Vacation

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  SPRITZ AND SPLATTER Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: VACATION

Lucky me! I got to go on a cruise this spring with my sister to Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. Loving the ship life!

I spent a lot of my time sketching on our trip. My favorite place to go was there Promenade deck.  I tried to do at least one sketch a day while on the ship. I even met the captain one day! 

After our cruise, we went to St. Augustine, Florida to spend time with our sister there. Truly, it was a wonderful vacation! 

 

THis week, I decided on a hybrid art journal/scrapbook spread. I began with some stamping and stenciling. 

 

I decided the background was a little too bold, and would detract from the photos, so I spritzed it and lifter color with a paper towel. 

I printed out a few tiny pictures to use and added them to the pages.  

I stamped some fun imageslllevery ship has a cat, right? I also doodled lines around the photos to pop them. 

I added a couple of tags with thread. 

One of my highlights was having High Tea!

 

A VACATION TO REMEMBER! 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store 

Supplies:

Stamoperia Watercolor Art Journal

Tracy Evans Numerical Cats stamps

Simon says Stamp Pepita Background stamp

Seth Apter Stencil Girl Zif Zag stencil

Simon Says Stamp Label Tag Dies

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

 Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks - Mocha and Ocean

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Ranger Mister Bottle

Black Pen

Thread 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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Mushroom Magic

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  Monochrome Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: SPRITZ AND SPLATTER 

Mushroom Magic 

I am drawn to mushrooms for some reason. They grow in so many forms, sizes and colors, and are connected to each other underground. This seemed the perfect subject matter for this week's challenge. 

 

I began with a piece of scrap white, and stenciled mushrooms onto it with spray stains and stencil. 

While that dried, I cut out patterned papers to collage onto the mushroom pieces with collage medium. 

I added another layer with the printed tissue.  

I used a file to get the edges trimmed, and like the distressed look it gives also. Then, I added splatters of the glossy mediums.  

I debated with different ideas on how I wanted to use my mushrooms. I finally decided on a black canvas board  that I stenciled with the grid stencil and mica stain.  

I stamped a few butterflies to add... 

These words seemed perfect, and I stamped them on a kraft tag. 

 An odd number of elements in always a good choice, so I added three butterflies. 

I echoed the twine I added to the tag, by tying a bit around one mushroom. 

Lots of spritzing and splattering, even on the grasses. 

 

MUSHROOM MAGIC!

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store 

Supplies: 

Simple Stories Vintage Woodlands paper

Simple Stories Vintage Woodlands stamps

Stamperia crafty shapes Hidden Grove mushrooms

Paper Artsy printed tissue hot picks

Simon Says stamp white cardstock

Stencil Girl Mushroom stencil

Simon Says S\amp grid stencil

#8 Kraft tag

Simon Says Stamp versa fine  clair nocturne Ink

Tim Holtz ground espresso distress ink

simon Says Stamp small blending brush

Tim Holtz Matte collage medium

palette knife

Tim Holtz Harvest Moon Distress Stain

Tim Holtz Pumpkin Spray Stain

Dina Wakley Glossy acrylic medium - Gnarly and Radical

Beacon 3 in 1 glue

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail and Everyday scissors

black canvas board

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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MONOCHROME

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  MASCULINE  Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: MONOCHROME

I made two monochrome slimline cards to share this week in complementary colors. 

 

I stamped the first card with the variety of purple inks... 

The second card is stamped with a variety of peach and oranges... 

Details were added with purple buttons and a purple butterfly, and hole punches along the side that's backed with a piece of purple card stock. 

For my orange card I added a strip of torn peach card stock, and some peach sequins. I stamped you brighten my day at the bottom of each card.

Here we have two simple monochrome cards using Simon Says Stamp Mod Plants. 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store 

Supplies:

Simon Says stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Trio 5, Rhubarb , Pansy, Taffy,  Amethyst

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Mod Plants stamp set

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush 

AALL and Create Aerial Beauties

Simon Says Stamp Slimline Cards

Simon Says Stamp Cardstock - Royal Purple, Peach

Simon Says stamp Foam Squares

Beacons 3 in 1 glue

Bearly Art Precision Glue

buttons

sequins

hole punch

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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