Sparkle and Shine!

 

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

This week the challenge is: SPARKLE AND SHINE

So, inspired by a stamp, I went off in a wonderfully weird direction. As a retired science teacher, I think I can say that we are all a little weird in our own ways. I thought I would put together this fun folio album for a fellow science teacher. 

SCIENCE - a little bit wonderfully weird...

It all began with some stamping... 

Then, I began layering and smooshing ink over the stamping. I blended more Mandarin ink in some areas.

I felt like I wanted to lighten it up, so added some bright yellow with a scribble stick. Dip your scribble stick in water and then use to get a lovely flow.

I forgot to take a photo, but after I had this the way I wanted, I went over it with a wash of gold gouache. Metallic watercolor would work too for some shine.

On the smaller folio, I brushed gold gouache onto the cardboard and stamped with it to create lines for journaling. 

I stencil the folio with the Simon Fanfare stencil and Mandarin and Ocean inks, then added drops of gold

I smooshed the smaller folio over it and dragged to add some gold.

Journaling area...

Lots of space for a few pics or notes..

My inspiration for the make...a bit of sparkle and shine with gold and drops.

I added the old photo, and had fun adding goggles and ephemera. I used Gossy Accents to make the godless look shiny. 

The fun little images throughout are from AALL and Create and Studio Light. I think they add a fun and whimsically weird touch.

I was trying to get the sheen from the gold gouache...

BACK...why not a mermaid and science sticker? I tied the two folios together with a strip of Tim Holtz Colorblock fabric. 

FRONT...and yes, science is a 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:

Simon Says Stamp Old Letter Clear stamp

Paper Artsy Jofy JM 70 stamp

Lavinia Stamps Goggles stamp

AALL & Create Matter of Dee stamp

Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Ocean, Mandarin, Mocha

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Folio Folders 

AALL & Create Mad Scientist Ephemera

Simon Says Stamp Fanfare stencil

Studio Light Art by Marlene Paper Elements Edition 2

Tim Holtz Colorblock fabric

Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks 

Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Splash Drops

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Canson Watercolor paper

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Ranger Glossy Accents

Photo Playing Card 

Bearly Art Precion Glues 

Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer

Watercolor Brush

Tombow Markers

Gold Gouache  or similar

Black Pen

Corrugated Cardboard

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

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