Work It Wednesday May 2016
Hi readers! Happy Wednesday! Welcome to Work It Wednesday for May 2016!
In case you’re wondering what ‘Work It Wednesday’ is, let me explain:
On the last Wednesday of every month (or towards the end of the month ;)), we want to see what you’re creating! The Simon Says Stamp community is so very talented, and we want to see more of your cards and projects every month.
We thought this would be a great way for all of you to ‘stretch your creative muscles’ and share what you’ve been working on. So we’ll give you a little challenge each month, and you’ll have until the following month to share what you’ve made. Please limit entries to 3 per month.
Each month we’ll pick a few random participants to win a Simon Says Stamp grab bag!
The projects and cards that were shared for April were so great! We loved seeing what you made for the last challenge, and we look forward to seeing what you make for this challenge.
Do you want to see all of the cards and projects that were shared for April 2016 Work it Wednesday? Check them out!
The following three participants were randomly chosen to win a goody bag from Simon Says Stamp:
Please email [email protected] with your mailing address and she’ll get your prize sent out to you.
Now on to this month’s challenge! Our challenge will be to use some SUNSHINE in your project! Stamps, dies, ephemera, cardstock, ink, there are SO many options!
Once you’re done creating, share your project below!
What are you waiting for? WORK IT! ;)
Wishing theme on the Monday Challenge!
This week on the Monday Challenge the theme is ‘Make A Wish’. Maybe you would like to wish someone a happy birthday or maybe you are wishing that you are lying on a sun drenched beach with the sea gently lapping at your toes! Whatever you are wishing for, translate that into a crafty project and join in the challenge, we can’t wait to see what you make!
Once you have made your creation just go ahead and upload it into the linky on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog!
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 Anna-Karin Evaldsson:
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Created by Kath Stewart:
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Created by Meihsia Liu:
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So now it’s your turn to make a wish!
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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Congrats! Blog Candy WINNERS!
From: Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Mist MAY-nia: ~amy~!
From: Creative Uses: Custom Dimensional Background: Tara Prince!
From: Fun with Felt!: Rebecca Ednie!
From: Lawn Fawn Summer 2016 Reveal!: Jennifer Paci!
From: Prima Frameworks Birdcage: Shabby Chic Photo Display: Tammy Arndt!
From: I Love You and Donuts Watercoloring with Puff Embossing Powder: Kate Dykstra!
From: Weekender with Wanda – Mama Elephant Stamps!: Maureen Reiss!
From: Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Watercolor Birthday Scene: Annie Solomon!
Please email [email protected] with your mailing address (if applicable), the name of the blog you won from, and the prize you won to claim your prize!
Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Watercolor Birthday Scene
Hello everyone and Happy Monday! It’s Nina-Marie here with you today for a brand new Studio Monday post featuring stamps from Art Impressions!
I love cute and whimsical images, and the Duck Stackers stamp set from Art Impressions is a new favorite of mine. I’ve never used Art Impressions stamps prior to this video, but I know I need to get more after using them here! They are very high quality rubber cling stamps that stamp beautifully. Art Impressions also has a lot of fun people stamps too, for those that prefer those over critters.
I have paired the Duck Stackers set with the Simon Says Stamp Wild Beauty and Cuddly Critters Accessories stamp sets to create a super adorable birthday card… with the fun party elements from Cuddly Critters Accessories, these little duckies are ready to PARTY!!!
For my coloring I used Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolors; for most everything I only used one color shade and just altered the pigment to water ratio to create lighter and darker shades. The color tubes I used were Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Orche, Cadmium Orange Hue, Alizarin Crimson, Indian Red, Sap Green, Hooker’s Green Light and Turquoise.
And because I love putting my critters in a scene, I did exactly that in this card! However, I wanted to make sure the duck stack stayed the center focus of my design, so I kept the background very loose and “impressionistic” by ink smooshing heavily watered-down distress inks (Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron) onto my background panel and blotting the most intense areas up with a dry cloth. I then added some grass blade details using my Cotman watercolors.
To see how I created this card from start to finish, be sure to check out the video below! And if you enjoy, please give it a big “thumbs up” and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more weekly techniques and inspiration!
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