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Hi all and welcome to my blog! I am sorry for being a couple of hours late with my Simon Says Stamp Monday post, but we just arrived back from a cabin at the sea. My post was ready to go, but when I edited a small thing on my phone this morning, my phone somehow deleted the entire post. Not fun! We had a lovely time at the sea though with lots of swimming and fun outings.
This week we have a special even at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, namely a
Christmas In July Blog Hop!
We are showcasing the fabulous Tim Holtz Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in, but I think most, if not all, of us have at least one of his products in your supplies so please use them.
The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp have been busily packing 4 surprise Christmas gift boxes for 4 lucky entrants!
All you have to do is hop around all the stops along the way and find where the hidden gifts are, leaving comments along the way AND you must enter the challenge to be eligible to win.
All winners will be chosen randomly from the comments on the blogs with the hidden gifts. Good Luck to everyone! The Design Team is looking forward to seeing your Christmas makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!
You should have arrived here from the wonderful Andrea, if not then you may need to start at the beginning on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog .
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I decided to make a kraft tag this week and to use colored pencils, which is a technique I haven't done in a while. I liked the resulting vibrant colors on the neutral kraft background. I used four different stamp sets by Tim Holtz for the tag.
Baubles from Tim Holtz's Festive Sketch were stamped on the tag.
Then I used Prismacolors pencils to color it, adding white to lighten the areas where I wanted highlights.
Since the stamped image have a sketch look, I also added some lines with a black marker, to make them look even more sketchy.
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The shadow was done with a grey and a black pencil.
The entire background was stamped with Tim Holtz's dot matrix stamp and Ranger's white pigment ink. I wanted a snowy and textured effect.
I pricked holes to hang the baubles with silver thread. There are also some mirrored stars.
On the metallic areas, I used a silver pencil and then added some Stickles.
I used a sentiment from Tattered Christmas and also stamped the border with a pretty stamp from the Ornate Trims stamp set. It was colored with the same pencils used for the baubles.
From here you need to go to the very creative Barbara for more fabulous Christmas Inspiration.
Hop List
Anna-Karin (you are here)
So now it's YOUR turn to get out your inks, paints and all things arty and start Christmas creating! We are looking forward to seeing what you make! I hope you will be able to join us! You have until next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.
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So beautifully done! I am inspired to take out my colored pencils right now. Beautiful shading and shaping. Thank you, Anna-Karin!!
ReplyDeleteLove love this one! I love your creativity!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! I love your colorful adormnets on the soft neutral background. Amazing tag!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag Anna-Karin :-) your colouring on Kraft is fabulous and I love the CAS design of this, simply stunning! :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a lovely time at the beach! Enjoy your trip!! :-)
Merry Christmas! ;-)
luv
Lols x x x
AAh cabin at sea sounds fabulous ...I love your kraft tag, I think krafts is so cool for a vintage look... your color pencil work is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love your tag!!! I like ve the bright colours on the kraft tag!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dimension on your tag. You always are so artistic in your projects. Thank you for sharing your great ideas and being a part of the blog hop. This is very fun.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Can’t wait to try my Christmas in July project. It will make me so happy to have a couple tags done now!!!
ReplyDeleteThe colored pencils really do pop against that kraft background. I love how cheerful this is with all the vibrant colors.
ReplyDeleteAnna-Karin this tag is just delightful! I love that you colored the stamps with the prismacolors, the look is so perfect with the sketch style. This tag is something I think I would like to try! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! The colored pencils on the craft colored card stock is stunning!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of colored pencil on kraft! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI need to learn to use my colored pencils! This is just gorgeous on kraft paper!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great set of stamps and a fantastic way of highlighting them with your colored pencils!
ReplyDeleteLove this tag... The ornaments are one of my favorite stamp sets for Christmas... love the use of the mirrored stars as well.. thank you !
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting such an inspirational tag and process Anna. Such beautifully created festive detail and colours in your ornaments 🌟♥️🌟♥️🌟
ReplyDeleteI sure hope that whoever receives this beauty will appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteIt's so lovely.
Fabulous Tag!! I love the Kraft colouring and your pretty design. The composition is perfect. x
ReplyDeleteThese look really cool! :) Love how you did your coloring.
ReplyDeleteLove your fabulous coloring!!
ReplyDeleteBeverly Jordan
@jordanbev5 on IG
Found the gift box. Really love how 3D your ornaments look.
ReplyDeleteSimply perfect! I love this tag! I really like the "charcoal" effect on Christmas ornaments!
ReplyDeleteOh Anna-Karin ...this tag is so beautiful and the coloring is perfect! Christmas vibes all the way!!! ❤
ReplyDeleteThis is the perfect Christmas tag! You have definitely inspired me to take out my long neglected Prismacolors. Thank you:)
ReplyDeleteWow, Anna-Karin! Your coloring on these baubles is magnificent! The ornaments really pop off that kraft background! Thank you for your inspiration! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! That will be the highlight of the gift.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag! Beautifully coloured images and fabulous details!
ReplyDeleteThe pencil coloring on neutral kraft background is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteIt seems all drawn freehand and this makes this wonderful tag!
This reminds me a little of "the grinch" and I LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteStunning tag.
ReplyDeleteToni xx
I love the antique look of your tag, well done.
ReplyDeleteI just luv the look of colored pencils on kraft. sorry you lost your first blog post :)
ReplyDeleteGreat tag and I love the stamp set you used.
ReplyDeleteThese really pop against the kraft background! Love it.
ReplyDeleteWOW this is brilliant, what a great tag, love seeing its progression from start to finish, Hazelx
ReplyDeleteLovely tag. I like the use of kraft paper.. The ornaments look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful Anna-Karin, your colouring on those lovely ornaments is fabulous, thanks so much for sharing your process! Deb xo
ReplyDeleteAwesome tag!! thanks for sharing XX
ReplyDeleteI love your ornament tag! Beautiful coloring. Thanks for showing us how you did it!
ReplyDeleteVery nice tags love the coloring. Getting me in the Christmas crafting mood!
ReplyDeleteThe Kraft really works well with these retro look stamps.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tag, love the kraft and coloring, but the dotted background brings it all together. Nice work. Glad you had a lovely time at the sea!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, very inspirational ....
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS tag!! Love everything on it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous tag, your coloring on kraft is gorgeous and I love dotty background!
ReplyDeleteAnna-karin this is gorgeous
ReplyDeleteLove your tag - very inspiring:)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Those ornaments looks so pretty.
ReplyDeleteLove these ornaments and their colors!!!
ReplyDeleteYour tag's beautiful. The pencils look great on kraft card, I love the effect.
ReplyDeleteI love the soft vintage look of your tag and those colored pencils look great!
ReplyDeleteI love this tag, so inpirational!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag!
ReplyDeleteLovely. Simple, and yet, not so simple. Thanks for the coloring tips. Thanks for sharing. Hugs, Debi
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty tag! I love those ornaments... the coloring looks amazing on the Kraft paper. The stars are the perfect embellishments!
ReplyDeleteYour tag is gorgeous! I love the beautiful ornaments, and your colouring is amazing! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Tag.... I love the bright colors and lovely accents you have added.
ReplyDeleteSuper fun tag love those ornaments. very vintage look to the tag.
ReplyDeleteChristmas tags are so fun! I really need to get into the spirit and this blog hop has really inspired me to get moving!
ReplyDeleteWow, those ornaments are stunning! Love your colouring.
ReplyDeleteHi Anna-Karin! Sorry it's been so long since I dropped by to see your incredible work. Love your coloring on these ornaments. I bet it was fun to just sit down and color them. Beautiful shading. And what a great stamp ... Tim's Dot Matrix. Perfect on this holiday tag. This silver accents (love the thread you used to hang the ornaments!) make this tag so festive. You are well on your way with your Christmas tags this year! Hugs -- Mary Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteYou have colored these gorgeous ornaments to perfection! So beautiful and loving the complete design! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag, Anna-Karin! I love how you've colored the ornaments, they look awesome! hugs, Maura
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ReplyDeleteTrudy Neumann - TrudysARK.1@yahoo.com
Your tag is gorgeous. I love to color... And these bright colors on this are wonderful.Great job.
I love the way the beautiful ornaments pop off the kraft. Gorgeous tag!
ReplyDeleteGreat folksy-artsy vibe!
ReplyDeleteI never knew a tag can look so good. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove this tag - the colouring on kraft looks fab!
ReplyDeleteHelen x
This tag is very beautiful, and the tutorial too! Thank you very much!
ReplyDeleteSuper kraft tag, Anna-Karin, love simple design - three baubles and beautifully coloured with pencils.. fantastic
ReplyDeleteSo artsy!! Great tag Anna-Karin!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag - your colouring is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWonderful tag! You did a great job colouring too!
ReplyDeleteWonderful tag and so festive! I adore how you colored the border, fantastic! barbaraj
ReplyDeletestunning tag Anna-Karin, the pencils really do make the baubles look so life like against the kraft background, hugs kath xxx
ReplyDeleteFabulous tag, Anna-Karin! Love the colorful ornaments on the kraft! So pretty! Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteYour tag is absolutely beautiful and very festive! I love it!!I love Christmas in July too!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day,
Migdalia
Crafting With Creative M
I love your tag!! The ornaments are awesome against the kraft tag!
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