Hi friends! A new week has started again and I hope you had a good weekend. We had nice autumn weather and went for two long walks. Leo and I looked at mushrooms, leaves and birds in a forest.
STAMPtember continues at Simon Says Stamp, with tons of inspiration and lots of new products, such as the big collection for STAMPtember®, with stamps, dies, stencils, envelopes, cardstock and sequins.
At the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Shimmer and Shine theme this week. It is always fun to add shimmer to a project and there are many different ways in which it can be done.
I made a very shimmery Halloween tag, using some fun techniques for the background. The new Tim Holtz Pumpkinheads stamp set is so fun. I just love their different expressions. A bunch of kids were tucked in among the pumpkins and I also enjoyed picking sentiments from the Halloween Clippings set.
I die cut a tag from Tim's Halloween patterned paper and brushed a bit of gesso over it. Then I used the Slate stencil and Opaque Crackle Paste. The paste crackles as it dries, and might make the tag curl up a bit. If it does (mine did), die cut a second tag from heavier cardstock and glue the patterned one to it with Matte Medium. Place under a book until it is dry. Alternatively, you can glue the patterned tag to heavier cardstock before applying the Crackle Paste.
The tag was colored with Rusty Hinge and Ground Espresso Distress Crayons. Wipe off excess crayon with a slightly moist cloth.
Then I misted the whole tag with Antique Bronze Mica Spray, which gives instant fabulous shine.
For even more shimmer, I used one of the Halloween Deco Sheets and adhered it to cardstock to make it sturdier. Die cut three flourishes using the Scrolls die.
Stamp the pumpkinheads with Black Soot or Jet Black Archival Ink on watercolor paper.
Smear Distress Inks on a craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush.
I also tore up another of the Halloween Deco Sheets and adhered to the background, in addition to a piece of Design Tape.
The crackled brick effect is really cool and I wish you could see the shine from the Mica Spray in real life.
The crinkle ribbon was dyed with Distress Ink and misted with the Mica Spray. I added a bat and an owl to the ribbon.
The pumpkins were adhered with foam tape and I cut apart one of the Ancestors Paper Dolls images to get a bunch of kids. There are also a couple of black Heirloom Roses.
This mix of clippings fitted well with the fun pumpkins.
There is also a spider, attached with a brad. Here you can see the shine of the Deco Sheet better too.
I hope you will join us this week in our Shimmer and Shine challenge. As always, you have a chance to win a $50 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 for stopping by today!
Happy crafting!
Anna-Karin
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Very cute and spooky tag Anna-karin :-) the pumpkins are adorable and I love the crackle background and colours, the mica spray looks fabulous! I need to get me a bottle of that ;-)
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super tag Anna-Karin...love the big pumpkins! and that background is amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove your tag, Anna-Karin. The pumpkins are so cute and your background is amazing. Love the crackle effect and pretty shimmer from the mica spray.
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Gorgeous mixed media Halloween tag! Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your crackle backdrop Anna-Karin and those pumpkins sit perfectly . Love your tag. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteSuch a great tag! Love all about this. The texture with the crackle paste is so cool! And the colors are fabulous. I love the dotted scrolls too. And the pumpkins <3 Hugs, Marzena
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous Anna-Karin, adore the crackle paste texture and how you have layered all of those wonderful embellishments, love Tim's pumpkin stamps and how you've tucked the Paper Dolls in amongst them with those wonderful Clippings Stickers sayings! Thanks so much for sharing it, Deb xo
ReplyDeleteA fantastic tag Anna-Karin it looks amazing and I love the spider brad. Super cute.
ReplyDeletewhat a fun fantastic tag Anna-Karin...love that gorgeous crackled background and those pumpkins are real characters aren't they...hugs kath xxx
ReplyDeleteLove the crackle and thank you for the step by step.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with this Tag!!! Love the way you did the pumpkins! They are so funny!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun tag! I just love how you used the bricks and spider web! So clever a background!
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This is such a fabulous tag, Anna-Karin. The texture on the background and those pumpkins are fantastic! :)
ReplyDeleteI adore how you've used the deco sheets to create the shimmer and shine on this project, it just looks wonderful and I love the finished tag...it's really beautiful, Anna-Karin! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so fantastic, Anna-Karin! As always, I am amazed at the way you create cohesive scenes with so many different elements. I especially love how you incorporated the paper dolls with the stamped pumpkins from Tim's set. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I LOVE this tag! The textures are so awesome, and love those pumpkins! Love how you added in all those little boys with pumpkins. Sounds like you and Leo have been enjoying the outdoors! hugs, Maura
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag, Anna-Karin! Love the Halloween theme! the crackled bricks and the spider web in the back are fabulous and so are the cute pumpkins! Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteEvery single detail is perfect and adorable! your coloring on the pumpkins is extraordinary and the whole design amazing! One of my favorite tags! Barbara
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