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Watercolored Polka Dots

04/13/2016

Time for a NEW Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Hey everyone! Welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Birthday Celebration challenge last week and we hope you will all join us again this week too. This week the challenge is Let’s do the polka! I have a fun card to share with you where I watercolored my own polka dots!

We are featuring Lawn Fawn 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!

Watercolored Polka Dots

I LOVE Lawn Fawn’s Let’s Polka Patterned Papers. I use them a ton in my creations. Instead of taking the easy route and just using some of that on a card I decided I wanted to experiment a little bit and create my own polka dots. I have been watercoloring with Distress Inks SO much over the past year and a half. (If you follow my blog you already know this 😉 ) I decided instead of using my Distress ink pads to watercolor I wanted to play around with the Distress re-inkers to get a more intense, concentrated color.

Instagram Sneak Peek, Distress Re-Inkers and Palette

I shared this sneak peek on instagram a bit ago where I was setting up my palette for a rainbow of colors. I am using the Distress Ink Palette.

Let's Polka, Watercolored polka dots featuring Lawn Fawn | shurkus.com

As simple as this card looks I had 3 failed attempts before I got to this. I tried using a polka dot stencil first so that my dots would be evenly spaced out. Before getting frustrated that it wasn’t coming out the way I wanted I scrapped that idea and just free handed them and eye-balled where I wanted them. No measuring. Nothing is precise. Thats how I usually create so I think it wasn’t working out because I was trying to force something.

The Distress Ink Colors I used:

  • Picked Raspberry
  • Spiced Marmalade
  • Mustard Seed
  • Mowed Lawn
  • Mermaid Lagoon
  • Wilted Violet

Scripty Friends, Lawn Fawn

For the sentiment I simply die cut Lawn Fawn’s Scripty Friends out of Distress Watercolor Cardstock and layered it on top.

Let's Polka, Watercolored polka dots featuring Lawn Fawn | shurkus.com

Want to see in person how I created this card?

creative chick, jenn shurkus on periscope | shurkus.com

 

I shared this card and last week’s watercolored birthday cards on periscope you can watch the broadcast here

  • If you are new to Periscope you can see some more information here
  • You can see some of my past scopes here

Ok- so now it’s time for YOU to enter the challenge. Remember, Let’s Polka! 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.

#ssswchallenge on Instagram

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 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!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog

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!

Supplies Used:

*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549
RESERVE Lawn Fawn SCRIPTY FRIENDS Lawn Cut LF1146
Tim Holtz INK PALETTE Ranger TIP30034
Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink PICKED RASPBERRY Reinker Ranger TXR35022
Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink SPICED MARMALADE Reinker Ranger TIM21629
Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink MUSTARD SEED Reinker Ranger TIM20288
Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink MOWED LAWN Reinker Ranger TXR35039
Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink MERMAID LAGOON Reinker Ranger TXR43379
Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink WILTED VIOLET Reinker Ranger TXR43386
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  1. Patricia Nikkila says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    Very nice. Do you need a hug is my favorite

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  2. Barbara Green says

    April 22, 2016 at 1:44 pm

    Love the new SSS release.

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  3. Jo Nevill says

    April 16, 2016 at 6:10 am

    Love those huge colourful dots !! x

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  4. Claire Grantham says

    April 15, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    Hey Jenn, I really like this – it screams you at me. Very cool to use the re-inkers, time for a play when I get back methinks. Cx

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  5. Caroline says

    April 15, 2016 at 9:41 am

    So glad you persevered with your polka dots, cos they look amazing.
    xxx

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  6. stacey says

    April 14, 2016 at 3:54 pm

    love your backgrounds, especially the polka dot!! Very cool

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  7. Arianna Barbara says

    April 14, 2016 at 6:23 am

    Wow! Great card!

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  8. Stephanie says

    April 13, 2016 at 5:17 pm

    Distressed polka dots?! YES!!!!!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

    Reply
  9. Kate says

    April 13, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    So fun!! I love the look of your polka-dots!

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  10. Becca Cruger says

    April 13, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    Yeah…… this is pure geniusness and now I know just what to do with all those reinkers I’ve been collecting. I am really hoping I’m able to see your scope tonight because I need to see this in action!

    Reply

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