My Cards and Tags: Tags using Tim Holtz's Photobooth Images

Crack it up or break it up is this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog theme.  I decided to break up a big collage to use as pieces for these tiny tags.

I started with Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  I stenciled some circles onto it using Tim Holtz's bubble stencil and white acrylic paint.  Then I flicked some Dylusions sprays onto it and spritzed it with water.

I did some stamping next using Inky Antic's Color Wheel stamp set and Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink.  I stamped the image multiple times, then colored in some of the circles with white paint.

Time to break things up!  I cut my collage into smaller sections and also cut some tag shapes out using my Sizzix Big Shot and Pinkfresh Studio's Fillable Tags with Pocket dies.

I glued the collage pieces to my tags using my UHU glue stick and then smeared on acrylic paint in various colors.

Next I cut some loops out of black cardstock using my Sizzix Big Shot and Simon Says Stamps' Circle Loops die.  I glued the loops to my tags.

It was looking a little busy, so I added more white paint to tone down the black circles a bit and help them blend into the background.  All that was left was to cut out some images of people from Tim Holtz's Photobooth cards.  I drew and decorated a crown and a hat and added them to my people, then glued them onto the tags.  I used a black Sharpie to outline the tags, then I added some string through the top holes and these tags were done!

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

Pinkfresh Studio Fillable Tag with Pocket Die Set	Tim Holtz idea-ology Photobooth	Inky Antics Color Wheel stamp set	Simon Says Stamp Circle Loops Die Set	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil BUBBLE
Strathmore Mixed Media Paper	Sizzix Big Shot	Dylusions Ink Spray, London Blue	Ranger Dylusions Ink Spray BUBBLEGUM PINK Dyan Reaveley	Dylusions Ink Spray Calypso Teal
Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley OCEAN heavy body acrylic paints	Dina Wakley Lime Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Ranger Blushing acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Olive Acrylic paint
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE acrylic paint	Dina Wakley LEMON Media Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Peacock Acrylic Paint	Dylusions Paint, Laidback Lilac	Dylusions Paint - London Blue
Ranger Dylusions Paint PURE SUNSHINE DYP52746	UHU Glue Stick	Black Permanent Sharpie Marker	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet

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My Cards and Tags: Card using Prima Tropicals Watercolors and Inky Antics' Encouraging Words

"Floral Frenzy" is this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog theme and we're also highlighting Prima products.  I always appreciate artistic flowers during the gray post-winter months, so I decided to do some watercoloring on this lovely floral print from Prima's Fruit Paradise paper collection.

I started by cutting a panel of Prima Fruit Paradise paper that had a pretty floral pattern on it.  It had a lot of olive green around the edges, so I covered some of that with white paint.  Then I added some Prima Mint Impasto paint around the edges.  I adore this color!!

While I was at it, I gave the paper a coat of clear Gesso just for a touch of texture and tooth.  Then I whipped out my watercolors.  I used a combo of Prima Tropicals watercolors and two colors from Daniel Smith: Opera Pink and Teal Blue.  After I painted the flowers, I spritzed the whole thing with a Distress Sprayer just to make the colors bleed a bit.  Once it was dry, I added in some other pops of color with Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels.

The paper got a little curly when I added so much water, so after it dried, I glued the whole thing to a piece of sturdy Strathmore Mixed Media paper and set it under a hefty book to help it flatten out.  Next I stamped the sentiment (from Inky Antics' "Encouraging Words" set) on a separate piece of paper, cut it out and glued the words to the floral base.  Then it was done!  This card wasn't really done in my typical style, but I still got my happy bright colors in there!

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

Prima Fruit Paradise 12x12 Paper
Prima Watercolors, Tropicals
Prima Basics Water Soluble Oil Pastels
Prima Impasto Mint Paint
Dina Wakley White Acrylic Paint
Daniel Smith Watercolor: Opera Pink
Daniel Smith Watercolor: Teal Blue
Distress Sprayer
Inky Antics' Encouraging Words Stamp Set
Acrylic Block
Ranger Nonstick Craft Sheet
Dina Wakley Clear Gesso
Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

How will you share your floral love this week?  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.

My Cards and Tags: Card using Inky Antics' Stick Figure Fun

With Valentine's not too far away, our Simon Says Stamp  Monday Challenge Blog theme this week is LOVE.  I made a card using a stamp set I designed for Inky Antics called, "Stick Figure Fun."  This stamp set means a lot to me because the stick figures are a literal collaboration between me and my sweet little 5-year-old daughter.  So if you say to yourself, "Those look like a kid drew them!" then you are very perceptive because a kid did draw some of these and I think they are FABULOUS!!  I am forever trying to recapture that beautiful childhood abandonment and joy that I see in her projects.

I started by stamping a library card design in the background (Inky Antics' "Library Love" stamp set) and then added Washi tape and paint and some patterned paper.  It was really a mess of layers which is why I didn't end up with process pics.  This one was all over the charts. 

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

Inky Antics Stick Figure Fun stamp set	Inky Antics Library Love stamp set	Waffle Flower A2 Layers dies	Sizzix Big Shot	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Salvaged Design Tape
Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Fiskars Acrylic Blocks	Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet	Dina Wakley Lime Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Black Heavy Body Acrylic Paint
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE acrylic paint	Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Ranger NIGHT acrylic paint	Dylusions Paint - London Blue	Ranger Dylusions acrylic paint Squeezed Orange
Ranger Dylusions Paint PURE SUNSHINE DYP52746

Show us some love this week by uploading your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!  You could win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.