Simon Says (Monday) Guest Designer week 1 - Masculine - Featuring Tim Holtz

I'm feeling really excited today, as I can finally share what I have been bursting to tell everyone since the summer - I have been asked to be the Guest Designer again on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for November.

I was previously a Guest Designer back in January this year and March 2023, so am absolutely thrilled to be asked back for a third time, and to have the opportunity to showcase some cards for the next 4 weeks alongside the immensely talented regular members of the Design Team.

This week the theme is

*** Masculine ***

As it’s the first Monday of the month we are showcasing a brand/company, and this week it is the fabulous Tim Holtz. You don’t have to use them to join in with the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them on your creation.

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! All you have to do is take out your crafty supplies, make something following this week’s prompt, and add a link in the Inlinkz  on the challenge blog post!  You can enter 5 times so that's 5 possible chances to win! All winners are chosen randomly, so everyone has an equal chance - good luck everyone!

Here's my first Guest Designer card, using a “new to me” Tim Holtz stamp set along with a couple of Idea-ology ephemera and my Distress Oxide inks (links to my supplies are below the description).

I created a smooshed background onto cream stamping card using Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen, Old Paper and Frayed Burlap, then stamped the map from Tim Holtz ‘Road Trip’ set, using Morning Mist Versafine Clair. I die cut a portion of the stamped image into a deckle rectangle, edged with Black Soot DOX and set aside. 

I die cut a square of white card using AALL & Create Papyrus Essence die set, and a matching matting layer from black card stock. I created a smooshed background on the white layer using Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Scorched Timber and Black Soot DOX, then added background stamping using Tracy Evans Garden Elements and Background Elements, stamped in Morning Mist VFC. I edged the panel with blended Black Soot DOX and set aside.

I stamped the car onto cream card and fussy cut out, and stamped the sentiment onto another small piece of cream smooshed card, which I die cut into a small rectangle and edged with Black Soot DOX. I added a small amount of stencilling to the background and sentiment panels using Tim Holtz Dot Fade Layering Stencil with Black Soot DOX.

To assemble the card I layered up the background die cuts, map, car and sentiment, along with a cog from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Gears, a small tag from Ephemera pack ‘Memoir’, and a Small Talk sticker. Finally I added a few white Posca accents to the background, and Glossy Accents to the car windows. 

Here are links to what I used:

Stamps: Tim Holtz Road Trip; Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE11 Background Elements, TE30 Garden Elements);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Antique Linen, Old Paper, Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Scorched Timber, Black Soot); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist); white Posca pen; Ranger Glossy Accents;

Tools: AALL & Create #42 Papyrus Essence dies; Tim Holtz Dot Fade Layering Stencil:

Other: Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Gears, Small Talk Stickers, Ephemera Pack - Memoir.

Don’t forget to visit the challenge blog to see the amazing inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

You have until Monday 8am Ohio time (EST), 1pm UK time (GMT), 2 pm CET to join in.

Challenges I would like to enter:

A Place to Start (November) - Anything Goes with option Something New

Crafts Galore Encore #141 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers #311 - Anything Goes

Girlz & the Art of Letters #13 - M is for … (2nd entry)

(Masculine, map, Mini Gears)

Love to Craft #89 - Anything Goes

Love to Scrap #176 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up #80 - Anything Goes

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #722/723 - Anything Goes (6th entry)

Take care, and thanks for visiting my blog today.

Hugs,