Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Black and Orange Halloween Tag using Dina Wakley's Pocket Squares and Tim Holtz's Halloween Whatnots

This week over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we are pulling inspiration from a Fall mood board created by our own talented Macarena.  I zeroed in on the orange and black, which led me to create a Halloween tag.

I started by cutting a tag and stamping the whole surface with Dina Wakley's Pocket Squares stamp set.  The stamps are laid out together so you can stamp an entire huge grid of faces, or you can pop them out individually.  I just inked the stamp as it was without separating any of the images and stamped it down on my tag.

Next I toned down some of the areas with white paint and while that dried, I stenciled orange dots onto some deli paper using Dina's Dotted Tape stencil and paint and also stenciled dots onto white cardstock.  I punched holes in the cardstock to make circular "frames" that I put around some of the people's faces.

After I added the dot scraps to my tag, I smeared on some Salvaged Patina paint.

I brought some green to the party in the form of paint and Distress Watercolor Pencils and drew a hat and cut out a black circle.  The circle is cut from Marlene's Postage Madness patterned paper.  I also stamped the Tim Holtz sentiment from the Whatnots set onto deli paper.

I glued these elements to my tag and decided to go for one more witch hat.  I cut this one out of Tim Holtz's Vault Wicked die set, then I decorated it with polka dots and paint and added that on as well.

With the second witch hat in place, I added some black paint around the edges of my tag and it was done.

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

• Dina Wakley Pocket Squares Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Halloween Whatnots Stamp Set
• Dina Wakley Dotted Tape Stencil
• Tim Holtz Vault Wicked Die Set
• Art by Marlene Postage Madness Patterned Paper
• Sizzix Tag Collection Die Set
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 1
• Distress Paint: Salvaged Patina
• Dina Wakley Paint: White, Black, Mustard, Tangelo, Lemon
• 1.25" Circle Punch
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

We are excited to see how you're inspired by the fall mood board and what you create as a result.  Upload your projects 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: Patterned Paper Notebook Cover using Dina Wakley's Collage Sparks and Stamperia Embossing Pen and Powders

Using patterned paper is this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and we're also featuring products from Stamperia.  I created a notebook cover, using both existing patterned paper and from patterned paper I made through embossing and mark-making.

I started with a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper, which holds up great even to wet stuff.  I dabbed on some acrylic paint, then added a bit of water and smooshed it around my paper.

While that was drying, I did some mark-making with an embossing pen on paper and heat-embossed my marks using a heat tool and both white and black embossing powder.  

I also employed some patterned paper from Dina Wakley's Sparks Collage collection.

I decided to do a big scribble with the embossing pen and black embossing powder.

I added some black paint around the edges of my paper and waited for it to dry.  I also stuck on a sentiment from Tim Holtz's Thoughts Label Stickers.  I sewed my paper to the front of a notebook and this project was done.

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

• Stamperia Embossing Pen
• Stamperia White Embossing Powder
• Stamperia Black Embossing Powder
• Dina Wakley Collage Sparks Patterned Paper: Set 2
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• Tim Holtz Thoughts Label Stickers
• Heat Tool
• Dina Wakley Paint: Black
• Dylusions Paint: Jungle Leaf, Tree Bark

We can't wait to see how you embrace patterned paper 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!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Christmas/Winter Card using Tim Holtz's Vault Festive Wreath Dies and Simple Stories' Snow Pine Lodge Paper

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is to make a Christmas or winter-themed card.  With temperatures still in the 90's in my neck of the woods, it took some effort to get myself into Christmas mode!  But we got there and this is the card that resulted:

I loved the "Oh What Fun" sentiment that was written on one of the tags in the Pine Lodge Paper Collection by Simple Stories.  I decided to have that be the center of my card, so I cut out and painted a wreath (thanks to Tim Holtz's Vault Festive Wreath die set) as my starting point.

I cut away the excess tag, glued my wreath down and then cut and painted the foliage pieces to go around my wreath.  I added them on and it was starting to look a little jolly!

There are so many fun patterns in this paper pack and I adore the color palette!  I chose some patterns that I thought went well together and planned out my layers. 

All that was left to do was a little gluing.  Here is the finished project:

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

• Tim Holtz Vault Festive Wreath Die Set
• Simple Stories 12 x 12 Snow Pine Lodge Patterned Paper Pack
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• Dylusions Paint: Rainy Day, Tree Bark, Jungle Leaf
• Distress Paint: Salvaged Patina
• Dina Wakley Paint: Lime, Fir

It may be a struggle or it might come easily, but get your holly jolly on and upload your Christmas/winter-themed card 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: Monochrome Tag using Tracy Evans' Quirky Birds Stamp Set

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is MONOCHROME!  This is always a tricky one for me, since I usually throw every color at everything.  But I stuck with shades of teal (which I adore) and created this tag:

I started by painting some polka dots onto some deli paper, which I then ripped and glued to a Simple Stories Color Palette tag.

I added a plaid scallop border to the bottom (courtesy of Simple Stories' Snow Pine Lodge paper collection) and outlined the tag with more teal paint.  I also drew stripes onto some light teal paper and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder.  I tore it up and glued it to my tag, then hand-stitched around the edges with turquoise embroidery floss.

I did not like how the hand-stitching turned out!  So I pulled it all out and left the holes and added some white paint around the edges and through a Simon Says Stamp star stencil.

I drew a striped border with Distress Watercolor Pencils and stamped, cut out and colored the bird image.  I added some black outlines and made a hat for the bird.  I glued the bird to the tag and was done!

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

• Tracy Evans Quirky Birds Stamp Set
• Simple Stories Color Palette Designer Tag Kit Paper
• Simple Stories Snow Pine Lodge Paper
• Craft Consortium Grunge Light Paper
• Simon Says Stamp Scattered Stars Stencil
• American Crafts Embossing Pens
• White Embossing Powder
• Distress Watercolor Pencils, Sets 1 and 3
• Dina Wakley Dotted Tape Stencil
• Dina Wakley Paint: White, Malachite, Peacock
• Distress Paint: Salvaged Patina

Feeling monochromatic?  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.

And don't forget to check out all the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember happenings!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Paper Scrap Folder using Kate Crane's K006 Stamp Set

Happy Monday and welcome to another crafty challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  Our theme this week is "not a card."  I made a little folder to hold some paper scraps that I can use in collages.

I started with an envelope from Tim Holtz's File Cards 2 set.  I cut it open on the sides and covered the bottom half with patterned paper from Art by Marlene (Postage Madness).

I covered the top half with paper from Dina Wakley's Collage Scraps paper pack.  I used the same paper to cover the inside of the folder that showed through the open circle window.  Next I stamped, colored and cut out an image from Kate Crane's K006 stamp set.

I doodled some polka dots and added paint to the front of my folder.  I added some text washi tape to the bottom and glued my person in place.

On the inside of the folder, I added a little bundle of paper scraps I can use in a collage.

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

• Tim Holtz File Cards 2
• Art by Marlene Postage Madness Paper
• Paper Artsy Kate Crane K006 Stamp Set
• Dina Wakley Collage Sparks 1
• AALL & Create Mix and Match Washi Tape
• Dina Wakley Paint: White, Raspberry, Stoked, Mustard
• Dylusions Paint: Jungle Leaf
• Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 1 and Set 3

Get crafty with a non-card 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!

And don't forget to check out all the exciting happenings at STAMPtember!