Shimmer Star Tag Tutorial

Hi friends! I hope you had a good weekend! Here is is a little too warm for my taste. But the evenings are very nice.

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This week we have a Stars and/or Stripes theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Don't miss the last project by our June guest designer Ann Chuang.

I made a tag with a star background, a large 'star' sentiment and small sequin stars. The background shimmers, which the photos don't give justice to. I had fun adding some buttons and a bunch of stamped sentiments. 

I used the stunning Simon Says Stamp Crystal Stars embossing folder. Ink the folder with embossing ink. Emboss a watercolor tag and then sprinkle white embossing powder all over. Remove the excess and melt. Always be careful when melting embossing powder and do not touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely.

Mist the tag with Distress Spray Stains and Saltwater Taffy Distress Spritz. The embossing will resist the ink.

The letters were die cut with Tim Holtz Sizzix Alphanumeric Bulletin, from Simon Says Stamp holographic cardstock and from a piece of watercolor paper that I had painted with watercolors and covered with plastic wrap.

Die cut the second sentiment with Tim Holtz Handwritten Journey, using the same two papers.

I stitched matching buttons to the tag with blue DMC floss.

The stars are Simon Says Stamp North Star embellishments. The sentiments is a part of a sentiment stamp from Simon Says Stamp Plaque Slides Love and Friendship. 

Glue the letters to the tag and add the silver frames. I also stapled a ribbon to the tag, as a base for the letters. I really like these large letters.

Off set the handwritten word a little, with the holographic word at the top.

The rest of the sentiments are from Simon Says Stamp Sunburst and Stay True stamp sets, and from Tim Holtz Tiny Text.

The stars are very shimmery and since the embossing powder did not give a complete cover, there is a lovely speckled texture in the white areas. 

Join us this week in our Stars and/or Stripes 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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