Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Christmas Card using AALL & Create's Snowland Dies

Happy mid-December (yikes!!!) and welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  The days are flying toward Christmas and that is this week's theme: Christmas.  I made a card using AALL & Create's Snowland die set.

I started by cutting out the Rolodex-type card, then painting it and doing some reverse-stenciling with dots.  This ends up getting covered up anyway, so...yeah.  I also added snowy white paint around the edges and threw on a piece of ledger paper.  I added green paint to the trees at the top of the die.

This die set comes with several elements, so I cut some of them out (not knowing which I would use for sure) and painted them.

I trimmed down some of the shapes at the top of the die and arranged the other elements on the card.  I scribbled a frame using Distress Watercolor pencils and splattered some Dina Wakley Media Gloss on at the end.  I finished it off with Tim Holtz's Christmas sentiment stickers.

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

• AALL & Create Snowland Dies
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Tim Holtz Christmas Sticker Book
• Tim Holtz MM113 Stencil
• Dina Wakley Black Media Gloss
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• Dina Wakley Ledger Paper, Set 1
• Distress Watercolor Pencils, Set 3

We're excited to see your Christmas projects!  Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Decorated Tin Box using Seth Apter's Twister Dies

Welcome to a new week and a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  Our theme is "wrap it up," so I decided to decorate a metal tin.

I started by tracing the lid on a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper, then I cut out the paper and painted it with acrylic paint and watercolors.  I also shook on some Infusions color stain and spritzed it with water.

While that was drying, I cut some shapes using Seth Apter's Twisters dies and painted those.  I stamped a star pattern on one of the wonky circles using Tim Holtz's Darling Christmas stamp set.

I sprinkled some drops of neon alcohol ink on my cover for another little pop of color. 

I glued the layers on top of each other, then I sanded the lid of the tin (to make things adhere to it better) and glued my cover to it using Dina Wakley's Ultra Thick Gel Medium.  I typed some words on my typewriter and glued them to the front.  My little tin box was done!

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

• Seth Apter Twisters Die Set
• Tim Holtz Darling Christmas Stamp Set
• Neon Alcohol Ink: Atomic
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Dina Wakley Ultra Thick Gel Medium
• Paper Artsy Infusions: Lemoncello
• Watercolors
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

We're excited to see how you "wrap it up" this week!  Upload your boxes, tags, bags or whatever else you think of that fits the theme to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Simon Says Stamp Luggage Tag using Seth Apter's Cutz 1 Die Set

Happy, happy December to you and welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  How is it that time flies so fast from mid-November through December and then stretches out for-e-ver in January and February?  Despite the warp speed at which time moves this time of year, we'll enjoy it for all it's worth!  One fun thing that comes along every December is Simon's Diecember die celebration.  In fact, this week's theme is to use dies in honor of that event.  I made a tag using dies from Simon and Seth Apter.

I started by cutting a tag using Simon's Luggage Tags die set.  I smeared acrylic paint on it, along with watercolors.  I added some Infusions and spritzed it with water.

As that dried, I cut out a panel from Seth Apter's Cutz 1 die set, ripped it into thirds, and painted the pieces.  I also stamped a grid image from Tim's Glitch 1 stamp set onto a piece of kraft cardstock

I put everything together like so:

Next I painted some paper and stamped some Tim Holtz stars onto it (Seasonal Scribbles) for the bottom of the tag.

I glued the star piece to the bottom and decided to add some rings that I cut with Simon's Thin Frames die set and painted.  I finished off my tag by stamping a sentiment from Tim's Just Thoughts stamp set.  I cut the words of this quote apart and arranged them in a different order than how they appear in the set, but the sentiment is fantastic!

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

• Simon Says Stamp Luggage Tags Die Set
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• Daniel Smith Watercolor: Indanthrone Blue
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Infusions Olive Tree
• Seth Apter Sizzix Paper Cutz #1
• Tim Holtz Glitch 1 Stamp Set
• Kraft Cardstock
• Tim Holtz Seasonal Scribbles Stamp Set
• Simon Says Stamp Thin Frames Die Set
• Tim Holtz Just Thoughts Stamp Set

Upload your die-cut creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!