Off To Neverland

Simon Says Stamp and Show would like you to embrace your sense of whimsy this week; whether you go with a classic tale, use a quote from a story or create a once upon a time scrapbook or journal page. You could be inspired by a story, a character, wherever inspiration takes you we would love to see your interpretation of this weeks theme.

I decided to create a fairy tale dimensional card showcasing Wendy and Peter.

A new acquisition in the form of the Neverland plate from Artistic Outpost was my inspiration this week. As soon as I saw this stamp set I knew I wanted to frame my images in some way and eventually decided to create a circular aperture using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circle Large Die. I also wanted to give my card a brighter colour palette especially with using child like fairy tale images and fired brick and wild honey Distress Inks came to the rescue and fitted the whimsical feel perfectly. It was such a refreshing experience to create something a little less grungy than I normally create.

I began with a piece of white card 6.5" x 6.5", I then cut a circle from scrap paper using the Spellbinders die, placed the cicle in the centre of the white card, holding in place and then coloured the top of the card with fired brick ink and the bottom with wild honey ink and then spritzed with water for further interest.  For the next step I used the aperture left from cutting the circle from the scrap paper, placed the aperture onto my card so that only the circle was visible and then stamped Wendy and Peter into the aperture with black Archival Ink. To add a little more interest I added the leaves to the aperture using Wendy Vecchi's It's Face Art stamp set, stamping the leaves with forest moss Distress Ink. I stamped the leaves a second time onto a piece of scrap card, cut out some of the leaves individually and then added to the stamped leaves for further dimension.

For further interest I added an Art Parts Sentiment Spot to the top of my aperture which I coloured with wild honey Distress Ink, adding gold Paint Dabber to the edges. I stamped "Once Upon A Time" onto the Sentiment Spot using black Archival Ink, I thought this was perfect combined with the fairy tale images of Wendy and Peter. I cut a tiny tag from white card using the Tiny Tabs and Tags die, stamped "NEVERLAND" onto the tag, added some red twine and adhered to the top of my card. To add further dimension to my card I framed the image with a square frame cut from card, adding five layers to give depth.

I coloured my image with Distress Markers and added a little colour to the aperture with Distress Inks. I stamped "I do believe in fairies, I do, I do" onto white card, cut out, coloured with wild honey ink, adding fired brick to the edges and placed at the bottom of the aperture, adding a couple of mini flowers which I kept from some Christmas wrapping (I do love to recycle where I can). I also added some vellum flowers, adding red buttons and twine to  the centres.

I stamped the text WENDY AND PETER onto white card, coloured with Distress Inks and added to the bottom of my frame.  I added a butterfly stamped onto white card using Wendy Vecchi's Art For You stamp set, colouring the butterfly with Distress Inks, stamping twice, adding one image on top of the other for added dimension. I added a heart button to the top of my butterfly to echo the red throughout my creation.

For more great ideas please pop over to the Simon Says Stamp and Show 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.  Enjoy your week. Tracy x x 

Products Used:

Artistic Outpost Neverland Plate
Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 It's Face Art 
Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Art For You
Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Art Parts Sentiment Spots
Stampers Anonymous Once Upon A Time Rubber Stamp
Tim Holtz Alterations - Tiny Tabs and Tags Die
Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circle Die
Distress Inks - Fired Brick, Wild Honey, Forest Moss
Distress Markers
Archival Ink - Black
Gold Paint Dabber
May Arts Red Twine String Burlap
Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Ink Blending Tool

SHARP OWL

I am showcasing the SHARP OWL once again from 100 Proof Press.

I created a background using Distress Stains mowed lawn and salty ocean and spritzing with water, loving these colours, mopping up the beads of ink with my card stock. I added an embossed panel behind my owl for further interest and texture.

Dimension has been added to the owl adding three layers all coloured with Distress Stains. A coordinated button adds further interest threaded with coordinated twine.

I added a lace trim using the Vintage Lace die, colouring with mowed lawn Distress Ink again adding coordinated buttons to the top of the card.

The same trim has been added to the bottom of the card along with OWL using grungeboard letters, coloured with salty ocean Distress Ink, adding silver Paint Dabber to the edges.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy the weekend. Tracy x x

She Knows Her Own Strength

I've used the Cowgirl Strength to create this weeks card for Artistic Outpost.

I cut a star from scrap paper and used as a stencil, sponging brushed corduroy and vintage photo ink through the stencil adding stars to cover my background. I then added a little vintage photo ink around the edges and then spritzed with water.

I cut a large star from white card, coloured with brushed corduroy and vintage photo ink and then spritzed with water.  I used the large star as the backdrop for my focal image, the cowgirl, who has been coloured with Distress Markers.

I have added some natural twine across the top of my card along with some wooden stars to echo the stars throughout my creation and a couple of rusty stars for further interest.

I have added the sentiment "She Knows Her Own Strength" to one side of my card and then stamped again, cut up the sentiment and added to the opposite side.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Dimensional Heart

Time for my next piece for Creative Expressions using the fabulous heart from the Heart Entwined A5 stamp set.

