Skull Mixed Media Tag

 Hello crafters! I hope you are well and had a good weekend. 

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This week Stencil it is our theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will make something for the challenge. Also, remember to look at the gorgeous project by our October guest designer Alison Bomber. 

I made a skull tag with easy mixed media techniques and a bunch of products by Tim Holtz. The skull comes from the Halloween Collage Paper set and fit well on the tag, making the skull look large since it covers the tag.

Start with a tag that has been coated with gesso. Apply the collage paper with Ranger's matte medium. Then add a couple of coats of clear gesso on top, letting it dry in between. The gesso will give tooth for the Distress Watercolor Pencils to adhere to.

Add a little Uncharted Mariner paint to Texture Paste and apply through Tim's Batground folder.

When the paste is dry, paint the background with Distress Watercolor Crayons. Use water to blend.

When dry, add a little Ranger Dark Matter Stickles Glitter Gel. 

Stamp in a few places with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background.

I used Tim's Vault Wicked set to die cut bats from Simon Says Stamp Black Glitter Cardstock.

Die cut the moon from Vault Wicked from heavystock paper and coat with Ranger's Glow Grit Paste. The moon glows in the dark, which is pretty cool. I inked the edges slightly so that it wouldn't look quite as bright on the background. For an example of how the Glow Grit Paste looks in the dark check out my Beware Pumpkins and Witches' Brew tutorials.

Pick a bunch of sentiments from the idea-ology Halloween Sticker Book.

I also added Simon Says Stamp Gunmetal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems. 

There is a bit of dyed mummy cloth under the sentiment from Halloween Baseboards and also tied to the top of the tag. The sentiment was cut into two and the edges were sanded. I also added a Halloween Quote Flair. 

Join us this week in our Stencil 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 my blog today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Vellum ghosts tutorial

Hi crafters! Today I have a fun Halloween project to share, with vellum ghosts and fun details.

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I wanted to make vellum ghosts using Tim Holtz Spooky Spirits stamp set. They live in a house with broken windows and various spooky elements. Do you see the eyes peeking out through one of the windows? A few weeks ago, I made mixed media ghosts with the same stamp set for the Simon Says Stamp store blog. Here comes another technique on how to make ghosts. 

Stamp three ghosts on Simon Says Stamp vellum using Tim's Spooky Spirits set. I cut them out with scissors, but there are also coordinating dies by Simon Says Stamp.

One of them got a hat from the Halloween sticker book. Turn the ghosts around, working on a Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Pad. Use a ball tool to emboss lines along all the stamped lines and in the shadow areas of the ghosts. Embossing vellum, turns it white.

Color an idea-ology Halloween Transparency with alcohol inks to make it more distressed.

Sand the edges of a Halloween Baseboards window and a quote strip. 

The back piece is made from Sizzix Little Sizzles Mat Board. I adhered a Tim Holtz Halloween Backdrops paper on top. Glue the transparent piece to the back of the window and adhere with Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. Add Simon Tacky Glue along some of the edges of the window and sprinkle Clear Rock Candy glitter on top. 

The bats were die cut with Tim's Vault Wicked set, from black kraft-stock cardstock. Sand slightly. 

I am very fond of vellum and its translucent qualities, perfect for ghosts. 

The crow also comes from the Vault Wicked die set.  I sanded the edges of a sign post from Halloween Baseboards and added Clippings Stickers to it. 

I stamped a fourth vellum ghost and tucked it behind one of the windows, so that only the eyes show. The jewels are Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gunmetal Gems. 

The glitter in the corners adds a frosted look, or it might be something slimy.

The adhesive is hidden under the hat.

I also added a Halloween Mini Skull and a bunch of additional gems.

I hope you enjoyed this project! You can also make it with the mixed-media ghosts I made for the Boo Ghost Panel Tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp store blog.

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

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Autumn Leaves Card

Hi crafters! I hope you are well! Today I have an autumn leaves card to share, with stamping and stenciling. I used stamps and a stencil from the new Simon Says Stamp Sweet Wishes release.

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The Sweet Wishes release is filled with beautiful products perfect for holiday crafting, but often also for other themes. You can find the full release here.

Many leaves have now turned brown, or mostly brown, and are on the ground. The leaves on this card were done with a resist technique and are also mainly brown. I decided to keep the background in neutral shades too, but with an interesting stenciled pattern.

White emboss Simon Says Stamp Sketched Leaves on watercolor paper.

Paint the leaves with watercolors, letting the paints blend on the paper. Cut out with scissors or use the coordinating Sketched Leaves dies. 

Distress the edges and shape the leaves. 

Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press the paper into the ink. Let dry and repeat. 

Ink through Simon Says Stamp Octo stencil with Distress Inks. 

Distress the edge and stitch to the background folded card with embroidery floss.

The sentiment also comes from Sketched Leaves and was stamped on a left-over piece of inky paper.

I had a few branches left from last week's Autumn Wreath card and added them to the card. 

The embossing will become a bit distressed when you shape and fold the leaves, but it only adds to the look.

I also used Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gunmetal Gems, also from the Sweet Wishes release.

The sentiments were matted on Tim Holtz gold metallic kraft-stock.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. I will be back soon with more Halloween inspiration.

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

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Spooky House Tag

Hi crafters! I hope you are well and that you got some crafty time this weekend. Time flies, we are already way more than half-way into October.

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This week we have a Something spooky/Add a little purple theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Our October guest designer Alison Bomber has created a really great project for the theme, don't miss it. 

I made a tag featuring Elmira and her spooky house and cat. The background is Tim Holtz collage paper and as colored with Distress Watercolor pencils. I also used som purple for Elmira herself. Lots of fun little details here. You can easily turn the tag into a card instead if you rather make cards.

Start by die cutting the pieces from heavystock paper using Tim's Vault Wicked set.

Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press the papers into the ink. Let dry and then repeat until you are happy with the look.

Coat a tag with gesso and when dry, adhere a sheet of Tim Holtz Halloween Collage paper with matte medium. Coat with clear gesso to give tooth to the background, making it easy to watercolor with pencils.

Watercolor the background with Distress Watercolor Pencils. I prefer to use a paint brush, especially on a project like this, which has small details.

Add details and highlights with black pens and a white gel pen. Add shape to the pumpkin with Tim Holtz Shaping Tool Kit.

I die cut bats from Simon Says Stamp Black Glitter Cardstock and glued to the sky.

Add sentiments from the idea-ology Halloween Sticker Book.

The cat was die cut once more from black glitter cardstock and her eyes from Lemon glitter cardstock.

I also added a bunch of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Rainbow Gems. I like how the rainbow gems change color depending on how the light is falling.

I added a black die cut behind Elmira so that she would stand out better from the background.

Join us this week in our Something spooky/Add something purple 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 my blog today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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