Fall wreath on clear card

Hi friends! I hope you are well and had a good weekend! We had one lovely autumn day and one grey autumn day.

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This week we have a Fall Moodboard theme att the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the gorgeous project by Alison Bomber, our October guest designer. 

I made a card this week.

I was inspired by the colors of the mood board, the clear surfaces, the rain and of course also the leaves. I made a clear card with a fall wreath and a rainy background. Clear cards are always a challenge to photograph and even more so with dry embossing included.

I die cut flowers, leaves and branches with Tim Holtz Vault Foliage Wreath set. The pieces were die cut from left-over inky or watercolored paper, kraft stock paper, Simon Says Stamp cardstock and kraft cardstock.

Some of the leaves were die cut from this paper, which I found in my scrap box. It was stamped with Simon Says Stamp Reverse Crackle Background and three shades of brown ink.

Sand the edges. Shape the pieces with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit. Glue together.

I used a Simon Says Stamp Clear Acetate Card for the base and embossed in in the Soft Snowfall folder.

Color the inside of the front of the card with alcohol ink.

Glue the two branch pieces to the background and then add the leaves and flowers on top. Some of the flowers were adhered with foam tape.

I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Rainbow and Gunmetal Gems here and there.

The Vault Foliage Wreath set has such great details.

Tuck the leaves in here and there and add the flowers on top.

The sentiment was stamped with a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Sketched Leaves set, from the new Sweet Wishes release.

I really like the acorns.

The dry embossed dots are hard to photograph, but you can see them better here.

The card has some dimension as you can see here. 

Join us this week in our Fall Moodboard challenge! You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! See you again soon!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Boo Ghost Panel Tutorial

Hi stampers! I happy to have a tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp Store blog today. Here is a little sneak peak.

I enjoy making my own Halloween decorations and it is such fun to unpack and display them every year. This mixed media project features three fun ghosts and a textured background. Ghosts are fun to use on Halloween projects and don’t have to be super scary, but can also be comical, cute and a bit crazy. Here’s a little family of ghosts flying around at night wishing everybody a Happy Halloween.

You can find all the steps and details on the Simon Says Stamp store blog. 

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! Have a good weekend!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Trio of Autumn Cards

Hello crafters! Today I have a trio of autumn cards to share, perfect for the season. Autumn is at it's most beautiful now.

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This week we have a Patterned Paper theme att the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! It is a new month, and on the first Monday in a new month, the team is showcasing products by a specific designer/company. This week it is Stamperia. You can find their wonderful ranger of products here. You don't have to use Stamperia products to join, but it is fun if you do. 

We also have a new guest designer and this month we are welcoming Alison Bomber back to us as a guest. Don't miss the gorgeous project that Alison has created for you.

I don't use nearly as much patterned paper that I used some years ago and really enjoyed making the projects for this week's challenge. Stamperia has such pretty patterned paper and the pads come with with sentiments and embellishments too. I made two cards and a tag, using Stamperia's beautiful Golden Harmony 8x8 in paper pad and some of their rub-ons.

I had a hard time picking which papers to use, but ended up with these, and later also a tag. Cut the window shutters with a craft knife and fold out.

I used the We R Memory Keeper Angle Chomper tool to create the tag. The topper comes from the Golden Harmony 8x8 in paper pad. Use Tim Holtz Shaping Kit and a Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Pad to give shape to various elements in the papers (the frame, pots, pumpkins and wood log).

Cut out embellishments, sand the edges and give them shape too. 

Ink the edges. 

Add lovely rub-ons to the designs and give them some shape too. I used Stamperia Golden Harmony Pumpkins and Forest Leaves and Animals.

Stamp the backgrounds here and there with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter and Crackle Background.

Ink the edges.

The card is quite large, 5x8 in. I thought that window was so pretty and it is fun to be able to add embellishment to the window sill. Quite a few of the elements here have dimension. The sentiments are a mixed of stamped sentiments, a rub-on and a sentiment cut out from the Golden Harmony 8x8 paper pad.

A little bird, a stack of books and a cup of coffee were adhered to the window sill with two layers of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. 

The leaves are from the Golden Harmony Pumpkin rub-ons. These rub-ons are beautiful and very easy to apply to the paper. I stitched around the edges of the card.

Shine Brightly comes from the Simon Says Stamp Life is a Party stamp set. The other sentiment was cut from the paper pad and adhered with foam tape.

The pumpkins are so pretty and have quite a lot of dimension, which might be hard to see here.

I added a rub-on leaf to the letters and tucked it in behind the stack of books. I also added Rose Gold Sequins to the card.

You might see the dimension a little better here.

I see squirrels such as this one often on my forest walks. It is always fun to observe them. The squirrel, log, acorns and part of the title are rub-ons, from both the Forest Leaves and Animals and Golden Harmony Pumpkins sets.

The leaves, frame and the pot has extra dimension created with the Shaping Tools.

The leaves look almost real.

Finally, the tag, also with added embellishments and rub-ons.

I did some messy stitching over the topper. Harmony is adhered with foam tape. The stamped sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Seasons Greetings.

And another bunch of pumpkins.

I don't know if you can see the dimension of the pot here. It is a fun technique to use with patterned paper. Outline the shape first with the smallest stylus tool and then turn it around and use a larger stylus tool to give the shape.

Join us this week in our Patterned Paper challenge! You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! See you again soon!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Autumn 2024 Journal Page

Hello friends! We had the first night of below freezing here tonight. Today I have an autumn art journal page to share with mixed media techniques.

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I worked in my Small Creative Journal and created a mixed media background partly with leftover paste and paint. It was paired with bright autumn colors and some bold letters. The leaves were die cut and I added three stamped sentiment strips. Let's start.

I don't have a photo of the first steps. Coat the page with gesso and when dry, apply texture paste through Tim Holtz Deco Leaf stencil. When the paste is dry, paint it with Distress Paint and mist with water to blend.

Stamp the background with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter background.

Stamp the title with Tim Holtz cool Sign Painter letters. I used Simon Says Stamp Sherbet and Amethyst Pawsitively Saturated inks. Die cut with coordinating Sign Painter Letters and Sign Paint Numbers dies by Simon Says Stamp. 

Ink lightly around the edges with grey ink.

Die cut Tim Holtz Sizzix Artsy Leaves from scrap pieces of watercolor or inky paper. Assemble the leaves with glue.

I really like the textures in the background of this page.

Glue the leaves to the page. The sentiments were stamped with Tim Holtz Tiny Text on inky paper.

These Sign Painter letters and numbers are so cool and it is great to have coordinating dies with them, for when you can't stamp directly to the background or if you want a bright color on a dark background.

I also added to Design Tape Trims to the page, and some more leaves. The flower was made with Simon Says Stamp Crimped Florals.

Scorched Timber turns into a really cool shade of warm brown when mixed with blue.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! Have a good weekend!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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