Monday, May 27, 2019

Cherish Flower Panel

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Leave a bit of the paper white, as highlights.

Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

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.

The Gumdrop Hearts were colored with Poppyfield alcohol ink.

Layers of ink - Cherish Mixed Media Panel by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

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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Thank you so much for stopping by here today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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6 comments:

  1. Fabulous canvas Anna-Karin :-) the photo is so cute, you and Leo are gorgeous and I love the frame and flowers, everything is so pretty :-) Happy memory :-)

    Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day and I hope you have a great week!
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Your projects are always amazing, and this one isn't an exception!! Wow!! Love so much all the textures and the colours!! It's a fabulous canvas to keep your sweet memory! Very inspiring work of Art!

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  3. This will be a family treasure! That is a wonderful photo of you two! I love how you frames it with words and flowers, Anna-Karin. hugs, Maura

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  4. Beautiful and the layers of inks and bits are just fabulous!!

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  5. What a wonderful framed piece Anna-Karin (your son is adorable!). Sounds like you and Anton had a lovely time together.

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  6. Just lovely - the layered frames draw the eye inward to that fabulous photo, and the wildflowers are charming as an extra framing feature.
    Alison x

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