Hi friends! I went for my first bicycle ride in a long time yesterday, it was wonderful. It made me think of a bike themed journal page of mine. It is Monday and a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. This week our challenge is 'don't abandon the coral', inspired by Tim Holtz new Abandoned Coral Distress colour. But you can also be inspired by coral in general, or perhaps do a beach or sea themed project.
I worked in my Small Creative Journal this week and had fun making a very coral textured page. I only added a little Cracked Pistachio, otherwise, this page is pretty much all Abandoned Coral. I liked the cheerful feeling of this page, perfect for spring and for the theme of my page. Art journaling to me is not only about the words, you can say a lot with colour, images and design too. To create the background, I used Tim's new Number Blocks stamps and a fun resist technique. I took stepped photos, and as usual the technique works for many different types of projects.
The lovely Abandoned Coral, which was the new Distress colour for February. I used the ink and the paint on my page, not the spray. There is also a marker and a reinker.
Wipe the paint off from the embossed areas with a cloth. If the paint dries completely, it will dry on top of the embossing, but if you start wiping too early, you'll wipe off paint from the non-embossed areas too.
Let's make the butterflies too. Stamp them on watercolour paper and white emboss (or use clear powder).
Smear Abandoned Coral and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks on your craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush. I also added a little Iced Spruce to the body and feelers. Wipe the ink off from the embossed areas.
Cut out the butterflies and add some number rub-ons to them. If you made a card, you can shape the wings and only glue the butterflies down at the body, but since I was working in my journal, I kept them flat.
Here you can maybe see the texture of the embossed letters a little better.
I hope you have time to join us this week in our coral challenge. As always, one random participant wins a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp.
Thank you for the visit! Enjoy your week!
Happy stamping!!
Anna-Karin
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Hi, Anna-Karin. Wonderful page, I always learn things from your tutorials. I wasn't sure about these two new colors, but they are growing on me. Hello to Big Brother Anton and Baby Leo too.
ReplyDeleteFantastic journal page ! Loved the new color combo and thanks for sharing the pictorial ,Its helps in learning new techniques !
ReplyDeleteOh Anna-Karin, with only two colors have created a page so enchanting! What a marvelous artist you are!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful page with the new colours! Your works are so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous page! I love how you used the paints for the background. When I saw your page I had to chuckle as my next project mixes up the same two colors! Love it!
ReplyDeletea great page , love your use of colour x
ReplyDeleteSeems I always love your creativity Anna-Karin. This is really lovely. You put everything together perfectly including the colors. j.
ReplyDeleteAbandoned Coral is such a beautiful color and I love what you did with it here. I think it looks fantastic paired up with Cracked Pistachio. Wonderful techniques and tutorial. Love those butterflies, first time I've seen them embossed in white. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful page - the Abandoned Coral is gorgeous on the butterflies and background. The splats are a lovely touch too. Anne xx
ReplyDeletethis is stunning Anna Karin - love it to pieces! Abandoned Coral is lush xx
ReplyDeleteWOW!! Stunning layout Anna-Karin! The background and butterflies are phenomenal :)
ReplyDelete*mwah*
Steph
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This is fabulous! I love how you bring a plain white page to life with all that texture. You actually want to look at it for a while, as there is so much to discover. Truly inspiring. Thanks for sharing your techniques too!
ReplyDeleteAnna, adoro esas mariposas :)
ReplyDeleteThis page hit my heart! I love everything, I can not say what I like most! I find it really fantastic! ! Barbarayaya
ReplyDeleteStunning page, Anna-Karin! Love that we embossed the stamp butterfly. The color combo is perfect! Love it! Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteI love this new Coral and the colours you used, this is an amazing page!!!! I love it to bits!! Thank you for the great tutorial too, I miss time to come on your blog as much as I'd love to, but really regret... You do always so stunning and beautiful works, and also share it generously. A BIG THANK YOU! Hugs, Coco xx
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips. I have never been good at this technique. Could never get the drying time right.
You've done this beautifully. Great pages!
Such a gorgeous page, Anna- Karin. Love the beautiful colors and the textures you created. The butterfly is amazing. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing technique with the numbers! I really like how you always share your creativity and give us insight into your process. Great mix of the light teal with the coral, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful page and such a wonderful use of colour! I love how you've created the background and the butterfly makes such a beautiful focal point ~ just gorgeous!
ReplyDeletestunning made! so pretty to let it show how it is made. GREAT!!
ReplyDeleteWowzas. This is a stunning composition of color and eclecticness. Reading through your post my jaw just kept dropping lower and lower in awe. Gorgeous!!
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