Category: Monday Challenge

When I get a new artsy stamp, I like to play around with it and figure out how it works best. See how it looks stamped, what colors work well, and what I like.

#1: Plain black archival ink

First up, I always try archival ink in black. It’s a good primer for a new stamp and also is really basic. I definitely like how this looks!

#2: various colors of ink

I put a bunch of distress ink colors onto the stamp (I used mini pads directly onto the stamp) and misted it with a bit of water before stamping. The blended watercolor look is cool, but not strong enough to really become a focal point image.

#3: black embossing powder + blended colors

I like parts of the color and parts of the black stamped image, so I stamped + embossed (black powder) the stamp onto specialty stamping paper. Then I rubbed mini distress ink pads directly onto the stamped image. Finally, I blended the colors a bit using a water brush.

The great part about this? Use a cool stamp and you can just attach it/make it the focal point for a card! I really like how this one came out, and I look forward to playing with this stamp a lot more!

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This week our challenge is inspired by animals – specifically I was thinking about the saying about March coming in like a lion and out like a lamb… and I got wild! Loving these new lawn fawn stamps so much.

For my project I colored a ton of different animals with both distress spray stains and watercolor pencils. I had a great time! Assembly was super easy too.

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From green to feelin’ lucky… it’s all about the clover this week!

Simon is offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. Join the fun by creating a project this week – and for your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here.

I used my new lucky stamp set from Lawn Fawn to create this card. It was such fun! Using watercolors to color the images in and then assembling and of course just a flick of gold – really had a good time making this one.

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