Simon Says.......For a Child

Welcome to the new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog!

 This week our theme is "For a Child" and the team is featuring Lawn Fawn products.  You don't have to use this brand to enter, but if you do have this brand, we'd love to see you using it, too!

supplies: white, Cotton Candy, Schoolhouse Red, and black cardstock, Doodlebug Buffalo Check dp, Lawn Fawn Woodland Critter Huggers and Fancy Scallop Rectangle die, Tim Holtz Sentiments label sticker

I found a video to make this cow from my old favorite Woodland Critter Huggers that I've used many times before. Jess of Jess Crafts had lots of other unique animals to stretch these dies into!  How fun that she used flower dies for the cow's spots!  

I put mine against some black and white buffalo plaid and added a red heart to reinforce the sentiment.

Now it's your turn!  We have a $25.00 gift certificate 

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!  I can't wait to see what you all make this week!

Simon Says Stamp Summer Vacation Kid's Challenge!

It's time for our annual challenge just for kids aged 2 to 16!  Let your children loose into your craft room and let them explore their creativity!

The theme this year is Anything Goes With Sparkle/and or Shine.  The challenge will run all of August.  You can post their projects HERE until 6 PM EST August 29th.  When posting, please label with the child's name and age, for example, David, age 6.

Winners will be drawn at random soon thereafter, and there will be THREE winners of surprise crafty goodies packages!

Simon Says.......For a Child

Happy Wednesday - welcome to our challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

This week our theme is "For a Child", and the team is playing with Honey Bee products.  I found this adorable Build-a-Bot stamp set.

supplies: white and black cardstock, confetti and striped dps from Doodlebug paper pads, Honey Bee Build-a-Bot clear stamps, (retired) Simon sentiment from Cupcake Party, Zig markers, sequins and adhesive foam

There are what seems like a million little parts in this set so that you can build a robot, or 2 or 3 or 4, exactly the way you want to!  And there's a matching die set, if you like. 

I plan to pass this set on to my Grands - I think they'll have a blast with it!  

Now it's your turn!  We have a $25.00 gift certificate 

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!  I can't wait to see what you all make this week!

Simon Says..........For the Boys

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

Our theme is "For the Boys" and we are showcasing Lawn Fawn goodies!

supplies: white cardstock, Lawn Fawn Knock on Wood dps and Monster Mash stamp set, Paper Smooches Birthday Words die, Simon's Stitched Rectangle die, googly eyes

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

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

Let's Celebrate!

Since it's back-to-school time, I'd thought I'd celebrate summer one last time, and pulled out this little Hero Arts silhouette woodblock.  I used a black and white color scheme, and added bright summery colors.

supplies: white cardstock, patterned and solid papers from (retired) Simple Stories DIY Boutique, Hero Arts It's a Parade woodblock stamp, banner from Simon's Baby Party Animals, sentiment from Simon's Birthday Bits, Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Borders die, Memento Tuxedo Black marker and a ruler to draw pole lines for banner

I added a little banner to the parade of kids, and paper-pieced it from papers in the same set as the stripes and dots.

Simon Says.........For a Child

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

This week our challenge is to make something "for a child".  My teamies and I are playing with Neat & Tangled products.  

supplies: white, tan, kraft, and Surf Blue cardstock, scraps of old design papers for sea and cloudy sky, Neat & Tangled Yo Ho Ho stamp set, Simon's Stitched Circle die, Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Border die, DieNamics Blueprints 20 banner, Zig markers to color

There are lots of darling pirate stamps in this set - I just chose a few of them and made my little scene.  I didn't have very much of the cloud and sea paper, so I used what I had and cut them into partial circles, inserting the pirate ship between them, to mimic the view through the spy-glass!  This card will be perfect for our youngest grandson's birthday in September!

