Let's Celebrate!

 

Hello Monday, my friends! Welcome to our TWO week challenge - CELEBRATE! at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. 'Tis the season, so we are giving you plenty of time to create your celebration make and join in the fun. 

Sadly, this is Makena's final challenge with us for December, but I hope we will see her here again in the future. Wishing you the best, and a wonderful holiday!!

I thought I would head to the FUNNY FARM to make a few more Christmas cards. The farm animals are all celebrating with giant Santa hats and glitter! What fun! (I'm feeling shades of the book Animal Farm here...or maybe it's the movie "Babe"...)

I stamped and mounted the animals on black cardstock, colored and cut the Santa hats, and assembled the materials. I added pom poms to the hats, and some glitter, a bit of design and label tape to each card.

I edged each card with either Rustic Wilderness or Fired Brick. 

Then, I decided to add these fun holiday tags by Carta Bella to the inside instead of stamping a sentiment. 

WHOA THERE! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

WHAT'S MOO? BELIEVE!

I RUFF YOU...PEACE, JOY, WONDER

HOGS & KISSES...and WONDER!

I will admit, these non-traditional holiday cards make me giggle...

Hope you've enjoyed my interpretation of CELEBRATE, and will join us for our final challenge of the year! Our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp are offering a $25 shopping voucher. 

Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday season, from Hanukkah to Christmas to Kwanza to the New Year! Many wishes for health and joy in 2021. Hugs, Maura

SUPPLIES:

Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2019 FUNNY FARM CMS361	Tim Holtz Crazy Things	Simple Stories VINTAGE NORTH POLE Collection	Carta Bella SEAR SANTA Ephemera	Tim Holtz Distress Fired Brick Red Ink Pad
Rustic Wilderness Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad Ranger	tim holtz distress dry rock candy glitter	Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-CHRISTMAS-Design-Tape	Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMAS LABEL TAPE	Ranger Glossy Accents Glue
ranger mini round ink blender	Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz	Tim Holtz - Tonic Maxi Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Black
Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER	Prismacolor Premier - 150	Darice POM POMS White	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent

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The design team is in full celebration mode, so be sure to stop by and see their wonderful makes and leave them some love!

Simon Says: Tape it Up!

Hello Monday my friends, and welcome to this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - TAPE IT UP! So many possibilities with this challenge, and I chose to use some beautiful washi tape. We've had some snow flurries, and the snow is definitely on its way, so I had to pull out these cute sledding gnomes. We spent many a year sledding and tobogganing on the hills near our house in winter, and as I was working, those memories returned. 

It's been wonderful having Nikki with us for the month of November! I will be looking forward to more wonderful mixed media projects from you, Nikki!

GNOME FUN

I started with the snowflake stencil and a light distress ink for the background on watercolor paper. 

Then, I laid strips of washi tape at an angle to represent the hill.  I am loving those blues!

I stamped the gnomes using my Stamp Platform, and colored them in with Tombow Markers. 

Stamped the inside of the cards...

Finally, after fussy cutting, and using pop tape, I added a bit of detail with the Nuvo drops and a bit of glitter.

A couple more Christmas cards done (and many to go!). Think about the kinds of tape you could use this week from washi to masking, duct tape to a stamped tape image...what will you choose to use? Please join us, and remember our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp offer a $50 shopping voucher to one lucky participant every challenge!

Supplies:

Stampingbella - Two Gnomes on a Log

Stampingbella - Holiday Fun Sentiments

Carta Bella Washi Tape - Icy Snowflakes

Carta Bella Washi Tape - Winter Floral

Carta Bella Washi Tape - Home Again Floral

Simon Says Stamp Snowflakes Stencil

Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy cardstock

Simon Says Stamp White cardstock

Canson Watercolor paper

Tombow Markers

3M Foam Tape

Scissors

Stamp Platform

Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops

Distress Glitter

 Scotch Tape Glider

Tim Holtz Paper Trimmer

Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

Simon Says Stamp Black dye ink

Ranger Mini Blender

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Be sure to head on over to the challenge so you can see how the design team is using tape this week!

Let it Snow!

Hello Monday, my friends! Are you ready for this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge? Well, we are ready for you with LET IT SNOW! (yes, you might be like me and not really want it to snow yet, but we know it's coming)

Happy Winter Y'All!

I am using the Carta Bella Let it Snow paper pack, and painted these adorable gnomes' hats to match the paper. How did I do? I used these fun Prima watercolor sets to get the colors I wanted.

Inside greeting is stamped with Simon's Big Scripty Holiday Greetings. 

Now, I have a few holiday cards made for this year! I'm mixing up my designs to keep it fresh for me. 

Hope you are getting inspired to create something for our Let it Snow challenge this week! Remember, our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp offer a $50 shopping voucher to their fabulous store with every challenge!

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrated! 

I am thankful for all of you who take the time to stop in and visit and leave a comment from time to time. 

Maura

SUPPLIES:

                                        

                                                    

 

Carta Bella Let it Snow 6x6 paper

 

Visible Image Snow is Falling clear stamps

 

Picket Fence Studios A Gnome Winter stamp set

 

simon says stamp big scripty greetings holiday stamp set

 

Dina-Wakley-Ranger-KRAFT-PAPER-PACK

 

Tim Holtz Kraft core Classic

 

Fiskars SURECUT CARD MAKING Paper Trimmer

 

Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform

 

Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Black

 

Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz

 

3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent

 

3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER

 

zig wink of stella clear glitter marker

 

Prima Watercolor Brush Pen

 

Prima Flowers TROPICALS Watercolor Confections Set

 

Prima Marketing Odyssey Watercolor Confections set

 

Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER

                                        

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