Cosmic Stardust

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  Make a Boookmark/Based On Books Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

It's been wonderful having Cassie Lynch with us this month! Looking forward to more of your wonderful creativity, Cassie! 

This week the challenge is: LOOK TO THE  NIGHT SKY

We are Cosmic Stardust!  I created two ATC's filled with images of the night sky,  from the Moon, to planets to constellations... 

I began by covering my illustration board ATC's with patterned paper from Stamperia's Cosmos Infinity papers. I distressed the edges with Ground Espresso ink.

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jI stamped images from AALL and Create's Astroventurer stamp. I went over my stamped image with watercolor, and used parts of it on each ATC. I added some cogs and gears and a Moon here too. 

I added the quote to this one with Pegasus soaring through the heavens, along with a piece of jewelry from my stash, tied with a bit of twine. 

Stardust in our veins...

I added a lot of gold splatter to both of my pieces. 

I've always found it so interesting how we see different images in the stars and name our constellations. 

I hand lettered COSMIC for this one. I had to pull out my Astrolabe (an ancient instrument used to read the stars) to do my photos with, it just seemed perfect. 

I hand lettered WE ARE STARDUST  for this one. 

Yesterday, I thought I had finished, but in the morning I came up with the idea to add the words to both. 

WE ARE COSMIC STARDUST

 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store 

Supplies:

Stamperia Cosmos Infinity 6x6 paper

watercolor paper

AALL and Create Astroventurer stamp

Simon Says Stamp Versa Clair Nocturne ink

Tim Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Beacon 3 in 1 Glue

Illustration Board ATC

Daniel Smith watercolo- Quinacridone Purpler

watercolor brush

Tim Holtz Gadget gears

Tim Holtz Sprocket Gears 

twine

Black pen

Gold Gouache

 

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

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