Simon Says - Typography

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...
TYPOGRAPHY
definition: the study of the design of typefaces and the way in which the type
 is laid out on a page to achieve the desired visual effect

I created a Vintage Sepia look page in my Dina Wakley Media Journal using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Word Play Bigz die for the wording and to add texture to the background.

I die-cut lots of letters from scraps of white card using Tim Holtz Word Play Bigz die and fixed them to the Cotton Rag Watercolor pages using Dina Wakley Clear Gesso.  I then applied a coat of Clear Gesso over both pages to seal the surface ready to have some fun with paint.

I spritzed the pages generously with water and dabbed on Antique Linen Distress Paint and let the water work it's magic and move the paint around. I dried the pages and repeated the process with Frayed Burlap Distress Paint.

I spritzed the pages with Hickory Smoke Spray Stain and tilted the journal to let the stain run into the crevices of the letters. I dried and spritzed again in places until I was happy with the background. 

I inked the camera image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Inventor 8 with Black Soot Archival and stamped on to Idea-ology Plain Collage Paper.

I drew around the image with a wet paint brush, teased the excess paper away with my finger and fixed to the page with Distress Collage Medium Matte.

I inked one of the images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Fragments with Hickory Smoke Archival ink and stamped randomly on the pages.

I added Idea-ology Film Strip Ribbon and Word Play die-cut letters

coloured in the same way as the letters on the left hand page

I inked the script image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Entomology with Black Soot Archival Ink and stamped randomly on both pages

and added splatters of Black Soot Distress Spray Stain

I roughed up the edges of  Idea-ology Found Relatives and Photobooth with Tim Holtz Paper  Distresser, applied a coat of Distress Vintage Collage Medium and sanded lightly. I added to the page with sections of Idea-ology Film Strip Ribbon and created shadows around the edges of the collage pieces and the lettering on the right hand page with a Black Soot Distress Crayon, faded out using a Detailer Water Brush.

I added Dina Wakley Media Tape and Collage Words fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium

Idea-ology Tiny Text Remnant Rubs and a Small Talk Chit Chat Sticker.

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 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

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