A Bit O' Green

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

This week the challenge is: A BIT O' GREEN

I bet you were expecting tons of green and a St Patrick's Day theme from me this week, right? Well, that is what I expected of myself too, but I challenged myself to use just a touch of green. I was working on this after a big snowstorm and bitter cold, and we were iced in at home,,,so there was my inspiration. You can see I snuck in some spring colors with the pink and green, because I am forever hopeful that Spring will arrive.

FROZEN 

I began by free writing  my thoughts about this winter storm, being iced in , and my sons coming to the rescue. I collaged bits of tissue paper, and Seth Apter's Printed Tissue over it. (I was inspired by a wonderful lesson from LaQuisha Hall.)

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Next, I went in and smudged white paint on areas of the pages. I am kind of missing the bright colors and bold designs of my beginning...

I decided to  add a bit more tissue and printed tissue, a bit more white paint, and did some mark making with the end of a dowel and light green paint. 

Then I added a photo and some ephemera...

Details...

After sleeping on this, I decided to stamp a few snowflakes .

Frozen, with hints of Spring, and a photo to represent my sons. 

It may be frozen now (when I created this, hopefully not when it posts!), but Spring is coming!!

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

Supplies:

Ranger Dyan Reaveley Small Creative Journal

Green and Pink Tissue Paper

Seth Apter Printed Tissue paper

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint - White and Lime Green

Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Season stamps

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Nocturne ink

Tim Holtz Distress Collage 

Ephemera  Photo

Dina Wakley Scribble Stick

Pink and Green Washi Tape

Black Archival Pen

Ephemera

Dowel 

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

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