Wander, Stay Wild

 

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

This week the challenge is: LET'S ART JOURNAL

Wander and stay wild! 

Summer is the perfect time to get out and explore nature...take a hike, hit the beach, go camping...whatever you do, enjoy your wandering!

I started off with a mix of collage and stamping for my background.  

 Next, I smudged in some paint.

Then, a bit of whitewash to pull it all together. 

I added some white dots with paint and my finger - one of my favorite ways to make marks. 

Then, I added some collage tissue... 

Then, I used the Finelineer with black paint to go around my dots. I also scribbled words across my pages with it to add another element.  

I stamped nature images across the bottom and on the pages, then added a bit of color to my butterflies. 

I thought my white dots were a bit too bold, so stamped a couple of images into a few to tone it down. Final step was to add some detail with the gold pen. 

Details... 

It's time to do some more wandering this summer! 

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

Supplies:

Simple Stories Vintage Woodlands stamps

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott TS085

Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background stamp

Simon Says Stamp Old Letter1878 stamp

Simple Stories Vintage Woodlands paper

Stamperia Forest paper

Tim Holtz Collage Paper Archives

Simon says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Perfect White Splatter and Splatter Brush

Palette Knife 

Tim Holtz Collage Medium

Fine Liner Applicator

Dina Wakely Acrylic Paints - Black, White,Cocoa, Cheddar Peacock 

Gold Pen

Dylusions Art Journal Small

Ranger Heat Tool

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

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