Simon Says: Stencil It!

 

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

It's been wonderful having Alison with us again this month sharing her creative superpowers.  Thanks Alison for sharing your beautiful work with us!

This week the challenge is: STENCIL IT!

I love using stencils in my work, and these wonderful layered plant stencils from Simon Says Stamp are new favorites.

Stromanthe Thinking of You

Monstera Holiday Wishes

I began with light green on each leaf, then a darker green using a small blending brush.

Next up, the rusty reds, lighter first, then darker. Once complete, I dripped a little water over the leaves, get it sit a bit, then laid a paper towel over it to pick up the wet areas. 

I wanted to add a little more pizzaz to this card, so stenciled around areas with a grid stencil from Tim Holtz. 

I splattered gold gouache on this card, and went around some areas with a white pen to add more detail.

I stamped the Thinking of You with Allspice ink. 

I turned this leaf card into a Christmas card, inspired by the red and green leaf. I splattered some Allspice, stamped Holiday Wishes, and stamped  and colored this cute elf from Tim Holt's Stamprember set.

 Detail...

Two leaves, same inks and process, but each is unique in the end.   Which one is your favorite?

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 Monstera stencil

Simon Says Stamp Stromanthe stencil  

Tim Holtz Grid stencil Mini #9

Simon Says Stamp Holiday Greens stamps

Tim Holtz Stamptember 2024 set

Simon Says Stamp White cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Intense Black inkn

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Allspice, Terracotta, Paprika, Pearfection, and  Field 

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Tim Holtz Splatter Brush

Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer

Gold gouache

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares 

White pen

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

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