Inside The Box

Hi there! 

Are you ready for new Simon Says Monday Challenge?

This week we are going 3D with INSIDE THE BOX theme!

As always you can win a $50 voucher and spend it at

Simon Says Stamp Store! 

Here is my box showing I really miss the Spring.

I had an idea of making a kind of surprise box, dark and calm outside

with a crazy explosion of colors inside. And I guess I did it.

All the walls are deep brown and textured of course 

and the inside is full of flying and colorful butterflies. 

Take a look below at the steps I took to make the box.

First I made my base for the exploding box. 

I cut also 10 pieces of bases for each wall, adhered Sizzix die cuts 

and covered the walls with white gesso. 

Then I started to play with sprays and water until I was happy with the colors.

I smeared the die cut pieces with Nuvo mousse and stamped randomly TH Grunge Scroll stamp with Black Jet Archival. I covered the walls with Distress Glaze to secure the surface and to give a vibrancy to the colors. 

I adhered all the walls to my base and left it aside.

I sprayed a piece of watercolor paper with lots of vibrant sprays 

and then cut out butterflies and wildflowers. 

The butterflies were placed on strips of acetate and adhered to the base.

I added wildflowers to give more gardening look and fulfil the inside. 

Here are some close-ups of my exploding box.

I really love the effect and I hope it inspires you to join us this week!

Products used:

Tim Holtz Sizzix WILDFLOWERS 2 Thinlits Die	Tim Holtz Sizzix Wildflowers	Memory Box BUTTERFLY ENSEMBLE Open Studio Craft Die	Tim Holtz Rubber Stamp GRUNGE SCROLL Stampers Anonymous	Idea-ology Paper Dolls	Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-CHRISTMAS-PAPER-DOLLS
Dina Wakley Gel Matte Medium	Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso	Ranger Distress Micro Glaze	Tonic MOTHER OF PEARL Nuvo Embellishment Mousse	Archival Ink - Jet Black	Lindy′s Stamp Gang LONG JOHN′S SILVER Moon Shadow Mist
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain GROUND ESPRESSO	Distress Spray Stain Candied Apple	Tim Holtz Distress spray Wild honey	Dylusions Ink Spray - Funky Fuchsia	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Fresh Lime	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Squeezed Orange
Dylusions Ink Sprays - Bubblegum Pink	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Crushed Grape	Tim Holtz Occasions Small Talk Stickers	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	3D Foam Dots	Fiskars Premium Cut Line trimmer
Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White	Heat it Craft Tool

 

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Road Trip

This week over Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

we invite you to start making plans of your summer journeys.

The theme is  ROAD TRIP

As always you can win a $50 voucher and spend it

at Simon Says Stamp Store. 

I have been planning a journey through Tuscany for several years.

I'd love to fly there, renta a car and go visiting all the pretty villages!

This is quite as I see my trip :-)

Here below you can see how I made my backgrouns and the road.

The road was made with SSS Brusg Stroke Messages stamps set.

I know these are brush stroke stamps but who cares if they are 

perfect for making a roadway :-) I stamped them with Distress Oxide Inks

and embossed with SSS Clear Embossing Powder.

The sun rays were made using TCW stencil, first I blended the inks 

through the stencil and then covered them 

with Ranger Transparent Gloss paste. 

Products list:

Simon Says Stamp Brush Stroke Messages	BoBunny WALL TO WALL TEXTURES Clear Stamps	Kaisercraft BARBER SHOPPE Clear Stamps CS269	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Life Quotes Remnant Rubs	Tim Holtz Idea-ology WORDS REMNANT RUBS	Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash CROWDED ATTIC	Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE TRANSPARENT GLOSS	Infusions Royal Blood Colored Stain	Paper Artsy THE SAGE Infusions Colored Stain	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad WILD HONEY
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad FADED JEANS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide SPICED MARMALADE	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad ICED SPRUCE	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDO55815
Emboss it Dabber	EK Success Powder Tool Applicator	simon says stamp clear embossing powder	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Powder BLACK Ultrafine Detail	MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Refill Mini Round Ink Blending Tool