Cosmos Flowers in Colored Pencil

Hello crafters! Today I have a project to share with colored pencils on patterned paper.

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One of my favorite techniques is to stamp on patterned paper and color the images with pencils. Here I stamped in Dina Wakley's Ledger Journal on a paper with both script and lines. Both of these shine through the penciling. 

Start by stamping Paper Artsy Cosmos Edition by Alison Bomber. I used Simon Says Stamp Masking Paper to mask one of the flowers. Use a pen to extend the stems.

I colored the flowers with pencils, using Prismacolors. For the lighter flowers I used a white pencil for blending.

Stamp sentiments with Simon Says Stamp Be Your Beautiful Self and A Little Artsy, using black ink and Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Carnation and Sweets ink.

White emboss Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background here and there. I also white embossed dots from A Little Artsy in some of the flower centers.

Ink the page with Distress Ink. 

Stamp Simon Says Stamp Swiss Dots with Distress Oxide Mustard Seed.

I also added some words and numbers from Tim Holtz Correspondence.

And some stars too.

I used pink inks for some of the sentiments so that there would be more pink on the page than just the flowers.

I made most of the flowers darker towards the center.

I missed blending some lines, but only saw it when I edited the photos. It doesn't really show otherwise.

I let stray embossing powder be since it adds texture.

I masked one of the flowers to make it look like the pink flower is behind the yellow one.

These sentiments are both from Tim Holtz Floristry and were stamped on very light pink watercolored paper. Both the embossing and the colored pencil will resist the ink.

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Seahorse tag

Hello crafters! I hope all is well! School starts again this week, but we still hope for a bit more of summer.

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At the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have an On/Under the Sea theme this week. Fun! Don't miss the project by our August guest designer Cassie Lynch!

I went with Under the Sea and created a shiny and shimmery shaker tag using a stencil, texture paste, Stickles, acetate, alcohol ink, stamping, sequins and gems. The focal image is a Tim Holtz Nautical Blueprint image.

Start by cutting a tag from Simon Says Stamp acetate and stamp the Tim Holtz Nautical Blueprint seahorse with Stazon ink. I wanted the right-hand line to be closer to the edge of the tag and didn't stamp the entire image.

Turn the acetate around and color the seahorse with Valencia and Butterscotch alcohol ink. 

Color the background with alcohol ink too. I used Limeade, Pool and Turquoise. To create bubbles, use Alcohol Blending Solution on felt and dot on the background.

Turn the tag around and stamp sentiments with Stazon ink. I also stamped dots with Tim Holtz Psychedelic Grunge.

Coat a tag with gesso and let dry. Apply texture paste through Simon Says Stamp Bubbles stencil, from the new Every Happiness release. Paint the edges with watered-down Pumice Stone.

Apply Unicorn Stickles all over the tag. Let dry.

I placed a strip of paper at the bottom of the tag since the sentiment on the acetate didn't read well otherwise. Sprinkle Simon Says Stamp Mist and Cottontail embellishments in the center of the tag.

Stitch around the edges with a sewing machine.

I glued Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Mandarin Gems in three places, to add more orange.

The texture paste dots are visible through the acetate, as is the glitter.

This saying is a favorite of mine, from Tim Holtz Nature's Wonder.

The orange seahorse contrasts nicely with the blue and green shades. You can also see the glitter in the background.

Here you can see how the paper strip in the background helps the sentiment be more readable. The sentiment is from Tim Holtz Tiny Text.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and tag!

Join us this week in our On/Under the Sea 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 today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Be Original Bird Tag

Hello crafters! I hope your weekend was good and that you got some crafty time. I am happy to be back at my desk after a short break.

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This week we have a Funny/Punny theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! And don't miss the project by our August guest designer Cassie Lynch.

I had fun making this tag using Tim Holtz Bird Crazy and Mini Bird Crazy and Things sets. It has been a while since these stamps were inked up. The birds were watercolored with Distress Ink and the background is also a Distress Ink background, with some heat embossing.

Start by stamping the larger bird from Bird Crazy and the smaller bird from Mini Bird Crazy and Things on watercolor paper. I really like that the two sizes face different ways.

Smear Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush.

I added Glossy Accents to the eyes.

The background was done with Distress Ink in several layers, using the ink smooshing technique. Stamp the background here and there with Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background and white emboss.

The main sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Paper Cut Word Mix 1, from the new Every Happiness release. I die cut the word from watercolor paper and painted with the same inks as the birds. The matte was die cut from vellum.

I decided to die cut the word one more time from plain watercolor paper and off-set slightly. Glue to the background. The two smaller sentiments come from Tim Holtz Crazy Talk.

I added cheese cloth behind the birds and adhered them with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect White Foam Tape.

I added two ribbons underneath the birds and Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Prism Gems.

Join us this week in our Funny/Punny 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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