Maura's Musings

Monday, July 7

Fun With Paint

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

On our first post of the month, we love to highlight one of our crafting companies, and this week, we are highlighting PAPER ARTSY! They have a fantastic array of designs, products, and a wide array of talent4ed designers. Be sure to check them out!

Please join me in welcoming Thom Santilla as our guest designer for the month of July! You are in for a treat this month.. Welcome thom!

This week the challenge is: FUN WITH PAINT

Seth Apter inspired Memorydex cards

I have had the good fortune to take classes with Seth Aoter and learn so many techniques. Seth is a wonderful teacher and shares so many ideas . .thanks for the inspiration, Seth!

Since we are having fun with paint this week, that is where I began. I used a technique I learned from Seth Apter to create my backgrounds. Apply the paint to a piece of canvas and press it onto your paper. Start with a dark or light colorl, and on th enext layer, use the opposite. For example, I began with a dark base, then went light, then dark, then light again. This will build up a wonderful grungy layer of color on your work.

Look at all that texture!

Text, I collage on some paper tissue.

Then I stencil a bit of Blue with ink onto the designs.

My final step was some stamping. I used to white China marker around the words that I stamped to make them stand out a bit more.

My three memory decks card serves decked into my holder.

Answer the cards

Facts of the cards, them so that as you're going through everything is oriented in the same direction.

And here we go a trio of grungy, earthy memorydex cards inspired by Seth Apter.

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

Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Paints - Kiwi Gold, Rusty, Heavy Cream, Olive

Paper Artsy Printed Tissue Seth Apter

Paper Artsy Seth Apter Eclectica Em 109, EM128

Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background stamp

Impression Obsession Seth Apter Journal Jargon Two

Stencil Girl Seth Apter Zig Zag stencil

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ocean ink

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Tim Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

AALL and Create Garden Frames dies

watercolor paper

Ranger Collage Medium

Piece of canvas

White China Marker

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

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Monday, June 30

Lady Liberty

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

It has been wonderful having Wanda with us this month! Her projects have been so inspiring, and I am looking forward to more!

UPDATE: Many thanks for selecting this as a weekly favorite on Splitcoaststampers!!

This week the challenge is: RED, WHITE AND BLUE

LADY LIBERTY

I often get to see Lady Liberty on my trips to New York City for my eye appointments. S

he is one inspiring lady!

I began by making a template out of cardboard, then sketching out my stars.

I colored them with Tombow markers and a water brush, so I would have red, white and blue stars.

I stamped the stars, and on some did a half and half stamping...I like how they turned out. Then, I fussy cut them.

I stenciled Lady Liberty, and added a Simon stencil to the bottom for my background.

I figured out the star place, then Weed people July 4

Details…

LADY LIBERTY

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO ALL WHO ARE CELEBRATING!

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

Simon Says Samp Pepita Background stamp

Simon Says Stamp Old Letter 1878 stamp

Tracy Evans Numerical Caats stamp set

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Worn Text

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Cappuccino ink

Simon Says Stamp Black and White Cardstock

Stamperia Sir Vagabond Aviator stencil

Simon Says Stamp Fanfare stencil

Simon Says Stamp everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Ranger Large Dylusions Art Journal

Waterbrush

Red and Blue Tombow Markers

Bearly Art Precision Glue

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

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Saturday, June 28

Friend Like You

Friend Like You release here: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/collections/friend-like-you

Welcome to our Friend Like You blog hop! There is a ton of inso from all of our participants, so be sure to check the links below.

BIRDHOUSE LOVE

UPDATE: Thanks so much Splitcoaststampers for selecting ny birdhouse as a weekly favorite!!

HEY FRIEND!

For my birdhouse, I stamped four images side by side onto watercolor paper. Once dry, I took a ruler and stylus to score between each section, then I fussy cut it out..

I sketched a little bird...I think it has a bit of a grumpy look to it.

I used watercolors to color in the image.

Same step with my bird...

I created a little nest for the bird, added I miss you, and glued the four sections together.

I also made a tag with the birdhouse...an ink smooshed background, some stenciling, and the birdhouse I had stamped on white paper. I added a bit of shadow around the house to pop it.

I hope you've enjoyed by two projects for the Friend Like You release! I have enjoyed making them to share with you. Looking forward to your creations with the new release!

Leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp! You have a chance at each stop on the hop! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog July 2.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR OWN CREATIONS WITH THE NEW RELEASE IN THE GALLERY HERE.

CHECK OUT ALL THE INSPO!

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