Monday, November 27, 2017

Sparkling Silver Star

Hi everyone! It is Monday again and a new week has begun. It was very dark here this morning, but now the sky has started to clear up a little. We have a Star Light Star Bright theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week. Stars are really versatile and work for a wide range of themes, and you might have noticed that I like to use stars on projects. They also brighten up a dark night.


I hope you will join us in this week's challenge, and don't miss the last project by our November guest designer, Suman Pandit

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz Sizzix Dimensional Stars

When I was thinking of what to do for this challenge, my eye fell on the music Christmas baseboard by Tim Holtz and I decided to work on that. This can either be a small wall-hanger, or it can go into a Christmas tree. I think I am going to hang in our tree. There are three different types of stars here, as well as some really nice sentiments about stars. I wanted it to look like each of the kids had their own star. I am sorry that there aren't any step photos this week, I was in a bit of a rush and ended up doing this project in bits and pieces of time.

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with SSS Stacked Stars

I sanded and scratched the edges of the base board, and then inked with Ground Espresso. The Christmas Clippings stickers were also inked. The blue stars were die cut with the SSS Stacked Stars die from their lovely Glimmery Paper.

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz Sizzix Dimensional Stars

The silver stars were all die cut with Tim Holtz Sizzix Dimensional Stars die. It helps having a bone folder tool at hand when you fold the stars, to get nice crisp folding lines. I sanded the edges and used Black Soot paint to distress them a little. This baby image is one of my favourites from the Christmas Paper Dolls. I folded the legs a little so that is really looks like the baby is sitting on the star.

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz ideaology Christmas Paper Dolls

On this star, you'll find a boy on his way to do some ice skating.

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz Christmas idea-ology.

And on the smallest star, there is another little boy. I made holes in the base board with my Crop-a-dile, set them with eyelets and tied with tinsel twine.

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz Christmas baseboards.

The stars give a great dimensional effect to the project.

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz Christmas idea-ology.

Here's a close-up on the distressing on the star. First, I used Ground Espresso ink, but I wanted more of an effect and Black Soot paint worked great.

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz Ranger Rock Candy.

My favorite part of this project is the center of the Stacked Stars. I applied Glossy Accents to the center of each star and then covered with Rock Candy dry glitter. I love that you can still see the music notes, but under the layer of glitter and gloss.

Layers of ink - Sparkling Silver Star Christmas Ornament by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz Christmas idea-ology.

The board was finished with a Christmas Word Band, tied with a string of blue twine. White paint was rubbed into the word and I used black paint to distress it a bit. I also added three Mirrored Stars to the project.

I hope you will join us this week in our Star Light Star Bright 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.





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Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies

Tim Holtz Sizzix DIMENSIONAL STARS
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Simon Says Stamp STACKED STARS
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology MIRRORED STARS
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Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Dry Glitter ROCK CANDY
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMAS PAPER DOLLS
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMAS BASEBOARDS
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Simon Says Stamp Cardstock GLIMMERY DEEP SEA BLUE
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash METALLIC KRAFT STOCK
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Simon Says Stamp Cardstock GLIMMERY ASSORTMENT PACK
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMAS Clippings
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMAS Word Bands
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology SILVER TINSEL TWINE
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology JUTE STRING
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Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS
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Tim Holtz Distress Paint BLACK SOOT
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Tim Holtz Distress Paint PICKET FENCE
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Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO
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Sizzix MULTIPURPOSE PLATFORM STANDARD FOR WAFER THIN DIES
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Sizzix PURPLE WITH SILVER GLITTER
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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS
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Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS
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We R Memory Keepers CROP-A-DILE
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We R Memory Keepers COOL METAL
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology SANDING GRIP
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology SANDING GRIP REFILL
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Tim Holtz Tonic CRAFT PICK
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Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium MATTE
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Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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Ranger PAPER CREASER BONE FOLDER
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17 comments:

  1. what a gorgeous Christmas decoration! the boys are super cute and I love the stars and background, very lovely :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Hi Anna,absolutely adore this wonderful Christmas hanger, esp the cute boy sitting on the star...so clever, love the vintage palette too !! Thank you so so much for all your lovely comments on my blog, big hugs !!!

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  3. I love this, Anna-Karin. All the little details and those cute little boys make this so adorable. I love the distressed stars and the way you used glossy with the clear dry glitter.

    Cathie ♥

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  4. Wow! This is so pretty! I absolutely love the background made of old music notes paper. You remindes me I have lots of them waiting to be used finally! Love the soft and pastel colors you added to the vintage background and the 3D stars are amazing. Hugs, Marzena

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  5. Lovely wall hanging with stars and children. I like the neutral background, too.

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  6. I love the vintage lok and feel to this decor piece. Another hit Anna-Karin.

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  7. I love the vintage look to this Holiday tag. The stars are beautiful.

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  8. I adore the little child sitting on the star - that totally makes this brilliant, Anna-Karin! Great vintage feel going on too. Maura

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  9. You used this star die so beautifully! How creative to add the glitter inside! The color of blue looks great against the book page. Hugs, Autumn

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  10. You created such a beautiful decoration for your tree! The music baseboard is wonderful and I love that each of the children has their own star - perfect 😁. Wishing you a happy weekend! J 😊

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  11. What a beautiful decoration and knowing the size of that baseboard, you have packed so much wonderful detail into this project...it's perfect, Anna-Karin! :)

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  12. This is such a gorgeous holiday decor, Anna-Karin. The star embellishment on the background is so beautiful! :)

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  13. this is so adorable Anna-Karin, I'm in love with that cute little dude sitting on the star...hugs kath xxx

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  14. The way you did those dimensional stars is incredible! I admire the way you are always showcasing new ideas and techniques. Thank you for the steady flow of inspiration!

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  15. Love love love your silver stars! As always your design is absolutely stunning! love this! barbara

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  16. This is so pretty, Anna-Karin! Love the silver stars and the paper dolls are really cute. Hugs, Sandra

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  17. I love this color combo! The silver stars are awesome!

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