Beach fun card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about Nautical/By the beach.


Last week I went to Croatia, and I've seen beautiful beaches and also been on a beautiful small island at the sea. Croatia has mostly pebbly beaches but that didn't spoil it for a lot of beach fun. I spent two days lovely situated under a palm tree on a comfortable beach bed. Perfect vacation!

 

For my card I used paper from an old collection of Authentique. This is no longer available, but Simon Says Stamp has the recent Authentique collection called Seaside which is very similar in stock. I've linked to it. This card is twice as large as the cards I normally make.

 

The clouds are made with the Talk Bubbles 2 dies from Simon Says Stamp. I colored them with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink and to create more interest I used the Tiny Circles Stencil.

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CRACKED PISTACHIO	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad HICKORY SMOKE Ranger	tim holtz distress tumbled glass ink pad	Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger
tim holtz distress broken china ink pad	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MERMAID LAGOON	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE Ranger TIM43287	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Mini Swiss Dots - Template (6x6)	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil ZIGZAG
Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2016 HALFTONE AND RINGS CMS260	Authentique SEASIDE 12 x 12 Paper Pad SEA118	Tim Holtz Stampset Lost and Found	She Art Print Texture Stamp	Simon Says Stamp - Talk Bubbles 2 Die	The Crafter′s Workshop MINI TINY CIRCLES 6 x 6 Template
Simon Says Stamp RING FRAME Wafer Dies sssd111408	Prima Honeycomb Stencil	Pitch Black - Paint Dabber Adirondack	Perfect Pearls Mist - Heirloom Gold	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	tim holtz distress white picket fence stain
Bazzill Cardstock - Black	Doodlebug OFFICIAL STRIPE Washi Tape	Freckled Fawn Black and White Polka Dots Washi	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue	Crafter′s Companion - Extra Strong Tape Runner	Sakura WHITE GELLY ROLL Medium Point Pens Set
Faber-Castell GRAPHITE AQUARELLE Pencil

To join in all you need to do is make a project that fits this weeks challenge and you can be the winner of the $50 gift voucher that our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp offers. This prize will go to a random entry. So go over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, let the DT members inspire you and join in the fun!

You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

If you use instagram add #sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!



Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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Crazy bird birthday card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about Flora & Fauna.



The Crazy Birds (thanks Marzena!) are so cute and I wanted to make a cool background for this little round bird. This birthday card is made for a male colleague of mine. I started stamping the Rings with Peeled Paint Distress Ink and before I stamped it onto the paper I sprayed some water over the stamp to get a bit of a watercolor effect. I did the same thing with the Halftone stamp and Ground Espresso Distress Ink.

 

My MISTI is my tool for getting the best stamp impression. Especially with stamps that have a larger surface. And also with some of the clear stamps I need my MISTI.
This Crazy Bird I colored with a lot of different colors Distress Ink with some Ground Espresso I colored the edges so he fit better into the background.

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MERMAID LAGOON	Peeled Paint - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad HICKORY SMOKE Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Ripe Persimmon - Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Ranger Glossy Accents Glue	Pitch Black - Paint Dabber Adirondack	Versamark Watermark Stamp Ink Pad
Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Tim Holtz Bird Crazy stamps	Kaiser Craft - Script Stamp	MISTI	Tim Holtz Stamps WILDFLOWERS CMS253	We R Memory Keepers BLACK Washi Tape
Idea-ology Tissue Tape Sketchbook	Faber-Castell GRAPHITE AQUARELLE Pencil	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2016 HALFTONE AND RINGS CMS260	Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker	Tim Holtz Visual Artistry JUST SAYINGS Clear Stamp Set	Tim Holtz Idea-ology BOTANICAL REMNANT RUBS
Bo Bunny Textures It Is Written Clear Stamps

To join in all you need to do is make a project that fits this weeks challenge and you can be the winner of the $50 gift voucher that our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp offers. This prize will go to a random entry. So go over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, let the DT members inspire you and join in the fun!

You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

If you use instagram add #sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!



Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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