Hello friends! I hope you had a good weekend! It was Mother's Day here yesterday, and Anton and I went to see Avengers: Endgame, had a bite to eat afterwords and took some fun photo-booth photos.
This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Frame It challenge. Don't miss the project by our May guest designer Ashley with her pretty blog She Is Crafty.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79_cNs4ZvyDuVAlHg4XLlEufiz03rugGDCvvceMTE50tQyDmmjObYCGcQrQO-l0dYMiqpz0vTLi45vTbwMF5veYcUtY9DcrjiTVMVXya8L6XuKAUR9GNt0CBAdv7xI4XiGsUUyq_0m8MR/s1600/cherish_panel1-Layers-of-ink.jpg)
I wanted to use one of Tim's Lace Baseboard Frames, and decided to frame a recent photo and mount it on a canvas panel. Here, I went for mainly soft and neutral colors with a few spots of red. The panel is 9.7 x 6.3 in.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Die cut Wildflower stems.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpzz2tdlnLLhRmJu0-bKhWDmSuIXHWtaEnZL_2B8PzixuBmFQkgnJjbNOlzL8RNImP9jyZuEUuDHnJsRzT2llhfcDL2mo4ddktIA_7xUIVXKBTF0XVThY7r-eLsAXc5vGHIkFHf9kOGl5/s1600/cherish1.jpg)
Start by die cutting the Wildflower Stems #2 from watercolor paper.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Watercolor the flowers.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyItQO7PES42ELfnSrukQa-jOdRNz-WKxZNb7nSDh6DTggEg7WRCrGcnQiFB6VzgltUXN_b91RqmKswIne_SKeneTv7gHsABhi7puWoeJIYIazQK9-uaG0gbxJ2ua_bnbV-o_svy0UpcS2/s1600/cherish3.jpg)
Watercolor them with Distress Ink, by first smearing the ink on a non-stick craft sheet and then misting with water. Pick the ink up with a paint brush.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9D3GnN8NyhV69kjeZVgLK50_IksU32x8HcQu-uZFQCIZB4K78ZlLpuil-y6WgM6PDV0O6mHo_CrNVc-hcBiLi6-JI8XMHIU-mif6vfOc3hUK1EKR3GD7Zq-W16iazDTuiOKY6qR015km/s1600/cherish2.jpg)
The panel was first coated with gesso and then painted with watered-down Distress Paints.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Stamp the background.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepvsulib4T6fiOWj7686DDrDEafsn2ualyMc4g33DBF3Op3bJFwacvVqQvlrg61PNZcdAHxJGnTiDE7wVpAgu23GtfAYGEOH9v2_cBcX8Vh_W0spAMQ1hbaef_QPmHcymqUHGokKY342H/s1600/cherish4.jpg)
When dry, I stamped it with the SSS You Matter Background stamp, which I like very much. And later also dry brushed some brown paint around the edges.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGS_ydRrB0c04IDnd7aFVyX3eRUpB6UMcs9WHQ0wdd3QVSz2cfOUc8pWYYUde1zzqM6bgwcrN5RPxpDqOFbGat8omcxFnpCuPN_qN8ENzOx_VraU0vNLiyLgmWyeyWscdFRfr9916Ff2e/s1600/cherish5.jpg)
It is easy to position the You Matter stamp so that some more important words stand out.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Evi-weKIU3pi022GNQ82dSj8OCbXIwuD8bgSLgnhOdrVZqeEZ6LRi6gYW8_FsQDMUP0ImsQ7UMBJbK2_wPE1otYe9gKUckiZeJkUUz42O63ux8Wgu7Lrt6nzxep8Ie73fOFhl5uwfwRI/s1600/cherish6.jpg)
Leave a bit of the paper white, as highlights.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzIG8ZaqhFVKzbSTm34LX3cD0NW7kA1gAhBY5DhlBFKqjorihcVoLiSplTUS38tP1oc_TtbO5gtAzKJUvGbs4HjFqdWBWnGDY9riF1c0SW95BIauJ3AK8601Kd52GVG66zqqt8cJ8zhSx/s1600/cherish7.jpg)
The sentiment was stamped with the SSS Love Messages set, and I also die cut a word from Schoolhouse Red paper, using Tim's Handwritten Love set. There is also a piece of Ruler Ribbon. I always had a thing for ruler-themed products.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Color the gumdrop heart.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP7868eP2ETZUZ9OyNNQ8SwGKmBXg0Pbww7HoKgELuB6RbcpLqbYoJgSHNwgibKypViciEkKPNWu-WCq22UOCMckebF1otO79ozDkScT4QR73hlGkun3ZQGF6z0j5XjLd6me9Q8lBimev/s1600/cherish9.jpg)
The Gumdrop Hearts were colored with Poppyfield alcohol ink.
![Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlpwhlvf8Bc9srEC3J9q1fIhyphenhyphenVDDA-20SGrGh6uLjKHq2CwJk7fB4PbEKoJleY0GWMi_qNTAgQXc9UUA4XlkHx2Nthm_8A-2DwJEPH6WIZjb5vhih-c7K8nOqW9lVe9oD3KuDZ4AOFRzj/s1600/cherish10.jpg)
Here you get a better look at the layers. There is one layer of watercolor paper embossed with the Courtyard folder and inked with Bundled Sage. Then there is a piece of kraft paper, followed by a piece of natural sticky-back canvas and, at the front, the pretty Lace Baseboard Frame.
I hope you will join us this week in our Frame 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.
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