Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Halloween Tag using Simon's Halloween Friends Stamps, Bottle Brush Tree Dies and Whimsy Stamps' Chunky Checkers Dies

Welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  The theme this week is TREES.  I decided to use Simon's Small Bottle Brush Trees die for Halloween instead of Christmas.

I started by cutting a deckled frame (courtesy of Mama Elephant) out of kraft cardstock.  I added some text paper in the background and finger-painted around it.  I also added some scirbbling with Dina Wakley's Scribble Sticks, set 5.  While that dried, I cut a bottle brush tree (Simon's die set) out of black paper and added some purple ornaments.  I added a bat to the top that I cut out of Tim Holtz's Gate Keeper die set.  I also cut out a striped frame from Whimsy Stamps.

Next I stamped and die-cut this cute little Frankie guy from Simon's Halloween Friends.  I colored him and made him a pointy hat.

I put all my elements together and finished it off with a Happy Halloween sentiment from Tim Holtz's MM194 stamp set.

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

• Simon Says Stamp Small Bottle Brush Trees Dies
• Whimsy Stamps' Chunky Checkers Dies
• Simon Says Stamp Halloween Friends Stamp and Die Set
• Mama Elephant Deckled Frames Die Set
• Tim Holtz Gate Keeper Die Set
• Tim Holtz Stamp and Stencil Set MM194
• Strathmore Black Mixed Media Paper
• Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks, Set 5
• Dina Wakley Paint

We are excited to see how you incorporate trees into your projects 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.