iron craft

A little while ago the lovely Chaitali contacted me to ask if I'd be interested in her challenge based on the Iron Chef show. What a fabulous idea! Two designers pitting themselves against each other while using some of the same elements; for our Iron Craft challenge we settled on the There She Goes set Oh Snap and the design from CAS(E) This Sketch #7.

I've used a couple of the larger cameras from the Oh Snap set in the past, so today I thought I'd turn my attentions to one of the smaller images. I pulled out my Simon Says Stamp water colour paper and white heat embossed three cameras before using Inktense pencils and loosely washing them with colour. I pulled the rainbow colours down onto some little strips of card and added glossy accents to these and some die cut black hearts too.

Now you have to see what Chaitali has made! I can't wait to see - she has tantalised me with this sneak peek!

Now onto my other news: I'm making some changes for my blog! I'm planning on a new home for my crafty pursuits and I'm hoping to make the move soon! So if things look a bit odd around these parts then please bear with me. I am attempting to do everything myself which has been a steep learning curve but I've actually really enjoyed the process. I will be back soon with more details but in the meantime I'm crossing my fingers that it all goes smoothly :)

Supplies: Stamps - There She Goes oh snap, Hero Arts tweed pattern s5654; Inks - Versamark, Versafine onyx black; Card - Simon Says Stamp water color paper sss69, Papertrey Ink true black, kraft, new leaf, Stampin' Up island indigo; Derwent inktense pencils; Hero Arts white embossing powder; Dies - Simon Says Stamp holiday shapes s131

winner!

Thank you to all of you who stopped by my blog for the Simon Says Stamp 2013 Spring release blog hop. I hope you had as much fun hopping as we had creating the projects for you. We had 14 designers participating and some made more than one project! So there was lots of great inspiration and you can still take a look here.  If you haven't had a chance to check out the new stamp and die sets stop by the Simon Says Stamp store here to see them all.  

One lucky winner was chosen from my blog to receive a Simon Says Stamp Goody bag!  And the winner from my blog is:

Jo Murray 27 March 2013 19:57

A sweet little dog...and a great giveaway...thanks.

Jana Millen from Simon Says Stamp will be in contact with you Jo to get your mailing address so we can get your prize off to you :)

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Seriously, it's the first Thursday in the month already? How did April sneak up on me LOL. Maybe it's because I'm knee deep in two weeks with the kids off school! Well , it IS the first Thursday in the month, so you know the drill by now - it's time for a new CASE Study muse! It is with great excitement that we have none other than JJ Bolton joining us!!

The Mom Word die from Lil' Inker Designs was still out on my desk when I sat down to make something for this fabulous card of JJ's so it was an obvious starting point. 

by JJ Bolton

I loved the technique JJ used here; seriously amazing precision! What struck me was the depth of colour in the centre and that got me thinking, so I die cut my word out of glitter card and used Copic markers to create an ombre effect with depth in the centre of the die cut and fading out to the edges. Popped it onto a double layered tag and then broke out the Perfect Bow die from Simon Says Stamp and gave it the same treatment.

I can't wait to see what the rest of the team have done and on that point give a big CASE Study welcome to our guest for April, Anya Schrier :)

Muse: JJ Bolton

Guest Designer: Anya Schrier

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes - me!

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) - The Boss

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut

Teneale Williams

Supplies: Card - Papertrey Ink vintage cream, Stampin' Up glitter card; Copic markers; Sequins; Dies - Lil' Inker Designs mom word, Simon Says Stamp perfect bow, Papertrey Ink tag sale 3; Kraft tag

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Oh I am having such fun with the CASE Study challenges this month with Julie Ebersole as our muse! Let's get straight to it with my card for this week:

Here's the fabulous inspiration from Julie which inspired this card:

by Julie Ebersole

It was those blue stems that caught my eye and reminded me of Memory Box's chloe stem die cut. Then I spotted those polka dots at the bottom and thought they'd be great translated into the super cool grid border die cut from Simon Says Stamp. So Julie's all stamped card turned into my almost all die cut card LOL; the only stamping was my sentiment with the lovely font from Simon Says Stamp's furry cat & box set.

