Simon Says - Add Texture

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...

ADD TEXTURE

I created a Winter Wishes card using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Frostie with the Simon Says Stamp co-ordinating dies, Distress Grit Paste with the Latticework Mini Layering Stencil from Set 4 to add texture and Trinity Stamps Candy Apple Heart Sprinkles.

I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through the Latticework Mini Layering Stencil randomly on to a 4" x 5.1/4" panel of Distress Watercolor card.

Once the paste was dry, I spritzed the panel with Antique Linen and Old Paper Distress Spray Stains and dapped the colour off the paste with a damp cloth to create a neutral background.

I applied Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink through the Dots Mini Layering Stencil from Set 59.

I stamped the snowman image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Frostie on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I die-cut the snowman using the co-ordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp to create a template and lined up with the stamped image.

I replaced the die-cut back into the negative space and because I had left the stamp in the same place on the lid of my stamping platform, I reinked and stamped on to the die-cut.

I repeated this process with the tree branch, inked with Scorched Timber Distress Ink, pulled the colour into the trunk using a Distress Detailer Brush and dried. I stamped the image again, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink.

I trimmed the branch and fixed to the panel with Distress Collage Medium. I stamped the snowman image again and die-cut the hat and scarf.

I coloured the die-cuts using Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Detailer Brush - Old Paper to shade the snowman, Ripe Persimmon for the nose, Scorched Timber for his arms and Black Soot and Lumberjack Plaid for the hat and scarf and fixed in place with Simon Says Thin 3D Foam Squares.

I coloured a scrap of Distress Watercolor card with Antique Linen Distress Spray Stain, stamped the sentiment from Mr Frostie, inked with Lumberjack Plaid and trimmed using my trusty Tim Holtz Mini Recoil Snips.

I fixed the sentiment to Mr Frostie, popped up with Thin 3D foam squares, added stamped and die-cut snowflakes from the Mr Frostie stamp set using the same technique as for the snowman and tree branch and added Trinity Stamps Candy Apple Heart Sprinkles.

To finish I inked around the edge of the panel with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a Tiny Blending Tool, matted on to Simon Says Lipstick Red cardstock, trimmed 1.8" larger and fixed 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

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

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx