Summertime Blues

 

 

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

It's been fabulous having Thom Santilla with us this month, I am sure you have been enjoying his creative talent as much as I have! 

This week the challenge is: Summertime Blues

I went back to one of my favorite summer songs and set to work in my art journal. I found images to collage that evoke summertime for me...and the song.

 

I started the background with debit paper stamped with Simon's Old Letter stamp.  

 Next, I added images from Paper Artsy Printed Tissue, picking and choosing for my theme. 

Now, to smudge on some ink in blues and brown...then sprinkle with water drops and lift some of the ink. 

 

I added a faint bit of stenciling around the edge with the grid stencil.

 

Details...summer butterflies, games, collecting...

 

 Fishing,,,

 SUMMERTIME BLUES

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

Supplies:

Ranger Dylusions Large Art Journal (similar)

Paper Artsy Printed Tissue Hot Picks

Simon Says Stamp Olde Letter stamp

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Ocean, Aegean, Mocha

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Grid Stencil

Tim Holtz Matte Medium 

Simon Sasy Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Black Sharpie

deli paper

 

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

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