Dance Tag Tutorial

Hello stampers! I hope you had a good weekend! We have had summer weather here, which was really nice. 

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It is time for a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is Inspired by Music! 

During September Carol Gunn is our guest designer. I hope you will visit her blog and look at what she has created for the challenge.

I made a dance-themed tag, inspired by a stamp and a piece of music patterned paper. The stamp is from Tim Holtz Purely Random and so is the sentiment. I used bits and pieces on the tag and also die cut flowers with Simon Says Stamp Charming Flower stem. 

I started with this piece of music paper from one of Tim Holtz Backdrop paper sets. Ink the paper and tear the edges.

Ink and stamp the tag. The stamp comes from Tim Holtz Mini Halloween 3.

The image from Tim Holtz Purely Random was stamped on a piece of torn paper that I found in my scrap box, probably from an idea-ology ephemera paper. 

Color with Prismacolor pencils. I used white for the skirt. 

Simon Says Stamp Charming Flower Stem, from the new STAMPtember release was die cut from left-over watercolored papers. I cut the stem off, since I only wanted the flowers.

Shape with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit. 

Glue the flowers to the tag.

I also cut the 'A' from a piece of paper that had been embossed with Tim Holtz Large Typewriter embossing folder. The stickers are Clipping Stickers.

The sentiment also comes from Purely Random and applies to many things in life.

I stitched three buttons to the tag.

Making tags using lots of scrap papers and odds and ends is always fun.

Don't miss all the inspiration and daily surprises during STAMPtember. 

Join us this week in our Inspired by Music 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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STAMPtember® blog party

Hello and welcome to my blog! STAMPtember® has arrived again at Simon Says Stamp and it is the 16th STAMPtember®! It is the best stamping month of the year, filled with inspiration, creativity and surprises.

I am happy to be a part of the huge blog party to celebrate the start of STAMPtember®!

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STAMPtember® is a month-long celebration of stamping at Simon Says Stamp, with inspiration, new products and many surprises. You can find the beginning of the blog party on the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog. It is a big party, with 105 participants from all over the world!

There is of course also a big new exclusive STAMPtember® release. The STAMPtember® release is full of fantastic new stamps of course, but also dies, stencils, inks and paper products. So much! You can find it all here.

I also have a free gift for you. You will get the exclusive Koala-ty stamp set free with a qualifying purchase, if you use the code KLAB. It is valid while supplies last.

I made a tag, but you can easily turn it into a card instead.

We are on the border between summer and autumn and this tag is also a mix of the two. A floral tag, but with colors leaning towards autumn. I used the new Simon Says Stamp Boho Flowers embossing folder for the background and the Charming Flower Stem for the flowers. The sentiments come from the Pumpkin Blessings set. All these are from the new STAMPtember® release.

Ink the Simon Says Stamp Boho Flowers embossing folder with embossing ink. Emboss a heavystock tag in the folder and immediately cover with white embossing powder. Flick off the excess powder and melt. Always be careful with using a heat tool and do not touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely.

Don't worry if the white embossing powder is not all in the right place, it will just add texture to the tag. Ink the tag with Distress Ink.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Charming Flower Stem from heavystock paper.

Ink with Distress Ink. 

Cut two of the solid flowers off from the stem. Shape the flowers with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit.

Die cut the flowers again from dark brown cardstock and glue together. Off-set the brown cardstock, as a shadow and to make the flowers stand out better from the background.

I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Sunbeam Gems to the flower centers in the background.

The sentiments were stamped with Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin Blessings. The sentiment stamps are meant to be stamped on a ribbon stamp or stencil and aren't straight, adding a playful look. 

The Simon Says Stamp Boho Flowers folder has great details and many different kinds of flowers and leaves.

Here you can better see the dimension of the flowers.

I finished the tag with some lace and twine that I found on my desk.

Don't miss all the inspiration along the blog party. All the links are available at the Simon Says Stamp Store blog. Throughout the month there will be surprises. Don't miss it!

There is also a s special STAMPtember® Gallery where you can find inspiration and add your own projects.

