Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Bright and Cheerful Notebook using Seth Apter's Eclectica ESA34 Stamp Set

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme was right up my alley: Bright and Cheerful.  We're also featuring products from Paper Artsy, so I utilized some Infusions and one of the talented Seth Apter's Eclectica stamp sets.

I started with a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper that I cut to the size of the notebook I planned to cover.  I put down a base coat of white acrylic paint, then added some Dina Wakley Raspberry acrylic paint and smooshed it around with water.  Next I shook on some Are You Cerise Infusions stain and spritzed it with water.

When that dried, I added more white paint on top in a few places and when that dried, I added some yellows, neon pink and neon orange acrylic paint on top of the white.  While that was drying, I used AALL & Create's SkyCrossed Paradise die set to cut some X's, which I painted.  I also tore off a piece of Dina Wakley ledger paper.

I glued the ledger paper down, then stamped a scribble shape onto it using Ranger Jet Black Archival ink and one of the stamps from Seth Apter's ESA34 stamp set.  From that same stamp set, I stamped the word "Storyteller" from a word collage and cut it out.  I outlined my X's with a black Sharpie to make them stand out a little more.

I glued the "Storyteller" word onto the bottom of my notebook cover, then went back and cut out one more X and painted it to add to the cover as well.  I sewed my collage to the notebook cover and scribbled around the edges with Dina Wakley's Scribble Sticks.  I also drew circles around my orange dots with a black pen to make them stand out.  This notebook cover was done!

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

• Seth Apter Paper Artsy Eclectica Stamp Set: ESA34
• Paper Artsy Infusions: Are You Cerise
• AALL & Create SkyCrossed Paradise Dies
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Dina Wakley Ledger Paper: Set 1
• Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks: Set 2
• Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint: Raspberry, Stoked, Radical, Turquoise, Ocean, Lime, Lemon
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink

I love seeing bright and cheerful stuff, so 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!