Vintage Floral Tag Tutorial

Hi crafters! Vintage floral images are so pretty and today I made a tag featuring a floral stamp, together with a printed tissue paper background. If you don't want to make a tag, turn it into a card instead or use the techniques for an art journal page.

The sun is shining and we actually got a little bit of snow, to the boys great joy. They could go downhill on their sleds for the first time this winter.

 

This tag has a vintage feel to it because of the combination of papers, stamps and old buttons. Both the stamps and the papers are by Tim Holtz. You can use the colored pencil technique with many types of images.

I started out by covering a heavystock tag with Typography Collage Paper, wrinkling it a little bit. There is also a small piece from the Documented Collage Paper at the bottom of the tag. Add a layer of matte medium on the tag and place the paper into the medium. Then add a second layer of medium on top.

I decided to also add a layer of clear Gesso. You could skip the top layer of matte medium and go straight to the gesso instead. It will give tooth to the Distress Crayons in the next step.

Add color to the tag with Distress Crayons, smoothing them out with your finger.

Stamp a flower from Tim Holtz Illustrated Garden on one of his journal cards. Color it with colored pencils, also adding shading. I used Prismacolors.

 

Bring back some of the details with a black pen, giving it more of a hand-drawn look. Add highlights with a white gel pen.

When the tag was assembled, I decided to add a little crackle paste here and there around the edges. White paint was rubbed into the metallic embellishments.

I don't know if you can see it, but I used a Wink of Stella to give a light shimmer to the flowers. Here you can also see the shading better.

The collage paper background is almost too pretty to cover up. If you make a card, you can give it more space than what I had here.

I inked the edges of the journaling card and cut off a small piece on the right hand side, rounding the corners. I also drew grass for the plant, to ground it to the background. The sentiment stickers were sanded.

Years ago, I scored several bags of old buttons, recycled from clothing. I have had so much use for them and still have many left. Pierce holes and then stitch the buttons to the tag.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Vintage Vehicles Box

Hello crafters! Today I have a gift box tutorial with a vintage transportation theme to share with you, including stamping, inking and masking. The box can easily be turned into any theme and you it can also become an art block instead of a box.

The Eileen Hull Inspiration Team is sharing projects made with Eileen's Chapter 1 release this month. Don't miss all the inspiration!

We have a birthday coming up soon, and I made this box for Leo, so that he can keep some of his tiny vehicles in it. He loves vehicles, so the theme was easy to pick. The box was made with Eileen's Gift Box w/Scallop Edges die, which makes a 3.8 x 3.8 in box. I didn't want the box to have any lose parts that could fall off, so it is all just one layer, except for the extra decorative closure flap.

Die cut two box parts from mat board. Mat board is a wonderful surface, very sturdy and it takes inks and paint beautifully. You need to use the Extended Cutting Pads, since this is an XL die, but it fits perfectly in an ordinary Big Shot or Vagabond. Stamp with Tim Holtz transportation stamps. The airplane comes from Warehouse District and the other three from Travel Ways.

Color the images with colored pencils. I used Prismacolors.

Stamp them again on Simon Says Stamp masking paper, cut out and place over the images.

Use another piece of masking paper to mask out the sky and create a horizon line. Ink with Distress Ink and an in-blending tool.

Continue masking and inking, until you have created simple landscapes.

Before removing the masking paper, mist with water and water drops. Dab off the water with a paper towel.

When dry, stamp sentiments, borders and a craze texture on the background. I stamped with Archival Ink Potting Soil and Manganese Blue.

Assemble the box with a strong adhesive. One of the reasons for why I stamped the Ornate Trim borders, was that I placed the masking paper a bit skewed on this side. The border stamp hides the mistake.

Sand the edges to reveal the white of the mat board.

I added some more color to the train after taking the photos, since I discovered that there were white areas while taking the photos.

Just the little bit of color adds personality to the car. Even though this stamp is pretty solid, you now get the impression that it is a turquoise car and not a black car.

I always liked this ship stamp and have used it quite a few times before. 

For the top of the box, I used the label that is a part of the die. It was stamped, inked and sanded. The alphabet stamps are from Tim's Tall Text set.

