My Cards and Tags: Tribute to Mom Tag using Dina Wakley's Interesting Faces and Impression Obsession's Mom Life Stamps

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog theme is Remember/Thinking of You.  This world and our lives, both personally and globally, have experienced so much turmoil.  But no matter how dark and depressing things get, moms, in my opinion, continue to carry us and prove that there is still good in the world.  I am so grateful for my own parents, for my own mom, who have always kept me grounded in the present and optimistic about the future.

I started by stamping the face onto a tag that I die-cut out of Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  I used Ranger Jet Black Archival ink and the Tag Collection die set from Sizzix.

I dabbed Distress Ink onto the background, then added acrylic paint for more intense opaque color in some areas.  I used a Tim Holtz holiday stamp set (Seasonal Scribbles) to stamp the orange/pink polka dots onto the hair area.

Next I got out my Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels and colored in the hair and torso.  I love using Water Soluble Oil Pastels because you can leave the lines scribbly-looking and bold or you can smear them and blend the colors in.

I cut out a crown shape and a scallop border from Dina Wakley's Collage Collective 2 (vol. 1), added a bit of paint to what I cut out, and glued them onto my tag.  I stamped the word "Star" (also from the Seasonal Scribbles stamp set) and added that to my crown.  I stamped on a quote from Impression Obsession's Mom Life set, which is filled with fabulous quotes!

I could've stopped here, maybe should've stopped here, but I thought it needed...something else.  So I stenciled some dots onto the background using My Favorite Things' Wonky Dots stencil.  I also stamped on another sentiment, also from the Mom Life set.  And with that, it was done!

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

Dina Wakley Interesting Faces Stamp Set	Impression Obsession Mom Life	Tim Holtz Seasonal Scribbles Stamp Set	Dina Wakley Collage Collective 2, Volume 1	My Favorite Things Wonky Dots Stencil
Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag Collection	Sizzix Big Shot	Strathmore Mixed Media 6x8 Paper	Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels, Rustic	Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels, Basics
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE 1 oz Media Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Olive Acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Turquoise paint	Dina Wakley Mineral Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Carnation Heavy Body Acrylic Paints
Dina Wakley LEMON Media Acrylic Paint	Dylusions Tropical Sangria	Shabby Shutters - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Twisted Citron Ink Pad	Mustard Seed - Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink	Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad

I hope you'll find some time this week to share your work with us!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!