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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Thinking of You featuring Prima Marketing

11/5/2014

Time for a NEW Simon Says Stamp Wednesday ChallengeI am back with a Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge card!

This week’s challenge is Thinking of You – the design team is featuring Prima Marketing! They have so many fun and different products it was hard to choose what to work with. After the Mixed Media Loft Art Retreat this past weekend I wanted to keep up with the artsy fartsy techniques and decided to create an art panel with Prima’s Sea Sally Mixed Media Doll Cling Stamps.

Sea Sally Cling Stamps, Prima Marketing

 

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I have had this stamp in my stash since the start of summer. I love all things nautical and knew I needed this mermaid! She was just as fun to play with as I have imagined! This weekend we played a lot with the Ranger Texture Paste and the new Distress Spray Stains and I thought it would be perfect to create a realistic mermaid tail. Can’t wait to hear what you think!

Texture Paste, Ranger  Distress Spray Stain, Ranger

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I put together a photo tutorial so you could see how easy it was to pull this project together and to hopefully inspire you to play!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Thinking of You featuring Prima Marketing and Ranger, Tutorial| shurkus.com

I started by stamping Sea Sally into 2 parts on Distress Watercolor Paper with Potting Soil Archival Ink. Sea Sally is a long stamp as you can see and I wanted her tail to be separate from the rest of her. I used Archival ink because I was going to be watercoloring and using the Texture Paste so I needed a permanent ink.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Thinking of You featuring Prima Marketing and Ranger, Tutorial| shurkus.com

Using the Dina Wakley Media palette knife (it’s plastic, and very flexible which worked perfectly for this) I spread the Ranger Texture Paste on the tail. I thought this was going to be tricky, to keep it in the lines- BUT it actually went smoother then I thought. Just like frosting a cupcake, well as close as I am going to get to frosting anything. HA!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Thinking of You featuring Prima Marketing and Ranger, Tutorial| shurkus.com

Because I was creating this project a bit last minute I needed to speed things along. I like how the Ranger Texture Paste heat sets pretty well. You can see Mister Harley was supervising my project 😉

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Once the Texture Paste was dry I misted the paper with water. I then misted it with Distress Spray Stains. I started light to dark with Mustard Seed, Crushed Olive and then a touch of Peacock Feathers. I then heat set the tail again. Look how vibrant the colors stay and how the Distress Ink absorbs into the nook and crannies! YUM!!
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I then needed to add color to the top of Sea Sally. I decided to watercolor her with Distress Inks. I like to smooch them out on an acrylic blog to create a paint palette. I put a sheet of white paper underneath so I can see the true colors as I paint. I used Spun Sugar for her skin, “rosying” her cheeks with a little bit of Worn Lipstick. I then painted her hair with Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge. Her bra and headband were colored with Peacock Feathers. I then shaded around all of her with Tumbled Glass so I wouldn’t have to fussy cut right on the edge of the stamped line.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Thinking of You featuring Prima Marketing and Ranger, Tutorial| shurkus.com

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Thinking of You featuring Prima Marketing and Ranger, Tutorial| shurkus.com

Since Sea Sally is a larger image, larger then an A-2 card, I decided to create an art panel with her instead. I cut a piece of chipboard to be 4×8. I then spread Texture Paste all over. And colored it the same way I did the mermaid tail, only this time I used Broken China, Salty Ocean and a bit of Peacock Feathers. I then heat set the background. It did bubble up a bit, but I liked that effect. I fussy cut out Sea Sally.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Thinking of You featuring Prima Marketing and Ranger, Tutorial| shurkus.com

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Thinking of You featuring Prima Marketing and Ranger, Tutorial| shurkus.com

I used Scor-Pal Tape to adhere her tail to her body. I then flipped her over and was very generous with the foam tape. I am usually a bit more conservative, but since this was going on an art board, and will be displayed and will be adhered to a textured surface more foam tape is better. I peeled off the back of the foam tape, and then added glossy accents to all the foam tape pieces. Glossy Accents is a strong adhesive and will help adhere Sea Sally to the textured background of Texture Paste. I picked out a sentiment from Tim Holtz Ideology ChitChat stickers. I LOVE these! I didn’t want it to have a typical “Thinking of You” Sentiment, instead an uplifting sentiment that lets whatever friend I send this to know I am thinking of them! 🙂

I stuck them to my Ranger Craft Sheet so I could ink them with a little bit of Wild Honey Distress Ink. I then adhered them to the art board with some glossy accents. I then used some Rock Candy Distress Stickles to embellish her starfish top, and parts of the watery background. Once the Distress Stickles dries it has a mica- type shimmer which is perfect for oceany scenes!

ChitChat Stickers, Tim Holtz Ideology  Rock Candy Distress Stickles, Ranger

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I just adore how she turned out! I hope you enjoyed seeing the process too!

 

Ok- so now it’s time for YOU to enter the challenge. Create a Thinking of You creation this week, be creative!

Just by playing along 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!

I am also entering this into the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge. The theme this month is to use stamps on a mixed media project, so this is a perfect fit!

