Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 Favourite Posts Part 1

The last day of the year, and I thought I'd post some favourites. I am not good at picking favourites of any kind - stamps, dies, books, movies etc. Nevertheless, I've tried to pick two or three projects a month that I am particularly happy with, for different reasons. If I had done these picks another day, I might very well have picked different projects. I divided this post into two, starting with January - June.

January

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/01/tutorial-four-seasons-accordion-booklet.html
Four Seasons Accordion Booklet tutorial - I love to build little scenes and add small, but meaningful, details to my projects, and this accordion book has both these aspects, combined with my love for nature.

Quiet layout - this is one of my favourite layouts this year, a mixed-media layout made for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. I like the misted, stamped and stencilled  background, the photo and the quotes. Another favourite layout during January was this Follow Your Dream layout.

February

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/02/dry-embossed-wax-resist-tutorial.html
Dry Embossed Wax Resist Tutorial - this was one of my favourite tutorials during 2013 and I was real happy to have thought of this version of the more traditional crayon resist technique.

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/02/love-atc-box-tutorial.html
Love ATC Box Tutorial - I had so much fun making this ATC box with Eileen Hull's Sizzix ATC Box die, and filling it with stamped ATCs and quotes about love.

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/02/off-to-neverland.html
Off to Neverland - Another favourite layout, placing my son in a fairy tale scene built with dies, stamps, and inks.

March

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/03/vintage-pop-up-mini-book.html
Vintage Pop-Up Mini-Book Tutorial - Pop-ups are great for mini-books, adding a fun interactive elements, and in this book with my mom's childhood photos I used a lot of them.

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/03/unfound-door-canvas.html
Unfound Door Canvas - This canvas made for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge has layers of paint, transfers, stamping and stencilling, creating a lot of texture.

April


http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/04/heart-shadow-boxes-tutorial.html
Heart Shadow Boxes Tutorial - I love shadow boxes and I was so happy to find a similar photo of my grandmother, mother and myself to use for this project.

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/04/colour-love.html
Colour Love - This was a real fun post to do, a colouring tutorial, showing how to colour a Darkroom Door photo stamp with six different mediums.

May

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/05/reading-chair-pop-up-tutorial.html
Reading Chair Pop-Up Card Tutorial - One of my favourite cards of the year, and I also used some really fun techniques in this tutorial. I like to use photos in my projects and this is also another example of a little scene.

http://sizzixblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/susans-garden-birdhouse-and-flowers.html
Susan's Garden Birdhouse - One of my favourite 3-D items of the year, my first project with the Sizzix Susan's Garden dies by Susan Tierney-Cockburn.

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2013/05/into-woods-with-anna-karin.html
Through a Forest Wilderness Canvas - I like the texture of this mixed-media canvas, made for a tutorial for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (then Simon Says Stamp & Show). Looking at it makes me feel as if I am stepping into a forest.

June

http://www.sizzixblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/garden-memories-pop-up-album.html
Garden Memories Pop-Up Album - Another pop-up album tutorial, made with dies by Eileen Hull and Karen Burniston. I loved how this album turned out and it documents memories of my childhood garden which no longer exists, making it extra special.

http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/06/s-is-for-simon-says-stamp-show.html
You Layout - This happy and colourful layout was made using mainly dies and stamps by Tim Holtz. I like the background, the houses and of course the great sentiments.

I hope you enjoyed these! I'll post the second part in a few days time.

Happy New Inky Year!

Anna-Karin

9 comments:

  1. amazing pieces - thanks so much for all the inspiration and all the very best for 2014 xx

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  2. Happy New Year!
    looking forward to what beautiful art you create in 2014!
    Sandra ltb

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  3. So many beautiful things!
    It's been such a joy to see your projects each week. Thank you for sharing them. I'm looking forward to seeing your gorgeous creations in 2014. Happy New Year!

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  4. Fantastic! Love seeing your top picks! They are all really fab! Happy New Year!

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  5. Wow, så många vackra och kreativa alster! Du är verkligen otroligt begåvad och det är en fröjd att läsa din blogg :). Gott nytt år!

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  6. This is my first time to follow you. You are an incredible artist. I am very inspired. Thanks for starting my year this way!

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  7. Wow awesome work really enjoy seeing your fantastic works. Happy New Year and hugs. Cant wait to see what you bring to 2014

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  8. So wonderful just scrolling through these amazing makes. Thank you for an incredible year of inspiration!
    Happy New Year!
    Alison xx

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  9. Great mix of faves and some of mine in there too Love the was resist tut my fave by far
    xx

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