Simon Says...Transport It

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog...thank you for joining us for last week's challenge...we hope you can join us this week too because...

and the theme for this week is...

TRANSPORT IT

I trimmed paper from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Dapper Stash Paper to be slightly smaller than the Dina Wakley 9" x 12" Media Board and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium Matte. I then gave the board a light wash of White Gesso.

and fixed a panel of contrasting paper in the centre.

I stamped the image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Dapper with Ground Espresso Archival ink

and Vintage Auto on to a tag from Idea-ology Expedition Ephemera

I created layers of Expedition Ephemera, added an Idea-ology Journey Flashcard and created shadows with a Black Soot Distress Crayon.

I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Thinlits to die cut the word Travel from Idea-ology Textured Surfaces

I applied Ranger Opague Texture Paste through the Screwed and Arrows Layering Stencils

and die cut lots of gears from scraps of Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Gearhead Thinlits, colouring some with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide and Ground Espresso Distress ink, leaving some white with only inked edges.

I added Dapper and Passport Design Tape, Yuletide Fasteners to tie in with the red on the design tape and postage stamp Ephemera and added the left over circle waste from the gears, outlined with a Sharpie Fine Black pen.

an Idea-ology Paper Doll, lightly sanded to create a distressed look

an Idea-ology Quote Token coloured with Picket Fence Distress Crayon, threaded with twine and fixed in place with Tim Holtz/Sizzix Black 3D foam to look as though it's hanging from his hand and an Idea-ology Quote Chip coloured with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide ink.

You can find all the products I used over at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp online store...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 all have the chance to win a $50 gift voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2 pm CET to join in...

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

It's A Dad's Day Card...

Hi folks...it's Friday, the end of a busy week and the Furry Boy has finished his Father's Day card for Sunday with a little bit of help from the other half of the cubbyhole crew. The DAD in question doesn't read this blog so no worries about sharing and if, you're wondering about the theme, Dad used to work with the local Electricity Board before he retired and became a fully paid up member of the Couch Potato Club.

I (or should I say, we) started off by trimming a panel of Silver Metallic Kraft Stock, embossed with the amazing Foundry 3D Texture Fade, painted with Black Soot and Tea Dye Distress Paints and wiped back with a dry cloth. Then I stamped the script image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Entomology with Black Soot Distress Archival Ink.

I embossed a second panel and cut out some of the areas to 3D on to the card later.

I stamped the image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Inventor 2 with Black Soot Archival on to a panel die cut from Idea-ology Textile Surfaces using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Stitched Rectangles Thinlits.

I added a strip torn from a pack of Fuse Wire I found in an old tool box in the garage, donkey years old by the look of it, purchased from Woolworths back in the day for the princely sum of 17p.

wound the wire around the panel and fixed in place with staples.

I die cut the smaller of the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alterations Rosettes from white card coloured with Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink and the circle from a scrap of the embossed Metallic Kraft Stock and decorated with Idea-ology Special Delivery Remnant Rubs.

I painted an Idea-ology Numeric Finding with Candied Apple Distress Paint and die cut 3 layers for the word DAD using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Thinlits.

I added Idea-ology Nailhead Findings and the extra embossed pieces.

and an old fuse I found after a further rummage in the bottomless pit toolbox.

All done and dusted

and time for a certain "tuckered-out" someone to take a nap.

Have a great weekend, whatever you're planning and I'll see you all Monday with my DT project for a brand new challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. But you still have time to join in with this week's Anything But A Card challenge with the chance to win a $50 gift voucher to spend in Simon Says Online Store.

Hugs Kath xxx

Another Correspondence Journal...

Hi folks...I'm back to share another Journal decorated with Tim Holtz Idea-ology Correspondence Stash Paper, with a masculine twist. A very different look from the previous Pretty In Pink one but it just goes to show how versatile Tim's products are, pretty them up if that's your thing or unleash your inner grunge, whatever takes your fancy.

As before, I fixed the Correspondence paper to the Sizzix Mat Board with Distress Collage Medium Matte, my favourite go-to adhesive and die cut the front and back covers using the Sizzix/Eileen Hull Scoreboards XL Journal Die.

I repeated the process for the closure tab, which is one of three included on the die. I then covered the inside of the covers with Correspondence papers and repunched the holes with my Crop-a-Dile.

