Emboss It

 

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

It's been wonderful having Estelle Palumbo with us this month! I am sure you have been as inspired as I have by her creativity! 

This week the challenge is: EMBOSS IT! 

I have to admit, I don't emboss very often, so it's a nice surprise to see it in action again. I only embossed the seed pod on the ATC portion of my art journal page. 

Grow Your Own Oasis

I embossed the seed pod using Simon's Clear Embossing Powder. 

 

I blended some watercolor over the image on my ATC. I like how it acts as a resist - I need to try this more often!

Next, I stamped the words...

Then, I used a baby wipe and Simon's Grid Stencil to wipe away some of the watercolor, leaving the grid image. 

I wrapped some turquoise twine around the ATC for contrast, and thought I was done.

Embossed detail...

Then, I decided to turn this into an art journal page. I used the grid stencil again and inks in coordinating colors plus green, on the page. I am a huge fan of the Simon Says Stamp small blending brushes, and they work beautifully with stencils.

I made giant leaves with more Simon stencils. I think I was inspired to add the plants because of my son with his green thumb and plant collection.

A bit of plant ephemera, and then the ATC nestled into the foliage...

Grow Your Own Oasis!

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 Clear Embossing Powder

Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing ink

Heat Tool

Daniel Smith Watercolors - Permanent Orange, Hansa Yellow, Light Quinacridone Pink

Watercolor brush

 Ranger Dylusions Small Art Journal

Tracy Evans Seedheads stamp

Prima Nature Academia Ephemera

Simon Says Stamp Stencils - Grid stencil, White Fusion, Monstera, and Stromanthe

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Sweets, Citrine, Sherbet, Pearfection, Fairway, and Field 

watercolor paper

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Turquoise Twine

Bearly Art Precison Glue

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

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

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