all my love...a tutorial peek 17

***I have two posts today ~ please click HERE for my Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge project*** thank you :)

Hi there! I'm so excited to share with you a sneak peek of a project that I am sharing on the Simon Says Stamp blog along with a step by step tutorial sharing my creative process. 

 I would be tickled pink if you stopped by to check it out ~ click HERE.

Don't forget, a new Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge started today! Please stop by my blog ~ click HERE to see my project and lots of photos as well as the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge blog to see all the fabulous DT inspiration!
Be Sweet ;)

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timeless and a tutorial sneak peek 28

Hi there! Today I have a couple of fun projects to share. First one up is a sneak peek of a project tutorial that I made exclusively for the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring a variety of Ranger products. Please be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp blog to see the complete project as well as the steps I took to create it.

Next up is a two page art journal spread that I made for the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 3, Challenge 15:

I combined a variety of Ranger / Tim Holtz products:

I combined a variety of Ranger Distress Spray Stains and Distress Ink:

die cut pieces using Tim Holtz Sizzix dies:

For the focal point, using a Tim Holtz Cabinet Card, I framed a photo of the beautiful BIG BEN featured on the UK Parliament building that was taken when Scott and I were vacationing in London:

for the title, I used a Tim Holtz rub on:

added lots of texture a variety of Tim Holtz stencils including the Harlequin stencil:

Up next is page 2:

more texture using the Tim Holtz Clockwork stencil:

I challenged myself not to get carried away with bulky embellishments so I upcycled a cereal box and used to make the die cut pieces which worked out perfectly adding a touch of texture and design:

Thanks so much for stopping by! I would be tickled pink if you could take a moment to check out my tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
Be Sweet ;)

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Love you 71

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! Stamptember is in full swing over at Simon Says Stamp and I really hope you'll join us for a month long stamp party full of inspiration and celebrations.It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week we are having a blog hop starting with Andrea's blog and the challenge theme is: to use a Simon Says Stamp exclusive product (s): 

For my projects, I made a couple tags featuring a variety of Simon Says Stamp Exclusive products. The background texture on the tag shown below, was created using the DIAMOND CIRCLES stencil: 

Including the following: beautiful stamped butterflies from Butterfly Friends and coordinating dies:

a delicate DANVILLE WREATH:

Next up is another tag featuring even more Simon Says Stamp Exclusive products!

The textured background was created using the BLOCKED CIRCLES stencil:

I embellished with a stamped butterfly from Butterfly Friends along with a LARGE HEART DOILY:

Here's how I created the backgrounds:

Step 1: Apply Texture Paste using the DIAMOND CIRCLES and BLOCKED CIRCLES stencils:

Step 2: Allow to dry then add colors of choice using Distress Stains and water:

Simon Says Stamp was founded in 2002 with an interest in exclusively selling rubber stamps. It didn’t take long until we realized we couldn’t stop there. For more than 10 years we have celebrated rubber stamping and its glory. We work to bring companies from around the world together in a one stop shopping environment. Rubber stamps still remain the heart of our business and we are celebrating by hosting a “STAMPtember®" event intended to inspire, educate, and celebrate the delight of rubber stamping. Part of the enticement of rubber stamping is that stamps can be used in creating or complementing ANYTHING! From stamping dates on bank documents and postage parcels in the early 18th century, rubber stamping has dramatically expanded to include card making, scrapbooking, mixed media and many forms of altering and expressing art.

Many thanks for stopping by! If you are hopping along, please be sure to visit Sandra as well as the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog to begin the hop. 

Be Sweet ;)

Products Used:
Simon Says Clear Stamps BUTTERFLY FRIENDS sss101427 Pure Sunshine, Simon Says Stamp BUTTERFLIES Craft Dies sssd111363 Pure Sunshine, Simon Says Stamp DANVILLE WREATH Craft DIE S124, Simon Says Stamp Stencil DIAMOND CIRCLES 121303, Simon Says Stamp Stencil BLOCKED CIRCLES 130317, Simon Says Stamp LARGE HEART DOILY Craft Die SSSD111325, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stain PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stain Shabby Shutters Ranger, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stain Milled Lavender Ranger, Ranger Texture Paste,  Ranger Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers, Tim Holtz Idea-ology GRUNGEBOARD BASICS PLAIN Altered Art TH92715, Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRINKLE RIBBON TH93020, Ranger JUMBO ARCHIVAL INK PAD Jet Black XL Tim Holtz A3P06701, Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD, Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE WHITE EPJ36678, Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps ATTIC TREASURES CMS123, Tsukineko Memento Ink Pad LULU LAVENDER Light Purple, Simon Says Stamp HAPPY PACK Assorted Papers, Tim Holtz 
Distress Ink Pad TEA DYE Ranger TIM19510

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#journey... 30

Hi there! Today I'm really excited to share with you a project along with a step by step tutorial over on the Simon Says Stamp blog ~ HERE that you won't want to miss ;) I would be tickled pink if you stopped by to say hi ;) Here's a sneak peek:

