Snapping Monsters

"Summertime Fun" is this week's theme over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Nothing says "Summertime Fun" to me more than a road trip! I made a travel folio where I can stash bits of paper and other ephemera I pick up from places I visit. My travel folio consists of three individual folders with pockets that I combined into one unit.

I started out with these fun Dylusions Dyalog Pocket inserts. Three came in the pack and each folder opens up to reveal lots of pockets for stashing paper.

I covered parts of the folders with text paper and white paint and glued on some scraps of patterned paper as well. I stamped images onto my folders once the paint dried. I used Ranger Jet Black Archival for the stamped portions.

While my paint was drying, I made some of my own patterned paper by stamping onto black paper with embossing ink and heat-embossing the images with white embossing powder.

I also found some old flashcards that I wanted to incorporate. I colored them with Prima Oil Pastel crayons, smeared the crayon marks with water, then sprinkled Infusions on and spritzed the cards with water.

I combined all my elements and stamped and heat embossed some black images to run vertically up the middle of the folders. I also spritzed each folder with Marabu Acrylic Art Spray for a drippy final touch.

I tied a piece of elastic string up the center of my folders (like a big rubber band) to hold my three folders together at the back and added a yarn tassel for good measure.

Here's a view of one of the inside sections:

And here it is clipped together and laying down flat:

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

Dylusions Dyalog Pocket Inserts	Simple Stories Good Vibes 6x8 Paper	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2016 HALFTONE AND RINGS CMS260	Dina Wakley Text and Scribbles Cling Stamps	49 and Market Captured Adventures Stamp Set 2
Prima Flowers ARTIST QUALITY OIL PASTEL CRAYONS	Dina Wakley Scribbly Circles Stamps	Idea-ology Tissue Tape In Symphony	/AALL-and-Create-BORDER-26	Flora and Fauna Textures Five Clear Stamps
Impression Obsession Military Alphabet stamp	49 and Market Rations Clear Stamp	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Black Heavy Body Acrylic Paint	Dylusions Paint - Vibrant Turquoise
Dylusions Paint Cherry Pie	Dylusions Periwinkle Paint	Dylusions Paint - London Blue	Ranger Dylusions Paint LEMON ZEST	Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints
Dina Wakley LEMON Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley LIME Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Infusions Royal Blood Colored Stain	Paper Artsy SLIME Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy Are You Cerise Infusions Colored Stain
Paper Artsy A BIT JADED Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy LEMONCELLO Infusions Colored Stain CS04	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink	Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE WHITE EPJ36678	Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE BLACK
Marabu Caribbean Acrylic Art Spray	Marabu Reseda Acrylic Art Spray	Marabu Raspberry Acrylic Art Spray	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad

I'm excited to see your interpretations of our 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, July 2, 2018

My Cards and Tags: Blue ATC's using Darkroom Door Mesh Stencil

Red, White, and/or Blue is this week's theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I made a couple of ATC's in various shades of blue.

I started with Strathmore Mixed Media paper cut to ATC size. I sprayed my Darkroom Door mesh stencil with a few spritzes of Marabu Caribbean Art Spray then flipped the stencil over and pressed it onto my paper like a stamp. This gave me some nice lines and some "smooshy" areas.

For some color contrast, I drizzled some Jane Davenport Hydrangea ink onto the same stencil, then stamped it again (drippy ink side down).

Next I cut out some frames- one in the shape of a house and the other with a rounded top. I inked them and stamped text on them (Paper Artsy stamp for the text). I outlined my shapes with a black Sharpie and glued them on. Then I sprinkled some Infusions powder (Royal Blood) onto my cards and spritzed them with water.

From there, I scribbled around the edges with Prima Oil Pastel crayons and smudged them with some stumps. Then I added some great stamps and die shapes. For the one below, I used a figure stamped with Dina Wakley's Abstract Figures stamp set (fussy-cut and glued on) and surrounded the head with one of Seth Apter's Strands die shapes.

On the one below, I added some black wildflowers cut with a Tim Holtz die, then used one of the bigger Seth Apter Strands dies for the focal circle. Both cards have scraps of some black patterned paper I made by stamping images onto the black paper, then heat-embossing it with white powder.