Simon Says -Tape It Up

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...

TAPE IT UP

This week the team are showcasing the fabulous products from Jane Davenport. You don't have to use them to join in the challenge but if you have them, we would love to see what you create with them and I'm absolutely delighted that we are welcoming back my lovely friend, the super talented Anne Redfern aka Redanne as our August Designer In The Spotlight and if you haven't visited Anne's blog, you are in for a real treat.

I decided to take a leaf out of my very talented team mate Andrea's book (no pun intended) who is the truly inspiring Queen of Notebooks and make one of my own for my handbag because I never seem to have paper and pen handy when I need it.

I trimmed and scored Distress Mixed Media Heavystock to create the cover for a 4"x 5.1/2" notebook and trimmed the inserts to be 1/4" smaller.

I used Twisted Citron, Worn Lipstick, Dusty Concord and Broken China Distress Paints to add colour to the pages using the black non-absorbent side of the  prefer to use the black non-absorbent side of the Cut 'n Dry, it uses less paint which means that the pages dry almost instantly and by the time I finished the last page, I could turn them over and repeat on the other side because there's nothing worse than watching paint dry.

I then decided to change tack slightly and trimmed each sheet in half so that I could create a top bound notebook. I applied Dusty Concord Distress Paint to sections of the stamp from TimHoltz/Stampers Anonymous Half Tone & Rings using a mini round blending tool and washed the stamp and the blending foam immediately after use.

I added Jane Davenport Strips and Phrases Washi Tape to the cover and pages of the notebook

followed by torn strips of Dina Wakley collage paper, fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium Matte, another quick drying product which is probably why it is my favourite go-to adhesive.

I used one of the images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Patchwork Pieces inked with Black Soot Archival ink to add faux stitching around the edges of each page, a bit of a marathon but made so much easier using my trusty Stamp Platform.

I applied White Gesso to a bottle cap with a mini round blending tool and stamped randomly on each page.

I added Life Quote Remnant Rubs

trimmed down pages from an old notebook and used The Cinch to punch the holes ready for binding.

and here's a close up look of the covers and pages...

I added white splatters by tapping firmly on a White Posca Pen

I decided, after binding the notebook, that perhaps it would be a good idea to add Acetate covers so I'm sharing a little tip on how you can add protective covers or extra pages at a later date. Make two cuts at each hole to create a slit and voila, your covers will slide in place around the binding wires as if by magic.

I spritzed Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon with the same colours of Distress Spray Stain, spritzed with water and dabbed off the excess colour on paper towel

and while it was drying, I had a dig around in my Tim Holtz Assemblage stash to create a hanging charm

I tied the ribbons to the binding wires, added the Assemblage charm, coloured the wording with Worn Lipstick Distress Crayon and covered with Glossy Accents.

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