Snapping Monsters: December 2018

Monday, December 24, 2018

My Other Creations: Notebook using Dina Wakley's For the Love of Circles Stamp Set

Happy holidays, Happy 2019 and Happy Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! The theme is Party Time, which is the sentiment I added to my notebook.

I wanted to experiment with Prima Oil Pastels, so I colored a circle stamp with them, spritzed it with water, then stamped it onto white watercolor paper. Here's how it looked after I colored on the stamp:

Here are the two circles images, plus some patterns, after I stamped them:

Once my images were stamped, I used watercolor pencils to add some color around the edges of my cover. Then I laid a polka dot stencil over everything and smeared mint-colored paint onto my whole page. I added black paint to a mesh stencil and used that as a center line design. I cut scraps of patterned paper and added them on and then I made the "Party Time" sentiment with my We R Memory Keepers typewriter.

Once the cover was made, I sewed it onto my Prima notebook and painted around the edges with black paint.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Prima Mixed Media Notebook Travelers Journal, Passport size	Dina Wakley For the Love of Circles stamp set	Dina Wakley Text and Scribbles Cling Stamps	Prima Flowers ARTIST QUALITY OIL PASTEL CRAYONS	prima marketing the basics watercolor pencils 576714
Scrapberry′s Dotted Pattern Stencil	Reverse Confetti 6X6 Free Spirit Paper	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 2	Prima Impasto Acrylic paint, Mint	Dina Wakley Black Heavy Body Acrylic Paint
We R Memory Keepers Mint Typewriter

This challenge theme runs for two weeks, so be sure to upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 to the Simon Says Stamp store!

Monday, December 17, 2018

My Other Creations: Book using Sizzix Traveler's Notebook Dies and Inky Antics' Big Houses Stamp

"Stitch it Up" is this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme. I stitched together a book using the Sizzix Traveler's Notebook die set.

A great way to paint a white piece of paper quickly and easily is to use a large gel printing plate. I dripped and drizzled acrylic paint onto my 8" x 10" gel plate and transferred the paint onto a big piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper. Here's what the gel print looked like:

When the paint was dry, I cut out two covers for my book using the Sizzix Traveler's Notebook die and my Sizzix Big Shot. I added a little more white paint to tone things down.

I also cut out the pages for my book using some old "ledger" patterned paper that I had in my stash. These are all folded in half.

I decorated my cover and then sewed my cover pieces together using the spine-shaped die that I also cut out of my gel-printed paper.

I sewed my pages down the spine and attached them to my cover like so:

I had used a stamp from Inky Antics' Big Houses set as the focal point and added some yellow and pink from watercolors.

To finish it off, I added some fabric scraps and some paper pieces along the top and sides.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

I can't wait to see what you do with this week's challenge theme! Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Monday, December 10, 2018

My Other Creations: Journal Page using Inky Antics' Big Houses and Tiny Houses Stamps

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is, "Warm Winter Wishes." I live where there's A LOT of snow. It gets cold and very...white. I stay warm in my soul by thinking about my home and family and other things that give me hope and happiness. I conveyed this with a journal page that I created with some of the new stamps I designed for Inky Antics.

The background contains some trellis die-cut shapes, some stamping, and a lot of color blending with Prima Oil Pastels and paint. I sketched a plant that I fussy-cut and glued down, then I surrounded it with house stamping.

Here are the supplies I used, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Inky Antics Big Houses Stamp Set	Inky Antics Tiny Houses Stamp Set	Dylusions Creative Dyary	Prima Flowers ARTIST QUALITY OIL PASTEL CRAYONS	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints
Dina Wakley LIME Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Peacock Acrylic Paint	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Dina Wakley Small Journal Clips	Dina Wakley Ranger ULTRA THICK GEL MEDIUM mdm62349

I'm excited to see your interpretation of our theme this week! Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to Simon Says Stamp!

Monday, December 3, 2018

My Other Creations: Re-purposed Notebooks using Dina Wakley's Giant Funky Silhouettes

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is "B is for...." I went with two brightly-colored books made with a boy stencil cut into different shapes.

I started with a collage that I made using Dina Wakley's Giant Funky Silhouette stencil, some patterned paper, stamping, more stenciling and lots of paint.

Then I got brave and got out the scissors and cut up my collage!

I liked how cutting this piece up gave me several smaller pieces of imagery to work with. I added two of the panels to my notebooks.

These two notebooks came from one tall notebook (a Prima Traveler's Journal) that I cut in half. Guess I was going all sorts of crazy with the scissors on this project!

Here are the supplies I used which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Prima Mixed Media Notebook Travelers Journal, Personal size	Dina Wakley Giant Funky Silhouettes stencil	Brutus Monroe Yellow Aqua Pigment	Brutus Monroe Blue-Green Aqua Pigment	Darkroom Door Large Mesh Stencil
Impression Obsession, The Journey cling stamp	Tim Holtz Dotted Stencil	Tim Holtz 12 x 12 Correspondence Paper Pack	Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints
Dina Wakley TANGERINE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley LIME Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley LEMON Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Paper Artsy RUSTY CAR Infusions Colored Stain CS17
Paper Artsy Are You Cerise Infusions Colored Stain	Dylusions Paint - London Blue	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet

I am excited to check out your "B-inspired" creations! Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to Simon Says Stamp!