In My Garden 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 "In My Garden".



Botanical themes are always fun to do. Unfortunately, I don't have a garden, just a balcony. But that didn't stop me. I started applying washi tape in different widths and colors. Over that I applied a layer of Opal Magic Violet-Green paint. Then I applied a subtle second layer of color with Mod Podge and Infusions. When that was dry I had some fun getting color on there with Distres Oxides, followed by more Infusions.

 

To add some extra texture, I mixed texture paste with Gunmetal paint and used the Typo stencil. Unfortunately, I had problems with my recording. I film my videos with my phone and sometimes if I want to stop the recording or the maximum is reached, then it freezes and the whole clip is lost. Fortunately it nothing really big was lost, only the coloring of the greens and flowers are missing. Pfewww...

 

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SUPPLIES:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	We R Memory Keepers AQUA Washi Tape	Prima Finnabair clear stamp Read To Me	Tim Holtz Visual Artistry JUST SAYINGS Clear Stamp Set	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 2015 TYPO THS040	Tim Holtz Sizzix Wildflowers
RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix GARDEN GREENS Thinlits Die	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon BLACK SOOT	Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Paint	Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black Premium Ink	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble
Martha Stewart GUNMETAL 2oz Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylic Paint 32990	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress GRit Paste	Prima Marketing OPAL MAGIC VIOLET GREEN Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Ranger TDO56294	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad LUCKY CLOVER Ranger TDO56041
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad FADED JEANS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide PEELED PAINT	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn Distress Ink	RANGER TEXTURE PASTE	Mod Podge Matte
Tonic SEASPRAY GREEN Nuvo Embellishment Mousse 817N	Tonic PURE PLATINUM Nuvo Embellishment Mousse	Tonic PACIFIC TEAL Nuvo Embellishment Mousse 822N	Paper Arrtsy Emerald Isle Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy A BIT JADED Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy SLIME Infusions Colored Stain

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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Grunge it up 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 "Grunge it up".

Grunge is actually my favorite style. And then I mean the really "classic" grunge style, as I like to call it. With a lot of brown, and a bit of green with blue. But also with the gears and the rusty elements. It has been a while since I made such a grungy project and I was very happy to completely go wild with this theme and enjoy myself for this card. It's one of my new favorites, perhaps my new favorite in general...

 

I started with Distress Oxide and added in Infusions right away. This gives it just another effect, especially because of the concentration of the pigment and the walnut crystals that dissolve later on and that makes it even more grungy. Seth Apter makes very nice grungy stamps and dies, so I used two of them, the Citrus Slice and Drip Drop. I applied Distress Grit-Paste and painted them black. Next, I gave it a look that resembles decayed metal using Nuvo Mousse and Metallique Wax. The gears of the Gearhead dies set got some Texture Paste applied onto them, which gives a more subtle texture, and then I also edited them with both Nuvo Mousse and Metallique Wax.

 

VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

simon says stamp craft tacky glue	Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad LUCKY CLOVER Ranger TDO56041	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide VINTAGE PHOTO	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide WALNUT STAIN
Paper Artsy IN THE NAVY Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy BLACK KNIGHT Infusions Colored Stain CS12	Paper Artsy A BIT JADED Infusions Colored Stain	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress GRit Paste	Tonic SEASPRAY GREEN Nuvo Embellishment Mousse 817N	Tonic BLACK ASH Nuvo Embellishment Mousse
Martha Stewart GUNMETAL 2oz Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylic Paint 32990	Prima Marketing OLD SILVER Art Alchemy Metallique Wax 963996	Prima Marketing AGED BRASS Art Alchemy Metallique Wax 963965	Prima Marketing VINTAGE SILK Art AlchePrima Marketing VINTAGE SILK Art Alchemy Opal Magic Waxmy Opal Magic Wax	Prima Marketing BRONZE AGE Art Alchemy Metallique Wax	Sizzix /tim Holtz Gearhead Thinlits
Seth Apter Spellbinders Drip Drop die	RANGER TEXTURE PASTE	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Paint	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE FOAM SQUARES Black	Freckled Fawn Black and White Polka Dots Washi
Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Versamark Watermark Stamp Ink Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon BLACK SOOT	Simon Says Stamp Big Birthday Wishes Stamp Set	American Crafts Zing! METALLIC PEWTER Embossing Powder	Embossing Antiquities - Cement
MISTI stamping tool	Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops	Tim Holtz Collection Stencil in School House	S3-240 Spellbinders Seth Apter CITRUS SLICE Etched Dies	Tim Holtz Idea-ology MINI FASTENERS Brads Screws Hardware	Tim Holtz Idea-ology LONG FASTENERS Brad Hardware
Prima Marketing MINI BRADS Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets	Zig Watercolor brush	Prima Finnabair clear stamp Read To Me

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!



Challenges:
Creative Artiste - Anything Mixed Media Goes
A Vintage Journey - Melt it (embossing powder)

Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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