For more inspiration with the Gift Box w/Scallop Edges die, check out my Forest Photo Block.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Eileen Hull Sizzix Gift Box w/Scallop Edges XL die.

Sing Art Journal Page

Hello crafters! Today I am sharing an art journal page done with stamping, watercolors, colored pencils and some die cutting. It is 6 x 6 in and can very easily be turned into a card instead. 

We had a fun weekend with a bowling birthday party, which everybody enjoyed and which was so easy to arrange. All I had to do was to make the booking and send out invitations. The kids had a great time, and it is a big thing when your age suddenly needs two numbers, instead of one. 

This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have an Inspired By Music theme. Fun! Don't miss the last project by our February guest designer Christina, with her blog Rosso Papavero. 

My eye fell on this stamp when I started on my project. I used only the sentiment a while ago. It's such a great stamp and perfect for a music theme. The page was done in my Dina Wakley White Journal, which consists of very heavyweight cotton-rag paper. You can use ordinary watercolor paper instead too.

Start by splattering some Distress Resist Spray on a page, while protecting the opposite page.

When the resist spray is dry, paint the page with watercolors. As you can see, the resist splatters, resist the paint. When the paint is dry, you can use a slightly moist cloth to remove even more paint from the splatters.

Sponge white paint through a stencil to add texture. This is Tim's Cargo stencil.

Stamp the image from Tim Holtz Winged Things 1 on heavystock paper.

Color with colored pencils. I used Prismacolors.

The hot-air balloon comes from Tim's Tiny Things set, and the heart is Tall Sketch Heart by Memory Box. It was die cut from SSS glimmery paper.

The gramophone comes from Tiny Things 2, and so does the music notes. As you can see, I added a rough shadow with a black pencil, to ground the elements to the background.

When the Distress Resist Spray splatters are large, they sometimes get crackles, which is a cool effect.

Sing was die cut with the SSS Archie Jr Solid, from white glitter paper, partly since I had used the same glitter paper on the opposite page.

I hope you will join us this week in our Inspired by Music 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.

Don't forget to follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram, they post great stuff daily. 

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Panda Shaker Card

Hello friends! Today I have a shaker card tutorial to share with you, with three very cute pandas. Shaker cards will always bring a smile to the recipient and they are also such fun to make.

Both boys have their birthday in February, and I can't believe we now have a ten-year old and soon a five-year old in the house. Leo loves pandas and I made this card for him.

Leo has a sweet habit of saying 'today is the best day since it is Monday/Friday/we will go to the play ground/we will build transformers/he will cycle, and many other reasons', which is a pretty good way of looking at life. That's why I was extra happy to find a sentiment stamp with this exact expression. One big heart and lots of small ones, made with a die and a stencil. Change the colors and use a different animal to create this card in other themes. It is 6 x 6 in.

Start by die cutting the Whittle Panda from Poppy Stamps three times, from watercolor paper.

I colored the panda by picking up black pigment directly from a Scribble Stick. You can also use ordinary watercolor paint, or Distress Ink.

For the background, I smeared texture paste through the Memory Box Drifting Hearts stencil, also on watercolor paper.

When the paste was dry, I die cut the Memory Box Happy Heart Collage from the center of the paper.

Mist the paper with Twisted Citron and Cracked Pistachio Distress Spray Stain. Pick up the mist from some of the hearts with a paper towel, so that they look lighter than the background.

Cut a piece of acetate and adhere behind the window, first adding the panda that peeks out. Add foam tape around the heart and a pile of Tim Holtz mica flakes in the middle. You can also use sequins, glitter or beads. Place a second piece of acetate on top.

The whole panel was adhered to the background folded cardstock with foam tape. As a final touch, I glued some Simon Says Stamp sequins to the card. Leo loves to find sequins on my desk and on the floor. Like finding little treasures.

These little pandas are so cute.

The sentiments come from the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Birthday set.

The mica flakes glitter very much in the shaker window and they are fun to shake around.

 If the card lies flat, the entire window can almost be covered in mica flakes.

Thank you so much stopping by here blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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