Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Thoughts Card using AALL & Create's Hexalove Dies, Seth Apter's Stretchers Dies, and Whimsy Stamps' Chunky Checkers Dies

Welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week our theme is to add some texture.  I did this through lots of layering and incorporating cardboard into my tag.

I started by cutting a tag shape with AALL & Create's Hexalove die set.  I cut the top and bottom off of the tag so I'd have just a rectangle shape with those great wonky edges along the sides.  I added some text scraps and did some painting.

While that dried, I cut and painted some other die elements.  The number strip is from Seth Apter's Stretchers dies and the checkered frame is from Whimsy Stamps' Chunky Checkers die set.  I also tore a scrap of cardboard from a box and painted that, then added some scribbling.

I put all the elements together and added a few more paint touches.  To finish it off, I stamped the "Thoughts" sentiment from Tim Holtz's Noble Gent stamp set and added that to the front.

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

• Sizzix: Seth Apter's Stretchers Dies
• AALL & Create's Hexalove Dies
• Whimsy Stamps' Chunky Checkers Dies
• Dina Wakley Ledger Paper, Set 1
• Tim Holtz Noble Gent Stamp Set
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink

We're looking forward to seeing how you add texture to 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.