I used the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Hearts Embossing Folder to emboss the background on my card using a white pearl card stock to give me a pearl sheen. I applied Distress Stains mowed lawn and salty ocean to my non stick craft sheet, spritzed with water and mopped up the colour with my ATC.

I stamped the heart from the Heart Entwined stamp set onto mountboard, cut out, applied VersaMark ink to the heart and then sprinkled with clear UTEE, adding threee layers and then added Cosmic Shimmer Lapis Black into the mix along with a touch of Perfect Pearls and then stamped into the UTEE whilst hot using the heart stamp.

A touch of silver Paint Dabber was added to the raised areas using my finger along with two Chitchat stickers coloured with peacock feathers Distress Ink. A small crown has been added to the top of the heart for further interest and dimension. To complete I added the sentiment I Love You to the bottom of my ATC stamped with black Archival Ink and coloured with Distress Ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by, Tracy x x

You're A Star

Stars are the inspiration this week - and you’re welcome to take this inspiration literally or you can instead focus on a ‘star’ supply that you could not imagine crafting without!  You could use a punch, decorate a 3D star, decorate a scrapbook page for a star attraction you have visited recently, let your imagination run wild. Whether you're inspired by a star in your life, a crafting star, whatever inspires you, Simon Says Stamp and Show would love to see your intepretation.


A vintage tag inspired by the Picture Star plate from Artistic Outpost was my interpretation of this weeks challenge.

Whenever I see a challenge for STARS I always seem to be drawn to old movies stars, like Fred Astaire and those wonderful leading ladies and the Picture Star plate depicts that perfectly for me. I am also drawn towards vintage tones when thinking of old movie stars created here using Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain Distress Inks. No movie star inspired tag would be complete without a touch of Film Strip Ribbon to add to that old style movie feeling. You really should take some time out and watch some of the old classics they are fantastic!

I cut a star stencil from paper and coloured through the stencil with brushed corduroy ink onto my manila tag, adding stars randomly around the background.  I applied walnut stain to the edges for definition and I then spritzed with water to add a little more interest to my background.

I cut a large star from white card, stamped my image with black archival ink and then coloured with brushed corduroy ink, applying walnut stain to the edges and spritzing with water.  I added the sentiment "You're A Star" from the same plate, stamped onto white card and coloured with Distress Inks. To lift the star from my background I matted onto black card.

I added natural twine to the top of my tag along with star buttons threaded with twine. I also added stamped stars to my background using black archival ink for a further layer of interest.

I cut a second star, a little smaller, added my second image again stamped with black archival ink and coloured with Distress Inks and matted onto black card. Film strip ribbon has been added across my tag, attached using the tiny attacher, stamped with SHINE using black StazOn ink.

"You're A Star" has been added to the bottom of the tag along with a few more stars stamped in the background.

For more great ideas please pop over to the Simon Says Stamp and Show 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.  Enjoy your week. Tracy x x 

Products Used:

Artistic Outpost Picture Star Stamp Plate
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Film Strip Ribbon
Distress Inks - Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain
Archival Inks - Black
Black StazOn Ink
Manila Craft Tags
Bazzill Black Cardstock
Twine
Prima Flowers Nature Garden Wood Buttons
Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Ink Blending Tool
Tiny Attacher

OWL

I've been using the fabulous SHARP OWL once again from 100 Proof Press to create this weeks card.

I created the background using broken china and victorian velvet Distress Ink, applying the inks to my non-stick craft sheet, spritzing with water and then mopping up the colour with my card. I added faux stitching around the outside edge for further interest.

I cut a circle from white card using a Spellbinders die and then coloured with victorian velvet ink and added faux stitching to echo the stitching on my card. I stamped the owl onto an inked piece of card stock and cut out and adhered to the circle. I also stamped the SHARP OWL onto shrink plastic and added him to the body of the large owl adding a coordinated button and thread.

From this picture you can see the fabulous dimension the shrink plastic piece adds and the inked background on the owl.

I stamped OWL onto coloured card, cut out and added to the card front along with two coordinated buttons.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy your weekend.

Tracy x x x

TIME 2 CELEBRATE

I have used the Auld Lang Syne plate from Artistic Outpost for this celebratory card, proving that just because something says its designed for NEW YEAR does not mean that some of the images cannot be used in different ways.

I have stamped the clock image in the background of my card using coffee archival ink, adding some of the clocks to the centre of my weathered clock.  I then sponged broken china ink over my card to create my background, adding vintage photo ink to the edges.

I cut four weathered clocks from thick white card and adhered together to give dimension. I then coloured with vintage photo ink and added Clear Rock Candy to the top for added texture and interest.  I added game spinners to the centre. "TIME 2 CELEBRATE" has been added around my weathered clock. TIME is stamped using the alphabet from the Secretary Pool plate, stamped with coffee archival ink and coloured with broken china ink.  The number 2 is from Tim's Idea-ology, coloured with alcohol inks and CELEBRATE is from the Auld Lang Syne plate.

To add further interest and dimension I have included some large and smaller cogs, again coloured with alcohol inks.

To add an industrial feel to my card I added two brackets that I purchased from the DIY store to each corner, again coloured with alcohol inks. 

This card has been given to my Nephew for his birthday, highlighting that some stamps can be used in many more ways than maybe first thought.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x