Now it's your turn - I can't wait to see what you create!  Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher

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

We also have a special challenge for children between the ages of 2 and 16! CLICK HERE or on the logo to go directly to the challenge page

Wild Cuddly Critters

My Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit arrived yesterday; sadly it's already sold out.  But I had fun making some tags using the included action wobblers and the adorable critters in the stamp set.  These will go to our 3 grandchildren - they are still young enough that I think they'll like playing with the wobblers, and they can perhaps hang the tags on a doorknob or drawer pull.......

supplies: white cardstock, Simon's Wild Cuddly Critters stamps, Zig markers to color, #5 kraft tags, dps from Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid Rainbow pad, action wobblers, my own twine/ribbon and googly eyes

There is also a set of Simon cube inks in the kit that are such fun colors!  I've already made a card using them, but that will be shared down the road a bit........

Here's all that was included in the card kit:

The kits have been selling out quickly each month, so if you want to be assured not to miss any of the upcoming ones, go HERE to automatically subscribe.  You'll save yourself $5.00 each month, and will never have to worry about missing another kit!

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. 

Simon's Summer Children's Challenge!!

YAY !! It's time for our Annual Summer Children's Challenge !! Woo Hoo !!

School has broken up for the summer and it is nice for our children to get crafty so this challenge is especially for them.

The theme for this challenge is ,,,

ANYTHING GOES,,, with the optional extra of ICE

ice cream, ice lollies, ice cubes, ice skating ,,, snow, snowflakes ,,,

Entrants must be between 2 and 16 years old 

We have not 1 but 3 fabulous Simon's Grab Bags up 

for grabs !!!

a surprise  parcel of crafty goodies ! We all like surprises eh ! :-)

So hide your copics before you let the kids in your craft rooms :-)

Hope you all have a great week :-)

 Happy Crafting

The Craft's Meow Cards for a Child

Hi!  This month at The Craft's Meow we're doing something a little different; we're delaying our new stamp releases for awhile, and we've substituted a series of posts there, each with a different theme!  AND beginning today, April 17 until Sunday, April 21, Lisa is running a sale for 21% off everything in the store!!  The code is April21 at checkout, and it applies even to the already low prices on clearance sets.

Today's theme is Cards for a Child.  I had lots of fun with this one, and paper-pieced a little scene for you:

I used papers from Echo Park, Basic Grey, and MME's Quilting Bee (thanks, Marcy!), and the wagon from a Christmas set called Santa's Little Helper:

and the Teddy from Baby Shelf:, and I added some die-cut clouds and a SRM sticker as my sentiment (thanks, Virginia!)

Please visit The Craft's Meow blog to see what my other teamies did with this theme.  While you're there, don't forget to leave a comment - Lisa will be drawing 1 random name for a $15.00 gift certificate to spend at The Craft's Meow Store.   Be sure and post your comment by 8:00 Pacific time, and Lisa will announce the winner tomorrow.

10-minute Resist

One last card for the Flourishes Gimme 10 challenge, and also for Julie Koerber's Celebrate Five challenge - I used resist for Julie and kept it very simple, just 4 easy steps, easily doable in 10 minutes.

supplies: white cardstock, Flourishes Sweet Days of Summer, VersaMark ink and Zing white embossing powder, tumbled glass and peacock feathers distress inks, Nesties scalloped rectangle die as a mask.

Vintage Cafe Challenge

At the Vintage Cafe Challenge, we are to make something with the theme of "childhood".  Again, I found this image on Pinterest and pinned it to my board.  The little poem below the image reads:

"This teacher is not old

but rather strict and stern

The scholars, good as gold,

say ABC in turn."

