Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Tag It!

I am back with a Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge card!

First things first! I have a winner to announce from last week’s post!!

 

 

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Ok, onto this weeks challenge!

This week’s challenge is Tag It! – Tags can be something that you test out techniques on, an added embellishment to a gift, or added to the front of a card for dimension. The design team is featuring supplies from Tim Holtz this week. I have plenty of his stamps, stencils, inks, embellishments etc in my stash to play with and I bet you do too!

I couldn’t resist creating a nautical theme with the Tim Holtz Nautical Blueprints Stamp set.  I am still in denial that summer is over, and I am just hoping it is a quick and mild winter!

I started with a manilla tag, and blended some Salty Ocean Distress Ink. I then pooled some water in my hand and flicked it on the tag. Remember Distress Inks react with water, so leaving the splatters there for a minute will lighten up those spots. I blotted it with a rag and then covered the tag with the Tim Holtz Speckles Layering Stencil. I sprayed Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearl Mist through the stencil. Don’t sorry too much how this looks, its just adding a bit of shimmer in the background. You can see this better below in some of the detail shots.

With archival black ink I stamped the seahorse directly on the tag, and also on a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper. On the watercolor piece I used Wild Honey Distress Ink and my Koi waterbrush to watercolor in the seahorse. There was a little bit of perfect pearls mist still on my ranger craft sheet, so that added a bit of shimmer to the seahorse as well. I fussy cut the seahorse and the word “seahorse” out, and foam taped them to the tag. I then took some fun ribbon from May Arts and colored it with Lettuce Colorwash. It is originally a cream color, but I wanted it to look more like seaweed. I used the Tim Holtz tiny attacher, to adhere the ribbon. I bunched it up in places and wrapped it a bit around the tag, holding it all down with those fabulous tiny staples! I added a few pieces of sinamay with staples as well. We used to sell so many rolls of that at Colorful Creations for everyone’s beachy projects!  I had a few seashells and tiny starfish in my stash, so I adhered those with a generous amount of glossy accents.

I then took Distress Stickles in Antique Linen and Rock Candy and generously squeezed this on the tag. I kept the Antique Linen primarily on the bottom, envisioning it as sand. I think Rock Candy Distress Stickles is TOTALLY underestimated, I just love the effect it gives things. In this case I put a bit on the shells, the “wing” of the seahorse and the edges of the water, to give it this sparkly ocean look! I finished off the tag with some nautical ribbon from May Arts. What do you think? It’s still summer in the Loft at my studio table 😉

Ok- so now it’s time for YOU to enter the challenge.

Just by playing along (creating a card where you made your own background) and linking up your project to the SSS Wednesday Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random, it could be you!

I really hope to see some of my blog readers join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can’t wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have a wicked fun time creating!

Make sure to check back each Wednesday for another fun challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!