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When Barb Engler contacted me and asked me to be a guest designer on the newest Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge, I was speechless. Well, that’s not true. I was beyond honored, thrilled, and humbled and may have danced a little jig as I called out the exciting news to hubby. No drama here! 😜 The theme for the new challenge is FALL IS IN THE AIR. I was tasked to create several cards using an Autumn theme and at least one SSS exclusive product on each card.
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While my northern friends and family get to actually experience the joys of fall, we here in Texas are still sweltering and would die of heat stroke if we pulled out our sweaters and scarfs. The leaves haven’t begun to change and we pretend to join in by drinking and eating a variety of pumpkin flavored foods. All this to say that I am creating fall leaves from a sketchy memory! 😂
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Card One (of Two) was created using the SSS “Fractile Leaves” stamp set from the recent Stamptember release. The leaves were stamped with Versamark ink, heat embossed using SSS Ultra Fine Gold embossing powder, and watercolored with Distress Inks on Tim Holtz Watercolor paper. The pumpkin and sentiment are from last year’s Stamptember “Nuts About You” stamp set. The background was stamped with Versamark ink on SSS black cardstock, using the SSS “Ornate Background” stamp, and heat embossed with Clear embossing powder. It really is hard to see in the photo but it is a gorgeous tone on tone effect. I edged another piece of cardstock, again using Versamark ink and SSS Ultra Fine embossing powder, to create a matching layered border.
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Come join us for a chance to win one of two $25 gift cards to Simon Says Stamp’s online shop. The winners will be chosen at random. Enter your work on Flickr by adding it to the SSS Group and tagging your work with SSSflickerchallenge#82.
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When Barb Engler contacted me and asked me to be a guest designer on the newest Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge, I was speechless. Well, that’s not true. I was beyond honored, thrilled, and humbled and may have danced a little jig as I called out the exciting news to hubby. No drama here! 😜 The theme for the new challenge is FALL IS IN THE AIR. I was tasked to create several cards using an Autumn theme and at least one SSS exclusive product on each card.
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While my northern friends and family get to actually experience the joys of fall, we here in Texas are still sweltering and would die of heat stroke if we pulled out our sweaters and scarfs. The leaves haven’t begun to change and we pretend to join in by drinking and eating a variety of pumpkin flavored foods. All this to say that I am creating fall leaves from a sketchy memory! 😂
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Card One (of Two) was created using the SSS “Fractile Leaves” stamp set from the recent Stamptember release. The leaves were stamped with Versamark ink, heat embossed using SSS Ultra Fine Gold embossing powder, and watercolored with Distress Inks on Tim Holtz Watercolor paper. The pumpkin and sentiment are from last year’s Stamptember “Nuts About You” stamp set. The background was stamped with Versamark ink on SSS black cardstock, using the SSS “Ornate Background” stamp, and heat embossed with Clear embossing powder. It really is hard to see in the photo but it is a gorgeous tone on tone effect. I edged another piece of cardstock, again using Versamark ink and SSS Ultra Fine embossing powder, to create a matching layered border.
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Come join us for a chance to win one of two $25 gift cards to Simon Says Stamp’s online shop. The winners will be chosen at random. Enter your work on Flickr by adding it to the SSS Group and tagging your work with SSSflickerchallenge#82.