House Mixed Media Tag

Hello crafters! I hope your weekend was good and that you got some crafty time, or a lot!

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This week we have a Add Some Texture theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the gorgeous project by our February guest designer Cassie Lynch.

Since it is the first Monday of a new month, the team is showcasing products by a specific designer/company and this week it is AALL & Create. You can see their stunning range of products here. You don't have to use AALL & Create products to join, but it is fun if you do.

I made a mixed media tag with a textured background created with word strips, gesso, paint, stamping and a bit of glitter. I used AALL & Create Mindful Moments word strips and Tudor Cottage stamp set. A few bits and pieces on my desk also made it onto the tag.

I started with a tag which had been covered with gesso. A paint bottle lid had been pressed into the gesso. Words from AALL & Create Mindful Moments were glued on the background with Ranger matte medium. Add a layer of medium on top too.

Next, I painted with gesso again, wiping most of it off from the words.

Paint with Distress Paint. Mist with water and wipe some of it off.

Stamp with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background and add a little Diamond Stickles around the edges.

Stamp a roof and a house using AALL & Create Tudor Cottage on kraft paper. 

Color with pencils. I used Prismacolor pencils.

Tie the tag with interesting ribbons and fibers. I enjoy using old ribbons and fibers at the moment. 

I also added some old beads to the tag. 

This is a fun technique to use with word strips or stickers. You can make some of the words more visible if you want to.

Colored pencils on kraft paper is always fun.

I twisted a wire around the tag and thread two beads on it. I found the paper flower on my desk. 

I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gunmetal Gems to the tag. Here you can also see the effect of the glitter better. 

Join us this week in our Add Some Texture 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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Glossy Heart Tag

Hello friends! Today I have a heart-shaped card to share, using glossy cardstock, dye ink and shrink sheets.

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I hadn't made a shaped card in a while and when I saw the Simon Says Stamp Rounded Hearts die set, I thought it would be fun to make a heart card. The card is very glossy: the base is white glossy cardstock, the smaller hearts are made from shrink sheets and there is quite a bit of Glossy Accents. I used products from Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart release.

Start by die cutting a large heart from Simon Says Stamp White Glossy Cardstock using the Rounded Hearts set.

Ink with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

Continue with Salty Ocean. I used a Speedball brayer for the inking, but you can also use an ink-blending tool.

Continue adding darker shades of ink. Dye ink looks wonderful on glossy cardstock. 

Next, I die cut hearts from Simon Says Stamp Shrink Sheets and shrunk them with a heat tool. Do not touch the plastic until it has cooled down completely. 

Ink with alcohol ink. I used: Latte, Indigo, Pool and Gold Mixative. Let dry.

Add Stickles to the transparent hearts (not the Gold Mixative ones). Let dry again. 

Turn the hearts around and add a thick layer of Glossy Accents. The Glossy Accents gives them a finished and very glossy look. 

Fold a piece of black cardstock and place the folding line just inside the die. Die cut with the same size heart as the blue heart. I off-set the black cardstock slightly when adhering them together.

Stamp the text stamp from Simon Says Stamp Heart Suite here and there and gold emboss.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Warm Thoughts from gold kraft stock paper and cover with Glossy Accents. 

Later, I die cut the words from black cardstock about five times, and layered the pieces for a dimensional effect. Die cut the mat from Simon Says Stamp vellum.

The combination of metallic paper and Glossy Accents makes the word look different from different angles.

There was a soft snowfall when I took the photos and when I edited them, I realised that some of the snow got onto the card (I was under a small roof). You can see that the snow has added texture to the background.

The shrink sheet hearts are very glossy and glittery. 

From a different angle, the hearts look like this. For even more shrink sheet inspiration, check out my Heartfelt tag tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp store blog. 

Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Shrink Sheet Heart Tag

Hello crafters! I am happy to have a tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp Store blog today, for a project using shrink sheets to make embellishments. 

Here is a sneak peek of the tag. For all the steps and details, head over to the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog.

Thank you so much for visiting! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Valentine's Tag Tutorial

 Hi friends! I hope you are well. The sun is shining here today, which is a nice change.

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This week we have a Have a Heart theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the last project by our January guest designer Cassie Lynch aka mk_knits.

To have a heart is an important message always, but maybe especially at the moment. I made a heart-themed tag for today's challenge, with shades of pink and red. The background was done with white embossing, Distress Ink and a little bit of glitter. You can of course use the techniques for a card too.

White emboss the heart from Simon Says Stamp Lined Heart three times on a tag. Also white emboss some of the hearts from Retro Hearts. 

Ink the tag with Distress Ink. Then mist water on a non-stick craft sheet and press the tag into the water droplets.

I added Diamond Stickles inside the hearts.

Outline the lined hearts with a white gel pen.

White emboss 'hugs' from Simon Says Stamp Love Letter on glossy cardstock and then die cut with the coordinating die.

Ink with two shades of Distress Ink for an ombre effect. Distress Ink looks fantastic on gloss paper.

I decided that I wanted some flowers on the tag too and die cut Simon Says Stamp Poised Primula from left-over pink papers.

Shape the petals and glue the flowers together. The hearts, words and arrows come from the Love Letter and the Retro Hearts set and were stamped with Archival Ink Red Geranium and Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Sweets ink. They were die cut with the coordinating dies.

I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Peachy Gems to the flower centers.

Glue the flowers in clusters.

I normally mist water directly onto the tag, but I liked the look of misting on the craft sheet instead and dabbing the tag into the water. 

I die cut Hugs from Simon Says Stamp Gold Glitter Cardstock too and off-set it slightly. Adhere with Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Join us this week in our Have a Heart 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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