Something New

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

Please join me in welcoming Natasha Vacca, our first guest designer of 2026 .Welcome Natasha! 

We are showcasing Paper Arsy  this week. Be sure to check them out, they offer a wonderful array go creative products. 

This week the challenge is: SOMETHING NEW!

I'm using a new Paper Artsy mushroom stamp set and my new Tim Holtz Distress Spritzes for my ATC's.  

Happy New Year! 

I thought it would be fun to create ATC's to share with others. I wanted a message focused on nature, as one of my intentions this year is to get outside and enjoy the wild. 

Mushrooms are symbols of good fortune, prosperity and longevity in many cultures, so I thought they were a great symbol for the new year...besides the fact, I just love mushrooms!

I began by collaging tissue paper onto a piece of watercolor paper. I am starting with one large piece that I will cut into ATC's later in the process.  

I added texture with the Simon grid stencil and texture paste. Once that dried, I added acrylic paint... 

Next up was to add some shimmer with the Distr4ess Spritzes. 

Once everything dried again, I cut the large sheet into ATC sized pieces.  

 Meanwhile, I stamped mushrooms , words and numbers, then added watercolor to the mushrooms. I fussy cut these.

After layering the images and popping some, I added some gold splatter. 

Series of Mushroom ATC's... 

I hope you also will enjoy nature and stay wild in the new year! 

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

Supplies:

Paper Artsy Scrapcosy ESC55

Paper Artsy Scrapcosy ESC05

Paper Artsy Printed Tissue PT01

Simple Stories Vintage Woodlands

Tracy Evans Numerical Cats

Simon Says Stamp Grid Stencil

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Ink

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Tim Holtz Collage Medium

TIm Holtz Opaques Texture Paste

Palette knife

Gold Gouache

Tim Holtz Distress Spritz - Weathered Wood, Peacock Feathers

watercolor paper

watercolors

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints - Umber, Cocoa, Peacock

Gold Pen

Tim Holtz Splatter Brush

Paintbrush 

Tissue Paper

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

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