The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is: recycle. Last year I used an old shop bought Christmas card to make my recycled project, so I had to think of something else,of course. For my card I used and old bubble envelope from SSS actually, to stamp the background through a stencil. I've used Versamark and then Wow Fool's gold embossing powder. Ilike the distressed look. then I diecut the red tissue paper with the same circle as Iused for the stencil and then I ripped it up. This tissue paper came with an online order of stamps, it's so pretty and glittery had to reuse it!. the wooden Santa was on a gift I got and well it's too nice to be trash.I mean someone might have carved it or painted it! The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp (Tiny words Christmas) and I've used red Crimson Versafine ink. For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this.
This fortnight our sponsor is Uniko. Our challenge is: Made in Minutes with the optional twist of Inkblending. This card took me less than 13 minutes, you can see it in the video it really didn't take long. According to our blog, you're allowed to plan your card and gather your supplies. Then see if you can create it in minutes - under 15 would be great, but no more than 30.
For my card I used the Marianne Design Collectables col1409 to make a polar bear. I actually had one left in my bowl of pre-made/cut/coloured things, but I wanted to put it together on camera as it's a really quick process, once you've diecut everything.
Then I've used a piece of scrap with a circle cut out and placed in on my cardbase. I've used Distress Oxides Broken China and Chipped Sapphire for my circle, I did start with Tumbled Glass, but the colours blended as I use the same mini blending tool. That's OK I like it better with the Chipped Saphhire in the centre, so happy accident. For the sentiment I've used Uniko's set called Simply said blocks Christmas, there's a few different sets, for different occasions. To stamp it I've used Versafine Clair Nocturn ink. adhered the polar bear on the circle and I used double sided tape on the back before diecutting, it's like a big sticker. A few glittery enamel dots to finish the card.
Later I thought, white ink as snow inside the circle would have been nice, maybe next time lol. For more information, more DT examples or to play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.
The Less is More Challenge this week is a sketch to use only one of the triangles in said sketch. I masked a triangle on the cardbase and applied Distress inks with a finger dauber to create a kind of Aurora Borealis (Northern lights) and then splattered it with Brushed pewter and picket fence spray stains. Stamped the little images from the Rudy set from Impronte d'Autore with My Favorite Things Extreme black and colored it with Triblend Markers, cut it out. I stamped them all, but chose this one flying trough my sky with a cany cane, he might or might not have stolen ;-)...Either way he looks very content with it lol The sentiment is from the same set and I stamped it with Versafine Onyx black ink. For more information on the Less is More Challenge, see this.
I made this card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Starry Night, showcasing Stampendous. I started with inkblending the cardbase. I've used a home made stencil by partially diecutting a circle from acetate. I've used Distress Oxides ( tumbled glass, Broken China and Faded Jeans). Then I applied Ranger embossing paste with some glitter through the Simon Says Stamp Falling Stars Stencil and let it dry. Then I stamped the Stampendous Holiday Gnomes onto watercolor paper and colored it with Polychromos pencils, then cut it out and mounted it with foamtape. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp also ( tiny words Christmas) and I stamped it wtih
Versafine Onyx black ink. For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.
The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is: Thinking of you, much like the Wednesday Challenge, but I've already entered that yesterday...although I had a feeling ...anyway made another :-D Remembrance day is , at least in the UK, represented with a red poppy, and so for my card I used the Uniko Style set with Memento ink and Versafine black ink. Not a proper poppy, but when I saw it used like this from Uniko owner Beverley, I thought I could do this too. I don't remember her card from last year, but I made one earlier this year with a printed sentiment saying Lest we forget; as I don't have that as a stamp. For this card I've used the Simon Says
Stamp Friendship blooms for the sentiment and also Versafine ink. Added three enamel dots to depict more poppies. For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this.
then I diecut the red tissue paper with the same circle as Iused for the stencil and then I ripped it up. This tissue paper came with an online order of stamps, it's so pretty and glittery had to reuse it!. the wooden Santa was on a gift I got and well it's too nice to be trash.I mean someone might have carved it or painted it!
