Transparent Shaker Autumn Tag

Hello crafters! We had beautiful autumn weather this weekend, with sun and blue skies. Today it is not as nice though.

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Our theme is Tag It this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. 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 Tim Holtz. You can see Tim's fantastic range of products here.

We also have a new guest designer and during October Fiona Whitehead will be joining us. Visit her blog Crafty Stamping to see the gorgeous project she has created for the challenge. 

I made an acetate shaker tag, with two layers of acetate och glitter and sequins sandwiched between them. The top layer is dry embossed. Both layers are colored with alcohol ink, for a rich autumn feeling. I used gold and copper metallic paper, glitter papers and a sunflower for the front. 

Start by cutting two tags from Simon Says Stamp Acetate. Emboss one of them in Simon Says Stamp Flower Puff folder.

Color the tags with alcohol ink. I used blending solution to add texture to the embossed one. Color at the back. I used: Butterscotch, Valencia, Sunset Orange and Cranberry. The back piece was swiped with Butterscotch and I added Gold Mixative around the edges.

Add a pile of Simon Says Stamp Mini Stars, Rose Gold sequins and Tim Holtz Chunky Rock Candy Glitter to the middle of the tag.

Carefully sandwich the glitter and stitch around the edges with a sewing machine.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Lively Leaf Corner from Gold and Bronze glitter cardstock and from Tim Holtz copper metallic kraft stock. Use the latter paper to die cut larger leaves with Simon Says Stamp Rustic Layering Flower.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Tattered Leaves from Tim Holtz gold metallic kraft stock.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Little Sunflower Bloom from a inky yellow paper and from a patterned paper scrap. Shape with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit.

Add Champagne Stickles to the flower center and a little on the petals.

I used Tim Holtz Metallic Stickers as sentiments. The tag was tied with organza, twine a ribbon with a touch of gold and dyed May Arts Wrinkled Faux Silk Ribbon.

Tuck the leaves under the sunflower and glue. The sunflower was assembled with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape between all layers, and underneath. 

I like the mix of metallic, glitter and acetate for autumn projects. I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gold Gems here and there for extra sparkle. 

The title was die cut with Tim Holtz Handwritten Love dies, from gold metallic and Bronze glitter cardstock.

The sequins and glitter in the shaker are a little hard to photograph. 

At the back of the tag, you see the glitter and sequins better.

The leaves and flower have a lot of dimension.

I hope you enjoyed this post. Acetate backgrounds are fun!

Join us this week in our Tag 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

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Stamped Acorn Tag

Hello stampers! It is the last day of STAMPtember® and I am going to finish the month with a tag using mainly stamping techniques.

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I had this idea of creating an organic looking, textured background, inspired by moss against a blue autumn sky. I paired it up with an acorn, a small thing which can create something very large. I used shades of green and blue combined with gold to get the feeling I wanted. 

Start by stamping Tim Holtz Croc background on a heavystock tag. Sprinkle most of it with gold embossing powder, I left a trail without gold powder and added white powder there instead.

Ink with Distress Inks. The embossing will resist the ink.

Mist some areas with Distress Spritz to create shimmer.

When dry, stamp with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter, for extra texture.

Stamp Tim Holtz Autumn Blueprint acorn on watercolor paper. Smear Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush.

Splatter Distress Watercolor Pencils on the tag. Dip the pencil in water and flick a paint brush against it. 

I wanted some gold on the acorn too, and added dots with one of the stamps from Tim Holtz Grunged and gold powder.

Cut out the acorn and shape it with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit.

Die cut foliage with Simon Says Stamp Harvest Heirloom. I die cut it from green, inky blue and gold metallic papers. Later, I ended up not using the green ones.

The tag was tied with a mix of ribbons. Two of them are May Arts Faux Wrinkled Faux Silk Ribbon dyed with Distress Ink.

I cut 'acorn' out from the stamped image and gold embossed the edges. The second sentiment was stamped with Tim Holtz Tiny Text.

I cut off a part of the blue foliage. I also added a piece of twine, which had been misted and wrapped around a pencil. The acorn was adhered with two layers of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape.

This sentiment also comes from Tim Holtz Tiny Text. There is cheese cloth dyed with Distress Ink behind the acorn.

The title was die cut with Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Edges, from inky blue and gold metallic cardstock. Off-set slightly. I really like the look of metallic cardstock used like this.

Here you can see the shimmer from the spritz better. I also added sequins and more ribbons.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Colorful Paper Mushrooms

Hi crafters! Today I have a fun project to share, filled with colorful paper mushrooms. I made a small wall hanger, but you can also make a card or a tag.

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I had this idea of wanting to fill something with colorful mushrooms in different sizes, using mainly, but not only, autumn colors. The base is a wood panel in size 2.7x7.1 in. You can also use cardstock, mat board or a tag. The mushrooms were die cut from very inky and textured papers and I also stamped even more texture on some of them. The inky papers are useful for many types of projects.

Start with a layer of gesso and make marks with a palette knife. Let dry.

Apply texture paste through Simon Says Stamp Bubbles stencil.

When dry, paint with watered-down Distress Paint.

Stamp with Tim Holtz School Desk, alphabet stamp.

Mist the background with Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass Distress Spritz. 

Next, the inky papers, which require a bit of patience. Smear Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press Ranger Heavystock cardstock into the ink. Let dry. 

Repeat with orange and purple shades.

When the paper is dry, repeat the process and let dry again. 

Repeat the inking steps again until you are happy with the look. For the last layers, I used mainly darker inks and only lightly patted the paper into the ink. The final layer is Distress Oxide Ink, which you only want to get here and there. Don't press the paper into the ink, only lightly touch the ink, to get more texture.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Mushroom Stems from the inky papers. I also added a few similar papers from my scrap pile. 

Do the same with Simon Says Stamp Tall Mushrooms.

White emboss the dot pattern from Tim Holtz Grunged on most of the mushrooms. Stamp some of them with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background, using a darker shade of ink.

Die cut a whole lot of mushrooms using Simon Says Stamp Pocket Full of Mushrooms. 

Shape them with Tim Holtz Shaping Tool kit and add Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape under the cap of the larger mushrooms. I used some of these on yesterday's Sunflower Garden project.

Shape the larger mushrooms too and add foam tape under all the caps.

I added Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers as sentiments.

The background has lots of texture and shimmer. You can see how the Distress Spritz have formed halos around the texture paste dots. 

There is Distress Spritz on some of the inky papers too. I used up left over spritz which had ended up on the stencils during yesterday's Sunflower Garden project. 

The color and texture of the mushrooms looks great all together. 

The white embossing adds a lot of texture and also makes the mushrooms look a little poisonous. These mushrooms should not be eaten. 

I tucked in Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Opal Gems here and there.

I tied organza and twine under the mushrooms. There is also cheese cloth behind them, dyed with the same colors Distress Ink as used on the background.

I adhered some of the mushrooms with foam tape and glued the rest. The project is quite dimensional.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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