Simon Says - Not A Card

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...

NOT A CARD

I recycled an old framed canvas and decorated using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Boo Crazy, Moon Mask Stencils, Idea-ology Halloween 2024 Collage Paper, Typography 2024 and Sizzix Alphanumeric Shadow Numbers Thinlits. 

I ripped the old canvas off the frame and painted it with Black Gesso.

I cut a panel to fit inside the frame from mountboard and covered with Distress Watercolor card. I fixed the largest Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Moon Mask temporarily on the panel, coloured using Antique Linen, Ripe Persimmon and Scorched Timber Distress Oxide inks smooshed on to my Tim Holtz/Tonic Studios Mat. Once I had dipped the panel back into the inks a few times, drying between layers I removed the mask and used Scorched Timber Distress Oxide ink to add the detail. I replaced the original mask and added shading with Scorched Timber around the edges of the moon.

I fixed a torn piece of the haunted house from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Halloween 2024 Collage Paper in place using Distress Collage Medium and a collage brush.

I stamped the cobweb from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Boo Crazy on to the panel inked with Black Soot Distress Archival ink.

I added splatters of Spiced Marmalade Distress Spritz

I painted the edges with Black Gesso using a piece of Ranger Cut 'N Dry to cover up the white core of the card.

I stamped the ghosts from Boo Crazy on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival ink, sprayed with water and dropped in Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide ink with a Distress Detailer Brush and let the water work it's magic.

I fixed teased out strips of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Mummy Cloth to the panel with dots of Distress Collage Medium, fussy cut the ghosts with my trusty Tim Holtz Mini Recoil Snips, fixed in place popped up on 3D foam squares to add dimension and added white highlights to the eyes using a Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen.

I fixed Painters Tape, sticky side up, to my Tim Holtz/Tonic Studios White Studio Mat to hold the Idea-ology Typography letters in place, painted the tops of the letters with Black Gesso and once the paint had dried, sanded the letters with a Tim Holtz Sanding Disk on a Mini Round Blending Tool.

I fixed the letters in place using Distress Collage Medium and added an ampersand die-cut from Distress Black HeavyStock using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Shadow Numbers Thinlits.

I hot glued the panel on to the frame and used Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Halloween Label Tape to tidy up the edges.

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

You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

and if you use Instagram...

please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

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

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Stamp It In STAMPtember

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 theme for this week is...

STAMP IT IN STAMPtember

As you know STAMPtember® is a very special month in the Simon Says Stamp calendar. This week we are all using some fabulous products from the latest Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Release. You don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used.

I'm getting in the mood for Christmas and used the bold sentiment from Simon Says Block Alpha Words from the STAMPtember release, the beautiful snowflakes from an old favourite, Simon Says Making Spirits Bright and die-cuts from Simon Says Winter Village to create a Christmas scene.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/2" and coloured with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink.

I stamped the large snowflake from Simon Says Making Spirits Bright stamp set on to the panel, inked with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink, sprinkled with Distress Frosted Crystal Embossing Powder and heat set to give a tone on tone effect.

I stamped the Simon Says Block Alpha Word image and smaller snowflakes from Making Spirits Bright, inked with Simon Says White Pigment Ink pad, sprinkled with Simon Says Detail White Embossing and heat set. I lined up the shadow stamp for the Hello word and stamped along with the smaller snowflakes, inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink..

I coloured a scrap of Distress Watercolor card with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink using the direct to paper technique, dried, stamped the sentiment from Making Spirits Bright, inked with White Pigment Ink, sprinkled with White Detail Embossing Powder, heat set and trimmed out the word Christmas.

I die-cut Simon Says Winter Village from Distress Watercolor card and fixed above the Block Alpha Words sentiment using Distress Collage Medium and foam squares to create dimension.

I used my favourite technique for creating dimensional snow - I added splatters of Distress Resist Spray direct from the nozzle, sprinkled with White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. To finish I added the sentiment popped up with a foam strip and fixed the panel to a 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

You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

and if you use Instagram...

please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

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

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Seasonal Sketch

Hello my friends, I'm back to share the acetate cards I made for the YouTube Live launch of Tim Holtz/Sizzix Christmas "back from the vault" release using the Vault Seasonal Sketch Thinlits. If you missed the Live, you can catch up on the new release and the amazing inspiration from the Makers over on Tim's YouTube Channel and Blog.

