Monday, March 18

My Favorite Drink


 

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

This week the challenge is: FOOD or DRINK

Of course, I had to focus on my favorite drink....well, it must be since I have several cups a day...coffee! I get my freshly roasted beans from Upstate Coffee roasters, grind it at home, and make a pour over.  

I began with an ink smooshed background of Honey ink. 

Now, this trio of Pawsitively Saturated inks just calls out to be used with a coffee theme - Latte, Cappuccino, and Mocha. 

Then, I wanted to try out some new media from Dina Wakley - there's a lot of fluorescent going on with these Media Gloss Dropper mediums. 

Next up, some edging with Scorched Timber... 

Then, spritzing the page with drops, giving it about 30 seconds, and lifting with a paper towel. I love this spotty effect.  

Browns intermingled with brights... 

Now, it's time to  add images from Stamperia's Coffee and Chocolate paper line and ephemera. 

 

Yes...I always have time for a cuppa...a bit of hand lettered journaling

Are you enjoying your morning cuppa? What are you having - coffee? tea? hot chocolate? 
Enjoy your cuppa today!




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 Pawsitively Saturated Inks - Latte, Cappuccino, Mocha  and Honey

Stamperia Coffee and Chocolate Papers

Stamperia Coffee and Chocolate Ephemera

Stamperia Cappuccino Stencil

Tim Holtz Scorched Timber Distress ink

Ranger Dylusions 8x8 Creative Journal

Dina Wakley Media Gloss - Gnarly, Radical and Legit

Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks

Simon Says Stamp Mocha Small Blending Brush

Ranger Round Blending Tool

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Ranger Mister Bottle

Heat It tool

Foam Tape

Black Sharpie



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

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too
You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in .


Monday, March 11

A Bit O'Green



 

 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: A Bit O'Green

Well, I challenged myself to do something green that was not for St Patrick's Day (one of my favorite holidays) and to really just use a little bit of green (my favorite color). Do you know how hard that was for me? Let me tell you, I struggled.

CHOOSE TO SHINE

I knew I wanted to play with my new Simon Says Stamp Honey and Zest ink pads from the Splendor release. I think I really need to play with yellow more, these are so rich! I think that helped keep me away from all my green products. 
I always find it easier to ink smoosh outside of my art journal, so I cut a sheet of watercolor paper 7x7" to work with. After the smooshing, I sprinkled drops of water onto the paper, gave it a few seconds, then lifted it off with a paper towel to add more texture. Let dry, or speed it up with a heat tool.

Next, I did some tone on tone stamping using Tracy Scott's fun mark making stamps and the Honey in.k. 

 I added some drips from the Zest reinker, spritzed a bit of water at the top and let it run down the page.

I had punched various circles from the watercolor paper, and kept the scrap to also use. After it was glued in place, I added some shading with the Rustic Wilderness watercolor pencil and a #4 brush. (I got my inspiration for the circles and shading from a  class with Marta Lapkowska) 

 I blended ink onto the circles, added the green shading and let them dry. Later, I went in and added a bit of doodling.

Next, I figured out the placement for the punched circles and popped them up. I had to double check to make sure the green shading was at the bottom of the circle. So far, I have just used a bit o' green. 

Details... 

I added green wings to this Funky insect from Tim Holtz, and some of Simon's new Dazzling Gems.  

As I was going through my stash of gel prints, I came across a page of green bubbles I had made using bubblewrap. So, I cut out a couple of circles to add a bit more green. 

Getting my page ready to put into the art journal...I decided to stamp a border and keep with the circles theme in my stamp choice. 

 I blended a bit of ink over the Quote Chip, and added the message to "Choose to Shine". 


I think I met my challenge here by going with a nature theme and just a bit of green, YAY!

CHOOSE TO SHINE 





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

Tim Holtz Sizzix Funky Insects Thin Dies 

Tim Holtz Rustic Wilderness Watercolor Pencil

Tim Holtz Quote Chips Theories

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott TS085 stamps

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Honey and Zest plus reinker

Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gems Clear

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush Citrine

Marvy Jewel Picker Tool

Simon Says Stamp Foam Tape

 Ranger Dylusions Creative 8x8 Creative Journal

Big Shot

Ek Success 1" Circle Punch

Circle Punches 1 3/8 and 1 1/2"

Watercolor Paper 

Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock

Tim Holtz Kraft Cardstock Cool

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Ranger Glossy Accents

Ranger Mister Bottle

Black pen

Zen Size 4 watercolor brush

Tim Holtz Tonic Media Surface Mat

Ranger Heat It Tool

Gel Print from stash


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

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too
You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in .


Monday, March 4

Bright and Cheery

 

 


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

Please join me in welcoming back the very talented, Ann Chuang, who is joining us for the month of March. Welcome back Ann! I am looking forward to your wonderful creativity. 

It's the first challenge of the month, so we are highlighting the awesome array of products and designs from Paper Artsy! We look forward to seeing your creations this week, and if you have Paper Artsy products. we would love to see how you use them!

This week the challenge is: BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL

...a little bit wonderfully WEIRD... 

Well, I do think that describes me quite well!

This turned out to be a make that had a mind of its own. I had an idea in my head and started with bright colors of paint that I smoothed out with a baby wipe after. 


I was going for a rainbow look, so next I rubbed in my cool colors and blended with the baby wipe again. Once dry, I covered the page with clear gesso. Now, my idea was to cover this with black paint, then scrub back some areas to let the colors come through. So, I painted over most of it with the black, but I had unintentionally dried it, so the scrubbing idea was an epic fail.  Or maybe glossy clear gesso or gel medium would have been a better choice. Always learning!


So, mu next idea was to cover part of the black with white, and work on the rainbow of colors again. As I ran the bottle around applying the paint, I noticed that I really liked how it made a frame. I decided to leave the frame and just fill in the center. Then, I played with adding dots of paint around the edge of the frame and really liked that look. 


Once the background was dry, I rubbed in a rainbow of paint colors just using my fingers. 


Now, it's time to stamp some images onto my rainbow. I thought the weird stamp was darn cute, and I often feel a bit wonderfully weird myself. Tracy Scott has some fun mark making stamps, and I added a few of those to my page. 


I added a bit of detail with gold pen, and sprinkled on some Paper Artsy Green Man and Magenta Infusions. Spritz them with a bit of water, and pick up any extra with a paper towel. 


Details... 




I thought I was finished, but decided to smudge a bit of white around the figure to make her stand out a bit more.
I do love working with bright and cheerful colors, and had a lot of fun creating this page in my art journal. The make certainly had a mind of its own, but I really like where it took me. 

BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL...and a little bit WONDERFULLY WEIRD





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

Paper Artsy Joy JM70 stamp

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott TS085 stamp set

Paper Artsy Infusions - Green Man and Magenta

Dylusions 8x8 Creative Journal

Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints - White, Black, Lemon, Magenta, Tangerine, Lime, Ocean, Orchid

Signo Gold Pen

Ranger Mister Bottle

Ranger Heat It Tool 

Prima Marketing Clear Gesso

Dina Wakley Paint Brush



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

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too
You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in .


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