Simon Says - Masculine

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 the team feature one particular brand/company and this week we are all using the fabulous products from Tim Holtz. You don't have to use Tim's products to join in the challenge but if you have them in your stash, we would love to see what you make with them.

We are also welcoming the lovely and talented Wanda Hentges as our Designer In The Spotlight. If you haven't visited her Instagram page yet, do pop over, you will be in for a real treat.

The theme for this week is...

MASCULINE

I created a Father's Day card with an industrial theme using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Foundry 3D Texture Fade, Vault Industrial Thinlits, the alphabet from Vault Edges and Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Paper Dolls Poses.

I embossed a panel of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Silver Metallic Kraftstock using the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Industrial 3D Texture Fade, painted with Black Soot Distress Paint and wiped the paint back with kitchen towel.

I scribbled randomly on the panel with a Ground Espresso Distress Crayon and smudged the colour into the detail with my finger. I trimmed the panel and fixed to an A2 white card blank covered with Distress Black HeavyStock.

I applied large number from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Eccentric Remnant Rubs and sanded to make them melt into the background and be less noticeable.

I die-cut the components from the Silver Metallic KraftStock using the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Industrial Thinlits and laid the pipework out in a pattern to fit the card. I tapped Evergreen Bough and Vintage Photo Distress Paints on to the die-cuts and once the paint was dry, created shadows and edged using a Ground Espresso Distress Crayon.

I fixed the pipework in place with 3D foam squares using the Idea-ology Paper Doll as a guide for placement. I die-cut the inner circle for the frame and the gears from Sizzix Red Surfacez Revealz Sandable Spiced cardstock, sanded and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. I used a Distress Embossing Pen randomly over the circle and pipework, sprinkled lightly with Evergreen Bough and Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Glazes and heat set. I die-cut the joins on the pipework, the tap handle, the water drips, the rivets on the circle and the No 1 from the Silver Metallic Kraftstock and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I die-cut "dad" from the red Sizzix Surfacez Revealz Spiced Cardstock using the alphabet from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Edges Thinlits and fixed the "a" to the pipe using Distress Collage Medium. I die-cut the 2 "d's" from Sizzix Black Adhesive Foam to create dimension and make them the same height as the "a" and added the red letters on top.

To finish, I used Vintage Photo, Ground Espresso, Tattered Rose and Fired Brick Distress Crayons with a Distress Detailer Water Brush to colour the Paper Doll from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Paper Doll Poses.

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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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