Monday, March 18, 2024

Simon Says - Food And/or Drink

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because


and the theme for this week is...
FOOD AND/OR DRINK
I made a card to celebrate the iconic British tradition of Afternoon Tea, a special treat especially when shared with friends. I used Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Layering Stencils from Sets 3 and 6, Idea-ology Palette Ephemera, Photobooth and Heart Adornment.


I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", spritzed Gathered Twigs Distress Spray Stain through the Mini Layering Stencil from Set 3, sprayed lightly with water to soften the edges, dabbed dry with kitchen towel and inked around the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide ink using a mini round blending tool.
I selected Ephemera pieces from the Idea-ology Palette Ephemera Pack and a photo from Idea-ology Photobooth.
I arranged the pieces to create a collage, with the china teacup taking centre stage and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.
I stencilled the word True on to the Ephemera tag using the Mini Layering Stencil from Set 6 with Scorched Timber Distress Ink and a Tiny Blending Tool.
I applied Distress Texture Paste Crackle through the Hearts Mini Layering Stencil from Set 6 using a palette knife.
I created shadows around the ephemera pieces using a Scorched Timber Distress Watercolor Pencil and softened the edges using a Detailer Water Brush.
I fixed Sizzix Adhesive Sheet to Simon Says Schoolhouse Red cardstock, die-cut using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower Thinlits and fixed to the Ephemera label.
I painted an Idea-ology Heart Adornment with Antique Linen Distress Paint, wiped off the excess, fixed to the panel and added a twine bow.
To finish, I matted the panel on to Simon Says Schoolhouse Red cardstock trimmed to be 1/8" larger and fixed to an A2 white card blank, covered with Distress Kraft HeavyStock.


You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below


Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp



You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram
and if you use Instagram...
please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this week...
Have Fun and Happy Crafting
Hugs Kath xxx

Monday, March 11, 2024

Simon Says - Bit O' Green

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because


and the theme for this week is...
BIT O' GREEN
I used lots of favourite products to create my Bit O' Green card - Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mr Rabbit, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness and Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide inks, Distress Watercolor Pencils, Bakers Twine and Sweet Strawberry Heart Sprinkles.
I inked the Distress Plaid image from Mr Rabbit with Bundled Sage Distress Ink, spritzed with water, stamped randomly over an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card and inked around the edge of the panel using a Distress Mini Round Blending tool. I dried the panel and stamped Mr Rabbit himself, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival.
I coloured the image with Lost Shadow, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness and Spun Sugar Distress Watercolor Pencils using a Detailer Water Brush.
I held the dots and banner stamps in my hand and stamped randomly over the background, inked with Rustic Wilderness and Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide inks.
I applied Black Opague Distress Texture Paste through Dotted from Stencil Set 5, one of my favourite Mini Layering Stencils.
Then came an adapt and overcome moment when I smeared the "not yet dry" black texture paste on the right hand side of the panel but another old favourite, Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alterations On The Edge Scallops, came to the rescue.
To finish I matted the panel on to Distress Black HeavyStock, added Baker's Twine down the left edge, tied in a bow and added Sweet Strawberry Heart Sprinkles.



You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below


Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp



You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram
and if you use Instagram...
please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this week...
Have Fun and Happy Crafting
Hugs Kath xxx

Monday, March 4, 2024

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous - Mr Rabbit

Hello my friends, I have a confession. A certain gentleman known as Mr Rabbit has absolutely stolen my heart and if you watched the YouTube Live launch of the latest stamp set and dies from Tim Holtz, Stampers Anonymous and Simon Says Stamp, you'll know why. What an adorable image, look at that sweet face and the detail is amazing. I made an Easter theme card with Mr Rabbit as the star of the show and used the rest of images to create texture and background accents.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 5" x 7", inked the distressed plaid image from the Mr Rabbit stamp set with Distress Embossing Ink, sprinkled with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I sprayed Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber Distress Spray Stains on to my Media Mat, spritzed with water and tapped the panel into the inks repeatedly, drying between layers.

