Monday, January 19, 2026

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Hope Came Flying In Notebook Cover using Kate Crane's KCM017 Stamp

"Things with wings" is this week's theme over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  I usually add wings to houses or carts, etc., but I kept it pretty traditional this time with merely a flying...person/creature/insect?  Not sure what this quirky character is, but I love this image from Kate Crane's KCM017 stamp.


I started with the background elements.  I used a Kate Crane stencil and some Distress Oxide and Distress Spray Stain to create the design.  I made it on graph paper from Amy Tangerine's Paper Play book.


On a separate piece of paper, I painted with acrylics and watercolors and did some scribbling on scrap paper.


As that was drying, I stamped this quirky girl image from Kate Crane's stamp set and colored her with Distress Watercolor Pencils.


I cut part of the stencil into a rectangular frame shape and cut the colorful collage paper to match the size of a small notebook I wanted to stick it to.  I also cut out the girl image and added some wings to her.  I cut a scallopy cloud shape from the Paper Play book.


I assembled everything together and cut out a sentiment from a book to finish it off.  I sewed the cover to my notebook cover and this project was done!


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

We can't wait to see what winged creation you make this week!  Upload your project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.