Simon Says - Bright and Cheerful

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because

and the theme for this week is...

BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL

I created 2 cards with neutral backgrounds using Simon Says Stamp Big Basket Weave Stencil, added bright and cheerful coloured butterflies using Simon Says Stamp Artsy Butterflies stamp set and the co-ordinating Stencils/Masks and Tim Holtz/Ideaology Thoughts Label Stickers for the sentiments.

I trimmed 1/8" off  2- A2 panels of Distress Watercolor card and applied Hickory Smoke and Bundled Sage Distress Oxide inks through Simon Says Stamp Big Basket Weave Stencil to create neutral backgrounds.

I stamped 3 butterlies from Simon Says Stamp Artsy Butterflies on to each panel, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink to save fussy cutting the delicate antennae and stamped again on to Distress Watercolor card.

I stamped the script, splatters and circle images from Simon Says Stamp A Little Artsy, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, Peacock Feathers, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks.

I inked around the edges of the panel with Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks. I coloured the butterflies using Simon Says Stamp Artsy Butterflies Stencils/Masks, Simon Says Detail Round Blending Brushes with the same 4 colours of Distress Oxide inks and added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Black Splatter.

I fussy cut around the butterflies leaving a white border and cutting off the antennae (there are dies available, linked below) and fixed to the panels with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares to create lift and dimension.

I added 49andMarket Fresh Start Rub-Ons to add more interest to the backgrounds.

To finish I added Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Thoughts Label Stickers popped up on Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares for the sentiments and matted the panels on to A2 white card blanks.

You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below

Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp

You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

and if you use Instagram...

please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Woohoo, They're Back

Hello my friends, if you tuned into the Tim Holtz Distress Paint Asked + Answered Live, you'll know that Ranger have brought 28 iconic colours of Distress Paint back into the collection and now would be a good time to restock any of the colours you may be missing. If you missed the Live, you can check it out HERE.

After adding dots of each colour to panels of Distress Watercolor card, I decided to add a little stamping and die-cut sentiments to turn them into a set of cards to gift to a friend.

I divided the paints into 7 sets of 4, roughly in colour families and trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 7 - 4.1/4" square panels. I added a drop of each paint colour on to my Glass Media Mat and added 4 dots of each of the 4 colours to each panel using Distress Tiny Blending Tools. I stamped the floral images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Embroidery on to the panels inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink.

I fixed Sizzix Adhesive Sheet to the backside of Distress Black HeavyStock and Distress Watercolor card, die-cut the words using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Celebrate, Love and Journey Thinlits and fixed to the panels.

I completed the sentiments using Simon Says Stamp Reverse Friends, Reverse All The Love Sentiment Strips and Journaling Strips.

I matted the panels on to 4.1/2" square white card blanks.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned and I'll be back on Monday to share my DT project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Not A Card

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because

The first challenge of the month is when the team feature one particular brand/company and this month we are all using the fabulous products from Tim Holtz. You don't have to use Tim's products to join in the challenge but if you already have them in your stash, we would love to see what you make with them.

We are also welcoming back Thom Santilla as our Designer In The Spotlight and if you don't already follow Thom's Instagram page, please pop over, you are in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

NOT A CARD

I created an Easter Wishes Wall Panel using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Etcetera Rectangles Panel, Linked Circles and Stitches Layering Stencils, Simon Says Stamp A Little Artsy stamp set, Tim Holtz/Sizzix Feathered Friends, Wildflower Stems 1, Alphanumeric Bulletin and Handwritten Celebrate Thinlits.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 5.1/4" x 7.1/4" to fit the Etcetera Rectangles Panel, sprayed Speckled Egg and Bundle Sage Distress Spray Stains on to my media mat, spritzed with water and dragged the panel through the colours, dried and tapped back in repeatedly, drying between layers. I fixed to the Etcetera Rectangles panel using Distress Collage Medium. I applied Wild Honey and Walnut Stain Distress Oxide inks through Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Linked Circles and Stitches Layering Stencils using Mini Round Blending tools and stamped the stitching and splatter images from Simon Says Stamp A Little Artsy stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Wildflower Stems 1 Thinlits from Distress Watercolor card, coloured with Wild Honey, Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide inks and fixed to the panel with Distress Collage Medium.

I added splatters of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Black Splatter Medium.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Bulletin Thinlits from Distress Watercolor card to spell the word Easter and fixed to the panel with Distress Collage Medium and fixed Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squareson to the letters.  I coloured Distress Watercolor card with Speckled Egg Distress Spray Stain, die-cut the letters again and fixed in place.

I inked the splatter image from A Little Artsy with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink and stamped randomly over the letters to create some contrast.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Celebrate Thinlits 3 times from Distress Black HeavyStock, layered and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Feathered Friends Thinlits from Distress Black HeavyStock and Distress Watercolor card, coloured the body and wings with Speckled Egg Distress Spray Stain, Peeled Paint and Walnut Stain Distress Oxide inks, assembled and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I stamped the text from A Little Artsy, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink on to the letters to create more contrast and stamped randomly on the edges of the panel. I added Gina K Black Mini Pearl Mix to the bird's eye and the wishes word.

To finish I fixed Black/White Plaid Ribbon from my stash to the back of the panel to create a hanger and added a bow.

You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below

Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp

You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

and if you use Instagram...

please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Emboss It

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because

and the theme for this week is...

EMBOSS IT

I used Simon Says Stamp Confetti Butterflies Embossing Folder to create the background, Sizzix Studio Wild Blooms Clear Stamp Set coloured with Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Embossing Glazes, Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Love Thinlits and Idea-ology Sentiment Label Stickers for the sentiment.

I trimmed Neenah Desert Storm cardstock to 4" x 5.1/4" embossed using Simon Says Stamp Confetti Butterflies Embossing Folder. I dragged the Versafine Clair Nocturne ink pad over the embossed detail and around the edges of the panel.

I stamped the flower, leaf and butterfly from the Wild Blooms Clear stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I scribbled randomly over the flower petals and butterfly wings with an Embossing Pen, sprinkled with the Distress Embossing Glazes, tapped from behind to mix the powders, heat set and fussy cut.

I fixed the flowers, leaf and butterfly in place popped up on Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares to create dimension.

I die-cut the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Love Thinlits 3 times from Distress Watercolor cardstock, layered to create dimension and fixed to the panel with Distress Collage Medium.

I added a Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Sentiments Label Sticker to complete the sentiment and matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below

Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp

You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

and if you use Instagram...

please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx