Thinking of You, Sister

 

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

This week the challenge is: THINKING OF YOU

I've ben thinking of my sister, Sheila. She and I started this blog together and shared ideas and creativity with each other and you. It's been many years since I have seen her, but she is often in my thoughts, so Sis, this one's for you. 

I began by stamping Simon's Old Letter stamp onto the pages as my first layer. Then, I scraped on Lemon and Lapis paint. I think it got a bit ugly at this point. 

Next layer up - I collaged Seth Apter's Paper Artsy tissue on to my pages. I especially like the lollipop like design, and the words fit well -your own story. 

I decided to add more color to brighten this up. I used Scribble Sticks and added touches of orange and turquoise. 

Next, I took the end of a dowel and the Lemon paint and added marks. 

I used a white Scribble Stick to tone down a couple of areas. 

I stamped Sister, and added the matted photos. I found these recently which got me thinking about my sister. I was much younger here - no white hair! 

I hand lettered thinking of you... 

Details... 

Thinking of you sister! 

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

Supplies:

Dylusions Creative Flip Journal 

Simon Says Stamp Old Letter 1878 stamp

Simon Says Stramp Sisters Forever stamps

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock

Paper Artsy Printed Tissue Seth Apter

Dina Wakley Scribble sticks

Dina Wakely Acrylic Paints - Lemon and Lapis

Tim Holtz Collage Medium 

Palette Knife

Tim Holtz c\Comfort Trimmer

Black Sharpie

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

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Fun With Paint

 

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

On our first post of the month, we love to highlight one of our crafting companies, and this week, we are highlighting PAPER ARTSY! They have a fantastic array of designs, products, and a wide array of talent4ed designers. Be sure to check them out!

Please join me in welcoming  Thom Santilla  as our guest designer for the month of July! You are in for a treat this month.. Welcome thom!

 

This week the challenge is:  FUN WITH PAINT

Seth Apter inspired Memorydex cards 

 I have had the good fortune to take classes with Seth Aoter and learn so many techniques. Seth is a wonderful teacher and shares so many ideas . .thanks for the inspiration, Seth!

Since we are having fun with paint this week, that is where I began. I used a technique I learned from Seth Apter to create my backgrounds. Apply the paint to a piece of canvas and press it onto your paper. Start with a dark or light colorl, and on th enext layer, use the opposite. For example, I began with a dark base, then went light, then dark, then light again. This will build up a wonderful grungy layer of color on your work.  

Look at all that texture! 

Text, I collage on some paper tissue. 

Then I stencil a bit of Blue with ink onto the designs. 

My final step was some stamping. I used to white China marker around the words that I stamped to make them stand out a bit more. 

My three memory decks card serves decked into my holder. 

Answer the cards 

Facts of the cards, them so that as you're going through everything is oriented in the same direction. 

And here we go a trio of grungy, earthy memorydex cards inspired by Seth Apter. 

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

Supplies:

Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Paints - Kiwi Gold, Rusty, Heavy Cream, Olive

Paper Artsy Printed Tissue Seth Apter

Paper Artsy Seth Apter Eclectica Em 109, EM128

Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background stamp

Impression Obsession Seth Apter Journal Jargon Two

Stencil Girl Seth Apter Zig Zag stencil

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ocean ink

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Tim Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

AALL and Create Garden Frames dies

watercolor paper

Ranger Collage Medium 

Piece of canvas

White China Marker

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

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Vacation

 

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

This week the challenge is: VACATION

Lucky me! I got to go on a cruise this spring with my sister to Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. Loving the ship life!

I spent a lot of my time sketching on our trip. My favorite place to go was there Promenade deck.  I tried to do at least one sketch a day while on the ship. I even met the captain one day! 

After our cruise, we went to St. Augustine, Florida to spend time with our sister there. Truly, it was a wonderful vacation! 

 

THis week, I decided on a hybrid art journal/scrapbook spread. I began with some stamping and stenciling. 

 

I decided the background was a little too bold, and would detract from the photos, so I spritzed it and lifter color with a paper towel. 

I printed out a few tiny pictures to use and added them to the pages.  

I stamped some fun imageslllevery ship has a cat, right? I also doodled lines around the photos to pop them. 

I added a couple of tags with thread. 

One of my highlights was having High Tea!

 

A VACATION TO REMEMBER! 

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

Supplies:

Stamoperia Watercolor Art Journal

Tracy Evans Numerical Cats stamps

Simon says Stamp Pepita Background stamp

Seth Apter Stencil Girl Zif Zag stencil

Simon Says Stamp Label Tag Dies

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares

 Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks - Mocha and Ocean

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Ranger Mister Bottle

Black Pen

Thread 

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

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