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Sunday, November 8

Mad Hatter Tea

Hello friends! I have another card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, and today it is all about tea, a Mad Hatter's Tea!

I used the StampingBella the Mad Hatter stamp set and Brutus Monroe Pumpkin Spice paper collection. I colored the images with Tombow markers and a waterbrush.

Have a lovely day and enjoy a cuppa tea! Maura

Monday, November 25

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

A great place to shop!

Simon is on Instagram - use #sssmchallenge

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

Monday, November 18

Simon Says: Recycle!

Hello Monday, my friends! Are you ready for a new challenge? We have one for you at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - RECYCLE! I don't know about you, but we get a LOT of boxes delivered to our house, especially as the holidays draw near. We recycle all that cardboard, but I wanted to try something a bit different, so used it to make my Christmas ornament.

Get Your Jingle On!

I started by peeling some of the paper off one side of the cardboard to reveal the corrugation. Then, I found a large lid to use to draw my circle.

I used a smaller cup for the next size circle. I glued the large pieces together after I inserted some ribbon in the middle, then a smaller circle on top of each side, kind of like a big cookie. Now, that I thought of that...yum, Christmas cookies!

I dripped glossy accents down both sides and sprinkled with Distress Glitter, then set that aside to dry.

Meanwhile, I stamped two blueprint bells on watercolor paper, and inked with the Distress Oxides.

I spritzed a bit of water on top, lifted it with a paper towel and dried. Next, I cut them out, glued on stars, added the bell and jingle bell, then more Glossy Accents and Distress Glitter. It kind of looks like a smiley face to me.

I adhered it all to the cardboard with pop tape, stamped the saying and added that to both sides.

Here, you can see the dimension from the layers of cardboard.

So, how about a rustic ornament for your Christmas tree? You get to create and recycle at the same time.

Have you started looking around your place to find something to recycle? I can't wait to see what ideas you come up with that I can try out! See you at the challenge, and remember, our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp offer a $50 voucher to one participant drawn at random each challenge.