Feminine

 

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

Please join me in welcoming Estelle Palumbo back as our guest artist for May! 

We are spotlighting the amazing products of our very own Simon Says Stamp this month! 

 

This week the challenge is: MOTHERS DAY/FEMININE

When I looked at the colors I put together, I thought the Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color stamp set would go perfectly with this.

Mother's Day for me is a bittersweet time. I always think of my mom and the dood memories of times we shared, but it is also the time of year when passed away...it was the early morning hours of the following day that we said our final goodbyes.  I am a mother myself, but it is always my mom that I think of.

Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms out there! 

I stamped my images on watercolor paper, and for the butterfly background, I just left the stamps in place on the sheet and laid my paper over it. Once my ink was totally dry, I went in and blended pink, yellow and orange watercolor to get a bright, spring feel. 

I spritzed a bit of water over my background, then lifted the drops with a paper towel to add some more texture. 

I love these feminine stamps from Alison Bomber because the women look like her. They say to draw or write what you know. 

As I looked at my bright colors, I reached for my Simon Pop Of Color stamps to add the sentiment. I do LOVE color!!! 

COLORFUL FEMININE MYSTIQUE 

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

Supplies:

Simon Says StampArtsy Butterflies

Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color

Paper Artsy Alison Bomber EB55

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Splash cardstock

Canson watercolor paper

Tonic Folded Cards A5

Daniel Smith Watercolors - Cadmium Orange, Quinacridone Pink, Hansa Yellow

Watercolor brush

Paper Trimmer

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares 

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

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Four Legged Friends

 

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

It's been wonderful having Thom Santilla with us this month. I hope you enjoyed his fresh style as much as I did. 

This week the challenge is: FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS

My inspiration. These are my grand pups Rowan and Nessie. The cats are more elusive when it comes to getting their picture taken. I just love my grand pups and kitties!

 I was well along into creating my pages when I realized I forgot to take photos. Oops! I stamped the images and words and then went in to color the cats and dogs and background with Scribble Sticks. As you can see if you look closely, I've become a color outside the lines gal with my low vision. It has kind of forced me to embrace imperfection

I wanted a fun background, so went over it with a stencil and a blend of colors. 

 I added names of my grands to the pups and kitties here, plus a bit of journaling.

Then, I thought it would be fun to add the paintbrush and color my world to finish this off. 

Of course, my grands are not quite so colorful as these except in personalitiy. 

FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS COLOR OUR WORLD 

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

Supplies:

Ranger Dylusions Art Journal (different orientation)

AALL and Create You're Pawsome and Just Meowmories

Simon Says Stamp In the Round stencil

Simon Says Stamp Pop of Colors stamps

Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint - Lemon and Magenta

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Black Pen 

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

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Bloom Where You Are Planted

 

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

This week the challenge is: USE MORE THAN ONE STENCIL

Let's keep the bright and cheery colors going into this week's challenge. I love the look of watercolor with stencils, and it made the perfect background for some funky flowers I doodled.

BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED 

 

I began with a layer of water spread on my pages, then I dropped in several watercolors and blended them a bit. I partially dried this layer before moving on. 

Next, I used three stencils and wiped back some of the color with a baby wipe.  

 You can see what a lovely design emerges with this technique.

I doodled some flowers and leaves onto book paper from my stash that I had previously painted.  I also added a bit of light stamping.

Some white splatter is always fun to add. 

 I hand lettered "Boom where you are planted" with a black marker.

 

BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED

I am really looking forward to the green and flowers...it's been a long time coming here. 

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

Supplies:

Stamperia Watercolor Journal

Daniel Smith Watercolors - Quinacridone Pink, Quinacridone Gold, Cadmium Orange Hue

Simon Says Stamp Stencils - In the Round, Diamond Circles and Fanfare

Tracy Scott TS085 stamps

Simon Says Stamp Sweets ink

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissorss

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Black Sharpie

Watercolor brush

Simon Says Stamp White Splatter

Book paper from stash

baby wipes

 

 

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

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