Simon Says Stamp - Designer Spotlight Week 5

Hello Friends

Sadly, this is my last week in the Designer Spotlight at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  I would like to thank Lorraine, Simon Says Stamp and the team for having me along for the month of September, I enjoyed every minute of my time with you all.

The challenge this week is 'LETS GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS'!


A few people have used the Jolly St Nick die to create 'indoor' vignettes (notably Tami Bastiaans and my lovely friend Tracy Blackett) so I thought I would have a go at creating an 'outdoor' scene, with a Christmas tree lit up inside to guide Santa and his helper to deliver presents....

I used the largest tray from Tim Holtz's Vignette Set, painted it with black Gesso and then roughly cut a hole where I wanted the window to go (if you do this, be careful the wood is tough).



To create the brickwork I used Fired Brick Distress Oxide Re-inker added to some crackle paste and used Tim's brick stencil to apply it to the Vignette and then left it to dry overnight.  I watered down some of Distress Oxide Re-inker and applied it to the bricks the following day to highlight the crackles a little more.

I turned my attention to the other elements.  Using the Tim Holtz Jolly St Nick die I cut and then  constructed Santa (this takes a little bit of time as there are a large number of parts) but I followed video instructions by Pete Hughes HERE.

The little Elf comes in one piece but I cut him out in several colours (along with his parcels), cut him apart and then 'dressed' him.

For the Christmas tree I used one of Tim's Woodland trees, coloured it with Pine Needles Distress Spray Stain, decorated it with some lights and added pearl baubles (by Tim) and some sequins from my stash.

I created a 'box' from black card to fit inside the back of the Vignette and I lined the walls with some of Tim's 8 x 8 papers for my wallpaper backing.

I wanted a large window at the front and to do this I die cut two of Tim's new Window Frames and pieced these together to form a larger window, adding some acetate to the back for the glazing.

To finish off the window I added some curtains inside, using Tim's Mummy Cloth, dyed with Fired Brick Distress Oxide Re-inker, watered down.  I added Candy Canes from Tim's Santa's Helper die to the outside of the window along with some touches of snow (Grit Paste).  I also used the paste to create a snowy path at the front.

Finally, I thought it needed a little extra something, so I found my old stash of Tim's Idea-ology Printer Letters, I had to improvise a little with the 'd' and 'e', painted these with Picket Fence Distress Paint and added some 'snow' to the top with Texture Paste.

I am quite pleased with the way my vignette turned out but it was a devil to photograph!

As always, there is a $50 voucher for one lucky winner
chosen by the Design Team!


The products I used that are available from Simon Says Stamp are all listed below.




Thank you so much for your visit, I have a few posts this week, so hopefully
I will see you soon!

Hugs, Anne xxx

PRODUCTS USED:

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette Set
Tim Holtz Jolly St Nick die
Tim Holtz Window Frame die
Tim Holtz Santa's Helper die
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Large Woodland Tree Lot
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Bricked
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Baubles
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Lights
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mummy Cloth
Tim Holtz 8 x 8 Paper Stash
Tim Holtz Ranger Texture Paste
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Grit Paste
Tim Holtz Pine Needles Distress Spray Stain
Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Oxide Re-inker
Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Picket Fence