Chill Out with Simon Says Stamp

I’m back!!! My project today was so much fun. I decided to work with a few of my favorite mediums - Brusho pigments along with Ken Oliver’s Liquid Metallics. Let’s get started!

On trimmed 6” by 6” Canson watercolor stock I stamped the Frozen Fractals clear stamps, included in Simon Says Stamp January Kit with Versamark ink and then embossing with white EP. I had Gina K Designs white EP close by. After the fractals cooled the fun began. I added Brusho Cobalt, let that move around, and then added the Violet on top. I let that air dry for a couple of minutes and then added Ken Oliver’s Metallic Amethyst. I love watching watercolor move and blend. Adding the metallic amethyst was perfect, but knowing me, I needed more shimmer. Shimmer Spritz to the rescue. When the air drying was complete, I trimmed the panel to 4¼” by 5½” and added it to my card base with strong double sided tape.

I needed a sentiment and another birthday card. I also did not want the sentiment to compete with the finished background. Cindy Echtinaw Designs “Say It Your Way Fancy” sentiments were the perfect fit. I stamped Happy Birthday with Versamark, embossed with silver EP on a scrap of 40# vellum, and trimmed that down to around 5” by ¾”. Before adhering it to my card front I added strips of white glitter paper to the top and bottom for added glitz. The final touch was adding the sequins that were included in the kit. My finished card is 4¼” by 5½” top fold A2 card.

Unfortunately Simon Says Stamp’s January Kit is sold out. Please click on my affiliated links below to check out some of the products still available. You will also find a link to subscribe to Simon Says Stamps monthly kits. You save a few bucks subscribing to the subs.

“Chill Out Happy Birthday” card will enter the following challenges.

Simon Says Stamps Monday Blog – Chill Out

Crafty Creations challenge – Anything Goes

A Snowflake’s Promise – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, please ask. Until next time…

Happy creating,

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

Some affiliated links are listed below at no cost to you. The supplies for making this project were purchased by me, but if you click on the pics below and make a purchase, I get a commission. I want to thank everyone for their continued support of my art.

Say It Your Way Fancy SS Crystal Katana Mini Snips Brusho Set Canson SSS-MISTI Original SS ORIGINAL MISTI SSS-Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001 SSS-January Kit-Snow Much Thanks Frozen Fractals Sequins-Frozen Fractals February Kit SSS Kit Subs Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops AZ Perfect Paper Adhesive SSS Quilled Percision SSS PPA Glitter Paper GKD White #120 Base Weight Cardstock Spellbinders Tool-In-One Silver Detail EP GKD White Detail EP Shimmer Spritz Double Sided Tape

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Stamp TV’s MIUM Third Times a Charm

Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you a birthday card I completed for the StampTV challenge “Mix It Up Monday,” (MIUM). This is a big test for me because my “goal” for 2017 was to create at least 3-4 projects (cards, mixed-media, journal pages, etc.) a week and blog about them all.

For the latest MIUM at StampTV, our theme is “Third Times a Charm.” You can create anything your heart desires, but you need to have an item repeat three times. This was a fun one. I dug through all of my GKD stamps (I do have a few…HAHA) and picked Theresa Momber’s “Country Road 2.” I love all things floral so I picked the largest of the three flowers image.

My first step was trimming Bristol Smooth cardstock down to 4¼” square. Next was embossing the flowers with white embossing powder and start the water coloring. The Zig Brush Markers colors I used for the background olive green and blue gray. The flowers were light violet and deep violet. I added some gold gel pen to the centers. I fussy cut the flowers and added them to the square panel. Sponging some of GKD’s Moonlit Flog to the edges and some of the background was done with a sponge dauber. The sentiment was stamped with GKD’s Onyx Black. For the finale touches I splattered some yellow gold watercolor and some various sizes of gold sequins.

I would like to mention that Zig’s brush markers are amazing on the Bristol Smooth cardstock. In fact, I feel they do better on this stock than on any other watercolor stocks.

“Birthday Wishes” will be entered in the following challenges:

StampTV MIUM – Third times a charm (you will have to sign in on this site)

613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes w/optional twist

Fashionable Stamping – winter or spring

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please contact me.
Until next time...wishing you happiness and artiness!
Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

Some affiliated links are listed below at no cost to you. The supplies for making this project were purchased by me, but if you click on the pictures below and make a purchase, I get a commission. I want to thank everyone for their continued support of my art.

The legends for all affiliated/non-affiliated links are:

BLT – Blitsy

C9 – Concord & 9^th

DA - DecoArt

DDS – Donna Downey Studios

GKD – Gina K Designs

JG – Joggles

SAS - Shareasale

SS – StampingScrapping
SSS – Simon Says Stamp

GKD Massive Messages- Clear GKD Country Roads 2-CLEAR GKD VersaMark Water Mark Pad SSS-Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001 GKD Ink Pad- Black Onyx GKD Ink Pad- Moonlit Fog SS Jumbo Sponge Daubers GKD Jumbo Sponge Dauber MISTI PRECISION STAMPER SS ORIGINAL MISTI GKD White Detail EP GKD White #120 Base Weight Cardstock GKD Wild Lilac 100# AZ ATG SSS ATG SSS Foam Tape AZ-Foam Tape AZ Crystal Katana SS Crystal Katana Simon Says Stamp Sequins SPARKLE AND SHINE sns736 SSS PPA AZ Perfect Paper Adhesive AZ Quilled Percision SSS Quilled Percision AZ #2 Black Velvet SSS #2 Black Velvet AZ Zig Brush Markers SSS Zig Brush Markers SSS Gansai Starry Watercolors AZ Gansai Starry Watercolors SSS Bristol Smooth AZ Bristol Smooth

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