Romance

 

 

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

This week the challenge is: ROMANCE, WEDDING AND'OR ANNIVERSARY

Well, I am not sure just what to call this...a card? an envelope book? an interactive card? Whatever it is, it will make a lovely gift of love for the recipient, whether it is for a wedding, anniversary, or just because. I had a lot of fun with it, that's for sure.

L'AMOUR

I began with two 5x7" envelopes and tucked one into the other. You just slide the triangle parts into the other envelope.

Then, I had fun cutting the Graphic 45 Mon Amour papers and figuring out placements. I edged the papers with Simon's Mocha ink and a small blending brush. 

I covered everything, including the flap on the one side. I decided to make this my cover.

I fussy cut the flap and inner pieces by laying the envelope over the paper and marking it with a pencil.

I added some of the embellishment designs from the paper pack, and decided to stamp in some of the lovely Abstract Flowers from Tim Holtz. 

Here, I also made a little pocket and added a pull out tag. 

I saw this big open space and felt it needed a flower. 

Cover with butterfly added...

Inside with the page inserts...

Inside with inserts placed...

Back cover...

Butterfly detail...

Gold love letters...

This is ready to fill with some love notes and give to a special someone you love!

Ahh, mon amour!

 

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

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Mon Amour 8x8 paper pack

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Mocha and Cheeky inks

Simon Says Stamp Mocha Small Blending Brush

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Abstract Florals set

Gold Alphabet stickers (similar)

Butterfly embellishment (similar)

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Tim Holtz Paper Trimmer

3M ATG tape

Bearly Art Precision Glue

two 5x7 envelopes

Pencil 

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

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Feminine Mystique

 

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

It's been wonderful having Estelle Palumbo aka atouscrap with us this month! Thanks for sharing your awesome inspiration with us, Estelle! 

This week the challenge is: FEMININE

Ah, the feminine mystique... 

Graphic 45's Imagine paper is perfect to create a bit of feminine mystery. I began by fussy cutting a lot of the paper elements I wanted to use on my tag. Graphic 45 is one of my favorite papers to use in projects.

To create a bit more depth, I edged the floral pieces with Simon Says Stamp's new Pawsitively Saturated Terracotta ink, using a small blending brush.

The burlap flower I had in my stash was beige, so I added color by blending Simon's Cheeky ink and using a small blending brush.

  

I was inspired by the paper design and gears to add layers of metal cogs and gears to my tag. I also added some scattered Dazzling gems. Beacon's 3 in  1 glue works really well for heavier pieces.  

I popped up multiple flowers over her head to create dimension. 

Lots of dimension...

I was going to add ribbon to the top, but while digging through my stash, I came across this burlap flower and shell stick pin, so added those to the top instead. A gear and dazzling gem rounds it off. 

Feminine and Steampunk all rolled into one...

 

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

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Imagine 8x8 paper pack

Dylusions #10 Black tag 

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Terracotta, Cheeky

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Simon Says Stamp Foam Tape

Simon Says Stamp Dazzling Clear Gems

Beacon 3 in 1 glue

Ranger Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz Mini gears sprockets and Sprocket gears with watch parts

Burlap flower from stash

Jewelry stick pin from stash 

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

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Red, White and Blue

Hello Monday my friends! Welcome to our newest challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - RED, WHITE, AND BLUE. 

This is Nikki Acton's final week with us as our guest designer, and it has been wonderful having you create with us, Nikki! I've really enjoyed your takes on the challenges. 

CATCH OF THE DAY TRAVEL ALBUM

As soon as I saw this paper pack from Graphic 45 (Catch of the Day), I knew that was what I wanted to use for my project. I found an old kraft travel album (G45) in my stash to use.  I just chose which papers and images I wanted to use and placed them. I popped some up on the cover, and mounted some images on card stock, keeping this fairly simple.

The bands make it simple to insert the book sections. I also added in a bit of stamping in red and blue.

I added papers and stamping to each book section...

Here's a flip through of the inside...

With summer's beginning, and the possibility of travel, this will make a great travel album to take along, especially for a visit to the ocean. It is ready to fill with photos, journaling, sketching, ephemera and so much more. 

Happy summer everyone! Come join us in our Red, White and Blue challenge, and you might be the winner of the $25 shopping voucher, or be spotlighted! Many thanks to our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp.

SUPPLIES

Graphic 45 CATCH OF THE DAY 8x8 paper pack	Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock - Soft Navy	Simon Says Stamp clear stamps BEAUTIFUL MERMAIDS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink CRACKLING CAMPFIRE
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BLUEPRINT SKETCH Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	ranger mini round ink blender	Ranger-MINI-DOMED-INK-BLENDING-FOAM	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Tim Holtz - Tonic Maxi Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer	Tim Holtz Grid Acrylic Blocks

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