Monday, November 6, 2017

Simon Says : Thanks/Thanksgiving





Hello Friends

It is a very happy me welcoming you to my blog today. I'm absolutely thrilled to have been invited to be the Spotlight Designer for the Simon Says Monday Challenge. It is such an honor and  must say that I did a little happy dance when I received the email from Lols





I will be posting special Spotlight Designer posts every Monday this month for the Simon says Monday Challenge



The theme for this week is Thanks/Thanksgiving. I created a shabby chic card for a lovely friend...... this is totally NOT my style but my friend loves Pink and soft colors so I tried making something which would please her :) 

I started with white card stock and gave it a coat of matte Medium. the Matte medium works like clear gesso and allows inks and layers of wet mediums on card stock without warping. 

 I used Picked Raspberry, Evergreen Bough and Mustard Seed distress inks, Tim holtz layering stencils and Finger daubers to get this..........



I softened  the edges with some white gesso  .......


Added Picked Raspberry ink with some white crackle medium and added through Tim Holtz Splotches stencil. 

 Distressed the edges with Picked Raspberry and Ground Expresso........

I die cut three ovals from some pattern paper and auditioned some embellishments from my stash.........


Final layer on the card background is some texture stamping with black archival ink and script stamps from Bo Bunny......


stamped the sentiment, mounted on black card stock and used clear crackle glaze on the sentiment and oval die cut, added crackle glaze on flower edges and sprinkled Rock Candy glitter to add some glamour........












I hope you liked seeing the details of my project , do not forget to participate in the Simon Says Monday Challenge. This week the challenge is Thanks/Thanksgiving. The first week of the month also showcases a product and this week it is IndigoBlu stamps so if you have some we'd love to see how you use them.if you don't have any, you can still create something for the theme and enter the challenge.
as always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 voucher to use in their shop. 

Supplies Used : 
Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White 660540
Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White 660540
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TIM34995
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TIM34995
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH Ranger TDP39945
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH Ranger TDP39945
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Ranger TDP40040
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Ranger TDP40040
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Helmar .5 Inch WHITE ZAPDOTS Round 001486
Helmar .5 Inch WHITE ZAPDOTS Round 001486
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Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468
Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468
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Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Dry Glitter ROCK CANDY Ranger TDR35879
Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Dry Glitter ROCK CANDY Ranger TDR35879
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Tim Holtz Layering Stencil FLOURISH THS032
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil FLOURISH THS032
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Couture Creations SPONGE DAUBERS CO723623
Couture Creations SPONGE DAUBERS CO723623
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Linking to : 

Cuttlebugmania Challenge : thanks (using Couture Creations Oval Nesting dies )
and Stamplorations-giving-thanks-blog-hop-wishlist-linky-party

Here's my wishlist for the wishlist linky party on Stamplorations .......Stamplorations- Wishlist



Please do leave your comments. I would love to read what you say and I would love to visit your blog too !!

20 comments:

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Suman!! I am sure your friend will love this! the whole design is so pretty! the background and layering are absolutely fabulous!!

Welcome aboard! it is such a pleasure to have you along with us this month!! :-)

luv
Lols x x x

Macarena said...

What a sweet and shabby card! Love the romantic look of this project and all the layers you applied with stencils and different mediums. Great job! Nice to have you with us this month! Hugs, Macarena

Catherine said...

Oh my, this is beautiful, Suman! I love the beautiful colors and the layered background is amazing. I'm so happy to have you with us this month and to see what you create each week. Welcome!

SD pooja said...

Wow..to see the card background being created step by step was intetesting! I thought the base was a pp but you create it all ..Awesome :)

Maura said...

Absolutely stunning, Suman! What a wonderful transformation from your background to the gorgeous pinks! I thought you were making a second card when I saw that, LOL. So happy to have you with us this month! hugs, Maura

Unknown said...

Wow!! So beautiful!! Thanks for the tutorial ♥️

Art By Wanda said...

Really beautiful card, Suman!!! Congrats on your month in the Spotlight!!!!

Preeti D. (aka Dutt Preety) said...

Wow! Beautiful card :)
Hugs
Preeti

Stephanie said...

Gorgeous project! I love how you added some sparkle to the flowers!

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Marie-Christine Denis Mixed Média said...

Waow!!! It is so beautiful, thank you for the inspiration!

Let's Art Journal said...

Beautiful card! I love how you created the softness and texture with the gesso and I'm sure your friend will love it too 😁. Wishing you a happy week and weekend! J 😊

Emma Williams said...

This is such a pretty project and I love the added sparkle on the flowers, it really makes them shine! Lovely to have you join us this month at SSS and I can't wait to see what you create... :)

Zoey | Scrapsaurus said...

such a lovely project!! I absolutely love the touch on the flower, it brightens everything up!!!
Happy to have you with us this month!! x

Anna-Karin said...

This card is so pretty! I love the background and all the vibrant shades of pink. The layered ovals add such a great touch to the card too. Thank you for being our guest this month! I am looking forward to seeing all your projects.

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

This is gorgeous! I really like the way you incorporated so many different textures in different ways. I love the color palette, too, which is so refreshing! I'm so glad that you will be our guest designer this month because you have such a great style!

Barbara said...

Gorgeous card Suman! Love so much the background, especially your idea to soften the edges with gesso! I can't wait to see your next projects, it's a pleasure to have you with us this month! barbara

Kath Stewart said...

welcome to the team Suman, we are so happy to have you as our Guest Designer this month and what a beautiful card,love all the layers of colour,gorgeous texture and those shimmery flowers, can't wait to see your next project hugs kath xxx

Beulah Bee said...

Just lovely!

Meihsia Liu said...

This is such a gorgeous card, Suman. Love the beautiful soft colors and fabulous embellishments. It's so great to have you design with us this month. Love your wonderful style. :)

Sandra said...

What a lovely card, Suman. The colors are so pretty and the background is fabulous. Nice to have you with us this month. Hugs, Sandra

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