One of the best bits of my Thursday is seeing what everyone else has made from the same inspiration:

Muse: Julie Ebersole

Guest Designer: Brandi from Yankee Belle Stamper
Amy Wanford
Andrea Ewen
Clare Buswell
Debby Hughes - me!
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) - The Boss
Jean Martin
Jeanne Jachna
Maureen Plut

Teneale Williams

I hope you will join us this week :)

Supplies: Stamps - Simon Says Stamp furry cat & box; Inks - Versafine onyx black; Card - Stampin' Up glitter card; Dies - Simon Says Stamp grid border s154, Memory Box chloe stem; sequins

simon says stamp spring blog hop

Hello! I can't quite believe and am totally delighted to be part of the party which is Simon Says Stamp's Early Spring Release Hop! There are so many unique and fun options in this release. Take a little look:

There are 14 designers hopping along today and I can't wait to see what everyone's made! As for me, those that are regulars here know that I just can't resist a bit of cute LOL. The adorable dog from the Circle Friends set was just calling my name:

I coloured the little guy with my Copics and popped him up on a white panel with a negative circle die cut to show a peek of the striped circle from the same set stamped in Versamark on the kraft card base. Isn't that the most adorable sentiment! It fit perfectly onto the square speech bubble from Talk Bubbles 2 - score! Finally I added a bit of colour with a strip of patterned paper and a die cut heart (Holiday Shapes). Now this card measures just a sweet 3x3 which just so happens is the perfect size for the Small Envelope die!

I cut the envelope from some matching paper and added a little label decorated with the Envelope Sentiments set. 'Hug enclosed' has just got to be the perfect envelope sentiment for all occasions. I also added the sweet hearts border at the top of the stamped lines.

Now moving on to my second card, yep two cards today :) I loved the totally on trend sets Kelly Purkey has in the release and was actually inspired by the peeks of the hot of the press Kelly Purkey Project Kits! So here's my inspiration:

And here's my card:

I stamped, white heat embossed and die cut various elements from Kelly's Happiness Is set and combined it with the 'Happy Birthday' from Square Sayings with matching die from Tri Squares and threw in the 24/7 numbers from Simple Numbers too. I foam mounted everything onto a panel white heat embossed with Hero Arts graph background

And now to the giveaway part! Leave a comment on this blog post and one lucky winner from my blog will receive a Simon Says Stamp Goody bag. We will randomly draw a winner at 9:00 AM EST on Wednesday, 4/3/13 so be sure to leave your comment by then. Also be sure to comment on each designer's blog for 14 chances to win!

Thanks for visiting! You should have arrived from the blog of the fabulous Lisa Spangler. The next stop in the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Spring 2013 Blop Hop is the amazing designer of many of Simon's exclusive products; Kristina Werner! If you encounter a broken link or would like to go to the start of the hop go to the Simon Says Stamp blog.

Supplies: Ruff day? Stamps - Simon Says Stamp circle friends, envelope sentiments; Inks - Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, smokey gray Versamark, Hero Arts soft blossom; Card - Neenah solar white, Papertrey Ink kraft; Paper - My Mind's Eye collectable memorable; Dies - Simon Says Stamp small envelope, talk bubbles 2 s144, holiday shapes s131, Spellbinders small circles, Papertrey Ink fillable frames 7; Twine - The Twinery blossom; Copics E53, E55, E57, E59, multiliner 0.05

Supplies: HAPPY Birthday. Stamps - Simon Says Stamp square sayings, Kelly Purkey/Simon Says Stamp happiness is, Hero Arts graph background s5435; Inks - Hero Arts orange soda, Versacolor turquoise, Versamark; Card - Bazzill card shoppe rainbow; Dies - Simon Says Stamp tri square, simple numbers, Spellbinders small circles; Embossing Powder - Hero Arts white