Just A Pinch......

Hello! For this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, we are adding "Just a Pinch" of something to finish it off. While my teammates have added a pinch of glitter or a pinch of color, I have added a pinch of weirdness to my journal page.

Okay...maybe more than a pinch.....

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge: Faux Woodcut Bowls

Happy Monday! Anything Goes for the new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.  This week, I took this opportunity to explore creating "faux" wood cuts. I love the look of lino cuts, woodcuts and block printing, but my arthritis would never allow me to carve. I don't get discouraged easily. So, when I saw those Paper Artsy stamps...BAM! I had an idea...
Faux Woodcuts!

I embossed the images with clear embossing powder to let the white paper would show through. The embossing acts like a resist when adding color with watercolors. I then ironed the embossing on to a clean piece of copy paper. The embossing was transferred to the copy paper, leaving a wonderfully smooth, white background. I accented the bowls with pencil sketches to give them a more of an art studio quality.

I am happy with my "Faux" woodcuts that didn't hurt my hands. :)

Anything Goes! Link your project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and your project could win a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp We draw a new winner each week. Your project could also be chosen to be featured in our weekly designer spotlight.

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Kitschy Blooms

We are getting inky this week for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. This week the challenge is to create an inky background. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

My project began with humble beginnings. I dropped, splatted and dribbled inks and sprays onto watercolor paper until my hearts content. This messy play was the basis for my Kitschy ATC's

I was, in effect, coloring the flowers before I stamped them. After all of the inks had dried, I stamped the retro inspired flowers in permanent black ink and highlighted portions with a white ink pen.

The ATC's reminded me of the funky prints that would adorn the walls of my Grandmothers house during the 1970's. A quick trip to the dollar store for cheap frames and my humble, inky splats transformed into fun, retro wall art.

How will you create your inky background? We would love to see what you've made. Link your project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and your project could win a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp.  We draw a new winner each week. Your project could also be chosen to be featured in our weekly designer spotlight.

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Face it

I miss their face.
My family is spread out all over the country and I miss being able to give them a hug or a kiss. This week the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is "Faces". I would love to kiss their face, but today a card will have to do.

I created a card with a smiling, friendly face that reminds me of my Grandmother. The image is actually a part of a larger stamp. You've seen me use this Paper Artsy face before. I love this stamp! It's one of my favorites. The clouds were cut with die on Neenah's Kraft paper and were created with mists and sprays and inks. And don't you adore that sentiment? It's so cute!

Kiss their face while you can. Today and everyday.

Show us your face! Join us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and your project could win a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp.  We draw a new winner each week. Your project could also be chosen to be featured in our weekly designer spotlight.

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