Something New card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Something New". We are also showcasing Darkroom Door products this week, so if you have any, it would be fun if you can use them in your project(s).

A new year has begun, 2020! I don't do new year resolutions, because I don't keep them ;). And this new year we're going to start with something new. I've used a new stencil from Darkroom Door, called Small Dots, and I've used Circle Shaker Pouches, but I haven't made any shakers ... I only used it as 3D element. I started with the background on Heavystock and played with Distress Inks and Oxides, but also with Metallique Paint, to give it a metallic shimmer, maybe an unexpected combination, right? But fun to experiment with new techniques and I like the results very much.

 

For the Pouches I have the single die set, and the Pouches are in 3, but you can easily cut them apart, you don't have to keep them together. I don't know how I did it, but I got really lucky that they aligned perfectly without meassuring and trying to make it fit. I just wanted them to be in a straight line. I should have turned it into a template, because I don't think I'll be this lucky the next time hahaha. I colored the bees and the ladybug with Distress Inks, and I used the Darkroom Door Small Dots stencil with Texture Paste and Metallique Paint Rustic Brown.

 

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Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock	Zig Watercolor brush	Sakura CLASSIC WHITE Bold Line 10 Gelly Roll Pen	Prima Marketing READ TO ME Finnabair Clear Stamp	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2018 ENTOMOLOGY CMS328	Crafter′s Companion - Extra Strong Tape Runner
Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Aleene′s Tacky Glue	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Tim Holtz Sizzix Wildflowers	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash BLACKOUT KRAFT STOCK th94020
Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash METALLIC 3 KRAFT STOCK th94021	Tim Holtz mini stencil SET 8	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE Opaque Matte 4oz	Doodlebug OFFICIAL STRIPE Washi Tape	Prima Marketing METALLIQUE STEAMPUNK COPPER Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint	Prima Marketing METALLIQUE RUSTIC BROWN Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint
Prima Marketing AGED BRASS Art Alchemy Metallique Wax 963965	Ranger - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger TIM43270	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide FOSSILIZED AMBER	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ANTIQUE LINEN	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide VINTAGE PHOTO	Pinkfresh Studio MATTE GOLD Washi Tape pfwa003	Darkroom Door DOTS Small Stencil ddss023	My Favorite Things MINI CIRCLE SHAKER WINDOW AND FRAME Die-Namics MFT1397	My Favorite Things CIRCLE TRIO SHAKER POUCHES Replenishments 7080
May Arts Natural Burlap Twine

To join in all you need to do is make a project that fits this weeks challenge and you can be the winner of the $50 gift voucher that our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp offers. This prize will go to a random entry. So go over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, let the DT members inspire you and join in the fun!

You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

If you use instagram add #sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!



Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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Darkroom Door Buttons card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about making your own background. We're using Darkroom Door products, if you have them we'd love to see them used in your project, if not, that's okay too. We're looking forward to see your gorgeous background projects.



For this challenge I made a background with the Buttons stamp from Darkroom Door. When I saw the stamp, I thought it was so awesome! It's a background stamp and I wanted to use it for background. I stamped with Archival Ink Jet Black, and it's quite a busy and bold background, but also very cool.

 

With Prima Marketing Watercolor pencils I colored a few of the buttons. The pencils are very subtle and that's exactly what I wanted, because the stamp was already intense enough. For some reason it seemed as if the ink reacted with water, but it shouldn't because it's a waterproof ink. Probably the ink wasn't completely dry yet.



I'm now in a phase where I use black aquarelle pencil everywhere to apply shadow effects, and with a little White Gelly Roll Pen as accents. Because the theme, I used my sewing machine and sew around the edges. Love that look, but it's such a hassle to get out the machine that I hardly do it.

See below for the video of the entire process. Unfortunately, I occasionally was out of frame. Learning moments...

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To join in all you need to do is make a project that fits this weeks challenge and you can be the winner of the $50 gift voucher that our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp offers. This prize will go to a random entry. So go over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, let the DT members inspire you and join in the fun!

You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram

If you use instagram add #sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!



Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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