Hipppity Hop.....

Hippity Hop........the Simon Says teamies are just a Hoppin!!!

If you arrived here from Britta's blog...

then you are going in the right direction 

otherwise you need to start at the beginning on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge.

For the second year in a row, Simon Says Stamp and Show & The Simon Says Stamp Challenge 

are joining forces to bring you a SUPER hop and 

treasure hunt to celebrate the approaching fall and winter holidays.

To help celebrate we will be giving a 

BIG BASKET OF CRAFTING GOODIES 

to the winner of this hop! 

PLUS (3) $25 VOUCHERS to the Simon Says Stamp Store ! 

The vouchers will be the  hidden treasure on 3 Design Teamiues blogs and you have to find them.

The Blog hop will start at on August 31, 2011 and will finish on September 5, 2011. 

The Hop begins on the Simon Says Challenge Blog

and will end on the Simon Says Stamp & Show Blog.

The theme for both challenges this week will be 

ANYTHING GOES. 

You can make anything you like … a card, an ATC, a Scrapbook layout … 

the possibilities are endless!

You will need to hop through each blog, find the little parcel of goodies and make a note on which designer’s blog you found them. You do not HAVE to comment on all the DT blogs but we would appreciate any comments you would like to leave. 

If you lose your way at any time a full list of all the participating blogs with links will be available on Simon Says Stamp Challenge and the Stamp and Show Challenge blogs

For more details please refer to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge or the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge blogs for more details.

soooooooooo....without further adieu..........
the unveiling of my creation...

I chose to create an oldie but a goodie and revive my Poinsettia from last year. 

I came across the cutest....

decorative reindeer and just knew just what he needed.....
I augmented his existing antlers with the Elegant Flourishes Die, Grungeboard, Gold Paint Dabber, Big Shot and Script Embossing Folder.

The petals of the Poinsettia were cut using the Tattered Leaves Die. 

The top layer, of 4 petals, was colored with Barn Door and accented with Fired Brick. 

I applied Fired Brick Distress Stickles to add a touch of bling.

The second layer, of 5 petals, was colored with Fired Brick and accented with Aged Mahogany. 

I used Aged Mahogany Distress Stickles as an accent.

The third layer of 5 petals, was colored with Forest Moss Distress Stain and 

accented with Peeled Paint Distress Stickles.

I added a wonderful Bauble to set off the whole flower!!

For more in depth instructions on how to create your own Poinsettia I created a video tutorial. 

(PLEASE note the color changes from last year and I used Buckram for my material)

Thank you soooooo much for poppin' by my blog!!

NOW........HEAD ON OVER TO DAWNY'S BLOG.........to continue the Blog Hop!!


The last stop on the hop is the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge blog. 
You will need to leave a comment there with the names of the 3 blogs with hidden treasure. 
The comments will be moderated so you will not be able to see the answers.