Simon Says Stamp Blog!: February 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Social Media Leap's Final Stop!

Hello!

Final Social Media Leap Word: SIMON

I hope you all played along and were able to create a sentence! Please join our blog following and comment that sentence below!

Tomorrow we will announce the lucky winner of this prize pack!

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If you're just joining us, please go to our Social Media sites in this order:

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

and then back here to comment the sentence you'll make of each word posted on each one of those sites!

Thanks for playing and good luck!

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Braided Baker's Twine

Hello, all! Kristina here.

Today I thought I would try using baker's twine, in this case Doodle Twine, in a different way by braiding it. So be sure to watch the video below to see how I did that. :)

I also used Hero Art's Clouds background stamp and the Untitled Postmark stamp set. Super simple card, but the braided twine gives it some added texture.

Anyhow, enjoy! :)

Watch video below | Watch at YouTube

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Social Media Hop for a GREAT Prize!

Woah- Wednesday is Leap Day! And then it's March already.. where has the time gone?! Seems like just yesterday we were ringing in 2012!

To celebrate February 29th - a date we only see every four years - we're going to have a Social Media Hop! (Hop.. Leap.. Leap Day.. See what we're doing there?!)

On February 29th after 8:30am EST, if you would like to participate in the leap, I encourage you to hop around to these 5 sites in this order:

Our Facebook Page

Our Twitter Page

Our Pinterest Account

Our YouTube Account

This Blog

On each one of those 5 sites, there will be ONE word you need to collect! After you collect all 5, join our blog following (if you haven't already) and comment the sentence onto the post! We will randomly select a winner from the comments posted- and announce it on March 1st!

You could win this FABULOUS prize!

An original Simon Says Stamp Stamp Set, 2 Faber-Castell Mediums, 2 Archival Ink Pads, 2 sets of classy brads, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, 2 Prima Resin Birds, Ranger Rainbow Sparkle Embossing Powder, Hero Arts Gemstones, October Afternoon Sidewalks Sprinkler, and a LOVELY Lawn Fawn Paper Pack!

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We want to do this Hop so that you're able to get a feel for all our different outlets! Be sure to Like the Facebook Page, Follow us on Twitter, etc on each of our pages to continue getting updates!

On each of our pages- we give different information, different updates, videos, polls, inspiration sharing, have different challenges (like our Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog and our Vintage Challenge Blog!), etc! Especially as we have all our new CHA products coming in, you'll be sure to hear (and buy!) first! Our Newsletter just sent out some info on products we've gotten in, for example!

Here are the blog candy winners from the weekend!

Friday's blog Brand New Spellbinders: Tona

Saturdays' blog Bottle Cap Inc Strikes Again: Kelly Massman

Sunday's blog Thinking of Butterflies: Lindsey

Congrats winners! Please email Fran@SimonSaysStamp.com with your shipping info and the title of the blog you won from!

Thanks for reading- and be sure to play along Wednesday, February 29th!

-Michelle

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Thinking of Butterflies...

Hi there bloggers, Happy Sunday to you! I'm pleased to bring you another little Sunday inspiration card, courtesy of Joy Taylor! I love the clean and simple look and feel of this card, and yet it has little special touches that really make it pop! I'm such a fan of "Thinking of You" cards because is there anything more lovely than receiving something hand made for no reason at all?

Supplies List:

1.Trim Kraft card stock to form the card base, measuring 4 ¼ x 5 1/2 inches.

2. Trim white card stock, slightly smaller then the card front.

3. Take one of the butterflies from the Antique Engravings stamp set, ink up with Staz on ink and stamp onto acetate, trim butterfly out.

4. Adhere a strip of Sketchbook Tissue Tape to the left hand side of the white card stock then for a similar look use this chevron strip stamp from this set, ink with this mango ink and stamp , making sure to over lap onto the Sketchbook Tissue Tape, trim off the excess tissue tape.

5. Take the butterfly stamp once again, this time inking with Archival Jet Black ink, stamping slightly onto the tape and onto the card stock.

6. Adhere the acetate butterfly to the one stamped on the white card stock with Glossy Accents.

7. Take the Thinking of You stamp from the Sweet Threads, Thank You stamp set, ink with Archival Jet Black Ink and stamp towards the top of the card, in the right hand corner.

8. Adhere 3 Rhinestones near the sentiment.

9. Corner Chomp the 2 right hand corners.

10. Adhere to the front of the card, making sure to corner round the corresponding corners.

BLOG CANDY ALERT! Join our following and comment on this blog and you could win this not for resale Hero Arts Stamp set pictured above! Winner to be announced tomorrow, good luck!

Steph

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Social Media Leap's Final Stop!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Braided Baker's Twine

Social Media Hop for a GREAT Prize!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Thinking of Butterflies...