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Hi there! Hope you had a great weekend! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! For this week's challenge, Anna-Karin suggested a challenge where we make our own flowers. May got to thinking and came up with the idea that we make some project element from scratch. Something oh so very homemade? It could be an embellishment with layers, a rosette, a flower or perhaps you build something or other wise craft a piece by starting with little more than simple paper or other raw materials. What will you make from scratch?

I was inspired to create a homemade flower to embellish a tag (or three ;):

I enjoy making my own die cut flowers especially roses made using the Tattered Pinecone die as well as a homemade heart:

I was having so much fun, I couldn't stop there and created two more tags embellishing with a homemade heart and PEDIMENTS embellishment:

For added interest and design, I applied crackle paint along with TEA DYE ink to the die cut pediments, hearts:

and butterfly embellishment:

Each tag features a different stamped sentiment from the SIMPLE SAYINGS stamp set:

Many thanks for stopping by! Please be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has created!

Products used: Tim Holtz Sizzix Tattered Pinecone die, Tim Holtz Sizzix Mini butterfly movers and shapers die, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die Mini Hearts Movers & Shapers Alterations die, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die PEDIMENTS Bigz 658557, Viva Decor WHITE CRACKLE PAINT Texture 100, Tim Holtz Idea-ology GRUNGEBOARD BASICS PLAIN Altered Art TH92715, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TEA DYE Brown Ranger TIM19510, 

Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps SIMPLE SAYINGS cms155, Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRINKLE RIBBON TH93020, Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink Stain, 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology LOCKET KEYS Metal Hardware Keyhole TH92822, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Pink Ranger TIM27164, Ranger KRAFT TAG #8 Inkssentials Surfaces 6.25 X 3.125 ISC31864, Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 2014 DOILY THS018, Tim Holtz Layering Stencil BUBBLE THS002, Faber-Castell GESSO White Opaque Paper Crafter Medium 3.3oz 770302, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash MENAGERIE 8 x 8 Cardstock Pack TH93111, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die MINI CABINET CARD Movers & Shapers Alterations 657206, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stain SPUN SUGAR Ranger TDW29885, Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 2014 LATTICEWORK THS019, May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap, Ranger JUMBO ARCHIVAL INK PAD Jet Black XL Tim Holtz A3P06701, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA Blue Ranger TIM21414