As before, I pulled colors from the print and added buttons and natural twine, along with some blue ric-rac trim that Savannah gave me.

supplies: dark blue cardstock, dps from October Afternoon Campfire and MME Lost & Found 2 "Sunshine" pads and an unknown blue stripe, dark blue ric-rac, natural jute twine, red, blue and cream buttons

Lovely in Lace

The challenge at Flourishes is to use some type of lace on our project.  I chose a paper doily.  The challenge at Simon Says Stamp is "April Showers Bring Spring Flowers"

sujpplies: white yellow and black cardstock, Teresa Collins Carolina Breeze dp, Flourishes Sweet Days of Summer, Versafine onyx black ink, yellow colored pencil, paper doily, black and white gingham ribbon, yellow button, Nesties scalloped circles and circles

Happy 3rd Birthday, Clara

Simon Says Stamp is having another of its "Everything Goes" challenges, so I thought I'd enter this birthday card into it.

supplies: Hero Hues pool layering paper, white cardstock, My Favorite Things Pure Innocence "Have a Blooming Day", Hero Arts CL490 Sending Smiles, VersaFine onyx black ink, clear embossing powder, Letraset,  Tombow and Memento markers to color, Sizzix swiss dots embossing folder, Signo unibal white pen

CR84FN

It's been way too long since I've played at the CR84FN challenge.  Here's the colors for this week:

I just got this sweet Pure Innocence stamp set from My Favorite Things and I had lots of fun coloring it for this challenge:

supplies: white cardstock, design papers from Echo Park's Country Drive and Prima Madeline paper pads, Sizzix embossing folder, MFT Blooming Good Day, Versafine onyx black ink, tumbled glass distress ink, Nesties ovals and scalloped ovals, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, Signo white pen,  pink gingham ribbon from Michaels, red button 

CASE Study #64

We have a new muse for this month at CASE Stidu - Kryssi Ng!  We are in for a treat this month!

Isn't it unique?  Love her use of the popped die-cut negative!  Here's my take:

supplies: white and aqua cardstock, Pure Innocence digital image, colored pencils, glue pen and Hero Arts Prisma glitter, Darice snowflakes embossing folder, Hero Arts CL343 Holiday Sayings, versafine onyx black ink, EK Success snowflake punch, aqua gem

Sweets and Smiles

I recently ordered these Halloween digital postcards from Janet's Etsy Shop, and this is my first time playing with them. The challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon is called Fun 4 Fall - my project includes some leaf ribbon and twine, along with lots of little scraps of papers that I thought picked up the colors in the postcard:

supplies: Vintage PostCard, scraps of orange and green dps, Hero Arts CL353 Happy Halloween, VersaFine onyx black ink, green leaf ribbon, 2 buttons, twine

The Craft's Meow September sketch

The Craft's Meow has started a monthly sketch challenge. Here is the sketch:

I won "Little Frieda at the Seashore" recently at Simply Scrapping Crafts, so now I have another set in my arsenal!  Here she is, worked into the sketch, using papers from My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Gertie collection:

I struggled with the elements that are flowers in the sketch - flowers didn't work, butterflies didn't work, didn't have the right color buttons, and then I remembered finding these old wooden stars last week when I was cleaning out a closet!  They seem to fit with her little nautical outfit, and one of the paper panels even has a star-like motif.   Did you know that distress inks will ink wood very nicely?  Learn something new every day!

Tiny Tia

This week's challenge at Lily Pad Cards is to use patriotic colors.  The DT were each given our choice of a digital stamp from Some Odd Girl and I chose this cute little "Tiny Tina Bow" girl.  Knowing that we'd have lots of red, white, and blue I came about this in a different direction.  I've been loving using the colors yellow and aqua, so I went searching for a national flag that uses those colors.  And amazingly, with the addition of red, it's Aruba!  I have fond memories of a little vacation in Aruba when our youngest son played a soccer tournament there in 1994.  Here is their flag:

And here's my take on the colors. I added the basket of flowers to help bring in some red:

supplies: white cardstock, "Tiny Tia Bow" from Some Odd Girl digital stamps, Hero Arts CL444 Sending Smiles (basket of flowers), CL169 SparkleClear Happy Thoughts (sentiment), versafine onyx black ink, design papers from My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose "Mabel" and DCWV "Garden Party" pads, Nestabilities Labels Four, Prismacolor pencils, EK Success flower punches, tiny buttons