Cauldrons and Crockpots

 

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

This week the challenge is: Use Sentiment as the Focus

When I say this sentiment from Riley and CO, I knew it was perfect for a Halloween themed project.  

I began with some ink smooshing, using Simon's Honey and Grapefruit inks. 

I do love text and script background stamps, and put my new Friendship Text stamp to good use here. I wanted a subtle look, so used a coordinating ink. 

I am drawn back to this grid stencil again, and used it to frame the tag with some Mocha ink. 

So what is going into your cauldron this season? I thought I would add mushrooms to mine, and these shrooms from Tracy Evans fit the bill. 

I stamped the sentiment on watercolor paper, then sketched a cauldron around it. I blended honey ink over the image.

Details...

The wich is adding mushrooms to the cauldron while here cat looks on. Or, is she making mushroom soup in the crockpot?

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Supplies:

Riley and Co Funny Bones  Electric Cauldron Stamp

Tracy Evans On The Wild A\Side stamps

Simon Says Stamp Friendship Text Background stamp

Tim Holtz Sizzix Wicked dies

Tim Holtz Sizzix Mischievous 

Dina Wakley Media Tags

imon Says Stamp Grid stencil

Simon Says Stamp Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Grapefruit, Honey and Mocha inks

Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock

Canson Watercolor paper

Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brushes

Bearly Art Precision Glue 

Tim Holtz Distree Sprayer

Black Pen

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

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Spooky!

 

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

This week the challenge is: SPOOKY/ADD SOME PURPLE

PHANTOM PALACE 

I created a background for the card by smooshing yellow and purple inks onto watercolor paper. 

 I die cut the Phantom Palace and added all sorts of goodies to it, from a skull with a creepy eye...

to some haunting ghosts.. 

to a curious cat... 

purple bats... 

eyeball flowers and pumpkins ... 

Instead of a card, you can turn this into a home decor 3D piece to display. 

Or add the 3D piece to your ink smooshed background, so it looks like the lights are shining through. 

Whatever you choose to do, have FUN, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 

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

Supplies:

AALL and Create Phantom Palace die

Tim Holtz Sizzix Wicked , Frightful Things dies

AALL and Create Pumps and Skulls Ephemera

Tim Holtz Creepy Eyes

TIm Holtz Distress inks - Wilted Violet and Mustard Seed

Ranger Spray Mister

Craft sheet

Simon Says Stamp Black, Caramel, and White cardstock

Bearly Art Precision Glue

 

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

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Monochrome

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  NOT A CARD  Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: MONOCHROME

I don't know about you, but for some reason, I find it hard to create using a monochromatic theme. I had to refresh what monochrome meant,  and in very simple terms, it seems it is choosing one color, and adding black or white to it. I chose to center around Lapis for my card.

BLUE PLAID HELLO

I began with Lapis, Black and White acrylic paints, and painted alternating stripes down the watercolor paper. Then, I turned in sideways and repeated this step.\ with a lighter blue. 

To refine my plaid, I went in with some paint markers and made thinner stripes of clues. I think this gives it more definition. 

I chose the section I liked the best and cut it to fit the card. I die cut the "hello" from Simo Says Stamp, and added some blue feathers from Tim Holtz. 

I doodled a bit of faux stitching around the front, and added a plaid panel inside the card.  

Well, challenge met! I was able to work in a monochrome color story. I think I may be resistant to doing this because I love colors so much, and want to add them all, LOL!I think this makes a great masculine card to send out, or perfect for someone who loves blues. 

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

Supplies:

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints - Lapis, Black, White

Simon Says Stamp Scripty Hello die

Tim Holtz Sizzix Feathery die

Simon Says Stamp White, Sunflower Blue , Island Bluecardstock

Watercolor paper

 Bearly Art Precision Glue

Blue Gelly Roll pen

Black pen

Dina Wakley Media Brush

Paper Trimmer

Big Shot

 

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

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