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simon says stamp monday challenge: bright and cheerful

Hi crafty friends, it's time for another challenge over one the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us in last week's Anything But A Card Challenge and we hope you join us this week too. 

To create my panel, I started by coloring a square 6 inch Ranger Hard Core Art Panel with my favorite bright colors of alcohol inks. Once the panel was dry, I added a mat to it with Gold Metallic Kraft Core paper that I cut to 6 1/4 square. I added this to a Dina Wakley Canvas Panel that I cut down to 9 X 9 and painted with Black Heavy Body Paint. 


I adhered some numerical paper that I sprayed with Distress Resist Spray and embossed in gold to the back of a Baseboard Frame. Now to add the texture to the rest of the piece. To do this without covering everything and to make the splatter seamless, I covered the inside of the frame with paper, and I covered the alcohol ink panel with a piece of scrap paper. I stacked the alcohol ink panel then the frame on top of that onto the black canvas panel. I put it into a box and gave it a few generous sprays of Distress Resist Spray, then added Ranger Gold Embossing Powder and heat embossed it. Then I pulled off the pieces of paper that were covering everything up. 

I love the texture and the look of the splatter that you get when combining Texture Resist Spray and Embossing powder. To finish off the project, I added some Hardware Heads to the corners of the alcohol inked panel. I adhere the paper backed frame onto the center of the panel, then adhered a large Faceted Heart which I had cut out of red Metallic Jewels Kraft Stock. 


For the final touch, I added a Quote Chip under the heart, attached to the frame. 



As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!

 

 

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

 

 

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simon says stamp monday challenge: monochrome

 

 

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the Wrap It Up! Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too!

 

This week our challenge is Monochrome and I created a card with a monochrome background using all of my favorite blue green Distress Inks and Oxides. I love how they look when you combine them together. I sprayed the panel with gold spray and also added a bit of black splatter. I cut the flowers out of Mixed Media Heavystock and Glassine and layered them together for added dimension. 

 

 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

 

 

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

 

 

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

 

 

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simon says stamp monday challenge: masculine

 

 

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the Inspired by A Song Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too!

 

This week the challenge is MASCULINE and I have created a Tim Holtz Etcetera Tag based on the Foundry Tag that says 'The Webb Co, Allentown, PA". I created a the background of my tag by covering it with Metallic Paper that was run through the Foundry 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder:

 

I added a image from the Found Relatives pack and a combination of a few different words and phrases to tell the story of my piece along with a Foundry Adornment: 

I love the mixture of metals and the patchwork effect of it all together with the different wood accents: 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

 

 

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

 

 

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

 

 

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simon says stamp monday challenge: ombre

 

 

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the Time's Up Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too :) 

 

This week the challenge is OMBRE and this week we are using products from one of my favorite artists and designers Dina Wakley! We would love for you to use some of her products in your challenge entry if you have some. This week I've created an altered tag with tons of Dina's paints.

 

I painted the ombre background onto the tag that I had covered with die cut letters, then removed some paint with a baby wipe through the Dollops stencil. Then I mixed some turquoise paint with crackle paste and added that through the Spaced Dots stencil. Once all of this was dry I added images and a sentiment from the Contour Figures set and colored them with Scribble sticks. I also wet the ends of the scribble sticks and used a paintbrush to flick color over my project. Everything was adhered with Ultra Thick Gel Medium. All supplies are linked at the bottom of this post :) 
 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

 

 

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

 

 

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

 

 

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neat and tangled: classic tag 2

It's Day 4 of the Neat and Tangled release and you know what that means...just one more day until all these awesome stamps are available in the store!!!  Today I am featuring this Classic Tag 2 die which I am sure is going to become a staple in my card making:

Today I've created a trio of painted tags for you...these are always fun to have on hand. They are super easy to adhere to a card or even tie onto a bottle of something :)

Hope you will head over to the Neat and Tangled blog to check out all of the design team inspiration and have a look at another new product that is being featured today. Thank you for all your sweet comments during the week, I truly appreciate them! 

creativation (CHA) 2017: tim holtz sizzix projects

Finally popping in to share samples of some of the projects I created for the Tim Holtz/Sizzix booth. You can see a video of the booth and Tim showing my house project around the 5:25 minute mark and my cards around the 7:06 minute mark here:

 

The first, and probably one of my favorites...these rainbow colored Tiny Houses. These were made by constructing the tiny houses out of chipboard, then covering them with watercolor paper that had been dipped into drops of Distress Spray stain. Lots of stitching and stars to add contrast and roofs made of corrugated textured surfaces painted black. Those beautiful bold Broadway letters are also new. I think I'll be using them a lot on some other projects. 

