Simon Says...Stencil 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...we hope you can join us this week too because...

and the theme for this week is...

STENCIL IT

I used lots of stencils to decorate my Summer Garden Canvas and started off by applying Ranger Opague Crackle Texture Paste through the Tim Holtz Trellis Layering Stencil.

and while it was drying, I looked out my new toy, the Gel Press which may well be my latest addiction. I added small dots of Distress and Dina Wakley paints and brayered lightly so as not to end up with a muddy mess...

I used a Tim Holtz/Sizzix Texture Fade and Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Halftone and Rings and Mixed Media stamps to lift colour from the plate.

and pressed the die cuts which I had cut from chipboard using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Writing Desk, Butterfly Duo and Wish BigZ dies on to the plate to transfer the paint. (Writing Desk is not in stock over at Simon Says Stamp so instead I have linked to Feather Duo which would work just the same).

I stamped the die-cuts with the script stamp from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Entomology with Black Soot Archival ink, added detail using Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 20 and 22 with Evergreen Bough and Black Soot Distress Inks and added dots of Fired Brick Distress Paint using the eraser on the end of a pencil and a little Distress Crayon shading on the edges.

I used Ranger's Black Fude Pen to added circles around the dots

I then turned my attention back to the canvas, added drops of Distress Resist Spray and once they were dry, spritzed with Worn Lipstick and Mustard Seed Distress Spray Stain, spritzed with water and patted lightly with kitchen towel to remove excess colour.

I decorated the canvas using the same stamps and stencils as I had used on the diecuts.

I added Idea-ology Rose Design Tape, circles of white twine, and Idea-ology Tiny Text Remnant Rubs to the background and the die cuts. I darkened the edges of the die cuts using Ranger's Black Fude Pen and fixed the feathers in place with Distress Collage Medium and 3D foam. I added white dots to the red circles using a Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen and Idea-ology Quote Chips.

I added the die-cut Butterflies and a Paper Doll. I painted the bow in her hair with Distress Collage Medium Matte and Fired Brick Distress Paint.

You can find all the products I used over at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp online store...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 all have the chance to win a $50 gift voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2 pm CET to join in...

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

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx