Simons Says Stamp Designer spotlight - week 4 - Touchy Feely (Add Some Texture)

Hello and welcome, 

It´s time for another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, and it´s is my fourth and last week in the Designer Spotlight. Time flies:)

I am really proud and so thankful for all the positive feedback and congratulations I have received from so many talented people. Thank you very much to everyone, and of course for the opportunity to contribute in this.

This weeks challenge is Touchy Feely (Add Some Texture).

I started with the background by cutting a piece of watercolor paper (using the textured side) and used the stencil THS129 with texture paste to get the base for the lower part of the card. It was left to dry for  a while. After this I used Distress spray stains and let dry again. Now it was time for the moon for which I used Distress ink Antique Linen applied as a circle then I took Tim Holtz Moon mask and covered it. 

For the blue part of the background I used Distress inks in different blue shades, then spritzed with water and heat dried.

For the second piece of the moon mask I used gray color. I stitched around the edges with my sewing machine and inked with Walnut stain Distress ink.

For the texture I mixed Distress texture paste matte with Black soot Distress reinker to get the paste dark. Then I used the paste through some stencils. (The bats, the "Halloween-text" and the spider.)

For the spider web I used a stamp and Black soot archival ink. The bat is die cut from the new Pumpkin patch set from white paper and then inked with Distress inks. I also splattered some Distree paint in Black soot with my splatter brush on the backround and some small splats from Tim Holtz Mica stain Empty tomb. On the moon I used some small splats from Mica stain Crocked broomstick.

The pumpkins are die cut from White heavy stock and inked with different color of Distress inks, spritzed with water, heated and inked the edges. To get som extra texture on the pumpkins I used Frosted Crystal embossing powder.

For the sign at the bottom I cut a piece of Metallic Kraft stock, sanded and inked the edges. This was topped with a white piece on which I stamped the text and embossed it black.

I glued two Hardware heads, on which I have used Alcohol ink in Mushroom to get the worn look.

I layered the card on sanded and inked Metallic Kraft stock next sanded Black Kraft stock and finally inked cardboard for some extra texture. 3D foam between the layers.

We are hoping you will join in the challenge this week, it would be lovely to see you there and as always, there is a $25 gift voucher for one lucky winner to spend. 

The products I used are listed below;

Dies: Tim Holtz Pumpkin patch  

Stamps: Tim Holtz  Tiny text, Tangled webs

Stencils: Tim Holtz Decayed, Mini stencil set 17, Mini stencil set 23

Distress spray Stain: Peeled paint, Iced spruce, Black soot

Distress Ink: Walnut stain, Ground Espresso, Prize ribbon, Antique linen, Chipped sapphire, Hickory smoke, Mustard seed, Peeled paint, Forest moss , Spiced marmalade, Crackling campfire, Crushed olive

Ranger Embossing powder Black super fine

Distress Embossing powder Frosted crystal

Distress reinker: Black soot

Distress paint: Black soot

Archival ink: Black soot

Alcohol ink: Mushroom

Distress texture paste: Texture paste

Ideaology:  Hardware head

Other materials: Distress Watercolor paper, White Heavystock, Black Kraft stock, Metallic 3 Kraft stock, Ranger heat tool, Distress sprayer, Glass media mat, Distress splatter brush  

Thanks for visiting my blog, I hope I have inspired you. Welcome back.

/ Susanne

Simon Says Stamp Designer spotlight - Week 3 - Stitch it

 Hello and welcome, 

It´s time for another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, and it´s is my third week in the Designer Spotlight. Time flies:)

I am really proud and so thankful for all the positive feedback and congratulations I have received from so many talented people. Thank you very much to everyone, and of course for the opportunity to contribute in this.

This weeks challenge is Stitch it.

So with that said, let´s start with my substrate and background. I took a Mini etcetera tag and cut some Distress Cracked leather cardstock. Sprayed it with some Distress ink´s, Distress spray stains and Oxide sprays in different colours. Then I sprayed alayer of Distress ink refresher on top. I inked the edges  then stitched around with my sewing machine. I also stamped with Archivl ink, a stamp from CMS397, Faded types. Then I glued my background to the Etcetera tag with Distress collage medium matte. 

I made two small metallic pieces as decoraation, using the Foundry 3D folder and some sanded metallic Kraft stock. then I added some Distress paint in Salved patina on top. I glued two hardwear heads to the metallic pieces and added some Alcohol ink in mushroom on the heads. I used a piece of Salvaged patina inked Linen ribbon on top of my tag.

I then made a smaller tag from Mixed media heavystock and used Tim Holtz Eroded metallic technique. You can find this technique in his Creative Chemistry classes or on his page from some of his fabulous live demos. I added some Translucent Grit paste on some random places on the tag than used some Distress Crayons on top to get that "rusty crusty" look. Mounted a piece of Salved patina inked string on top. Then I diecut the "number 3" from that tag to use as decoration. Inked the edges with Ground Espresso and Walnut Stain Distress inks. Then I sanded a Milk cap and inked the edges, also for decoration. I used a Ideaology Tiny clip on the tag as well.

Then I took a Ideaology Stencil card, (I love these cards), inked the edges and also stitched on random places with my sewing machine. I coloured a gruop of girls from Ideaology Paperdolls groups with different colors of Distress crayons. Glued some Transparent wings of their backs. I stamped "believe in the magic" with CMS394, Tiny text, with Distress Embossing ink, and used White Embossing powder on sanded Black Kraftstock. Mounted the "no3", the girls and stamped words using 3D foam for dimension. 

Here you can see details from my stitching and "rusting". 

Down in the left corner I made a small "cluster" of decorations. First I used a Ideaology ruler from Odd+Ends and "rusted" the same way as mentioned above. Then I made a heart from mixed media heavstock, The Faceted heart die, some Distress inks, sprays and Distress paint Salved patina.  Some Rusty hinge spray on top. Then I added a Quote flair. 

That was the description of this tag. I hope I have inspired you to make one yourself. 

We are hoping you will join in the challenge this week, it would be lovely to see you there and as always, there is a $25 gift voucher for one lucky winner to spend. 

The products I used are listed below;

Dies: Tim Holtz  Countdown, Faceted heart (sorry, can´t find it in the shop but you can use another decoration)

Stamps: Tim Holtz Faded type, Tiny text

Embossing folder: Foundry 3D

Distress Oxide spray: Frayed burlap, Salvaged Patina

Distress spray: Rusty Hinge

Distress Ink: Walnut stain, Ground Espresso, Rustic Wilderness

Distress Embossing ink

Distress Paint: Salvaged Patina, Brushed Pewter

Distress Crayons: Set 1, Set 2Set 3, Set 10, Set 11, Set 12

Archival ink : Jet black

Alcohol ink: Mushroom

Embossing powder: White

Ideaology: Milk Caps, Stencil cards, Odds and Ends, Quote Flair, Paper dolls groups, Transparent wings, Tiny Clip, Hardware head

Other materials: Distress Cracked leather cardstock, Mixed media heavystock tags, Ranger heat tool, Distress sprayer, Glass media mat, Distress refresher, Distress Collage medium matte, Grit paste translucent

Thanks for visiting my blog, I hope I have inspired you. Welcome back.

/ Susanne

Simon Says Stamp Designer Spotlight - Week 2 - Fun With Stencils

Hello and welcome, 

It´s time for another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, and it´s is my second week in the Designer Spotlight. 

I am really proud and so thankful for all the positive feedback and congratulations I have received from so many talented people. Thank you very much to everyone, and of course for the opportunity to contribute in this.

This weeks challenge is Fun With Stencils.

I started with the background and cut some Mixed media Heavystock and used Tim Holtz mini flowerstencil and some cracklepaste. Then I used three different colours of Embossing Glaze, added to the cracklepaste while wet. I then "let the fingers do the dance" as Tim says, under the card. Then heatset with my Heat tool. Then I sprayed over it with Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide spray, and spritz with water and heated. I inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress ink and then stitched with my sewing machine. Next step was the stamping, I used some stamps from CMS225 Correspondence.

Then I diecut the Perspective butterfly, from Kraft stock and sanded. 

I cut a piece of sanded green Kraft cardstock a little larger then the background and then mounted it behind the background. Here you also can see all the crackle and that I have folded the butterfly around all the other layers.

I then cut another card a little bit bigger than the background from pink Kraft stock which I sanded and stamped with a text stamp from the stampset CMS328 Entomology. 

The "flies" word is cut from White heavystock and then I used Distress Embossing ink and Speckled egg Embossing glaze. Then heated. 

"With brave wings she" is stamped from CMS394 Tiny text with Archival ink. Inked with Walnut Stain Distress ink and then mounted on a piece of green sanded kraft cardstock with 3D foam.

Finally I mounted all the layers to a piece of cardboard, then to a black card blank. 

The size of this card is approx. 17,5 x 12 cm.

We are hoping you will join in the challenge this week, it would be lovely to see you there and as always, there is a $25 gift voucher for one lucky winner to spend. 

The products I used are listed below;

Stencil: Tim Holtz Mini Stencil set 4

Dies: Tim Holtz  Perspective Butterfly, Alphanumeric stretch upper

Stamps: Tim Holtz Entomology, Correspondence, 

Embossing glaze: Speckled egg, Kitsch flamingo, Rustic wilderness

Distress Oxide spray: Frayed burlap

Distress Ink: Walnut stain

Distress Embossing ink

Distress Crackle paste

Archival ink : Jet black

Kraft stock Cool, Warm

Distress White Heavystock, Ranger heat tool, Distress sprayer, Glass media mat

Thanks for visiting my blog, I hope I have inspired you. Welcome back.

/ Susanne

Simon Says Stamp Designer Spotlight - Week 1 - Stamptember

Hello and welcome, 

Today I have some really exciting and great news to share. I am so thrilled and very honored to have been invited to be in the Designer Spotlight at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog for September, which is also the very exciting Stamptember. I am also very honored to be featured among so many talented makers.

This weeks challenge is Stamp it. I have used some of Tim Holtz stamps, and made a card for a men who turns 80 years. I think these stamps are just perfect for the occasion.

I started to cut some Distress Mixed media heavystock for the background. Inked my craft mat on my Glass media mat with Distress ink in Frayed Burlap, spritzed with water with my Distress sprayer and then dipped the background in the ink, then heated with my heat tool, repeat until happy. I inked the edges with Distress ink Walnut stain. I stitched the edges with my sewing machine. Then I used the Digits stencil and Frayed burlap Distress ink to get some numbers on the background. Next step was spritzing water and then using Embossing glaze in the new color Prize ribbon. Heat again. Then I used my Splatter brush and some watered Distress ink Prize ribbon and made some splotches. 

Now to the stamping, I stamped the "How old?" stamp from Tim´s set CMS432 Inquisitive, with Distress ink Prize ribbon, then added Embossing glaze in the same color, and heated. I also stamped the blue "crosses" from the same set, with Archival ink, Cobalt. The "poststamps" are from CMS225 Correspondence, which I stamped with Archival ink, Plum.

Now it´s time for the main characters on this card, the gentlemen from Inquisitive set, I stamped them on watercolor paper and colored them with different Distress inks and reinkers. I also stamped the "bullseye" from the same set on White Mixed media heavstock, first with Distress Oxide Barn door and one with Distress Oxide Prize ribbon, then I stamped over with Archival ink Black soot, using my Tim Holtz Stamp platform. (This technique I have learned from the very talented Emma Williams, see her blogpost here ).

In each "bullseye" I stamped a black dot from Inquisitive set, and a number from the Correspondence set with Jet black Archival ink. Then I placed and stitched them to the background with my sewing machine. I also used 3D foam under them to get some dimension.

In the monocle I used some Glossy accent. In the left corner I put an Ideaology hexfastener.

The "80" is diecut from chipboard and Mixed media heavystock, from Handmade alphabet. I inked the one´s from heavystock with Prize ribbon Distress Oxide and then Embossing glaze in the same color. Then heated.Then I glued the embossed layer to the chipboard and glued to the card.

I made three other panels to put behind the background, one from blue cardstock, one from sanded and inked Metallic Kraftstock, and one from cardboard from and old shoebox, which I inked with Prize ribbon Distress ink on the edges. I mounted all the layers using 3D foam between the layers for dimension. When mounted together I glued the card to a black card blank.

The size of this card is 14 x 18 cm.

We are hoping you will join in the challenge this week, it would be lovely to see you there and as always, there is a $25 gift voucher for one lucky winner to spend. 

The products I used are listed below;

Thanks for visiting my blog, I hope I have inspired you. Welcome back.

/ Susanne

Stamps: Tim Holtz CMS432- Inquisitive , TimHoltz CMS225 Correspondence

Stencil: Tim Holtz THS145 Digits

Tim Holtz Distress inks: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Prize ribbon, Stormy sky, Peeled paint, Gathered twigs, Hickory smoke

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink: Barn door, Prize ribbon

Tim Holtz Distress reinker: Walnut stain

Tim Holtz Embossing glaze: Prize ribbon

Archival ink: Plum, Cobalt blue, Jet black

Tim Holtz Ideaology: Hex fastener

Papers: Metallic 3 Kraft stock, Distress Mixed media heavystock, Distress White heavystock, Watercolor cardstock

Tim Holtz: Glass media mat, Heat it craft tool, Distress sprayer, Splatter brush, Glossy accent, Mini ink blending tool

Adhesive: 3D foam, Distress Collage medium matte