I also worked with 2 new texture fades to create some cards. The first is with the Roses texture fade, and I created a background with lots of Distress Crayon:

I also created a shaker card using the Flourish texture fade...I think it would be perfect for a wedding.

   

Hope you enjoyed these pics of my work! Thank you to Tim and Paula for having me (again)! It is always such a pleasure to create with your products, especially new ones. 

All of these items are linked below and the new items are available for pre-order at Simon Says Stamp now :) 

 

SUPPLIES:  

RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TINY HOUSES Bigz L 661819	RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix BROADWAY ALPHA Bigz XL Die 661820	RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix ROSES Texture Fades Embossing Folder 661829	RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix FLOURISH Texture Fades Embossing Folder 661822	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 TEXTURED SURFACES TH93204	Tim Holtz Flip Top Distress Paint BLACK SOOT Ranger TDF52937
RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix HOLIDAY WORDS THIN Thinlits Die 661600	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Spray Stain TWISTED CITRON Ranger TSM50278	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Spray Stain MERMAID LAGOON Ranger TSM50254	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Spray Stain PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TSM50322	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain CARVED PUMPKIN Ranger TSS44093	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain WILTED VIOLET Ranger TSS44154
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain MUSTARD SEED Ranger TSS42358	RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix DOILY Thinlits Die 661497	Tim Holtz Sizzix FRIENDSHIP WORDS BLOCK Thinlits Die 660213	Tim Holtz Sizzix SHAPE STRIPS Thinlits Die 660226	*Tim Holtz Sizzix MINI OLD GLORY Dies Movers & Shapers 657477	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die HEARTFELT Bigz 660233
Tim Holtz Sizzix HANDWRITTEN LOVE Thinlits Die 660218	Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRINKLE RIBBON TH93020	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 DECO SHEETS TH93219

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simon says stamp monday challenge: go fish

This week the theme for the challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is Go Fish. I've created this fun card with one of my favorite shellfish, the crab from the Mariner Blueprints set. Lots of layers on this one using Distress Ink, Crayons and Archival Ink. 

Be sure to stop back and play along with us in a new challenge each Monday! 

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 gift voucher that will go to one random challenge entry. So please join us for this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. You might also be on our Friday Designer Spotlight. Good luck, I can't wait to see what you make!

 

Be sure to follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram. Posting your project photos? Make sure to add the #sssmchallenge so we can see what you've made. 

You can find all the supplies I've used right here in the Simon Says Stamp store....full supply list below.

SUPPLIES:  

Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2015 MARINER BLUEPRINT CMS234	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps MIXED MEDIA cms125	RESERVE Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2016 SIDESHOW CMS263	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 1 TDBK47902	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad CARVED PUMPKIN Ranger TDP47377
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TDP40088	Ranger Archival Ink Pad VIBRANT FUCHSIA AIP52524	Ranger Archival Ink Pad AQUAMARINE AIP30577	Ranger Archival BLACK SOOT Reinker Tim Holtz ARD51091	Ranger Archival Ink Pad DIY CUSTOM BLEND AIP48077	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2015 MESH AND LINEN CMS221
Tim Holtz Idea-ology INDEX LABELS TH93122	Tim Holtz Idea-ology MIRRORED STARS TH93083	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink SUNSHINE YELLOW Adirondack Ranger TAB25559

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simon says stamp monday challenge: add some texture

This week the the challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is Add Some Texture. There are so many way to add texture to any project, so I hope you will play along with us this week! 

 

I've created a ton of texture on my panel this week with cardboard, gesso and texture paste. 

Be sure to stop back and play along with us in a new challenge each Monday! 

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 gift voucher that will go to one random challenge entry. So please join us for this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. You might also be on our Friday Designer Spotlight. Good luck, I can't wait to see what you make!

 

Be sure to follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram. Posting your project photos? Make sure to add the #sssmchallenge so we can see what you've made. 

You can find all the supplies I've used right here in the Simon Says Stamp store....full supply list below.

SUPPLIES:  

 

Tim Holtz DISTRICT MARKET Burlap Panel BARE 6 x 8 TH93062	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 TEXTURED SURFACES TH93204	RESERVE Tim Holtz Flip Top Distress Paint WILTED VIOLET Ranger TDF50612	RESERVE Tim Holtz Flip Top Distress Paint BLUEPRINT SKETCH Ranger TDF50599	*Tim Holtz Distress Paint EVERGREEN BOUGH Ranger TDD38528	Tim Holtz Distress Paint SHADED LILAC Ranger TDD38863
Tim Holtz Distress Paint PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TDD36418	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE 4oz INK44444	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die CRESCENT MOON & STARS Bigz 658716	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die HANDWRITTEN WISH Bigz 660984	Tim Holtz Core'dinations KRAFT CORE METALLIC 6 x 6 Paper Stack GX196002	*Tim Holtz Sizzix VAGABOND MACHINE Die Cutting Embossing Alterations 656850
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO Media MDM41689	Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE Media MDA41771	Tim Holtz MINI STENCIL SET 5 MST005	Tim Holtz MINI STENCIL SET 2 MST002	Tim Holtz Distress Paint BLACK SOOT Ranger TDD36302	Tim Holtz Distress SPLATTER BRUSH TDA47841
Tim Holtz Idea-ology CORNERS Metal Hardware TH92789	Tim Holtz Idea-ology MONOCLES Findings TH93129	Tim Holtz Idea-ology WORDS REMNANT RUBS TH93055

