Simon Says - 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...
ART JOURNAL

I created an Art Journal Page in my Dylusions Creative Journal dedicated to my garden, my oasis of calm and peace at times when this crazy world has me running around in circles. I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix Stacked Circles Thinlits, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous The Professor 2, Grunged and Faded Type and Idea-ology Typset Collage Paper, Field Notes Ephemera, Transparent Wings and Clippings Sticker Book on a background of Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Spray.

I began by die-cutting various sizes of the Stacked Circle Thinlits from scraps of Distress Mixed Media HeavyStock and fixed them to the pages using Distress Collage Medium Matte. I inked the images from The Professor 2 and Faded Type with Vintage Photo Distress Archival ink and stamped randomly on the circles. I sprayed the pages with water, followed by Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Spray, allowing the spray to run down the pages and pool around the circles. Once dry, I inked the images from Grunged with Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Archival and stamped randomly over the pages.

I added small torn strips of the Idea-ology Typeset Paper, Transparent Wings and Field Notes, all fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. To make the circles stand out more from the background, I used the Distress Embossing Pen to draw around the edges of the circles, sprinkled with Speckled Egg Embossing Glaze and heat set to melt.

I scribbled around the edges of the Field Notes Ephemera using a Kelly Creates Black Fineliner pen and added stickers from the Idea-ology Clippers Stickers book.

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...2 pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp Online Store.

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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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