Shimmery Art Journal Page

Hi friends! It is Monday again and we are back with a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

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This week our theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is Sparkle & Shine. Don't miss the project by our August guest designer Carrie Swift aka Redfire Studies.

We are back from a couple of weeks at the coast with my family. I enjoyed sketching and watercoloring seaside landscapes. But it is also good to be back at my desk again. For this week's challenge I made an art journal page with lots of shimmer and shine. I used a mix of new Simon Says Stamp from the Cheering for You release and Tim Holtz products.

Start by white embossing the Simon Says Stamp Old Letter background on watercolor paper.

Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press the paper into the ink. The embossing will resist the ink.

When dry, mist with various Tim Holtz Distress Spritz colors. 

Stamp here and there with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background and distress the edges.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Delicate Hummingbird Duo from watercolor paper.

Watercolor the birds with a mix of Distress Ink and Distress Spritz.

Coat a page in an art journal with gesso and when dry, paint with Antique Linen Distress Paint.

When the paint was dry, I tore pieces of Tim Holtz Archives Collage Paper and adhered to the background with matte medium. Add a layer of medium on top too. The paint with Distress Paint and mist with water to blend. Splatter with a little Distress Spritz.

Mist Unchartered Mariner Distress Spritz through the Bubble stencil. Mist a little Twisted Citron here and there too.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Etched Delicate Frond three times from watercolor paper. Watercolor with a mix of Distress Ink Mowed Lawn and Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Pearl green.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp You from Tangerine glitter cardstock, Color Blend cardstock and black cardstock. Glue together.

I also stamped a bunch of sentiments on the background, picking words and sentences which fit with the theme. The birds come from Hero Arts Sunset over Waves.

The Distress Spritz misting through the stencil is uneven and imperfect, mainly since the background is acrylic paint and medium. I stamped the Crackle Background on a few places on the background of the page too.

The bodies of the birds were die cut one more time from black cardstock, so that the birds would stand out better from the background.

It is hard to capture all the shimmer and shine on a photo.

The second word of the title comes from Simon Says Stamp You stamp set, which coordinate with the die. 

The Distress Spritz gives an interesting effect, looking different from different angles. The Twisted Citron Spritz, for example, only looks green when the light hits the background from a specific angle.

Join us this week in our Sparkle and Shine 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.

Don't miss the Kid's Summer Vacation Challenge! Read more here. 

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

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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