Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit: I Think of You Card

Hi everyone,

I'm back again with another card featuring the new Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit!

Today's simple card was inspired by the patterned paper with the sweet pink clouds:

I just *had* to add some even pinker butterflies with heart-shaped bodies. :) I used the border stamp to separate the cloud paper from the pink paper at the bottom. Sweet and simple. :)

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for one more chance to win a February Card Kit of your own. :)

Sarah

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge

Hi everyone,

Welcome back! Today I'm sharing a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!!

This week's challenge is a favourite: Anything Goes! The design team is using products from Penny Black. I love that they have stamps that fit so many different styles.

Here`s my card:

I white heat embossed the Penny Black Retro Pattern background stamp and cut it down to the size I wanted. Then I colored in the little diamonds with distress markers, and spritzed the whole thing with perfect pearls and water. Finally I used my finger to spread the water around to add subtle color to the open star-shaped pattern.

Here's what I used:


I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! Up for grabs is a $50 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store thanks to sweet Heidi! 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 February Card Kit: Hang in There Card

Hi everyone!

I'm back today with my second card using the Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit: Style of Love.

 

Let's get right to it! Here's my card:

I used the wonderful modern flower in the stamp set and paper pieced it, using foam adhesive between the layers. To create the leaves I inked up one of the subtle patterned papers and die cut it twice with one of the Simon Says Stamp Large Hearts dies. I then used a black marker to define the edges and tucked them behind the flower so the pointy parts stuck out. I try and challenge myself with these kits to not use anything that's not included in the kit other than inks and other tools. All the stamps, papers, and embellishments are included in the kit. I think it forces me to try and be more creative (as with the leaves) and also gives you all a better idea of what you can do with just the kit and a few tools. :) I think the rest of the card is self-explanatory but feel free to send me an email if you have any questions.

Supplies:



I hope you'll join me tomorrow for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge and again Thursday and Friday to see what else I've created with February's Card Kit. Remember to comment on my Card Kit posts because sweet Heidi has generously given me a February Card Kit to give away!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sarah

Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit (& GIVEAWAY)

Hi everyone!

February is quickly approaching and that means that it's time to share the new Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit: Style of Love! 

This month's kit is gorgeous! The stamp set is so sweet, the papers beautiful, and the embellishments coordinate perfectly. Speaking of the embellishments, this month's kit is packed with them! Yay!

I'll be sharing cards I made using the "Style of Love" kit throughout the week. Next Monday (February 4th) I'll announce one winner from all the comments left on my 4 posts to win one of the February Card Kits for themselves. Thanks Heidi for being so generous!

Here's today's card:

I started out with the wonderful postal-themed paper and let that direct me, adding the polka dot envelop and using three of the stamps in the set to create a "postage stamp". I thought the sentiment worked well and that an extra special message could be added inside the envelop. I cut the tie off the tag string and used the string to tie a bow on the tag. A couple of mini hearts finished things off.

Here's my full supply list:



I hope you'll stop by tomorrow to see another card using the Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit.

Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Valentine's Day Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Hi everyone!

Love is in the air! Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Valentine's Day Blog Hop! This is the time of year when our focus turns to making special cards and projects for those who are nearest and dearest to our hearts. Simon Says Stamp has released some fabulous 2013 Valentine's Day stamps and dies to help create these projects.

If you are just joining us please start the hop at the Simon Says Stamp Blog. If you've been following along you should have arrived from the amazingly talented Nichol Magouirk's blog.

For today's blog hop I've created 2 cards. (For a bonus project check out my Simon Says Stamp Challenge post for today which is found just below this one).

I've really been wanting to try the chalkboard technique that seems to be all the rage these days and thought a number of the new Simon Says Stamp Valentine's Day stamps would work perfectly for this. I followed Betsy Veldman's tutorial found HERE.

Click on any of the product pictures to see the item in the Simon Says Stamp store:


For my second card I focused one using the new Lots of Hearts stamp set with the coordinating Large Hearts dies to create a fun clean and simple window card.

And now to the giveaway part! Just leave a comment on this blog post and one lucky winner will receive a Simon Goodie Bag (if you know Heidi, it will be a good one!). We will draw the winner on Thursday morning 1/31/13 at 9:00 AM EST. so be sure to leave your comment by then. 

Thanks for visiting! The next stop in the Simon Says Stamp Valentine’s Day Blog Hop is the amazing Debby Hughes. If while hopping, you encounter a broken link, you can go back to the beginning for links to everyone who is participating in the hop.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Paper Piecing Challenge

Hi everyone!

I'm here to share a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!!

This week's challenge is to incorporate paper piecing into your project. The design team is showcasing papers from Lily Bee Design.

Here's my card which also features 3 new Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Valentine's products. (Please check out my post immediately following this one to see more cards featuring new Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Valentine's goodies).

I used the new Simon Says Stamp Falling Hearts die directly on my card front, creating lots of tiny heart windows....and aren't those cats just the cutest? :)

Here's my full supply list:


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

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Hero Arts Blog Hop Winner

Hi everyone!

 

Popping in real quick to say thank you so much for all your wonderful comments with the Hero Hostess Blog Hop. I appreciate each and every one!

The winner of their choice of a Hero Arts cling or clear stamp is....

 

stamplover2011 who  said...

 

Beautiful cards! Really love how you mixed the colors on the first one!

January 17, 2013 at 11:49 AM

Congrats! Please email me via my sidebar with your choice of stamp and shipping info and have it sent directly from Simon Says Stamp! :)

Hero Arts Hostess Blog Hop

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Hero Arts Hostess Blog Hop! We're featuring some of the fabulous new 2013 stamps just released by Hero Arts. You should be arriving here from the talented Sharon Dunn's flickr page. If you find a broken link or are just joining us, you'll find a master list of the hop links at the Hero Club Blog. Also, please report broken links to Tami.

Hero Arts will be awarding prizes from randomly drawn comments. For a chance to win, simply comment on ANY of the stops along the hop on ANY day this week (Monday to Friday), including each day’s starting post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!

I've made two very different thank you cards for today's hop. Here's the first one:

I took the New Hero Arts Leafy Vines Cling Stamp and inked it up with various distress inks, gave it a spritz with water/Perfect Pearls, and stamped it onto watercolor paper. After heat setting the image I stamped the Thank You sentiment from the new Fancy Basics Clear Set, and added some gems and pearls.


My second card has a more modern feel to it:

For this card, I stamped the new Tweed Pattern Background Stamp on my notecard. On a piece cut from a new Charcoal notecard, I stamped the Conversation Background using the new Charcoal Mid-tone Dye Ink. I then stamped various 'thanks' and 'thank you' stamps from the new Thanks a Bunch Clear Set in the word bubbles using the same ink. The 'thank you for everything' stamp is from the new So Kind Clear Set.


Before I go I want to offer up a little something to one commenter on this post. I'll randomly draw one person to win one new 2013 Hero Arts clear or cling set of their choice. I'll post the winner on Tuesday, January 22nd (my son's 10th birthday)! :) I'll order the winner's prize through Simon Says Stamp and have it shipped directly to them. Sound good?

Thank you so much for stopping by! Your next stop on the Hero Arts Hostess Blog Hop is the wonderful Anita Recksiedler's blog.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Washi Tape (& Paper Crafts 75 Creative Card Challenges Giveaway Winner)

Hi everyone,

Before I get to this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge I just want to announce the winner of the copy of Paper Crafts 75 Creative Card Challenges. The winner is:

Melissa Bove (SCS ~ Melissa1872) who said...

Amazing card Sarah! Love how you created the background! Fabulous!!

Great giveaway too!!

hugs...

January 11, 2013 at 1:53 PM

Congrats, Melissa! Please email me you shipping info and I'll pass it on to Paper Crafts!

On to this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!!

This week's challenge is a fun one...to use washi tape!

Here`s my card:

I used some strips of fun washi tape to embellish this card that also features some cute Lawn Fawn stamps and a Hero Arts sentiment.

Here's my full supply list:


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

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you'll pop by tomorrow too for a fun blog hop!

Sarah

Paper Crafts 75 Creative Card Challenges Blog Hop! (& GIVEAWAY)

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Paper Crafts 75 Creative Card Challenges Blog Hop!

The participants of today's blog hop were challenged to come up with a card based on song lyrics. Eek! Truth be told I don't listen to a whole lot of music. With my 4 kids at home all day every day I tend to enjoy my peace and quiet when I can get it. ;) I had to think long and hard for this one and was in a little bit of a panic mode when it hit me that I had a stamp set from Verve with lyrics from my favourite hymn. *sigh of relief* Then the fun began. :)

Here's my card featuring lyrics from Great is Thy Faithfulness:

I inked up the Hero Arts Starburst stamp with distress inks, spritzed it with water and stamped it onto white cardstock. I heat set the image and then used the same colors with an ink blending tool to fill in the white space. I then spritzed the panel with Vanilla Shimmer Spray and heat set it again before stamping my sentiment. Finally I added the panel to my card base using foam adhesive.

Supplies:

I can't wait to see what everyone else came up with! If you're just joining us please start HERE. If you're hopping along in order your next stop is the fabulous Amber Kemp-Gerstel. 

Here's the full list of participants in case you've missed anyone:

Heather Campbell

Chan Vuong

Lorena Cantó Lavería

Laura Bassen

Julia Stainton

Kim Hughes

Sarah J. Moerman  <---- YOU ARE HERE!!!

Amber Kemp-Gerstel

Emily Branch

Vera Wirianta Yates

Last but not least, Paper Crafts is giving me a copy of the 75 Creative Card Challenges issue to giveaway! Just leave a comment on this post by Tuesday, January 15th at 11:59 pm for your chance to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Black, White, and a Splash of Colour

Hi everyone,

Welcome back! Today I'm sharing a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!!

Before I get to my card I quickly want to share that the wonderful woodgrain cardstock that comes with the Simon Says  Stamp January Card Kit is now available separately HERE!! Whoot whoot!You can see the cards I made using it HERE and HERE.

Ok. Back to this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge! This week's challenge is to make a project using black, white, and a splash of colour.The design team is using products from C.C. Designs.

Here`s my card:

The beautiful C.C. Designs Phlox Flowers dies and the rest of the products I used are linked here:



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

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please stop by again Friday for a special blog hop!
Sarah

Another Paper Crafts 75 Creative Card Challenges Share

Hi everyone,

Super quick post today as I have to get teaching those kids of mine. :) Just wanted to give you a heads up that another one of my cards from Paper Crafts 75 Creative Card Challenges is featured on Moxie Fab World today. You can check it out HERE.

I'll be back tomorrow with a new Simon Says Stamp Challenge card.

Thanks for popping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: 'New' Something

Hi everyone,

Happy New Year! I hope 2013 has started off well for you! I'm back to share a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!!

This week's theme corresponds with the new year in that we want you to focus on something 'new.' It can be a new baby, new home, or brand new crafty products that have recently hit the market. :)

Here`s my card celebrating a brand new baby boy:

I used my Silhouette die cut machine to cut the cowhide background, the tag, AND the sentiment.

Here's what I used to make this card:


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

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah