Monday, March 17, 2025

Simon Says Stamp: Transport It - Decorated Gift Bag using Tracy Evans' Quirky Birds Stamp Set

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is "transport it."  I decided to give a plain old brown bag some oomph with a design on the front.  Now it can feel fancy transporting anything that gets put in it!


I started with a brown bag and I covered with white paint using Studio Light's silicone spatula.  When that dried, I stamped some blue grid designs on it using Tim Holtz's Glitch 1 stamp set.  Then I sketched a branch onto the white background using Distress Watercolor Pencils.  I sprinkled on some Lemoncello Infusions stain powder and sprayed it with water.


Next, I painted the leaves in a bit and while I was waiting for that to dry, I stamped some text designs onto another piece of paper using Tim Holtz's Documented stamp set.


I tore the text page into little scraps which I glued to the leaves.  I stamped a bird onto my branch using Tracy Evans' Quirky Birds stamp set and added scraps to it as well. 


Bring on the color!  I blended in my scraps with paint and Distress Watercolor Pencils.


I stamped on some black dots using Trinity Stamps' Polkadot Background stamp and finished off the bag by stamping the word "Fly" onto the bottom using AALL & Create's Vocabulary Blend stamp set.


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