The Simon Says Challenge is a "no rules", do whatever you like type of challenge. My favorite. I have chosen to do a tag using Dyan Reaveley's stamps. The face is from the Dylusions collection called "Bits of This". First I sprayed a manila tag (Ranger's size 8 tag) with Dylusion spray inks. I used Fresh Lime and Vibrant Turquoise. A quick dry with my heat tool. I stamped a large leaf pattern with Ranger's Rusty Hinge Distress Ink randomly on the tag. I stamped the face on a scrap piece of practice paper card stock using Ranger's Black Archival Ink and then colored the lips in with my Distress Markers. Using my Gelly Roll pen called Clear Star, I added some highlights and sparkle to her face. There was an acrylic butterfly in my stash left over from some long forgotten class so I dropped a little alcohol ink on it, dried it, then stamped a crackle finish on it using a crackle stamp by IndigoBlu. The butterfly stays in place nicely with the help of some Glossy Accents. Next came the phrase by Stampotique and a piece of ribbon dyed with spray inks to match.
Renee Zarate's Bolton House is still in New England but Renee herself has moved on to South Carolina. The days are a little different now, no garden to take care of means more studio time. Dealing with snow and blizzards will be a thing of the past but there will be new challenges. Challenges like...how will we ever carry these two chairs and this huge umbrella down to the beach? Stay tuned.
Funky coloring, Renee... I love the contrast between her face and the butterfly. Very artsy!!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that butterfly?!? Cool coloration! This is a super fun tag!
ReplyDeleteLovely layering of the colors in the background and that crackled butterfly is wow! Glad you joined us at Simon Says Stamp and Show!
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