Masculine

 

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

Please join me in welcoming Wanda Hentges  as our guest designer for June! I know you will be as inspired by her work as I am. Welcome Wanda!

Each month we highlight a company or artist, and this month it is our favorite Professor of Craft - Tim Holtz! We would love to see you use your Tim Holtz products with us this week!

This week the challenge is: MASCULINE

This challenge came at the perfect time - it gave me an opportunity to make birthday cards for my sons.  

My elder son loves to read, and has a magnificent green thumb.

 

My younger son has a knack for mechanics, is always in motion, and loves to travel. 

•  I stamped, colored, and fussy cut the cacti...

 I used the grid stencil for the background with paint, and stamped the mystery man in the center.

I clustered the cacti at the base of the card.

Dan's birthday card...

I also used the grid stencil and paint on my second card.

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I stamped, fussy cut, and layered the images onto the card. 

Ben's birthday card...

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

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous - Mod Cactus, Bold Sayings, Road Trip, Evolution, Inquisitive

Simon Says Stamp Grid Stencil

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Citrine, Field, Fairway

Dina Wakley Acrylic paint - Tangerine,  turquoise, peacock

Tim Holtz Splatter Brush

Waterbrush

Simon Says Stamp white cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Watercolor paper

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Foam tape

Stabilo Aquarelle pencil

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

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