Simon Says - Spritz And/Or Splatter

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...

SPRITZ AND/OR SPLATTER

I spritzed Tim Holtz Distress Saltwater Taffy, Kitsch Flamingo and Lucky Clover Spray Stains through Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Flourish Mini Layering Stencil from Set 10 to create backgrounds, applied Distress Black Texture Paste through the Wildflower Mini Layering Stencil also from the same set and added lots of splatter using Dina Wakley White and Black Gloss Sprays and Tim Holtz Distress Sugary Gumdrops Mica Stain.

I spritzed the 3 colours of Distress Spray Stain through the Flourish Mini Layering Stencil from Set 10 on to the left panel, lifted the stencil, sprayed the back of the stencil with water, laid on to the second panel and pressed the ink into the panel with a piece of kitchen towel to create a monoprint effect.

I inked the edges of the panels using Lucky Clover Distress Oxide ink applied with a Mini Round Blending Tool. I applied Distress Black Opaque Texture Paste through the Wildflower Mini Layering Stencil from the same set.

I applied Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink with a Mini Round Blending Tool through the Dot Grid Mini Layering Stencil from Set 27 to add more colour on the backgrounds. I added splatters of Dina Wakley Black and White Gloss Sprays.

I fixed the Idea-ology Small Talk Stickers to scraps of Distress Watercolor card, trimmed and used a Memento Black Marker to colour the white edges.

I spritzed Sugary Gumdrop Distress Mica Stain to my glass mat and used to add shimmering splatters to the panels.

To finish, I trimmed the panels to 4" x 5.1/4", added the Small Talk Stickers to the panels popped up on Simon Says Stamp Foam Strips and fixed the panels to A2 white card blanks.

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

Drifting Flowers + Alcohol Inks

Hello my friends, I'm sharing cards I made using Simon Says Stamp Drifting Flowers Embossing Folder on Tim Holtz/Ranger Alcohol Ink Pearl backgrounds, with Simon Says Stamp Hello and Fancy Love wafer dies, Reverse Best Friends and All The Love Sentiment Strips to create the sentiments.

I created the backgrounds on 5" x 7" sheets of White Yupo by sprinkling on Blending Solution, added drops of Tranquil, Radiant and Sublime Alcohol Ink Pearls and used the Distress Alcohol Ink Air Blower to move the inks around. Once the backgrounds were dry, I ran them through my die-cutting machine with Simon Says Stamp Drifting Flowers Embossing Folder. I used a Mini Round Blending Tool and Distress Sanding Disk to remove the colour from the raised embossed areas and wiped with a damp cloth to remove the dust.

I used a Sakura Black Glaze Pen to colour the centres of the small flowers.

I die-cut Simon Says Stamp Hello and Fancy Love dies 4 times from Distress Watercolor card, the shadow dies once from Vellum and layered to create dimensional sentiments.

I trimmed the panels to 4" x 5.1/4", fixed the die-cuts in place with Distress Collage Medium and added secondary sentiments trimmed from Simon Says Stamp Reverse All The Love and Reverse Best Friends Sentiment Strips, popped up on Simon Says Stamp 3D foam strips. I added a Trinity Stamps Coffee Bean Heart Sprinkle to the Fancy Love die-cut. 

To finish I matted the panels on to A2 panels of Distress Black HeavyStock and fixed to A2 top-folding white card blanks.

Have fun with whatever you're making.

Hugs Kath xxx

Simon Says - Monochrome

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...

MONOCHROME

I decorated a Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Etcetera Tag using 49and Market Color Swatch Charcoal 6" x 8" patterned papers, Rub-on Transfers, Charcoal Acetate Assortment, Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Baseboard Window Frame, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mosaic Mini Layering Stencil from Set 28 and Distress Texture Paste Opaque Crackle. 

I trimmed one of the Color Swatch Charcoal patterned papers to fit the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Etcetera Tag and fixed in place using Distress Collage Medium and a Distress Collage Brush.

Once the paper was dry, I sanded the edges to remove excess paper using a Mini Round Blending Tool and Distress Sanding Disk. I applied Distress Texture Paste Opaque Crackle through Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mosaic Mini Layering Stencil from Set 28.

I sanded a Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Baseboard Window Frame to lighten the colour and fixed to the tag with Distress Collage Medium.

I added Charcoal Rub-on Transfers, the flower/leaves, butterfly and colour strip from the Charcoal Acetate Assortment pack and added splatters of white and black gesso.

I used a Mini Round Blending Tool and black gesso to colour the edges of the tag and the reinforcer.

I dry brushed the reinforcer with white gesso to lighten and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I sprayed Distress Black Soot Spray Stain on to my glass media mat, dipped white ribbon into the stain repeatedly, sprayed with water until I was happy with the colour and dried.

I fixed the ribbon in place to create a hanger and added a bow.

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

Simon Says - Tattered Daisy Take 2

Hello my friends, I'm back to share the second card I made using Tattered Daisy and Honeycomb Tag dies, Honeycomb Stencil and Thanks Always stamp set and dies, some of my favourite products from Simon Says Stamp Moments In Time release. You can check out all the fabulous products in the release HERE.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create 2 - 4" x 5.1/4" panels, applied Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink through Simon Says Honeycomb Stencil using a Mini Round Blending Tool, spritzed with water and dried. I die-cut Simon Says Tattered Daisy from Distress Waterolor card, placed on a sticky mat and coloured with Simon Says Sprout, Pearfection and Field Mini Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes using Simon Says Detail Round Blending Brushes. I placed the Tattered Daisy flower heads and centres on the sticky mat and coloured with Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey Distress Oxide inks using the round detail blending brushes.

I assembled the daisies, curled the top petals and fixed to the panel using Simon Says Thin Foam Squares to add dimension.

I trimmed the leaves from the stems and fixed in place tucked behind the flowers using Distress Collage Medium.

I added splatters of Dina Wakley Black Gloss Spray and dried. I die-cut "Thanks" from Distress Watercolor card 3 times and used the negative space die-cut to fix the die-cut letters in place using Distress Collage Medium.

I removed the negative die-cut strip, fixed the next 2 layers in place and stamped the secondary sentiment from Simon Says Thanks Always 4" x 6" stamp set inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I die-cut the bee from Distress Black HeavyStock, Distress Watercolor card, Distress Watercolor card coloured with Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink, fixed in place and paper pieced the yellow and white body piecessections. I die-cut again twice from Vellum to create the wings, fixing the second layer of vellum with a dot of adhesive at the point of the wings and curled the wings to create dimension.

To finish I fixed the panel to a Simon Says Stamp Lemon Chiffon A2 card blank.

High winds and heavy rain are forecast for the weekend in my neck of the woods putting a damper on any thoughts of gardening so I guess I'll be retreating to the cubbyhole for some crafting fun. Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned and I'll see you all on Monday to share my Simon Says Monday Challenge DT project.

Hugs Kath xxx