Simon Says: Make Your Own Background

 

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

Since this is the beginning of the month, we are showcasing the beautiful products from Tracy Evans. I love her focus on nature. 

Please join me in welcoming our guest artist this month - Simona Rebecchi. You might also recognize her as "Ginny and the Sheep". Welcome back Simona!

This week the challenge is:MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

I made two bookmark tags this week. I just finished listening to the book "Beware of Chicken" which was recommended by a friend, then I in turn recommended it to my son. It was such a fun book to listen to! One of the main characters is a chicken, well, rooster, actually. And yes, there is a kitten in it too. This is where some stamps from Tracy Evans sparked my imagination! 

 

I began by wiping on some brown paint with a baby wipe, then spritzing with water and lifting some.

Next up, a stencil layer with turquoise paint.

Let's build another layerewith a stamp.

Then, I toned down some stash paper with ground espresso ink. I stamped my words, and added the cat peering over them.

Time for some white splatter!

I stamped the chicken, spritzed with distress micas sprays, added a bit of orange with a scribble stick, then fussy cut them out. Once glues on, I went around them with a black pen and more orange. Final step was to do the hearts in white. Maybe the chickens would stand out more if I had left them in black, but the book talks about his beautiful, glossy feathers.

                                       

I took apart a bit of string and tied it on to the tag/bookmars.

Closeup detail of my own background...

Two lovely bookmark tags to give away. I love when I find art inspo in books!

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

Supplies:

Tracy evans Grunge Stencil

Tracy Evans Feathered Friend stamps

Tracy Evans Creative Spark stamps

Tracy Evans Numerical Cats stamps

Inky Antics Andrea's  Alphabet stamps

Dina Wakley Media Tag

Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks

Tim Holtz Distress Spritz

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

TIm Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Simon Says Stamp White Splatter

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints -Turquoise, Cocoa, and Umber

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Tim Holtz Collage Medium

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Stash papers

Watercolor paper

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

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Whatever the Weather

 

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

It has been wonderful having Cassie with us again this month! I just love her wonderful creative spin on our themes. 

This week the challenge is: WHATEVER THE WEATHER

Rain or Shine, ducks think any weather is divine! 

Well, maybe not all the snow we keep getting!

 

 I began by die cutting these sweet rubber duckies in a rainbow assortment of color.

I wanted to create a water background with stencils. I stenciled onto a sheet of mixed media paper that I could tear into sections. 

Then, I placed them on the card to create my background. 

I tucked the ducks into the sections to make it look like they were swimming. Then, I hand lettered Rain or Shine across the bottom.  

 

 

 

 All that remains is to stamp or write a message inside. I think this card would be perfect for a new baby, a birthday for a Jeep owner. 

No matter the weather, just keep creating!!

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

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Rubber Ducky die

Simon Says Stamp Mermaid  Scales stencil

Simon Says Stamp Waves stencil

Simon Says Stamp Aegean and Ocean inks

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending brush

Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Splash cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Simon Says Stamp White Slimline card

Tim Holtz Sidekick

Black Pen

Bearly Art Precision Glue 

Mixed Media Paper

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

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Things With Wheels

 

 

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

Update: I am honored to have my project chosen as a Weekly Favorite at Splitcoaststampers! 

This week the challenge is: THINGS WITH WHEELS 

I knwe I wanted to head in the color wheel direction this week with our wheels challenge. What I didn't expect was Mary Poppins putting in her tuppence of creative musing. While I was working on the rainbow of colors for the color wheel, she jus popped in and said, "Add me!" So I did. I must have been inspired by our recent watching of the movie. Truly, You never know whrere inspiration may strike from!

 

I began with warm ink colors, and blended them down to the center with the small blending brushes.

Next, I added in the cool colors...this is such a fun stencil from Tim Holtz to use for this. 

My selection of inks. I could have pulled others but these seemed to play well together. 

I decided to add a black inked border to make it pop more. 

And then, it was finding the perfect items to represent Mary Popping, including a bird to show her up in the sky. 

This quote seemed like the perfect fit... 

And of course, Mary Poppins and her unmbrella. 

The songs from the movie keep playing in my head..."Let's Go FLy a Kite", "Just a Spoonful of Suga", and so on. We enjoyed our journey back to our childhood, reminiscing about the movie. 

Have fun this week playing with your interpretation of things with wheels!  

FREE TO FLY

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

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Wheel Layering Stencil

Tim Holtz Quote Chips

Tim Holtz Paper Dolls

Tim Holtz Layers Engraving

Dina Wakley Media Tag

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Apple, Grapefruit, Honey, Perfection, Royall, and Amethyst inks

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

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Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too

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