Foil Circle 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 "Going Around In Circles".

I'm completely in love with the Minc Foil technique in combination with Distress Resist Spray! I even used a die to stamp with. And I'm really happy with the result. It creates an edge around the die cuts (of the same die), because the cutting template is just a bit wider, a perfect combination! I first started with the background to give it color. I did that with Distress Ink Stormy Sky, Peacock Feathers, Vintage Photo and Distress Oxide Stormy Sky.

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Bee Happy Foil 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 "We're All A-Buzz".

All the crafting demos are so inspiring, and I was completely blown away by the Minc demo with Tim Holtz and Heidi Swapp a few days ago (check Heidi Swapp Instagram). Unfortunately I don't have the Minc Toner Ink, but I do have Distress Resist Spray, Minc Foil and the Mini Minc. I did some experimenting first, and I have several brands of foils, but Heidi's really works the best. The GoPress from Couture Creations stick in many more places than just the Resist Spray, which can be a really cool effect, but it's really unpredictable and therefor really hard to use.

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Dog's Life 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 "Dog's Life".

For this week I was inspired by this cute pug stamp from Oddball and from the Facebook Lives of Tim Holtz. I finally took the plunge and bought all but one of the Distress Embossing Glazes, I actually wanted to get them all, but I wasn't paying attention when ordering... And I did a technique with them that I saw in the Tim Holtz Demos. I also experimented a bit with my "own" technique with Distress Oxides.

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Spritz and Splatter card

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Spritz and Splatter".
As it’s the first Monday of the month we are showcasing a brand/company. This week we are all using some fabulous products from Paper Artsy. You don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used.

I absolutely love Paper Artsy Infusions and I wouldn't know how to use them without some Spritz and Splatter! So this wasn't a difficult challenge for me. I started applying some color with Washi Tape and I used Botanical Collage Paper on top of that. I applied this with Soft Matte Gel, with a few creases here and there for extra texture. After that I used some scraps from an old book. I applied a layer of White and Clear Gesso on top. The White to tone down the background, and the Clear because I like the effect of it better to play with color on it then White Gesso.

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