Thank You

This is the final challenge of 2013 for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and we hope you'll join us! The challenge this week is a simple one; use a stamp! What better way to end the year than stamping it out in style. Background, sentiment, big or small, all stamping is welcome this week.

I've created a THANK YOU card this week to thank you, all our readers for joining in our challenges for 2013, I personally have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your fabulous artwork, so a huge THANK YOU from me.

I created a 5" x 7" card blank and then cut a piece of white card slightly smaller than the card front and spritzed with water.

Apply Fired Brick, Broken China and and a touch of Spiced Marmalade Distress Paint to a Non-Stick Craft Sheet and then mop up the colour with the white card.

Pick up Broken China Distress Paint onto the edge of a Craft Scraper and add scratchy lines of paint to the background for further interest.

Apply Broken China Distress Ink to the edges of the coloured card.

Apply Broken China Distress Paint to the Hero Arts Number Pattern Stamp and then stamp onto the coloured card.

Using the same colours to stamp as used in the background gives tone on tone stamping, something I love and also gives a further layer of interest.

Stamp the Carved Bird twice onto the coloured card using Watering Can Archival Ink. I have also added some random machine stitching for further interest.

Add Beeswax to the Melt Pot, set the thermostat to the UTEE setting and allow to melt. Once melted turn the thermostat down to approximately 120/140 setting on the thermostat. Remember to use a project pan for melting Beeswax. Brush the Beeswax over the stamped design and also add Beeswax randomly to the edges of the card for added texture.

Once the Beeswax has dried, which is almost immediately then apply White Fire Treasure Wax to the edges to highlight the texture.

I love how the stamping using the Distress Paint is visible over the stamped image and I always love to add random stitching to a piece of art.

Paint an Enameled tag with Distress Paints and then add 'imagine' using Remnant Rubs Words. Attach the tag to the card with a Jump Ring attached to a Hinge Clip.

I have also added hearts cut from white card using the Simon Says Stamp Large Heart Set Craft Die, colouring each heart with Broken China Distress Ink and adding background stamping to each heart using the Hero Arts Number Pattern Stamp.

To complete I stamped THANK YOU onto white card with Watering Can Archival Ink and then coloured with Broken China Distress Ink.

For more great ideas please pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog and take a look at my fellow team members they have created some inspirational projects. Remember there is also the chance to win a $50 prize from Simon Says Stamp.  I always look forward to seeing your creations each week.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, much appreciated.  Here is to a fabulous creative 2014! Thank you once again for supporting the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge during 2013.

Products Used:

Hero Arts Number Pattern Stamp
Darkroom Door Carved Birds Vol 2
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Simple Sayings
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Enameled Tags , Jump Rings, Remnant Rubs Words, Hinge Clips
Distress Paints - Fired Brick, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade
Distress Paint - Broken China
Archival Ink - Watering Can
Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Ranger Craft Scraper
Melt Pot
Beeswax
Project Pan
PaperArtsy White Fire Treasure Wax
Simon Says Stamp Large Heart Set Craft Die
Ink Blending Tool