Hi friends! I hope you had a good weekend! We are still waiting for warm summer weather, hopefully it will be here soon. It is time for another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, and this week we are inspired by summer.
I made an album where I can easily document our memories from this summer. It is a 6 x 8 album and I used Hero Arts stamps and Simon Says Stamp dies to decorate it. I had fun with the new colour layering stamps by Hero Arts, and took a few step photos.
In the color layering stamps, each image consists of several stamps that can be layered on top of each other to produce a multi-coloured design very easily. The packaging of the stamps shows in which order to stamp the images. I inked the first one with Surf Blue and Buttercup.
The album is 6 x 8 in size and comes with page protectors. I got a refill pack too, to give me space for more photos. Most of the page protectors have pockets, so it will be quick to add photos and papers as summer proceeds. When I tried to link the album now, it seems to be out of stock, I am sorry about that. I misted the covers first with water and then with Twisted Citron and Tumbled Glass Distress Spray Stains.
I stamped two birds for my cover. The layering of inks makes for an interesting look. To embellish the cover, I die cut circles with the Simon Says Stamp Smile and Dots Circles dies.
I also used some wooden hearts and die cut branches for the birds to stand on.
I love the Dots Circles set and you get a lot of fun circles in the same set. You can find another example where I used it here.
Join us in our summer challenge this week, and it might be you who wins a $50 shopping voucher from Simon Says Stamp.
Thank you for stopping by today!! In case you might have missed it, did you see that I have started to do tutorial videos? Only one made yet, you can find it here.
Happy crafting!
Anna-Karin
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Your bird turned out to be sooooo perfect Anna-Karin. Such a fun SUMMER project. Thanks bunches for sharing and YES - VERY EXCITED about your tutorials... YEAH!!! j.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! I can't ever withstand a bird stamp...
DeleteWOW!! Gorgeous, Anna-Karin! I love the variations of browns you used for the woodgrain look :)
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Steph
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I absolutely love how you did this! What really caught my eye was your use of white, which makes it so crisp! It is just a beautiful album and will be great for your memories!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Maura!
DeleteThis is such a beautiful creation Anna-Karin!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely album! love the multilayer stamped birds and your wonderful woodgrain!
ReplyDeleteThis is so nice Anna-Karin! Love to see how you've used the Hero Arts stamps!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Libby!
DeleteLove your beautiful creation, Anna-Karin. The colors are gorgeous on the woodgrain background and the bird image. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous multi-coloured stamping - and the woodgrain is deliciously earthy.
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
As someone who love's anything to do with birds...this really does appeal to me and I just adore this beautiful creation! It's gorgeous Anna-Karin... :)
ReplyDeleteAnna-Karin this piece is stunning! thank you for the wonderful tutorial! barbarayaya
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Lovely wood grain texture. Sweet design!
ReplyDeleteThat woodgrain pattern is off the charts cool! I love the different shades of brown and how the white forms the pattern on top. Excellent tutorial pics, as always, which I appreciate so much about your blogging!
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