Travel Adventure Tag Tutorial

 Hi stampers! It is a new week and I hope you had a fun weekend.

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This week we have a Vacation theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Remember to check out the project by our June guest designer Wanda Hentges.

I made a tag in memory of last year's vacation, using, stamps, ink and colored pencils. I really enjoy searching for and then using a bunch of different stamps that fit the theme of a project. Colored pencils were used for coloring and at the same time also give a resist effect.

Start by stamping the city from Tim Holtz Rockstar and the plane from Warehouse District with black ink.

Color the plane and the city with pencils. I used Prismacolor pencils. Continue by stamping a compass, a word stamp and numbers.

Color the numbers with a white pencil and use the white pencils in the uncolored areas of the city too. It will protect the background from ink.

Ink the background with Distress Ink.

Stamp here and there with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background.

Stamp tickets from Tim Holtz Odds & Ends on an inky paper and cut out. Ink the edges. Stamp sentiments from Curiosity Shop.

Stamp stars and numbers using Tim's Correspondence set using Red Geranium Archival Ink.

Add Glossy Accents to the numbers and to the center of the compasses.

When stamping compasses, I try to make sure to stamp them the right way around.

I also glued a few Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gunmetal Gems to the background.

I used a white gel pen to add some highlights to the plane, since it was looking a little dark and needed to stand out better from the background.

The sentiments fit well on the lines of the ticket.

Here you can maybe see the effect of the Glossy Accents on the numbers.

The touches of red work well on the tag.

I used a white gel pen for highlights on the city too. The ticket was folded around the bottom edge of the tag.

Join us this week in our Vacation 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 visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Alphabet Altered Notebook

Hello crafters! Today I have an altered notebook tutorial to share, made with one of the new large embossing folders by Tim Holtz / Sizzix. 

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The new large texture fades from Tim Holtz make it possible to emboss a much larger surface in just one go. I have many times wished for larger embossing folders and it is fun to just see such a large dry embossed paper. The design was just large enough for the A5 notebook I altered (5.8x8.3in). I used the Large Typewriter 3-D Texture Fade.

Start by embossing a piece of watercolor paper in the Large Typewriter folder. I misted the paper with water before embossing, since that gives a better result. 

Next, I painted the paper with white gesso.

Paint with watered-down Distress Paint and mist with more water to blend.

When the paint is dry (it will take a while), apply white paint to the letters to make them stand out better. Don't aim for a perfect result.

Splatter the background with some more white paint.

Stamp the background here and there with the alphabet stamp from Tim's School Desk set. 

Stamp the Tim Holtz Sign Painter letters with Simon Says Stamp Tidepool Pawsitively Saturated ink and then die cut with the coordinating Simon Says Stamp Sign Painter Letters set. I also die cut the letters from black cardstock.

I stamped sentiments from Tim's Tiny Text and also added strips of Design Tape Trims.

The larger butterflies were die cut with Simon Says Stamp Stitching Butterflies and the smaller with Tim Holtz Vault Boutique set. The were die cut from left over inky and watercolored papers. The bodies were die cut from Simon Says Stamp Black Glitter cardstock.

Glue the title as shown, off-setting the black die cuts to create a shadow. 

The background is very textured and I like how the paints blend.

If you make a card or tag, you can add more shape to the butterflies, but since journals are meant to be used, carried in bags and so on, I left them fairly flat.

I really like the Thoughts & Theories sentiment from Tim's Noble Gents set.

For the background, I used Distress Ink in the same shades, applied them to a non-stick craft sheet, misted with water and pressed watercolor paper into the ink. You can use watercolor paper, gesso and Distress Paint instead. I just wanted a quicker background.

I glued Design Tape to the spine of the book, to cover up the black cover.

Add some glue under the tape to make sure it sticks well.

 I glued everything down with Simon Says Stamp craft glue. If you don't want to alter a notebook, you can also used the embossed panel to make your own notebook, or to create an A5 card.

The notebook happened to match in color to one of my favorite pens. 

Thank you for visiting! See you again tomorrow!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Pastel Butterfly Journal Page

Hello crafters! Summer seems to have arrived here, with warm and sunny weather this weekend. 

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This week we have a Spritz and/or Splatter theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Get messy! Don't miss the lovely project by our June guest designer Wanda Hentges.

I made an art journal page with summery, pastel colors, butterflies, Distress Paint, texture, paste and spray mists. The butterflies were misted with Distress Spray Stain and Distress Spritz. I also added some Spritz to the background. I worked in my Dylusions Small Creative Journal.

Start by applying gesso to the background. I had left-over paint from another project (coming later this week). Mist with water to blend.

Stamp three sentiments with Tim Holtz stamps and then apply texture paste through Tim's Harlequin stencil. I used Simon Says Stamp Very Very Low Tack tape to protect the background from the paste.

Stamp here and there with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter.

Apply Orange Slice Stickles with a palette knife through the stencil.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Stylized Butterfly from watercolor paper.

Mist the butterflies. I used Mermaid Lagoon Distress Spray Stain, Saltwater Taffy, Peacock Feathers and Walnut Stain Distress Spritz. (I forgot to include the Peacock Feathers spritz in the photo). 

Mist a little Saltwater Taffy on the background too.

I also stamped butterflies using Simon Says Stamp Mandala Blossoms and Mother's Day sets. This sentiment comes from Tim's Perspective set.

The butterflies are more shimmery than what you can see on the photos. 

Originally, I planned for the harlequin pattern to be white, but they disappeared a bit on the page, which is why I added the Stickles.

This butterfly covers a bit of the main sentiment. I stamped the sentiment before deciding which butterflies to use. The main sentiment comes from Tim's Warehouse District. 

Join us this week in our Spritz and/or Splatter 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 visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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