{"id":4154,"date":"2016-03-28T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2016-03-28T04:49:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T08:49:07","slug":"challenge-we-can-see-clearly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=4154","title":{"rendered":"Challenge: We Can See Clearly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi all and welcome to another week on the\u00a0Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you for joining us for the Food And Drink Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.<\/p>\n

This week the theme is<\/p>\n

WE CAN SEE CLEARLY<\/span><\/h2>\n

Use acetate, vellum, \u00a0or anything you can think of that is a little transparent or you can use your imagination and think of a different meaning!<\/p>\n

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous\u00a0Simon Says Stamp Store<\/a><\/p>\n

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Remember to click on the person’s name to see all of the details of how we made these creations and leave these wonderful girls some comment love<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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This is \u00a0Amber’s<\/a> last week with us in the Spotlight. It has been a pleasure having you along with us and we would like to thank you for all of your fabulous creations over the past few weeks!<\/p>\n

Amber<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0decided to make a masculine shaker card for her son’s birthday.<\/p>\n

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To give my card base some texture, I applied\u00a0translucent embossing paste<\/a>\u00a0through the\u00a0Dot Fade<\/a>\u00a0stencil. I layered a couple papers from the\u00a0Time Machine<\/a>\u00a06×6 paper pad. I made a pocket using a page protector and the\u00a0Fuse<\/a>\u00a0tool, stamped a robot from\u00a0Robots Blueprints<\/a>\u00a0on it,\u00a0stuffed it with\u00a0mini gears<\/a>, sequins, and mini beads.\u00a0I wanted the shaker portion to be used as a bookmark, so I added an eyelet and ribbon to the top.\u00a0And then to make it easy to remove from the card, I attached the shaker using clear photo corners.\u00a0And finally, the sentiment is from\u00a0Friendship Messages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Andrea<\/a> added some Spring-ready vellum butterflies to her happy-colored card.<\/p>\n

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One die set that I absolutely adore is Alpha Blocks<\/a> from our very own Simon Says Stamp.\u00a0 The great thing about it is that all of the letters come together on one die, so it also works fabulously well as a card background, which is how I used it here.\u00a0 To keep the Simon Says Stamp roll going, I used the You’re Amazing die<\/a> for the sentiment.\u00a0 I used Simon’s Watercolor Friendly Flowers<\/a> (stamps and dies) for the main flower image.<\/p>\n

Anna-Karin<\/a> started out planning to make a tag, and ended up with a necklace instead.<\/p>\n

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I was planning a totally different project when I came upon Tim Holtz Mini Pocket Watches<\/a>, and changed my mind. The front of the watches are glass, which is my clear element. An photo of my grandmother and my mom was glued inside the watch, as well as a Mirrored Heart<\/a> and a Small Talk <\/a>sentiment. I also added two Sprocket Gears<\/a> to the necklace, to fit with the watch theme.<\/p>\n

Barbara<\/a> thinks that it’s the perfect occasion \u00a0for her to try for the first time a new stuff: ICE \u00a0RESIN!<\/p>\n

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When I read the theme of this challenge, immediately I \u00a0thought to try for the first time my new ICE RESIN<\/a>! Now that I tried it I fell in love! \u00a0My creative world is made of paper and colors and that’s why I decided to use Ice Resin creating a composition that should seem just emerged from the ocean ! I cut my frame with new \u00a0Tim Holtz Sizzix MOSAIC Bigz Die<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and I tried to give to my project a worn look, using some Distress paints<\/a> \u00a0and the new Distress Crayons<\/a> to highlight the corners.\u00a0\u00a0A touch of Crackle Paint ROCK CANDY <\/a>and Ice Resin \u00a0to make it seem suspended the little treasures found in the sea!<\/p>\n

With wedding season fast approaching Cathie<\/a>\u00a0decided to make these elegant favor bags<\/p>\n

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I decided to make these elegant favor bags with the Sizzix In The Bag<\/a> die using vellum. I used the\u00a0Tim Holtz Flourish<\/a> stencil and beautiful embossing folder called Rosa<\/a> from Cuttlebug\u00a0to give my bags the texture and elegance they needed for the special occasion. I then added some seam binding tinted with distress markers<\/a> and topped off the bows with a couple roses made from the Tiny Tattered Florals<\/a> die cut set.<\/p>\n

Cheiron<\/a>\u00a0added some clear idea-ology pieces to her mosaic…<\/p>\n

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I have been wanting to play with the Tim Holtz Paper Mosaic kit<\/a> for a while now. I decided to make my grout black with the help of some Black Soot<\/a> Distress Paint and add painted tag pieces that I painted with Distress Paints <\/a>and cut out. I added a some clear Mirrored Stars<\/a> (colored with alcohol ink), a shield charm<\/a>, a mini plaquette<\/a>, salvaged doll <\/a>and a charm from the Souvenir<\/a> adornments.<\/p>\n

