This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is to use your favorite color. Mine is absolutely, without doubt (and you'll see it in pretty much every project I ever make, in addition to seeing it painted on my house walls and fingernails) is Robin Egg's Blue, or any variation of those yummy turquoise tones. I made this notebook cover with hints of those colors, utilizing Tim Holz's Salvaged Patina paint (soooooo gorgeous).
I started by pulling a page from Dina Wakley's Collage Sparks, Set 1. I am a huge fan of using other artists' supplies to get your own juices flowing. Here's the page of Dina's artwork that I used in my project:
Next I cut a section of this page to fit on the top of a little memo notebook I had in my stash. I added some paint to change the colors a bit. While that was drying, I cut out letters from Studio Light's Alphabet die set (Art by Marlene) to spell out the word "grit." I painted the letters in dark turquoise. I also made some stenciled polka-dot paper using Tim Holtz's Salvaged Patina paint and his Halftone stencil.
I ended up making a scallop border with the polka-dot scraps and some other doodled-on leftovers I had. I sewed the collage page to the cover of my notebook, then glued the scallop border onto the bottom. I glued the "grit" letters onto the front and added some hot pink dots as a final touch.
Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:
- Dina Wakley Collage Scraps, Collection 1
- Studio Light Alphabet Dies (Art by Marlene)
- Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint: White, Olive, Cheddar, Night, Ocean, Stoked
- Dylusions Acrylic Paint: Salvaged Patina
- Sizzix Big Shot
- Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
I'm excited to see your favorite colors 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! We hope you've been enjoying STAMPtember, too!