Monday, April 10, 2017

My Cards and Tags: Easter Envelopes made with Inky Antics Hare Mail Stamp Set

Easter is on its way and I loved this week's "Hip Hop" theme for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.  I made some bunny-themed envelopes to mail my Easter greeting cards in.




I started out with patterned paper, which I made envelopes out of using the Envelope Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers.  Then I collaged, painted, stamped and fussy-cut scraps and bunnies to stick on the envelopes.  I used Inky Antics' adorable Hare Mail stamp set for both envelopes.

For the envelope below, I used Shimelle's Go Now Go paper for the background and added more scraps of patterned paper (Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid).  I stamped some circles using Simon Says Stamp's Scribble Flowers set and fussy-cut a bunny and the "Hare Mail" sign and the "To" box using the stamp set from Inky Antics.



For the yellow envelope, I used some Heidi Swapp paper for the base level and added scraps, stamping, washi tape and more fussy-cut images.



I typed out the addresses of my recipients using the We R Memory Keepers typewriter.

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

I can't wait to see your interpretation of our hip hop theme this week!  Be sure to upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.




Monday, April 3, 2017

My Other Creations: Notebook Using Tim Holtz Cityscape Dies

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is to make a rainbow!  I made a fat little notebook with a city scene under a rainbow.



I really like the new Tim Holtz Cityscape dies, which I used on my notebook cover and inside the pages.  I gave the buildings some texture by using Washi tape and paint.  I started by covering white cardstock with random strips of Washi.


Next I ran the Washi-taped cardstock through my Sizzix Big Shot to cut out the city shapes, then I painted over the buildings with acrylic paint.  I inked around their edges with black and brown ink to give them a more weathered look and outlined the buildings with a Sharpie.


I used a scallop tag by Pretty Pink Posh for the cover, which I cut out of Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  I decorated it with star stencils and acrylic paint and framed it out with some faux woodgrain paper from Simple Stories.  I made the notebook itself with the Cinch tool and I stuck buildings and the rainbow into different sections of the notebook pages to make it look dimensional.  I stamped on the rainbow and the cloud with Tim Holtz stamps. Here's a view from the top with the pages spread out a bit.


I finished this project off with a Tim Holtz Big Chat sticker.


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



I'm excited to see how you interpret our rainbow theme!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!