Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Thanks Tag using Studio Light's Funky Tags and Whimsy Stamp's Boho Alphabet Stamps

Thanks/Thanksgiving is this week's theme for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  There is so much to be grateful for and I love this time of year for reminding me to look for the blessings that are all around us.

I started with a die-cut tag from Studio Light (it's stack of paper tags that are already cut into this funkily fantastic shape).  I glued on some Dina Wakley ledger paper because when I stare at a blank slate, it helps if I put something else on top of it even if it gets totally covered up later.

Next I went in with white acrylic paint and Tim Holtz's Gradient Dots stencil.

One of my favorite stamps of all time, that I reach for when I need to get something creative flowing, is Tim Holtz's Halftone and Rings.  LOVE IT.  I paired those rings with a scribble shape from Tim's Media Marks 1 stamp set.  I also smeared on some turquoise and olive paint, then filled in some of the circles with white paint.

Bring on the color!  Here it is with some pink and orange paint added into the mix.

Since I was in stencil mode, I added some smaller dots using Altenew's Halftone stencil and some Forget Me Not archival ink.  I also added some brown tones to the edges of the tag.  I splattered on some Dina Wakley media gloss spray in Cheddar and Lemon.

I liked the splatters, so I added in a third layer of them using black media gloss spray.  Last but not least, the sentiment.  I stamped the words, "A Grateful Heart" on some scratch paper then fussy-cut it out and glued it to my tag.  The letters are from Whimsy Stamp's Boho Alphabet stamp set.  It's a clever set because it has words already built, but you can cut the words into individual letters and they've included all the spare letters, too, so you have the entire alphabet at your disposal.  You can stamp the pre-made words or invent your own.  Genius move there, in my opinion.

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

• Studio Light Funky Tags
• Whimsy Stamps Boho Alphabet Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Halftone and Rings Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Media Marks 1 Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Gradient Dots Stencil
• Altenew's Halftone Stencil
• Dina Wakley Ledge Paper, Set 1
• Dina Wakley Media Gloss Spray: Cheddar, Lemon, Black
• Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint: White, Turquoise, Olive, Blushing, Peacock, Tangerine, Carnation, Sky, Umber
• Dylusions Acrylic Paint: Pure Sunshine, Tropical Sangria
• Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink: Forget Me Not
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink

We can't wait to see your projects focusing on thanks/Thanksgiving!  Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.