Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes! Challenge

Hi everyone!

I hope you're all having a great week! I can't believe this is our last challenge of August! We've had a very busy summer but it's been lots of fun too!

This week's challenge is Anything Goes and the Simon Says design team is using products from my absolute favourite company: Hero Arts!

Here's my card:

I stamped the notecard with Hero Arts Newspaper background stamp. I then die cut some Blush Designer Paper using Hero Arts Ticket die cut, inked the edges and adhered it to my card. I heat embossed the leaf image on a sheet of cork and used the coordinating die as I ran it through my Sizzix Big Kick. After adhering it to my card and added a May Arts Ivory twine bow.

Here are the products I used:

As always, the very generous Heidi of Simon Says Stamp is offering a $50 gift voucher to one lucky participant in this week's challenge so I hope you'll play along...but first head over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see what the other designers have created! :)

Giveaway Winners!!!

Hi everyone,

Just a quick post today to announce the winners of two giveaways! Be sure to send me an email with your mailing address so we can get your prizes out to you!


The winner of the $25 Gift voucher for Simon Says Stamp from the Junior Card Kit Blog Hop is:

Nancy who said... 

 

Your kids are so creative, just like their mom! What I find truly remarkable though is that a busy home-schooling mom with 4 kids has windows that sparkling clean!

August 24, 2012 4:42 PM

The winner of the Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit is:

Kristen who said...

I love the stamp set with this kit...so encouraging!

August 24, 2012 11:38 AM

 

Congrats, ladies!!!

 I'll be back on Wednesday with a new Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit - Card #3

Hi everyone,

Just stopping by to share a final card for the week using the Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit "You're Amazing." Lots of fabulous goodies in this one!

 
Here's today's card:

Here's what I used (sorry I can't get the link to work specifically for the September kit):




Remember that all comments left on my Card Kit posts this week will enter you into the drawing for the Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit thanks to sweet Heidi of Simon Says Stamp!
I'll post a winner early next week.
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Junior Stamper Kit Blog Hop (& a GIVEAWAY!)

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Junior Stamper Kit Blog Hop!!!

 
In celebration of crafting with our kids, Simon Says Stamp has have developed a "Junior Stamper" kit targeted for ages 4 through 14.  The kit includes whole assortment of products from stamps, ink, neon papers, coloring pages, twistable crayons, markers, window crayons to stickers, washi tape, and scissors (safe for 4+).  There is a huge list of supplies and many of them reusable for a long time to come.  It's important to celebrate our children and so the kit is complete with a "Junior Stamper" Certificate of achievement.

Today a number of bloggers are showcasing projects made by their kids using this fun-filled kit and my kids and I are excited to be a part of it.

Here are a few of the things my 4 kids came up with as well as some pictures of them during the creative process. Please forgive me for this picture heavy post. ;)

Jaden (9 yrs) using the window crayons 

(to create a picture of himself during swimming lessons)

 

Chris (8 yrs) making a card using the Crayola Neon Color Explosion Mini Kit

 

Zachary (5yrs) using the Classic Markers, scissors, a glue stick to color/cut/adhere 

the Simon Says Stamp coloring sheets 

and finally Janelle using the stamps, ink, twistable crayons, construction paper, and washi tape to create a card:

As you can see it was a fun-filled afternoon at our house! I loved watching the kids jump in and get creative and they were SO honored to take part in this blog hop! Thank you so much Heidi! The fun didn't stop there either! My kids have been spending HOURS and HOURS playing with the two kits Heidi sent us. When asked if he liked the kit my 8 yr old son said, 'What's not to like?!?! I love it!'


And the fun doesn't stop with the hop! Heidi has generously provided me (and each of the other blog hop participants) with a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! to give a way! Just leave a comment here for my sweet kids by Sunday at 11:59 p.m.and I'll post a winner of the shopping spree next Monday. :)

Your next and final stop on the blog hop is Jo Neville's blog.

Here's the full list of participants for the blog hop in case you've missed any of the stops so far:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
May Flaum
Jennifer McGuire 
Laurel Beard 
Nichol Magouirk 
Sarah Moerman  <---- YOU ARE HERE!
Jo Nevill 

Thank so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp: Back to School Challenge!

Hi everyone!

I hope you're all doing well. I'm back today to share a project for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge. The theme this week is Back to School. Yes, it's that time of year once again. The design team is using Sizzix product for their projects this week and I decided to make my kids some bookmarks using one of Sizzix/Tim Holtz Styled Labels.

