Sparkle and Shine

 

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

It's been wonderful having Carrie with us this month. I am sure you have enjoyed her creative makes as much as I have.  

Thanks to my Teammate Cheiron for the inspiration for my make.

This week the challenge is: SPARKLE AND SHINE

This is a 2 week challenge so we can all relax and enjoy the holidays. 

Happy Holidays! 

I'm taking a year long course, and teamie Cheiron is teaching over there in December. I love her idea for making little art canvases, and decided to make mine a bit larger Sparkle on!

Even though it's the holiday season, I was inspired to go with more tropical colors...perhaps it's due to the snow piling up around my house these days. I've added stamped images, book papers, and some good words to lead into the new year.  

I surprised myself going for turquoise, pink and yellow, but I love how it pulled together.  I added shimmery paint, sparkles and splatter to finish it off. 

 I also used Cheiron's idea to create an art journal page.

Focus on the Good in the new year!  Happy Holidays and see you again in 2026.

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

Supplies:

canvas block

Simon Says Stamp Old Letter 1878 stamp

Tim Holtz Bold Sayings stamps

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott TS085

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Woodlans

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Tim Holtz Collage Medium

Dylusions White Linen Shimmer Paint

Simon Says Stamp Chunky Glitter

Simon Says Stamp Splatter White and brush

Corner Rounder

Paper Timmer

Simon Says Stamp everyday Scissors

Dina Wakley Plain Tissue Collage paper

Turquoise paint

Simon Says Stamp White Cardstock

papers from stash 

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

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Take Your Time at Christmas

 

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

This week the challenge is: ANYTHING SCHRISTMAS

I wanted to make a gift for a friend I often go out for coffee and chats with, ant this crafty shape was the perfect base. I tried to go with an earthy palette for her, and give it a seasonal twist. Both sides are finished so she can choose which to display. I have to say, I had a LOT of fun making this!

I had to rein in my color muse and go for a nice brown background. Turns out, I really like how it looked.

I stenciled the pine bough in Heather, then again in shimmer paint. 

Starting to get that festive feel...

I stamped the words pieces onto my Simon friendship Text stamp....perfect since it is for a friend.

I had debated painting the words, but am glad I went in this direction instead.

I added paint onto watercolor paper, then stamped the bow and fussy cut it. I did one for each side, and added a dazzling gem.

On this side, I also stenciled trees in a mix of greens, and outlined them with a gold pen. I added splatter thinking of tiny dots of snow, but look what happened!  I was ready to wipe off the blobs, but when I looked again, I liked the kind of retro feel to it. Happy accident!

Tree Lot side...

Take Your Time side...

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

Supplies:

Stamperia Crafty Shapes Whispering Woods Cup

Simon Says Stamp Friendship Text Background stamp

Simon Says Stamp Retro Wreath stamps

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Pine Bough stencil

Simon Says Stamp Tree Lot stencil

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Simon Says Stamp Clear Dazzling Gems

Simon Says Stamp Splatter White

Canson watercolor paper

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Gold Pen

Dylusions White Linen Shimmer Paint

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints - Cocoa, Umber, evergreen, Olive, Sedona, Heather

paintbrush

Cosmetic Sponges

 

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

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Sparkly Medallions

 

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

 

This week the challenge is: WRAP IT UP

Join us this week and making any type of gift wrap embellishments anything to help you wrap things up. I've made some sparkly medallions to add to packages as toppers. 

 

Start with five sheets of pattern paper 3" x 3"

 

Fold in half diagonally with the pattern out. 

 

Now open and full day in the opposite direction. Use a bone folder to get a good crease especially if it's a heavier paper

 

Open up and go to the inside and fold in half hotdog style. Open again and fold in hot style in the opposite direction. 

No go back to your pattern side and pinch together at the center and it will create a star shape like this. 

Now you're going to flatten it out and take the top triangles and fold them into the center so it kinda looks like a jet airplane. 

Glue those flaps down that you just folded on the bottom and on the inside. Press it with a bone folder to get a nice flat crisp edge. 

Now on the fifth piece start laying your triangles on top matching the corners. Glue them down 

Period

Continue to add your pieces until all four of the folded pieces are glued down on the backPiece. 

Here are some sketches and written directions to help you out with your folding. Have fun making these! 

 

Here's what the finish medallion will look like.

You can add a button or a bra or a sequin to the center 

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Add some glitz to yours , you can spray it with a shiny spray like the hickory smoke. Then add some sparkly glitter around the edge and you'll have a lovely holiday topper.

 

Here are my three samples ready to be used on a package or a bag to add some fancy decorations.

Detail

You could easily turn Mason into ornaments or a garland to hang on your tree. However you would like to wrap things up have fun and enjoy the process.

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

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Christmas Background papers 

Tim Holtz distressHickory Smoke Distress Spritz

Ranger Glossy Accents

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says stamp Chunky Flitter

Simon Says stamp Bone Folder

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Buttons

 

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

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