Simon Says - Inspired By Music

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...

INSPIRED BY MUSIC

I created a card inspired by the Nat King Cole classic Autumn Leaves using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Nature's Wonder stamp set with Simon Says co-ordinating dies, Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Bulletin Thinlits and the music notes from Idea-ology Christmas 2024 Collage Paper.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4.3/4" x 6.3/4" and coloured using a Distress Custom Blend ink pad created with Distress Ink and Distress Oxide re-inkers, colours are linked below.

I placed the leaf stamps from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Nature's Wonder on to a Tim Holtz Grid Block, inked with Rusty Hinge, Frayed Burlap and Forest Moss Distress Oxide inks, spritzed with water and stamped randomly over the background.

I tore the music notes Collage Paper into strips. Applying Distress Collage Medium directly to the background would reactivate the inks, so I applied the Collage Medium to the back of each strip, laid on the background and carefully pressed into place with a small paintbrush.

I die-cut the letters from the panel using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Bulletin Thinlits and fixed the panel to a 5" x 7" panel of Distress Black Two Tone Woodgrain cardstock which is discontinued and I have linked Distress Black HeavyStock as an alternative below.

I die-cut the leaves from a panel of Distress Watercolor card using the Simon Says Nature's Wonder co-ordinating dies to use as a stamping template.

I fixed the co-ordinating stamps into the negative spaces and picked up on the lid of my stamping platform. I replaced the die-cuts back into their negative spaces, inked with a mix of Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Rusty Hinge, Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain Distress Oxide inks, sprayed with water qnd stamped. The template will be stored with the stamps and dies for future use.

I added splatters of Scorched Timber Distress Ink to the die-cuts and arranged on the panel with Distress Collage Medium and Simon Says Black Foam Squares to create dimension.

I fixed Simon Says Black Foam Squares to the die-cut letters and fixed back into their negative spaces.

To finish I added a Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Chit Chat Sticker matted on to a scrap of white card and added a white hemp twine bow.

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