Simon Says Stamp & Show... Your Distress Inks!

It's MONDAY!!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend...
and are ready for a new challenge over

Simon Says Stamp and Show which is...

Show your Distress Inks!!!

Well... I most definitely use distress inks in every project!!! It is the base colour under the crackle effect on my little dimensional bird cage box. Yes a box,

originally thought I would make a frame by cutting layers of the bird cage from grey board then decided a lid would work fabulously for the other embellishments!

It is with a touch of Vintage Photo distress ink that enhance the edges of the die cut bird, cut using the gorgeous new curio BasicGrey papers, yum!

My handmade flowers were cut with the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die again with curio papers, then sprayed with some distress ink glimmer mist.

Now, the handmade gem in the centre of the flower was created using my melting pot and UTEE powders. I wanted to try some Leandra beads, which were sooo much fun and then it extended from there and I made some heart and pebble shapes...

 The branch is cut from Tim Holtz Branch die and the cage is secured at the top with a idea-ology swivel clasp. Had to add some of Tim Holtz baubles secured with jump rings.

Hope it inspires and why not pop round the rest of the team to see how they include distress inks!!!

THE director ~ Linda Elbourne 

Dan ~ Katie Davis

Kim Costello <~ You're already here ~ Linda Coughlin 

Lori Hassler ~ Lynne Forsythe ~ Nancy Crissinger 

Nancy Wethington ~ Terry Wietsma-Girbes

Thanks for stopping by have a wonderfully creative day

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Simon Says Stamp & Show ~ but NOT a card!

It's Monday and this week
Simon Says Stamp and Show your...

Anything But Not A Card!!

So, I have been playing and learning exciting things to do with my ranger meltpot... I wanted to try the fun technique from the ranger website showing altered grungeboard with Adirondack paint and perfect pearls! I have applied this to the mini pocket notebook,

I have embellished the front with a beeswax shape created using a push mould. I've made a matchbox to house the note book and decorated with ribbon, a tattered florals flower which I have encased each layer in clear UTEE my first, using my meltpot.

The sentiment is a Wendy Vecchi and I added a grungeboard swirl coloured with distress ink.

I hope you are inspired and check out the rest of the teams stunning metal creations!

THE director ~ Linda Elbourne ~ Dan ~ Katie Davis ~ Kim Costello <~ You're already here ~ Linda Coughlin ~ Lori Hassler ~ Lynne Forsythe ~ Nancy Crissinger ~ Nancy Wethington ~ Terry Wietsma-Girbes

Thanks for stopping by have a wonderfully creative day BiG HuGs Kim :)