Maura's Musings

Monday, March 31

Hip Hop

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

It's been a great month with Rox of RedDirtCrafter! I am sure you have enjoyed and been inspired by her makes as much as I have.

This week the challenge is: HIP HOP (rabbits, music)

Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

I will catch up with you again in May - taking some sister time during April.

I began with a stamped background, and collaged tissue and collage paper also.

Next, I pulled it all together by rubbing in white acrylic paint, then stamping on that when dry.

I decided I needed more color, so added more tissue.

Meanwhile, I stamped Mr. Rabbit, colored him, and made some eggs and a brush. I had to sleep on this make to figure out what I wandered to add, and that's when I thought of making Easter eggs. Sometimes stepping away from your creation gives you a new spark.

I swiped color across them with my Tombow markers on watercolor paper and spritzed them with water to blend the colors. I doodled the brush and colored it.

Figuring out my placement ...

I popped up Mr. Rabbit and the brush...

Love how the eggs turned out...

I swiped color across the egg dye sign and spritzed with water...it turned out rather pastel.

Mr. Rabbit has the Easter Eggs colored and ready to drop into baskets.

HAPPY EASTER!

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

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr. Rabbit

Simon Says Stamp Old Letter 1878

Dylusions 8x8 Creative Journal

tim Holtz Palette Collarge Paper

Tissue Paper

Tim Holtz Collage Medium

Simon Says Stampe Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

watercolor paper

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam Tape

White Acrylic Paint

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Tombow Markers

Black Pen

Ranger Mister

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

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Monday, March 24

Cuppa Joe

Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the Transport It Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
This week the challenge is: Use Ephemera/Layer it Up

It's always time for a cuppa joe in my world! I do love a good cuppa! My favorite coffee roaster is in the torn next door - Upstate Coffee Roasters. (upstate New York to be exact) I love how each blend is named for a location in upstate, and each is delicious! I get my coffee in whole beans and grind it in small batches, so it is always fresh. The company is also focused on outdoor activities like mountain biking, hot air ballooning, rodeo and more. The empty coffee bag inspired my tag this week.

Lake George NY is a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. There are even paddle wheelers that roam the lake.

UPSTATE CUPPA JOE

Let's start with some good grungy ink smooshing.

Next up, collage a bold layer of tissue onto the tag.

Add my coffee bag, a cup stamped on ledger paper and a fern for the outdoors. I also distressed the edges of the tag.

A couple of clock images...because it is always time for coffee in my worlds, and even a pup. Do pups like coffee? - oh yes, if it has cream in it!

And if I added a dog, I had to add a cat, because the same cream in the coffee story holds for them!

I added a fern and the cuppa joe from my stamped image...

I spritzed Vintage Rust and Cosmic Shimmer onto the tag for a more vintage look.

Added some fun black and white washi tape...

Upstate Cuppa Joe

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

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Fresh Brewed Blueprint stamps

Seth Apter Paper Artsy Printed Tissue

Prima Nature Academia Ephemera

Stamperai Altered Ego Ephemera

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Flair

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Transparent Moths

Doodlebug Designs Broomstick Washi Tape

Tim Holtz Distress Ground Espresso ink

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ocean ink

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Brutus Monroe Vintage Rust Liquid Pigment

Andy Skinner Cosmic Shimmer

Spray Mister

Glass Media Mat

Ledger Paper

Coffee Bag

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

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Saturday, March 22

Simon Says Rain or Shine!

Simon Says Stamp Rain or Shine Release!

Hello creative friends! Welcome to the Rain of Shine Blog hop! We are all about the new release at Simon Says Stamp today.I am using the Ear-risistably Cute stamp set, and made a set of place cards for the Easter table.

HAPPY EASTER PLACE CARDS

I began by stamping the bunny images on Simon's heavy white cardstock. Next, I used colored pencils to color the images.

Once colored, I fussy cut the top of the images out, then folded the paper in half and creased with the bone folder. (In retrospect, I think next time I would stamp the images separately and adhere to the place card.)

I added thin strips of washi tape to the bottom, and sequins and buttons to finish the place cards.

Each of the bunny images is here on a place card for the table at Easter.

Bunny Trio 1

Bunny Trio 2

And...here's another project using this stamp set!

A TRIO OF ATCs

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