{"id":1208,"date":"2014-03-24T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T04:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2014-03-25T08:59:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T12:59:29","slug":"challengetransparent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=1208","title":{"rendered":"Challenge: Transparent"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week DT member Anna-Karin challenges us to be transparent. Will you use vellum? perhaps share all the details of your project leaving no secrets unseen? Add a layer of frost film or use mediums that are not opaque? The choice is yours!<\/p>\n

Barbara<\/a> wows us with a tag this week.<\/p>\n

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The theme of the challenge, this Monday is very charming and it was easy to think about a project in which they were present more ‘transparent elements. The cage<\/a> is the main element and I used it because of its shape! It restricts the space but leaves open the mind through her bars that in my tags are golden<\/a>! For the background I created a stencil with a Tim Holtz’s small heart which I then filled with a stamp and the flower<\/a> is so delicate and translucent thanks to Frosted film<\/a>, a wonderful material which has found its perfect place!<\/em><\/p>\n

Ashli<\/a> was inspired by a recent family project and some memorabilia for this week’s layout:<\/p>\n

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One of my favorite uses for Vellum<\/a> is as a memorabilia pocket. This allows your treasures and papers to be seen, but not dominate the design. We just finished yet another project here at our house and I wanted to include my husband’s architectural drawing on my page. So, with lots of Vellum<\/a>, I created my pocket and design. I then added more see-through elements with some Amy Tangerine alphas<\/a> and Maggie Holmes Rub-Ons<\/a>. I just love how the vellum elements “blocks” add to the story of the page!<\/em><\/p>\n

Michelle<\/a> used an over-lay on her pocket card.<\/p>\n

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The card is actually a pocket made from a Simon exclusive button and string envelope<\/a>. Transparent snippets and over-lays are trendy, fun elements commonly seen in many popular scrapbook lines. They’re not just for scrapbookers! My stamped bird <\/a>from Hero Arts is colored with Distress Markers <\/a>and perched on a transparent snippet from the Persimmon<\/a> line.<\/em><\/p>\n

Meihsia<\/a> upcycled her kids toy packaging and created this transparent card with beautiful sunshine.<\/p>\n

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Most toy and gift packaging is recyclable. This week, I decided to use the toy packaging as the card base, and create this simple and fun card. The packaging was cut into a standard card size (4.25″ X 11″ and folded in half using bone folder<\/a>) and decorated with Prima Flowers<\/a>, American Crafts Chipboard Stickers,<\/a> Vintage Trinkets<\/a> and Say It in Crystals<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mona<\/a> was inspired to create a project featuring a transparent Tattered Floral.<\/p>\n

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First I created a background using a combination of the following products: stamps<\/a>, patterned paper<\/a>, Distress ink<\/a> and a stencil<\/a>. Once completed, I adhered a die cut crackled<\/a> finish chipboard window<\/a> then embellished with a beautiful transparent Tattered Floral<\/a> that was made using Frosted Film<\/a>, Modeling Film<\/a> and ink<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sandra Mouwen<\/a> went almost completely transparent in her art journal
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I used almost only transparent or semi transparent products for this weeks project. I started with making a background out of lots of different Washi Tape<\/a>. It was a bit to bright so I washed it down with some Gesso<\/a> mixed with a little bit of water. I love rub ons and when I was browsing through them I saw this Jar<\/a> from Jenni Bowlin and needed to use it! Along with the Love Scripty Words<\/a> the theme of these pages came together.<\/em><\/p>\n

Emma<\/a> adored this week’s challenge and used acetate and Wendy Vecchi’s Clearly For Art to create the transparency on this shabby wallhanging.<\/p>\n

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As soon as I saw this challenge, I immediately thought of Wendy Vecchi’s Clearly For Art Modeling film<\/a> and used this to create the wings on my stamped butterflies and moths<\/a>. After inking the paper and colouring the image with Distress Markers<\/a>, I then created a frame for the butterfly image using PaperArtsy’s Snowflake Fresco Finish Chalk Paint<\/a> for a shabby look and added acetate to replicate the glass. To complete the wallhanging, I attached a Melissa Frances decorative scroll hanger<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Inspiration lead Tracy<\/a> to create an artsy canvas with a touch of transparency.<\/p>\n

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Wendy Vecchi’s Clear Clearly For Art<\/a> seemed the perfect starting point for my Canvas used to create a wonderful dimensional transparent bloom combined with the Tattered Floral Die<\/a>, coloured around the edges with Aquamarine Reinker<\/a>. My whole design was based around this flower and things slowly developed from there into an artsy canvas filled with many less transparent additions!<\/em><\/p>\n

Dan<\/a> combined the transparency of stamped images with the sheer nature of tissue tape in his birthday card for a friend.<\/p>\n

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I coloured my background card before I stamped on it, allowing the colour to show through the transparent areas of the stamped image. When placed on a patterned background, the white parts of tissue tape are practically transparent too, allowing the background to show though. I used some Merriment tape<\/a> here with that effect. The sentiment was from the Simon Says Stamp exclusive stamp set Inside & Out Sayings<\/a>, as well as the Remnants<\/a> and Weathered Textiles<\/a> sets.<\/em><\/p>\n

I (May<\/a>) went transparent with my embossing powder.<\/p>\n

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The spring set of Tim Holtz Blueprint stamps<\/a> are among my all time favorites! To really make this colorful I went transparent with my stamping with embossing powder<\/a> and then colored them with abandon using Dylusions sprays<\/a>. I love how the original tag color shows through and the translucent sprays blend and layer to create this spring confection that will top a special present.<\/p>\n

Andrea<\/a> decided to experiment with transparent party favor boxes filled with crafty things for her crafty friends.<\/p>\n

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My crafty friends are truly a rare and wonderful breed. They never ask for the total of how much I spent on a “necessary” tool and they squeal in delight at the mere mention of gesso. As a gift for them, I made some crafty party favors for our next get-together. They were a snap to make with these Simon Says Stamp clear pillow boxes<\/a>, which I carefully (emphasis on carefully) heat-embossed with this white powder<\/a> and this fabulous Wendy Vecchi stamp image from her Busy Making Art set<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Suzz<\/a> was inspired by the thought of peeking through a transparent layer.<\/p>\n

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I decided to play with the concept of peeking through a transparent layer to a hidden background. I created a series of tags using the Hero Arts Acetate Tag <\/a>. I added some texture with the Wendy Vecchi White Embossing Paste <\/a> and the Tim Holtz Honeycomb layering stencil<\/a>. This inspired a sunny flowery scene with a few bees and hidden messages popping out.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stay tuned for Wednesday when Anna-Karin will show you ideas about how to use a whole bunch of different transparent products.<\/p>\n

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For more inspiration click on our design team’s blog links so you can see more photos (and full supply lists) for their projects. Leave them a little comment love while you’re there so they know how they’ve inspired you too, if you’re so inclined.<\/p>\n

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As always, Simon Says Stamp<\/a> is giving away a $50 gift voucher that will go to a random entry chosen by random generator. To qualify all you need to do is create a new project that ties in (in any way!) with our theme and post it, along with a link back to this challenge, and add a link here. This challenge will end at 11:59pm on Sunday March 30th Eastern time.<\/p>\n

We will also be choosing some of our entries to put in the spotlight – a special honor where we talk about why we loved that entry in particular and award a special badge too!<\/p>\n

For the full rules, read the “challenge rules” posted in the side-bar here on our blog.<\/p>\n

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