Masculine

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

This week the challenge is: MASCULINE

The Curious Professor 

I began the tag with a layer of tissue paper collage, leaving plenty of open space. 

Next, I added stamping to the tag. 

I whitewashed it with a thin layer of paint to tone down the black. 

Time for some ink smooshing in yellow and orange. I added water drips and lifted to make it more interesting. Then, I dried this layer. 

I randomly did some blue ink smooshing over the yellows. I wanted to keep my colors separate. 

I stamped Curious on a salvaged tag and popped it. 

I stamped the professor, then his top hat (which could have been a bit lower), then just for fun, I added the propellor to the tophat. 

I love all the layers of collage, stamping, and color that pop through. I also distressed the tag edges with ink, and scraped the scissors along the edge  (be careful!)

THE CURIOUS PROFESSOR 

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

Supplies:

Tim Holtz The Professor

Tim Hiltz Inquisitive

Tim Holtz Observation

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Tim Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ins - Salty Ocean, Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed

Tim Holtz Collage Paper Archives

Tim Holtz Salvaged Tags

Dina Wakley tag

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Tim Holtz Collage Medium

Ranger Mister Bottle

Silicon mat

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors 

white paint

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

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Add A Rainbow of Color

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

 Please join me in welcoming the talented Ann Chuang as our June guest designer. Welcome back Ann!

This week we are spotlighting the colorful, wonky products of Dylusions, aka Dyan Reaveley. She definitely has a unique style, and always plays well with color. 

 

This week the challenge is: ADD A RAINBOW OF COLOR

Some of my favorite Dylusions products are the line of art journals. I reach for these all the time. I have a few stencils, some paint, and some older stamps, so I pulled out what I had to use. I decided to do a "paper doll" sketch of myself, inspired by Ryan's fun people stamps. 

I began with the Brush stroke stencil and pink and orange paint. 

 

While the paint dried, I sketch a painterly version of myself, and stamped some paint brushes. I colored these with Tombow markers and used a water brush to blend. Then, I fussy cut them to use on the page.

 I took an images from Simple Stories paper, stamped color theory on the label, and added some drippy paint.

 I stamped and colored a tea cup from Ryan's Fancy a Cuppa stamp set, then made it colorful. Now, I have a place to put my brushes.

I sketched myself in bibs, as I used to wear them all the time. I added splats of paint over my clothes, because I do get messy. Well...not usually this messy! 

 COLOR THEROY AND THE ARTIST

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

Supplies:

Dylusions 8x8 art journal

Dylusions Brush Stroke stencil

Dylusions Fancy a Cuppa stamps

Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color stamps

Dylusions acrylic paints 0 Tropical Sangria and Strawberry Daquiri (alternative is ink sprays)

Canson Watercolor paper

Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer paper

Simon Says Stamp Nocturnes ink

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Bearly Art Precsiion Glue

Black Posca Marker

Tombow Markers

Waterbrush

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

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Wedding/Anniversary

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

It's been wonderful having Estelle with us this month! Thanks for sharing your amazing creativity! 

This week the challenge is: WEDDING/ANNIVERSARY

Follow Your Heart 

I started the background with the grunge stamp and gray ink for a neutral layer. 

I stamped the flower and cut it out. 

I laid out the images for the bottom layer, and finally came up with a pleasing arrangement. 

Adding details like a rub on butterfly... 

Happy pups stamped on a tag... 

Follow your heart on a thin strip of watercolor paper... 

Put it all together, and voila! I think this will be perfect as a wedding or anniversary card for dog lovers. 

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

Supplies:

Tracy Evans Beauty surrounds Us stamps

Watercolor paper

Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer papers

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Whale ink

Tim Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Simple Stories Vintage Junk Drawer rub ons

Tracy Evans Grunge stencil

Simon Says Stamp Gray Small Blending Brush

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

adhesive 

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

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