Color Wheel Art Journal Page

Hello friends! I hope you had a good weekend and got some crafty time. It is a new week and that also means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. 

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It is time a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is Things with Wheels. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the stunning project by our February guest designer Cassie Lynch.

The challenge made me think of color wheels and I made an art journal page on the theme of journeys through creativity. The page was done in my Stamperia Happiness Mixed Media Journal 4x8.5 in and I used Tim Holtz Color Wheel stencil, Distress Watercolor Pencils and some stamps. 

Place Tim Holtz Color Wheel stencil on the page and color through the stencil with Distress Watercolor Pencils. I made the color lighter towards the center of the circle.

Use a paint brush and water to dissolve the pencil marks.

Ink 'Create' from Simon Says Stamp Create stamp set with two shades of blue, mist with water and stamp.

Stamp a compass and sentiments. Then I stamped Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background with blue and grey inks, for texture.

Make lots of splatters with the watercolor pencils. Dip in water and flick a paint brush against the pencil.

I also added three AALL & Create Mindful Moments words. The sentiment stamp comes from Tim Holtz Odds & Ends.  The compass is from Tim's Tiny Things 2.

I just love colorful splatters.

Splattering with Distress Watercolor Pencils is easy and relatively mess-free.

Sentiments from Tim Holtz Curiosity Shop and Tiny Text and from Simon Says Stamp Create. 

If the watercolor stamping didn't turn out as expected, you can use a paint brush to fix it. In this case, the 'r' didn't stamp well.

Join us this week in our Things with Wheels 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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Misted Ledger Paper

Hello crafters! I hope your weekend has been good. We had fun playing Mikado/pick-up-sticks yesterday for the first time in a long time. And some Uno Flip too - have you played that? It is lots of fun. 

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It is time a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is Spritz and Splatter. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the stunning project by our February guest designer Cassie Lynch.

I have finally gotten hold of a Dina Wakley Ledger Journal. The journal is a reproduction of a 1920s hardware store ledger. Not only have I always liked ledger paper, the tall format is also great and the family on my Dad's side ran a combined general store/post office on the countryside. We too have some old ledger books. For this page, I decided to use a photo of my Mom and my grandmother. 

I started by misting through Tim Holtz Bubble stencil with Saltwater Taffy Distress Spritz. After misting, I stamped the stencil on a watercolor paper, to use for another project. Later, I sprayed a little Spiced Marmalade Distress Spritz in a few places.

Next, I stamped the page with Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink. This is one of the stamps that I have designed and it was inspired by my grandmother, who liked this pattern. I also stamped some grasses with Paper Artsy Winter Grasses. 

I stamped sentiments, butterflies and a dragonfly on the background. This sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Beautiful and Curious. I splattered the page with a little Winsor & Newton Permanent White Gouache.

The dragonfly is from Simon Says Stamp Big Botanicals and the butterfly is from Beautiful and Curious. Here you can see the shimmer from the mist better.

The A with the heart fit well, since both their names start with an A. "Love You" comes from Simon Says Stamp Words of Love.

The blue hearts are from Simon Says Stamp Heart Suite and were stamped with Archival Ink Cobalt.

The photo was placed on a Tim Holtz Journal Card and a Pocket Card. The edges of the cards and of the entire page were inked with Scorched Timber Distress Ink. I also stamped sentiments on the journal card, such as this word from Simon Says Stamp Heart Suite. There is also a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Mixed Labels, below the photo.

Join us this week in our Spritz and Splatter 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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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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