Monday, June 12, 2017

Mixing Many Textures

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! We had a fun weekend full of activities. The local outdoor pool close to where we live opened this weekend, so we were there both days. We also took a pretty long walk and Anton swam in one of the lakes - in fact, in the lake you see on the layout below. 


This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Touchy Feely challenge - which you can interpret in different ways. I went with the theme of texture, since I love texture, which makes you want to reach out and touch a project.

Don't miss the stunning project by our June guest designer Anne Redfern.

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin

I wanted to mix a lot of textures on my project, while trying to keep it relatively simple and not too busy. When looking through my photos, I came up on the one to the right and the tree texture made me want to use it here. It's a pretty cool tree that we sometimes walk past on our walks. I was in a hurry this week, so there are unfortunately no step photos. I started with a piece of watercolor paper that had been coloured with Distress Inks. The photo to the left folds up to reveal the journaling.

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin

Texture paste tends to soak up some of the Distress Ink, and if you want to avoid that and keep it looking white, add a tiny bit of white paint to the paste before smearing it through the stencil with a palette knife. The circles were die cut with one of my favourite SSS dies, the Circle Loops

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin

I used Tim Holtz's Motif cardstock as a base and inked it to make the dots stand out more clearly. The vellum was embossed in a the Numeric folder. Vellum looks great dry embossed.

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin with Tim Holtz Deco Alpha Sizzix die.

Texture can also be achieved by using various surfaces, such as burlap, cork and felt. The hearts were die cut with the SSS Clipping Hearts die, from cork and wool felt. The title letters are die cut with with Tim's Deco Alpha die.

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin

I also used some brand new SSS stamps, from the Cherished collection. These words are from the Thoughtful Messages set. The clouds were die cut from white wool felt.

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin

To add another texture, I adhered white sticky-back canvas to mat board and die cut the rest of the title from that. It translates 'My treehouse'.

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin

I also tucked in a little cheesecloth under the watercolor paper and distressed the edges of the watercolor paper, both of which add texture.

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin

Two tiny hearts and a word stamped inside a die cut circle.

Layers of ink - Mixing Many Textures by Anna-Karin

Finally, I die cut the Spinner Trail from kraft cardstock and 'you' from wool felt. I like to use this word die on the kid's pages.

I hope you will join us this week in our Touchy Feely challenge and explore some new textures for your projects. 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 for visiting today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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14 comments:

  1. Fabulous LO Anna-Karin :-) the photo is awesome, lovely boy and the texture on the tree is lovely! the details and textures are absolutely gorgeous :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Oh yeah! This is a great mixture of textures. A lot of different materials and such a delicate look of this LO. Hugs, Macarena

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  3. Your layouts are always so fun to see. What a wonderful treasure of memories you'll have forever. Love all the texture you put on this one, especially the burlap letters.

    Cathie ♥

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  4. This is a brilliant layout! I love the textures, colors, and everything about it Anna-Karin! :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  5. Such a wonderful layout Anna-Karin, it really does make me feel like I want to reach out and touch it, with all those beautiful textures! Anton is growing up so fast!! Anne xx

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  6. Beautiful layout with lots of textures I really do want to touch, great summer colors and of course, gorgeous photos! There's even wonderful texture on the tree!

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  7. I wish i could touch this project, i am sure i would be surprised everywhere I woould move my finger! so many different textures!!

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  8. amazing lay out! love the colors and the texture is lush! thanks for the inspiration :) xo

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  9. Great layout with beautiful memories, Anna-Karin! I love the textures both in the photos, especially that tree bark with your son up there, and the textures you added to the layout! hugs, Maura

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  10. an amazing layout Anna-Karin...love how you used the woodgrain in the background to tie in with that gorgeous photo of your son sitting in a tree...wonderful memories to treasure forever...enjoy your weekend my friend...hugs kath xxx

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  11. This is such a wonderful layout Anna-Karin and encapsulates such precious memories of good times with that lovely photo of Anton! It's just lovely and something to treasure for many years to come... x

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  12. Your layout is gorgeous, Anna-Karin. The embellishments you created and the photos are so delightful! :)

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  13. Wonderful layout with fabulous pictures! I adore when you use these shades of colors, so natural! Fantastic! barbara

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