Jeans Mixed Media Page

Hello friends! It is time for a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge project. Our theme this week is 'Mixed Media', which is one of my favorites. 

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I hope you will join us in the challenge and don't miss the gorgeous project by our August guest designer Estelle Palumbo, with her blog Atouscrap.

School started last week and it was a challenge for everyone: new teachers, new subjects, quite a few new schoolmates. Two autoimmune diseases which require constant care makes the school start a whole lot more complicated. I made this art journal page to remind myself to breath. I added journaling on the tag in the pocket. The page was done on a jeans page in Dina Wakley's Blue Edition Media Journal.

Start with two layers of gesso and when that is dry, apply Distress Paint with a palette knife. 

Before the paint dries completely, wipe some of it off with a moist cloth through a dot stencil.

There is a circle theme in the background, with repetition of different types of circles. Use a pen to draw around circles from Simon Says Stamp Mix and Match Circles stencil and then scribble around the outlines. Apply Galaxy Stickles through Simon Says Stamp Medium Dots stencil here in two areas. Let dry.

Stamp more circles with white paint, using the lid of the paint bottle as a stamp.

Stamp with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background and black ink.

Apply Simon Says Stamp Glue stick in some areas. Leave until almost dry and then rub Therm o Web gold foil on top. 

Stamp the letter from Stamper's Anonymous Classics #14 with Jet Black Archival Ink on a Tim Holtz File Cards pocket. Ink with Distress Inks and mist with water.

Cut heavystock paper and turn into a tag with the Angle Corner Chomper. Punch a hole with a Crop-a-dile. Ink and splatter.

The birds were die cut from gold kraft paper with Tim Holtz Silhouette Birds, sanded slightly and inked.

I stamped some sentiments right onto the background. 

The birds all stand on label tape.

A key from Stamper's Anonymous Classics #3 was gold embossed on the pocket.

I also gold embossed some dots at the base, with Simon Says Stamp Halftone Background.

Don't worry if all the sentiments aren't completely readable. 

The gold foil picks up the texture of the jeans fabric. 

I hope you will join us this week in our Mixed Media challenge. 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.

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

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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