Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Bright and Cheerful Card using Studio Light's Border Patrol Out of This World Die and a Tim Holtz Flashcard

Yippee to this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme, which is Bright and Cheerful.  I made a card/folder/not really sure what it is, but it's bright and cheerful.

I started with a black Dylusions tag and covered it with white dots using Tim Holtz's Splotches stencil and Dina Wakley white paint.  When the white paint dried, I colored in some of the white dots with purple, magenta and teal.  Then I gathered some other supplies and scraps, not knowing for sure what I'd use.

I started gluing things down (washi tape, some stamped leftover paper from a previous project, and some under-paper that had squiggles and smears on it).  I cut out a scallop border shape (with dangling stars) using a die from Studio Light and glued it on the top.  I also stamped on a bird image from Dina Wakley's Nested stamp set.

I stamped some letters using another Studio Light stamp called Writing on the Wall.  I stamped the letters using Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink.  I glued on a scrap of green tissue paper (a coffee filter) that I'd colored from a previous project.  I also added in some more bright colors using acrylic paint.

I added a Tim Holtz flashcard, did some stitching with the sewing machine, and added a scrap of ledger paper from Dina Wakley's Ledger paper Set 1.  I threw some fabric on there, too, because why not?

I blended the elements together a bit using paint and this project was done.

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

• Tim Holtz Splotches Stencil
• Dylusions Black Journaling Tags
• Dina Wakley Nested Stamp Set
• Dina Wakley White Paint
• Dina Wakley Turquoise Paint
• Dina Wakley Fuchsia Paint
• Dina Wakley Olive Paint
• Dina Wakley Typed Media Ledgers Set 1
• Dylusions Tropical Sangria Paint
• Dylusions Strawberry Daiquiri Paint
• Studio Light Border Patrol Out of This World Die
• Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink
• Simon Says Stamp Acrylic Block
• Tim Holtz Flashcards

How will you be bright and cheerful in your artwork this week?  Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.