Crafty Adventurista: ATC Project with Simon Says Stamp Freebie

Hello,

I just thought I’d share with you an ATC I made for a swap group that I’m in. I had to make 10 of these with the theme Graduation and wondered what I was going to do as I didn’t think I had any Graduation type stamps at hand. Or did I?

With a recent purchase from Simon Says Stamp, I was lucky enough to receive their freebie giveaway with purchase.

It was the ‘Look Hoo’s Graduating Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies’. How lovely was that!

And absolutely perfect for my ATC project. I decided to write my process up for my blog and here it is.

I made my ATC bases first - 2.5” x 3.5” on 300gsm white cardstock.

Then I created my backgrounds on top of these using the script sheet from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Palette Collection Blue.

I tore strips to fit half of the ATC but before sticking down I painted the right hand side with Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Black Soot. I then stuck down the paper strips on the left hand side and rough brushed the edges to blend with the painted side.

Then I took the Graduation Cap stamp from the set and with the Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink pad (it’s awesome), I stamped these randomly over the black side. It actually looks a bit like a chalkboard which I’m very happy with the effect.

I then stamped out my owl and book pile stamps with Distress Black Soot Archival Ink Pad and coloured these in using the Distress Watercolor Pencils with a water brush.

I cut out the word ‘Congrats’ in a black cardstock from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Celebration Words- Script 660223 using my Tim Holtz Sizzix Sidekick and added these to the left side of my ATC panel.

Using the accompanying Simon Says Stamp dies, it made short work of cutting out all the elements and I had these ready to add to my card in no time.

I layered these up with Simon Says Stamp 3D foam pads and then finally I added some Ranger Glossy Accents to the owls’ eyes.

And here’s my ATCs - all ready to swap.

I wanted to thank Simon Says Stamp for this freebie gift by putting this together and to inspire others that are looking at getting the Simon Says Stamps Look Hoo’s Graduating Stamps and Dies set. It really is very cool and a fun make.

Thanks so much for stopping by blog.

Have a great day

hugs,

Carol xx

You can find all the products I used on the Simon Says Stamp website here:

Simon Says Stamp Look Hoo’s Graduating Stamps and Dies

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/simon-says-stamps-and-dies-look-hoos-graduating-set1222lh

Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils Set 1 and 3

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/tim-holtz-distress-watercolor-pencils-sets-1-2-3-bundle-ranger-ranger162-1

Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Paint

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/tim-holtz-flip-top-distress-paint-black-soot-ranger-tdf52937

Tim Holtz Sizzix Celebration Words - Script Thinlits 660223