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Animal Magic with Paper Smooches

06/15/2016

Time for a NEW Simon Says Stamp Wednesday ChallengeHey everyone! Welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Father’s Day/For a Guy challenge last week and we hope you will all join us again this week too. This week the challenge is Animal Magic!
We are featuring Paper Smooches Products this week. You don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them used! As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store! YAY!

Looking to create a rich colored background in less then 5 minutes (including dry time)? Here you go in 5 easy steps!

  1. Spritz a sheet of Distress Watercolor Cardstock with water
  2. Spritz 1 of your 2 Distress Spray Stains (I used Fossilized Amber)
  3. Spritz the 2nd color of Distress Spray Stains (I used Mermaid Lagoon)
  4. Optional: If you want the colors to move more and blend together more spritz more water
  5. Dry it with your heat tool

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Animal Magic featuring Paper Smooches | shurkus.com

Once I created this bold and colorful background I stamped one of the kitties from Paper Smooches Nine Lives Stamp Set with Black Archival Ink on Distress Watercolor Cardstock and then watercolored in the kitty to look like Mister Harley of course. I did the same with the wicked cute fish bowl.

Mister Harley Shurkus | shurkus.com

Nine Lives Clear Stamp Set, Paper Smooches

I fussy cut them out and set aside. I wanted to be sure that the sentiment was bold and stood out against the background so I heat embossed it. I was sure to use the Powder Tool, so there was no static cling and then stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink. If you work quickly you can heat emboss with this ink. I used Ranger Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Animal Magic featuring Paper Smooches | shurkus.com

I then decided that the card needed some ribbon. I inked some Tim Holtz Crinkle Ribbon with various yellow Distress Ink Pads, spritzed with water and then heat set. I used foam tape to pop the images up off the card.

This is just a fun card I can send to a friend for any occasion!

Ok- so now it’s time for YOU to enter the challenge. Remember, Animal Magic is the theme so have fun! 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.

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Also if you are on instagram tag your photo with #ssswchallenge 🙂 There will be ONE lucky winner that will be chosen at random, it could be you!

Simon Says Stamp PrizeI 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!

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Supplies Used

Supplies I used are linked below. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

*Paper Smooches NINE LIVES Clear Stamps Kim Hughes
Paper Smooches NINE LIVES Wise Dies Kim Hughes
Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDP39860
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TDP40088
RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Ranger TDP47322
RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MERMAID LAGOON Ranger TDP46790
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPICED MARMALADE Ranger TDP40187
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549
RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Spray Stain MERMAID LAGOON Ranger TSM50254
RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Spray Stain FOSSILIZED AMBER Ranger TSM50261
Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRINKLE RIBBON TH93020
RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER Ranger TDP46783
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Ranger TDP40040
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WILD HONEY Ranger TDP40293
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82
Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE CLEAR Detail EPJ37385
Ranger Inkssentials US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL HIT00471 United States Use
EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002
*Tim Holtz DETAILER WATER BRUSH Ranger Watercoloring TIP33080
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent
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  1. Kitty Smith says

    June 20, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    Gorgeous, vibrant background! I love your card, and Mister Harley is awesome!

    Reply
  2. Claire Grantham says

    June 20, 2016 at 9:21 am

    Love your card Jenn and the bonus Mister Harley photo. Cx

    Reply
  3. D.Ann C says

    June 18, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    Terrific background for your Mr Harley look-alike!!

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  4. Cathy R says

    June 17, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    Fantastic background for this cute kitty, Cathy x

    Reply
  5. Stephanie says

    June 15, 2016 at 3:22 pm

    Love it!! The sentiment made me smile! Great pic of Mr. Harley looking very stoic! 🙂

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp

    Reply
  6. Mischelle Smith says

    June 15, 2016 at 10:08 am

    What a great background technique … and this stamp set is so darling!

    Reply

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