Autumn Leaves card

Hello friends! It is Monday again and I hope you had a good weekend. 

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It is time for a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is Use More Than One Stencil. During October Alison Bomber is our guest designer. I hope you will visit her blog and look at the beautiful tags she has created for the challenge.

Autumn is at its most beautiful, but not for much longer. I made a messy card celebrating the textures and colors of autumn leaves. Two stencils were used: Simon Says Stamp Tumbling Leaves and Tim Holtz Bubble.

Apply texture paste through Simon Says Stamp Tumbling Leaves with a palette knife. I used watercolor paper.

When the paste is dry, paint with gesso.

When the gesso is completely dry, paint the leaves and background with watercolor paint. I used Daniel Smith watercolors and aimed for a messy look. Add more water to blend and you can also wipe paint off if you are not happy with the look.

Apply Pine Needles Distress Ink through Tim Holtz Bubble stencil with an ink-blending tool.

Splatter the background pretty heavily with Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils. Dip the pencil in water and flick a paint brush against it.

I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Sunbeam Gems.

This background is pretty messy, but that was also what I was aiming for.

The sentiment was die cut with Simon Says Stamp Capital B Beautiful die from Color-Blend cardstock. I also added a Tim Holtz Metallic Sticker.

Join us this week in our Use More Than One Stencil challenge! You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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