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simon says stamp monday challenge: flora and fauna

This week the theme for the challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is Flora and Fauna.  Definition: Flora is plant life; fauna refers to animals. The handiest way to remember flora and fauna is that "flora" sounds like flowers, which are part of the plant world, and fauna sounds like "fawn," and fawns are part of the animal kingdom.

This week to create my canvas I used some Mixed Media Board, painted with Twisted Citron and Mermaid Lagoon Paints. I added some texture paste using the Mini Layering 8 stencils, and removed some of the Mermaid Lagoon paint using the Mini Layering 4 stencils. Some stamping in black soot Distress paint with the Halftone and Rings stamps. Then I layered on the Wildflowers and Butterfly Frenzy dies and added some more layers using Distress Crayons. See links to all supplies below. 


Be sure to stop back and play along with us in a new challenge each Monday! 

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 gift voucher that will go to one random challenge entry. So please join us for this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. You might also be on our Friday Designer Spotlight. Good luck, I can't wait to see what you make!

 

Be sure to follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram. Posting your project photos? Make sure to add the #sssmchallenge so we can see what you've made. 

You can find all the supplies I've used right here in the Simon Says Stamp store....full supply list below.

SUPPLIES:  

 

Dina Wakley Ranger ASSORTED MEDIA BOARD MDA48701	RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix WILDFLOWERS Thinlits Die 661190	RESERVE Tim Holtz Flip Top Distress Paint MERMAID LAGOON Ranger TDF50193	RESERVE Tim Holtz Flip Top Distress Paint TWISTED CITRON Ranger TDF50216	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 BIG CHAT Stickers TH93192	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die BUTTERFLY FRENZY Decorative Strip Sizzlits 659575
RESERVE Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2016 HALFTONE AND RINGS CMS260	Tim Holtz Distress Paint BLACK SOOT Ranger TDD36302	Tim Holtz MINI STENCIL SET 4 MST004	RESERVE Tim Holtz MINI STENCIL SET 8 MST008

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simon says stamp monday challenge: tic tac toe bingo

 
Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Thank you for joining us for the Use Patterned Papers Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is TIC TAC TOE and lovely Maura Hibbitts has made this fabulous grid for us to use! Choose a line and use the 3 items in that line, you can also choose a full house option if you're feeling adventurous!

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store.

I decided to break out Tim's Crazy Cats this week to create a fun tag. I created the base of my page with Distress Spray Stains in Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers. I "stamped" onto my tag using a stencil from the Mini Stencil Set 7 using Blueprint Sketch Distress Spray Stain. I added some Crazy Things (tie and sunnies) and a Numbers remnant rub and a quote band colored in with a picket fence Distress Crayon then tied on with linen ribbon.

 

 

Be sure to follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram. Posting your project photos? Make sure to add the #sssmchallenge so we can see what you've made. 

You can find all the supplies I've used right here in the Simon Says Stamp store....full supply list below.

 SUPPLIES:  

 

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=343826	Tim Holtz Sizzix CRAZY THINGS Thinlits Die And Cling Stamp Set THS237	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger TSS42372	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TSS42570	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain BLUEPRINT SKETCH Ranger TSS44086	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon PICKET FENCE TDB49692
Tim Holtz Idea-ology LINEN RIBBON TH93102	RESERVE Tim Holtz Idea-ology QUOTE BANDS Findings TH93290	Tim Holtz Idea-ology NUMBERS REMNANT RUBS TH93056	Tim Holtz Distress Markers WILD HONEY Ranger TDM32762	Tim Holtz Distress Markers CANDIED APPLE Ranger TDM43522	Tim Holtz Distress Markers TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TDM32717
Tim Holtz Distress Markers BLUEPRINT SKETCH Ranger TDM43430	Ranger 4 Oz. MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Paint Glue INK41535	Tim Holtz Idea-ology JUTE STRING TH93139	Tim Holtz MINI STENCIL SET 5 MST005	RESERVE Tim Holtz MINI STENCIL SET 8 MST008	RESERVE Tim Holtz MINI STENCIL SET 7 MST007

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