Tim Holtz Map die “Across the Miles” Card with Shari Carroll
Happy Friday everyone!
I have a card inspiration for you today which carries a lot of meaning. My oldest sister turns 60 next week and we are 1834 miles away (I Googled it :o)… So, since it’s such a milestone age, I thought it would be nice to make something special for her.
I started out with watercolor paper and the Tim Holtz United States thinlits die. I painted the states with mini Distress inks and a little water.I used a wide variety of colors and even mixed a few.
I put a string between Illinois and Nevada and added the distance of miles with Tim Holtz Number Brads. I also added Happy Birthday and “60” using Chit Chat stickers, Celebration Words and Mini Numerals.
I figured a way to put all the tiny states back together on a card by using a sheet of acetate. I’ve put together a process video, you can view it below or on our YouTube channel.
Thanks for coming by today. I hope you have found some inspiration in my card and have a terrific weekend!
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A Smiley Flower Basket Card
Hi friends! Happy Thursday! It’s such a treat to welcome back our sweet talented friend Kelly Marie Alvarez as a guest to our store blog today! She’s using some fantastic Lawn Fawn products in very creative ways to make this adorable card! The main components are the Stripey Background to make the basket, and the Flower Power for the flowers! Love the smiles in the middle? They’re from the So Smooth stamp set! Be sure to watch her video to get the step by step how to’s!
Enjoy!
Watch the video:
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Patterned Papers: Do YOU have a favorite?
Have you tuned in? There’s still time to join! This week on the Monday Challenge, we’re using patterned papers. This is something that seems to have taken a little bit of a back seat in the mixed media world as we are more likely to use stencils, stamps and ink. There are so many fabulous patterned papers out there that we thought it was about time we put them up front and center!
Once you have made your creation just go ahead and upload it into the linky on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog! We can’t wait to see what you make!
As always, we’re offering a chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp! All YOU need to do is join in with the challenge!
Below are three projects created by the design team, that showcase this weeks theme! You can visit the challenge blog to get all the details and see the amazing cards and projects that the design team has created this week. If you click on each designers name, you’ll be taken directly to their blog where you’ll get more details about their project! Be sure to give these talented ladies some comments!
Created by Andrea Ockey Parr:
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Created by Macarena Ziuziakowska:
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Created by Sandra Mouwen:
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So now it’s your turn to cut into your patterned papers and get crafting!
Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!
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