Monday, April 8, 2013

Soar into a New Challenge!

Good Afternoon!
I hope you have an exciting week ahead of you!  Great things are happening here at Simon, including another Stamp & Show Challenge!!  I LOVE this week's theme...let your creativity FLY!  : )  Below are examples from three of our Stamp & Show design team members.  Pretty cool creations, if you ask me!


Made by Sandra Mouwen!
Here is what Sandra had to say:


When I think of flying, I think of wings. And I almost automatically reach for my favorite wings stamp, but I could stop myself and came up with something different. I really like the zipper look, and I made this dragon fly with it. It's so easy to do, but I had to become friendly again with my glue gun, and that was the hard part. For the background I used a scrap piece of Prima Marketing Zephyr Paper. Stamped with one of my new favorite stamps 36 of KaiserCraft. I'm so liking the Sun Kiss Flowers too. The little hearts are cut out with the exclusive Mini Hearts Die of Simon Says Stamp.





Made by May Flaum!
 
Here is what May had to say:
Sometimes the best way to help dreams take flight is to write them down. With this week's challenge in mind, I also added my favorite Hero Arts bird stamp to my cover. I love how I was able to layer both color and texture with my distress paints and that I was able to use my newest background stamp to add even more heart to this simple design. Armed with my customized notebook, now all that is left to do is start writing!



Made by Ashli Oliver!


Here is what Ashli had to say:
The feather and bird trend is just so fun, isn't it? I have played around with it a bit here and there, but decided this was my week to really go for it! After layering up some of my favorite Washi Tapes, I simply adhered some feathers to my page to act as a little cushion for my photo flap. A little strip of washi creates a photo flap that also lifts up to show my ephemera and journaling. With that all set, I grabbed my Baby Bird Sizzix Die and some Grunge Board. A title and some Doodle Twine complete this page all about my little birdies.





Make sure you peruse the Simon Says Stamp & Show Blog for more inspiration and fun!  Join the challenge for free and for a chance to win a $50.00 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!

Thanks for reading!


Congratulations to the following Blog Candy Winners!
From the  Let's Find a Beautiful Place and Get Lost blog: conil
From the Operation Write Home Spring Training Blog Hop & A Giveaway blog: Paula Zduncyk
From the Smooches on Sunday blog: Kailash 
Please email Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com with your name, address, and the title of the blog from which you won to claim your blog candy!

Would you like a chance to win some blog candy?  Just join our following, leave a comment, and cross your fingers - a winner will be announced on Wednesday's blog!


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107 comments:

  1. Great projects! Thanks for all the inspiration!

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  2. Oh what an absolutely great dragonfly :D

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  3. Gorgeous creations, love the butterfly!! xx

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  4. I just love that dragonfly and what an amazing idea to use a broken zipper this way. Soo many great ideas here, just awesome ladies.

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  5. Love the cards - especially the dragonfly

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  6. I totally love the SSS Exclusive products. They are wonderful.

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  7. Love the card with the zipper dragonfly! That is so clever and I was glad to see one of my favorite HA stamps(love that newsprint bird) used again. The LO is fabulous aw well!

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  8. Awesome inspiration projects! The zipper dragonfly is amazing.

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  9. Such amazing projects!! Beautiful!! :)

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  10. Great projects! Love the zipper dragon fly.

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  11. Love this dragon fly. Great idea!

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  12. Fabulous projects! I especially love Sandra's very creative dragonfly :)

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  13. Wow... the dragonfly is just amazing. Thanks for the idea ;)

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  14. I love the new challenge and the projects shown are truly inspiring!

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  15. What a fun challenge. Perfect for the time. Windy breezing spring wind blowing here on the eastern side of the map.
    All 3 of those projects are gorgeous. Always yummy goodie eye candy when I stop by here. Thanks for sharing

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  16. The DT's projects ate gorgeous as always. Thanks for inspiring!!!

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  17. Beautiful projects. Love the zipper dragonfly. Great inspirations.
    Thank you
    Linda

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  18. This LO is so sweet and feathers look nice here.

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  19. Such talent! I love all the projects and cannot wait to get going on the next Simon Says challenge.

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  20. The DT really did a great job with this fun challenge!

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  21. Wow, these are wonderful! I LOVE that zipper dragonfly!

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  22. Great projects--I really like the zipper dragonfly.

