Hello Friend Art Journal Spread with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Best Friends". There are lots of ways you can interpret this theme. Let's see what how you gonna interpret it.

But first a reminder! The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  DT call closes tomorrow (january 19th) at 9am EST. So if you want the change to join our amazing team, grab it now and maybe you'll be one of our new team mates!

It's been a while since I've worked in my art journal. There were many things, like holidays and birthdays where I had to make cards for, so I didn't had the time to get my art journal out. You have also followed the releases that were announced at CHA? One of the CHA hits from Tim Holtz are the Distress Crayons, which look really cool. I really want to have those! But because these aren't available yet, I grabbed my Gelatos instead and played with those. It's also been a while that I've used them. The coolest effect of Gelatos I find is the dripping.

 

First I provided the page with a layer of Gesso. I wanted to have some texture for underneath the Gelatos. I added the Embossing Paste with a doily stencil. To smoothly blend the Gelatos I use my fingers after I added the water. By keeping the page vertically it starts to dripp down and you get a very cool effect.



See the video for the whole process from start to finish.

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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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Sandra

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Stencil 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 Stenciling it. Are you in love with using stencils too or are you wanting to try them? Join in, and share your stencil it project.

Stencils are besides stamps my favorite tools to work with. They can be used in so many different ways and also with lots of mediums. For this card, I didn't even use a single stamp because I had enough interest created with the stencils and the Tissue Wrap background.

 

For this card I've used the Simon Says Stamp Diamond Circles stencil along with black colored Embossing Paste and I used the Pool Paint Dabber with the Sunset Sunrise stencil. See below how I made my card in a time-lapse video.

There are so many other ways to use stencils. You can emboss with it by using it as an embossing folder, and you also can stamp with ink by applying it to the stencil and stamping it on your surface.

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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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DT Call for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

Hi everyone,



Would YOU like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Design Team? We are looking for not one, not two but THREE talented designers to join us! This challenge is dedicated to a more Vintage/Mixed Media Style so we are specifically looking for designers who  are more in touch with their artsy side.
This Design Team call is open to everyone but you must have a blog.
The call will close on Tuesday 19th January, 9 am EST
For more information please visit THIS POST on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog  


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Sandra

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Grunge Shaker Invitation with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! Hope you've had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you all a fabulous new year. This week the challenge is: "Something New". We are using Tim Holtz Products for our projects, but 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.


A new year has begun and I'm almost a year older. And that is cause for a celebration. Time for making the invitations. It's always fun to try new things, new techniques, new products, new ideas. With the beginning of the new year, a perfect time to start. It's the first time I made a shaker card, which is a fun something new to try. I wasn't planning on making one, but that's the fun of the creative process.

 

The invitation I made in the video was the last of the bunch. I already knew then it was going to be a shaker card, LOL! For some reason the collage glue stick didn't work well with the foil on the kraft cardstock, but by heating it with the heat tool it worked fine.



Below, the video of the whole process of how I made this shaker card. Enjoy!

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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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12 tags of 2015 - December

Hi everyone,

It's time for the last tag of December 2015. Tim has made another super beautiful tag. It's such a fun challenge to make a Tim tag every month. I hope he continues this in 2016!

The only thing I had that he uses the flourish stencil and Ground Espresso. For all the other products I used alternatives. Like the Postbox Red spray. Wow, what a super super super colorful red that is. As a focal point, I've use the Woodland die. To give it some extra dimension I cut a second out and cut it into pieces and adhered it on the back of the tree. To give it more the fullness as the wreath Tim made.

 

I don't have the bow die, but I drew the bow shape roughly and cut it out with scissors. I printed the banner. That font is so cool!



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Sandra

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Winter Wonderland with a little Village Dwelling

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! It's all about Winter Wonderland this time. The holidays are a just a few days away. It's a two week long challenge!


Are you also in awe of the Village Dwellings die cutting sets? Aren't they amazing? So glad that Tim has made videos about those, which I find much easier to follow then the instructions on paper that are included with the dies. I made this little house in the colors of my interior. Mint green, but sometimes it tends a bit to aqua blue, with warm gray and dark brown. So this sweet house will fit perfectly as a home decor piece for Christmas.



All the pieces I cut out of a sturdy Kraft Cardstock. The walls I painted gray by mixing Picket Fence and Black Soot to make it seem like cement. I wanted mint green stones, and I mixed Texture Sand with Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio to make that happen. I've used a brick stencil to apply the stones.



For the roof, I used Texture Crackle Paste and colored this brown with Walnut Stain and Mustard Seed, so I got a muddy brown. This I applied with the Stripes stencil to create the effect of a thatched roof. While the paste was still wet, I sprinkled some Rock Candy Dry Glitter. Unfortunately, the crackle effect doesn't come through the glitter. With Walnut Stain Spray I made the roof a bit darker.



I had put everything together, when I thought it wasn't wintery enough. So I cut out the snow elements of the Village Winter die. I had already installed the chimney and had to cut a hole in my roof snow element. To create the snow effect I used the Texture Sand again. It looks so much like real snow when it's dry.

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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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You have my heart release at Simon Says Stamp

Hi everyone,

Today Simon Says Stamp has new release called "You have my heart". It's a Valentine themed release. To see the whole release click here.

I've created this birthday tag in bright red. I used Festive Berries to do so. My camera doesn't want to pick up the true color, but I think you know how bright Festive Berries really is.  The Big U stamp set is from this new release. Don't you just love it? It's so versatile, and that is such a big plus.

   

To see more inspiration for this new release, look for #SSSYouHaveMyHeart on social media, like Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook!

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Sandra

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