Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge

Hi everyone,

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

This week's challenge is Anything Goes and the design team is featuring product from the one and only... Simon Says Stamp!

Here's my card:

I can't get enough of this adorable little skunk! And the sentiments is this set are SO fun!

Here's what I used for today's 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 please check out the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

My Impressions Garage Sale!!!

*** I have nothing listed at the time ***

Hi everyone!

I've got a few items to list for a little garage sale here. I'm trying to clear some things out of my craft room...so.... Here goes!

If there's something not listed here that you think I might happen to have that you're interested in send me an email via the sidebar... I may be willing to part with other goodies. 

Stamps may have some staining (you can see it with some of the clear stamps). If you want back pictures of any of the cling stamps let me know.

All prices are in US dollars and I accept paypal. SPEND $50 AND SHIPPING IS FREE INSIDE CANADA AND THE USA. If you want me to get a shipping quote before you commit to anything just email me with your postal code and which items you're interested in and I'll try to get a quote out to you. I'm going to be traveling to the US next week Monday and plan to ship any parcels within the US at that time;

*ETA Please email me (button is on the side bar) your wish list rather than leave a comment. Blogger is set up so I'm unable to email you via your comments. Thanks!*

Thanks so much!

Thanks for looking!

Sarah

Hero Hostess Picnic Blog Hop Winner

Hi everyone,

Popping in real quick to announce the winner of the Hero Arts So Kind stamp set I'm giving away.



The winner is....

 Ann Marie who said...
Great card! Embarrassed to admit my scattered dots stamp hasn't seen any ink yet. Thanks for the chance to win.

July 22, 2013 at 3:44 PM

Congrats, Ann Marie! You have until next Saturday to claim you prize. Please email me with your shipping info so I can get this out to you! :)

That's it for me today. We had a busy week with VBS and numerous sleepovers. No time for making cards.

Enjoy the weekend!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Summer Food/Drink Inspiration Challenge (& Giveaway Winners Announced)!

Hi everyone,

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

This week's challenge is Summer Food/ Drink Inspiration and the design team is featuring product from the amazing Hero Arts.

Here's my card:

 

What says summer more than an ice cream cone, right? 

Supplies:


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 have a number of giveaway winners to announce!

The Grab Bag winner from the Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit Blog Hop is: Tami McBeain.
Simon will be in touch with you (if they haven't been already)!

The Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit winner is: Sandi who said...
Love this kit and I love your card. you are very talented....thanks for the chance to win

July 18, 2013 at 5:57 PM

The winner of the SSS Friendship Circle Stamp & Die Combo from the Stamping Royalty Blog Hop is: landerson213 who said...
Super cute card! Congrats again on Stamping Royalty! :)
Lauren
http://landersoncraftydesigns.wordpress.com

July 19, 2013 at 3:23 PM

Congrats Tami, Sandi, and Lauren! Sandi and Lauren, please email me with your shipping info so I can get your prizes out to you!

If you didn't win don't worry! You still have a chance to win this giveaway HERE. Contest closes Friday, July 26th.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Hero Hostess Summer Picnic Blog Hop! (& GIVEAWAY)!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Hero Hostess Summer Picnic Blog Hop! If you've been following along you should be arriving from the super talented Emily Leiphart's blog. If you've just started hopping or if you find a broken link you'll want to head over to the Hero Arts Club Blog where all of today's blog hop participants are listed.

Here's my summertime card using a Hero Arts watermelon stamp, Hero Arts background stamp, and a computer-generated sentiment:

Supplies:


Can I tell you a secret? I don't like watermelon! Shh... but my kids do and they ask for it throughout the year. I always tell them it's a summertime treat that has to be eaten outside. ;)

Since we're having a picnic I thought I'd share a recipe for a salad I DO like very much:

Quinoa Salsa Salad (Makes 6-8 servings.)

Dressing:
3 tbsp salsa
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp cider vinegar
2 tsp chili powder
salt and pepper to taste

Mix dressing ingredients together and set aside for at least one hour.

Salad
1 cup cooked quinoa
1 cup cooked wild rice (or brown or white)
1/ cup rinsed, drained canned black beans
1/2 cup rinsed, drained canned red kidney beans
1/2 frozen corn kernels thawed
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 tbsp snipped fresh cilantro

Mix salad ingredients together. Pour dressing over salad and toss well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at 4 hours or overnight to allow flavours to develop and blend.

Enjoy!

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, including each day’s starting post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning! (One comment per post, please!)

AND...I'm doing a little giveaway myself:

I will randomly pick one comment left on this blog between now and Friday July 26th to win the stamp set shown above and announce the winner on Saturday the 27th. (The winner will have 1 week to contact me). 

In case you missed it, I also have TWO other giveaways going on HERE and HERE but you have to be quick! Tomorrow is the last day to enter both of those!

