Hello Monday my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the Sparkle and Shine Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
It's been wonderful having Anita with us this month! I am sure you are as inspired by the awesome makes Anita made as I am!
This week the challenge is: EMBOSS IT!
I began my project by embossing the tag and working mica stains into it. (I think these are the holiday mica stains from last year.) Let it dry.
Next, work in the foundry waxes. I like blending several of them. Use the heat tool to bring out the shine.
Add a bit more color with Tim's new Distress Watercolor pencils. I scribbled them into areas of the design, then dried it. It's a very subtle look over the wax.
Then, I added my die cuts to create the design and added some gears too. I used leaves that I had made quite awhile back for another project. If you are interested in how I made my leaves, check out my post HERE.
I almost forgot the Simon acorns that I wanted to add! I cut them from watercolor paper and colored them with the distress watercolor pencils.
gears...
Oak leaf specimens...a few raindrops (gems), gears and distressed edges and we are done!
Ready for Fall!
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 Swirls Embossing Folder
Tim Holtz/Sizzix Oak Leaf 3D Cut and Emboss Folder
Tim Holtz/Sizzix Specimen Folders die cuts
Simon Says Stamp Acorn Trio die cuts
Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils Set 1
Tim Holtz holiday Mica Stains
Tim Holtz Ground Espresso distress ink
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock
Nuvo Crystal Gems
So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! MauraDo you use Instagram ? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there tooYou have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in .
Love the combo of nature and steampunk/mechanicals, Maura! It was also fun checking out how you made the leaves. :-)
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