Here they are:

Here are the products I used:


As always, the super sweet Heidi of Simon Says Stamp is offering a $50 gift voucher to one lucky participant in this week's challenge so I hope you'll play along...but first please head over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see what the other designers have created! :)

Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit - Card #2

Hi everyone,

Quick post today as I'm pre-scheduling this one and it's past my bed time, lol. ;)

I'm back to share another card featuring the Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit! Love this month's kit!

 
Here's today's card:

Here's what I used:




Remember that all comments left on my Card Kit posts this week will enter you into the drawing for the Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit thanks to sweet Heidi of Simon Says Stamp!
I hope to see you tomorrow for a new Simon Says Stamp Challenge!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit (& a GIVEAWAY)...and a Giveaway Winner too. :)

Hi everyone,

I'm back! I hope you all had a great weekend. I can't believe summer is winding down and  September will be here in no time. Speaking of September, Simon Says Stamp has released their September Card Kit which is called "You're Amazing" and this week I'll be sharing some cards I've made with it. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this month's kit. It features one of my very favourite 6x6 paper pads by My Mind's Eye, my favourite May Arts twine, yummy washi tape, and an awesome little chalk board which I used in today's card:

This card came together pretty quickly. I love the little chalk board and decided to white heat emboss some of the images from the Simon Says Stamp 'Shoot for the Stars' clear stamp set on it. Paired with the sentiment below I think it would make a great card for a student to give to their teacher the first day of school. :)

Here's what I used to make today's card:


I'll be sharing 2 more cards this week using this fabulous kit: tomorrow (Tuesday) and Friday. Wednesday will be my regular Simon Says Stamp Challenge post and on Thursday I have a few VERY special guests who will be taking over for a blog hop (with a prize involved). ;)

Speaking of prizes... Heidi has again generously offered to let me do a give a way! Up for grabs is the Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit. Yay!:) All comments left on today's post, Tuesday's post or Friday's post will be entered into the draw.

FINALLY, I've picked a winner for the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Dies giveaway from last week and the winner is:

Anita Rex who said...
Love the patterned paper and that you made a window!

August 16, 2012 9:23 PM

Congrats, Anita! Please email me with you mailing info and I'll send the dies out to you. :)

Thanks for stopping by and please check in tomorrow to see my second Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit card.

Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies - Day 4

Hi everyone,

Welcome back! Today is the final day of my week highlighting some of the wonderful Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies and some fun things you can do with them. In case you missed it, I'm also giving away 2 dies provided by sweet Heidi of Simon Says Stamp! Here's THE POST with the giveaway details.

Here's today's card:

For today's card I used Simon Says Stamp! Bella Bloom Die. I die cut the medium-sized flower repeatedly and adhered the flowers to the same colour of cardstock to create a faux dry embossed look. I then die cut the flower twice using some patterned paper to create a focal flower. The leaves were created using the flower die as well using a technique I picked up from Jennifer McGuire.

Here's what I used to make the card:


Thanks for popping by once again this week. I so appreciate it! Remember you have until Sunday August 19th at 11:59 p.m. to comment on any of my Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Die posts for your chance to win two dies of your own.

Sarah

Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies - Day #3

Hi everyone!

If you've been following me all week you know that I'm sharing cards made using Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies! On Monday I gave details about a little giveaway so you might want to check out that post if you haven't seen it. ;)

Here's today's card:

I made a window card using 2 coordinating dies: Delicate Dahlia and Outline Dahlia. I LOVE how detailed the Delicate Dahlia die is! So pretty!


Thanks again for joining me here! One more post tomorrow and one more chance to win a couple of Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies!

Sarah

Simon Says Stamp: Animal Antics Challenge!

Hi everyone,

I'm back with another Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!!

Today's challenge is to make a project which includes an animal or animals. I decided to make a bird-shaped card using my Silhouette and here it is:

This is what I used:



I hope you'll join us in this week's challenge! Up for grabs once again is a $50 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store. For all the details and to see what the other designers have come up with go HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies Week - Card #2

Hi everyone,

I'm back with day 2 of my week of sharing cards made using Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies! If you haven't seen yesterday's card or read about the giveaway I'm doing please check it out HERE.

Here is today's card:

For today's card I used the Simon Says Stamp! Oh Happy Day Die. I covered my card with some Basic Grey paper. I then cut a piece of cardstock slightly smaller than the card and stamped the bottom part of a Hero Arts sentiment on it. I then cut the words of the die apart using my Tim Holtz scissors (yes, you read that right!) so I could run my stamped panel through my diecut machine and use just the negative space of 'Happy' to go with the rest of my sentiment. A little bit of twine and this card is done!


Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a new Simon Says Stamp Challenge card as well as Thursday and Friday for more cards using Simon Says Stamp!'s Exclusive Dies.

