Hi everyone! I hope you had a fun weekend! We were busy with lots of fun stuff: a price-giving ceremony for a sports competition where we also got to meet a famous athlete, a soccer game (luckily without rain or snow!), some baking, bits of crafting and even a short visit to a second-hand store.
At the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Recycle challenge this week. I hope you will join us! And don't miss the project by our November guest designer Nikki Acton with her blog Addicted to Art.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. With Tim Holtz Patchwork Bird die.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCsLRn1WojQZz8kkVoAnnVrWhq8Lqw1c6J81HQQcUmpE8wv_TwgLV6ZBfnaKVBXqIoF_gGrgQu_BvJMxU2-50jxcaESan3_KCzKEQDcf1QoRVhXov8KgJwovQgf_XVQ9vKhURmZ0MGxnP/s1600/winter_bird_tutorial-Layers-of-ink.jpg)
I always enjoy recycle challenges, since it is such fun to use unusual surfaces and lots of bits and pieces. For my winter bird tag, I used plastic packaging, an old pair of jeans, a paper doily, a clothes tag, tiny bits of felt and a mix of pieces from a scrap box. I found an icecream box with scrap pieces from years ago, from projects I made in South Africa. There were even some items from my earliest papercrafting days. I was happy to find the doilies which I remember buying in a shop probably thirteen years ago. The clothes tag was also in that same box, and even the stamped ticket.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Emboss in the Confetti Hearts folder.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjnJ7Xgv_5Tw5AUBQdfIRkA1JG1hUvtTu6bw3VJ_sik7mE_j-MuGiU8KFh2nrhaWCYOL-AeDrVjO246-UOBTUtwiyVfXWZrjZpwLQ1PaYN9VxWRQz5BwrUsUAI_oaNWofLTWaTFcc_9Q1/s1600/winter_bird1.jpg)
Start by die cutting a tag from plastic packaging and emboss it in the Sizzix Confetti Hearts 3-D embossing folder.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Color with alcohol inks.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6G3rJjkPgLyO4vnPGIikZsCJahr5gFNafyv33y47nR1_pOENpeOFHRARCYiH83WrujT3cZCpnaI_hLvslyj9Xz57TrzM0Gm96Ks52wmAtkWjy_OhicniqEku5e4zgn_3jfAOkF4ARYVaF/s1600/winter_bird13.jpg)
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Die cut the bird from fabric.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAlhLjDZA9389Vmr4O1pLT0zavzM4kP9v56ZhCZpQ5XjqTXKhi2XXAdnVIVnVuF1QHwzHgO3c82dMTTD_dZ9ci42B_P3OSYo4FPuth3oWrHIkRCJLrEiTKvnkyzPRaYXa-kqVZTRSEted/s1600/winter_bird3.jpg)
The bird is die cut with Tim Holtz's new Patchwork Bird die. I die cut the base from watcolor paper and the rest of the pieces from tiny left-over pieces of felt, burlap and the leg from an old pair of jeans. I happened to find a bag with scrap fabric from when I was a teenager and the jeans leg came from a pair of jeans that I cut off to turn them into shorts. There were also a lot of pieces that I meant to use for scrunchies from the days when I used to make a ton of scrunchies. It is fun to see that they are in fashion again.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Tim Holtz Sizzix Patchwork Bird.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw98dTEbilbIYKdnKM_z_Ge8xKl4nBWpyln-qHYuiaXf0-yCK4YPrMRCFm1jnm4AeW1hLcTjNtpjobuxW8r9qAToGdA_bbILKMurHaeoNxRRyX-Hx2GygA2RHsd_uVM3g17AqlmzJLkeT/s1600/winter_bird4.jpg)
