Simon Says: Add a Quote

Hello Monday my friends! Welcome to this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - ADD A QUOTE. I was recently visiting with my sister and our big art project was to each make a set of mixed media yoga/meditation cards. 

It has been wonderful having Autumn Clark of SewPaperPaint with us again this month! She is such a talented maker!! I am always looking forward to seeing your latest creation. It's been great to working with you, Autumn.

NAMASTE

It was great fun to teach my mixed media process to my sister, and make our set of cards. We started with a large sheet of good watercolor paper and a layer of colors which we painted on both sides. As I reminded her, don't worry about the what it looks like, it is only the first layer.

Then we added more layers and textures with stencils and paint. For our project, I pulled out all the stamps and stencils I had that I felt fit our theme. Gwen Lafleur/Paper Artsy, Rachel Greig/Darkroom Door, Stamperia, Stencil Girl, Visible Image, and so many more have some wonderful stamps and stencils that are perfect for this project - check them out at Simon.

Once the base layers were done, we used a ruler to "rip" the sheet into cards, and worked on the details of each one. I pulled a lot of papers out of my stash  made (gel prints), and these were great for stamping images onto, to adhere to the card.

Sampling of the cards with images and quotes that I think work with yoga and meditation.

Exhale, let go

Be Brave

Quiet the mind

Details from the cards...I added touches with gold and white pens, some metallic fibers, and gold foil.

I also painted and stenciled, then sewed a pouch to hold the set of cards. I've just looped some sari ribbon around it to keep it closed. This makes a lovely gift. 

If you are interested in seeing the entire process, I have a link in my Tutorials HERE.

Now, it's your turn to add a quote! Simon Says Stamp has an awesome array of stamps and stencils with quotes, so be sure to check them out for more inspiration. And, our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp are offering a $25 shopping voucher to one participant drawn at random. 

SUPPPLIES:

Darkroom Door MEDITATION stamp set	Darkroom Door cling stamp BE BRAVE	Impression Obsession cling stamp NAMASTE	Visible Image MINDFUL MOMENTS clear stamps	Paper Artsy ECLECTICA3 GWEN LAFLEUR 07 cling stamps
Stamperia FOREST SACRED GEOMETRY Stencil	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil BUBBLE	Fabriano WATERCOLOR PAPER 9x12	Zig PORTABLE GANSAI TAMBI 14 Colors Travel Watercolor Set	Ranger Holiday Shiny foil
Dina Wakley Mineral Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Fuchsia Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Ranger LAPIS 1 oz Media Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Black Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Ranger BLACKBERRY 1OZ Media Acrylic Paints MDQ53958
Dina Wakley Peacock Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Eggplant Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Lime paint	Dina Wakley Sky acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Ranger EVERGREEN 1OZ Media Acrylic Paints MDQ53996
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Black	Uniball Signo Gold Pen	uni-ball signo white gel pen	Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE
Ranger Glossy Accents Glue

A great place to shop!!

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Be sure to head on over and see how the design team is using quotes!