Crack out your stencils because that is the focus of this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! I made two tags using some great stencils from Dina Wakley and Creative Expressions.
While I waited for my tags to dry, I did some stenciling on deli paper. I used paint and Dina Wakley's Dotted Tape stencil and Creative Expressions' Geometric Dots stencil. Then I used some Ground Espresso Distress Ink for the Creative Expressions Starburst stencil.
Once the paint on the deli paper dried, I tore the paper into scraps and glued it to my tag backgrounds. If you wonder why I stencil on deli paper and then glue it onto the tag instead of just stenciling straight onto the tag, it's because I don't always trust my stenciling or where I want the stenciled pattern to go. I test it out on deli paper first since I can move the deli paper scraps around to confirm if I like the pattern and where I want the stenciled part to be.
Next I made a collage page of doodling and painting on a piece of kraft paper.
I ripped up some pieces of the kraft collage and glued that to my tags. I also die-cut and painted some funky borders courtesy of AALL & Create's Majestic Borders die set. I thought the pastel-looking tag needed more polka dots, so I stenciled more dots on deli paper (yellow and orange this time) and added that scrap to my tag. I also did some scribbling on my tags with Distress Watercolor pencils.
I glued my borders to the bottom of the tags and needed some sentiments. I love the font from Tim Holtz's Seasonal Scribbles stamp set, so I stamped two words from that set, peace and love, onto a piece of white cardstock. I cut out the words and glued them to my tags and added some final splotches of paint here and there. A big safety pin through each tag's hole finished these off.
Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:
- Dina Wakley 3" Square Tags
- Dina Wakley Dotted Tape Stencil
- Creative Expressions Starburst Stencil
- Creative Expressions Geometric Dots Stencil
- Infusions Color Stain: Just Walnut, In the Navy, Emerald Isle, Blackcurrant
- Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 1, Set 3
- AALL & Create Majestic Borders Die Set
- Sizzix Big Shot
- Tim Holtz Seasonal Scribbles Stamp Set
- Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
- Dina Wakley Paint: White, Ruby, Malachite, Lemon, Mustard, Cheddar, Lime
- Distress Paint: Salvaged Patina
- Distress Ink: Ground Espresso
As always, we're excited to see what you come up with. 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!
