Stencil It On Wednesday!

This week on the Wednesday Challenge we are getting creative with stencils! Stenciling is one of my favorite techniques, there are so many ways you can use them and I particularly love the textures you can create with the various art mediums available, from gels to paste, sand and inks. You can create so many different looks with a single stencil and as they are relatively inexpensive they are a great buy! If you don’t have a stencil you can also make your own, the main thing is to join in and have fun!

We are showcasing Stencil Girl Stencils this week. You don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them used!

Once you have made your creation just go ahead and upload it into the linky on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 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 Jennifer Ingle:

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Created by Melissa Bove:

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Created by Virginia Lu:

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So now it’s your turn to get out your stencils and have fun!

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Wet on wet Watercoloring Technique

Hi readers! Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the first feature of the month by Yana Smakula with some seriously gorgeous pops of watercoloring! Love that plaid paper? (me too!!) It’s Perfectly Plaid by Lawn Fawn! It’s a must have pack! The stamp set featured is new from our My Favorite collection called Sketch Ranunculus. Be sure to watch the video and enjoy!

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Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Cuddly Critters for Mom

Hi there everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here with you for a brand new Studio Monday post! This week we are featuring Simon Says Stamp products in a sweet, mom-themed card using new stamps and dies from our most recent My Favorite release!

For this card I’ve pulled out the adorable Cuddly Critters, Cuddly Critters Accessories and Mother’s Day Zingers stamp and die sets. I love the fun greetings included in the Mother’s Day Zingers; they are so fun! I chose to use the “you’re my favorite mom” greeting, as this would allow me to have the flexibility of being able to use this card at any point in the year and just just for Mother’s Day.

The critters from Cuddly Critters are so super cute and I couldn’t resist the chubby koala bear! As I was making the card, my original intent was to just use the koala; however about halfway through, he was looking quite lonely, so I gave him a little mouse friend from Cuddly Critters Accessories… and I think he looks much happier now! ;)

If you interested in the Copic colors I use in the video for coloring in my images, I have them broken out for you below:

koala: C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, R20
mouse: E50, E30, E33, R20
grass: YG23, YG05, G07

To see how I’ve put together this entire card, be sure to check out the video below! If you enjoy, make sure you give the video a “thumbs up” and subscribe to our channel for more weekly inspiration!