Monstera Art Journal Page Tutorial

Hello crafters! I hope you had a good weekend! We had lovely sunny weather and even more spring flowers are not visible.

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This week we have an A bit o' Green challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! And don't miss the gorgeous project by our March guest designer Rox aka Red Dirt Crafter.

I made an art journal page with a whole lot of green, in fact, with almost only green, with just a bit of yellow and blue. I really like the monstera plant and the great shape of the flowers. It also has a funny name. The large leaves take up most of the space, with the additions of some words and other elements.

I have a bunch of pages in my art journals where I have used up left-over paste and/or paint and this was one of them. I had used Tim Holtz Woodgrain stencil together with texture paste and Distress paints. It is in my large Dylusions journal.

Start by stamping here and there with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter.

Apply Ranger Starshine Glitter gel to the paste areas.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Monstera from heavystock paper. Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press the paper into the ink. Let dry.

Repeat a couple of times until you are happy with the result. 

The final layer is Distress Oxide Ink, but just touch the paper to the ink here and there.

Tim Holtz Sign Painter letters were stamped with Simon Says Stamp Green Meadows Pawsitively Perfect Saturated inks. Die cut with Simon Says Stamp Sign Painter Letters coordinating dies.

The smaller sentiments come from Tim Holtz Tiny Text and were stamped with green ink. Simon Says Stamp Circle Loops were die cut from green glitter cardstock.

Glue the sentiment strips here and there.

This technique with multiple layers of Distress Ink is one of my all-time favorite techniques. You can also use Simon Says Stamp Monstera stencil set together with this die.

The title needed to stand out better and I cut a strip of Simon Says Stamp Color-Blend and glitter cardstock as borders.

This sentiment come from Tim Holtz World Traveller. 

More yummy ink texture.

The yellow glitter gel adds a bit of shine to the background. 

Simon Says Stamp Simple Peace was die cut from Color-Blend paper. The Color-Blend papers are glossy, adding an additional texture to the page.

Join us this week in our A bit o' Green 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.

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Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Mixed Media Bird Tag

Hi friends! Today I have a tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp Store blog. Spring is in the air here and I made a springtime tag with a fun mixed media background. Here is a sneak peek.

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For the background, I used Simon Says Stamp Basic Shapes Circles from the new Favorite Things release. Embedding die cuts into the background is a really fun way of using die cuts. 

You will find the whole project, step photos and lots of details on the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog.

Thank you for visiting!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Sparkling Butterflies Art Journal

Hi friends! I hope you are well and had a fun weekend! Spring is in the air here and today I have a butterfly-themed art journal page to share.

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This week we have a Use your favorite technique theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Since it is the first Monday of a new month, the team is showcasing a specific company/designer and this week it is Dylusions by Ranger / Dyan Reaveley. You don't have to use their products to join, but it is fun if you do. You can find all the Dylusions products here. 

We also have a new guest designer and during March Rox aka Red Dirt Crafter will be joining us. Don't miss the project she has created for you. 

I made a mixed media page in my Dylusions Small Creative Journal, which is my favorite Dylusions journal. This is my third Small Creative Journal. When it comes to favorite techniques, there is no way that I could pick one, I have too many favorites. I did a mixed media background, with some of my favorite elements: splatters, script text for texture, circles and sentiments. 

I also used inky scraps for the die cuts, which is another favorite of mine and some glitter paper too. 

I started out with a page that had been colored with gesso and painted with left-over Distress Paint at a previous stage. I splattered it with Dylusions White Linen Ink Spray (I forgot to include the spray in the photo). When the splatters were dry, I sponged Uncharted Mariner through Tim Holtz Bubble stencil. 

Stamp with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter Background and also stamp the sentiments directly on the background.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Chelsea Butterfly from left-over inky paper and from Simon Says Stamp glittery cardstock in white and black. The small butterflies were die cut with Tim Holtz Vault Boutique set.

Add Dylusions Dirty Martini Shimmer Spray to the butterflies.

Glue the butterflies on the background. 

This page had been heavily misted with water after it was painted, creating these cool effects.

Glue the sparkly bits to the butterfly. Here you can also see the sparkle from the Shimmer Spray.

This sentiment comes from Tim Holtz Mini Muse. 

Glue the smaller butterflies as a trail.

The smaller sentiments come from Tim's Tiny Text.

Place the dies on interesting areas on the scrap paper when die cutting.

Join us this week in our Use your favorite technique 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 today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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