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

Welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and this week the challenge is...........

Anything Goes

We are showcasing MEMORY BOX PRODUCTS this week. You don't have to use them to join in with the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them used!

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

We are showcasing MEMORY BOX PRODUCTS this week, I am using their Pinpoint Rectangle Layers and Kitty Cat Face Poppy Stamp

I just fell in love with this cute Memory Box Kitty Cat Face Poppy Stamp image - I made two, one and plus one in reverse!! I do think the first one with white on dark background is more impressive, perhaps as I have coloured the eyes look more realistic, I will work on creating better eyes on the second one!!

I have used the Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangle Layers to create both the images along with the Simon Says Stamp Sending and Wishing and Tim Holtz Artistry Just Sayings.

Challenges
Inspiration Destination  -  #74 Always Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon   -   #330 Fury Friends
Crafty Sentiment Designs   -   Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday  -   #125 Anything Goes with a twist: Include an Animal
Lemon Shortbread  -   Always Anything Goes (Week 2)
Retarte  -   Anything Goes (Week 1)

Show us Your Pussies-Cat Only Challenge  -   Kitty Love
Through The Craft Room Door   -   Always Anything Goes

So now it's YOUR turn.  Happy Crafting

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You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

No backlinking allowed, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw

House Mouse & Friends......Anything Christmas (NO red or green)!!

Challenge #208  

Hostess is : Christine  

Theme is : ANYTHING Christmas NO RED or GREEN

Sponsor/s :

We are super happy and very proud to welcome back the wonderful, the One and ONLY, the Official Mousey Family... 

  

Offering one Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to HMD.

2nd generous Sponsor is  

Simon Says Stamp 

We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and Simon Says Stamp!!

  
Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of their Premium Dye Ink Pads 

 Simon Says Stamp has over 100,000+ items in stock along with the latest and greatest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more.  With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store! 

I was about to say 'One of my favourite image' but I say that every time I upload an card. Trouble  is it's true I love them all!!!

Not using 'Red or Green' is not a problem, I don't use them until I have to!!! I usual coloured this image with blue but decided to use lanvender - I like it!!

I've liked and listed all the materials (if possible) and think the image takes for itself.

Material & Tools:

Image:  House Mouse Designs -  Stocking full of Love (HMUR1047)

Medium:   Memento ink Tuxedo Black,  Copic Markers,  

Papers:    Simon Says White Cardstock 120lb,  Simon Says Stamp - Lavender

Dies:  Simon Says Stamp - Poinsettia Parade, Memory Box - Memory Box - FrostVille die, Marianne tiny flourish die.

Embossing: Cuttlebug - Snowflakes folder

Stencils: ,   Simon Says Stamp - Falling Snow

Miscellaneous:   Prima Snowflake Paste,  Magnolia - a sentiment 2014 ? Satin ribbon,

Tools: Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Scotch ATG Tape Glider, Fiskars - Stamp Press.

Challenges

Everybody Art Challenge...........Wedding!!!

Our challenge this week at Everybody Art Challenge is.....

WEDDING

I love this Saturated Canary image - Marry Me and was a delight to colour her.

I do find colouring white is more difficult other colours but I do enjoy trying. I added quite a lot of embellishment which is fun but do have to be careful not to overload and still leave the image the prime focus.

This is the result -  I do like but need to change the sentiment!!

Materials and Tools

Image:  Saturated Canary - Marry Me

Medium: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, 

Papers: Simon Says Stamp White cardstock 120lb, Simon Says Cotton Candy

Designer Papers: Maja

Dies: Memory Box Pippi Butterfly,

Punches:  Simon Says Folded Banner, Memory Box Tessatina Border,  Martha Stesart Royal Butterfly, Martha Stewart 3 in 1 Butterflies

Miscellaneous: Melissa Frances Pearls Trim, Ribbon Girls - Pure Silk Ribbon, Wild Orchid - Flowers & Pearl Strip, Lace - Debbie birthday gift. 

Tools:  Martha Stewart Scoring Board,  Scotch ATG Tape Glider, Fiskars - Stamp Press.

lovely hAnglAr or sweet Magnolia..........Flowers

and we are sponsored by 

If the words vintage and shabby chic makes your heart beat faster, you will find your haven at Live & Love Crafts!
Live & Love Crafts is a UK based online store that ships WORLDWIDE. The store is owned and operated by Sandra Mathis, a crafter who is as passionate about the vintage style as she is about customer service and providing a good shopping experience. Live & Love Crafts prides itself on having a website that is easy to navigate with excellent product images. Orders are dispatched fast; usually on the same day received.

Live & Love Crafts stocks a wide range of products from well-loved vintage brands such as Maja Design, Pion Design, Magnolia, Wild Orchid Crafts, Kort & Godt, Prima, Melissa Frances, Maya Road, and the Tim Holtz/Ranger product lines.

The store has a vast selection of laces, ribbons and trims, an assortment of over 200 charms and metal decorations, as well as many other unique embellishments that you can't find elsewhere. To help you save on costs, the charms/metal decos can be purchased singularly and all trims and ribbons are sold by the yard/meter. If you’re looking for products that will inspire and a one stop paper & embellishment shop, look no further than Live & Love Crafts!

with this great prize

Here is my card for the new challenge for  LHOSM and our theme this week is.....

