Favorite Technique Christmas card

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about your "Favorite Technique.

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 PaperArtsy. 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.

One of my favorite techniques is to apply color to a coated surface (like gesso, or paste) with Infusions (or other pigment powder). Especially if the surface has a little bit of a texture, it gives a very cool effect. I started by applying Collage Paper with Soft Matte Gel. And some Christmas washi tapes. I used Distress Crackle Paste on the edges of the card.

 

After the Crackle Paste was dry, I slowly started to build up color with different Infusions. First with In The Navy, and later with Sleight Blue and Green Man. Since I'm working on a coated surface, it does not soak into the paper and the walnut stains tend to turn the color brown. That is something to take into account when using this technique.

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-CHRISTMAS-PAPER-DOLLS	Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-CLIPPINGS-Sticker-Book	Tim Holtz Sizzix WINGED 3D Impresslits Cut and Emboss Folder	Tim Holtz CRACKLE 3oz Distress Texture Paste Ranger tda71303	Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel	Tim Holtz Idea-ology BOTANICAL Collage Paper th93705
Tim-Holtz-Distress-Embossing-Glaze-COLOR-Speckled-Egg-Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Paper Artsy SLEIGHT BLUE Infusions Colored Stain CS13	Paper Artsy GREEN MAN Infusions Colored Stain CS18	Paper Artsy IN THE NAVY Infusions Colored Stain	Prima Marketing AVOCADO GREEN Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 967321
Prima Marketing BURNT SIENNA Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 967222	Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker	Sakura-CLASSIC-WHITE-Gelly-Roll	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 3	VERSAMARKER Watermark Emboss Versamark	Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock

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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Alcohol Ink Happy 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 "Focus on Alcohol Inks".

Although I do have quite a few Alchohol Inks, I rarely use them because I find them difficult to use, even after watching the Tim Holtz demos. This is also my second attempt, since the first one failed... Of course... I started on Yupo with alcohol, then I added Alcohol Inks Sephia, Aquamarine, Pool and Mineral. I don't like the thick dark edges that pool around the alcohol inks, the thinner ones where you can still see the color of the ink I really do like. But I struggle to get those. In the end I have almost no edges at all, almost everything is blended really softly together.

 

With Alcohol Lift Ink I did some more stamping in the background. In the past I had some problems with this technique, but it is getting better now that I know that I have to wait a little bit after I stamp before dabbing the alcohol ink off with a tissue.

Distress Crayons work very nice on Yupo, they blend beautifully. I gave the gears a metallic shimmer with Metallique waxes, White Gold, Bronze Age and Firebird. I noticed that the waxes also work very nicely on Yupo, so applied some wax in several places to add some shimmer.

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Tim Holtz 8x10 WHITE ALCOHOL INK YUPO PAPER	Tim Holtz Ranger ALCOHOL BLENDING SOLUTION	Tim Holtz Alcohol Lift Ink pad	Tim-Holtz-Alcohol-Ink-SEPIA-Ranger	Ranger Alcohol ink Pool	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink AQUAMARINE Ranger tal59394
Mushroom - Alcohol Ink	Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls Ink MINERAL Ranger	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Prima Marketing BRONZE AGE Art Alchemy Metallique Wax	Prima-Marketing-FIREBIRD-Art-Alchemy-Metallique-Wax	Tim Holtz Stampers anonymous Dapper set
Archival Ink - Jet Black	Prima Marketing FINNABAIR 6 Clear Stamp 967000	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 3

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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