Thanks for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies Week (& a Giveaway)

Hi everyone,

Super sweet Heidi of Simon Says Stamp! contacted me a month or so ago wondering if I had any of the Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies. I had just ordered the Star Border Die to try out but hadn't received it yet. Heidi was so sweet to send me the rest of them to play with and I've decided to dedicate this week on my blog to sharing some cards I've made using these wonderful Simon Says Stamp! dies (which happen to be manufactured by none other then Memory Box). I'll be posting these cards today, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday will be my regular Simon Says Stamp! Challenge card and I hope you'll stop by for that too and join us for the challenge. :)

Here's today's card:

I used the Simon Says Stamp! Circle Border Die and threaded some baker's twine from The Twinery through some of the circles to create this fun rainbow of colour. After stamping the sentiment and rounding the corners I used foam dots to adhere the panel to a white notecard.

Here are the products I used:


I'm so grateful to Heidi for her generosity that I'd thought I'd share some of the love. :) I'll be giving away these two Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies:

All you have to do to win is leave a comment on any (or all) of my Simon Says Stamp! Exclusive Dies posts by Sunday August 19th at 11:59 p.m. I'll post the winner early next week.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simons Says Stamp Children's Holiday Challenge prize & a Publication share

Hi everyone,

I'm getting some things checked off my to do list today...including a whole lot of laundry. We went to a family camp associated with our church this past week and had lots of fun with friends...even despite the rain on Thursday. Things turned for us Thursday night when 2 of our boys got sick. I'll spare you the details. ;) Since we weren't getting any sleep anyways we decided to pack up in the middle of the night and make the 5 hour drive home earlier then scheduled. We are beat but everyone is feeling better. Hopefully we'll get some naps in this afternoon and be ready for a new week tomorrow. :)

I thought I'd pop in quickly to share a couple of things. First of all the Simon Says Stamp Children's Holiday Challenge is still running (until August 31st). Here's the prize that 2 lucky little crafters will win for participating: Junior Stamper Kit Prizes for the Children's Holiday Challenge

In celebration of crafting with our kids, Simon Says Stamp has developed this "Junior Stamper" kit targeted for ages 4 through 14. The kit includes whole assortment of products from stamps, ink, neon papers, coloring pages, twistable crayons, markers, window markers, to stickers, construction paper, glue stick, washi tape, and scissors (safe for 4+). There is a huge list of supplies and many of them reusable for a long time to come. It's important to celebrate our children and so the kit is complete with a "Junior Stamper" Certificate of achievement.

You can purchase yours here while supplies last. This kit is loaded with fun AND value! The retail value of this kit is almost double what Simon Says Stamp is actually charging.

Speaking of prizes...I haven't heard from my Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit winner and so I've picked a new one:

Miriam Prantner said...
I think this is my favorite card so far! Love the layering, such a sweet card!

July 27, 2012 9:35 AM

Congrats, Miriam! Please send my your mailing information so I can pass it on to Heidi. :)

I also wanted to share a card I have in a current Paper Crafts special issue called Card Design Handbook.

Here it is:

This one is in the section dealing with color combinations and specifically in the primary colors sub-section.

Well that's all for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your weekend.

Simon Says Stamp Bingo Challenge!

Hi everyone!

I hope you're all having a great week! I'm back today to share a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge. ;)

This week's challenge is a Bingo challenge and here is the Bingo Card we're using:

The design team is using products from Memory Box. Boy do they have some nice dies!

Here's my card using the left column of the Bingo Card:

Here are the products I used:

As always, the very generous Heidi of Simon Says Stamp is offering a $50 gift voucher to one lucky participant in this week's challenge so I hope you'll play along...but first head over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see what the other designers have created! :)

A Special Card Drive

Hi everyone!

I have a very quick post to share today but it's important one. My dear friend Jana Millen is organizing a card drive for a couple of sweet girls who are going through a very difficult time. I won't go into all the details here since Jana has all the information over at her blog but I will say that she is being extremely generous with the prizes she has put together for this card drive. Please head over HERE to learn more.

Thanks so much,
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Kristina's Inspiration Challenge

Hi everyone,

Can you believe it's August already?!?! Wow! Time flys! I'm back today to share a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is an Inspiration challenge and our inspiration comes from our Guest Designer this month, the one and only Kristina Werner. The design team is using Basic Grey products for this challenge.

Here's my card:

I heat embossed both Basic Grey/Hero Arts background stamps and colored them in with alcohol inks. I didn't have a grey one so I painted in the grey areas with Pumice Stone Distress Stain.
Here are the products I used:

As always, the very generous Heidi of Simon Says Stamp is offering a $50 gift voucher to one lucky participant in this week's challenge so I hope you'll play along...but first head over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see what the other designers have created! :)