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

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