Layers of ink: Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Party

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Party

Hi stampers! It is STAMPtember®, a month-long celebration of stamping at Simon Says Stamp, with inspiration, new products and lots of surprises. Today, I am happy to take part in a huge blog party to celebrate the Simon Says Stamp exclusive STAMPtember® release.

You can find the start of the blog part on the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog.

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The STAMPtember ® release is full of fantastic new stamps, dies, stencils, inks and paper products. So much! You can find it all here. I am also happy to have designed three of the products, namely these: Document It stamp set, Foxglove stamp set and the Ledger background stamp.

I also have a free gift for you. You will get the Large Happy Birthday die free with a purchase of $30 or more, if you use the code Q928NNU. It is valid until 9/2 at 11:59 PM EDT, and while supplies last. There are a whole bunch of codes that you can find among the party participants.

For today, I made an art journal page and a tag to share, with tutorials.

Layers of ink - Concentric Circles Art Journal Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The art journal page is full of color and is a celebration of or recent move. The awesome Printmaking Houses set was perfect for my theme. I also used the Concentric Doodle for the fun background. You can use the techniques for cards too of course.

Stamp the Concentric Doodle with embossing ink on watercolor paper and white emboss.

I used Scribble Sticks to watercolor the circles. You can draw with the sticks on the paper and then add water, but I picked the paint up with a paint brush instead.

After the first step, I decided I wanted a darker background and painted it with a black Scribble Stick. I dropped some water on the still moist paint to create cauliflowers.

Add another layer of color to the circles and then splatter heavily with the same shades. Dip the Scribble Stick in water and flick a paint brush against it. It is my favorite splatter technique.

Continue with some black splatters, especially on the darker areas.

The Printmaking Houses set is so clever. You stamp the houses in layers. I started with the colorful base. Simon Says Stamp has new inks coming out as a part of the STAMPtember® release, but I don't have them yet.

The continue with the window stamp and the roofs. If you use a stamp positioner like the Misti, you will get a more perfect result, but I like the slightly imperfect stamping. It also creates a shadow effect.

Finally stamp the outline stamp with Slate ink.

Cut the houses out. I used Label Tape as a road for my houses. 'Happy' comes from the Happy Poinsettia set.

The splatters are a combination of wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry, which gives a mix of splatters and great blending effects.

The colorful splatters stand out well on the dark background too.

More houses. My favorite are actually the ones where the stamping doesn't line up perfectly.

The title was die cut with the Archie Jr. Solid set.

And more color.

Layers of ink - Inky Poinsettia Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The next card is a Inky Poinsettia tag. My first Christmas project of the year. I used the Happy Poinsettia set, with which you can create great layering effects.

Start by cutting a tag from watercolor paper. I used the Crop-a-Dile Angle Corner Chomper to cut the upper corners. Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet and press the tag into the ink. Let dry, and repeat until you are happy with the look.

Ink the larger poinsettia with Distress Ink, mist with water about four times and stamp.

Repeat with more petals and leaves.

Stamp the flower center with Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink.

For more texture stamp the background here and there with the Crackle Background and Frayed Burlap ink.

Add some Scribble Stick splatters to the tag too, and ink the edges.

I didn't think the yellow center stood out enough on this flower and splattered extra yellow there.

Starting out with a tinted background is often easier than to ink or color around the flowers after stamping, and it is quicker too.

One of the flowers has deeper red shades.

This is my favorite of the three poinsettias.

Don't miss all the inspiration along the blog party. All the inks are available at the Simon Says Stamp Store blog. Throughout the month there will be surprises and scavenger hunts. Don't miss it!

There is also a s special STAMPtember® Gallery where you can find inspiration and add your own projects.

Here are all 91of the stops of the party.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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