Let it Snow

Hi there and welcome to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

This week we'd like to LET IT SNOW

As always you could be a random winner of $50 voucher

and spend it at Simon Says Stamp Store.

It's that time of the year when you definitely must start making

Christmas cards even if it's not cold enough outside 

and your mojo still doesn't feel the wintery or Xmasy mood, 

just like mine didn't. 

I saw though that when you push yourself to make it anyway, 

suddenly it seems you can not stop and just get involved into Xmas. 

This was my case when I made this one 

and some more which will be shown a bit later. 

I'm glad I made them all taking an advantage of my mojo. 

Getting involved into the mood has a one very serious problem: 

you just completely forget to make pictures of the process...

I started with embossing the background and gave it a bit of a blue

shades, very light and random, just to get rid of a white space.

Then I cut out my frame using a very old burlap paper I found.

After cutting the tree line I blended it with green distress inks

and sprayed with water to give more interest.

I touched the tree line and the reindeer (thanks, Sandra!) with 

Emboss It Dabber and covered with a product I used for the first time 

and totally got in love with - Stampendous Embossing Enamel.

Isn't is LOVELY? 

This fresh and deep white on any color surface is AMAZING

and this one called Chunky White looks just perfect as a snow!

I added a bit of it also to my frame, couldn't resist, lol. 

Products used:

/Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-WINTER-WONDERLAND-Thinlits-Die	Tim Holtz Sizzix TREE LINE Thinlits Die 661604	Tim Holtz Sizzix PAPER SNOWFLAKES MINI	Tim Holtz Sizzix HOLIDAY WORDS	Simon Says Stamp Basic Squares Wafer Dies	Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp MOD TREES BACKGROUND
Stampendous chunky white embossing enamel	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide BROKEN CHINA	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide PEELED PAINT	Peeled Paint - Distress Ink	Forest Moss - Distress Ink
WOW Embossing Powder MINT MACAROON	EK Success Powder Tool Applicator	Tsukineko CLEAR EMBOSSING INK Stamp Pad	Neat and Tangled CRYSTAL CLEAR Sequin Mix	Prima Flowers MINI STARS Finnabair Mechanicals	Hemptique White Hemp Cord Twine
Heat it Craft Tool	Dina-Wakley-Ranger-KRAFT-PAPER-PACK	simon says stamp craft tacky glue	Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White	Tim Holtz Sizzix MINI FOAM ADHESIVE

  

Thank You

Hello everyone who was waiting for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

This week there is a THANKSGIVING theme up here!

As always you can be a random winner of $50 voucher

and spend it at Simon Says Stamp Store. 

I hadn't have a tiniest idea of what my card would be look like.

This was one of those black hole moments when you sit and need to

make something, without ideas, plans, overall scheme.

So here it is my spontaneous Thank You card.

One day I played a lot making backgrounds with a mix of several Distress 

Oxide inks. I made like 8-10 of them and already almost used them out!

For this card I took 2 of them, the yellowish as my base and the

brownish as my background. 

I really recommend to make them in advance one of those days you feel 

no mojo for any new project, it's a really great thing for 'future". 

Then I cut out the Sizzix Globe from the center of my background

and the "frame" made with Sizzix Stripes die. 

 Then... I made a great mistake! I confused jars.

I wanted to use Distress Clear Rock Candy and I actually used

Distress Collage Medium matte :-( Well, shit happens. 

I thought no big deal I can still use the Rock Candy over it, right?

Well, not really! No single cracle appeared on the surface! 

Now I know... But I left it as it was and only added some 

coloring with Prima oil Pastel crayons. 

Products used:

Sizzix Tim holtz Globe	Tim Holtz Sizzix SHAPE STRIPS Thinlits Die 660226	Tim Holtz Sizzix WILDFLOWERS 2 Thinlits Die	Tim Holtz Sizzix Heartfelt	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TORN NOTEBOOK On The Edge 658555	Prima Flowers ARTIST QUALITY OIL PASTEL CRAYONS
Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2018 ENTOMOLOGY CMS328	Simon Says Stamp Brush Stroke Messages	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide in Squeezed Lemonade	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide FOSSILIZED AMBER	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad OLD PAPER Ranger tdo56096	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ANTIQUE LINEN
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad FRAYED BURLAP Ranger TDO55990	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BUNDLED SAGE	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide PEELED PAINT	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Ranger TDO56294	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Hickory Smoke	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ground Espresso
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDO55815	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger TIM43270	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain GROUND ESPRESSO	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain PUMICE STONE	Distress Spray Stain Candied Apple	Tonic PURE PLATINUM Nuvo Embellishment Mousse
The Crafter′s Workshop MODELING PASTE	Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso	Ranger Texture Paste OPAQUE CRACKLE	Tim Holtz 4 Oz Crackle Paint ROCK CANDY Distress Clear Ranger	Ranger Tim Holtz Collage Medium Matte	simon says stamp clear embossing powder
Prima Flowers MINI STARS Finnabair Mechanicals	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White	Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform	3D Foam Dots	simon says stamp craft tacky glue	Heat it Craft Tool