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  23. Lovely projects! The dragonfly zipper is so creative! :) hugs, Kimberly

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  24. Love the zippy dragonfly. Saw a flower made with a zip eons ago and meant to have a play. Maybe I am re-inspired........

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  25. Great projects. Love the dragonfly.

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  26. Such wonderfully creative ladies, thanks for sharing your talent!

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  27. OK, I'm completely blown away with today's projects - especially that zipper dragonfly! THUD!!!

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  28. Great projects! Especially that zipper dragonfly. TFS ;-)

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  29. Great projects. Love the dragonfly!

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  30. Gorgeous projects as always!!

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  31. Awesome fun, and I love all the creative examples!

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  32. The dragonfly made with zippers is breathtaking!!

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  33. wow great projects...that zipper dragonfly is AWESOME..

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  34. Amazing projects! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  35. These projects are so awesome!! Went to the blog to look at and then to there websites to comment I was so impressed. Great job guys! Thanks for sharing!

    Katie B.

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  36. I missed you last challenge by one day! Now I am off to create something for the next one :)

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  37. Your contributors have risen to the challenge--again. I'm a huge fan of May's work, but plan to check out the other artists, too.

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  38. Wow...Wonderful projects. I love the use of the zipper and that layout is Beautiful.

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  39. Gorgeous projects! But I just can't get enough of that way cool zipper dragonfly!

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  40. lovely cards today ladies thanks for sharing them with us.

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  41. Love those colorful feathers!! Inspiring creativity!!

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  42. Congrats!! to all of the wiiners!! LOVING the new challenge and the DTs awesome projects!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! =)

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  43. Thanks for the chance to win!

    Carla from Utah

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  44. Love the projects! Great inspiration! What a great use for a zipper!

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  45. What beautiful designs! Love the dragonfly, the use of the zipper is amazing. Thanks for sharing and the opportunity to win some fun "candy"

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  46. That zipper Dragonfly is wonderful!!

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  47. These are all very cool. Great ideas

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  48. Beautiful projects,i love the layout from Ashli.xxxSara

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  49. Three very different but all beautiful and creative projects!!

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  50. These projects certainly did soar. Very fun and whimsical. The dragonfly was so clever.

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  51. Love the zipper dragonfly! Great Projects~God bless~

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  52. Awesome projects! Will definitely join this challenge :)

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  53. Cool creations indeed! Love this challenge!

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  54. The bird and the feathers make this layout. I really think it is cute.

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  55. i hope to get in on this challenge.
    thanks for the inspiration

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  56. I have an old zipper that is begging to be made into a dragonfly.

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  57. Lovely projects and great inspiration! :-) xx

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  58. I love that zippered dragonfly! I had some extra zipper that I ended up turning into flowers, so I won't be able to try this until I can get my hands on some more! :(

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  59. Three fantastic projects. Love the use of zippers for the dragonfly. Love the colors on May's journal, I have that stamp and love it. Bird feathers are fun and add so much texture.

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  60. Thanks for another opportunity for blog candy.
    marilyn2222 @ hotmail dot com
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  61. Great projects! love the zipper dragonfly!

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  62. great cards today. fun inspiration

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  63. I have the zippers. Maybe this butterfly will get me going on using them. Great projects.

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  64. Oooo... I have some ideas for this challenge!

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  66. Love these clever projects! All so very different.

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  67. Love the zipper tape dragonfly.

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  68. So nice ^^

    Hugs from France
    Lunéa♥

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  69. Cute projects! Fly away.... sounds like a fun challenge!

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  70. Oh, I just adore the projects that were created for this challenge--I have a great idea for the challenge and I think I'll enter for the first time!

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  72. Well who would have thought of using a zipper like that. I gave away my glue gone long ago. Love the scrapping page birds of a feather.

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  73. Lovely projects, I would love to play. Thank you so much for the inspiration. :-)

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  74. Great projects.... LOVE that fun dragonfly!

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  75. Wow, what great projects...I think I will make a card for this challenge! thanks!

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  76. Love this challenge and the cards. Can't wait to start creating my own card. :)
    eva

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  77. Great cards,love the layout...

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  78. Inspiration at its very best today!! Love the zipper dragonfly! And the colors on Just A Note are so cheery! My fave tho is the layout!!

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  79. fun challenge and great samples from the DT.

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  80. I've made flowers from zippers but never dragonflys....very cool! Love it.

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  81. Love the depth and texture the distressing paints give. Very nice, artistic samples!

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