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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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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Food and Drink

 

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

This week the challenge is: FOOD AND/OR DRINK

I made two ATC's (artist trading cards) for this week's challenge - a coffee themed one and a tea themed. And...I couldn't resist adding the cats...

I began with some ink smooshing on illustration board... 

I overstampped the background with a coordinating color. 

I stamped my cup images on gel prints from my stash, and the words onto watercolor paper.. Then, I stamped the cat and Meow. 

Meow, Let's get coffee soon! 

I doodled a tea bag onto a gel print, fussy cut it and added a cat. 

You are Brew-tea-ful! 

Even the cats are going for the coffee and tea...as long as there is cream in it! 

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 Coffee Friends

Penny Black brew-tea-ful

Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background

Tracy Evans Numerical Cats

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

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

Illustration Board ATC's

watercolor paper

Gel prints from stash

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Black pen

Simon Says Stamp Everyday and Fine Detail Scissors

Ranger Mister Bottle

TIm Holtz Media mat

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

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You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in .