Emma<\/a>\u00a0clearly knew what she wanted to create this week!<\/p>\n

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I really don’t use acetate enough in my crafting and when I do, I usually use it for embellishments of wings but with this challenge, I decided to use it as my base and die cut a tag from a thick piece of acetate. I added texture with Ranger Texture Paste<\/a> and glass glitter<\/a> before attaching a vintage PhotoBooth image<\/a> behind a fragment finding<\/a> and layering it onto the tag, together with some tiny tattered florals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kath<\/a>\u00a0made a journal\/planner for a friend who is a keen gardener<\/p>\n

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I used the Tim Holtz Idea-ology12x12 \u00a0Dapper Stash Pad<\/a>\u00a0to decorate my journal stamping the background with Stampers Anonymous Wildflowers<\/a> inked with Black Archival<\/a> and Hero Arts Cup O’ Joe<\/a> ink pads and then made a wipeable cover for those mucky green fingers from Heat Resistant Acetate<\/a>. I stamped the Wildflower image with Versamark Embossing Ink<\/a>\u00a0on to the acetate,\u00a0sprinkled with Simon Says Stamp White Embossing Powder<\/a> and heat set, adding Dapper Design Tape<\/a>, Label Letters<\/a> and Hex Fasteners<\/a>. I made a spine for the journal from Idea-ology Substrate Sheets<\/a> and added Naturals Black and Cream Trimmings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lols<\/a>\u00a0took the ‘We Can See Clearly’ quite literally!<\/p>\n

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I have recently been for an eye test and I have a cat who is blind in one eye, these things combined gave me the inspiration for this card. As you have probably gathered that I love the Crazy Cats<\/a> and I made his glasses using a Mini Bird Crazy and Things Die Set<\/a>. The eye test and frame were printed and cut on a Silhouette Cameo<\/a>. I distress the frame using Vintage Photo Ink<\/a> and Powder<\/a> to create a rusty look and texture.<\/p>\n

Macarena<\/a>\u00a0found her\u00a0inspiration in the\u00a0Artful Flowers<\/a>\u00a0stamp set.<\/p>\n

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I stamped and cut lots of the flowers<\/a> to create a cascade of delicate vellum blooms. The background was stamped with some elements from\u00a0Bo Bunny<\/a>\u00a0stamps set and covered with white\u00a0Gesso<\/a>\u00a0and treated wiht a thin layer of it throught the\u00a0Woodgrain Stencil<\/a>\u00a0randomly.\u00a0Then colored very smoothly with light\u00a0distress inks<\/a>\u00a0and covered with another thin layer of gesso.\u00a0I wanted the bacground to be very light and pastel.After that I put all the flowers with 3D foam and stamped some words with\u00a0Flights of Fancy<\/a>\u00a0stamp.<\/p>\n

Maura<\/a> thinks it’s all about a clear fashion sense.<\/p>\n

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First of all, let me say I am more likely to buy art supplies than clothes, and now that I think about it, maybe that is why I am drawn to timeless fashions. The 1920’s Chic stamp set by Darkroom Door<\/a> inspired my project, and I thought the new Tim Holtz Display Hanger<\/a> was perfect to hang up my fashion statement! Tim’s Gilded Accent Remnant Rubs <\/a>added a touch of elegance, along with the Juno Dice vellum flower by Prima<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meihsia<\/a> created an art journal page with a beautiful spring scene.<\/p>\n

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Spring is officially here! It’s time to go out and play. On my art journal page, I colored the background with Distress Paints<\/a>, and created patterns ColorBox Inkpads<\/a>. The bicycle image was stamped on the transparency film with Tim Holtz Rubber Stamp<\/a>. Some Prima Prima Flowers embellishment<\/a> and sentiment stickers<\/a> were added to decorate the page.<\/p>\n

Sandra<\/a> played around with some heat resistant acetate
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Zoey<\/a> used Acetate<\/a> to create wings for her stacked hearts<\/p>\n

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I used the beautiful Tim Holtz Layered Angel Wings\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0to cut through Crafter’s Companion Heat Resistand Acetate<\/a>\u00a0that I colored using Alcohol Ink\u00a0<\/a>. I covered a Manila tag with Tim Holtz Postale Tissue Wrap and added color and textures. I love how the alcohol ink makes the wings pop! And of course I used Stickers by Tim Holtz<\/a> to add my sentiment ! They are always perfect!<\/p>\n

So now it’s YOUR turn to get out your inks, paints and all things arty and start creating! We are looking forward to seeing what you make!<\/p>\n

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