I scored, folded and trimmed heavyweight acetate sheets to create A2 side and top folding cards, fixed 4" x 5.1/4" panels of Idea-ology Christmas paper from my stash to the inside with strong double sided tape.

I fixed Tim Holtz Sizzix Adhesive sheets to Distress Watercolor card and Gold Idea-ology Metallic KraftStock and die-cut the flowers, leaves, berries and alphabet letters using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Seasonal Sketch Thinlits.

I fixed the gold die-cuts to the panels on the inside of the cards and fixed a panel of Distress Watercolor card on the back of the acetate card to hide the adhesive on the inside panel.

I also die-cut accents from the Gold Idea-ology KraftStock.

I coloured Distress Watercolor card with Barn Door and Peeled Paint Distress Inks, Distress Oxide inks and Distress Spritz, die-cut the base pieces and alphabet letters twice, layered to create dimension and fixed to the inside panels with Distress Collage Medium. I added splatters of Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz to the panels.

I removed the adhesive backing from the gold and white accents and alphabet letters and with the cards closed, fixed to the acetate fronts slightly offset.

Have fun when your Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault parcel arrives.

Hugs Kath xxx

Tim Holtz/Sizzix - Winter Wishes

Hello my friends, if you've just come from the YouTube Live launch of the new Christmas release from Tim Holtz and Sizzix, you'll know that we have more reimagined and resized favourites back from the Vault. If you missed the Live you can always catch up with the release and all the fabulous inspiration from the Makers over on Tim's YouTube Channel and Blog.

I created a trio of cards for the Live using the gorgeous snowflake, adorable snowman and ice skates from the Vault Winter Wishes Thinlits and the alphabet from the Vault Seasonal Sketch Thinlits.

I began by creating the backgrounds for the 3 cards. I smooshed Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink on to the media mat on my Glass Media Mat, spritzed with water and dragged an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card through the ink, dried and tapped back in to the remaining ink droplets repeatedly, drying between layers. I trimmed Distress Black HeavyStock to create an A2 panel, added splatters of Wilted Violet Distress Spritz and Frozen Fog Distress Mica Spray to both panels and dried.

I die-cut the snowflake from the panel using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Winter Wishes Thinlits. I fixed Tim Holtz/Sizzix Sticky Grid to the bottom of the panel, arranged the alphabet letters from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Seasonal Sketch Thinits and die-cut.

I die-cut the snowflake 3 times from masking paper and fixed to an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card for the third background.

I blended Broken China and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks over the panel using Distress Tiny Blending Tools, spritzed with water and dried. As before, I added splatters of Wilted Violet Distress Spritz and Frozen Fog Distress Mica Spray.

I trimmed the Wilted Violet background to 4" x 5.1/4" and matted on to Distress Black HeavyStock trimmed 1/8" larger. I added the negative pieces from the centre of the snowflake back in place  using Distress Collage Medium. I die-cut the Winter Wishes snowman from Distress Watercolor card, card coloured with Broken China Distress Oxide ink, card coloured with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink and brown cardstock, assembled and fixed above the die-cut sentiment with Distress Collage Medium. To finish I added stars and words from Idea-ology Christmas Remnant Rubs and matted on to a top folding A2 white card blank.

I fixed the die-cut the snowflake, extra snowflakes and the cut out letters from the first card to the Black Distress HeavyStock background, added another snowman, centres from the snowflake die cut from Distress Watercolor card, added an Idea-ology ChitChat Sticker. I trimmed the panel to 4" x 5.1/4" and fixed to an A2 white card blank.

I die-cut the ice skates from Distress Watercolor card, dark grey card and silver Idea-ology Metallic KraftStock, assembled and used white thread to add the laces and bows. I fixed the skates in place popped up on foam squares. I die-cut the snowflake again from the silver Idea-ology Metallic KraftStock and used the negative heart shaped centres to decorate the background. I die-cut the word Winter 3 times from Distress Watercolor card using the alphabet from Seasonal Sketch, layered to create dimension and fixed to the panel using Distress Collage Medium. I added stars and word from Idea-ology Christmas Remnant Rubs and additional splatters of Wilted Violet Distress Spritz. I trimmed the panel to 4" x 5,1/4", fixed to Black Distress HeavyStock, trimmed 1/8" larger and fixed to a top folding A2 white card blank.

I'll be back tomorrow to share the other cards I made for the Live, in the meantime, have fun with whatever you are making

Hugs Kath xxx