Simon Says Stamp Summer Release Blog Hop!! ...and a GIVEAWAY!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Summer Release Blog Hop! (You should be arriving from the super sweet Lorraine (Lols) Aquilina's blog). I am so excited to be participating! Simon and his crew of talent have hit it out of the ball park with this release!


Wowzers, right!?!? Lots of new favourites for me and I used just a few of them for today's hop. :)

Let's get started... I LOVE this little skunk and just had to make 'her' all pink and flowery. I thought the Sunshine die behind her (cut out of the note card and backed with patterned paper) helped draw the eye to the sweet little stinker. ;)

Supplies:


For this next card I used the new Simon Says Stamp Flat Bottom Clouds die to cut out a rainbow of colors. I thought they looked like fun funky scallops when placed upside down... and the sentiment is a combination of two from the new Inside and Out Sayings stamp set.

Supplies:


My final card uses possibly my very favourite item from this new release, the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Full Card Hexagons die. A few days before these goodies found their way to my house I came across THIS BLOG POST with these pictures...

 

...and I was totally inspired to make this:

I used the Two Tier Folded Banner die, but shortened it to make a one tier banner.

Supplies:



We all know a Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop just isn't a blog hop without a giveaway! Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a grab bag filled with stamps, papers, and embellishments to one randomly selected commenter on every blog in the hop! You have until Thursday, June 6th at 9:00 pm to enter. Winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog Friday, June 7th.

Thanks for stopping by! Your next stop is the talented Jo Nevill's blog. If you come across any broken links along the hop you can find the full list of participants at the Simon Says Stamp blog. Happy hopping!

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge

Hi everyone,

Welcome back for another Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is fan favourite Anything Goes! The design team is showcasing Bottle Cap Inc and/or Authentique.

Here's my card using some Authentique Peaceful papers:

I thought I'd take this more elegant/neutral paper pad and make something fun for a little boy. :)

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 please go HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

My Favorite Things

Hi everyone,

I'm stopping by today to share a new opportunity I have. I was contacted by Kim van der Sanden, owner of My Favorite Things, with the offer of being part of their affiliate program. Of course I jumped at the chance of promoting their fabulous stamps, dies, and embellishments. The logo below can also be found on my side bar and that one will take you to their online store and earn me a little commission in any sales made through it. ;)

Here are a couple of cards I've made recently using some versatile dies from My Favorite Things. The Fishtail Flag Stax has been a favourite set of mine and gets lots of great use. 

Here I used the Fishtail Flags along with My Favorite Things Chevron Stripes die for a card for a past Simon Says Stamp Challenge:

Fishtail Flags Stax and Chevron Stripes Dies:

After Kim contacted me I couldn't help but head over to My Favorite Things and stock up on some more goodies to play with. Here's what I picked up (I love that you can buy coordinating stamps and dies together or separately):

Here are some other fabulous products from My Favorite Things that have made it onto my wishlist (I'm not sure why some of the pictures aren't showing up. Sorry about that):

If you're into coloring they have great images for that too! 

I'm happy to say that most of these great products can also be found at Simon Says Stamp! Yay!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for showing your support through your sweet comments and through shopping through my affiliate links! I really appreciate both! I'm hoping to order some more My Favorite Things goodies in the near future and will have to pick up a few things for a giveaway. ;) 

Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Take a Pic Challenge (& SSS June Card Kit Winner)

Hi everyone,

Welcome back for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is: Take a Pic! :) Anything about cameras or photographs will fit the bill.

Here's my card using the super fun Smile background stamp from Hero Arts. I had fun coloring all those little cameras. :)

Here's my 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 please check out the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog HERE.

Before I go I wanted to announce the winner of the Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit: Something Awesome.

The winner is...

Martha Green who said...
Fun card - I like that!

May 18, 2013 at 6:27 PM

Congrats, Martha! Please email me with your shipping info so I can pass it on to Simon Says Stamp! Thanks so much for the great giveaway, Heidi! :)
 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

You Are Amazing! (Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit)

Hi everyone!

I'm back with another card using the  Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit: Something Awesome! I'm getting lots of great masculine cards out of this kit (and some feminine ones too)! :)

For today's card I used another great element from the Basic Grey Hipster Snippets 4x6 pad. I loved this fun guy in glasses peeking up over the edge of the paper. I added a strip of red patterned paper to the left side, rounded the edges, and stamped my sentiment in the thought bubble. I topped it off with one of the wonderful Thank You Wooden Flags from Jillibean Soup. Before adding this panel to my card base I added a strip of the fun Freckled Fawn Tiny Mustache washi tape.

Here's my card:

Supplies:


Just a reminder that sweet Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp, has given me an extra June Card Kit to give away! Just leave a comment on any of my card kit posts (this is my fourth and final before the giveaway ends) by Tuesday, May 21st at midnight EST and I'll post the winner on Wednesday, May 22nd!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Opa (SSS June Card Kit)

Hi everyone!

Me again. ;) I'm back with another card using the Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit: Something Awesome.

As soon as I saw the mustache and tie stamps it made me think of my Dad. A number of years ago I could of stamped that mustache in black...but...well...things have changed. ;) I thought it would be fun to make a clean and simple card that my kids could give to my Dad, their Opa, for Father's Day.

I heat embossed the mustache and sentiment directly on the card front and used some of the alpha stickers to spell 'Opa.' I then clear heat embossed the tie on patterned paper, cut it out and adhered it to the card. I plan to use some of the fun mustache washi tape on the envelop once it's ready to go.

Supplies:


Just a reminder that sweet Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp, has given me an extra card kit to give away! Just leave a comment on any of my card kit posts (this is my third) by Tuesday, May 21st and I'll post the winner on Wednesday, May 22nd! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

HB2U (SSS June Card Kit) and Some Fun New Goodies!

Hi everyone!

I'm back with another card using the Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit: Something Awesome.

I'm having so much fun with this one! I know I say that every month but these kits just keep getting better and better!

Here's today's card, perfect for a teen boy or young man:

For this card, I used the Tim Holtz Core'nations Shattered Cardstock sheet for my background and a couple of great stamps from the 'Dude' stamp set. I colored the HB2U stickers from the Kelly Purkey alpha sticker sheet with an alcohol marker and did some die cutting with some Simon Says Stamp dies. I'm quite happy with how this turned out. I usually have a had time when it comes to making cards for teen guys. ;)

Supplies (the 1st 8 are part of the kit):


Again, sweet Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp, has given me an extra card kit to give away! Yay! Just leave a comment on any of my card kit posts (this is my second) by Tuesday, May 21st and I'll post the winner on Wednesday, May 22nd!

Before I go I wanted to show you Simon Says Stamp's brand new Summer 2013 Release! It ROCKS!
I've already placed my order for most of these goodies and can't wait to play with them!


As well, Kelly Purkey (who designed the stamp set for the June Card Kit) also recently came out with a number of fabulous new Kelly Purkey Exclusives for Simon Says Stamp.

Here are my favourites:


Thanks so much for stopping by! I be back within the next couple of days with a Father's Day card my kids will get to give to my dad. :)
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Flower Power Challenge

Hi everyone,

Welcome back for another Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is Flower Power! There isn't too much blooming around here yet but I am hoping to do more gardening this year than in the past. :) For this week's challenge the design team is featuring product from Prima. (Surprise, surprise). ;)

Here's my card using some beautiful wood buttons from Prima (see supply list):

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 please go HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Memories (Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit) & GIVEAWAY!

Hi everyone,

Have you seen it?!

That's right! The Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit (called Something Awesome) is now up for sale in the Simon Says Stamp store! Although geared towards Father's Day (with one little Father's Day stamp) this kit is great for various occasions throughout the year. The new Kelly Purkey "Dude" Stamp Set is great for those hard to make masculine cards and I love that the 6x6 papers and snippets pad from the Basic Grey Hipster collection, as well as the Jillibean Soup Wood Sentiment Flags, lend themselves so well to both masculine and feminine cards.

In fact, here's my very first, very feminine card using the "Something Awesome" card kit:

For this card I cut a piece of the Basic Grey 6x6 patterned paper to size, inked the edges, and adhered it to my notecard. I then cut apart a number of the Basic Grey Snippet pages and pieced them together before adhering my panel to the card, I tops things off with one of the fabulous Jillibean Wood Sentiment Flags.

Here are the links to the products I used (the 1st 7 links are part of the kit but also sold individually):


Now for the giveaway part! As always, sweet Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp, has given me an extra card kit to give away! Yay! Just leave a comment on any of my card kit posts in this next week by Tuesday, May 21st and I'll post the winner on Wednesday, May 22nd!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Another Paper Crafts Share - Call You Friend Card Set

Hi everyone,

I'm dropping in again to share a card set I have published in Paper Crafts 350 Cards & Gifts Vol. 2. I had fun making this set of cards and vellum gift bag. This is great way to use up scraps!

For the bag I took a piece of 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of vellum, folded it in half, and sewed along 3 edges. I then punched 2 holes near the top to thread the ribbon through. I was so happy with how this turned out that I made a number of them for gifts. :)

Here's what I used (Simon Says Stamp doesn't carry the red/white chevron ribbon in the size I used so I've linked to the colors they do carry):


The circles die I used is from Papertrey Ink but this project would also work great with these dies from Simon Says Stamp:


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Things With Wings Challenge!

Hi everyone,

Welcome back for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is: Things With Wings. :) Birds, butterflies, bees...hey, you could even use airplanes! The design team is featuring product from Studio Calico.

Here's my card:

I used the patterned paper image transfer technique on my butterflies that Lisa Spangler showed a month or so ago on HER BLOG. Fun, eh?!

Here's my 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 please check out the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Super Hero Card (Paper Crafts May/June 2013 Pub Share)

Hi everyone!

I hope your week has started off well. My kids were all good students for me today so no complaints here. In fact, they're one great day away from super hero status. ;) I had 2 boys cutting grass this evening and my daughter collected the garbage and put it out for me. :)

This card I had published in the May/June 2013 issue of Paper Crafts fits today perfectly...

 

Links to products used:

Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate it!

Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Happy Mail Challenge!

Hi everyone,

Welcome back for another Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is HAPPY MAIL! We all love receiving it, don`t we? This week we'd like you to make some happy mail for someone and then share it with us. :) The design team is using products from Technique Tuesday. Technique Tuesday makes AMAZING stamps. Ali Edwards? Check. Teri Anderson? Check... Need I say more?

Here's my card:

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 please go HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah