Simon Says: Let's Art Journal

 

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

 

This week the challenge is: LET'S ART JOURANL

Art journaling is always interesting. You start with an idea and have a plan, then in the midst of creating, you take a whole new direction. That's what happened to me this week. I was all set to create a very colorful background over the black and white. Instead, once I added in the grid stencil, it pulled it together so well, I decided to stay with black and white and add colorful stamped images instead. 

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? 

 I began by collaging printed tissue onto the journal pages. Next, I went in with the grid stencil and black ink. The stenciling really pulled the pages together with some unity.

While those pages dried, I stamped flowers and ferns on book paper I had painted in bright colors from my stash. Then, I cut out the images to layer onto my pages. 

 I layered my bright flowers and ferns onto both pages.

Here you can see the text coming through.

 I added more detail with white, and added a few dimensional butterflies. It's always a beautiful sight to see butterflies in the garden! 

Details...

My final step was to hand letter "How does your garden grow?", then add it across the pages. I have art journals of all shapes and sizes, and it was fun to work in a long landscape format here. 

 How does your garden grow?

Personally, mine is having a hard time emerging from all the winter snow.

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

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Woodlands stamps 

Paper Artsu Printed Tissue PT01

Simon Says Stamp Grid Stencil

Prima Cherry Sweet Ephemera

Dina Wakley Scribble Sticke

Dylusions Flip Journal

Stash paper - painted book paper

watercolor paper

Tim Holtz Collage Medium

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Fine Detailer with white paint

Black Pen

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

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Beautiful Blooms

 

 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: BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS

Look closely in those beautiful blooms, you might catch sight of a winged fairy or two! 

I stamped the lovely sunflower bunch onto watercolor paper. Once the ink was totally dry, I began coloring the design with watercolors. 

I used a piece of collage paper from Dina Wakley for the background, and scribbled a border. 

"because we believe" in Big chat stickers... 

I added a greater depth of color by adding in some more color with Scribble Sticks. 

I added a bit of color the the dresses, and wings to turn them into flower fairies.  Look closely at that butterfly, maybe it's a fairy!

Beautiful blooms... 

Because We Believe 

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 Sunflower Garden stamps

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp White Splatter paint

Canson Watercolor paper

Dina Wakley Collage Paper

Dylusions 8x8 Creative Journal

Watercolors

Watercolor brush

Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks 

Tim Holtz Big Chat stickers

Tim Holtz Paper Dolls Groups

AALL and Create #32 Admirals wings (similar)

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

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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  Make Your Own Background  Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: A BIT O'GREEN

I could not pass up the opportunity to make some St. Patricl's Day cards with this week's challenge! 

 

I began with a watercolor background using Green Gold and Quinacridone Gold. I splattered a bit of water over it, and picked up some of the color. 

Next up - stamping! A lovely sketched clover in Fairway Green, and words in Nocturne inks.  

I adhered my backgrounds to white cards. I debated about adding some ribbon or string, but decided to keep it simple. 

 Shamrock clasp...

I also stamped a sentiment inside the card with the green ink. 

 

If you celebrate like I do, HAPPY ST. PATRICK;S DAY!! 

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 Sketched Clovers stamps

Simon Says Stamp Fairway and Nocturne inks

Canson Watercolor paper

Cards and Envelopes

Daniel Smith Watercolors - Green Gold (similar) and Quinacridone Gold (similar)

Gold Gouache

Splatter Brush

Watercolor brush

Adhesive 

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

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