Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Party Card using Avery Elle's Banner Celebrations Stamps and Elizabeth Crafts' Alphabet Tabs Dies

PARTY TIME is this week's theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  I made a celebratory card to ring in 2023.

I started by doodling around with watercolors and some paint on scraps of white paper, then I tore them up and glued them onto a Kraft Heavystock background.

Next I spritzed on some Distress Oxide spray (Weathered Wood) through Tim Holtz's Gradient Dot stencil.  Then I cut and painted some number tabs using Elizabeth Crafts' Alphabet Tabs die set.  So versatile!  I also made a pointed party hat for the bunny that is coming next.  I used black washi tape from AALL & Create to make the hat.

I stamped the bunny image on white paper, then colored it in with Distress Watercolor pencils and fussy-cut it out.  I also added some blue paint to the edges of the hat and I cut out some strips from Dina Wakley's Ledger Set 1 to serve as a sentiment.  I sewed the number tabs onto the side of the card and I also made a black border at the bottom of the card using the same washi tape that matches the hat.

I blended on some more acrylic paints and scribbled around the edges with Distress Watercolor Pencils.  I cut some of the words out of the ledger strips and glued them on as well.  I glued my hat to my bunny and added some more scraps here and there, like the ABC's toward the bottom of the card.

And so my card was done!  Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Avery Elle Banner Celebrations Stamp Set
• Elizabeth Crafts Alphabet Tabs Die Set
• Ranger Kraft Heavystock
• Watercolors
• Distress Oxide Spray: Weathered Wood
• Tim Holtz Gradient Dot Stencil
• Dina Wakley Ledger Set 1
• Distress Watercolor Pencils
• AALL & Create Washi Tape: Power Words
• Dina Wakley Paint: White, Turquoise, Olive
• Dylusions Paint: London Blue, Strawberry Daquiri
• Sizzix Big Shot

How will you express party time?  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog to inspire others and to earn yourself a chance at winning a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Tag using Waffle Flower's Ink Pad Swatching Dies, Tim Holtz's Specimen Dies, and Carabelle Studio's Chromatique Grunge Stamps

Tag It is the theme of the week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  I made a mini tag using some very versatile dies from Waffle Flower and Tim Holtz.

I started by cutting my shapes out of Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  The Waffle Flower die set comes with dies to be able to swatch out your ink collection, but I thought the basic tag shape was fantastic even on its own.  I used that for the background and cut out the slide and tab shapes from Tim Holtz's Specimen dies set.

I stamped some text background on the slide frame using Tim Holtz's Theories stamp set and I stamped a circle design on the tag using Carabelle Studio's Chromatique Grunge stamp set.  Then I added some paint and some scribbling with Distress Watercolor pencils.

I threw in a number line from Tim Holtz's Snippets set and glued them all together with just a little more paint added here and there.  I decided to go with a safety pin for something different to top my tag with.

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

• Waffle Flower Ink Pad Swatching Dies
• Tim Holtz's Specimen Dies
• Carabelle Studio's Chromatique Grunge Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz's Theories Stamp Set
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 1 and Set 2
• Tim Holtz Snippets Ephemera Pack
• Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint: White, Olive, Ocean, Ruby, Carnation, Tangelo, Turquoise and Umber.
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• Sizzix Big Shot

Dust off your tag skills and join us for this week's challenge!  Upload your creation 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: Holiday Tag using Tim Holtz's Christmas Cutouts and Funky Nordic Die Sets

We are fully embracing the holiday cheer (and showcasing Tim Holtz products while we're at it) over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  To fulfill this week's holiday theme, I made a tag using Tim's dies, Distress Crayons, and Distress Paint.

I started by cutting out shapes from two of Tim Holtz's die sets: Christmas Cutouts and Funky Nordic.  I really like all of his "funky" lines of products.  Once I had them cut, I colored them in with Distress Crayons and Distress Paint.

While those were drying, I cut a background tag out of Kraft Heavystock paper and outlined it with more Distress Paint (is there any richer, deeper, purple-ier purple than Villainous Potion?)  I also added some snow dots using Tim's Halftone stencil and white acrylic paint.

There was nothing left to do but glue my shapes onto my background and add the "Joy" letters.  I did outline my shapes with a black pen to give them more of a defined edge, then to continue the look of snow, I dotted a few random snow speckles in front of the mountains and houses.  

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

• Tim Holtz Sizzix Framelits Tag Collection Die Set
• Tim Holtz Christmas Cutouts Die Set
• Tim Holtz Funky Nordic Die Set
• Tim Holtz Distress Kraft Heavystock
• Tim Holtz Halftone Stencil
• Distress Crayons: Set 1, Set 2, Set 12
• Distress Paint: Villainous Potion, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Saltwater Taffy, Mustard Seed, Cracked Pistachio, Kitsch Flamingo, Cracklin' Campfire, Seedless Preserves, Peeled Paint, Salvaged Patina
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

How will you show your holiday spirit 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.