Here are all the links in the blog party:

1. Adriana Arminio
2. Alberto Gava
3. Allison Frazier
4. Amanda Fitterer
5. Amy Rysavy
6. Amy Tsuruta
7. Anna-Karin Evaldsson (you are here)
8. Anne Fiene
9. Barb Engler
10. Barbara Tarayao
11. Beth Opel
12. Betsy Green
13. Bibi Cameron
14. Bobbi Lemanski
15. Bonnie Crane
16. Brennan Keane
17. Candice Crawford
18. Caly Person
19. Carly Minner
20. Carol Hintermeier
21. Caryn Davies
22. Cathie Cowles
23. Cathy Zielske
24. Celes Gonzalo
25. Cez Tolentino
26. Charlene Madrid
27. Cindy Norberg
28. Dana Joy
29. Deniz Do
30. Emily Midgett
31. Enza Gudor
32. Hanh Nguyen
33. Hannelie Bester
34. Heather Hoffman
35. Heather Ruwe
36. Inderjeet Kaur
37. Jean Doeringsfeld
38. Jenn Shurkus
39. Jennifer McGuire
40. Jessica Vasher
41. Joe Sysavath
42. Judy Tuck
43. Kailash Naidoo
44. Karen Downs
45. Karen Maldonado
46. Karin Åkesdotter
47. Kath Stewart
48. Keisha Charles
49. Kim Hamilton
50. Kim Taylor
51. Kristin Sluhan
52. Kulbir Kirkland
53. Laura Bassen
54. Laura Williams
55. Lea Lawson
56. Lisa Addesa
57. Lorena Wakefield
58. Lorraine Aquilina
59. Maggie Haas
60. Martin Stone
61. Mary Reiner
62. Maura Hibbitts
63. Megin Brooks
64. Meihsia Liu
65. Melanie Barrett
66. Michelle Langley
67. Michelle Peckham
68. Michelle Short
69. Mindy Eggen
70. Miriam Prantner
71. Misty Elam
72. Natalia Alton
73. Natasha Vacca
74. Nichol Spohr
75. Nicki Baxley
76. Nicky Meek
77. Nina-Marie Trapani
78. Pam Torkelson
79. Rachel Alvarado
80. Rae Kryc
81. Renée Bergeron
82. Revati Panickar
83. Rosemary Dennis
84. Samantha Pfrimmer
85. Sandi MacIver
86. Savannah O’Gwynn
87. Seeka
88. Shari Carroll
89. Simeen Batra
90. Stephanie Guse
91. Susan Babcock
92. Susan R. Opel
93. Susan Valle
94. Suzy Plantamura
95. Tina Smith
96. Tracy Ware
97. Trina Pham
98. Yana Smakula
99. Anaelly Lopez
100. Cheiron Brandon
101. Heejung Hunsberger
102. Kelly Santi
103. Kirstynn Snelson
104. Melissa Phillips
105. Nicole Brown

Thank you for visiting! See you soon again!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Pumpkin Tag Tutorial

Hello crafters! STAMPtember® is here! The best stamping month of the year! It is the 16th STAMPtember® at Simon Says Stamp.

Please note: this post has affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you.

It is time for a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is Stamp It! It is the first Monday of a new month, which means that the team is showcasing products by a specific company/designer and this week it is Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Products. You can find all the wonderful stamps, dies, stencils, inks, papers, tools and other products here.

We also have a new guest designer and during September namely Carol Gunn. I hope you will visit her blog and look at what she has created for the challenge.

STAMPtember® is filled with inspiration, creativity and surprises. The Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® release came out today. You can find it this huge release here. 

I made a tag with one of the new stamp sets from the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® release, namely the Pumpkin Blessings set. Three different sizes pumpkins were stamped on the background. Both the pumpkins and the background are watercolored.

Start by cutting a tag from watercolor paper. Stamp the pumpkins from Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin Blessings on the tag, with the sentiment a little bit above the middle of the tag. 

Watercolor the pumpkins, leaving a little of the paper showing for highlights. 

Continue with a green/brown shade.

The background was watercolored with a light beige, dropping in a darker brown around the edges before the beige paint was dry.

When dry, splatter with the dark brown paint.

Stamp here and there with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background, for a little more texture.

I also added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gold Gems to the tag. 

I dropped a little yellow paint into the green on the green pumpkins.

The Pumpkin Blessings set has great sentiments and also a stamp with a banner perfect for the sentiment. I didn't use that stamp here. 

I added a few marks with a white gel pen.

Don't miss all the inspiration and surprises during STAMPtember®!

Join us this week in our Stamp It 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

Supplies:

* Please note: the links are affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you.