Party Invite 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 "Party Time".

The end of December is the time to make the annual invitation for my birthday. I was in the mood a bit more colorful one than the last cards I made, it's way more bright. First I applied a layer of Clear Gesso and then added some texture with the Texture Paste and the Ornate Lace stencil. When it was dry I started applying color. First subtle colors with Opal Magic Paint Rose Gold and Yelllow Pink, and then brighter colors with Infusions and Nuvo Shimmer Powders.

 

Building the layers takes time. And because I used Clear Gesso, the powders can't soak into the paper, and it reacts very well with water and also mixes like crazy. Sometimes it mixes too well and it becomes one solid color, but it is very forgiving. I used washi tape again, that's been a while ago and I used the Big Brush as well as Distress Crayon, because it dries up permanently, but it was a challenge to apply it the way I want, but pratice makes perfect ;).

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Prima Marketing CLEAR GESSO 8.5 OZ. Art Basics 961466	Prima Marketing READ TO ME Finnabair Clear Stamp	Tim Holtz Sizzix ALPHANUMERIC CLASSIC UPPER Thinlits Dies 664223	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash METALLIC 3 KRAFT STOCK th94021	Prima Marketing ORNATE LACE 6 x 9 Stencil 966669
Faber-Castell BLACK Stampers Big Brush Pens	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon BLACK SOOT	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black Premium Ink	Sakura-CLASSIC-WHITE-Gelly-Roll	Zig Watercolor brush
Prismacolor BLACK COLORED PENCIL PC935	Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	Prima Marketing OPAL MAGIC YELLOW PINK Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 966089	Prima Marketing OPAL MAGIC ROSE GOLD Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint	Paper Artsy SUNSET BEACH Infusions Colored Stain CS07
Paper Artsy BLACK KNIGHT Infusions Colored Stain CS12	Tonic SOLAR FLARE Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1210n	Tonic CHERRY BOMB Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1209n	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE Opaque Matte 4oz

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

Hugs,
Sandra

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Christmas City 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 "Cityscape".

This is my last Christmas card of the season and. As I already told last time, I made them in the same colors and in the same style as the others. As a kind of serie. For the cityscape I used the City Scene stencil, a pretty cool and unique stencil, which gives you many options to use. They should also make a die of it. That would be amazing! 

 

Anyway, back to my Christmas card, first I applied a layer of Nuvo Expanding Mousse Worn Linen (thanks Marzena!) as with the other cards. Then with the Degrade the Points stencil applied some sparkle with the Glitter Glaze Fallen Snow. When that was dry, I started with my serie colors, Nuvo Shimmer Powder Storm Cloud, Infusion In The Navy and Black Knight. This time I also used Distress Ink Black Soot to give the Texture Paste some color, but I went over it with Infusions for a more intense color using a brush.

 

The word "City" is not in the Holiday Word die set, so I used Merry and Christmas with the Metallic-3 Cardstock and had all the letters I needed. I also used this Cardstock with the Alpha Lower dies and the Simon Says Stamp Stacked Stars. To make them into stickers, I use double-sided tape, which I stick to the back of the cardstock before I run it through the die-cutting machine. Super handy, especially with small pieces.

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SUPPLIES:

Brutus Monroe FALLEN SNOW glitter glaze	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Tonic WORN LINEN Nuvo Expanding Mousse 1700n	Tonic STORM CLOUD Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1211n	Paper Artsy IN THE NAVY Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy BLACK KNIGHT Infusions Colored Stain CS12
Prima Marketing READ TO ME Finnabair Clear Stamp	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	Tim Holtz Sizzix ALPHANUMERIC CLASSIC LOWER Thinlits Dies 664224	Tim Holtz Sizzix HOLIDAY WORDS 2 THIN Thinlits Die 661601	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash BLACKOUT KRAFT STOCK th94020	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash METALLIC 3 KRAFT STOCK th94021
Altenew CITY SCENE Stencil ALT2384	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE Opaque Matte 4oz	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Ranger - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Black Soot	Carabelle Studio DEGRADE DE POINTS Stencil TE60054	Simon Says Stamp STACKED STARS Wafer Dies SSSD111599 Among The Stars
Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops	Elizabeth Craft Designs DOUBLE SIDED TAPE ROLL 2.5 Inches Clear Adhesive

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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