Pumpkin Patch Art Journal

Hello stampers! Today I have an art journal page to share, filled with pumpkins. You can also turn it into a card.

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I really like this Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin to Talk About stamp and wanted it in an art journal. Here I worked in my Stamperia Mixed Media Happiness journal 4x8.5 in. The pumpkins were watercolored and I die cut a large title also from watercolored paper. The title spells 'FALL' in Swedish. 

Start by stamping Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin to Talk About with Archival Ink.

Watercolor the pumpkins with green, orange, purple and a little pink. I used Daniel Smith watercolors. I painted the bottom part purple, but later changed my mind.

When dry, splatter with Winsor & Newton Permanent White Gouache.

I had a left-over piece of pink watercolored paper and die cut a scalloped edge with Tim Holtz Vault Edges.

White emboss dots with Tim Holtz Tiny Texture.

I pained two pieces of watercolor paper in an ombre fashion and die cut Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Bulletin letters. 

A few Clippings Stickers serves as sentiments.

Pumpkins are fun to color. 

You can also test making them all the same color, but in different shades.

Leave some of the white showing for highlights.

I really like the Bulletin letters and they have a lot of punch and surface. 

Don't miss all the inspiration during STAMPtember®!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Chilly Ghost Tag Tutorial

Hello friends! Today I have a fun Halloween tag to share with cute ghosts who are a little cold and need hats.

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STAMPtember® continues at Simon Says Stamp and here I used one of the STAMPtember® exclusive sets, namely the Swirling Ghosts die set.

The Simon Says Stamp Swirling Ghosts die set contains four different ghosts and four different types of hats. I die cut the hats from different kinds of paper and also from glitter cardstock. The background was done with watercolors and cling wrap.

I had a piece of gessoed paper, which had been painted with leftover Antique Linen and Pumice Stone. I decided to die cut the Swirling Ghosts from that paper. The heats were die cut from left over inky and watercolored papers, from patterned paper and from Simon Says Stamp glitter cardstock in orange and black.

Cut tags from watercolor paper and paint with watercolors. Scrunch up cling wrap and leave on top until the tags are dry.  It will form interesting textures. 

I added the Tim Holtz Batground with dark blue and black ink.

For some bling, I misted Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz through Tim Holtz Bubble stencil.

Ink the edges with Scorched Timber.

Shape the ghosts a little and adhere with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. Give each ghost a unique hat and mat on a glitter version, off-setting slightly.

I added a piece of black cardstock behind the eyes of each ghost.

The stamped sentiment comes from Tim Holtz Spooky Spirits.

The sentiments were stamped on inky paper. This one also comes from Tim Holtz Spooky Spirits. I also added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Black Gems.

I had added a pattern into the gesso with a palette knife, giving the ghosts just enough texture.

These hats will be great for winter projects too. 

This sentiment is from Tim Holtz Tiny Text Halloween. 

Don't miss all the inspiration during STAMPtember®!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Inky Floral Tag Tutorial

 Hello friends! I hope all is well with you and that you had time to craft over the weekend. 

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It is Monday and this week we have a Make a Background theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the wonderful project by our September guest designer Debbie Emmons.

I love to make my own backgrounds and there are so many techniques that can be used for backgrounds, and combined too. Here I made a stamped and inky background, using embossed resist in different colors. The background is also the main focus of the tag.

Start by white embossing the leaves and stems from Simon Says Stamp To Friendship. The set is from the STAMPtember® release.

Stamp one of the flower stamps with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide Ink and clear emboss.

Repeat with Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide. I also stamped both flower stamps again with embossing ink and embossed with clear powder one more time. 

White emboss the sentiments from Simon Says Stamp To Friendship.

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

Repeat until you are happy with the look. I added ink at least two more times after taking this photo. Finally, use Distress Oxide Ink as the last layer, but only in a few places. I used Mermaid Lagoon and Twisted Citron (but forgot to take a photo of that step).

I used a mix of organza and Wrinkled Faux Silk Ribbon to tie the tag. The latter was dyed with Distress Ink.

Here you can see the effect of all those layers of ink, with the final layer being Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon. 

Since I embossed the flower one extra time with clear ink and powder, they are very shiny and stand out from the background.

Here the clear ink stamping was accidentally placed a bit to the left, but that created a cool layered effect instead.

This is such a great sentiment! I added some Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink also in the green areas, so that the green and the blue part of the tag would connect better, and to add texture.

Add Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Peachy Gems to the tag.

Join us this week in our Make a Background 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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