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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Tag It!

09/17/2014

Time for a NEW Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
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!!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Create Your Own Background, Gelatos | shurkus.com

 

 

Blog Winner | shurkus.com

Shelly please email me by Friday so I can mail you the gelatos that are pictured above! Thank you everyone for your comments and for subscribing to my email newsletter!!

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!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Tag It featuring Tim Holtz Products | shurkus.com

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!

Tim Holtz, Nautical Blue Prints

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.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Tag It featuring Tim Holtz Products | shurkus.com

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.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Tag It featuring Tim Holtz Products | shurkus.com

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!

Simon Says Stamp Prize

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!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog


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  1. Ann says

    September 21, 2014 at 1:01 am

    Fab tag, Jenn! Love the way you created the seaweed at the bottom with colored ribbon! The speckled background is very cool too.

    Reply
  2. Teresa Kline says

    September 19, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    adorable tag, luvin the details!

    sparkle & shine *~*

    Reply
  3. Heidi Brawley says

    September 19, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    OH this is tag is AWESOME!!!!!! Whomever receives this is one VERY LUCKY person!!!!
    hugs, Heidi

    Reply
  4. Jo Nevill says

    September 19, 2014 at 5:50 am

    Wow, stunning tag Jenn. I love your sea theme with all your added elements – fantastic !

    Jo x

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  5. Stephanie says

    September 18, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    Gorgeous!! Love the orange color for the seahorse and all the yummy shimmer!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

    Reply
  6. Heather says

    September 18, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    This tag is just amazing Jenn, a wonderful background and beautiful images – your detains are just stunning!!!

    hugs
    Heather xx

    Reply
  7. Debby says

    September 18, 2014 at 3:10 am

    Such a fabulous sealife tag, love all its details
    luv
    Debby

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  8. ~amy~ says

    September 17, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    This is super AWESOME

    Reply
  9. Melissa Bove says

    September 17, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    Super fabulous tag Jenn!! I can’t believe summer is over already either! 😉

    hugs…

    Reply
  10. Lorraine A says

    September 17, 2014 at 11:25 am

    fabulous tag Jenn 🙂 I love the whole sea theme, I have this set and will have to CASE this now !! the background is amazing and I need to get me that stencil too !! 🙂

    luv
    Lols x x x

    Reply
  11. Jingle says

    September 17, 2014 at 10:24 am

    Very cool tag! I love all the ‘stuff’ at the bottom!

    Reply

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