Monday, January 2, 2017

Inspiring Bird Tag

Hello friends! Happy New Year again, in case you missed my 2016 favorite post of yesterday. Today is the first Monday of the year, and of course it is time for a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Our theme is Start Afresh - and the challenge is to use something fresh out of the packaging.



Since this is the first Monday of the month, the design team is featuring products from a specific company or designer and today it is Carabelle Studio. I really enjoyed using the stamps of this, to me, new company. They have a great variety of stamps, and you can see them all here. I particularly liked the nature themed sets. It is fun if you use their stamps in the challenge, but you don't have to.

Layers of ink - Inspiring Bird Tag by Anna-Karin

I made a tag this week and worked on a background I found in my scrap box. It's from a session when I experimented with watercolours together with cling wrap and salt to create texture, and you might recognise it from my Textured Watercolour art journal page.

Layers of ink - Inspiring Bird Tag by Anna-Karin

I used three stamp sets from Carabelle Studios: Every Bird, Herbier 2, and Nature Sauvage.

Layers of ink - Inspiring Bird Tag by Anna-Karin

I stamped the Nature Sauvage with Black Soot in the foreground for a silhouette effect. Sequins, pearls and buttons from 28 Lilac Lane were added to the foreground, for some bling and more colour.

Layers of ink - Inspiring Bird Tag by Anna-Karin

The bird was stamped with Hickory Smoke, Blueprint Sketch and a bit of Black Soot Distress Ink, misting the stamp with water before stamping. I added some more colour afterwards, to give it even more of a watercolour look. The grasses in the background were watercolour stamped with Blueprint Sketch and then also white embossed.

Layers of ink - Inspiring Bird Tag by Anna-Karin

The title was die cut with the SSS Inspire die from watercolour paper and coloured with Cracked Pistachio. I die cut it one more time from black cardstock to give it a shadow and make it stand out better. The 'i's are seed beads. I also used a part of the Sketch Frame to underline the title.

Layers of ink - Inspiring Bird Tag by Anna-Karin

I used Small Talk stickers for my sentiment.

Layers of ink - Inspiring Bird Tag by Anna-Karin

Here you can see the cool effect of the salt in the watercolour paint.

Layers of ink - Inspiring Bird Tag by Anna-Karin

The crinkle ribbon was dyed with Cracked Pistachio.

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Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Happy Christmas crafting!

Anna-Karin

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19 comments:

  1. Gorgeous tag Anna-Karin, I love the stamp sets you used, the bird and the border are lovely and the sequins add a lovely touch 😍 Very pretty
    Happy New Year!! 🎆
    Luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Beautiful tag...love the colors and the new stamps. Happy New Years! :)

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  3. Love your tag, Anna-Karin and the background as always is amazing. Such pretty colors and I love that bird!

    Cathie ♥

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  4. Oh my! Both stamps are totally amazing. I guess I need at least one of them! I love the shades of blue on the background, perfectly blended as always! Love the bird too! Wishing you a Happy Year!

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  5. Your tag looks wonderful! Love the bling at the bottom.
    Ik would never have thought about using them in this way.
    It really looks great!

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  6. Awesome stamps! Beautiful tag made. Ik heb een aantal creaties gemist van je. Ik kwam momenteel niet aan toe om bij iedereen te gaan reageren en te bloggen. Fijne week!!

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  7. Happy New Year Anna Karin! Your tag is so beautiful. Talk about inspiring. Your work always has so much thought put into it and the details are amazing. I am always so inspired by the projects you post.
    Thank you for sharing! {{{hugs}}}

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  8. Beautiful job Anna-Karin, I am a total tag lover and this is gorgeous!

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  9. This tag is beautiful. Love the textured effect of the salt with the watercolors. I am not familiar with these stamps so I will have to check them out, I do adore the nature savauge one! Beautiful work!

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  10. Fab design! I love the way you colored the little birdie :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  11. Gorgeous tag! Love the watercolor background and the beautiful natural scene. Your words are a perfect start to the new year - happy new year! Maura

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  12. Lovely Tag! I like the watercolor background and bird, also the spangle decoration. The spangles make a good contrast. Well done!
    Greetings
    Sabine

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  13. Beautiful tag and I adore the colours and the stamps you've used to create the scene...it's wonderful! :)

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  14. gorgeous as always Anna-Karin...love the cling film and salt texture on the background and those adorable sequins...hugs kath xxx

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  15. Love your gorgeous tag, Anna-Karin. The color scheme and the embellishments are so fabulous. Happy new year! :D

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  16. I love your gorgeous tag!!Stunning job!
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia
    Crafting with Creative M

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  17. This is an amazing tag! My favorite element is the way you blended those sequins with such a rustic look on the tag. Genius combo!

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  18. Beautiful tag! Love the colours and the gorgeous bird! ;-)

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