Christmas Cheer

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week is the final challenge in 2013. The challenge this week is an easy one, all you have to do is use a stamp!

This worked out with perfect timing for me, as I am part of an ATC trading group and one of the challenges was a rubber stamped Christmas. 

I decided to play with a resist technique on the backgrounds of a few of my atcs.  I stamped the beautiful snowflake with versamark and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I spritzed over the embossed background with a shimmery silver glimmer mist.  After it was dry I used an iron and placed the embossed background between two pieces of white scrap cardstock. I heated up an iron and then ironed off the embossing powder.

That allows you to then stamp and put ink on the embossed area.  I stamped the little scene using black ink. I highlighted it with the Signo Uni-Ball white gel pen. 

For this ATC I used the same resist on the background and then stamped over the surface using gray ink and a music stamp.  I then stamped the bunnies on white cardstock using black ink.  I then added a hing of gray to the bunnies using the same mist.  I then added a touch of fluff using white fun flock.  I stickled the star and tied a little twine on the bunny.

I stamped the fun santa on white cardstock.  I added a touch of script around him in the background. The washi tape made a fun border. 

Products:
Kelly Purkey Washi Tapes, 
PaperArtsy Hot Pick Christmas 04   Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist – Silver Sugar , Perfect Pearls Mister,   Indigo Blue  - Looks Like Rain Deer,    Ranger Archival Ink - Black, Maya Road - Wood Snowflakes, Hero Arts Crystal Gems, Ranger Archival Ink - Vermillion, Penny Black - Robin's Kingdom, Memento - Dandelion, O holy Night, Memory Box - Heaven and Nature, Memory Box - Jingle Bells, Versafine - Smokey Gray, Ranger Yellow Stickles, Red Twine, Hero Arts - Dazzling Snowflake

The ever generous  Simon Says Stamp. is offering a $50 Gift Voucher for one randomly selected participant in the challenge.   Come play along with us for a chance to win

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz