Hello friends! We are home after having had a wonderful time visiting my family. We spent time in a cabin at the sea, built sand castles, collected shells, went for walks, did a lot of different outings, some watercolor painting, took a ton of photos, went to a combined zoo/amusement/water park, went to one big and one small island, and swam in lakes and in the sea. The weather was warm (too warm some days) and sunny the whole time, and yesterday we had our first rainy day since the beginning of May. I took a lovely walk in the rain.
This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Sprinkles and Splatters theme. I hope you can join us and don't forget to check out the beautiful project by our August guest designer Anne Redfern.
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The theme made me think of the sea, water and splatters and I also used different splatters on the page. I like having some pages in my art journals that are clearly seasonal, and when looking through a journal it makes me remember the time and season when I made the page. So here is a super summery page. We didn't see any palm trees on this holiday, but I thought it was fun to use those stamps any way, symbolising a relaxing time at the beach. I used stamps and dies from Simon Says Stamp Friendly Frolic and Good Vibes releases.
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On a piece of watercolor paper, white emboss the background scenic stamp from the Surf's Up set. I cut the paper so that it would fit into my Small Creative Journal, but you can of course use a bigger or smaller paper, or make a card instead.
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Use the coordinating Surf's Up die set to die cut a circle from SSS Masking Paper. Also, die cut the word 'happy' from the masking paper. Adhere to the watercolor paper. I smeared a little Distress Micro Glaze around the circle.
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Mist the page with Distress Spray Stain. I wanted a sandy look at the bottom and water/sky for the top. Mist quite far above the paper to create a splattered look.
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Remove the masks. I particularly like the look of the word.
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Stamp images from Surf's Up on watercolor paper. All except the towel were stamped with black ink.
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Smear Distress Inks on a craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush. Watercolor the images. Die cut three clouds from SSS White Diamond glimmery cardstock. Die cut the colored images with the coordinating dies.
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Smear more Distress Ink on the craft sheet and watercolor the scenic background. The wavy parts in the foreground can be both water and beach, and the half circle that I turned into a big sun, can also be a tropical island.
![Layers of ink - Mist, ink and splatters tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with SSS Friendly Frolic](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxsBOKUkIkE19sukhrPujP78oIecD-8xH0ePr8bjUkYv4D1144IVJXmKyvQysMn28dw8MVGyfjjlSZsO8aJXjtyGguGzN4xBCJxajKP4K7cCi3FmofStuhu9mHG8xSi3tbaja5tPjdTZd/s1600/summer8.jpg)
I have a thing for small sentiment stamps and these from the Tabbed Sentiments set are great and so versatile. They coordinate with the Simple Tabs die set, but quite a few also fit perfectly on the little clouds.
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Splatter some white paint on the background - do this before stamping the background with sentiments - but because I forgot, I simply covered up the words with pieces of paper to avoid splattering paint on them.
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Die cutting words or shapes from masking paper is a fun technique which gives a great result. You can also use it with ink or paint.
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The cloud die is also from the Surf's Up set. Clouds are a fun element to add to scenes.
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I am seeing lots of future uses for this scenic background, reaching beyond seascapes and beach scenes. Stamp it with black ink for a different look.
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You can see the effect of the Distress Micro Glaze that I smeared around the circle here. I could have added a bit more. I really like this sentiment stamp.
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Let the inks mix and blend into each other when watercoloring and leave some areas white for highlights.
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The buckets are so cute. Our favorite beach has perfect sand castle building sand.
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I forgot to color the beak of these funny little birds.
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Another great sentiment from the Tabbed Sentiments set.
I hope you will join us this week in our Sprinkles and Splatters 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.
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Oh my goodness, I love this Anna-Karin! the whole beach scene is fabulous and I love your watercoloring!! ❤️ GORGEOUS!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you had a great trip! it sounds awesome!! :-)
I loved the pic of the 'big duck' haha, still smiling :-D
luv
Lols x x x
Oh wow Anna-Karin, even though I have been complaining about the heat here, I would still love to be whisked away to the absolutely gorgeous tropical beach scene you created! The colours are incredible! I love this. Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteThe joy of summer by the sea comes across in these sand and sea splatters love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so nice summer scene, I miss the sea a lot since I haven't started my holidays yet! Love the simply background sprayed with this color mix. The central element is so cool and colorful. Happy Summer! Hugs, Marzena
ReplyDeleteI wish your card would come up to post when I try to pin it, instead of a flashing Simon says logo. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Jacki, thank you for your comment and for letting me know. I don't know why you get the logo when you try to pin the project. How weird and of course annoying. If I click on the red 'P' circle in the upper left corner of an image, Pinterest pins that image for me, not the logo. Are you using a computer, tablet or phone - maybe it is a problem with a Pinterest app. I will look around a little to see what might cause it. / Anna-Karin
DeleteWonderful scene in your art journal, Anna-Karin, and it looks like it will bring good memories each time you look back at it. Love the colorful little birds on the beach, and my favorite part is the center sunset, with the gorgeous rich colors!! hugs, Maura
ReplyDeleteWOW! How fun, Anna-Karin!
ReplyDeleteThe splatter background really allows your middle scene to POP!
*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!
This is fabulous Anna-Karin ~ what a fun page and I love how you've incorporated so much colour and detail into this scene! I love it... :)
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful beach scene you have created Anna-Karin, love the bright colours you used to make everything pop off the page, hugs kath xxx
ReplyDeleteWow...this is such a fun and stunning creation, Anna-Karin. Love the delightful colors and the layout is awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing project Anna-Karin! I love your skill to create beautiful scen! Fabulous! Barbara
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely beach scene, Anna-Karin! So full of fun elements, that I wish I was at the beach too! Hugs, Sandra
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