My Cards and Tags: Tim Holtz Paperdolls with Inky Antics' Crafty Comments Stamp Set

There's a fabulous challenge theme of "Vintage/Times Past" this week over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  It was almost impossible for me to not go a Tim Holtz route with this one, so I had some fun with his paper dolls and a sentiment from Inky Antics' Crafty Comments stamp set.

I don't typically go with sepia-toned photo components in my projects, but lately I have enjoyed tweaking these paperdolls by adding accessories and some color here and there.  I always think about these people in the photos and what their lives were like.  I hope that they are happy to be immortalized in craft supplies and not mad about being stuck in an over-sized crown or pointy hat forever!  I do look at it as honoring them and keeping them alive through art and not just forgotten in a photo album somewhere.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Idea-ology Paper Dolls	Inky Antics Crafty Comments stamp set	Inky Antics Muse News Clear Stamps	COLLECTOR Design Tape	Dina Wakley Spaced Dots Stencil
Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow Stencil	Tim Holtz Stacked Tags Thinlits Die	Sizzix Big Shot	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons Set 7	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 1
Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 3	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Olive Acrylic paint	Dylusions Paint - London Blue	Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad

I'm excited to see your renditions of the past!  Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!

My Other Creations: Inky Antics' Roller Bird Stamp

"Things with wheels" is this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog theme.  I was excited to give this new Roller Bird stamp a try, which I designed for Inky Antics.

I love this Sizzix house die and started right in with Strathmore Mixed Media paper, some text stamping (from the Muse News stamp set) and some stenciling with Simon Says Stamps' Falling Snow stencil and white paint.  This is one of my favorite stencils for adding texture.

Next I used the Dina Wakley Spaced Dots stencil.  I colored some of the dots in with Derwent Inktense Colored Pencils, then expanded the color with water and a brush.  These colored pencils do amazing things with water!

Next I added some Tim Holtz Washi tape and did a bunch of coloring with Distress Crayons and acrylic paint in shades of teal, green, blue and yellow.  I also added a pop of pink with Daniel Smith's Opera Pink watercolor paint.  I covered the roof piece with Washi tape as well.

I glued my house pieces together and while that dried, I stamped and fussy-cut my roller skating bird.

Last but not least was assembly.  I used some 3D dots to attach the bird to my house to give him a bit of dimension.

Tim Holtz Sizzix Tiny Houses die	Inky Antics Roller Bird stamp set	Derwent 24 Inktense Colored Watercolor Pencils	Inky Antics Muse News Clear Stamps	Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow Stencil
Dina Wakley Spaced Dots Stencil	Sizzix Big Shot	COLLECTOR Design Tape	Prima Impasto Acrylic paint, Mint	Prima Impasto Paint Mediterranean
Dina Wakley Olive Acrylic paint	Dina Wakley heavy body acrylic Ocean	Dina Wakley Ranger Night Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Daniel Smith Opera Pink Extra Fine Watercolor
Strathmore Mixed Media Paper	Sticky Thumb ADHESIVE FOAM DOTS American Crafts	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 1	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Scor-Pal Scoring Board

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

I can't wait to see how you add wheels this week!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!