Inspired by Finnabair 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 "Inspired by an Artist".

This card is inspired by Finnabair, she designs amazing products, and all very unique. The Opal Magic Paint is also really magical in my opinion. And the waxes are fabulous and smell amazing too. The colors I used aren't really Finnabair style, but also they are. I started with a stencil and Texture Paste and applied Distress Crackle Paste in the corners. After that was dry, I coated the resin and metal pieces with a layer of White Gesso.

 

The first layer of color are done with Metallique Paint and Opal Magic Paint. Despite the layer of gesso, the paint didn't cover the resin very well. Probably too little gesso applied. That only reinforced my idea of working with light pastel colors. The next coat was Metallic Waxes. After the first layer of waxes I found that something was still missing, so I used some brighter colors of wax and it suddenly gave it such a metallic rainbow/iridescent effect.

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Prima Marketing STARS AND MOONS Mould 966638	Prima Marketing MECHANICA Mould	Prima Marketing COGS AND WINGS Mould 966614	Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel	Prima Marketing OPAL MAGIC YELLOW PINK Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 966089	Prima Flowers OPAL MAGIC BLUE GOLD Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint
Prima Marketing INDIAN PINK Art Alchemy Metallique Wax	Prima-Marketing-FIREBIRD-Art-Alchemy-Metallique-Wax	Prima Marketing MINT SPARKLE Art Alchemy Metallique Wax	Prima Marketing PEACOCK Art Alchemy Metallique Wax	Prima Marketing BRONZE AGE Art Alchemy Metallique Wax	Prima Marketing WHITE PEARL Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Wax 968380
Prima - Melange Art Pebbles	dina wakley white gesso	Tim Holtz CRACKLE 3oz Distress Texture Paste Ranger tda71303	Tim Holtz SIMPLE SAYINGS	Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker	Sakura-CLASSIC-WHITE-Gelly-Roll
Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE Opaque Matte 4oz	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Archival Ink - Jet Black	Tim Holtz Idea-ology SPROCKET GEARS Watch Parts Hardware

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 $25 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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Frame it 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 "Frame it".

As the first layer for this card I used Distress Sprays, but it wasn't really interesting. So I used a few Distress Oxides and added more depth and balanced the colors. With my favorite new background stamp (Ledger Script) and Distress Archival Ink Ground Espresso I did some random stamping.

 

You can use the Sizzix Shaker Domes without having to punch out a hole in your card, because there is adhesive under the edge of the dome, super handy! But to finish of the edges of the dome nicely, it's more fun if you have something of a frame circle die, which I have. The My Favorite Things Circle Shaker die cutting set. This one has a pretty wide circle frame, perfect for embossing it. I used the Foundry 3D Embossing Folder for this.

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock	Sizzix SHAKER DOMES 2 Inches 663648	Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-FOUNDRY-3D-Texture-Fades	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2018 ENTOMOLOGY CMS328	Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-Framelits-ENTOMOLOGY-Wafer-Thin-Die-Set-663068	My Favorite Things CIRCLE SHAKER WINDOW AND FRAME Die-Namics MFT1099
Tim-Holtz-Cling-Rubber-Stamps-2020-SPECIMEN-CMS410	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps LEDGER SCRIPT	Ranger Black Embossing Powder	Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Paint	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink Mini Kit 3	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PINE NEEDLES Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide SPICED MARMALADE	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad FRAYED BURLAP Ranger TDO55990
Tim Holtz ranger Distress stain Spray Rusty Hinge	Tim-Holtz-Distress-Spray-Stain-COLOR-Speckled-Egg-Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain BROKEN CHINA Ranger TSS42174	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray WALNUT STAIN	Versamark Watermark Stamp Ink Pad	Tonic ATLANTIS BURST Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1213n
Zig Watercolor brush	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 3	Sakura-CLASSIC-WHITE-Gelly-Roll	Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker

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 $25 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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