Simon Says - Grunge 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 and we hope you can join us this week too because

The first challenge of the month is when we showcase one particular brand or company and this month we are all using fabulous products from Carabelle Studio. You don't have to use their products to join in the challenge but if you have them in your stash, we would love to see how you use them.

We are also welcoming the lovely and talented Anita Rao as our Designer In The Spotlight and if you haven't visited her blog before, pop over, you will be in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

GRUNGE IT UP

I created an Autumn card using Peeled Paint and Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide inks as my colour palette and Carabelle Studio Entomologie Le Papillon for the focal point. I added texture with Simon Says Wistful Leaves Embossing Folder, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Berry Leaves Mini Layering Stencil with Black Distress Texture Paste and stamped the leaves and sentiment with Simon Says Cozy Autumn Hugs stamp set.

I tapped the Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink pad over the debossed side of Simon Says Wistful Leaves Embossing Folder, spritzed a panel of Distress Watercolor card with water and ran through my Sizzix Foldaway machine.

I applied Black Distress Texture Paste through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Berry Leaves Mini Layering Stencil from Set 57.

Once the paste was dry, I added splatters of Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide ink and added shading around the edges of the panel with Rusty Hinge and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide inks using mini round blending tools.

I coloured a scrap of Distress Watercolor card with Peeled Paint and Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide inks, die-cut using Nesting Circle dies and stamped the Carabelle Studio Entomologie Le Papillon image inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink on to the largest circle.

I inked the sentiment from Simon Says Cozy Autumn Hugs with Versamark ink, stamped on to the smaller circle, sprinkled with Ranger Black Embossing Powder and heat set.

I fixed a circle of Spellbindrs White Hemp cord to the panel and fixed the two die-cut circles in place with foam squares to create dimension.

I stamped the leaves from Cozy Autumn Hugs, inked with Peeled Paint and Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide inks on to a scrap of Distress Watercolor card and stamped the veins on the leaves inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival.

There are dies available for the Cozy Autumn Hugs stamp set but I don't have them so I fussy cut the leaves.

I fixed the leaves in place popped up on foam squares, fixed the smallest circle in place and added Idea-ology Specimen Remnant Rubs to the circles. To finish I matted the panel on to an A2 white card blank.

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

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

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx