This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is to use paint. Paint is one of my favorite mediums and I'm partial to Dina Wakley's acrylic paints. For this challenge, I decided to decorate the cover of a Studio Light Creative Journal. I love the size of this book (it's just about 4" x 4"), because it's a non-intimidating surface area to cover. And of course, I threw in lots of paint!
I started by making some patterned paper using two Creative Expressions stencils. I used Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink with the Starburst stencil and Dina's Stoked paint with the Geometric Dots stencil. I did the stenciling on deli paper. I also tore out a piece of patterned paper from Dina Wakley's Collage Sparks, volume 1.
I altered Dina's patterned paper by tearing it in half, punching holes in it and painting it with different colors. I glued my Starburst paper to my book cover.
I glued the other elements to my book cover, then hand-cut and painted a scallop edge out of Simple Stories Color Palette paper. I cut some rings using AALL & Create's Heart Marks the Spot die set and painted those as well.
I glued those elements onto my page and wanted to try something different with the sentiment. I traced around the circle, then cut a piece of paper in a crescent shape that would fit around the circle and wrote the words "Start something" in the crescent. Then I added some paint to my crescent-shape and glued it on.
This cover re-do was done!
Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:
- Studio Light/Art by Marlene's All White Creative Journal
- Creative Expressions' Starburst Stencil
- Creative Expressions' Geometric Dots Stencil
- Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink
- Dina Wakley Collage Sparks, Volume 1
- AALL & Create's Heart Marks the Spot Die Set
- Sizzix Big Shot
- Simple Stories Color Palette Paper
- Dina Wakley Paint: White, Mustard, Cheddar, Raspberry, Malachite, Stoked, Lemon
We're excited to see your painty projects 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.