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

Simon Says - Let's Art Journal

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...

LET'S ART JOURNAL

I created a page in my Stamperia Stone Paper Mixed Media Journal to celebrate the arrival of Spring using Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Yellow Palette Collection paper, Simon Says Stamp Petal Lattice Stencil, images from Simon Says Stamp A Little Artsy stamp set, Simon Says Stamp A Little Artsy Stencils and Masks and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Celebrate and Alphanumeric Shadow Upper Thinlits.

I applied Scattered Straw Distress Paint on to the journal pages using a baby wipe and fixed torn strips of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Yellow Palette Collection paper in place using Distress Collage Medium and a Distress Collage Brush. I applied Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink through Simon Says Stamp Petal Lattice Stencil usinga Mini Round Blending Tool and repeated, slightly offset with Distress Grit Paste Opaque.

I stamped the floral image from Simon Says Stamp a Little Artsy stamp set on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.  I applied Scattered Straw Distress Oxide ink through Simon Says Stamp A Little Artsy Stencil using a Mini Round Blending Tool and with the stencil still in place, added Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink through the Petal Lattice Stencil using a Tim Holtz Distress Mini Blending Brush.to add some detail to the images. I fussy cut the flowers with my trusty Mini Recoil Snips and coloured around the edges with a Memento Black Pen.

I placed the butterfly image from A Little Artsy on a Tim Holtz Grid Block, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and stamped randomly on the pages.

I fixed torn strips of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Palette Collage Paper in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Handwritten Celebrate Thinlits from Distress Blackk HeavyStock and fixed to the page with Distress Collage Medium.

I fixed the flowers to the page with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares to create dimension and added splatters of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Black Splatter.

To complete the page title, I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Shadow Upper Thinlits from Distress Watercolor card and fixed in place with Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Squares.

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 Stamp - Wild Rose

Hello my friends, I'm back to share cards made with the Wild Rose 6" x 8" stamp set from Simon Says Stamp In My Heart recent release. The release has lots of amazing products to inspire your creativity and you can check them all out HERE.

I love stamp sets with floral images and decided to have a little fun with watercolour techniques. 

 

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and stamped the largest image from the Wild Rose 6" x 8" stamp set, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival ink.

I coloured the image and background using colours from my Distress Watercolor Pencils palette with the wet-on-wet technique. The colours used are linked below.

I stamped the splatters from Simon Says Stamp Watercolor Bouquet stamp set inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I stamped the sentiment on to Distress Black HeavyStock, inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder, heat set, trimmed and fixed to the panel with Simon Says Stamp 3D Thin Foam Squares. 

I matted the panel on to Distress Black HeavyStock and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

Alternatively, leave the image white and watercolour the background instead.

I smooshed Salvaged Patina and Peeled Paint on to my media mat, spritzed with water and used to create a wash over the background.

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

As before, I matted the panel on to Distress Black HeavyStock and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

Have a great weekend everyone whatever you have planned. Spring has definitely arrived in my neck of the woods and I'm looking forward to spending time in the garden. I'll be back to my share my DT project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, in the meantime, have fun.

Hugs Kath xxx

Stay True to Your Dreams

Hello my friends, Simon Says Stamp have just released In My Heart, a new collection of fabulous products to inspire your creativity. You can check out all the products from the release HERE.

I created a card using the Big Basket Weave Stencil, Scalloped Arches and Flower Bunny Wafer Dies and Stay True sentiments stamp set, all from the release.

I applied Bundled Sage and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide inks through the Big Basketweave 6" x 6" stencil on to an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card using Mini Round Blending Tools, splattered with water and dried.

I die-cut the panel using the largest die from Scalloped Arches and die-cut an aperture using the 3rd largest die. I used the largest die to cut a white card blank and fixed the Scalloped Arch die-cut in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I used the 2nd and 3rd largest dies to die-cut a frame from Distress Watercolor card and fixed vellum behind the frame.

I inked the large words from the Stay True 4" x 6" stamp set with Versamark, stamped on to the vellum, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and heat set.

I fixed the frame to the panel with Distress Collage Medium. I die-cut the Flower Bunny Wafer Dies from Distress Watercolor card, coloured with Distress Oxide inks using Simon Says Round Detail Blending Brushes and fixed to the frame with Simon Says Stamp Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I stamped the small sentiment from Stay True on to Distress Black Heavystock, inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with White embossing powder, heat set and fixed to the bottom of the frame.

To finish I dragged the Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink pad over White Hemp Twine, tied in a bow and fixed to the top of the frame.

I'll be back soon to share more makes with products from the release. In the meantime, have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx