Our theme this week over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is "have a heart." It's a simple little quote we've all heard, often used jokingly, but it struck me that having a heart (i.e. thinking of others and making an effort to be kind) is some pretty solid advice! Note to self: keep working on that. I started with a great new die from AALL & Create called Numberama that cuts these fantastically funky edges. Then I brushed some green-toned paint around just to get something on my background. I tore out a section of Dina Wakley's ledger paper and glued that onto my background. Then I whipped out a stencil called Water Stains and used it to add the black circle outlines. I colored the inside of the circles with white and pink paint. While that dried, I stamped some text and number images onto newsprint paper using Tim Holtz's Sideshow stamp set. I cut and tore it into random shapes. I also cut out a heart using AALL & Create's Heartnook die set. I glued the stamped text/number paper onto my background and played around with more paint, adding yellows and oranges into the mix. I also added some brown and black around the edges of the card to emphasize all those lovely loopy shapes. I hand-cut a wonky yellow letter "C" shape, then used the Heartnook die set again to cut out a quirky ring shape. I painted both of them and also painted the heart, which I added more color to after I took this picture. I used Tim Holtz's Seasonal Scribbles stamp set to stamp the word "Love." I also scribbled around the inner edges of my card with Distress watercolor pencils. All that was left was assembly and wah-la! This card was done (including a classy white glue blob on the left side of the heart that I didn't notice until I saw this picture. Ha!). Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp: AALL & Create: Numberama Die Set AALL & Create: Heartnook Die Set Tim Holtz: Sideshow Stamp Set Tim Holtz: Seasonal Scribbles Stamp Set Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 1 Dina Wakley Ledger Paper: Set 2 Fairy Hugs: Water Stain Stencil Sizzix Big Shot Strathmore Mixed Media Paper Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint: White, Fir, Lime, Ocean, Stoked, Carnation, Olive, Lemon, Umber, Black Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink We're excited to see your heart-inspired creations this week! Upload your project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!