Simon Says - Architecture/Buildings

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...

ARCHITECTURE/BUILDINGS

I decorated a Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Etcetera Rectangles Panel as a gift for a young couple  graduating soon as fully qualified architects using Idea-ology Backdrops 2 Paper, Mini Layering Stencils from Set 49, Distress Texture Paste and Distress Black Texture Paste, Tim Holtz/Sizzix City Metropolis Thinlits, Idea-ology Theories Quote Chips and Trinity Stamps Candy Apple Heart Sprinkles.

I covered a Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Etcetera 6" x 8,1.2" Rectangle sPanel with Idea-ology Backdrops 2 paper using Distress Collage Medium Matte with a Collage Brush and used a Distress Brayer to smooth the paper out and ensure adhesion.

Once the paper had dried, I sanded the edges with a mini round blending tool and Distress Sanding Disk to remove any excess, spritzed Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain and Lost Shadow Distress Oxide Spray over the background to add a variation of colour and applied Distress Texture Paste Opague through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Deco Arch Mini Layering Stencil from Set 49.

I applied Distress Black Texture Paste through the Script Mini Layering Stencil from the same set.

I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix City Metropolis Thinlits from Distress Black Heavystock, Black Two Tone and Grey Two Tone Woodgrain Card and assembled.

I added torn strips of Idea-ology Photographic and Typset Collage Papers using Distress Collage Medium Matte.

I fixed the City Metropolis Thinlits in place on black foam squares, added an Idea-ology Theories Quote Chip, trimmed into individual words and added Trinity Stamps Candy Apple Heart Sprinkles.

To finish I painted the edges and the back of the panel with Black Gesso.

You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below

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

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx