Time for 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 "Time Out".

For this card I wanted to keep the background mainly white, so I started with that in my mind. First I applied Opal Magic Blue-Gold paint in the middle of the card. I always apply this paint with a Silicone Brush. Because this paint dries very quickly and is difficult to get out of the bristles of a brush. On top of that I started working with Distress Oxides. Because the paint maked that the Oxide remains on top of the paint, it reacts differently when you apply a new layer. It blends much more with each other. This makes it tricky to build up layers.

  


The next step was to add some stamping to give the background more interest. First the Read to Me stamp, and because the theme is Time Out, I also used the Weathered Clock stamp with two different colors of Distress Oxide. I first applied Washi Tape to the middle part of the card and then added a part of the Weathered Clock die. I've given this a bit more dimension by applying Nuvo Mousse and Brilliance Wax.

  

To top it off I used the Clock stamp that is cut out, together with the Paperdolls, Clipping Stickers, Label Letter Stickers and lastly Nuvo Drops.

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SUPPLIES:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Prima Flowers OPAL MAGIC BLUE GOLD Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint	Prima Marketing MIXED MEDIA 1 INCH SILICONE BRUSH Art Basics	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BUNDLED SAGE	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad LUCKY CLOVER Ranger TDO56041
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Ranger TDO56294	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad FADED JEANS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide BROKEN CHINA	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Prima Marketing READ TO ME Finnabair Clear Stamp
Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black Premium Ink	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon BLACK SOOT	Tonic PURE PLATINUM Nuvo Embellishment Mousse	Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops	Prima MYSTIC TURQUOISE Brilliance Wax	Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink BLACK SOOT Reinker Ranger
Zig Watercolor brush	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	Idea-ology Paper Dolls	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die WEATHERED CLOCK Bigz Alterations	Tonic SEASPRAY GREEN Nuvo Embellishment Mousse 817N	Tim Holtz Idea-ology LABEL LETTERS
Tim Holtz Rubber Stamp CLOCK Stampers Anonymous g1-1660	Tim Holtz Rubber Stamp WEATHERED CLOCK M2-1255	Prima Flowers OFFSET DOTS Finnabair Clear Stamp

 
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.

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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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Flower Power 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 "Flower Power".

Flowers give me a lot of inspiration, to use them in my projects, but also because of their beautiful colors. For my card I used the Botanical Collage Paper. This is really beautiful on its own, but it's also fun to color it. This time I used Infusions to give the background a color as well as the botanical part. For the coloring I've used Matte Matte with the Infusions and a pencil.

 

Then I used MicroGlaze to apply a resist layer. Although I doubt whether it was necessary, since Matte Medium is also already resistant. Next time I'll try without it ... For the background I used 3 different colors of Infusions and let the colors flow together with water. After repeating this one more time, I also added some color with Infusions and a pencil in a few different places.

 

The card is reasonably dark of all the color which is perfect for adding some highlighting with a white pen. And because I've used MicroGlaze and Matte Medium, the white pen will stay white. I also used the Flickering Butterflies from the new Simon Says Stamp release.

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SUPPLIES:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Tim Holtz Idea-ology BOTANICAL Collage Paper th93705	Dina Wakley Gel Matte Medium	Paper Artsy SLIME Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy LEMONCELLO Infusions Colored Stain CS04	Paper Artsy Black Currant Infusions
Paper Artsy A BIT JADED Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy FRANKLY SCARLET Infusions Colored Stain CS19	Paper Arrtsy Emerald Isle Infusions Colored Stain	Sakura WHITE GELLY ROLL Medium Point Pens Set	Tim Holtz Visual Artistry JUST SAYINGS Clear Stamp Set	MISTI stamping tool
Prima Marketing READ TO ME Finnabair Clear Stamp	Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black Premium Ink	Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops	MicroGlaze - All Purpose Paper Protector	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon BLACK SOOT
Simon Says Stamp FLICKERING BUTTERFLIES Wafer Dies s541 Fluttering By	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE

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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