Simon Says - Fun with Paint

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...

FUN WITH PAINT

I used Tim Holtz/Ranger Picket Fence Distress Paint and Simon Says Stamp Leafy Greens 6" x 6" Stencil to create a resist on the background of my card and decorated with Simon Says Stamp Floral Word Builder stamps and co-ordinating dies along with Floral Word Builder Sentiments set to complete the sentiment.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor cardstock to 5" x 7" and taped to my Glass Media Mat. I pounced Picket Fence Distress Paint through Simon Says Stamp Leafy Greens 6" x 6" Stencil using a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I removed the stencil and dried the panel. I smooshed the Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink pads on to the glass mat and spritzed with water. I picked the inks up on a piece of acetate, pressed on to the background until I was happy with the coverage and wiped any excess ink of the stencilled sections.

I repeated the process with Black Soot Distress Paint and Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Half Tone Layering Stencil using a Tiny Blending Tool.

I stamped the images from Simon Says Stamp Floral Word Builder stamp set, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, on to Distress Watercolor card, coloured with Distress Watercolor Pencils (colours linked below) using a Detailer Waterbrush and die-cut using the Floral Word Builder co-ordinating dies.

I fixed the die-cut letters to the panel using Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I stamped the banner from Simon Says Stamp Floral Word Builder Sentiments on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink, stamped the sentiment on top with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, die-cut with the co-ordinating die and fixed to the panel with Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I matted the panel on to a 5" x 7" White Card Blank.

The products used to create this project are available from Simon Says Stamp and are listed 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

Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Floral Elements

Hello my friends, I'm back to share cards I made using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Floral Elements stamp set and the recently released co-ordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp. There were 6 sets of dies in this release and you can find the stamps and die sets HERE.

I began by stamping all the flowers from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Floral Elements on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink and coloured loosely with Kitsch Flamingo and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide inks using a Detailer Water Brush. I reinked the stamps with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and stamped again to add the outline details.

I repeated the same process for the leaves from the stamp set, coloured with Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide inks and die-cut using the Simon Says Stamp Floral Elements co-ordinating dies.

I die-cut 4 panels of Distress Watercolor card using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles die. I inked the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Perfect Plaids background stamps with Kitsch Flamingo and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide inks, spritzed with water and holding the stamps in my hand, pressed randomly on to the panels.

I fixed the die-cut greenery to the panels using Distress Collage Medium and popped the flowers up on Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares to create dimension.

I stamped the sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text on to scraps of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and die-cut using Simon Says Stamp Tiny Text co-ordinating dies.

I inked the edges of the die-cut sentiments to match the background of the panels and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

To finish I fixed the outer Stitched Rectangles frames to A2 white card blanks and fixed the stamped panels in place with Distress Collage Medium.

Enjoy your weekend whatever have you planned. The heatwave continues in the UK so it may just be a few days lazing in the garden with a cool drink for me. I'll see you all on Monday to share my DT project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Hugs Kath xxx

Sea Life Shaker Card

Hello my friends, I'm back to share a shaker card made with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Sea Life and Tiny Text stamp sets and the recently released co-ordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp. The dies for the Sea Life set are definitely a game changer - no more holding my breath, gingerly trying to fussy cut around the eight tentacles on the octopus and praying I don't end up with an unintentional amputation.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4.1/2" x 6.1/2" and coloured using Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide inks. I used a large circle die to create an aperture. I used that die and a slightly smaller die to cut frames from Distress Kraft HeavyStock and coloured with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using the direct to paper technique. I fixed acetate behind the aperture, stacked the frames to create dimension and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. I stamped the sentiment from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Stuff To Say through Simon Says Stamp Extra Large Dots Stencil, inked with Scorched Timber Distress Ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I removed the stencil to remove the ink, placed back over the panel and applied Distress Texture Paste Transparent Gloss randomly to add texture and interest on the background.

I stamped the octopus on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder, heat set and die-cut using the Sea Life Co-ordinating dies.

I repeated this process with the greenery from the Sea Life stamp set, inked with Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide inks and Scorched Timber Distress Ink.

I fixed the die-cut centre to a 5" x 7" panel of Distress Black HeavyStock and added Gina K Shaker Strips around the circle and on the back of the front panel. I added Simon Says Stamp Tidal Wave and Starbright Embellishment Mixes and Prima Art Stones from my stash and placed the front panel on top.

I fixed the octopus and greenery in place with Distress Collage Medium and Simon Says 3D Thin Foam Squares and added Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Screwheads to the shaker frame.

To add a little bit of colour to the panel, I coloured the Prima Art Stones with Ranger Alcohol Pearl Ink Splendor.

I set the Art Stones into small puddles of Distress Collage Medium and set aside to dry. I stamped the sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text, inked with Simon Says White Pigment Ink on to scraps of Distress Black HeavyStock, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set, die-cut with Simon Says Tiny Text co-ordinating dies and fixed in place with 3D Thin Foam Squares.

To finish I matted the panel on to a 5" x 7" white card blank.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Back To School

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 products from one brand/company and this month we are all using the fabulous products from 49andMarket. You don't have to use their products to join in the challenge but if you have them in your stash, we would love to see what you make with them.

We are also welcoming back the lovely and very talented Rox aka Red Dirt Crafter. If you haven't visited Rox's Instagram page, please pop over, you are in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

BACK TO SCHOOL

I decorated Kraft notebooks for students to take to art class using 49andMarket Artful Moments Icons and Titles Ephemera, 49andMarket Rub-Ons and Tim Holtz/Sizzix 3D Numbered Texture Fade.

I embossed 3-A2 panels of Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix 3D Numbered Texture Fade.

I smooshed Distress Oxide inks on to a sheet of acetate, spritzed with water and pressed on to the panels.

I arranged the 49andMarket Artful Moments Icons and Titles Ephemera to make a collage for each panel and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium and Simon Says 3D Thin Foam Squares.

I matted the panels on to A2 Kraft notebooks and added various 49andMarket Rub-ons from my stash.

The products used to create this project are available from Simon Says Stamp and are listed 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