I repeated the process with Mustard Seed and Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Sprays.
I stamped Mr Rabbit, inked with Black Soot Distress Archival ink as a placement guide on the panel because, no way was I attempting to fussy cut around those whiskers.
I inked the Easter Ephemera image with Vintage Photo, the dots with Crackling Campfire Distress Archival Inks and stamped randomly over the background.
I stamped Mr Rabbit again on to Distress Watercolor card, inked with Vintage Photo Distress Archival, sprinkled with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I coloured with Gathered Twigs, Pumice Stone, Speckled Egg and Crackling Campfire Distress Watercolor Pencils, picking the colours up from the point of the pencils with a Detailer Water Brush and fussy cut, much easier to do without worrying about the whiskers.
I die-cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Wildflowers Thinlits from Distress Watercolor card and Sizzix Surfacez and coloured with Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness and Wild Honey Distress Oxide inks using Distress Tiny Blending Tools.
I fixed Mr Rabbit in place with foam squares, fixed the greenery behind his head and at the bottom of the panel overlapping his jacket using Distress Collage Medium and added the flowers popped up on foam squares.

I trimmed the panel to 4.3/4" x 6.3/4", fixed to Distress Kraft HeavyStock trimmed 1/8" larger with machine stitching and added random zig zag stitching around the edges.
To finish I added an Idea-ology Quote Chip Label and fixed the panel to a 5" x 7" white card blank.


He reminds me so much of Thumper, a rabbit I had as a child, an expert escapologist who, no matter how secure you thought his hutch was, would become Houdini overnight and turn up next morning in neighbouring gardens, happily tucking in to the variety of veggie treats on offer.
Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Bright and Cheerful

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Thank you for joining us for last week's challenge and we hope you can join us this week too because


The first challenge of the month is when we feature products from a particular company or brand and this month, we are all using the fabulous products from PaperArtsy. You don't have to use them to join in the challenge but we would love to see what you make with them, if you have them in your stash.
We are also welcoming back the lovely and very talented Ann Chuang as our Designer In The Spotlight. If you haven't visited her blog yet, do pop over because you are in for a real treat.
The theme for this week is...
BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL
I used two of my favourite PaperArtsy mediums, Rusting Powder and Infusions along with Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Funky Floral Wreath Thinlits to create a bright and cheerful, waiting for Spring,  card.
I placed an A2 panel of Distress Watercolor card into a tray and saturated the card with Cider Apple Vinegar (yes you did read that right) using a mini mister bottle. I lightly sprinkled on the PaperArtsy Rusting Powder, spritzed again with the vinegar and set aside to air dry.
This is what the card looks like when dry. I stamped the sentiment from an old PaperArtsy stamp ELB31 on to the panel inked with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink.
I sprinkled the PaperArtsy Infusions on to panels of Distress Watercolor card and activated by spritzing with water.
I die-cut the wreath from Distress Watercolor card using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Funky Floral Wreath Thinlits.  I sprinkled Emerald Isle Infusions on to my Glass Media Mat, mixed with Distress Collage Medium and painted on to the die-cut which meant I was able to control the intensity of the colour.
I die-cut the flowers and leaves from the panels coloured with Infusions using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Funky Floral Wreath Thinlits.
I fixed the flowers and leaves in place around the wreath with Distress Collage Medium and foam squares to add dimension. I distressed the edge of the panel with Tim Holtz Paper Distresser and fixed to an A2 Distress Kraft Heavystock card blank.


You can find all the products I used over at Simon Says Stamp, just click on the links below


Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2pm CET to join in with the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp



You can also follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram
and if you use Instagram...
please add #sssmchallenge to your entry uploads so we can see them on there too

I look forward to seeing what you create this week...
Have Fun and Happy Crafting
Hugs Kath xxx