Simon Says...We're Going Around In Circles

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog...thank you for joining us for last week's challenge...we hope you can join us this week too because...

and the theme for this week is...

WE'RE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES

you could say that is the story of my life at the moment...I seem to be on a never ending wheel going round and round in circles with the cubbyhole make-over so it was good to take some time out from all that DIY and make a card...

I love circles and dots so I started off creating a bit of Picket Fence Distress Crayon Resist on Distress Watercolor card using the Splotches Stencil...rubbing the crayon through the stencil and then smoothing it out with my finger...very therapeutic. I like to leave the crayon to air dry but if you're impatient you can use a heat tool but be careful...keep it moving because you don't want to melt the crayon and you'll know that it's dry when it no longer feels tacky...

then a little Distress Oxide ink blending using Iced Spruce and Worn Lipstick...

I spritzed a paper towel with water and rubbed gently in a circular motion over the Distress Crayon areas to remove the colour and then spritzed again to create that water droplet effect.

I replaced the Splotches Stencil over the Distress Crayon sections and stamped one of the images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Documented Stamp Set with Black Archival

inked the stone stamp from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Slate & Stone with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide and stamped randomly over the background...

and inked one of the circles from one of my favourite stamp sets...Simon Says Stamp Lots of Dots with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide...

then it was time to play with my new best friend...the fabulous Stamp Platform. I know lots of folks are still patiently waiting for theirs to arrive but hang in there...it is well worth the wait. I stamped one of the images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Illustrated Garden twice with Black Archival...

and coloured with Distress Oxide Reinkers using Ranger's Detailer Brush...

at this point I was thinking the background was looking a little bit too pretty so I added Walnut Stain Distress Oxide to the edges using a blending tool...inked the butterfly image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Flutter stamp set with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide and stamped second generation and added Dina Wakley Printed Media Tape with those gorgeous retro circles. I fussy cut the flower image and added extra flowers to create dimension...

but once I added the Idea-ology Linen Ribbon...the flowers looked a little lost so I re-stamped the image several times...fussy cut the flowers and leaves and added them to make my bouquet slightly larger...

and finished with Idea-ology Quote Chips

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 lovely Guest Designer Sonia...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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