Simon Says - Sunflower Garden

Hi my friends, I can't believe it's the last day of August already, the year is flying by and before you know Summer will be gone. There are already signs that Autumn and the short Winter days are on the way in my little corner of the planet so I thought I would make a bright sunny cheerful card using the gorgeous Simon Says Sunflower Garden 6" x 8" stamp set from the September Card Kit. It is bright, very bright so sun specs at the ready.

If you're a regular visitor to the cubbyhole, you'll know that water-colouring is not one of my talents so I resorted to my old faithful loosey goosey style using Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains and a small scrap of acetate. I began by trimming Distress Watercolor card to create a 3" x 6" slimline panel, inked the large image from Sunflower Garden with Vintage Photo Distress Archival ink and stamped only a small section of the stamp on to the panel.

I spritzed Mustard Seed, Wild Honey and Carved Pumpkin (which I didn't use) Distress Spray Stains on to the craft mat on my Glass Media Mat, picked up Mustard Seed on a small square of acetate and laid on to the panel, pressing lightly with my fingers to spread the ink and repeated until I was happy with the first layer. I dried the panel and repeated this process with another layer of Mustard Seed and then Wild Honey, always drying between layers to avoid ending up with a muddy mess.

I repeated this process with a small amount of Ground Espresso Distress Spray Stain, tapping it on to the panel with my finger and again I dried the colour between layers. I added splatters of Ground Espresso and Flickering Candle Distress Mica Stain.

I matted the panel on to a 4.1/4" x 6.1/4" card blank covered with brown card from Sizzix Neutrals pack, inked the sentiment from the stamp set with Simon Says Embossing ink, sprinkled with Simon Says White Fine Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. I trimmed the sentiment to create a tag, fixed in place with Foam Adhesive and added a yellow thread bow. 

The last day of August means that tomorrow is the start of the month long STAMPtember party over at Simon Says Stamp, buckle up my friends, it's going to be fun.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx