Monday, January 17, 2022

Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial

Hello stampers! I hope your weekend was good! We were lucky to see the northern lights this weekend, which is rare where we live. I have only seen them once in my life before, when I was a child.

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We have an Insects and/or Birds theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog this week. I hope you will join us and don't miss the amazing project by our January guest designer Estelle Palumbo aka Atouscrap.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I made a tag with colorful, dimensional insects, using a bunch of fun surfaces and techniques. A couple of days ago I was reading an article about how badly insects are affected by climate change, which inspired me to do a project celebrating the beauty of insects.  

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Cover tag with old book paper.

Start by adhering old book paper to a tag, card or art journal page with matte medium.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Paint with gesso.

Add an irregular layer of gesso on top, using a palette knife.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Paint with Distress Paint.

Paint with Distress Paint and mist with water to blend.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Stamp with Simon Says Stamp Halftone Circles and Stained Glass.

When dry, I stamped the background with the Simon Says Stamp Stained Glass and Halftone Background stamps.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Die cut Tim Holtz Funky Insects.


Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Ink with Distress Ink.

Ink the heavystock pieces with Distress Ink.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Color with alcohol ink.

Color the modeling film parts with alcohol inks.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

When dry, heat gently with a heat tool and shape the pieces. Be careful not to burn yourself. The modeling film keeps its shape perfectly when cool.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Layer the pieces together. I used staples for the modeling film, so that it would stick down well. Shape the paper wings too, for even more dimension.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

You can mix the colors for the insects in so many ways.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I stamped a label from Simon Says Stamp Mixed Labels with brown ink and added a sentiment from the Forest Scenery set. The rest of the sentiments are Clippings Stickers.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The old book paper, gesso, paint and stamping adds interesting layers to the background.

Layers of ink - Dimensional Insects Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

And finally, the ladybug. I used brown instead of black for the body piece, to get a softer look.

I hope you will join us this week in our Insects and/or Birds theme. You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.





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Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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2 comments:

  1. Fabulous! LOVE the insect wings!!!

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  2. These insects are brilliant the way you've created them with the Distress Inks, Alcohol inks & the Modeling film. I'm going to order some of that as I'd not heard of it before & I love the look it gives.

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