Your next stop along the hop is the fabulous Linda Wetterlin's blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

My Favorite Things Up To 50% Off Sale!!!

Just a heads up that My Favorite Things is having a sale of up to 50% off!

Paper Crafts 2013 Stamping Royalty Blog Hop! (& GIVEAWAY)!

Hi everyone!

Welcome back! Today I'm here to share a card for the Paper Crafts Stamping Royalty 2013 Blog Hop! (You should be arriving from the talented Alicia Thelin's blog.)

First of all, a big thank you to Paper Crafts for picking one of my cards for Stamping Royalty! I'm truly honoured! The card that won me a place in Paper Crafts Stamping Royalty is in the Season's Greeting category but the card I made for today is in the Hello/Thinking of You category.

I used the Simon Says Stamp Tri-Circle Die repeatedly to create my background of circles and then used the coordinating Circle Friends Stamp Set for the sentiment, bear, and patterned circles.

Supplies :


Before I go I wanted to offer up a little giveaway! Most of the ladies are giving away something from their Stamping Royalty prize package. I had mine shipped to a family member and haven't received it from them yet. So...sweet, generous Heidi (owner of Simon Says Stamp) has given me an extra of the Friendship Circle Stamp and Die Combo Set I used for today's card to giveaway on my blog! Thank you, Heidi!



Just leave a comment on this post by the end of Tuesday, July 23rd. I'll post the winner on Wednesday, July 24th and they will have until July 31st to claim their prize.

You next stop on the hop is the fabulous Joni Andaya's blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Hello (SSS August Card Kit & Giveaway!)

Hi everyone,

I'm back today to share another card using the fabulous Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit!

Here it is:

 

For today's card I stamped the long banner found in the Card Exchanging Friends Clear Stamp Set in white on the teal cardstock and then stamped over it with the heart doodle border and hello sentiment in black. I then used the stencil to trace the tile shapes onto some of the yummy patterned paper from this month's kit, cut the shapes out out, and adhered them randomly to my card. Not sure how well you can see it but I used the clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to add some shine to all the patterned paper pieces.

Supplies:


Just a reminder that I have an extra Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit to giveaway! You can comment on any of my 3 card kit posts from this week for your chance to win. I'll announce a winner next Wednesday, July 24th.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp By the Sea Challenge!

Hi everyone,

Welcome back for this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! As you can see we have a cute new challenge icon, the reason being that the challenge blog has moved! Please be sure to update your bookmarks, etc so you don't miss any of our challenges!

I hope you've been having an enjoyable summer! Last summer we made it out to the beach more times than I think my kids have been in all their previous summers combined! It's still early in the season so we'll have to see how this summer will compare. ;)

Speaking of beaches, this week's challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog is By the Sea and the design team is featuring product by Fancy Pants.

Here's my card:

When I saw that this week's challenge was to use Fancy Pants I knew I wanted to get my hands on some more of their decorative envelopes since I'd had so much fun playing with the ones that came with the Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit. (See HERE, HERE, and HERE). I also picked up some fun Fancy Pants tags to use on today's card.

Supplies:


...and here are some links to more fun Fancy Pants tags, bags, and envelopes that coordinate with their line of papers and other various embellishments:


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 just wanted to let you know about THIS POST from early today...just in case you missed it. ;)

And have seen THIS! Simon Says Stamp is having a HUGE 2 day 50% off sale on ALL Becky Higgins Project Life! The sale runs July 17th and 18th. I just placed my order. :) ***

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Feature

Hi everyone,

I'm just popping by real quick to  let you know that I have a card up on the Simon Says Stamp Blog today!

Here's a little sneak...

Supplies:


Thanks so much for stopping by! Please head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to see the full card and to get instructions for how I made it.

*** ETA: Have seen THIS! Simon Says Stamp is having a HUGE 2 day 50% off sale on ALL Becky Higgins Project Life! The sale runs July 17th and 18th. I just placed my order. :) ***

Sarah

You Make Me Smile (Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit)

Hi everyone,

I'm back today to share another card using the fabulous Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit!

Here it is:

As you can see, for this card I used the included stencil as a mask along with a couple of color mist sprays. The Maya Road Burlap Flower that comes in the kit was the perfect finishing touch. :)

Supplies:


Just a reminder that I have an extra Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit to giveaway! You can comment on today's post, on my Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit Blog Hop post, and on a final card kit post later this week for your chance to win. I'll announce a winner next Wednesday, July 24th.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit Blog Hop! (& TWO GIVEAWAYS!!!)

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit Blog Hop!

If you've been hopping along, you should be arriving from the wonderful Vicky Papaioannou's blog. If this happens to be your first stop you'll want to start at the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

What can I say? August's card kit ROCKS! Bold colors, fabulous stamps, yummy papers, fun flair, a burlap flower, twine...and something brand new that excites me most of all ---> a STENCIL!!! I have some fun stuff planned for this baby. ;) I'm gonna try and use it in different ways for all of my Card Kit cards this month.

For my first card, I used the wonderful new Simon Says Stamp stencil along with my Big Shot and embossing mats to dry emboss the kraft panel:

***ETA: I was asked what sandwich I used to emboss the stencil. I had my multi-purpose platform set for TAB 1. The I had cutting mat, stencil, cardstock, both embossing mats, and then the second cutting mat.***

...and on my second card I traced the stencil pattern with a black waterproof marker to cover the entire card front, then colored in the design with Inktense watercolor pencils:

Supplies:


Did you know that you can subscribe to Simon Says Stamp’s monthly card kits for just $19.95 plus S&H every month!?  The kits are an incredible value and have been selling out the past number of months. If you're loving the looks of this month's kit and you're not a subscriber you'll want to be quick!

Now for the giveaway! Simon will be giving away a goodie bag to one commenter on every blog in the hop! That's 10 different chances to win! Please have you comments in by 6:00 pm EST on Sunday July 21/13! Winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp Blog Monday July 22/13.

Also, I have an extra Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit to giveaway! Whoo hoo! Just leave a comment here (and /or on my next 2 Card Kit posts) by next Tuesday, July 23rd and I'll post a winner on Wednesday, July 24th.

This is your final stop on the Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit Blog Hop! Thank you so much for joining us! I hope you've enjoyed all the eye candy along the way! If you've encountered any broken links please go back to the Simon Says Stamp Blog for the full list of participants and the links to their blogs.

Thank you!

Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Pin It! Challenge

Hi everyone,

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

This week's challenge is Pin It! and we're asking you to include pins, paper clips, clothes pegs, etc. on your creations this week.

Here's my card using a Tim Holtz Mini Paper Clip, Technique Tuesday Travel Happyville Clear Stamps, Echo Park All About a Boy 6x6 Paper Pad, and Simple Stories Sn@p Label Stickers:

Supplies:


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

With Sympathy

Hi everyone!

Happy weekend! How's your summer going? We're really only one full week in here and it's been busy with my kids and I spending the week at my parents' place. The last few weeks have been a little crazy actually and I think the rest of month is going to be the same. I think I need to learn to say 'no' a little bit more. ;)

Anyways, today I'm sharing a card I think we all have a hard time making: sympathy cards. I really need to start making these ahead of time because when I need them I really don't feel like being creative.

For this card I used some My Favorite Things and Simon Says Stamp dies and stamps, as well as an Impression Obsession background stamp. I wanted my card to be cheerful but not *too happy* if you know what I mean. I think pastel colors work well for that.

Supplies: 


Thanks so much for stopping by.
Sarah

OCC Summer Card Camp 2 Winner!

Hi everyone,

I'm back to announce to winner of the OCC Summer Card Camp 2 Registration Giveaway!

The winner is.....

croppergal who said...

Woo Hoo - I just LOVE summer camp - especially the crafty kind.
Thanks for the chance to win a spot!

July 4, 2013 at 10:38 AM

Big congrats, croppergal! Please send me an email so we can get you signed up for class! 

If the rest of you haven't signed up for class yet there's still time! Class starts Monday!
I'll be back soon!
Sarah

Summer Card Camp 2 Registration Giveaway!

Hi everyone!

I'm popping by today with a special giveaway! Yay!

In just a few days Summer Card Camp 2 will begin! I'm so honoured and excited to being participating in this class!

Here's a little more information:

Join your Online Card Classes Summer Camp counselors—Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, and friends (including me!)—for a three-week adventure packed with cardmaking ideas! Each day, you’ll discover a new way to have fun with your cardmaking supplies, whether we’re exploring a color combo, transforming a design sketch, or learning a new technique together. Summer Card Camp 2 includes designs from over 40 guest artists (yay!), lively videos, PDFs containing step-by-step instructions, shopping discounts, and loads of giveaways! Plus, you’ll have lifetime access to all of the class content—talk about making that summertime feeling last! Summer Card Camp 2 runs July 8-29. Sign up now for only $35!

Sounds fun, right? Would you you like to win a spot in the class? Just leave a comment on this blog post and I'll pick and announce the winner tomorrow, Friday, July 5th!

Thanks for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Patriotic Challenge!

Hi everyone,

Welcome back for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge! Can you believe it's already July?!

This week's challenge is a Patriotic Challenge and the design team is featuring product from My Favorite Things! My Favorite Things makes so many wonderful stamps and dies, many of which coordinate together.

Here's my card using the fun "You Move Me" Die-Namics & Stamp Set along with a few goodies from the Simon Says Stamp July Card Kit to create a little fireworks scene:

Supplies:


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