Plant Journal Page

Hi all! It is Monday again and a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, For the love of plants. A perfect challenge for summer. Did you see that we have a new design team member, the wonderful Cheiron Brandon. 

I made an art journal page this week, placing myself in a green garden of giant leaves, using a pretty Stamp Your Own Plant set by Hero Arts. I started by inking a large acrylic block with Distress Inks, misting it heavily with water and pressing the block on the page. This technique gives you an instant watercolour background and I love how unpredictable it is. You'll get a different result each time.

 

I used the You & Me set by Sizzix to die cut the clouds and sun. The sun was inked with Scattered Straw. I used both stamps and Small Talk stickers for my sentiments and journaling. The birds were stamped with Andy Skinner's Nature set.

The leaves were first inked with two shades of green Distress Ink, misted about four times with water and stamped. This gives a watercolour look. I restamped some of them without reinking. When the first layer of leaves was dry, I stamped a second one with Fern Green Archival ink. Finally, I added a third layer of leaves, this time white embossed. Make sure that the green leaves are completely dry before this step, otherwise the embossing powder will stick everywhere.

The woman was die cut with the same set as the clouds and sun. I stamped a Hero Arts stamp by Kelly Purkey underneath.

'Me' was also die cut with the You & Me set. Even though a die set might have a specific theme, in this case love, it doesn't mean that it won't work for many other topics too.

Be inspired by our challenge this week and join us, as always one random participant wins a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp.

Thank you for looking! Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

Hero Arts STAMP YOUR OWN PLANT	Hero Arts KELLY'S HAPPY PLACE	Hero Arts ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN	Stampendous NATURE	Sizzix YOU & ME Thinlits
Dyan Reaveley SMALL CREATIVE JOURNAL Ranger	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival FERN GREEN	Tim Holtz Distress Ink FOSSILIZED AMBER
Tim Holtz Distress Ink SCATTERED STRAW	Tim Holtz Distress INK SHABBY SHUTTERS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK CRUSHED OLIVE	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PEELED PAINT	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK FOREST MOSS
Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK MOWED LAWN	Tim Holtz Distress Ink TUMBLED GLASS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK FADED JEANS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK SALTY OCEAN	Tim Holtz Ranger Clear DISTRESS EMBOSSING INK
Ranger Embossing Powder WHITE	Tim Holtz Idea-ology SMALL TALK Stickers	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM	Sizzix PRECISION BASE PLATE
Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET	Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS	Ranger Large 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE	Hero Arts CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK 4 x 4.5	Hero Arts CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK 3 by 3
Hero Arts SMALL BLOCK TRIO CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCKS	Ranger Inkssentials EUROPEAN HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL	Ranger Inkssentials US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL

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