Monday, February 27, 2012

Simon Says Stamp and Show ... An Idea-Ology Bonanza!

Hello Everybody! Thank you for playing along with our last Challenge! The winners will be announced this Wednesday .... so don't forget to check back ... this could be your winning week! This week Simon Says Stamp and Show ... Your Idea-Ology! If you want to join in the fun ... all you need to do is ... create something that ties in with our theme ... pop it on your blog ... and come back here and link up so everyone can see what you made! Before you start take a look at what the Design Team came up with...
Art Parts Sweetheart Frames was the starting point for Tracy's creation this week to create a piece perfect for someone who has just moved home.  Decorated with Artful Dwellings, covered with Metal Foil and embossed with the Postal, and Rays and Retro Circles Texture Fades. Add into the mix plenty of Idea-Ology including Hitch Fasteners, Jump Rings, Plaquette, Accoutrements Buttons, Alpha Parts Newsprint and Ransom, Hinge Clip, Timepiece, Game Spinner, Word Key and Word Stick Charm.
Ellen altered a 6x6 canvas this week, creating her background with distress stains (aged mahogany, crushed olive and picket fence), adding stamps from Tim's new mixed media set and the sentiment from Tim's new words for thought set, stamping different words in different colors.  Then she added pen nibs, link chain, the bird adornment, the birdcage, and metal corners to finish off her idea-ology bonanza!
Terry had lots of  fun making Tags, and decided to make another one. The background is made with Tissue Tape Sketchbook, layered with Distress Crackle Paint, coloured with Distress inks. On the double layered Grungeboard butterfly Terry used the sentiment from Flights of Fancy with Sprocket Gears and Game Spinners. The flower is made with the Mini Paper Rosettes, the paper from Tim's Vintage Shabby Paperstack and on top an Idea-ology Philosophy Tag.
How many different Idea~ology pieces can be put on one Wendy Vecchi ~ ATC Art??? ....the number is 11!! Sketchbook and Symphony Tissue Tape, Hanger Clips, Jump Rings, Adage Ticket, Timepieces, Baubles, Metal Game Spinners, Hitch Fasteners, Locket Keys and Corners.
Candy combined Wendy Vecchi's new stamp set Call It Art, her Scallop Trim Art Parts and her Art Parts Film Strip Frame, Dyan Reaveley's Basic Backgrounds, her new release Word Love stamps, and lots of Tim Holtz' Ideaology to create this week's challenge piece.  From the "Off The Hook" Ransom Alpha Parts title to the vintage telephone that is literally off the hook, there are techniques using Embossing Powders, Distress Ink, Crackle Accents, Film Strip Ribbon and much more.
Nancy's latest obsession is burlap and she combined that with Idea-ology to create a canvas celebrating Spring. Tim's Caged Bird die started this project with added Idea-ology embellishments including a hitch fastener and swivel clasp to hang the bird cage.  Grungeboard Mini Alphas, Idea-ology foliage and a book plate round out the canvas.  
Idea-ology-The Science of Ideas! Not every Cinderella wants glass...so Sarah created an alternative Grungy Steampunk Slipper plated with embossed metal and loaded with Hitch fasteners, Sprockets, Timepieces, Ornate Plates and Regal Wings to name but a few!
Dan has always loved the idea-ology Ornate Plates and on this project he decided to paint and ink them to give them an antique Swedish feel. The background to each panel was embossed with his Cuttlebug and a Moroccan Screen embossing folder before staining with Antique Linen Distress Stain and then highlighting with Distress Ink.  In addition to some photos from the Lost and Found Paper Stack, he added Accoutrement Buttons, a mini pin and a type charm.
I took a 6" X 6" wooden frame and attached lots of Grungeboard Alpha Soup; Some Idea-Ology Corners and a few Game pieces before painting it with Claudine Hellmuth's paint and a Gold Dabber. The centre piece is one of Tim's large circle Fragments with an Idea-Ology Curio Knob to finish.

Please stop by The Design Team's individual blogs for more detailed pictures and further information on their work...Just click on their names! We are looking forward to seeing your interpretation of this theme! Our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp is once again giving away a $50 gift voucher!
The prize will go to a random entry chosen by Random Generator. The challenge will close at Midnight Eastern time on Sunday, 4th March 2012 and the winner will be announced during the following week. To qualify all you need to do is create a new piece of work ... post it on your blog ... with a link to this site and then pop a link below so everyone can come see what you made!

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12 comments:

  1. I have not taken part in this challenge for a while and am looking forward to getting back into it. The Dt's projects are all fab .....Sarah's shoe who would have thought fabx

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  2. Lovin' it! gathering my ideology now :)

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  3. Love all of these projects! I'm so excited to get started! :)

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  4. The shoe!!!! Oh my goodness, the shoe is gorgeous. But all the projects are wonderful. Thanks to the DT for being so talented & inspirational. Maybe THIS week I will get something made for the challenge.....

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  5. Thank you for your very kind comments!!! Bring on the Ideaology!! We can't wait to see all of YOUR wonderful creations! We've already got some AMAZING stuff posted and we're only at number 15!

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  6. WoW! Such incredible projects from the DT! Thanks for the challenge!!

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  7. Wow the DT did a fabulous job but my mouth dropped (and hasn't closed yet) seeing Dan's steampunk stiletto shoe. Absolutely awesome. Dan..... is there a tutorial???? :-)

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  8. Wow! Amazing project from the DT. I love the shoe, absolutely gorgeous!

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  9. Wonderful DT creations. Not sure I understand the Idea-Ology theme completely so hope that the my ideas are acceptable.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  10. Such an ideal challenge! Love all those gorgeous DT creations! Thanks for a fun challenge!

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  11. Thanks for the clarification on Idea=Ology being Tim Tholtz products so I deleted all except for the Johhny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow Card in which I used Distress Ink.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  12. The design team rocked it--the shoe is my fave!!!

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