From Regions Beyond

 

 

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

It's been wonderful having Carrie Swift with us this month and her amazing creations! Thanks for sharing your creative talent with us, Carrie, and I am looking forward to more inspiration from you.  

This week the challenge is: TAG IT

FROM REGIONS BEYOND...

The Eye Stalk trees are watching you! 

I was inspired to make this weird and funky tag from a page I did in an art journal, my "obsession" with eyes, and perhaps a too vivid imagination, LOL!

I began by painting watercolor "blocks" of color onto the tag. 

Next, I began the stencil work. On some colors, I laid the stencil over the watercolor and removed color with a baby wipe. Be careful scrubbing out the color if using mixed media paper to not go through.

On other areas, I stenciled in a coordinating watercolor using a cosmetic sponge.

As you can see, I used a variety of stencils with both techniques.

Then, I cut circles from gel prints I had in my stash and outlined them with bold black.

Now the fun begins with drawing these wonky eyes. I added the Optic Frame to one of them with a black brad. 

I drew long tree trunks and doodled in different designs. I thought this quote chip was the perfect addition. 

Ooh, love these luscious colors!

I added Mummy Cloth and Tim's Colorblock fabric to the tag.

Here is my inspiration for my tag. I am taking a year long course with Joanne Sharpe, and she taught us about watercolor and stencils (The techniques I used on my tag.). The weird eye trees are all me, and I wanted to try this out as a tag.

FROM REGIONS BEYOND

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

Supplies:

Dina Wakley Media Assorted Tags

Simon Says Stamp In the Round stencil

Simon Says Stamp Mermaid Scales stencil

Simon Says Stamp Tumbling Leaves stencil

Simon Says Stamp Grid stencil

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Daniel Smith Watercolors - Quinacridone Pink, Quinacridone Coral, Hansa Yellow Light, Permanent Orange. Phthalo Turquoise, Quinacridone Violet

Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements Colorblock Fabric

Tim Holtz Idea=ology Optic Frames

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mummy Cloth

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween Quote Chips 

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Beacon 3 in 1 Craft Glue

Watercolor Brush

Black Sharpie

Black Brad

Gel Prints from stash 

Cosmetic Sponge

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

 

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A Bit O'Green

 

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

This week the challenge is: A Bit O'Green

Well, I challenged myself to do something green that was not for St Patrick's Day (one of my favorite holidays) and to really just use a little bit of green (my favorite color). Do you know how hard that was for me? Let me tell you, I struggled.

CHOOSE TO SHINE

I knew I wanted to play with my new Simon Says Stamp Honey and Zest ink pads from the Splendor release. I think I really need to play with yellow more, these are so rich! I think that helped keep me away from all my green products. 

I always find it easier to ink smoosh outside of my art journal, so I cut a sheet of watercolor paper 7x7" to work with. After the smooshing, I sprinkled drops of water onto the paper, gave it a few seconds, then lifted it off with a paper towel to add more texture. Let dry, or speed it up with a heat tool.

Next, I did some tone on tone stamping using Tracy Scott's fun mark making stamps and the Honey in.k. 

 I added some drips from the Zest reinker, spritzed a bit of water at the top and let it run down the page.

I had punched various circles from the watercolor paper, and kept the scrap to also use. After it was glued in place, I added some shading with the Rustic Wilderness watercolor pencil and a #4 brush. (I got my inspiration for the circles and shading from a  class with Marta Lapkowska) 

 I blended ink onto the circles, added the green shading and let them dry. Later, I went in and added a bit of doodling.

Next, I figured out the placement for the punched circles and popped them up. I had to double check to make sure the green shading was at the bottom of the circle. So far, I have just used a bit o' green. 

Details... 

I added green wings to this Funky insect from Tim Holtz, and some of Simon's new Dazzling Gems.  

As I was going through my stash of gel prints, I came across a page of green bubbles I had made using bubblewrap. So, I cut out a couple of circles to add a bit more green. 

Getting my page ready to put into the art journal...I decided to stamp a border and keep with the circles theme in my stamp choice. 

 I blended a bit of ink over the Quote Chip, and added the message to "Choose to Shine". 

I think I met my challenge here by going with a nature theme and just a bit of green, YAY!

CHOOSE TO SHINE 

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

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Funky Insects Thin Dies 

Tim Holtz Rustic Wilderness Watercolor Pencil

Tim Holtz Quote Chips Theories

Paper Artsy Tracy Scott TS085 stamps

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks - Honey and Zest plus reinker

Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gems Clear

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush Citrine

Marvy Jewel Picker Tool

Simon Says Stamp Foam Tape

 Ranger Dylusions Creative 8x8 Creative Journal

Big Shot

Ek Success 1" Circle Punch

Circle Punches 1 3/8 and 1 1/2"

Watercolor Paper 

Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock

Tim Holtz Kraft Cardstock Cool

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Ranger Glossy Accents

Ranger Mister Bottle

Black pen

Zen Size 4 watercolor brush

Tim Holtz Tonic Media Surface Mat

Ranger Heat It Tool

Gel Print from stash

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

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Bright and Cheerful

 

Hello Monday my friends! Welcome to this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL. Around here, fishing season has begun, so I doodled and painted a fishy page for a junk journal, in bright and cheerful colors to celebrate the season.

Pop-up Fish Page

I started by gessoing and painting a paper bag for my background in blues and greens, using acrylic paints.  While that dried, I started to doodle fish and water plants onto watercolor paper with a black pen. 

I added watercolors, then fussy cut the pieces.

My fish seem to be smiling...these must be the ones that got away.

I wanted to create an interactive page that popped up.

Since I had minimal materials with me at the time, I made "springs" for the fish out of watercolor paper, by bending it in an accordion fold and attaching it to the fish.

I just added an extra tab to the plants so they would pop open. 

My bright, cheerful fish make me smile!

I used just a few materials for my page, but lots of imagination (inspired by Dianna Petty Lippe). Now it's your turn to create a bright and cheerful make and share it with us! Our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp are offering a $25 shopping voucher to one participant. 

SUPPLIES:

Dina Wakley Sky acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Turquoise paint	Dina Wakley Lime paint	Dina Wakley Ranger EVERGREEN 1OZ Media Acrylic Paints MDQ53996	Daniel Smith SAP GREEN 5ml Extra Fine Watercolor
Daniel Smith YELLOW OCHRE 5ml Extra Fine Watercolor	Daniel Smith PERMANENT ORANGE 15 ml fine watercolor	Daniel Smith Phthalo Turquoise watercolor	Daniel Smith QUINACRIDONE RED 5ml Extra Fine Watercolor	Simon Says Stamp Daniel Smith Watercolor Shari Carroll Palette
Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso	Dina Wakley Ranger Media Brushes	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER	Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz	Royal Langnickel ZEN WATERCOLOR BRUSH Set
Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER	Zig PURE BLACK Millennium Assorted Point Pens

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Be sure to check out all the bright and cheerful work by the design team!