I added strips cut from contrasting Correspondence papers to the inside of the covers and stamped the typewriter image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Inventor 1 with Black Soot Archival Ink.

I cut out 4 panels from contrasting papers, applied Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink with a mini round blending tool to create a vintage look, inked the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink and fixed to the front cover. I coloured Ranger Opague Texture Paste with a drop of Black Soot Distress Re-inker and applied throught the Typo Layering Stencil.

I stamped the typewriter image on to Idea-ology Plain Collage Paper, painted the back of the paper with Picket Fence Distress Paint and once it was dry, fixed to the cover using Distress Collage Medium Matte. I applied Ranger Opague Texture Paste through the Stitches Mini Layering stencil from Set 33

I stamped a selection of images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Stamp Collector with Aged Mahogany, Abandoned Coral, Faded Jeans Distress Oxides and Tea Dye Distress Ink on to Distress Watercolor card. I cut out the images and inked around the edges to create a more vintage look.

I added Idea-ology Correspondence Design Tape, more Texture Paste Stitches, Special Delivery Remnant Rubs and fixed the stamps in place.

I die cut circles from the Correspondence papers, decorated with Idea-ology Numbers Remnant Rubs and added Idea-ology Small Talk Snarky Stickers. 

I changed my mind about the closure and used a striped trim from my stash and an Idea-ology Buckle instead.

And, on that note, the cubbyhole crew can procrastinate no longer. Today's the day that the Furry member of the team and his Mum hope to be wildly successful in making a Father's Day card and I suspect that someone may need a serious "get rid of those pesky 3D foam pads" session at the end of it all. In the meantime, have fun whatever you're doing.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says...Anything But 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...we hope you can join us this week too because...

and the theme for this week is...

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

I decided to decorate a Sizzix/Eileen Hull Journal with a floral theme to give to a friend, using Idea-ology Correspondence papers and because I wanted it to be practical, something she can use frequently, I kept the decoration as flat and un-dimensional as possible but this was definitely one of those projects that fell into the "far easier to make than photograph" category.

I started off by covering two pieces of Sizzix Mat Board with the Correspondence papers using Distress Collage Medium Matte and die cut using the Sizzix/Eileen Hull Scoreboards XL die. I find that you get much neater results if you cover the mat board before die-cutting rather than the other way round. I then covered the inside of the covers with matching papers and re-punched the holes using my Crop-a-dile.

I stamped the typewriter image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Inventor 1 on the front cover with Hickory Smoke Archival ink to get a softer faded look.

I fixed the covers together with Ranger Multi Medium Matte and strung with 1mm black elastic which will accommodate 4 signatures or inserts which I have still to make but will probably include a couple of notebooks, a diary and calendar section and lots of pockets. You can find an excellent tutorial on how to assemble the journal, add the elastic and create inserts from Eileen Hull HERE.

I die cut the closure tab which is included on the Journal Die from mat board and Black Classic Kraft Stock and cut it in half. I attached Idea-ology Lace Trimmings to the back of the journal using Ranger Wonder Tape, threaded the lace through the holes in the tab, leaving enough to tie in a bow and fixed the tabs in place using Ranger Multi Medium Matte.

Then the fun part, decorating the front cover. I die-cut different sizes of Tim Holtz/Sizzix Stacked Labels from white card stock inked with Hickory Smoke and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink and Correspondence papers. I die-cut Mixed Media 5 from the Abandoned Coral frame and fixed the left over from the die to the Hickory Smoke frame.

I die-cut 3 layers for the large words from black and white cardstock using Tim Holltz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Thinlits. I die-cut small circles from Black Classic Kraft Stock and used the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Gift Card Bag alphabet to cut out the individual letters.

I backed each circle with a white die-cut circle, added a flower instead of the "O" die cut from a scrap of card coloured with Abandoned Coral and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide inks using Tim Holtz.Sizzix Funky Floral 3 Thinlits and added Idea-ology Label Letters to complete the wording. I then die-cut extra flowers and added randomly on the cover.

I spritzed the front cover with Distress Resist Spray, sprinkled on Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder and heat set. I added dots of Ranger Black Enamel Accents in the centre of the flowers on the Mixed Media 5 label and Glossy Accents to the centres of the Funky Floral flowers and finished off with Idea-ology Special Delivery and Numbers Remnant Rubs.

You can find all the products I used over at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp online store...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 all have the chance to win a $50 gift voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2 pm CET to join in...

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