Simon Says: Easter/Spring Inspiration

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Easter/Spring Inspiration 

the lovey Zoey has made us this super cute mood board for our inspiration, thanks Zoey XXX

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 gift voucher to one randomly selected winner to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

Please pop by and see what our lovely and super talented guest, Bonnie, and the DT have made, super cute and beautiful creations! 

I  made an Easter card using the little bunny and the colours of the flowers and eggs for my inspiration. 

I recently saw a Tim Holtz video where he used Yupo Paper, Alcohol Inks and then stamped with Grey Archival Ink over the top and then used a cloth to remove the colour, it gives a beautiful ghost like effect.  I used flower stamps from a Tim Holtz Wildflowers Stamp Set and from the set and a text stamp to create this effect.  I then used a Burlap Layering Stencil and removed a little more of the ink using Blending Solution. I really love the effect this gives. 

I used Simon's Exclusive Picture Book Bunny, coloured with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink and Tim Holtz Wildflower Dies to create the meadow scene. 

I love the way Macarena coloured her flowers on  THIS tag so I used a similar technique of blending the colours over watercolour paper, spritzing and the die cutting the flowers. So much easier than colouring them after die cutting and I love the random effect of the colours. 

and I finished the inside using the same Burlap Layering Stencil and Wildflowers Stamps. I also added a couple of little butterflies punched out of the paper scraps. 

Thanks for looking! 

So now it's YOUR turn to get creating!

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You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

Challenges:

Cutie Pie.  Spring Cuties 

Allsorts.   Fairy Tales/Nursery Rhymes.  Peter Rabbit in Mr McGregor's garden 

Creative Artiste.  Anything Mixed Media 

Creative With Stamps.  Bunnies 

Eclectic Ellapu.  Spring

Mix It Up.  A/G with option of make your own background 

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Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x