Monday, February 3

Lucky Charm


 

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

It's the first challenge of the month and our company to showcase is our very own Simon Says Stamp!  Be sure to check out the amazing array of creative products they have to offer crafters. 

Please join me in welcoming back Cassie Lynch, aka  mk_knits as our guest designer for the month of February!  She is an amazing mixed media artist, and I know you will be inspired by her creative talent.  

This week the challenge is: BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL

What is more cheerful than a rainbow? It's the bright end to the storm, fit's where the leprechauns hide their pot of gold,  It's a cheerful array of color, and I chose to make mine with shamrocks. 

LUCKY CHARM

A neat little hack to hold your tag in place with the stencil is to hold it with a bit of wash tape. This worked really well since I was using many colors. 


Oh yes, a rainbow array of inks and blending brushes... 


A rainbow of color using the Floating Leaves stencil on the tag... 


I stamped and fussy cut close in a variety of colors.  


Popping the clovers and laying them out on the tag... 


I added a clear gem to the center of each clover. 


You're my lucky charm...hmm, these colors remind me of the Lucky Charms marshmallows. 


BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL
LUCKY CHARM 






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 Sketched Clovers stamps set 

Simon Says Stamp Floating Leaves stencil

Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Citrine, Sweets, Mandarin, Field, Pearfection, Ocean, Amethyst 

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Simon Says Stamp Fien Detail Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Heavy White cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Dazzling Clear Gems 

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Dine Wakley Media Tag

Acrylic Block

hand dyed ribbon



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

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too
You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in .


Monday, January 27

Have a Heart

 


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

What a treat it's been having Pauline with us this month! I've enjoyed your wonderful creative sense and look forward to more.  

This week the challenge is: HAVE A HEART

How about a little Bot Love today? 

I created this page in one of my many art journals.



 I began with an ink smooshed background in pinks and red on watercolor paper. Once the ink dried, I splattered some water on it, waited a few seconds and lifted it with a paper towel. 


 I sprinkled a little Color Burst on a couple of areas, and spritzed a bit of water on it. 

I really like this heart stamp from Picket Fence. It reminds me both of tree rings and a topographic map. I stamped it in Mocha ink, and added some dots all around the edge. I splattered some gold over the piece.  



Meanwhile I stamped my bots, let the ink dry, then colored with watercolor.  


I fussy cut them out, and popped them up. Now, there's love,  botology style!


I stamped a heart, colored it with ink, and fussy cut. Then I layered these together. 


Bots...better together 





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

Creative Expressions Andy Skinner Better Together

Picket Fence Vintage Heart

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott TS085

Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink 

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Mocha, Sweets, Rhubarb, Apple

Daniel Smith Watercolors - burnt sienna, quinacridone gold

Canson watercolor paper

Dylusions 8x8 journal

Color Burst Rouge

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares 

Mister

Gold Acrylic ink

Heat Tool




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

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too
You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in .


Monday, January 20

Fun With Foil

 


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

This week the challenge is: FUN WITH FOIL

I had to think outside the box on this challenge, since I don't do much with foil. I just love these rabbits from Stamperia, and they were fun to match up with my embossed foil.  


I saved the foil covers from some of my eye med containers to use for this challenge - a bit of up cycling. 


I decided to color them with alcohol inks, and used warmer colors on one... 



...thus getting a pinkish background. 



I used cooler colors on the other foil... 



...thus getting more of a blue background. 



I embossed my colored foils with Simon's Criss Cross Floral embossing folder. Then, I laid out some ephemera from Stamperia, trying to determine my layout.  I decided to wrap the foil around a piece of cardboard for a more finished look.  



I stenciled around the edges of the cards... 



ADVENTURE AWAITS 

Love this steampunk hare and his yen for gardening...


Details... 


Details of the embossed foil... 


A cluster of ephemera and a flower... 


HAPPY HEARTS

These two hares gaze lovingly into each other's eyes...


Details... 


I like how the pink of her dress foes with the pinkish background of the foil. I added some pink pearls for an extra touch.  


Who knew hares and foil played so well together? And why do I keep thinking of Peter Rabbit? 





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

Foil

Simon Says Stamp Criss Cross Floral Embossing Folder

Big Shot

Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks - Flamingo, Wild Plum, Sunset Orange, Amethyst, Turquoise, Pistachio

Alcohol Ink blending Solution

Alcohol Ink Felt Applicators

Stamperia Altered Ego 8x8 paper

Stamperia  Altered Ego Ephemera

Simon Says Stamp Square Dance stencil

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Allspice ink

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Kraft paper

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Adhesive

Pearl Dots

Prima Flowers

cardboard




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

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too
You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in .


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