Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the Food and /or Drink Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
It's been wonderful having Estelle Palumbo with us this month! I am sure you have been as inspired as I have by her creativity!
This week the challenge is: EMBOSS IT!
I have to admit, I don't emboss very often, so it's a nice surprise to see it in action again. I only embossed the seed pod on the ATC portion of my art journal page.
Grow Your Own Oasis
I embossed the seed pod using Simon's Clear Embossing Powder.
I blended some watercolor over the image on my ATC. I like how it acts as a resist - I need to try this more often!
Next, I stamped the words...
Then, I used a baby wipe and Simon's Grid Stencil to wipe away some of the watercolor, leaving the grid image.
I wrapped some turquoise twine around the ATC for contrast, and thought I was done.
Embossed detail...
Then, I decided to turn this into an art journal page. I used the grid stencil again and inks in coordinating colors plus green, on the page. I am a huge fan of the Simon Says Stamp small blending brushes, and they work beautifully with stencils.
I made giant leaves with more Simon stencils. I think I was inspired to add the plants because of my son with his green thumb and plant collection.
A bit of plant ephemera, and then the ATC nestled into the foliage...
Grow Your Own Oasis!
Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing Powder
Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing ink
Heat Tool
Daniel Smith Watercolors - Permanent Orange, Hansa Yellow, Light Quinacridone Pink
Watercolor brush
Ranger Dylusions Small Art Journal
Tracy Evans Seedheads stamp
Prima Nature Academia Ephemera
Simon Says Stamp Stencils - Grid stencil, White Fusion, Monstera, and Stromanthe
Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Sweets, Citrine, Sherbet, Pearfection, Fairway, and Field
watercolor paper
Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes
Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors
Turquoise Twine
Bearly Art Precison Glue
Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares
So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura
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