Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Guestdesigner: Party!, with video

 I am happy to be back as a December guestdesigner for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges.
This week we're all about Party and showcasing Your Next Stamp Products.
As always you could win a $50 giftcard to the wonderful Simon Says Stamp shop.


For my card I've used the Your Next Stamp set called Silly Rockmonsters YNS468
I stamped them with My Favorite Things Extreme black ink and cut them out, then colored them with my markers.
For the background I've used Distress Oxides and masked off triangles as if they were spotlights for the band.

I've then added some white gel pen on the edges of the "stage" so the singer doesn't fall off ;-).

The sentiment is from the same set and I've stamped it with Versamark ink and then heat embossed it with Wow! clear matt dull embossing powder. You can ofcourse do white, but I thought it would be too stark a cantrast, or silver, but I  rather fancied this matt version, you can see it and it's subtle enough for a guy.
Mounted the guitarist and singer on foamtape and adhered the drummer directly to the cardbase.
I also added some punched out music notes from glittery paper.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Simon Says Stamp store: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/

                                                                                                   Materials used: 

                                                                 

Your Next Stamp set:  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Your-Next-Stamp-SILLY-MONSTER-ROCKSTARS-Stamp-Set-CYNS468-CYNS468

My Favorite Thing Extreme black ink:  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/My-Favorite-Things-EXTREME-BLACK-Hybrid-Ink-Pad-MFT-2986-j82986?currency=USD

Mini inkblending tool:

 https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Ranger-MINI-ROUND-INK-BLENDING-TOOLS-IBT40965-64477?currency=USD

Oxides:

Black soot

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Ink-Pad-BLACK-SOOT-Ranger-TDO55815-TDO55815?currency=USD

Twisted citron: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Ink-Pad-TWISTED-CITRON-Ranger-TDO56294-TDO56294?currency=USD

Mowed Lawn: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Ink-Pad-MOWED-LAWN-Ranger-tdo56072-tdo56072?currency=USD

Wilted Violet: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Ink-Pad-WILTED-VIOLET-Ranger-TDO56355-TDO56355?currency=USD

Shaded Lilac:  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Ink-Pad-SHADED-LILAC-Ranger-tdo56218-tdo56218?currency=USD

Mermaid Lagoon: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Ink-Pad-MERMAID-LAGOON-Ranger-tdo56058-tdo56058?currency=USD

Tumbled glass: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Ink-Pad-TUMBLED-GLASS-Ranger-tdo56287-tdo56287?currency=USD

Simon Says Stamp stamp cleaner: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-Spray-Cleaner-Cleaner4-Cleaner4?currency=USD

Simon Says Stamp large grip paper block: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-LARGE-GRID-PAPER-Pack-Pad-SGRID1-The-Color-of-Fun-SGRID1?currency=USD

Versamark ink: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Versamark-WATERMARK-Rubber-Stamp-Emboss-Chalk-Resist-INK-PAD-VM-001-10213?currency=USD

Wow! Clear matt dull: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=300503&currency=USD

Uni Signo ball pen: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Uni-ball-Pen-Signo-Gel-Pen-WHITE-Smooth-Broad-UM-153-26233?currency=USD

Nuvo Deluxe glue: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tonic-DELUXE-ADHESIVE-Nuvo-Glue-200N-200NT

Foamtape:  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-BIG-MOMMA-FOAM-TAPE-ROLL-Foam72-Foam72?currency=USD

For the second card I used the keyboard player monster that was left over...ahhh..
I used the same sentiment, as I still had it in my Stampingtool, handy. I stamped it with Versafine onyx black ink.
Heat set it to be sure.
Then I masked of an area  to inkblend DIstress inks on, I've used a finger dauber to get circular dots, that already helps with the Bokeh effct.
I've picked a lot of the bright colors: picked raspberry, wilted violet, mermaid lagoon, twisted citron, mowed lawn, candied apple and spiced marmalade. But any that take your fancy will do. I just like the bright ones, esp if my little monster is at a concert.
Then I applied Lawn Fawn Yeti ink through a stencil, I made it with cardstock and circle nesting dies, but I also pulled out other circular stencils I have,  like the Simon Says Stamp Dotted circles. For bokeh it's important the smallest dots are the brightest or whitest and the bigger ones , more subtle, it makes them fall to the background.

You can layer the Yeti ink if needed, just heat set in between.
I colored my  keyboard player with Illustrator markers and mounted him with foamtape. he ended up in a different spot than intended, if you want to know why, watch the video ;-).


To play along the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.