Carnival Lights

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is going to the "Carnival" this week!  My project celebrates the carnival lights.  I fondly recall going to street carnivals each year when I was a small girl.  After dark, the sleepy mid-western town town became a magical place full of food, fun and colorful lights.  It was a real treat! 

Using my Martha Stewart Ornament Template, I created a paper lantern to replicate the atmosphere of old-fashioned carnival lights.  It wouldn't be a lantern without bulbs, so I strung some Christmas wire through stamped light bulbs from the Tim Holtz mini blueprints set.  (The Christmas wire I found in my stash and I don't recall where I got it, or how long it's been there.  I think that the old-fashioned tinsel trim or pipecleaners would look cuter.) I topped it off with some vellum fringe and a bit of polyester trim from the Dear Lizzy collection.

Join in the fun at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  Show us your "Carnival" inspired artwork and you could win a $50.00 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store.  Your entry could also be chosen to be featured in the Designer Spotlight and you could get a cool new badge for your blog!

   

Tag Book

Yay!  It's Monday!  That means that there's a new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  This week the challenge is to "make the cut". Use your die cutting system and/or punches to create a project.  This week I used my Avery Elle "Simply Tags" die to create a vintage inspired mini book.

 I love to use vintage ephemera in my projects whenever possible, so when I found a damaged old children's reader, I knew that I could repurpose some of the pages. And that's what I did!

I cut the pages using the tag die.  This worked beautifully!  I was able to cut sections that had images on both sides.  I collaged the pages with papers and stenciling.  (This also help cover some of the crayon marks and imperfections on the original page.)

When I was pleased with the tags, I arranged them accordion style on a double sided paper that I scored.  And bound them with a cover.  A simple piece of twine was all that was needed for the books closure. 

I love that sweet Jenni Bowlin flair!

 

Can you "Make the Cut"?  Link your project to The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and you could win a $50.00 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!

You could also be featured in our Designer spotlight for the whole world to see, AND receive a fun badge for your blog too!


You've Got Air Mail!

I love Mondays!  Every Monday there's a new challenge at The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  This week the theme is "You've Got Air Mail".  Be still my heart!  I LOVE postal themed projects.  This is going to be a great week!

I started with the intention of making mail art to send to my friends.  After creating a few artsy envelopes, I decided to take it a step further and create a mini mailbox.

The local craft store provided the basics for the project and the decorative elements were all found at Simon Says Stamp.  To start, I used gesso on everything so that the paint would adhere well.  I used original, vintage postage stamps and Bo Bunny's Anthem collection papers.  The stamps were from 7 Gypsies.  This was so fun!

You've got to send mail in order to receive mail. So go make mail art! Don't forget to upload your postal themed projects at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for a chance to win a $50.00 spending spree at the Simon Says Stamp store.  Your project could also be featured in our Designer Spotlight! 

 

Laundry Day

Today is Monday!  That means that there's a new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  This week's theme is "Ode to Sunshine".  My project was inspired by sweet memories of hanging the laundry out to dry on beautiful sunny days. 

This project was so much fun to create. I began with an old, shallow cigar box and blue acrylic paint.  The clouds were stamped in distress ink and cut into squares.  The canvas dress was painted and stamped.  A paper pinafore was made with Crate Papers DIY 6x6 pad.  And some of my Grandmothers old clothespins were used to hold the clothesline.  Grandma would've liked that. :)



This lady thinks laundry is fun no matter what the weather's like.  No, wait....Is that a glass of wine that she's holding?  Oh...nevermind.  ;)

For more great ideas please pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and take a look at my fellow design team members. They have created some incredibly inspirational projects. Please sure to play along and link your "Ode to Sunshine" creation for the chance to win a $50 prize from Simon Says Stamp.