Simon Says - Romance/Wedding/Anniversary

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...

ROMANCE/WEDDING/ANNIVERSARY

I made a trio of "love themed" cards using Tim Holtz/Sizzix True Love Colorize Thinlits, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Layering Stencil Set 59, Forgotten Garden and Love Notes, Simon Says Stamp Forgotten Garden and Love Shadow dies.

I began by die-cutting the heart shape from Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix True Love Colorize Thinlits to use as a stencil.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 3 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels and applied Kitsch Flamingo, Fossilized Amber and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide inks through the stencil using Mini Round Blending Tools. With the stencil still in place, I applied a heavier application of the same ink through the Mini Layering Stencils from Set 59 using Tiny Blending Tools to create tone-on-tone patterns.

I stamped the sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Love Notes on to the panels, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival ink.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to fit inside my stamping platform and die-cut the Simon Says Stamp Forgotten Garden dies which co-ordinate with the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Forgotten Garden stamp set. I will keep this as a template to ensure that the stamped images match up exactly with the die-cuts in future. I placed the stamps into the respective negative spaces and picked up with the lid of the platform. I replaced the die-cuts back into the spaces and stamped the images, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival ink.

I coloured the Forgotten Garden die-cuts using Distress Watercolor Pencils, Carved Pumpkin, Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet and a Distress Detailer Brush. I fixed the die-cuts in place using Distress Collage Medium. I added splatters by flicking the colour from the pencils with a wet brush on to the panels and dried.

I applied the matching Distress Oxide inks through Simon Says Stamp Falling Hearts Stencil to add more interest to the backgrounds.

I die-cut Simon Says Stamp Love Shadow die from Distress Watercolor card, coloured the shadow pieces to match the hearts, added the die-cut words and fixed to the panels with foam squares to add dimension.

I matted the panels on to Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock trimmed 1/8" larger and fixed to top folding A2 white card blanks. To finish I added Trinity Stamps Creamy Vanilla Heart Sprinkles.

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