Glue the pieces to the bird.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqr1g0BZgwn6axrpP9ECsCT8hP2shKF0F69hj_N9loZCMXFiFdV7GEhkmKwH-p3MqQSBBM2BZpJLN7IKgZ-lj6VWjrTNc8ME-3w2qe0xR8inkUuE6guZny-F_nqcbAwQEo3ph8nymHZDbC/s1600/winter_bird5.jpg)
Here are some of the scrap items I picked out to use. I didn't use all of them, but most.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWbQ9EVuNNx9_TOtlqs8tGeBn7sPog_kn7duQ4Xj72BlLSB8ZeyJAn3uziL8dSeHPq5Z29mGaUQzkM8GbeSFAZCgHNpYx5dl48maNLd0Heg8GmTtlqJj1UcP6t-YpQ58wTrHE32-j7lmM/s1600/winter_bird6.jpg)
The clothes tag was stamped with snowflakes and Salty Ocean ink.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Fabric patchwork bird.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVysdgRrN8nj_GryPfsh2vmFgNVo5P01QGn7V7x44_ypJSusXaFXmoapjvX0lhyPXQWNPDnzjohk29oiC0yxdt-KwGhFNFZneLyZHgPp4WAs9yDi7zPGRZNECC8DdITZQUlEYn1K_p7kNF/s1600/winter_bird9.jpg)
I stitched the bird, to give it more of a patchwork look.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz77L_WLMN6u2c7WhcJOaDGUBzY7YDIhPzEpDpCD7SDQ1O-_Miib3mC0gI71xKym4B1SroBWwbaUi_u8lcvyRUDxu4nXc5Zo9yJJM_c-njUa-ZZrs7lcUxlHN0Yt8l8mI-9TmQhnH685wg/s1600/winter_bird7.jpg)
Here you can see the look of the embossed and inked tag.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_m18Zui7DIPTeysynE8RhDva48dZeTe7BE613w142nvvdT7rb3Xy69GJj4sobzwJgtgxig-tiOihanyG9X1vxkdhWpm1BUtSAv5-Tk7ls0xpDRdUeFNYiUOOeXwZmxG7WvzC4NTWP4A1/s1600/winter_bird8.jpg)
There is also a piece of an old book paper, another example of great recycling for craft projects. Recently, I read about the huge amount of books that are given to second-hand shops, but which are never sold, and have to be thrown away. I am happy to use some of them in my art instead.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YGex6dNmNEW1yGrRx8IkgNNV3Pm75d1B23YiOE2_awzq8zxWkg2b8baLxAr1mMCZ5OnN3yBZVrgEYIA6hMNkF9oegWlpD9xDu6Lj6sNmfDvISU2iJQ2MPFD5YIAQHcvthBTpqhAP7iWY/s1600/winter_bird11.jpg)
The ticket was stamped with Tim's Odds & Ends set, which is still a favorite set of mine, even though I stamped this particular ticket years ago.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Qj_cWHi6CIoNS8idUOA-M4I6McKxciQw9smVvxCaQMabDSknD4CzV7n3ZU9yBYjCfp5yZaPEfThlcsfvBQop4Rd7aDtMjZ-4XRJfRY2vJ2qFPCO6ee2kPuTvhREDjvXqzBJeBAQA8dPp/s1600/winter_bird12.jpg)
Joy was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Glitter Paper with the Joyful Frame die. I also used a piece of dyed lace and some cheese cloth, and Tim's Bouquet Flowers.
![Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Winter Bird Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLOsmMb2mI4_xVpA-rC8kumDPDJgvNW6magBaehDlSgvgp1L7wRu04mSReEffqPRyi1em0KpGX-Q8TqUom9sgjQS7jnmeC8JDEHhyphenhyphenS2m77fg8Q-wtxsL-NT4Q_6cr0_EkxuLgxV7bB_af/s1600/winter_bird_tutorial6-Layers-of-ink.jpg)
Here you can see what the tag looks like on a white background. You can also skip coloring the plastic tag, and keep the background transparent.
I hope you will join us this week in our Recycle 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 this patchwork birdie is wonderful! LOVE this tag, festive and original!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING!!! LOVE all the recycled elements!!
ReplyDeleteFun stuff!!!
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