Simon Says ,,,,, Use Dawny's Sketch !! :-)

Hi all :-) We hope you are all fit and well and enjoying the long lazy days of summer :-)

Thanks for all your lovely entries to our Food and Drink Challenge last week I am sure the DT gained several pounds just looking at them, not to mention getting slightly tipsy along the way too !! :-)

Before moving on to this weeks challenge we need you to cancel all your plans for next week, all leave is cancelled !! ha ha We need you all here to join us on a
HUGE Stamp-tember Blog Hop and Treasure Hunt !!

For the second year in a row the Simon Says Stamp and Show & the Simon Says Stamp Challenge are joining forces to celebrate the approaching fall and winter holidays. Be sure to come back on August 31st, (MN Ohio Time, 6 pm CET ) to start the hop. It will run through to September 5th. Simon Says Stamp is offering a FANTASTIC GRAND PRIZE , and there will be other opportunities to win some hidden treasure too ! So make a note in your diaries and make sure you are here to join in the FUN !! :-)


This week Dawny has made us a fabulous sketch to follow, thanks Dawny xx You may rotate/flip the sketch as you like but the original sketch must be 'there' to see :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too

Heidi and her staff have recently from the CHA and have ordered loads of THE hottest new products. Keep an eye on the All New Just In Pages there are sure to be lots of fab new goodies arriving right now !!

The DT are showcasing Lawn Fawn Stamps this week and if you have them we would like to see them, but you don't HAVE to to join in :-)

Designer in the Spotlight ,, SARAH

DAWNY P

BRITTA

BECCA

JO

MARCEA

MANDY

DOMI

DEBBY

MELISSA

HEATHER

LOLS

CHRISTINE

JOY

Happy Crafting :-)

Linda Stringham's email entry :-)

This gorgeous card is from Linda :-) Isn't it gorgeous !!

supplies:

Stamps, Magnolia, Hero Arts

copic markers

Martha Stewart punch and nestibles

stickles

Maybe we should encourage Linda to start up a blog and drag her into our blogging community !! :-) How about it Linda !! :-)

Thanks for your entry :-)

Luv

Lols and the DT x x x

Winner of the Food and Drink Challenge

Thanks for all your fabulous entries to the Food and Drink Challenge ,, there can only be one winner of this fab spree to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore ,,,, who is it this week ??????

pressing the button ,,,,,,,

Here are your random numbers:

143 

Timestamp: 2011-08-24 07:27:09 UTC

the lucky winner this week is Theresa aka Stamp and Ink :-) Congratulations !! Please email us so we can explain how you can claim your prize :-)

luv

Lols and the DT x x x

Simon Says .... Summer Holidays Children's Challenge :-)

Hi all :-) We had a fabulous response to the Easter Children's Challenge and many of you said that you would like to see similar challenges in the future - so here we are !! :-)

SUMMER HOLIDAYS CHILDREN'S CHALLENGE

ANYTHING GOES

All entrants MUST be aged between 2 and 16 ( please add your age with your name in the Mr linky) The challenge will close on Monday 29th August at 6pm CET ( 5pm UK time) so you have 4 weeks to enter. You can enter as many times as you like as long as it is a new creation :-)


We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi and we have 2 fabulous prizes on offer !!! not one but TWO $25 vouchers to the wonderful Simon Says Stamp Superstore :-)

PLUS

We have a very special Children's Design Team for this challenge and we would like to say a huge thank you to all of them for joining us :-) Please pop over to their blogs to see how they made their creations and leave a comment :-)
The designers are all eligible to link their creations with Mr Linky.

Jax (Heidi's son) aged almost 4 made a bird house :-)




SYDNEY aka Sydney's Creations

Lucy at Domi`s Blog

Kyla aged 5 ( at Dawny P's blog )

Ella's Card aged 7 (at Lesley's blog )

Olivia's Card aged 9 (at Lesley's blog)

Gemma's card age 12 ( at Mandy's blog)

Antonio's Circus Card (age 5) at Melissa's Blog

So now it is your turn to get out your papers, glue, buttons and bows and join in, I am sure if you don't have any supplies your Mum's will give you some :-) you can enter as many times as you like !
When you have finished your creation take a photo and leave us a link to where we can come to see it with Mr Linky :-)

Please note this is the CHILDREN'S CHALLENGE , no adult entries allowed. We did have lots of mistaken entries last time. The regular weekly challenge is in a different post with a different linky :-) Any cards submitted by adults will be deleted to make it fair for the kiddos :-)

Simon Says.....Who wants some FOOD & DRINKS????

Yup, you got it...that is our challenge for you this week! We want to see your FOOD & DRINK creations!!!!

Before we get on to the YUMMY DT samples, I just want to quickly thank you all for participating in our challenge last week!!! Some AMAZING creations!!!! I went back over the past 4 or 5 challenges and browsed some of the entries that I missed while I was "Down Under" playing with the Koalas & Kangaroos! GORGEOUS!! I think we have THE most talented bunch of followers!!! Way to go!!!!!

Also, we would like to give a warm WELCOME BACK to Heather!! We are SO glad you are feeling better and are back "home" with us here at Simon Says Stamp! We all missed you!!!!!

Don't forget that we also have a Children's Challenge running at the moment too, so let your kiddo's borrow your stash and let them join in :-)

This week, we have some really yummy creations that will tempt your taste buds and wet your whistle!!! So, here is some eye "CANDY" for you all to enjoy:

Designer in the Spotlight SARAH

LOLS

CHRISTINE

JOY

BRITTA

CHRIS

BECCA

JO

MARCEA

MANDY

DAWNY P

DOMI

DEBBY

MELISSA

HEATHER

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too


Heidi and her staff have recently from the CHA and have ordered loads of THE hottest new products. Keep an eye on the All New Just In Pages there are sure to be lots of fab new goodies arriving right now !!

Please be sure to link up directly to your blog post (not just your blog) so we can find your entry easily! ALSO, it's a big help if you can turn off your word verification setting. It makes it a lot easier for folks to comment on your hard work! Thanks for joining us!

Each week the current challenge finishes at 8 am CET Wednesday morning
Happy Crafting !! :-)

Good luck & have fun!!!!
Chris & the Simon Says Stamp DT