Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stencil Fun Bookmark with Brutus Monroe Uptown Girl Creative Cards

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is stencil fun!  I love polka dots, so I used a polka dot stencil to make the background of this bookmark.  I enjoyed using Brutus Monroe's Rainy Day Cards last week, so I decided to try another set: Uptown Girl Creative Cards.  This is the result:

I started by cutting out a background using AALL & Create's SkyCrossed Paradise die set and I chose which Brutus Monroe card I would use.

I used paint and Dina Wakley's Dotted Tape stencil to decorate my background paper.  I trimmed down my die-cut paper and also cut around the girl image.  I picked out a piece of patterned paper from Amy Tangerine's Paper Play book to incorporate, too.

I put all of the elements together like so.  Then I decided to make a tab at the top (from Elizabeth Crafts' die set) and I stamped this great little sentiment from a Tim Holtz stamp set.

And here is the finished product with some fabric strips and strings at the top.

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

• Brutus Monroe Uptown Girl Creative Cards
• AALL & Create SkyCrossed Paradise Die Set
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Dina Wakley Dotted Tape Stencil
• Paper Play Book
• Elizabeth Crafts Tag Pack Die Set
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Tim Holtz Theories Stamp Set

We're excited to see what you do with stencils 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!