Grace Panel by Paula Cheney
Hi friend! Happy Thursday! I’m always delighted to welcome back the mega talented Paula Cheney as a special guest on our blog! She’s made a gorgeous new panel that’s perfect to display in your home or give as a gift! Read on to learn all the details and enjoy!
November is a month where many are focused on gratefulness. I wanted to take that thought a step further, so I’ve created a reminder for myself by adding the word ‘grace’ to my Etcetera Panel. My thought was that we all could use a “grace period”. I’m not talking about an extension on a bill, but a moment to pause and extend grace to the people who matter to you. A time to offer a long-overdue thank you or to extend genuine forgiveness. A physical reminder to pause and take the action that truly counts: to speak the words, send the card, or make the call that matters most.
Choose pieces from the Palette Ephemera pack to cover the entire surface of a Stampers Anonymous Etcetera Panel (6 x 8.25).
Once you have your arrangement, adhere each piece of ephemera with Collage Medium.
Turn the panel over and use a cutting knife and self healing mat board to cut away the excess paper.
Use a Mini Blending Tool with a Sanding Disk to smooth out the paper edges.
Turn the panel to the front again and brush on a thin layer of Collage Medium over the entire surface to seal the paper.
Once the surface is completely dry, scribble Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the edges and on the seams between ephemera pieces. Rub the crayon with a damp fingertip or pounce here and there with a wet wipe. If you add too much crayon, pounce wet wipe over the surface to remove. Let dry.
Add 5- 6 small Cello Tape Stickers on the edges and seams of the panel so the ephemera appears to be taped together in multiple places. Set aside.
Gather Mini Stencil Chips to spell out the word GRACE. Combine the letters using scotch tape on the back side.
Turn word over and add 3D Foam Squares to the back.
Align the panel with the lines on the Studio Mat. Use a clear Tim Holtz Media Ruler and the lines on the Studio Mat to create a straight edge for the Mini Stencil Chips. Peel the Foam Squares and adhere the word to the surface. Set aside.
Using Black Soot Archival Ink, stamp Distress Watercolor Cardstock with floral image from the Stampers Anonymous Embroidery set. Repeat to get a second set of florals. Use the matching Simon Says Stamp Embroidery wafer die to cut out the two florals (so EASY!)
Color floral using Distress Crayons. Scribble crayons onto the Studio Mat, pick up with a damp Detailer Water Brush and color in the floral image. I used a combination of Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness for the leaves, Villainous Potion and Mustard Seed for the larger flowers and Salvaged Patina for the smaller flowers. Simon Says Stamp sells each crayon separately so you can pick and choose the individual colors you want!
Using your Tonic Snips, cut the flowers apart as shown.
Lightly ink edges of the die cuts using a Mini Blending Tool with foam pad and Gathered twigs Distress Ink.
Use 3D Foam Squares (thin and standard) to adhere florals to the Etcetera Panel.
Paint a Salvaged Heart with Distress Paint. I used Tumbled Glass but any pastel color will work for your panel.
Once the Distress Paint completely is dry, sand the edges with a Sanding Disk added to the Mini Blending Tool.
Add 3D Foam Squares to the top portion on the Salvaged Heart so it will sit at the same level as the bottom portion that is resting on the Mini Stencil Chips. Locate a purple butterfly in the Palette Ephemera pack. Adhere the body of the butterfly with Collage Medium and the wings with 3D Foam Squares so it appears to be flying away.
Cut a couple 2” pieces of Mummy Cloth. Lightly Ink with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Once inked, shred the Mummy Cloth into strings.
Wad up into a few very small bunches. Add a touch of Collage Medium, then tuck into a couple strategic places behind the floral. I like to let it dry, then pull or cut away the excess. Less is more in this case!
Use Collage Medium to add Simon Says Stamp Dazzling Gems to the center of each flower. So pretty!
The very last step is to reinforce the theme with words from the Small Talk Sticker Book, “an open heart”. I used the leftover ink on my Blending Tool to age the paper, then scuffed and wrinkled it up just a bit before adding it to the Salvaged Heart.
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A big thank you to YOU, our reader — and to Paula Cheney for being our guest!
And Everything Nice Blog Hop WINNERS
Hello, friends! We hope you are loving our And Everything Nice release!
To celebrate this incredible release, we hosted two amazing blog hops! The hops featured many talented designers and each one created wonderful projects to inspire you. If you missed either of the hops, you can find the direct links here: DAY ONE and DAY TWO.
A BIG thank you to all of YOU who joined us for the hops! We enjoy hearing from each of you, and your words of encouragement and appreciation to each of the designers mean so much to us here at Simon and to them. It’s our tradition to give away gift certificates to random commenters on each blog stop, and today we are revealing all of the winners! So without further ado, I present to you our winners!
from Simon Says Stamp’s blog: Denise Bryant!
from Nichol Spohr’s blog: Kathleen Finnegan!
from Suzy Plantamura’s blog: Valorie Brown!
from Emily Midgett’s blog: Nicki Heckenlively!
from Amy Rysavy’s blog: Ginger McDonald!
from Sandi MacIver’s blog: Fran Smith!
from Lisa Addesa’s blog: Tammy Hanson!
from Anna-Karin’s blog: ~amy~!
from Kim Hamilton’s blog: Lynn Stevens!
from Nicky Meek’s blog: Kim Vogt!
from Bobbi Lemanski’s blog: Janice Stovall!
from Barb Engler’s blog: Karen Chupka!
from Lea Lawson’s blog: Dena Keys!
from Alberto Gaga’s blog: Meghan Kennihan!
from Michelle Langley’s blog: Patty A Eifert!
from Celes Gonzalo’s blog: Lora Knudsen!
from Simon Says Stamp’s blog: Sue D.!
from Nina-Marie Trapani’s blog: Wendy Nicola Jackson!
from Cathy Zielske’s blog: Lissette Long!
from Heather Hoffman’s blog: Bunny!
from Jennifer McGuire’s blog: Michele A. Azuma Lee!
from Laura Bassen’s blog: Christine Kiehl!
from Barbara Tarayao’s blog: Bridget N.!
from Mindy Eggen’s blog: Shannon Bettis!
from Miriam Prantner’s blog: Alma Dirpaul!
from Heather Ruwe’s blog: Brenda Katrein!
from Bibi Cameron’s blog: Patti Hughes!
from Yana Smakula’s blog: Vikki H!
from Jean Doeringsfeld’s blog: Vicki Duax!
from Betsy Green’s blog: Mary Brown!
from Maura Hibbitts’s blog: Miesje Flach!
from Amanda Fitterer’s blog: Shannon Lashley!
If you see your name listed above, CONGRATULATIONS! Please email [email protected] and let him know that you are one of our And Everything Nice release blog hop winners! You’ll receive a $25 Gift Card.
Thanks again for hopping along with us! We hope you enjoy our fantastic And Everything Nice release and that it gives you creative enjoyment for months to come!
You’ll love browsing our And Everything Nice gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
We hope you will join us on Instagram tomorrow, Thursday, November 13, for an Instagram Hop featuring our And Everything Nice release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
Winning ROCKS, and so do you!
Magical Triangle Christmas Ornaments: Perfect Tags for Gift Giving – Making the Cut
Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Nichol Spohr to our blog back in our monthly installment of Making the Cut – our monthly blog series that celebrates the love of all things die cutting! Nichol is showcasing some darling new products JUST released in our exclusive And Everything Nice collection including our Holiday Triangle Bundle, Rounded Tags, and our Festive Merriment stamp set! Plus! How sweet of an addition is it to add the pom poms to the top? Read on to learn more and enjoy!
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