Simon Says - Let's Art Journal

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...

LET'S ART JOURNAL

I created a page in my Dylusions Small Creative Journal inspired by wonderful childhood memories of my faithful best friend. I used Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Large Collage Strips, Stampers Anonymous Focus, Spots and Halftone Mini Layering Stencils, Tim Holtz/Sizzix Side Order Floristry Thinlits and Simon Says Stamp Modern Scrapbook stamps and dies.

To add some background colour to the pages, I smooshed Bundled Sage and Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide ink on to my white studio glass mat, spritzed with water, picked up the inks with a sheet of acetate and pressed on to the pages until I was happy with the coverage. I fixed torn strips of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Large Collage Strips in place using Distress Collage Medium and a Distress Collage Brush. I die-cut the photoframe using Simon Says Modern Scrapbook dies, coloured lightly with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide and Scorched Timber Distress Ink, stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Modern Scrapbook 6" x 8" stamp set inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink and added the photo from the Large Collage Strips pack. I applied Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide ink through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Focus Mini Layering Stencil, Ground Espresso Distress Crayon through the Spots Mini Layering Stencil and blended with my finger. To finish the background I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through the HalfTone Mini Layering Stencil and set aside to dry.

I fixed the photoframe in place with Simon Says Thin Foam Squares and added Tim Holtz/Idea-logy Cello Sticker Tape.

I die-cut the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Side Order Floristry Thinlits from Distress Watercolor card and coloured with Wild Honey, Evergreen Bough, Rustic Wilderness and Scorched Timber Distress Oxide inks using Distress Mini Blending Brushes.

I fixed the flowers and leaves in place using Distress Collage Medium and Simon Says Thin Foam Squares. I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Modern Scrapbook 6" x 8" stamp set on to a scrap of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink, die-cut with the co-ordinating sentiment die, coloured the edges lightly with Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink and fixed to the page with Thin Foam Squares.

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