FLOWERS

My image is from the new Magnolia set called Tilda with Kneesocks. I think Tilda looks pregnant in this set although the one above is OK. I have used a envelope style card, used Tilda on the front and added a notelet or/ sentiment on the inside.

Materials and Tools

Images: Magnolia - Tilda with Kneesocks.

Medium: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Papers: Simon Says White cardstock 120base, Simon Says Lavender Cardstock

DP's: Old from my stosh

Dies: Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles, Memory Box Tiffany Frame, Martha Stewart - Royal Butterfly

Miscellaneous:  Magnolia Ferns, Flowers - various, The Ribbon Girl - Silk ribbon.

Tools:  Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Tonic Studio Guillotine/Paper Trimmer, Scotch ATG Tape Glider, Fiskars - Stamp Press.

Challenges
Tilda's Town  SIR tba 
Time for Magnolia  -  Flower, flowers everywhere
A Gem of a Challenge - more than one fold
Di's Digis Designs - load on those flowers
Scrappers Delights - First Saturday of the M always anything goes

Simon Says New Release - 'Falling For You'

Simon Says Falling for You new release now available here.

There are some fabulous new stamps, dies and stencils available - tutt - I'll never be rich!!!

I needed a wedding card so I use the fabulous stamp Falling for You hearts over the Cotton Candy cardstock using Simon's White Pigment Stamp Dye.

 I cut the shape of the card with Simon's Curved Edge Die to add a image panel.......I use a Stempendous stamps which doesn't have is stock at the moment - I should have used Mr & Meeces instead!! I cut a Spellbinders Classic Large Ovals to cut the stamp and added the Memory Box Tiffany Frame and made them as hanger using American Crafts Satin Solid Ribbon back.

I used the  bottom border with the American Crafts Satin Solid Ribbon back, add the Memory Box Poppy Leaf and a few flowers by Prima.

Challenges

Alphabet Challenge - E for Eye-catching Edges
Simply Papercraft  -  Anything Goes or Lots of Layers
Sister Act Card Challenge -  Always Anything Goes (Cards only)
Stempelsonnen Challenge -  stamp as main focus  - Anything Goes with a hand-colored stamp
Stamps and Stencils - Mixed Media - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

I intended to publish this card yesterday, I couldn't get a decent photograph - this morning when I went to photo it - my battery is flat - recharged and here I am a last - I'm happy with the result of the card!!

LIM.........Colour Challenge

Now I've managed a little sooner to enter the Less is More challenge and the theme is

A Colour Challenge

Oh Happy Day!!! Aqua is probably my favourite colour!!

I added Simon Says Cardstock Sea Glalss underneath the Simon Says Cardstock White Woodgrain. I cut three Memory Box Snowflake Ornaments on white and over the Sea Glass. I used the Memory Box Precious Stars, cut off the stars and attached them to the baubles to leave them to hang. I finished the card off by adding the Simon Says Die Merry Christmas sentiment.

I have quite a few more CAS Christmas cards to create so I think you will be seeing me back!!

lovely hAnglAr or sweet Magnolia............Christmas !!

we are sponsored this week by 

Lifelong crafters Mother and Daughter, Mary and Andrea were tired of having to buy full rolls of ribbon and lace when they only needed one metre.  Because they love ribbons and all things pretty, they decided to open their own online shop in 2010 and make small quantities of beautiful products easily available to all crafters. Mary owns the shop and runs it on a day to day basis as well as keeping the website updated while Andrea looks after the social side,  The Ribbon Girl Blog and the Design Team. They specialise in supplying small (or large) quantities of ribbon, twine, gorgeous vintage style lace and seam binding ribbon, tiny pom-pom and ric-rac trim, all sorts of buttons, fancy pins, a multitude of charms, pearl and crystal flourishes, wool felt squares, seasonal and unusual embellishments, mulberry flowers, sticky tape and accessories to card makers, crafters, scrapbookers and cake decorators. They stock only the best quality products and only offer for sale goods that they would personally buy and use themselves

with this great prize

This is our last LHOSW Challenge for this year and our theme is......

Christmas 

I've use one of the newer Magnolia - Ski Star Tilda, coloured her with Copics and cute the Memory Box Tiffany Frame for her. The sentiment tag and the 'flowers' are from the new DooHickey collection.

Materials and Tools

Images: Magnolia - 'Ski Star Tilda',    Simon Says Stamp Lots of Snowflakes

Papers:  Simon Says Stamp White cardstock 120lb, 

D.P:   Lily of the Valley with NitWits - Winter Wishes 

Medium:  Memento Tuxedo Black,  Copics,  Hero Arts Shadow Ink Soft Sky

Dies:    Simon Says Stamp KateSnowflake, Memory Box Tiffany Frame, Magnolia New Doohickeys, Spellbinders Nestabilities 13 

Punches:   McGill Alpine Success Snowflake Punch

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Liquid Pearls Pearls,  Melissa Pearls White Pearls, Lace, Twine, Puffy Stuff (Tilda hat), Flowers.

Tools:   Martha Stewart Scoring Board,  Tonic Studio Guillotine/Paper Trimmer, Scotch ATG Tape Glider,  Fiskars - Stamp Press.

Challenges

Totally Tilda - Snowflakes or Snowballs