Trio-tastic...

Hi Everyone...it's Monday...a cold and frosty start to the week with temperatures of minus 6...Jack Frost was definitely nipping at my nose on my morning doggy stroll...winter is on it's way and I suspect it won't be too long before we have snow and it just so happens that is the theme of today's post.

Welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog...thank you for joining us for last week's "Thanks/Thanksgiving" Challenge...we hope you can join us this week too because...

and the theme for this week is...

TRIO-TASTIC

(Use Three Of Something)

I very rarely make a Christmas project that doesn't feature a snowflake or two so I decided to indulge my passion for Mother Nature's amazing ornaments by decorating a canvas with three Snowflake products from Tim Holtz...Sizzix Stacked Snowflakes BigZ Die...Snowflake Layering Stencil and one of my favourite snowflake stamp sets...Mini Weathered Winter.

I started off by applying Gesso to the canvas and once dry, fixed the Stacked Snowflake die cuts in place with Distress Collage Medium...

 I then applied Texture Paste through the Idea-ology Snowflake Stencil and left it to dry before applying a coat of Distress Collage Medium Crazing over the whole canvas. The crazing effect doesn't show up in the main photo but you will see it in some of the close up shots...

Time to look out the Distress Crayons and have some fun and I couldn't resist trying out the Stormy Sky Crayon from the brand new Set 7...

I used Stormy Sky on the Texture Paste Snowflakes and Stormy Sky and Hickory Smoke for the background...blending them together with my fingers and used a moist baby wipe to remove some colour from the Die Cut Snowflakes. I then created shadows around the Die Cut Snowflakes with Walnut Stain fading it out with the help of my Detailer Water Brush...

I stamped the snowflakes from Mini Weathered Winter with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder...

 and used the Stripes and Holiday Type stamp set inked with Black Archival to add some text...

created splatters with Picket Fence Distress Paint and Distress Mica Spray (you can see the crazing in these shots)

I stamped the log cabin image from Holiday Drawings with Potted Soil Archival Ink on to white card and placed behind an Idea-ology Frames and Trims Industrious Sticker...highlighted the detail with the Picket Fence Distress Crayon and added some Remnant Rub Snowflakes and Holiday Talk stickers...

 finishing off with Crinkle Ribbon and Twine bows and a Tiding Token...

You can find all the products I used over at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp online store...just click on the links below...

Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and our fabulous November Guest Designer Anita Houston. As always you all have the chance to win a $50 gift voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2 pm CET to join in...

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I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx

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