Simon Says.........Stitch It!

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

Our theme this week is Stitch It!  Make sure you have some kind of stitching on your creation - it can be stamped, actually stitched, or you could use a stitched die of some kind.  We are showcasing We R Memory Keepers goodies this week, and I had lots of fun and made 2 cards!

supplies: white and aqua card stock, We R Memory Keepers Stitch Happy Card Kit, navy embroidery floss and needle, Simon's Expressions for You die and matching stamp set and Stitched Rectangle dies, Hero Arts Navy ink, Doodlebug heart sprinkles, adhesive foam squares

The card kit includes 10 cards and envelopes and ephemera to match.  I chose 2 of the cards in this navy stripe and dots and used my Simon Stitched Rectangles to cut out some panels.  I framed the smaller striped panel in white card stock, then used my needle to punch holes along the edges, following the stitches from the die.  Then I simply stitched with embroidery floss all the way around, and after adding the floral die cut from the kit, I tied a bow at the top left corner.  After adding my sentiment, I lifted this panel above the rest of the card.

My friend Mary Anne reminded me about perforated paper to use with cross-stitching, so I incorporated that along with another of the printed cards and this sweet little bird in the ephemera pack.

supplies: white and ivory cardstock, We R Memory Keepers Stitch Happy Card Kit, (card and bird), cream perforated paper, 3 colors of DMZ embroidery floss, Simon's Sending and Wishing stamps and Spring Rain ink, MFT Stitched Mini Scallop Square die

I tried to pull the colors from the dots for my stitched hearts, and then just added my panel to a scalloped frame.  Isn't this bird sweet?

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!

From the Craft Room

This month at the Altenew blog, they have given us a challenge called "From the Craft Room", which is a grouping of crafty items.  We are to use these to inspire us to make a card.  Here's mine:

supplies: white, grey, and silver foil cardstock, Altenew Vintage Roses and Vintage Flowers (for leaves), Hero Arts Tweed Pattern, various corals, navies, and grey inks, Simon's Big Hugs die, natural twine, chipboard banner, wood veneer leaves, silver sequins

Here's our inspiration:

I tried to pull as much out of this photo as I could: a grey graphic background, coral and navy colors, twine, something using wood veneer, and something silver.  I was glad to use up some hoarded supplies, and it was fun to see this all come together!

Thanks for stopping by - enjoy your weekend!

Colour Q #295

I was visiting Lisa's blog and saw her card for the Colour Q challenge, which I don't think I've ever played before, and fell in love with these colors!

supplies: navy and white cardstock, Hero Arts Looped Circle Pattern background stamp, embossed in Ranger gold, Spellbinder's Floral Oval die, Altenew Painted Flowers, several pink inks and bundled sage distress ink, Simon's Sending & Wishing stamp set, Wishing die, gold foil paper, gold sequins

Fabulous combination, aren't they?  Thanks for coming by today!

Simon Says.......Anything Goes!

Welcome to our last challenge of 2014 at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

This week's challenge will last 2 weeks, so that we can all enjoy the Holidays.....we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  We'll see you back here in 2015!

We'll go out with your favorite challenge, Anything Goes!  The design team are using products made by Docrafts, and if you have anything from them, we'd love to see you sharing it with us, too.

I chose a pad of paper from DoCrafts called Parisienne Blue, and made 2 cards using the papers in it.

For my first card I cut a variety of the papers into strips and glued them together onto a backing to use for my background.  This technique is a nice way to show off all the patterns, and also to use up small scraps, when you have them.  I added  Memory Box Gorgeous Gardenia Outline die and a sentiment from Simon's Watt's Up? stamp set.

And next, I made a little quilt, kind of Nordic in feel, I think.  I used just 2 of the papers, and one of  Wplus9's Quilt Cuts 2 dies, and edged it with one of Paper Smooches Dots & Dashes dies.  This is a bigger card than usual for me; it measures 5 inches square:

Now it's your turn!  Simon Says Stamp will be giving away TWO $50.00 vouchers to the Simon Says Stamp store to 2 random winners this week!

         

Color Throwdown #319

The colors and inspiration photo at Color Throwdown this week are too cute not to play!

Having just received these Wplus9 Quilt Cuts dies, I thought I'd bring them into the mix, and did another of my literal translations:

supplies: navy and white cardstock, Doodlebug Designs cardstock in greens and pinks, Darice Dots embossing folder, Simon Says Stamp sentiment from Handwritten Sentiments, stamped in navy, Signo white gel pen.  

If anyone knows if that hat exists for sale, I'd love to have it for my granddaughter!  

Lots of Dots

Here's another entry for the Moxie Fab World's "Cure for the Winter Blues" challenge:

supplies: white, Bazzill Admiral, and BoBunny Blueberry Dot papers, Hero Arts CL482 Dots and Flowers, CL491 Made with Love, VersaMark ink and white embossing powder, chipped sapphire distress ink, pearls, 3D foam squares

I really like this dotted flower stamp done in white on a dark background - it makes me think of snow coming down on a dark night.  My background panel may look black, but it's a true dark navy, called Admiral.  I added some flowers in a brighter blue to brighten it up a bit.

I'll be adding this card as my entry to the Simon Says Stamp challenge: Anyting Goes.

The Cure for the Winter Blues

Over at Moxie Fab World, Cath has set us a new challenge to use the up and coming navy blue.  Several of her photo inspirations made me think of this new Hero Arts background stamp called Leaf and Floral  Background. Then I remembered thinking when I first saw it that this medallion from an older set would be a good match for it.  So here was my chance to try their pairing.  What do you think?

supplies: white and Bazzill Basics Admiral cardstocks, Hero Arts CG405 Leaf and Floral Background, CL401 Speckled Ornaments, chipped sapphire distress ink, Nesties Labels Eighteen, Recollections Floral Embellishment, 3D foam squares

Navy, pink and green

This week at the Play Date Cafe, I think we have some difficult colors:

I love pink and green, but adding in the navy is what took me awhile to get it together.  Here's my take on them:

supplies: cream parchment card base, Webster's Pages background paper, stamped with pinkpaislee Butterfly Garden stamps and The Craft's Meow Simply Delightful sentiment, chipped sapphire distress ink, Hero Arts E5388 Traditional Butterfly, Tim Holtz Sizzix Caged Bird die