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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Let’s Get Sentimental

05/6/2015

Time for a NEW Simon Says Stamp Wednesday ChallengeI am back with a Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge card! Thank you for joining us for the Anything Goes challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too. This week the challenge is Let’s Get Sentimental. Have fun, be creative and enter up to 5 times! 🙂

We are showcasing Tim Holtz this week. You don’t have to use them to join in but if you have some 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

I wanted to use a few new Tim Holtz sets that I purchased during the April Loft Art Retreat. I used Random Quotes & 2015 Watercolor Cling Stamp Sets. Combining these stamps with Distress Inks and Watercoloring, I just LOVE how this card came out. Instead of going to my usual colors I tried REALLY hard to use a different color combo. I love the warm feel this card gives. Be sure to keep scrolling as I share with you step-by step how you can recreate this look!

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2015 Watercolor, Tim Holtz Random Quotes, Tim Holtz

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Let's Get Sentimental featuring Tim Holtz | shurkus.com
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Let's Get Sentimental featuring Tim Holtz | shurkus.com

 

 Step-by-Step Instructions:

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Note: all the stamps used for this card (except for the sentiment) are part of the Watercolor 2015 Cling Stamp Set! How awesome is that?!

  • Start by stamping the larger solid flower with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink on Distress Watercolor Cardstock
  • Then using your waterbrush while the ink is still wet, water over the image to move the color around. Go out of the lines 😉
  • Repeat this step until you have your background filled the way you like. Remember to stamp off the edge and to turn the stamp different orientations to create movement throughout your piece.
  • Using Festive Berries Distress Ink stamp the larger detailed flower stamp over one of the flowers already there.
  • Immediately waterbrush over this image.
  • Repeat on top of all the flowers. The trick is to stamp and paint, stamp and paint. This way the ink is wet when you go to water over it helping the color move.
  • I then heat set the paper so that the red inks wouldn’t blend anymore for my next steps
  • Using the leafy stamp ink up the top part (I avoided the stem) in Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, then dab a little Peeled Paint Distress Ink on some of the edges
  • Stamp the leaves so they are touching one of the flowers
  • Waterbrush over the leaves. Remember go out of the lines, so move the color off of the stamped image a bit to give a more watercolor look
  • Repeat the leaves until you have as many as you would like. I changed the orientation of the leaves, rotating the stamp and having it touch the flower in different areas. Again stamp off the edge of the cardstock and “Stamp & Paint, Stamp & Paint” so the ink doesn’t dry.
  • Using Spun Sugar Distress Ink stamp the smaller solid flower all over the back ground. I chose to over lap the edges onto the red flowers. This is just a subtle detail and I didn’t waterbrush over these.
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  • Using Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink stamp the smaller cluster of detailed flowers. I stamped these all over and used them to fill in the areas that needed some color. Overlapping onto images already stamped and stamping off the edge. I didn’t waterbrush these. Set your background aside.
  • Using one of the butterflies from the Watercolor 2015 Cling Stamp Set, ink the whole butterfly in Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink and then dab some Rusty Hinge Distress Ink on the edges. Stamp onto a new sheet of Distress Watercolor Cardstock
  • Waterbrush over the butterfly, going off the stamped image a bit.
  • Ink the butterfly again in Rusty Hinge Distress Ink and stamp it onto your background, where you want it on the final card.  Waterbrush over the butterfly. This is so we don’t have to fussy cut the antennae out AND to add dimension to the card when we layer the other butterfly on top.
  • Fussy cut out your other butterfly. Leaving a little bit of white around the edges. Remember you don’t have to fussy cut out the antennas.
  • Squish a little bit of Pumice Stone Distress Ink onto an acrylic block and use that to watercolor the white edges of the butterfly. Its ok to over lap on some of the orange.

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  • Crease both of the wings on the butterfly. Using a dab of Multi Matte Medium adhere the fussy cut butterfly over the stamped butterfly on the background.
  • Dab some Rock Candy Distress Stickles randomly on the dark petals of the flowers.

Voila! You have a watercolor masterpiece!

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Ok- so now it’s time for YOU to enter the challenge. Remember, Let’s Get Sentimental is the theme so break out those sentiment stamps! 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.And remember 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!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog

Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2015 WATERCOLOR cms217
Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps RANDOM QUOTES cms182
*Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING SOIL Ink Pad AID38979
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Ranger TDP40309
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad FESTIVE BERRIES Ranger TDP39969
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SHABBY SHUTTERS Ranger TDP40163
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PEELED PAINT Ranger TDP40071
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPICED MARMALADE Ranger TDP40187
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad RUSTY HINGE Ranger TDP40125
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TDP40194
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PUMICE STONE Ranger TDP40101
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549
*Tim Holtz DETAILER WATER BRUSH Ranger Watercoloring TIP33080
Tim Holtz Distress Stickles 1.1 OZ. ROCK CANDY Glitter Glue Jar Ranger TDR35886
Fiskars TITANIUM No. 5 Micro Tip Scissors 07177
3M Scotch ATG GUN 700 Use GOLD 1/2 Inch TAPE ROLL Adhesive Applicator Glue atg700
3M Scotch ATG 1/2 Inch GOLD REFILL TAPE Adhesive 36 Yards Acid Free
Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Adhesive Paint INK41511
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  1. jan metcalf says

    July 21, 2015 at 10:00 am

    The colors are so vivid, pretty, pretty card!

    Reply
  2. Wiebke says

    May 13, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    Such a beautiful card! Love the flowers.
    Thank you for the step-by-step instruction.

    Reply
  3. francesca says

    May 11, 2015 at 7:42 am

    amazing project Jenn! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Dana says

    May 10, 2015 at 10:41 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous card Jenn! Thanks for providing the details for the watercolor technique you used.

    Reply
  5. Becca Cruger says

    May 9, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    I know I told you this on facebook, but this is absolutely stunning and so I’ll say it again. Wow! Wow! WOW! I adore this color palette – it’s so romantic and gorgeous!

    Reply
  6. teresa kline says

    May 8, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    super sweet Jenn! hope you have a FAB weekend!

    sparkle & shine *~*

    Reply
  7. Melissa Bove says

    May 8, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    Absolutely stunning card Jenn!! I so need those 2 stamp sets now!! Gorgeous card!

    hugs…

    Reply
  8. Chrystal says

    May 7, 2015 at 7:29 am

    I love this card!! Watercolor is my soft spot….and I love that you stepped outside your ‘comfort zone!’

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  9. Debby says

    May 7, 2015 at 3:01 am

    Oh what a beautiful card.
    luv
    Debby

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  10. Nancy Souza says

    May 6, 2015 at 10:28 pm

    I think that can even do this easy technique. Thanks so much.

    Reply
  11. Tracie Pond says

    May 6, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    Beautiful card, Jenn, and lovely sentiment!

    Reply
  12. Heather says

    May 6, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    A gorgeous card Jenn, a fabulous watercoloured background – lovely technique and sparkling !!

    hugs
    Heather xx

    Reply
  13. Stephanie says

    May 6, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    Gorgeous card, Jenn! I love this watercoloring technique!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

    Reply
  14. caryn says

    May 6, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    Gorgeous – looks like fabric!

    Reply
  15. Virginia L. says

    May 6, 2015 at 10:41 am

    Gorgeous background you created, Jen! Thanks for sharing your creative process and the photo visuals are so wonderful! Way to rock this week’s challenge!

    Reply
  16. Lin says

    May 6, 2015 at 9:33 am

    Love your beautiful flowers this week, Caryn! Thanks for sharing your process!

    Reply

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