Halloween Haunts

 

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

This week the challenge is: DIE CUTS

I had so much fun creating my Halloween Haunts scene in my art journal. 

I began by blending lots of distress oxide inks into the background, and masking the moon.

Next, I layered some stenciled designs over the inked background with paints.

Then, I figured out the placement of my die cuts onto the page. 

(The scarecrow is an older die cut.)

I also inked up the edges, then blended some paint into it too. 

I stamped Simon's Crackle Background over the page. I like how it turned my orange cat into a calico kitty. 

"Eh, what's that you say? Beware the scarecrow?"

Purple and orange sky, purple clouds, and mischievous cats...

I stamped HALLOWEEN across this page and added two halloween tickets, so you and I can both go to the Halloween Haunt!

I added some shading and shadows with a graphite pencil and water brush. I also stamped a blueprint bat on the moon. 

Ready for some haunting?  There's a big moon shining, bats flying, a scarecrow and several mischievous cats. I hope you've enjoyed my take on die cuts this week.

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

Supplies:

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Mischiavo die cuts

Tim Holtz Scatrctow die cut

Dylusions.Ranger Creative Journal

Tim Holtz Code Layering Stencil

Tim Holtz Moon Masks

Simon Says Stamp Waves Stencil

Simon Says Stamp Fanfare Stencil

Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background stamp

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Odds and Ends stamps

 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Blueprints CMS 136 stamps

Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Gothic Alphabet stamp set

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks - Rusty Hinge, Crushed Olive, Uncharted Mariner, Cracked Pistachio, Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade, Salted Taffy, Seedless Preserves, Hickory Smoke, Ground Espresso ,Fossilized Amber

Simon Says Stamp Black Dye ink

Dina Wakley Paints - Tangerine, Eggplant, Olive

Simon Says Stamp Orange Peel cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Scissors

Waterbrush

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

Ranger Distress Sprayer

Graphite pencil

Acrylic stamping blocks 

 

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

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Cold As Ice

Hello Monday my friends! Welcome back to our newest challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - COLD AS ICE. Brrr, it's getting cold where I live, how about for you? I've made some icy tags to put on special gifts this season. 

These remind me of a childhood memory. There were woods around our home, and in the winter, we would take our ice skates out to the ponds and go ice skating all day long. Sometimes we would play hockey with sticks and pine cones. Then, off to home to warm up and if we were lucky, a cup of hot cocoa.

SKATING ELVES

I used the Tim Holtz Thin Ice dies for my tags. Here I am gluing my pieces together. I have learned this about myself, I am not patient with lots of fiddly bits, so I gave up on the pieces that add snow to the trees, and went with a different idea...I added Shaved Ice instead. 

Note - I used the Simon Says Craft Glue stick which I forgot to add to the supply list.

I used Distress ground espresso to edge the kraft tag and for the snowflake stenciling. Next, I glued on the trees, and popped up the elf. Final step was the icy layer.

I added a little Santa Claus tag. (stash stamp) Then, final step was to add some hand dyed ribbon to the tag.

Why not make a special set of tags for your gifts? 

Happy Holidays!

Now it's your turn! Come join the icy fun this week. Our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp are offering a $25 shopping voucher, and we love to spotlight our favorites.

SUPPLIES:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits THIN ICE dies	Tim-Holtz-Layering-Stencil-FLURRIES-THS151	Stampendous SHAVED ICE	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger TIM43270	Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING TOOL Applicator Foam IBT23616
Simon Says Stamp BLENDING BRUSH set large	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8	Simon-Says-Stamp-Card-Stock-100-GREEN-LEAF	simon says stamp green apple card stock
Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock	Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate Card Stock	Simon Says Stamp PREMIUM Dye Ink Pad BLACK	Studio Katia WHITE Double Sided Foam Tape	Ranger Kraft Tags #8 Size
Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz	Glossy Accents

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The design team has some gorgeous icy inspiration for you, so be sure to check it out!

 

Sparkle Mode

Hello Monday my friends! Welcome back to this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - SPARKLE MODE. We are also celebrating the 40th. anniversary of Stampendous - Congratulations Stampendous!

It's been wonderful having Laura with us this month as our guest designer! I've enjoyed all of your beautiful makes, Laura and look forward to more of your creations. 

COCOA, TEA OR COFFEE?

I started by taking a coffee cup apart and flattening it. Then I used it as a pattern to cut out papers to put inside. 

I added some stamping to the pages and sparkled them up with watercolor.

I also stamped and stenciled inside the covers and added more watercolor. Since the inside of the cup is waxed, be sure to heat set. 

On the outside, I painted some images, added stencil  with distress mica stains.I decided to add more sparkle with the gold watercolor too.

Then, I used my sewing machine to go around the edges, create pockets and stitch all the pages into the book. 

Cover...

Inside...

A bit of grunge stamping and watercolor...

I added in a couple of coffee/cocoa cups...

...stamped two tags and added hand dyed ribbon to insert into the pockets...

...then I popped up the gnome onto the front leaving space to insert the ribbon to hold it closed. I also added Shaved Ice to the gnome's hat for extra sparkle. 

So, get out your sparkling things and create and share with us! Celebrate Stampendous's 40 years too with us if you would like. 

SUPPLIES:

Stampendous COCOA GNOME cling stamp	Stampendous GRUNGE SCRIPT with Stencil cling stamp set	Stampendous SHAVED ICE	Impression Obsession Cling Stamp HOT COOCA	Simon Says Stamp clear stamp set DRINK COFFEE Stamptember
Simon Says Stamp CUP OF LOVE Stamp Set	tim-holtz-distress-holiday-mica-stain-set-2	Kuretake Gansai Tambi GEM COLORS Set of 6	Simon Says Stamp PREMIUM Dye Ink Pad BLACK	Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink Pad HICKORY SMOKE Ranger
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Ranger Kraft Tags #8 Size	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT GLUE STICK Ultra smooth	Prima Watercolor Brush Pen	Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz
Prima Marketing BURNT SIENNA Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 967222	ranger mini round ink blender	Glossy Accents	Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Ranger HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL

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A great place to shop!

Our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp are offering a $25 voucher.

Be sure to head on over to check out the sparkly inspiration from the design team.