This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Bright and Cheerful theme. Lots of possibilities with this theme. Don't miss the last project by our July guest designer, Kerstin F with her wonderful blog Scrapbook Dreams.
![Layers of ink - Bright and Cheerful Tag by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Bright and Cheerful Tag by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjprQZ49NBdEHTYFVB_8XCmntHKhFBue48yw9iZe-nM9HEbAV4BZRNVqAvUc6zjcBhZp4sGfNap0my3yzX7yXZneviNsPT8hpBNrOyOsFsSWuHNpj-fNMqPiTVw-9wNPr1y6lSXwiZT1vy/s1600/patchwork_tag_tutorial-Layers-of-ink.jpg)
Almost all of my stash are still in boxes waiting to be unpacked, but luckily, I found my box of scraps and made a tag using only scraps, glue, a tiny attacher and a pair of scissors. By using small pieces of colorful papers you can create a fun and interesting background. Some of the pieces that I used were watercolored, some were colored with distress ink, and some had been painted with acrylic paint. The latter were left over from a color theory course and I almost threw them away when I was packing for the move.
![Layers of ink - Bright and Cheerful Tag by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. With Tim Holtz Sizzix Funky Floral dies.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EeilFKK9WNtip1uMEolf4rWb9Gx8fD1C6WH8DOweAG5yFKX_76KUi2y_VECKKtbqxClJlFaEgDaD1AaDHuLTkcC8htA8L0YouxySsyTsffdyMMmgdOYw6RBCJg-0ISqiMt30R23NI3pn/s1600/bright_tag1.jpg)
One of the best finds in my scrap box were these flowers, also made from scrap papers, using Tim Holtz's Funky Floral 1 and Funky Floral 2. The flowers were left over from my Flower Power tag. The small words were cut from the Chatter Design Tape.
![Layers of ink - Bright and Cheerful Tag by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWatfhhCF2KLmPcEoNqxQKR6p0NFdJaqN7ucHzMVvOK0vB6gkxAWrmZjxKwtdQDl5Aq7YJ6Y9dEZ7PgKu1uy_aozWCKSXBOxsQSnVfRzWGStsmbC3ovfm3bOJwnVySSE34SqHoiFCmsLF/s1600/bright_tag3.jpg)
Even the sentiments came from the scrap box, since my inks are still MIA, although I have luckily located the box today and will unpack it as soon as possible. This sentiment comes from the SSS Explore Nature set. I also found a strip of silver corrugated card, which fit the tag well.
![Layers of ink - Bright and Cheerful Tag by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-upWimtmcHuJMCKXFws1BahKWtqARr1I_-dEYk6Q1C1mczTNVrLSuQk23TrCvgmTx4MYMNK5DZKt6sy1bwMrrF0NSN26MLkPtVov67EpWFJndgvXEuRvGT3PMlTKXEHC-jjOdmwfRobj/s1600/bright_tag2.jpg)
Here are more of the flowers. I was lucky to even find some leaves.
![Layers of ink - Bright and Cheerful Tag by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufjyT-fUjmnsMlJOuqCsIVFBdHfLq9pMC_uxzrHBlSAznwpBQhttTYfqcsdm-boI71jncbxiFFyC8Gq8tK2YI0ArQHljAAdbHejVzMjHZFb4KJz5VY1Gqp_82biqXkQAzJXUsCraIY-Z7/s1600/bright_tag4.jpg)
Small pieces of vellum were stapled to the background, for extra interest.
![Layers of ink - Bright and Cheerful Tag by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgJDqSJWgzAKaoq5ridooRmqf-gLYr3r9_dicZfk2Prja1pZGNj9GqHGitUSVto1l6OuSocHeISgVKNrz9rnaPqTtT5UG_F7U9JVks7D98ZPYH-SnNdt5rNrhCOdf6DdA5r0S1t8y52Sa/s1600/bright_tag5.jpg)
The main sentiment was also in my scrap box, stamped using Mermaid Lagoon (I think) Distress Ink and Tim's Life Quotes set.
I hope you will join us this week in our Bright and Cheerful challenge. As always, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.
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