita

kiwimeskreations said...

What fun cards Lin for a special day. Love your fabulous sparkly fireworks.
Blessings
Maxine

Misty Elam said...

I love what you did with the fireworks stencil. I think I’ve only used mine once with perfect pearls and then I forgot about it!! Thanks for the reminder!! I love the Star & Stripes sentiment too. Your 2nd card is adorable. What a clever way to use that scalloped border.

Stephanie said...

Two super fun and patriotic designs!! Love them both, Lin! I hope you had a happy 4th! Also, that Boyd's bear is too cute!

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Dawn T said...

two fabulous cards Lin. Hope the 4th was a happy day for you

Kim Hamilton said...

Lin, I just love the festive feel of both of these cards! Hope you had a happy 4th!