Welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week's theme is Summertime Blues. I incorporated the color blue into my tag's background and made a sentiment that many kids feel is true about summer.
I started with a tag cut with AALL & Create's Intricatags die set and my Sizzix Big Shot. I stamped it with Tim Holtz's Remnants set, using Salty Ocean Distress Ink and a little bit of blue paint spritzed with water for a smear-y look.
Next I cut out some numbers and painted the frame-shapes they left behind. While those dried, I tore strips of patterned paper out of my Amy Tangerine Paper Play book and glued those to my tag.
I glued the numbers to my tag and added some white paint to blend them in a bit.
I stamped a swirly scribble shape onto the center of my tag using Tim Holtz's Grunged stamp set. I colored the edges of my tag with brown and black paint and added more green, pink and yellow to my tag.
I typed my sentiment on a typewriter and glued it to my tag. I also added an oval frame shape that I'd cut out of text paper. I did some scribbling and polka dot-ing to finish off the tag.
Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:
- AALL & Create Intricatags Die Set
- AALL & Create Numberama Die Set
- Sizzix Big Shot
- Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
- Tim Holtz Remnants Stamp Set
- Tim Holtz Grunged Stamp Set
- Distress Ink: Salty Ocean
- Paper Play Collage Book
- Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
- Dina Wakley Paint