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.

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Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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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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