Monday, July 18, 2016

A little ship tag



Hello friends! It's been a quiet on the blog because we have been away on holiday. We stayed at a summer house close to the sea together with my family and had a wonderful time. The cousins played non-stop and had such fun. The two little cousins (they are born just two weeks apart) loved to stand at a red currant bush eating berries. I took my watercolours along and enjoyed practicing and doing some plein air painting. I'll do a post about that sometime soon.

While we were away, Simon Says Stamp released a Masterpiece Box with a whole lot of products from different companies. The limited offer box contains products that haven't been released yet. Very cool.

It is Monday again, and this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Nautical and By the Sea challenge.

Layers of ink - A little ship tag by Anna-Karin, watercolour on gesso
I made a tag this week, with pastel colours and fun textures. My plan was for the little boat from the Simon Says Stamp Sail Away set to sail on the open seas, on the crest of a wave, into the sunset. I also used two lovely sentiments from the same stamp set. 

Layers of ink - A little ship tag by Anna-Karin, watercolour on gesso
The tag was first covered with torn pieces of old book paper, and you can see it peek through here and there. I coated it with gesso, using a palette knife and forming the gesso to look like waves. 

Layers of ink - A little ship tag by Anna-Karin, watercolour on gesso
In the sky area, I pressed down the lid of a Distress Paint bottle, and used a paint brush to make the gesso look a little like clouds. When the gesso was dry, the tag was painted with Prima's watercolours, applying them thickly, with very little water. I will do a tutorial on this technique later, I didn't have time to take step photos when I made the tag since I was hurrying to get read before we left for the holiday. When the paint was dry, I wiped a lot of it away with a paper towel. 

Layers of ink - A little ship tag by Anna-Karin, watercolour on gesso
The little boat was stamped on a left-over piece of watercolour canvas - it came from my Wonderful Watercolour Notebook video tutorial, and on a piece of music patterned paper. As you can see, the canvas was already white embossed with the Tiny Alphabet background stamp, which I also used with black ink on the background of the tag.

Layers of ink - A little ship tag by Anna-Karin, watercolour on gesso
The edges of the tag were painted with Black Soot, and I also stamped it with the Specks stamp, to add more texture. The sentiments were stamped on more left-over watercolour canvas.

I hope you will join us in our Nautical and By the Sea challenge. As every week, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

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Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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22 comments:

  1. Its Wonderful ! I loved the texture ,waves created with gesso and colors !

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  2. Gorgeous tag Anna-Karin, I love the stamp set, the boat and the sentiments are fabulous and I love how you created the background, absolutely stunning! :-)

    Glad you had a lovely holiday and I will be looking forward to seeing your paintings! :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  3. Sounds like you had a great holiday, and this wonderful windswept beach tag captures that fabulous feeling. Lovely!
    Alison x

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  4. Great vacation and being on the beach and seeing the water for sure inspired your awesome tag. I love it. Colors and design are awesome.

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  5. Glad you had a super holiday and I am sure that the kids had a ball. I also hope that it was good for the soul! ;-)
    Your tag is fabulous and love the layers and colouring! Just beautiful! ;-)

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  6. What a great tag Anna-Karin, so much texture on it. Just lovely!

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  7. Stunning tag, Anna-Karin! The textures, the colors, OH MY! :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  8. weer so 'n werkstukkie waaraan ek al kan sien dis van jou - MOOI!

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  9. Perfect colors! Water, sky, sunset, everything on sucha a small piece of paper! Lovely effect with the melted black and uneven surface. Hugs, Marzena

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  10. Your tag is gorgeous, Anna-Karin! Your brush strokes are perfect for an ocean feel and draw the eye to a place where it actually looks like the boat is sailing through rough waters. The colors are amazing and I adore that little sailboat.

    Hugs,
    Cathie ♥

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  11. Everytime i visit your blog it's a surprise! This tag is AMAZING, love the textures and the colors, always wonderful !BArbara

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  12. beautiful life on the ocean waves tag Anna-Karin...love how you captured the movement of the waves...hugs kath xxx

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  13. This tag is stunning, Anna-Karin! It's one of my favorites you've made! The color combo, the blending and the technique of the background is gorgeous! Love it! Hugs, Sandra

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  14. There is such a sense of movement on this tag. The little boat is just so cute! Love the textures, too, and the quotes.

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  15. Love the fantastic texture and colors you created on this tag, Anna-Karin. Great design! :)

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  16. I've only said this a thousand million times, but you are the queen of texture and color blending! And always, always-- the sentiments and quotes you incorporate are meaningful and perfectly reflect the artwork you've created!

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  17. This is beautiful Anna - Karin. It reminds me of a children's story. I love the wave texture and how the words come through, and the little boat is so lovely with the canvas and music. Beautiful tag!! hugs, Maura

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  18. What a beautiful tag, Anna-Karin...the colours are fabulous and I adore the texture you're incorporated into it! Gorgeous work... :)

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  19. Hi Anna-Karin! :)
    First, I'm so happy to read that you have had a relaxing and good holiday... Me too :D
    And also my girls were thrilled to play with all their cousins, they have A LOT (6 girls and two boys). How fun such holidays with family and inlaw family are for the children, they are very lucky.
    Regarding you tag, SO beautiful and well done, love love love it!!! (just pinned on my inspirational Tags board).
    Hugs, Coco


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  20. Wonderful Tag creation,so nice colors and decoration and words. Ilike it very much. Bravo!
    Dear Greetings
    Sabine

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  21. I absolutely love this tag and hope you don't mind I pinned it for inspiration.

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