I joined along with the A Vintage Journey challenge where we are challenged to create a project using Tim Holtz Distress Stains:

I made this layout featuring a photo that was taken while Scott and I were hiking The Great Wall of China a few years ago: 

To create this layout, I used the following colors of Distress Stains: broken china, tarnished brass and vintage photo. After adhering the die cuts and strips into place to create the background, I then added lots of texture using Ranger texture paste along with Tim's Harlequin stencil:

 I embellished with a trio of homemade Tattered Florals and Garden Greens:

For the title, I framed a stamped Hashtag sentiment with a die cut grungeboard ornate frame:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Scrap365 sketch challenge:

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

Supplies used: 99.9% Tim Holtz brands which ALL may be purchased at the Simon Says Stamp Superstore!

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A tutorial peek... 9

Hi there! I hope you are having a great week! The small snippet that you see above was taken of a project that I made for exclusively for the Simon Says Stamp blog ~ click HERE. If you are interested in a fun "how to" tutorial, please be to stop by HERE. Thanks for stopping by ~ hope you enjoy the rest of the week!
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy Times... 30

Hi there! I hope you are off to a great start of a new week! Today I have a project to share featuring pretty patterned papers from Pion design's Alma's Sewing Room Collection. To create the base and background of this project, I die cut and layered three different patterned papers using various Spellbinders dies stitching around the oval shaped piece. Once I had the die cut pieces adhered and stitched together, I added texture using modeling paste and a stencil along with some stamping. 

I stamped the girl image twice, once on a piece of purple wallflower ~ back patterned paper for her body then on a piece of purple wallflower ~ front for her dress. I trimmed around the stamped images, colored her skin, hair, shoes and headband using Copic markers, gave her some chalk rosy cheeks and trimmed with pearls. 

I embellished with a variety of homemade flowers made from the following pretty patterned papers: Cut out, Sewing collage and Blue room.

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you enjoyed my project.
Be Sweet ;)

Products used:

Pion design:
Alma's Sewing Room ~ Cut out ~ PD3411B
Alma's Sewing Room ~ Sewing collage ~ PD3406B
Alma's Sewing Room ~ Blue room ~ PD3402F
Alma's Sewing Room ~ Blue room ~ PD3402B
Alma's Sewing Room ~ Purple wallflower ~ PD3407B
Alma's Sewing Room ~ Blue fabric ~ PD3408

Other: MFT Die-namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose, MFT Die-namics Mini Royal Roses, MFT Die-namics Dainty Doily DUO, MFT Die-namics MPD Time Pieces, MFT MPD Timeless, MFT MPD Collage Backgrounds, MFT MPD Petal Pattern, MFT Hybrid Black Licorice Ink Pad, MFT Kraft cardstock, Simon Says Stamp Clustered Leaves, Spellbinders Grand Ovals, Spellbinders Grand Labels Four

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good luck 56

Hi there and Happy St. Patrick's Day to all who celebrate! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week's challenge theme is "Just my luck". Are you down on your luck? Do you feel like today is, quite simply your lucky day? Whatever your mood and however you'd like to interpret this challenge ~ we couldn't resist having a lucky challenge since this challenge falls on St. Patrick's Day! You may just be in luck and win the prize this week!

I was inspired to create a good luck tag featuring a couple of 4 leaf clovers.

Once I die cut, embossed and colorized the background using Shabby Shutters and Crushed Olive Distress Inks, I added a touch of gold and Gesso. I don't own a 4 leaf clover stamp, so I created my own 4 leaf clovers using the versatile Plenty of Hearts stamps and coordinating dies. After die cutting the hearts, I stamped the coordinating stamp images using Shabby Shutters and Crushed Olive Distress inks then embellished using Mini Gears and Sprockets.

I completed the tag with a sweet layered die cut butterfly that was made using a combination of the following dies: Simon Says Stamp Leanna Butterfly die and the Simon Says Stamp Paulina Butterfly die:

Thank you for visiting! Please be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has created!

Supplies used:

Ranger Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, Ranger Tim Holtz Crushed Olive Distress Ink, Viva Dacor Inka Gold, Ranger Claudine Hellmuth Gesso, Simon Says Die & Stamp Set Plenty of Hearts, Tim Holtz Mini Gears and Sprockets, Simon Says Stamp Leanna Butterfly die, Simon Says Stamp Paulina Butterfly die, Spellbinders Grand Ovals, Spellbinders Grand Labels Eleven, Coredinations Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection, Tim Holtz Sizzix Blueprints and Gears Set Texture Fades, Ranger Tim Holtz Picket Fence Distress Paint, May Arts Metallic Gold String, Bazzill Marshmallow Card Shoppe Heavy Weight Cardstock, Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black ink, Ranger Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink, Tim Holtz Idealogy French Industrial Paper Pad

 

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