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #6, Stamps

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog


*Prima Flowers SEA SALLY Mixed Media Doll Cling Stamp Set 910471
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549
*Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING SOIL Ink Pad AID38979
*PRE-ORDER Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE Media MDA41771
Ranger TEXTURE PASTE
Ranger Large 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE Inkssentials
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain CRUSHED OLIVE
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain SALTY OCEAN
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain PEACOCK FEATHERS
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain BROKEN CHINA
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain MUSTARD SEED
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger SPRING
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD RUSTY HINGE Rust Ranger
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WILD HONEY
*Tim Holtz DETAILER WATER BRUSH Ranger Watercoloring TIP33080
*PRE-ORDER Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965
*PRE-ORDER Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools IBT40972
*Tim Holtz Idea-ology 1088 CHITCHAT STICKERS TH92998
Tim Holtz Distress Stickles ROCK CANDY Clear Glitter Glue
*Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive .5oz
*Ranger Inkssentials US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL HIT00471
*Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Reusable 15 X 18 Stamp Paint Ink
*Fiskars SPRING-ASSIST SCISSORS Micro-tip 09921
*Scor-Tape 1/4″” Crafting Tape
*3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #4
*PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #1 TDPK40316
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #5
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #7
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #9
*PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #2 TDPK40323
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #8
*PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #3 TDPK40330
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  1. Rachel Kleinman says

    November 15, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    OH Jenn she is so so beautiful! I really love how you colored all the paste to get such a beautiful ocean water color. She’s stunning! Thank you so much for playing with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge! 😉

    Reply
  2. caryn says

    November 8, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    What a fun project – thanks for showing us all the steps too – awesome!

    Reply
  3. Stephanie says

    November 7, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    Oooh fun texture! Very cool!!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

    Reply
  4. Debby says

    November 7, 2014 at 2:15 am

    Oh this is fabulous and love seeing how it all came together.
    luv
    Debby

    Reply
  5. Teresa Kline says

    November 6, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    hi Jenn, this is awesome, I luv the texture! hope you have a fabby weekend!

    sparkle & shine *~*

    Reply
  6. Barb says

    November 6, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    Hello Jenn,

    How LONG did this take you to do? I’m amazed at your process, and can’t imagine how much time you invested and OH SO IMPRESSED and glad that you walk us through the process. I have a great appreciation!

    What a beautiful artwork, I’m sure it will be treasured.

    Blessings,
    Barb

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    • jenn shurkus says

      November 7, 2014 at 2:56 pm

      Thank you so much Barb! Want the honest truth? I was in a serious time crunch so I whipped this up on my lunch break.. so about an hour! 🙂 BUT i have this crazy ability to design things in my head when I’m working on other stuff (non- crafty) and then put the ideas in my head to creation when I have time. BUT honestly.. it isn’t that complicated of a project. The Distress Spray Stains make it quick and easy to add color and the texture paste made it easy to add texture. Happy you enjoyed the tutorial! Have a great weekend 🙂

      Reply
  7. Donna Bowman says

    November 6, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    This is an awesome project Jenn! Thanks for the tutorial. Love how you painted with the distress inks. Thanks for joining us at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

    Reply
    • jenn shurkus says

      November 7, 2014 at 2:53 pm

      Thank you so much Donna! Happy to join you talented girls at Mixed Media Monthly Challenge! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Heather says

    November 6, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    A wonderful creation Jenn, a fabulous design and gorgeous colour scheme. I love all the scrumptious techniques and textures!!

    hugs
    Heather xx

    Reply
  9. Melissa Bove says

    November 5, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    This is gorgeous Jenn! Love the background and all of the texture! Fabulous!!

    hugs…

    Reply
  10. Liz Brown says

    November 5, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    Love this! I just so happen to have this same stamp but never used it because it’s so big. Now you’ve inspired me to use all those WICKED AWESOME techniques I learned at the Mixed Media Retreat! I keep thinking about what a great time I had and how much I learned – you’re the BEST teacher, Jenn!

    Reply
    • jenn shurkus says

      November 7, 2014 at 2:53 pm

      Awwwww thank you so much Liz!! I LOVE teaching 🙂 So happy you had a wicked fun time at the Loft Art Retreat! I look forward to seeing you at the next one 😉 Also can’t wait to see what you create with Sea Sally 😉

      Reply
  11. Lynn Kopas says

    November 5, 2014 at 10:52 am

    Love how this came out!!! The texture is awesome and the colors are perfect!!!

    Reply
    • jenn shurkus says

      November 7, 2014 at 2:52 pm

      thank you so much lynn!

      Reply
  12. Becca Cruger says

    November 5, 2014 at 10:31 am

    Ahhh! The texture, the colors – fantastical all of it!! I’ve had a hard time getting some of my heavier textured pieces to stick and stay stuck. Does that Scor-tape work pretty well? I may have to invest in some.

    Reply
    • jenn shurkus says

      November 7, 2014 at 2:51 pm

      Thank you so much Becca! The score-tape is great for a dry STRONG adhesive for flat surfaces. I would recommend Glossy Accents for a strong wet adhesive for bumpier surfaces. as you can see I used it to adhere the mermaid to the textured background 🙂

      Reply
  13. Lin says

    November 5, 2014 at 9:11 am

    You can tell how much fun you had putting this together, and the results are so fun, Jenn! Well done!

    Reply

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