Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stenciled card using Altenew's Bubble Wrap Stencil and Dina Wakley's Typed Media Ledgers Set 1

Welcome, welcome to another Monday and another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week's theme is to use at least one stencil.  Check!  I used Altenew's Bubble Wrap stencil and I also snuck in some of Dina Wakley's new ledger paper to make this card:

I started with some patterned paper (Market Square) then covered it with white paint and Altenew's Bubble Wrap stencil circles.

I started coloring the circles in with acrylic paint, some of which are new colors from Dina Wakley: Fir and Sage.

I added some pink and red tones with Ruby, Rouge and Carnation.  I followed that up with adding turquoise and lime green onto the piece with a palette knife.

Next I cracked into Dina Wakley's new Typed Media Ledgers Set 1.  I tore off a section and glued it on.  I also toned down the background with some more white and I added a little pop of orange and some more pink.

I wanted some hills or buildings, so I painted white towers and then stamped images onto them using Carabelle Studio's Fairy Town stamp set.  I also made a scallop border out of orange paper and decorated some spots with Altenew's Many Dots washi and AALL & Create's Be a Rebel washi.  I also tacked on a number 14 that I cut out of patterned paper (Family Fun).

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

Altenew Bubble Wrap Stencil	Carabelle Studio Fairy Town Stamps	Maggie Holmes Market Square 12x12 Paper	Simple Stories Family Fun 12x12 Paper Pack	Dina Wakley Typed Media Ledgers, Set 1	Altenew Many Dots Washi Tape	AALL & Create BE A REBEL LIGHT 34 Washi Tape aalwt34
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Olive Acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Peacock Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Fir Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Sage Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Sky acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Turquoise paint
Dina Wakley Lime paint	Dina Wakley Ranger RUBY 1 oz Media Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Carnation Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Rouge Acrylic Paint	Dylusions Pure Sunshine paint	Dylusions Mushy Peas paint	Dylusions Calypso Teal Paint
Dylusions Tropical Sangria

How will you use a stencil this week?  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.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Art Journaling using Dina Wakley's Block Letters Stamp Set and Dylusions' Small Creative Journal

Oh boy, oh boy!  This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is art journaling!  I love fiddley-dinking around with a notebook and paint and scraps and glue.  Here's the page I ended up with:

I used my Dylusions small journal for this project and started by slapping down some white acrylic paint.  Then I sprayed the page with Distress Spray and paint and water.

While that dried, I got out some watercolors and a pencil and doodled and painted on another sheet of paper, like so:

When everything was dry, I tore my watercolor sheet into scraps and glued some of the scraps onto my painted journal page.

I blended things together a bit with more paint and sprinkled on some Infusions, then spritzed it with water.  I brought some shades of green and olive to the party and I stenciled on top of everything with stars and dots using white paint.

I got out my Dina Wakley Everyone is Welcome stamp set and stamped an arched window shape onto my page.  I only inked it lightly because I didn't want the whole image present.  I sketched it into sort of a bird cage instead of a window.

I stamped out the word "Stay" on a separate piece of paper using Dina's Block Letters stamp set.  I also stamped some text and tore off a few pieces of washi tape from Tim Holtz.  I chose the word "Stay" because I think it's an important word.  I feel like people think too many things are disposable these days, including values and relationships.  Things that root us can be mistaken for a cage or a prison sometimes, but I admire people that stay the course and remain true to things that matter.

I glued my "Stay" to the page, along with the text scraps and it was done!

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

Dyan Reaveley SMALL CREATIVE JOURNAL Ranger Dylusions	Dina Wakley Everyone is Welcome Cling Stamps	Dina Wakley Block Letters Stamp Set	Simon Says Stamp Scattered Stars Stencil	Altenew Halftone Stencil	COLLECTOR Design Tape	Prima Currents Watercolor Set
Tsukineko Palette Knives	Tim Holtz - Distress Oxide Spray - Picked Raspberry	Tim-Holtz-Distress-Spray-Stain-COLOR-Speckled-Egg-Ranger	Paper-Artsy-Fresco-Finish-MIDNIGHT	Dylusions Laidback Lilac Paint	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Olive Acrylic paint
Dina Wakley Ranger NIGHT acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Peacock Acrylic Paint

Be sure to upload your art journaling geniusness to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.