Bright and Cheerful

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  Not A card Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL

What is more bright and cheerful than a bouquet of spring floweres? 

I began with a large sheet of watercolor paper. I applied a water wash over it, then tapped in colors with my brush. While wet, I placed a sheet of bubble wrap over it and let it dry.

It is always fun to lift the bubble wrap and see your design! 

I stamped the Abstract Flowers onto the watercolor sheet, then die cut each piece using the matching dies from Simon Says Stamp. 

Meanwhile, I took two black tags and added texture paste through the Deco Feathers stencil., then set it aside to dry.  

I applied the Sweets ink over the texture paste, and like the contrast between black and pink for the background. 

Then, it was just a matter of arranging my bouquets for the tags. 

I added  some words and ribbons to finish these. 

BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL FLOWER TAGS 

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

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Abstract Florals stamps

Simon Says Stamp Abstract Florals  dies

Tim Holtz Deco Feather layering stencil

Tim Holtz Texture Paste

Ranger Black Tags

Daniel Smith Watercolors - Opera Pink, Aussie Red Gold, Chromium Yellow, Green Gold, Turquoise (similar colors)

Watercolor brush

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Sweets ink

Watercolor paper

Big Shot

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam Tape

Palette Knife

hand dyed ribbons 

bubble wrap

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

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