Birds of a Feather canvas with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Not a Card". 

Finnabair recently released new molds, and Wings and Bones is my favorite of the bunch. It isn't Halloween yet, but this mold isn't just for Halloween projects. I started to coat the molds with a layer of White Gesso. After it was dry I adhered the large elements in place and later added the smaller elements plus the art stones and I provided the wings with Grit-Paste for extra texture.

 

After everything was dry and set enough, it was time to apply color. Found it hard to choose the colors, because I didn't wanted ending up a Halloween project. I started with Distress Paint Antique Linen for the skulls and the bones. Because I wanted to give it the color of bone. I made the wings gray with Distress Paint Black Soot and Impasto Paint Snow White. For the rest I worked with Liquid Acrylics Tiger Orange, Carmine and Burnt Sienna to give it a rusty effect. With Metallique Wax Bronze Age and Firebird I added some highlights here and there.

 

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SUPPLIES:

Prima Marketing WINGS AND BONES Finnabair Decor Mould 968625	Prima Marketing COGS AND WINGS Mould 966614	Prima Marketing MECHANICA Mould	Prima - Art Stones	Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel	Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso
Prima SNOW WHITE Impasto Paint	Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Paint	Tim Holtz Flip Top Distress Paint ANTIQUE LINEN Ranger	Prima Marketing BURNT SIENNA Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 967222	Prima Marketing TIGER ORANGE Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 967246	Prima Marketing CARMINE Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 967253
Prima-Marketing-FIREBIRD-Art-Alchemy-Metallique-Wax	Prima Marketing BRONZE AGE Art Alchemy Metallique Wax	Tim Holtz OPAQUE 3oz Distress Grit Paste Ranger tda71792	Prima - Melange Art Pebbles

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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Layered 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 "Layer It".

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 Tim Holtz. 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.

For this card I've applied several layers, the more the better. The first layer was Typeset Collage Paper. I love to use it, it adds so much to the background. Then some old book paper, Urban Layers and washi tape. To move it into the background I applied a layer of White Gesso, and because I don't like the grit of it, I put a layer of Clear Gesso on top. The advantage of these two layers is that when drying with a heat tool it will bubble and that gives great texture.

 

For the last texture layer I used Texture Paste and Deco Arch stencil. I made the Texture Paste black with Distress Paint Black Soot. After it dried I started using some colors. First, Nuvo Shimmer Powder Cherry Bomb, and Infusions Are You Cherise. Then Nuvo Shimmer Powder Solar Flare and Liquid Acrylics True Yellow.

I made the edges intense dark with Distress Paint Black Soot.

 

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SUPPLIES:

Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock	Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Paint	Prima Marketing TRUE YELLOW Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 967239	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Tonic CHERRY BOMB Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1209n	Tonic SOLAR FLARE Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1210n
Ranger TEXTURE PASTE Opaque Matte 4oz	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil DECO ARCH THS147	Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel	Paper-Artsy-ARE-YOU-CERISE-Infusions-Colored-Stain	Prima Marketing CLEAR GESSO 8.5 OZ. Art Basics 961466	Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso
Altenew PAINTED GRID Washi Tape ALT3866	Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-CLIPPINGS-Sticker-Book	Tim Holtz Idea-ology TYPESET Collage Paper th94046	Tim Holtz Idea-ology URBAN LAYERS th94042

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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