Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial

Hi everyone!! I have a DIY storage tutorial to share with you today, made for the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team. I used dies from Eileen's new Sizzix Book Club collection.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

When I first saw the Card Box, Planner Storage & Organizer Scoreboards die, I thought it would make a perfect storage for minibooks, and specifically for Pixi-children's books. These illustrated little books have been published in Sweden since 1955 and more than 60 million copies have been sold. Most of them contain great stories and I still have a whole stack from my own childhood. They are very cheap and can be found at many different places. But this storage container can of course be used for lots of other mini books, scrap papers, tags, stickers or anything else that you can think of. 

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Start by die cutting the Card Box, Planner Storage & Organizer Scoreboards die from mat board. You need four of these.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The holders are very easy to assemble. You just fold in at the score lines and first attach the short side piece. Then glue the base to the bottom. I used hot glue. If you want to make a larger container, just add more holders.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Glue the holders together. This time I used white glue and placed them under a heavy book to dry.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

To get a finished look and to get a nice smooth surface to work on, I decided to glue a piece of matboard to the back and to the front of my minibook holder.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Coat everything with gesso.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

I decided to do an ombre look on my holder, but you can of course use any colors. Place a stencil on top and randomly wipe off some of the paint.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

I wanted another pattern and sponged white paint through a StencilGirl stencil.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

You can add any images or die cuts to your holder, but I decided to go with some wild animals in combination with words, letters, birds and stars. The animals come from the StencilGirl Born to be Wild Animals stencil by Jessica Sporn, and the stamps are a mix of Darkroom Door and Tim Holtz.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Die cut labels, words and flowers using the Floral Arch & WordsBookplates, Hinges & Labels and Bookmark, Tag & Pocket sets. I used Kaisercraft Story Book papers. Stamp a title with alphabet stamps and a sentiment with a Darkroom Door stamp (I love this sentiment).

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Ink the edges of the label.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The label was glued to the back of the holder, adding floral arches, words and flowers around it. Add a label over the title, to make it stand out.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The label was painted with the same paints used on the background and sanded slightly when dry. I also sanded the edges of the holder a little.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

You can use any sentiment here, it all depends on what you what to store in your holder.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

You might not be able to see it so well, but the stencilled images were done in black with a tiny bit of white mixed in here and there, to give it a more varied look.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The three arched sentiments come from Tim's Noble Gent set and the lovely flying birds are by Darkroom Door.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

I also decorated the front of the holder, with a sentiment from the Born to be Wild Animals stencils, and more stamping.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

These flowers are so cute, and you can layer and make dimensional flowers if you want to. I kept the embellishments flat on this project since the kids are going to handle it, and dimensional flowers don't do well in their little hands.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Here's a look from the top with the books placed into the holder. I organised them according to topic.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The running zebra looks so happy. 

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with StencilGirl Born to be Wild Animals

Here you might be able to see that the stenciling is done in black and grey

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

You could also decorate the holder by covering it with your favorite patterned paper, which would make for a quicker project. For a version using only one compartment, check out my Mini Magazine Holder.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson Pixi book storage

I hope you enjoyed this post. I had such fun making this holder and always enjoy making my own storage pieces. We have lots more of these little books, so I am thinking of letting Anton decorate a couple of additional holders on his own.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:


* Please note: the links are affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you.



Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Card Box, Planner Storage & Organizer
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Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Floral Arch & Words
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Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Bookplate, Hinges & Label
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Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Bookmark, Tag & Pocket
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Sizzix Little Sizzles - 6
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StencilGirl BORN TO BE WILD ANIMALS 9x12 Stencil
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Darkroom Door AFRICAN TREES
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Darkroom Door BOOKWORM
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Tim Holtz NOBLE GENT
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Tim Holtz ROCK STAR
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Tim Holtz SCHOOL DESK
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Tim Holtz ADVENTURE BEGINS
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Hero Arts Stamps BASIC LOWERCASE LETTERS
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Kaisercraft STORY BOOK 6.5 x 6.5
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Dina Wakley Ranger EVERGREEN
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Dina Wakley Ranger LIME
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Dina Wakley Ranger LEMON
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Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE
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Dina Wakley Ranger BLACK
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Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO
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Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MOWED LAWN
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON
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Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (White & Gray)
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Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair (Purple w/Silver Glitter)
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Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Extended, 1 Pair
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Sizzix Accessory - Multipurpose Platform, Standard
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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS
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Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS
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Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE
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Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET 15 X 18
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Aleene's ACID FREE TACKY GLUE
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Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium MATTE
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Stencils: StencilGirl: Screw Heads Mini (Andrew Borloz), Grid Outline 4 x 4 (Mary Beth Shaw).

Monday, January 29, 2018

Layered Shaker Card Tutorial

Hi friends! It is Monday again and I hope you had a good weekend. We had a lot of sports related activities for Anton this weekend, but at least one of the mornings were quiet. My least favorite part of school mornings is the rush of getting out of the door in time.



This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Resist It theme. Don't miss the last project by our creative January guest designer, Amber Sheaves.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Resist techniques are some of my favourite techniques. They often have great results and are sometimes a little unpredictable, which I like. There are also so many different resist techniques. This week, I decided to use Ranger's Distress Micro Glaze together with an Impresslits folder by Sizzix to create a shaker card. I hadn't done a shaker card in a really long time and it was a lot of fun. The shaker itself has several different layers, which you will see better in the step below.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with a Sizzix Impresslits folder

I used the Bohemian Heart Impresslits folder. The Impresslits folders embosses and die cuts at the same time. The embossing folder has a built in die, so you don't need to worry about lining anything up. It makes it very quick and easy to get this intricate look. The folder is by Courtney Chilson. I used watercolor paper.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Apply a thin layer of Distress Micro Glaze over the embossed areas, using your finger. You only need a little, and don't worry about getting it perfect.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Distress Spray Stain

Mist the paper with Distress Spray Stain, or use another waterbased product. The ink won't stick to the areas with glaze.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Mist another piece of paper with Candied Apple and a little Pearl Mica Spray. When dry, die cut with the brand Shiny Hearts SSS die, from the brand new Love release. Plan approximately where to place the die by putting the die cut heart panel on top. I also die cut some Clipping Hearts from left-over misted red paper and used on the front of the card.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

I was sure that I had taken a photo of the stamped acetate, but I seem to have forgotten. Stamp Clearly for Art Modeling Film or acetate with a text stamp and Cotton White Stazon ink. I used the Texture Iron Orchid stamp by Prima. Tape it behind the window and add foam tape strips all around. Place sequins, micro beads and mica flakes inside. Glue die cut Clipping Hearts to the red misted paper and adhere behind the shaker. You need to add a small piece of acetate behind the small die cut heart too, to prevent things from falling out.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

The layers of stamped acetate, sequins, beads and mica, and die cuts glued to and die cut from the background gives an interesting look to the shaker.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

The Clipping Heart were die cut from shimmery Brite-Ons paper by Sizzix.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Ranger Distress Micro Glaze

The small heart die cut from the background, lets the SSS White Diamond Glimmery cardstock used for the cardbase show through.

Layers of ink - Layered Valentines Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

The resist effect from the Distress Micro Glaze is pretty random and gives great texture to the background, at the same time as it makes the patterns in the embossing folder more visible.

I hope you will join us this week in our Resist It 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 next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.




Don't forget to follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram, they post great stuff daily. 




Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.





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

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies

* Please note: the links are affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you.

Sizzix BOHEMIAN HEART Impresslits Cut and Emboss Folder
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Simon Says Clear Stamps THOUGHTFUL MESSAGES
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Simon Says Stamp SHINY HEARTS
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Simon Says Stamp CLIPPING HEART
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Prima Marketing TEXTURE Iron Orchid
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Tim Holtz DISTRESS MICRO GLAZE
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Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain CANDIED APPLE
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Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain SPICED MARMALADE
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Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain TATTERED ROSE
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Ranger WENDY VECCHI Designer Mica Sprays
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Stampendous PEARLIZED Mica Fragments
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Simon Says Stamp MOONSHINE CONFETTI
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Cosmic Shimmer ICED CRYSTALS Glitter Jewels
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Simon Says Stamp Cardstock GLIMMERY WHITE DIAMOND
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Sizzix BRITE-ONS 6x6 Shimmery Paper
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Tim Holtz 8.5 X 11 DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK
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Wendy Vecchi Modeling Film CLEAR CLEARLY FOR ART
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Tsukineko Stazon COTTON WHITE
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Ranger Archival Ink JET BLACK
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology LACE Trimmings
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology CLIPPINGS Stickers
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Ranger ADHESIVE FOAM WHITE
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Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium MATTE
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Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE
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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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Tim Holtz Tonic Craft MINI SNIPS
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT PAPER TRIMMER
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun CAT 085
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3M Scotch ATG 0.25 Inch GOLD REFILL TAPE Adhesive 36 Yards Acid Free
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Hero Arts Rubber Stamp SMALL BLOCK TRIO CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCKS CL082
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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Signs of Spring Notebook Tutorial

Hi everyone! The sun is shining and all the snow that we had disappeared in one day. My walk yesterday partly consisted of wading through deep slush, but today, it feels like spring instead. I am happy to have another tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp Store blog, and it is a springtime project, although you could easily change the theme.

