Love Is In the Air

LOVE IS IN THE AIR 

over Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week,

but let the LOVE be in the air all year long!

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

and spend it at Simon Says Stamp Store. 

I guess I got a bit romantic and nostalgic lately...

I decided to redo this shadow box I bought over a year ago.

The initial idea was as always completely diffrent but as you know

I always create without the final plan in my mind.

I just let it go and observe where the process leads me.

I got so involved that I forgot to make pics during the making :-(

These are the only ones I took before it brought me into creating. 

I cut out several hearts using Bigz dies and using my favorite 

Whiskas packaging (thanks to my cat!, lol) and other corrugated paper

and some other kraft packaging, too. The thin ones I embossed with the

Sizzix Botanical 3D folder and the thick ones I covered with crackle paste.

I glued all the hearts to my shadow boc, covered them with white gesso

and colored with Oil Pastels to give a bit of shades I needed. 

Then I placed some scraps of Tim Holtz paper, cut out butterflies and 

colored them with oil pastels too, placed the Prima Venetian Shutters, 

gave some touches of Ranger Mixed Media powder, added the metal

plaque and the heart covered with pumice stone paste and red spray. 

Products used:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Die HEARTFELT Bigz	Tim Holtz Sizzix BOTANICAL 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder	Prima Marketing VENETIAN SHUTTERS Memory Hardware	Tim Holtz Idea-ology INCANTATION Metal Word Bands	Dina Wakley Ranger COLLAGE WORDS Media	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Found Relatives
Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso	Dina Wakley Gel Matte Medium	Ranger Texture Paste OPAQUE CRACKLE	Tim Holtz 4 Oz Crackle Paint ROCK CANDY Distress Clear Ranger	Ranger-BONE-Mixed-Media-Powder	Dylusions Paint - Black Marble
Prima Flowers ARTIST QUALITY OIL PASTEL CRAYONS	Distress Spray Stain Candied Apple	Tim Holtz Brushed Pewter Spray Stain	Prima Marketing OLD SILVER Art Alchemy Metallique Wax 963996	Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-BOTANICAL-Layers	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash CROWDED ATTIC
Prima Marketing STONE EFFECT PASTES Art Extravagance	simon says stamp craft tacky glue	pretty pink posh 4mm clear droplets	Tim Holtz Sizzix MINI FOAM ADHESIVE	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White	Heat it Craft Tool

Alcohol

This week over Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge we want you to use 

ALCOHOL  (drinks or inks) on your projects! Isn't it fun?

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

Simon Says Stamp Store!

Since I am a wine and this Tim Holtz stamp set lover,

 I made a celebration card with a bouquet of wine glasses instead of flowers. Those who love wine will understand, lol. 

I applied the wine glasses stamps on a watercolor paper using Black Soot Distress Ink and then colored them with Candied Apple Distress Spray.

During the coloring the black ink mixed with the red one which I initially thought it would destroy my glasses but then I realised that due to the black touch, my wine color got more depth and I loved the mix of colors. 

Then I started to make my background using Texture Crackle Paste throught the Large Dots stencil which is the one of my favorite stencils. After that, I applied some yellow and green tones of Infusions and sprayed all the surface with Ground Espresso Distress Spray. When it all dried out, I smeared the background with a very thin layer of white gesso and Mother Of Pearls Nuvo Mousse.

This way I got a softer brown colors which turned out with a bit of leather look. 

Finally I mixed some green tones of Distress Inks and cut out the leaves.

I tied a giant bow and placed the Celebrate word on it. Voila!

Products used:

Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2018 WINE BLUEPRINTS	Simon Says Stamp Extra Large Dots Stencil	RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix GARDEN GREENS Thinlits Die	Simon Says Stamp CELEBRATE Wafer Die	Ranger Texture Paste OPAQUE CRACKLE	Tonic MOTHER OF PEARL Nuvo Embellishment Mousse
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDO55815	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide PEELED PAINT	tim holtz oxide twisted citron ink pad	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BUNDLED SAGE	Peeled Paint - Distress Ink	Paper Artsy SLIME Infusions Colored Stain
Distress Spray Stain Candied Apple	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain GROUND ESPRESSO	Paper Artsy GOLDEN SANDS Infusions Colored Stain	Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso	Dina Wakley Gel Matte Medium	Ranger Glossy Accents Glue
Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White	Prima Marketing ART BASICS BRUSH SET Finnabair	Viva Decor PALETTE KNIFE SET	simon says stamp craft tacky glue	Tim Holtz Sizzix MINI FOAM ADHESIVE