Layers of ink - Signs of Spring Notebook Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Here's a little peek of the project. I made a little notebook in which I will document signs of spring this year, with space for both text and sketches. The covers are Tim Holtz's Salvaged Baseboards, and I also used his Flower Jar stamps and dies.

You can find the full stepped out tutorial and lots of close-ups on the Simon Says Stamp Store blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin


Monday, January 22, 2018

Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial

Hi friends and welcome to my blog today! Did you have a good weekend? We finally got some proper snowfall and it has been cold. Few things are as beautiful as a sunny winter day when the branches of the trees are covered in snow. The kids have had such fun playing in the snow, and I took a magical walk yesterday along a lake.


This week we have a Tag It theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Don't miss the project by our January guest guest designer Amber Sheaves.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Dina Wakley stamps

For some years, I have always done an art journal page welcoming the new year, and here is this year's version. The page consists of tags in different sizes, stamped with Dina Wakley stamps and watercolored with Scribble Sticks. I also added quite a lot of words. The page was done in my Dina Wakley Media Journal, on one of the canvas pages. I colored the page by wetting it with water and scribbling Scribble Sticks on top.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

I started by cutting tags of random size from a piece of watercolor paper. I love the We R Memory Keepers Angle Corner Chomper, because it makes it so easy to do your own tags.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Stamp the tags with a variety of stamps. I used stamps from the Positive Women, Scribbly Birds in Flight, Scribbly Small Birdies, and All the Gals.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

To color the stamps, I simply picked up pigment from the tip of Scribble Sticks with a wet paint brush. You can blend the colors directly on the paper. The background was done with the black crayon, using a lot of water to make it grey.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

When the tags were dry, I stamped words and sentiments here and there, repeating some of them more than once.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Finally, I splattered some black crayon on the tag, by wetting the tip of the crayon and flicking a paint brush against it.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

I messed up the stamping of this sentiment and had to add the 'S' by hand.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

For tag toppers, I folded over a piece of thin Design Tape.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

The tags were adhered to the page with double sided tape, but I also added some staples for an additional effect. There are also Clippings Stickers, for even more words.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

I just love the look of this sweet bird from the Scribbly Small Birdies set. The branch was painted and scribbled.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

The title was die cut with Tim Holtz Broadway XL alphabet die.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

More Clippings Stickers, and a die cut arrow.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks

You can use a lot of different types of images like this on tags, and they don't always have to fit completely on the tag.

Layers of ink - Scribble Sticks Journal Page Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Finally, the last tag. I love the look of this flying bird.

I hope you will join us this week in our Tag It 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 next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.





Don't forget to follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram, they post great stuff daily. 




Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.





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

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies

* Please note: the links are affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you.


Dina Wakley Ranger MEDIA JOURNAL
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Dina Wakley Ranger SCRIBBLE STICKS
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Dina Wakley POSITIVE WOMEN
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Dina Wakley SCRIBBLY SMALL BIRDIES
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Dina Wakley SCRIBBLY BIRDS IN FLIGHT
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Dina Wakley SCRIBBLY WOMEN
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Dina Wakley ALL THE GALS
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Tim Holtz Sizzix BROADWAY ALPHA
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Tim Holtz Sizzix Die ARTFUL ARROWS
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology CLIPPINGS
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology VINTAGE
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology FRENCH
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 CLASSIC KRAFT STOCK
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Tim Holtz 8.5 X 11 DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK
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We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER Angle
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We R Memory Keepers CROP-A-DILE
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Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium MATTE
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Ranger TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS Archival Mixed Media Palette
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT PAPER TRIMMER
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Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER
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3M Scotch ATG 0.25 Inch GOLD REFILL TAPE
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER
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Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET 15 X 18
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Hero Arts Rubber Stamp SMALL BLOCK TRIO CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCKS
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Hero Arts Rubber Stamp CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK
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